Wednesday, November 23, 2016
New Student
Starting the second week we received a new student. The student moved from Minneapolis to the St.Cloud. He does not speak any English but speak Somali. The teacher communicates with him through the other Somali students in the classroom. The student is going to get a specialist starting the third week to help him with his English. The one good thing is that the new student had a cousin in the class and made friends instantly. It was fun too see the first day of class because all the students wanted to get to know the new student better. They kept asking him questions and trying to help him with what they were doing. It was a great atmosphere to be in and I was glad to see that the new student was not left out.
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I am constantly amazed at the resilience of new students, especially those that speak little to no english. I don't think I could adjust to a new environment, school, and friends as quickly as these students do! It's very touching to hear how involved your class is in helping this new student feel welcomed.
ReplyDeleteMy class also had a new student the same week that I started. She is also Somalian but speaks a decent amount of English. The other students are all really supportive of her and it's nice to see that students care and want to include new students, as I know that's not always the case.
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