Hello Just had to write and tell everyone, after all the nightmares of when we had arrived, I went to the local school with my new friend ( who I incidently met on this forum)plus obviously the children aged 7 & 5. The school was fantastic considering - the children started that morning for a half day, then full week (except Wednesdays) the following week. Well since that happened over 4 weeks ago the school has bent over backwards to help them. Have I had to pay out for school books, pens,glue etc,etc? No! The school has provided everything. The only things I had to buy was a 'book bag' and slippers! The teachers and the headmistress actually apologised to me the other day, because the cassette tapes and books they had ordered to help the children with the language had not arrived! I spoke to other half on how our old school would of dealt with two foreign children who could not speak the language- except of course for'yes, no, thank you and the usual easy ones'- as far as I am concerned the old school wouldn't have coped! Do know this as was teaching assistant there!! Sorry, just had to write this as sometimes there can be negative reports, so this is good news for me! Amanda