Friday, August 17, 2007
Summer Activities
In addition to taking swimming lessons and learning to ride a bike, Rosa enjoyed a short family vacation during the week of the Fourth of July. This year we went to Blanding, Utah and had a fun time. We enjoyed the parade and then participated in a lot of activities at the park. On the way home we drove through Glen Canyon. Here is a picture I took in Glen Canyon overlooking the Colorado River.
Here is a picture of Rosa enjoying one of the activities in the park in Blanding following the Fourth of July parade.
Our hope is to have Rosa close to caught up with the kids in her fourth grade class by the time school starts. We've been working with her every day on reading and math. Rosa and Megan will begin fourth and third grades respectively on August 21 at a new school. Both of the girls got to see the new school and they're both looking forward to the new school year.
I've been especially pleased to see Rosa's progress in math. When she arrived in the U.S. 8 months ago, she could not even do addition. Over the summer, Rosa has learned her multiplication tables and is now dividing. She is every bit as proud as her parents of her progress and when we met the woman who be her new home room teacher this year at her new school, she was sure to mention it to her.
I have been growing a backyard garden for a couple of years now, and this year Rosa convinced me that we need to grow tomatoes. So I planted 3 plants and now we have enough to feed the neighborhood. Rosa is the only member of the family that likes tomatoes so she has plenty to eat. She also likes cumcumbers which she used to call "cucumburgers."
Speaking of food, over the last 8 months, Rosa has learned to like a lot more of the types of food that we eat. For example, she has gone from fearing Mexican food to enjoying it. She seems to really like Italian food as well.
In addition to taking swimming lessons and learning to ride a bike, Rosa enjoyed a short family vacation during the week of the Fourth of July. This year we went to Blanding, Utah and had a fun time. We enjoyed the parade and then participated in a lot of activities at the park. On the way home we drove through Glen Canyon. Here is a picture I took in Glen Canyon overlooking the Colorado River.
Here is a picture of Rosa enjoying one of the activities in the park in Blanding following the Fourth of July parade.
Our hope is to have Rosa close to caught up with the kids in her fourth grade class by the time school starts. We've been working with her every day on reading and math. Rosa and Megan will begin fourth and third grades respectively on August 21 at a new school. Both of the girls got to see the new school and they're both looking forward to the new school year.
I've been especially pleased to see Rosa's progress in math. When she arrived in the U.S. 8 months ago, she could not even do addition. Over the summer, Rosa has learned her multiplication tables and is now dividing. She is every bit as proud as her parents of her progress and when we met the woman who be her new home room teacher this year at her new school, she was sure to mention it to her.
I have been growing a backyard garden for a couple of years now, and this year Rosa convinced me that we need to grow tomatoes. So I planted 3 plants and now we have enough to feed the neighborhood. Rosa is the only member of the family that likes tomatoes so she has plenty to eat. She also likes cumcumbers which she used to call "cucumburgers."
Speaking of food, over the last 8 months, Rosa has learned to like a lot more of the types of food that we eat. For example, she has gone from fearing Mexican food to enjoying it. She seems to really like Italian food as well.
