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The first day of school is a very special occasion in Germany. Children and parents look forward to this day in anticipation for months. Children receive a huge "school cone" (Schultüte) from their parents, filled with small surprises and then a lovely celebration within the circle of family usually rounds off this day. Since parents cannot come inside the school this year, we rescheduled the little celebration and invited our 13 new first graders/GK1 students to a “First day of School Party” and had their first acquaintance in a restaurant on 29th August. The children took lovely pictures in front of the school with their school bags and cones, and some even wore their school uniforms. After that, the proud first graders went with their parents and siblings to the restaurant Hulu.
When they got there, the children were warmly welcomed by the German Primary School GPS choir. 23 children performed a small musical that introduced the GK1 to everyday life at BSB. Another highlight was the decoration of biscuits which represented the names of the children. They were delicious! Now they know that working on their letters can be fun!
A few days later we were finally able to welcome the children inside the school.
Welcome, first Graders GK1, we are so happy to meet you!
Silke Kicker
Class Teacher German Klasse 1 GK1
Head of German Primary School
Der erste Schultag ist in Deutschland etwas ganz Besonderes. Kinder und Eltern fiebern diesem Tag monatelang entgegen. Die Kinder erhalten von ihren Eltern eine riesige "Schultüte", die mit kleinen Überraschungen gefüllt ist und eine schöne Feier im Kreise der Familie rundet diesen Tag ab. Da wir uns hierfür auch dieses Jahr nicht in der Schule treffen konnten, disponierten wir ein wenig um und luden unsere 13 Schulkinder am 29. August zu einer Einschulungsfeier und einem ersten Kennenlernen in ein Restaurant ein. Nach einem Foto vor der Schule, für welches alle Kinder ihre Schultüte mitgebracht und einige sogar schon ihre Schuluniform getragen hatten, fuhren die stolzen Erstklässler mit ihren Eltern und Geschwistern ins Hulu. Dort wurden die Kinder vom GPS-Chor begrüßt. Insgesamt 23 Chorkinder haben ein kleines Musical aufgeführt, das vom Schulalltag an der BSB erzählt. Ein weiteres Highlight war das Dekorieren von Keksen, welche den Namen der Kinder darstellten. Das war lecker! So macht das Erarbeiten von Buchstaben richtig Spaß!
Ein paar Tage später durften wir die Kinder dann auch endlich in der Schule begrüßen.
Herzlich willkommen, Erstklässler, wir haben uns so auf euch gefreut!
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