It's been quite a while since I updated about how Janelle is doing. Yes, Janelle. She has decided that she wants to be called by her new name now. I find it hard to remember, and often call her MinMin, but Janelle it is!
Last week she finished her 4th grade math book, and started the 5th grade book. She has amazed me this week. She does two lessons, or four pages, a day, as I want her to finish the book early in the fall so that she can start the 6th grade book and be "caught up" in math. This week, she has almost always had 3 of the 4 pages with NO ERRORS! I find that amazing, since not too many months ago she could hardly add or subtract. All of our hard work is paying off.
She is reading through the 2nd grade Science and Health books pretty much on her own. I ask her questions about the pages she reads each day, but she is listing the vocabulary words she doesn't know and looking them up. Maybe second grade doesn't sound too impressive for a 13th year old, but remember, six months ago she didn't know any English. Richard figures that by the time she is with us one year, which will be October, she will be speaking pretty fluent English.
She likes her Cursive book.
The one subject that she doesn't like is her new spelling book. She doesn't like the idea of having to learn to spell words....but then, she has pretty much reacted about the same every time I introduce a new subject. She doesn't want to do it until she has been doing it awhile and finds out it is not so bad after all.
She loves to help around the house, and every Saturday washes the car for Dad. A couple of weeks ago she decided to wash the windows....as you can see in the picture. Ok, maybe they were still a bit streaky when she was done.....but she had fun, and she tried.
She continues with her drawing class twice a week, and is trying to learn guitar. That is a bit challenging when neither mom or dad play it, but she has learned a few chords.
Braces keep us running to the dentist every couple of weeks, but it will be worth it when her teeth are straightened out. Her hair is growing out quite nicely.
All in all, things are going very well.
7 comments:
How wonderful! Janelle is such a smart girl! Glad to hear she is adjusting so well!
Great layout, mom. And what a wonderful helper you are Janelle. Great job with all the school work. It must feel amazing to be learning so much.
Hey mom, the scrap is awsome!!
Keep up the good work.
Thanks for telling us about Janelle also.
Love ya,
Wow! Janelle is beautiful and finally settling in. It is amazing how much these kids pick up English and do schoolwork. Whenever I get discouraged about progress, I think about how much our daughter has had to learn to get where she is right now! AMAZING! Kudos to Janelle and to your family for your strength. I am so glad that she is doing so well!!!!
Jackie
Starla, sounds like she's doing great!!! She has been an inspiration for us--our Chao Yan has had some challenging moments with adjustment and I keep thinking back to your early days with Min Min. Things are going well--she doesn't want to use her American name (Katie) either :-).
Great academic progress--wow!!! You have a smart cookie there! Thanks for the update.
Janelle, so glad to hear you are enjoying the school work and doing so well. And you are a great help to Mom and Dad. Keep up the good work. Tia Peggy
Yea, Janelle! It sounds like you are doing so well! I am very proud of you!
Lois O'Brien
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