We do not want to be "hovering" parents around the school and so we hire Erin to be our undercover photographer. She has done a great job and these pics are courtesy of her.
Here they are introducing themselves to a team touring the school. Since Drew has learned to sign his name, he is never sure when to just say his name and when to spell it with his signs. So, we have many slightly awkward moments when Drew will sign his name to a hearing Jamaican and they have no idea what he is doing.
This is certainly my favorite picture. Pictures can be deceiving. If Erin had not told me otherwise, I would have been convinced that Drew, Saneka, and Britana were just standing around discussing whether or not the teacher was really going to give them homework. You know, the heavy things that students talk about. In reality, Erin says that Britana is giving Drew a piece of her mind. The kids love to make sure he knows whats going on and they are not always the most tactful in their approaches.
Drew has finished his first 4 weeks at school. He continues to leave for school excited every morning. He loves his teacher, he likes learning new things, and he is growing into the social side of things. Drew is a smart boy, but he is not the quickest horse in the race. But, this little experiment will be interesting because he is getting his first exposure to formal education in a different language. It is best practice for bilingual students to do their primary learning in their primary language, which makes sense. We are kind of trying the opposite. Because we remain the providers of his primary learning at home, he is receiving secondary learning in his second language. Those are not technical terms and I am not sure if it makes sense, but we hope it will be a blessing for him.
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