Vianney's ESL teacher says, "Vianney is an enthusiastic and quick learner. He is motivated and always challenges himself. Keep up the good work, Vianney!"

My name is Noorien. I was born in Yemen and speak Arabic. This is my first full school year in America. I am in First grade. I have two sisters and three brothers and one nephew. I love to read and have learned to read this year. At the beginning of the year, I didn’t know my letters and I couldn’t speak English. I have made a lot of progress and my teachers are very proud of me. My favorite books are My Cat, Cinderella, and books about princesses. I love going to school. My favorite thing about school is going outside to play with my friends. Over the summer, I will go swimming and play at the park. When I grow up I want to be a doctor because I want to help people.

My name is Mae and I am a 5th grader at Lindsay. I am from China and speak Chinese and now mostly English. I was adopted and now my family includes my mom, dad, and 2 brothers. I like to read books about Princesses. My favorite thing in school is math. This summer I will hang out with my dog. When I grow up I will be a teacher.

Mae's ESL teacher says Mae has made huge improvements in her short time here! She came to join us in 3rd grade and hardly knew any English! She has worked hard at home and at school to learn English. She went from a DRA 4 to 40, wow!! I am so proud of her. 

Meet Rodyna! She is a second grade student at Harvard Park. Rodyna is from Yemen and she is 8 years old. She has two older brothers and one little brother. Rodyna loves reading books about doctors because she dreams of one day being a doctor and taking care of people. She is smart and caring! She also loves reading books about unicorns, because she says she “loves everything about unicorns!” Her favorite subject is math and she loves everything about school, especially her school. She thinks that her parents picked the best school and the best teacher for her! This summer she hopes to go to the park a lot, go to the mall, and see her grandma! If her dreams of being a doctor change, her second career choice is to be a chef. Rodyna is a special girl and deserves to be in the spotlight for working so hard to learn English and to learn everything in second grade. She is remarkable!

I was born in Baruta, Miranda, Venezuela. My parents they live in Venezuela and I live with my uncle. I have 1 brother, Angelov is my brother and he is 7 years old and he is in second grade. My brother and me we have always been very close. We play and do everything together. We have different fathers but we are both brothers in the same way. I had him almost all my childhood and we were always close. I love him very much, my family was always very united as such. I have a cousin in this school and my cousin will come next year to this middle school.My brother lives in Venezuela with my mom :D.

I like to read History books or fantasy books. This summer I would love to go to New York and discover the beaches of Miami. And, with Ms. Sanchez I went to Karate class and Bowling games, I might continue doing these things. Also in the summer maybe I go to St Louis to the zoo with her and maybe in the summer I will go to Orlando or Disneyland :D, I have many friends, good grades and I am a good student, I thank all my teachers for the support they gave me when I arrived in this country. I'll go to Springfield High School and maybe study German.

When I am an adult I would like to graduate as an economist and maybe get a job in a major company or be a politician.

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