Haley is attending first grade at the Nazareth Baptist School (NBS) all week. We thought this would give her a good "taste" of what school would be like here and also give us time to meet with folks during the mornings. NBS is an all-Arabic speaking school, but it doesn't seem to matter to her. She thinks the kids can understand her English. It's funny to watch her talking to them, completely unaware that they don’t understand what she is saying. But they laugh and smile at her, pulling her along to the next game or fun thing to do. After the first day of school I asked her if she had learned any arabic and she said, "Of course mom, ...Javier". :) I guess a lot of the words here sound like Spanish to her. :) At least she's trying. ;) Day 1, she already made friends with many of the kids. She was excited to come back the next day.
We chose to put her in the first grade because
there is a little girl in her class, Lydia, who speaks both Arabic and English. They share a desk and Lydia has been a great help to her. She wears a uniform to school each day (gray polo shirt and shorts). I am a big fan of the uniform! So easy to get her dressed in the mornings!
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