Yesterday, Elisabet and I were able to attend school with Leif to see what his day is like. We sat in on his German lesson and learned some opposite adjectives. Then we went to the school building next door for Turnen (gym) and the children changed into their shorts and tees and non-skid soled shoes and spend 1 hour running around with different games. They played the German version of "cops and robbers' called 'polizei und bandit', then they played a game where 4 children had a rope, chased the others and when caught they had to run together with the rope to catch more children. Finally they got out jump-ropes and worked on counting each others jumps. The teacher used gym to teach German as well, explaining what some of the things were in German. The class has students from all over Europe and none are native German speakers. After a snack break of brotli (rolls) and kaffee we went back inside and worked on some more adjectives. There were several more parents there so she used the lesson to also have each child write the adverb in their mother tongue. So we learned the adjectives in German, Albanian, Turkish, English, Tibetan, Portuguese, Spanish, Croatian, and one more I never figured out (I think something from the middle East). Next they sang "If your happy and you know it" all together in German, very enthusiastically. Then she broke them up into smaller groups and they sang it in English, Spanish/Portuguese, and Croatian/Albanian. It was quite fun!
Elisabet and I also started a German class on Tuesday mornings so we can feel more comfortable communicating and she can learn some before she starts Kindergarten in August. Last night, I went to an informational meeting for parents, specifically for those speaking foreign languages. They gave the information in German and then each language was translated for us in groups. Needless to say, it took forever! The Kindergarten starts when you are 4 and is for two years and they concentrate on teaching them skills to be ready for writing, reading, and working together.
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