It’s hard to imagine it is Christmas time again. 2005 has been another exciting year for us. So I’ll start by telling you about Taruna’s year. Taruna was in Year 1 this year but instead of going to a normal primary school he did his Year 1 at the local Montessori Kindy/Preschool which he has been attending for the last two years. Montessori goes in Cycles with Cycle 1 going from ages 3-6. This means that our normal Year 1 is actually the same as doing the third year of Cycle 1. So we decided he would benefit more from completely finishing his Cycle 1 and then next year he will go straight into Year 2 at the Local Primary School. Gwenda also supplemented his studies by doing homeschooling. This third year allowed Taruna to fully cement his previous two years learning and also gave him an important leadership role within the class.