Wednesday, September 5, 2007

First day of school

I'm happy to say it all went well. The teacher seems great (though she seems to have decided we are Spanish speaking parents). Anselm's room sports an automatic pencil sharpener and a tadpole, aikido pal Liam is in the same class, and his deskmate Floyd was wearing a Star Wars t-shirt. He was excited and happy to go in today-- running most of the way except for a stop to smell the flowers--following an hour of orientation yesterday which evidently relieved a lot of anxiety. He was pretty wiped out this afternoon, powering down at 5pm, so he watched the second half of Bedknobs and Broomsticks and quietly ran a mild fever til dinner, book and bed.


The school is physically beautiful: original wood stairs, railings and trim, high ceilings, a big, open library, and Anselm's room has a view across to the lake. We were pleased to realise how many of the parents we know, even just by sight..the advantages of a neighbourhood school.

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