Kindergarten: ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from German, literally ‘children’s garden.’
Another big day in the Johnstone house: Ellie has started kindergarten! Our big girl just keeps getting older… funny how that works. And now she is starting the next level of schooling (flashback to last year). She was very excited and has been really looking forward to it. The last week or so she has been getting new school supplies and such to get her ready, so anticipation has been building. Last night we drilled four things she was to do at school:
- Be good.
- Obey your teacher.
- Be polite.
- Pick good friends.
We spent some time talking about the importance of wise decisions, especially in picking friends and how her friends would influence her, for good or for bad.
She was very happy to go this morning when I said goodbye and gave her one more thing to remember: Have fun! After a quick hug and kiss, she ran straight to her new teacher. What a keener!
The day wasn’t without tears for Ellie… one of her life dreams didn’t happen. She was very disappointed at the end of the school day when Naomi showed up to take her home. She cried because she thought she was going to get to ride a school bus home.
We thank God for this little girl and her enthusiasm, and pray that she will learn much about Him and and the world He created while having fun at school.