Anyway, I digress. On Friday we actually went to the school that Benjamin and Jasmine will attend. Keele Street Junior Public School. I naively approached the school situation as I did in England. I expected to be able to choose from a couple of nearby schools, by visiting each one and comparing them. And then eventually picking the one that most accurately reflected my hopes for the kids' education. Not so. Here you have no choice. You go to the school which is assigned to your address. In some cases, whether your house number is odd or even will mean a different school!
But I am so thankful that the school we are assigned to seems, at first visit, to be a lovely one. It is much smaller than many in the city, with only 350 students (as opposed to over a thousand in the one we thought we may be attending!). This is not such a big jump then from North Leigh, where there was only just over 100 students. Keele street also has it's own pool! I am soooo excited for them! I want to go to school too! The lessons are FREE (which is always a good thing when you feel a walking, talking ATM), so they will both be able to catch up on their swimming ability (or lack of *ahem*)
But you know what the best thing for me is right now? I get to get back some semblance of PEACE! I will be able to spend a number of hours each day minus 2 of my children, who, as much as I love, after approx. 11 weeks of constant 'togetherness', I want some time apart from! Yes, I've admitted it. I want some time to myself. Well, as much time to myself as still having a 10 month old baby will allow. When I mentioned this to Nick, Jasmine overheard and asked "that means you don't love us" Of course I reassured her, and pointed out that even she herself will enjoy some time away from me, Ben and Sofia. But she still loves us anyway.
OK, so here are a couple photo's I found of the school, I chose not to take any of my own - don't know how they would react to my walking around shooting pics in the school grounds:
*pics courtesy of google images.
So, Monday is their first day back at school after the loooongest summer ever! HOORAY! Grade 3 for Ben with Mr Gadsden (first ever male teacher) and Grade 2 for Jasmine with Miss Theo (shortened from a long, Greek sounding name that her class find hard to pronounce). We can't wait :-)
2 comments:
It looks very nice and I keep my fingers crosse it is, too. Here in Germany it's like in Canada - you don't have that much of a choice picking a school, at least on the country side. (In the city it's different, though.)
Ah to be 8 again...
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