One more decision about next year...

I just got a nice email back from C.O.'s "teacher", and it looks like we'll be continuing homeschooling through the charter school next year. My primary concern was flexibility with our studies past kindergarten, and she assured me that we still have plenty of flexibility in choosing what we want to cover for all the primary grades, so it looks like I can continue to move forward with a classical education, and C.O. can still enjoy his twice-weekly classes!

The last couple of days have gone pretty well with lessons, etc. We have done math and phonics two days in a row so far, along with a little planetary science (studying Mars this week) on Monday, and social studies (coloring a picture of our national bird, the bald eagle, and coloring a U.S. map by regions) yesterday. We also had a 4-H arts & crafts meeting yesterday, where all the kids made accordian books with tie-dyed covers. There were enough supplies that all the younger siblings got to participate too, which was very nice for C.J. and her friend Cassia. A few of the kids, mine included, filled their new books up with drawings right away. C.O. and C.J. were so proud - they couldn't wait to go pick up their daddy and to show him all their "hard" work. When we did get there to pick him up, we got to go in and see the giant automatic paper cutter, which is both a neat thing, and a little scary, as it can chop through 100 or so picture mattes at a time.

C.J. was also thrilled yesterday at 4-H when her birthday was announced! She told me later she "liked feeling special in front of all the big kids", and she loved showing off her earrings.

Now, the only thing I am still trying to figure out for next year is science. Aaarrrrggghhhh! Why can't there be ONE great program instead of half a dozen to choose from?