"First Day of School" Take 2

K, our five-year-old, is beginning her "prep class," (Russian: podgotovkiye zanyatiye), the evening classes which are run by the school, for children to come after their preschool day and do "school", little 25 minute classes where they start learning letters, seasons, and basic counting.  She has been so excited to start "night school".  Although, she says, its too bad there is no Night Bus (like in Harry Potter), as we walk back and forth to the school (same School 9 where E goes) in the dark.