Maja has started school. Columbine Elementary has around 360 pupils -75% are Hispanic. We are told that all the Spanish speaking kids in Boulder attend Columbine and some classes are purely taught in Spanish, some are bi-lingual and some are English with Spanish lessons. Maja is in a class that is English speaking, but we do hope she will pick up some Spanish too. The school is undergoing what they describe as "re-visioning" ...we might describe it as being in special measures or notice to improve. As a result of this, funding from Boulder valley School District means small classes (14 in Majas) and a lot of classroom support in terms of human resources.
So, Maja will have the full American experience! I wonder whether she will get an American accent? Will I be Mom instead of Mama or Mimlet as she usually calls me?
The house has seemed very quiet today (apart from the wind outside...it's blowing a whistler!)and I can't wait to pick her up and see how it all went!
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