1st Day of School

Today was the long-awaited first day of school for Tori. She has been looking forward to this for a couple of months! She attends the same school as Josh  and will be going 3 half-days (the school is located in our neighborhood, a 5 minute walk from our house). Her teacher had advised me since it would be her first time in school to come and stay for her entire first day. Knowing how independent our youngest is, I had my doubts if this was really necessary. I think the school encourages this because transitions can be much bigger for kids who are outside their home country. I know that it took much longer for Josh to get comfortable in kindergarten after our move. Anyway, I digress.... But after being in her class for almost an hour (and pretty much being ignored by T the whole time), I decided it might be time to go. I told Tori that I was going to go home. Her eyes got really big and she asked, "Do I have to go, too?" When I reassured that she wouldn't, she had this HUGE smile on her face and breathed a great sigh of relief. I asked if she would be worried if I left. She answered, "No, I will not. I will not cry like Josh doesn't cry." At their school, each classroom has one English teacher and one Chinese teacher, so the day is split and taught about half in each language. Tori had a great day and is excited to go back tomorrow.

Showing off her backpack

She was so busy playing that she wouldn't stop and pose for a picture.