Samantha is about half way through the school year, so I thought I should do an update. At her first parent teacher conference, both her English and Chinese teacher said she was doing very well. She was doing solid kindergarten work in the English portion and her Mandarin teacher was very pleased with her progress. She knew the vocabulary and could answer questions in Chinese without prompting. At home, we’ve just been astounded. She’s reading and writing in both English and Mandarin. For the Mandarin portion they have an online program to use at home. She can pick out correct [...]
Mandarin Kindergarten Update #3
I’m just amazed every day how much Mandarin Samantha’s learning. She’s saying new words every day, she’s starting to read the characters, and her pronunciation sounds really good to me. But, I’m begging to see how difficult it’s going to be for me to help her with her homework. They are having an assessment beginning next week. The district requires these assessments. They have already started doing them in the English class. Each child sits with the teacher and be assessed on both knowing the vocabulary as well as being able to read. I wasn’t worried until I found [...]
Mandarin Immersion Update 1
Samantha finished her first full week of kindergarten on Friday. That gives her a grand total of 8 days in the Mandarin immersion program. I thought I would like the program, but I am beyond thrilled with how it’s going so far. First, there’s the whole starting kindergarten aspect. Samantha is a shy child. We had lots of tears in preschool every year. We have had none so far this year. She even lets me leave her in the line in the morning and walks with the teacher to the classroom. I don’t have to follow her to the door. [...]
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