This highly anticipated day has finally arrived! The kids were starting their first ever school year in the USA! (minus Katya who had started Kindergarten in FL for one year in 2008:) but we won't count that).
We had a full month of really hot summer vacation here in NC and loved every minute of it. Now it was so weird to be starting school with the weather still in the 90s!
August 29th, 2016 was the day.
Katya--8th grade!
Alex--6th grade!
Mark--2nd grade!
The older two get to hang out at the same school this year, BUT the school is so huge that they practically never get to see each other during the day! I mean, 1400 students huge....Each grade has a different slot to eat lunch and on top of that each grade is split into two groups for lunch, so it's possible you have friends in your grade but unless they are in the same group as you, you don't get to eat with them.
Mark's school has about 800 students, but his class has only 20 or so. He has a boy teacher, Mr. Lee this year (how strange! Katya's male teacher in third grade was Mr. Lee as well!!). Mark was super excited to start AMERICAN school.
The most exciting thing for the boys was the prospect of riding the school bus:)) It's so funny! Our bus stops are really close to our house so even Mark can walk to the stop on his own. He has to be on at the bus stop around 8:35 and the big kids are out of the house by 7:20.
And they chose their first day school outfit themselves. Do you see the common theme?
Here is our beautiful Katya (who is super humble about her acting past but is so excited for people to find out;))
And Alex, our social butterfly (boy-butterfly), who is not afraid to just be himself.
And Mark, whose British accent is fainting...but who still feels close in his heart to all things British:)
Wishing them all a great year as this is a HUGE adjustment year for them all. They are strong and resilient and amazing:)
Lyana.
P.S. I'll need to update later on our school experience in the states so far.
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