January update on Julena

From adoption director:

Julena shares a room with 10 other girls’ age 2-6 yrs. She has made close friends with many of those girls, and looks out for them, as well as bosses the littler ones around. She has three caregivers that rotate shifts so that there are always two nannies to care for her and the others in their care group. Their names are: Sé Clarna, Sé Ketlie, & Nadia. They have been employed at GLA for several years and are wonderful women who have a deep passion for working with these children. Julena refers to them by “Mommy (nannies first name)”. The two ladies on shift also sleep in the same room with her so if she wakes in the middle of the night or needs reassurance they are right there with her. They assist her and the other girls with bathing, dressing, brushing their teeth, making their beds, homework, potty training, learning manners, etc. They are responsible for all of their daily needs. Julena has bonded well with them. Julena also has teachers whom she looks up to for adult example and attention. Joyce Trainer, who moved to GLA from Canada in 2004 oversees the educational programs here and personally teaches the English classes. Mademoiselle Kiki is a certified Haitian teacher who teaches Julena Kindergarten levels in French and Creole as well.

Julena’s Daily Routine:

6:15am – Wake Up

6:45am – Bath Time

7:15am – Getting Dressed

7:30am - Breakfast

8am – English Class with Joyce

9:00am – Free Play Time

9:30am – Snack Time

11am - Early First Grade French/Creole with Mademoiselle Michaelle

12:30 noon –Break from School for Lunch

1pm – Class with Mademoiselle Elange

2pm – Schools out, Nap time

3:30pm – Snack Time

3:45pm – Free Play Time

5:30pm – Supper Time

6:45pm – Baths and PJs

7:30pm - In bed for the night

Julena--full of joy

Julena has grown this month by .5 inch and gained 2lbs.  This girl is Miss Personality!!  Getting new pictures makes it very difficult to wait.  I just want to meet them, hold them, and spend time with them.  Looks like we will have another fashionista at the house, who loves flip flops.