First Teacher Meeting!

Here is Ellie with two of her teachers! (Her class of 13 will also have a couple of additional assistants in it). These two visited us at home this morning so Ellie could get to know them better before her first day next Wednesday. It was also a good opportunity for us to give them input into some of Ellie's special ways of working and interacting with others.

They shared with us their various communication methods they will be using each day to let us know what she will have done that day in school. We also learned the kind of curriculum which will be used in the classroom and the kinds of activities the children will do in each discipline to tie into the particular module of the month. All I can say is, Ellie is going to have so much fun, she's going to wish she could go to school every day of the week! We're excited because it's going to provide her little brain with the challenge it craves, while satisfying her social and sensory needs in a very supportive and caring environment. We are frequently asked how we feel about sending Ellie to preschool, and we couldn't be more happy with situation she is transitioning into.

One of the super cool things we learned today (in a rather offhand manner during our conversation) was that Ellie's head teacher (on the left) travels to Haiti every summer to work with orphans and that her ultimate dream is to teach full time to orphans down there! Nathan and I have marveled at God's goodness for giving her such a teacher! All along the way His provision for Ellie has always exceeded our expectation. Why should we be surprised?

And, in another 'random' twist of things today, I learned while checking out that my cashier at Wal Mart has a son that will be one of Ellie's 12 classmates! What are the odds?