Today was my first day of school! In Bolivia, summer time is Nov - Jan. So the school year starts here in Feb. I didn't quite make the cutoff to be in the three year old class, but they let me in anyway! My Mom and Dad have been talking to me a lot the last three weeks about starting school, so I was REALLY excited that this day finally arrived! My parents were really excited too, hence ALL the pictures below.
First day of school pose.
Modeling my backpack
The entire outfit! (Thanks Aunt Kate and Uncle Dan for pretty much supplying my whole outfit for the first day of school.)
So after the photo session, Mom and I walked down to the school. It's only 2 blocks from our house. When we got there, all the teachers were setting up the room for a program. They were a little behind schedule, which is pretty common here. But I didn't mind because there were all kinds of fun things to play with while we waited.
Here is the room all set up for the program. Normally this is the "play ground" area.
Sitting in the program. Can you find me in this picture?
The program lasted for about an hour. It started with all the kids and parents standing up and singing the Bolivian National Anthem. I didn't really understand what was going on, so I just sat in my chair. Then they introduced all the teachers, explained some of the rules, and had a puppet show! Then it was time for all the parents to leave. I gave my Mom a hug, and before I new what was happening, a nice teacher came and took my hand to take me to my class.
Here is a picture of me playing in my class. My Mom must have shot this after I thought she was already gone!
Here is another play room just for us 3 year-olds!
I had a great first day of school. I didn't remember much to tell my parents. All I know is that I am excited to go back tomorrow!
