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Type in the content of your page here. A young girl named Sandra and her family has recently moved to the United States from South America. Although Sandra’s native language is Portuguese, her family speaks English and seems to know allot about the American culture. She had to leave her best friend, the house she grew up in, and her extended family behind. Sandra’s parents enroll her in the seventh grade at the neighborhood middle school where she immediately starts to transition into the American lifestyle. She has always been a successful student in South America, but her present teacher has noticed a decline in her work since she entered her class. Sandra seems nervous in class and has shown little effort or interest in her school work. Her teacher has noticed that Sandra seems to seclude herself from the rest of the class and has made little effort to make new friends, even when other students approach her. Sandra’s parents have opened a little bakery in town. The bakery is always very busy and Sandra’s parents work allot of hours in hope of making it successful Sandra works at the bakery everyday after school. She helps by cleaning the tables and sweeping the floors. Besides getting to see her mom and dad her favorite part of going to the bakery after school is she always gets to choose her favorite pastry to eat with a nice glass of cold milk... The parents love having her help them during the busy after school hours. They have not asked Sandra to help behind the counter because it seems that she is uncomfortable doing this job. After her jobs are finished she is allowed to work on her homework while she waits for her parents to finish in the bakery and close the shop. There have been times when Sandra would like to talk with her parents about her school day but it just seems so hard to get them to listen after they have been working so hard all day. They sometimes don’t get home from the bakery until 7:30 at night. The teacher would like to talk with Sandra’s parents, but it seems that because they don’t have any extra help at the bakery, it is too hard for them to get away. Questions
 * 1) What are some possible reasons why Sandra’s school work has been declining?
 * 2) What are some things that Sandra’s teacher could do to help Sandra make friends and improve her school work?
 * 3) Are the parents spending enough time with Sandra?