Sprache erleben - B1 - Der erste Schultag in Deutschland - Information für Mütter
Experience Language - B1 - The first day of school in Germany - Information for mothers
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Der
the
erste
first
Schultag
day of school
ist
is
ein
a
besonderer
special
Tag
day
–
für
for
das
the
Kind
child
und
and
für
for
die
the
ganze
whole
Familie
family
.
The first day of school is a special day – for the child and for the whole family.
In
in
Deutschland
Germany
beginnt
starts
die
the
Schule
school
für
for
die
the
meisten
most
Kinder
children
im
at the
Alter
age
von
of
sechs
six
Jahren
years
.
In Germany, most children start school at the age of six.
Der
the
erste
first
Schultag
day of school
heißt
is called
Einschulung
school enrollment
.
Dieser
this
Tag
day
wird
is
in
in
vielen
many
Familien
families
gefeiert
celebrated
.
The first day of school is called enrollment. This day is celebrated in many families.
Die
the
Kinder
children
bekommen
get
eine
a
bunte
colorful
Schultüte
school cone
.
Darin
in it
sind
are
Süßigkeiten
sweets
,
kleine
small
Spielsachen
toys
oder
or
Schulmaterial
school supplies
.
The children receive a colorful school cone containing sweets, small toys, and school supplies.
Oft
often
kommen
come
auch
also
Großeltern
grandparents
oder
or
Freunde
friends
zur
to the
Einschulung
school enrollment
.
Grandparents or friends often come to the school enrollment.
Am
on the
ersten
first
Tag
day
lernen
learn
die
the
Kinder
children
ihre
their
Lehrerin
female teacher
oder
or
ihren
their
Lehrer
male teachers
kennen
to know
.
Sie
they
sehen
see
den
the
Klassenraum
classroom
und
and
treffen
meet
ihre
their
neuen
new
Mitschülerinnen
female clasmates
und
and
Mitschüler
classmates
.
On the first day, the children meet their teacher, see the classroom, and meet their new classmates.
Die
the
Eltern
parents
dürfen
are allowed
meist
usually
mitkommen
to come along
und
and
bleiben
stay
für
for
ein
one
oder
or
zwei
two
Stunden
hours
dabei
at it
.
Parents are usually allowed to come along and stay for one or two hours.
Viele
many
Schulen
schools
machen
make
eine
a
kleine
small
Feier
celebration
:
Es
there
gibt
is
Musik
music
,
ein
a
Theaterstück
play
oder
or
eine
a
Begrüßung
welcome
von
from
älteren
older
Kindern
children
.
Many schools hold a small celebration: there is music, a play or a welcome from older children.
Danach
afterwards
gehen
go
die
the
Kinder
children
mit
with
der
the
Lehrerin
female teacher
oder
or
dem
the
Lehrer
male teachers
in
in
den
the
Klassenraum
classroom
zur
for the
ersten
first
kurzen
short
Unterrichtsstunde
lesson
.
Afterwards the children go with the teacher to the classroom for the first short lesson.
Die
the
Kinder
children
brauchen
need
am
on the
ersten
first
Tag
day
oft
often
nur
only
ihren
their
Schulranzen
school bag
.
On the first day, the children often only need their school bag.
In
in
der
the
Woche
week
vorher
before
oder
or
an
at
einem
a
Elternabend
parents' evening
bekommen
receive
die
the
Eltern
parents
eine
a
Liste
list
mit
with
Dingen
things
,
die
that
für
for
die
the
Schule
school
gebraucht
needed
werden
are
(
zum
for
Beispiel
example
Hefte
notebooks
,
Stifte
pens
oder
or
Turnbeutel
gym bags
)
.
In the week before or at a parents' evening, parents receive a list of things that are needed for school (for example notebooks, pens or gym bags).
Die
the
Schule
school
beginnt
starts
in
in
Deutschland
Germany
im
in the
Hebst
autumn
nach
after
den
the
Sommerferien
summer holidays
.
School starts in Germany in the autumn after the summer holidays.
Wenn
if
Sie
you
Fragen
questions
haben
have
,
können
can
Sie
you
sich
yourself
an
to
die
the
Schule
school
oder
or
andere
other
Eltern
parents
wenden
contact
.
Viele
many
Schulen
schools
bieten
offer
Hilfe
support
für
for
Familien
families
an
on
,
die
who
Deutsch
German
erst
just
lernen
are learning
.
If you have any questions, you can contact the school or other parents. Many schools offer support for families who are just learning German.
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