Anissa is now in her third week of kindergarten, and I am so proud of how great she's handling it so far. Back in the spring, I was torn about whether to enroll her in the French immersion school her friends from preschool would be attending (classes are 8:10 to 10:50 daily), or the francophone school which offers a full-time program (daily, 8:50 to 3:20). I didn't know if I was ready to give her up to the world so soon, and worried that the French would be overwhelming for her. I worried about Elianne missing her sister, I worried about Anissa making friends with kids who speak French at home, I worried that a full day would be too much, I worried about being "francophone" enough to fit in with the other parents, etc etc etc!

I'm happy to report that all my worries were unfounded. I'm really impressed with how well Anissa has adjusted. She's cheerful every day when I pick her up, easily made friends and is understanding the teacher well enough to keep up. And though Elianne asked for her sister the first few days, she now understands where she is and, frankly, is soaking up the extra one-on-one time with me. It's all worked out for the best. And just when I was thinking Anissa couldn't seem any more grown up, she came home Friday and announced that she had a loose tooth. So now we've also had our first visit from the tooth fairy!

Anissa's first day of Maternelle