After a few (nearly) sleepless nights of preparations, the big day arrived! One of the the only drawbacks of having the school in our home is that there is always “one more thing” I seem to need to do.
The biggest change for this year is that I moved Mechel out of his room and created additional classroom space. We now use the room for Practical Life, Art, and lunch.
New Practical Life Area:
The New Art Area:
The room also serves as our new lunch area! A few girls are able to prepare the tables while the other girls continue working in the other room. Today we changed our lunch routine from last year by creating two lunch tables for six girls each. We are also using real tablecloths, placemats and napkins. After Sukkos, we will also switch to real plates, cups, and silverware. After a short demonstration, two of the girls happily set the tables for lunch:
A peek around the class:
The library Seasonal work Language area
Future geography area Sensorial Area Special banners
Metal Insets Personalized coat hangers Nametags
Hard at work on their first day:
It was a wonderful first day. The three new girls are a wonderful addition to our class and the combined energy was extremely positive! I was especially pleased with the way the returning girls included their new friends so easily!