It’s the end of Eloïse’s first week at peuterspeelzaal and what a successful one it has been.
Today, it was a special afternoon out, with her whole group being driven down to the Amsterdamse Bos for an autumn walk through the woods. We found toadstools and frogs (or maybe they were toads, but they weren’t sitting on their stools), plus lots of fallen tree trunks to clamber over.
At the end of our walk, the children had snacks at Boerderij Meerzicht and then spent the remainder of the afternoon playing in the playground outside.
As I wrote yesterday, Eloïse loves her new play school. I must say, I’m pretty enamoured with it, too. The children are a sweet bunch and the parents are very nice, too. I’ve really liked everyone I’ve met and I wouldn’t be surprised if the place serves to enhance my social life. After all, one sees these people every day at pick-up and drop-off time.
Most importantly, though, Eloïse’s happy. She already treats Wanda as one of her family — as do the other children — and she seems so at ease in the environment that it’s amazing to think that the past week was her first one. Even Wanda was surprised how easily it went and remarked that Eloïse seems very solid. I like to think that’s partially down to us, her parents.