Christmas Card 2011!

Merry Christmas !!!

School Update

Deiana has been doing very well in school this year. I recently had a conference with her teacher and she had good things to say. Her reading has improved quite a lot, she is doing well in math, and her writing is well above average. While her teacher knew she was adopted, she did not know that she spent her first four and a half years in an orphanage unable to speak! Or that English is her second language, as our school system never felt she qualified for ELL. She has come so far it is hard for people to believe at this point.

Her only issues are social ones (overly social). Her social life is so important to her she is constantly wrapped up in who is friends with whom. Most of this is typical girl drama, but as a mom of boys this is all new to me. She doesn't like to be teased, she stands up for herself (and her friends), and she plays rough. In our small elementary school this can be problematic! While she needs to live by the rules of society, I think these qualities will ultimately serve her well.