The kids finished up the fall/winter semesters of local school and homeschool, enjoyed the month of February off, and started back to the school routine at the beginning of March! Thankful for how well they enjoy their school and how much they are learning. Of course, as with any school environment, they are exposed to […]
Colt’s class at school has taken 3 separate overnight field trips for planting/tending/harvesting rice. Starting back in May, when they went to prepare the field, then plant the rice. In June, we were in the States so we missed that one, but just recently they went and harvested their rice. He brought home a 50 […]
There is a famous poem here about eating every last grain of rice in your bowl because of how much work goes into planting, growing, and harvesting the rice. This last week, the 1st-4th graders were able to experience harvesting rice! What a cool experience for Colt to be able to do! They didn’t get […]
The Chinese lunar calendar is pretty cool. If you haven’t checked it out you definitely should. We have this ongoing joke in our family about the Chinese lunar calendar. When I was pregnant with Colt (years before our life here in East Asia), according to the Chinese lunar calendar he would be a boy. . […]
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One of the cool things about the kids’ school is that they grow a lot of different fruits and veggies which they also get to eat! A couple of days ago they decided to harvest the fruit from their pipa trees. They got to eat some at school and brought a bag full of them […]
All the kids are at Colt’s school now It’s been a good move for everyone. Kylie and Caden LOVE it. Mommy loves being able to drop off and pick up these three in one place too! A couple of weeks ago they had a Spring Festival that was celebrated the way it would have been […]
Yesterday was Colt’s first day of Chinese 1st grade. Here, they have kindergarten, then pre-kindergarten, and most kids are 7 when they start 1st grade. This worked in his favor and gave him extra time to become pretty-much fluent in Chinese over the past almost 2 years! He’s a rock star. . . and I’m […]
Kylie and Caden’s teachers send me pics and videos of the kids everyday. I love it! The kids love it too. . . We are thankful for this school! Our kids are learning lots, playing lots, and getting loved on lots!
