Aaron and Faith started school about 2 weeks after we arrived in Israel.
Neither spoke Hebrew, although Aaron had been learning the alphabet and some basic words when he was in Grade R.
Earlier this week Israel celebrated {Family Day} and Aaron’s class held a concert and dinner after school.
We each had to contribute a food or drink item (we got sliced veggies) which we sent to school in the morning.
The concert was held in the classroom and the teachers and children had transformed the room into a stage and dining area. We were directed to our tables, with seating charts, and sat down to wait for the show to start. The children all stood up in groups of 4 or 5 and each child recited lines they had been given. In between the kids talking they sang songs and danced.
Aaron was part of the last group to stand up and speak. He was awesome. He spoke clearly and with confidence. In Hebrew. My heart almost burst right out of my chest! I am so very very proud of how far this child has come in the last 6 weeks. He is making friends, doing school work and standing up in front of a room full of people and speaking in Hebrew.
After the concert the children served us the food that we brought and then sat down to eat with us. They also made cards and small gifts for us which they presented when it was time to go home.
I cannot express enough how amazed and proud of my kids I am!