Lucy starts school

On Jan 10, Lucy started Pre-K at the Pretoria campus of the American International School of Johannesburg.  She's in a mixed class of Pre-K and Kindergartners and seems to be fitting right in.  They're doing a unit on Space right now so there's a lot of talk about the planets over dinner.  (She already knows more about them than I do.)  She recently took a trip to the Pretoria Planetarium, which was a big hit.

Some photos from her first day...

 The school has a nice library and she gets to check out two books per week.

Checking out the cafeteria.  Felt a bit like a camp dining hall to me (with hopefully better food).

 Lucy visits her new class with her teacher, Miss Heidi, a native South African.

Official testing of the jungle gym. Passed!

Each morning the whole school meets for "Circle Time", where they do announcements and even some stretching.  Totally reminds me of camp.  The 6th graders just went to Kenya to participate in model UN.  (A bit more exciting than my trip to Rochester.)

It was a bit day for Lucy but she was a trooper and seems to be making friends.

The kids line up to go to class.  New kid in front.

Next up, the zoo! xo
Glenn