Learning never stop eh?

"This is a cat.

This is my cat in Malaysia.

Her name is Milano.

Milano is a mammal.

Milano is a small cat.

She is so sweet.

She loves to eat fish.

She has fluffy fur.

I love Milano very much!"

Yup.. this is what she wrote for a homework for her English class...

Not bad eh? I only helped her with the grammar and the translation of the word *fluffy fur*..She was basically supposed to use the words she learned in class..i.e.. mammal..small...etc..

Yup.. she got it when she was in pre school (ana okulu).. and she got it again... She was the star student of the week last week for her english class...Keep up the good work!

During the friday assembly..she looks totally out of height over there masyaAllah....She is after all the tallest in her class

First rule:Always stand next to Elanur... the second tallest girl in the class in order not to look like a giant...(just like me.. always stand next to the kids in the family since i am so short! hahaha) still in line..listening to the teacher on the michrophone i guess..

cheer up girl! u will go home soon after the assembly!!



Life is Alhamdulillah good for her..She had a bout of skin allergy last week...probably due to her panty hose socks...she had developed spots over one leg where she had to carry kalamosan cream everywhere...I think it is quite ok now... we will see... ..


Things r so hectic these days that next to their daily cbbc watching in the morning..i have to admit that her english lessons at home are neglected totally...there simply isnt time for anything else... though i have to admit that i better start speaking english at home again...else... hatice n baddin might simply forget the language usage totally!

But i am very happy that both of them.. hatice esp has the same interest as i am in watching movies... I made them watch.. *the sound of music*..a classical musical with julie andrews in it. They loved it totally even though i had to skip certain parts... Then, i ordered *heidi* from amazon.com where jane seymour was one of the actresses... the magnificent view of the mountain... the green.. the character and that beauty of the unconditional love made her cry a lot while watching...and she loves it a lot! I am glad that i decided to buy that movie as her get well soon present... i am planning to order loads more of those one step at a time... english classics that will not be out of mode over time... i want her to be exposed not only to the turkish classics like Şaban or battal gazi...i want them to be worldly about a lot of things...while being exposed to different cultures and point of view...

Right now for her Maths.. she is learning how to multiply... i like the system here... first the kids learnt the *ritmik*.. the rhythm of counting... ie...
2,4,6,8,....
3,6,9,12,.....
and only then..slowly they are introduced to the chart of multiplication... thatz really good.. step by step... Hatice keeps getting her ritmik mixed up at times.. but i think she gets the concept... that is what is most important...the only thing for her to do now is to simply be careful!! hehehe (i cant blame her.. when i was a child, i was like that too...!!!)..

And i have also discovered that..i can actually help her with her maths.. language barrier that i once mumbled about was actually from the confusion in my head...i guess i am not that stupid after all... i am still helping her with her maths whenever possible despite my lack of turkish...

What about her turkish?? hehehehe That..is the hardest thing of course... but luckily.. she is learning how to read a dictionary in class... she was crying that day when she couldnt find the words in the dictionary... but Nuray hanım assured me that it will be ok over time... i have bought a big sized font dictionary for her to use at home as well as a pocket turkish -turkish dictionary to be used in school.. we will see...

The mid term report card will be distributed this saturday... hmmm..i wonder how she is...

i'll keep u updated whenever i can........