Before the first day of school
Yesterday Ben's school year started, and today will be Nora's first
full day. They'll be in the same Montessori class, which I'm sure
will have its moments of cuteness and challenge for all involved.
Last week Nora had, as all new students at our school do, a 30 minute
one-on-one session with their teacher. It was beyond adorable to see
her dive in to the classroom -- she's been so very excited, and it was
clear from her body language that she knew this was her big 'big girl'
moment.
I wasn't able to get many pictures without disrupting things, but
here's a quick glance at her near the end of learning how to have
snack. (Even though we've been through it before, it's eye-opening to
watch the Montessori approach to process decomposition and the respect
with which supposedly simple, everyday tasks are treated mesh so
naturally with the young mind. To wit: snack involves many steps,
starting with preparing a place, and ending with doing your dishes.
Indeed it does.)
