FIrst Day of School - Serbian Style

Today was the girls first day of national school (they have been doing home school since Monday).  Kyleigh was going back to her old school (she has a pretty sweet schedule and will only go to Serbian school every other week since she will be doing full 5th grade home school with Mrs. Stevens).  In fact K was so confident we were in our old neighborhood and she just told us she would walk to school.  When school was out she called and said she was going home with a friend... so this is really gonna be the story of Miki's first day.  But to understand the first day you have to go back in time with me.

MAY 15 - 17 2011

With the help of a friend I go to the school we want Miki to attend and gather all the paper work to register her.  My self and Gradimir (my friend) fill out the forms and gather the necessary documents to enroll Miki.  We also type a letter that asks that his daughter (Daria) and Miki be in the same class (they are best friends).  By the end of May I have been assured that everything is completed and told to com by in July and they would post if the kids are enrolled in school.

JULY 23, 2011

So I get a call from Gradimir that the names of all the kids are posted at the school but he did not see Miki's.  Jen is close to the school so her and K check it out.  First name on the list Микејла Стивенс (Michaela Stevens).  I guess because she is a foreigner, they did not put her in the list alphabetical like all the other kids.  So we are excited she will be at the school we want her to go to with her friends.

 AUGUST 26, 2011

We are out and about and decide to stop by the school and see if we can meet the teacher.  Glad we did because like many things that happen to us, we (I) apparently had missed a few details.  We needed to pay the tuition, and get a medical check up for Miki before she could start.  No problem we can take care of that on Monday. Simple right.... not really, as we were leaving I noticed the bill for tuition had Wilson's name on it (how that go there will always remain a mystery).  So on Monday I had to go to a different place get that corrected, get a new bill, go to post office and pay new bill, take receipt to school, sign the contract, get medical form...... whew that was a busy morning but it did get taken care of.  Tuesday Miki went to the doctor so we thought we were ready for Thursday.

TODAY THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

Miki is dressed, we have our Bible time and she is ready to go.  We arrive at the school and stand in a small line (I use the term line loosely, Serbs more or less gather) to turn in the medical form.  Upon our turn we gave the lady the form and then waited, waited, waited.  Miki's name was not on the list. Seriously what is going on.  The lady keeps telling us her name is not on the list and the other parents who have seen their kids name start laying their forms down so they can move on.  I have to admit I was getting a little frustrated.  Then out of the blue Miki's teacher comes down the hall, sees the commotion and says "she is in my class" and away we go for the first day.  All in all crisis avoided.

So if you have read this far you are either bored or really curious about Miki's first day.  She loved it.  She is sharing a locker with Daria,  Her teacher was really nice, she got invited to  a birthday party on Saturday.  IT WAS A GREAT DAY.  Her only complaints... warm milk at breakfast "warm like it just came from the cow" and no doors on the bathroom stalls.