Thursday, December 21, 2006
Home Just Over Two Weeks
Our transition with Rosa in our home has been going very well. After getting a few needed shots, Rosa eagerly started school. She is in the third grade with children her age. The teacher and class was very excited to get Rosa in the class.
The school is combining some of the school district's ESL (English as a Second Language) program and main classroom integration. So far it is working out well.
Rosa is reading well in English. She is getting more confident speaking in English and her vocabulary is growing daily. She seems to understand just about everything. A couple of days ago we were driving to the mall to go Christmas shopping and I asked her what she did in Kazakhstan for Christmas. As best as she could describe, she said that the girls received dolls and the boys received balls and that they all got fruit. She said that they sang Christmas (or maybe it was New Years) songs in Russian and in Kazakh.
Speaking of Christmas, Rosa has really embraced how we do Christmas here. She is enjoying the Christmas tree and the presents that all of us have been leaving under the tree for family members. She was excited to help buy and wrap presents for family members. We got this picture taken at the mall on one of our shopping trips. Rosa is with her younger sister Megan, who is also adopted (2001 from Ukraine).
Our transition with Rosa in our home has been going very well. After getting a few needed shots, Rosa eagerly started school. She is in the third grade with children her age. The teacher and class was very excited to get Rosa in the class.
The school is combining some of the school district's ESL (English as a Second Language) program and main classroom integration. So far it is working out well.
Rosa is reading well in English. She is getting more confident speaking in English and her vocabulary is growing daily. She seems to understand just about everything. A couple of days ago we were driving to the mall to go Christmas shopping and I asked her what she did in Kazakhstan for Christmas. As best as she could describe, she said that the girls received dolls and the boys received balls and that they all got fruit. She said that they sang Christmas (or maybe it was New Years) songs in Russian and in Kazakh.
Speaking of Christmas, Rosa has really embraced how we do Christmas here. She is enjoying the Christmas tree and the presents that all of us have been leaving under the tree for family members. She was excited to help buy and wrap presents for family members. We got this picture taken at the mall on one of our shopping trips. Rosa is with her younger sister Megan, who is also adopted (2001 from Ukraine).
# posted by Buck and Jo Ann @ 9:47 AM 
