Amélie's transition to school is a rough one, she misses her friends, teachers, and the freedom of a developmental curriculum where the child is the curriculum! Instead her parents are 'making' her go through a Montessori rigorous program with kids she doesn't know and half day is in French! It's taking time for her to adapt, with tantrums, meltdowns, and other pre-schooler supplications during our drop off routine.
Fortunately, after she is in school, she is totally fine, collaborates well with other kids, and takes part in the activities offered... So we are feeling our way for now, finding a balance between assuring her that we understand how hard this is for her, and helping her understand that this new school is a great prep for kindergarten, that she will make new friends, etc... Work in progress!
Here are a few of our recent activities in and beyond school:
We bought a new stroller - Amélie's school is about a 30 min walk from our house, still too long for her, but with this new stroller, it's a breeze for both of us:
Amélie and I had a blast making a snowman post-snow/ice storm - The only problem was to try and break the ice, which explains the small size of our 'oeuvre':
Amélie is helping more and more around the house, one of her favorite things to help out with is cooking:
She also like to write on the computer, and imitates how I type too (movie forthcoming):
1 comment:
Amelie and the snow man is my favorite.
Saudades!
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