written by Annika (and typed by Cinda)
Today (Thursday) was the 2nd day of 2nd grade. It was a good day and I didn’t do much work. There wasn’t too much homework yet. I have made some good friends. My teacher is great! My classroom has 2 window sills that you can sit on and read. There’s a library with tons of books which I like! The classroom is big — there are two separate rooms with a little doorway between the rooms. One room is the library and the other is the classroom with the desks where we do our work. There are 10 kids, 5 boys & 5 girls. There are 4 2nd-graders, 2 3rd-graders, and 1 each in Kindergarten, 4th grade, 5th grade and 7th grade. My favorite part of school is recess because I get to go out and play with the dogs named Cimba and Mommy dog. I’m still waiting to see what my favorite subject will be but I’m thinking it will be Mongolian language or History or maybe ????
ready to go!
waiting for the bus
Malachi, Isaiah, Jubilee, and Annika
Mongoliawood's Weblog 
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August 21, 2008 at 9:10 pm
Sharon Thomas
Lots of love to Annika! Grandpa and I are so proud of you! We were eager to hear of your first days of school in Mongolia. Sounds like it will be great and more children your age than in the other grades. I know you love to learn and will probably like all your classes as well as enjoying all the other children. It’s a unique opportunity and one I’m sure you will always remember. Don’t forget to journal some of your special times! Love you
August 23, 2008 at 5:09 am
Amy
sounds cool. History is definatly not my favorite right now>:( ! Today I
had to build a tent. I tried to cover it with a blanket, and it broke (grrrrr).
My favorite is latin. It is fun because we listen to a CD and do an activity.
Today I took two tests. One in math and one in history. Even though they
are not my favorites, got an A on both of them. I miss you ;).
Hannah
August 23, 2008 at 5:15 am
Amy
It sounds like homeschool! : ) Kids of all ages sharing one classroom and a teacher. I bet you’ll learn a lot. Maybe the girls can share some Latin with you and you can share Mongolian with them.
Aunt Amy
August 25, 2008 at 6:15 am
Terrill
Annika,
Your school sounds really interesting! I remember my grandfather telling me what school was like in Elm, Arkansas when he was a young boy, back in about 1910 or so. Your school sounds a lot like his! He had kids in his classroom of all ages, but none over 8th grade. Most of his classmates didn’t go past 8th grade because they had too much work to do at home. He had to quit school after the 6th grade to help work on their farm. They learned latin in their school like your cousin Hannah. They had to write on little chalkboards called slates because there wasn’t much paper. History was his favorite subject, but there is a lot more history today than there was then! They had a library at his school but yours is bigger! the library at the Elm school was just one small bookcase with just a few books! They used “Blueback Spellers” and “Mc Guffy Readers”, and the Bible for reading and spelling, and history. I’m so glad that you like school there and that you are making new friends! Miss Michelle and I think about you everyday and we pray for you every time we think of you. Please tell Toby that we said hello! He has a birthday soon I think! Give your Dad and Mom hugs for us!
Your Friend,
Terrill