Progress in Chinese class

Miss J was a bit distracted on Sat.

Was it because she was sitting with her friend T?

Was it because, as hubby reported, she had to share her books with a new student, a boy who doodled on her page until the teacher had procured him a set of books?

Was it because Mummy turned up midway to change shifts with Daddy, and she got a bit distracted and decided to act up?

Anyway, when I announced today that we were going to sit down and do her Chinese homework together, she showed such glee and enthusiasm as would make a conscientious mother smile.

We dutifully went through the a o e i u yu (that should be a u with 2 dots over it, but I can't type it out), the four accents for each, and the dialogue she had learned for family members and how to greet someone (你好). Was so surprised that she had memorized parts of the 儿歌：

小白兔，白又白
两只耳朵竖起来
爱吃罗卜爱吃菜
蹦蹦跳跳真可爱

As the proverb goes, 好的开始是成功的一半！