Rana's First Day of Kindergarten

Rana started Kindergarten today and loves it! She painted and played with babies in strollers, legos, and musical intruments before going outside in the morning. Then she had lunch with her group, listened to a book at storytime, colored, and headed back outside for the afternoon.

There are kids of all ages in her group (3 to 5+) and there were two other new little girls there for the first time today. Rana's teachers, Cordula (who is in the background of the picture above) and Heike, are very nice. An intern named Jonas will be working in their group for the year, too.

Rana seems to be transitioning pretty well. She was a little hesitant in the morning and came back to check in with me from time to time, but she grew more and more confident as the day went on. I stayed in the building today, sneaking away for about an hour and half at one point, and I plan to leave her on her own for a while tomorrow. Rana was sad to leave the Kindergarten today, so I am hoping it doesn't take her more than a few days to transition completely.