Because people are leaving the countryside for big cities, where the work is, village schools here in the Dordogne are having trouble rounding up enough kids. So to consolidate classes, Nellie does not go to the school in our village, Villamblard, where Julian goes. Instead she takes a small bus a few miles away to Issac. Above are some snaps of her school and schoolyard.
Yesterday I had a meeting with her teacher, who proclaimed Nellie to be très très formidable, serious about her work, participating in class, and beginning to say some French words in class.
Nellie herself was more excited to have a visit from the little French mouse, who takes the place of the tooth fairy over here. Plus a snap of Chris walking the kids to school in the morning...
