You have a student named Paola who is fourteen years old and in the eighth grade. She is from Brazil but has been in the United States for six years. She was an ESOL student when she arrived at Sugarloaf School in the second grade but is now proficient in English. Paola only spoke Portuguese when she arrived but now speaks broken Portuguese. She does not read or write Portuguese very well. Her primary language is now English and remembers very little about her life in Brazil.

Paola's parents have decided to move back to Brazil in December. They want to be close to their family and have never really been able to adapt to life outside of their native Brazil. They will be moving at winter break.

Paola does not want to go back to Brazil. She loves Sugarloaf School, her friends, and her life. She does not feel comfortable in Portuguese anymore, she loves everything about the U.S.

As Paola's teacher, she comes to talk to you. She is devastated. What do you say? What would you recommend or not recommend?