Bright and shiny faces for the first day of school!!
First up - the sophomore. How on earth did we get here when she was just in kindergarten last year it feels like?? Yet here we are.
Sophomore year is going to be great! Natalee's continuing on in math, doing basic chemistry for her science credit, American history and American literature this year. She'll be doing Institute for Excellence in Writing through our HSAP as well as music theory and Spanish I. Swim team will tie up her phys ed. requirements and she'll do a half credit in each art and computer fundamentals using
Easy Peasy lessons online. The Bible portion of her Sonlight curriculum plus her independent studies will fulfill another elective. She may also work on finishing a partial credit of Home Economics. It sounds like a lot but it doesn't all have to fit in a 9-3 window. Homeschooling is a lifestyle.
Natalee continues OT every other week and hippotherapy weekly. She's active in youth group and a young lady's Bible study and has plenty to keep her busy. She would like to find some part time employment and we're praying for the right fit for her.
Next up - a brand new high schooler.
Xavier is ready to tackle his freshman year!
Xavier will be taking Algebra 1 through the HSAP. He will also be taking IEW for his writing, and music theory and ensemble through HSAP. At home he'll be taking biology, American history and American literature, and a Bible course. Swim and health will fulfill phys. ed., and then there's driver's ed. to think about. He'd like to continue coding and perhaps art and wants some time in the kitchen for a home economics course. It's a bit up in the air yet whether he'll be taking my HSAP economics course. Many of these would just be half credits so don't despair that I've bogged him down. Xavier is always on the move. He does like to read for pleasure in his spare time, but he's not often idle. He's been working a bit with a friend doing construction and he's thriving in that environment. We are very grateful for that opportunity for him.
We have two students in the upper elementary grades this year.
Ameliya is our fifth grader.
Ameliya is using Masterbooks for science and language. She's in an American History/Literature core in Sonlight and her Bible lessons are tied into that, also. She's continuing math using Teaching Textbooks and is in her last year of Rod & Staff Biblical history reading lessons. She wants to continue art lessons online and we will have her keep working on her typing skills. She'll be taking IEW at HSAP, as well as Spanish, music, choir, and my 4th-8th grade art class. Only the writing class will have homework, the rest will be enrichment. She's focusing heavily on fine arts this year and will be taking handbells and piano lessons through HSAP, also.
Zayden is in fourth grade.
Zayden's course load is very similar to Mia's. He's also using Masterbooks for science and language. They are in different levels for language but the same book for science - it's nice to have a learning buddy for science labs. He's in an American History/Literature core in Sonlight with Bible lessons tied into that, also. He's also continuing math using Teaching Textbooks and is in his last year of Rod & Staff Biblical history reading lessons (we only use them through level 4 and he and Mia have always done them together). Through HSAP he'll be taking IEW for writing, art with me, Spanish, music, and choir. He is joining ukulele club and will be taking piano lessons.
Last, but certainly never to let herself be the least, the resident kindergartener....Miss Evalynn.
Evalynn is a very young kindergartner but she's ready. We're using Masterbooks for math and science. She and I will sing our way through phonics and learning to read using Sing, Spell, Read, and Write, and we are very much enjoying Sonlight Core A for Bible and History. Evie is going to get to take gymnastics this fall, which she is very excited about. She'll be doing enrichment classes at HSAP - music, art, Spanish, and early readers.
The sweetest kids made mommy a back to school sign, too.
Mommy is excited for our school year and craving our school routine. I'm throwing my hat back into the classroom teaching ring and will be teaching a full day through our HSAP while our children are in classes. We are all nervously excited. Our family joining HSAP is a fine example of "never say never"...we are grateful for what this program will offer us right now and choosing not to be anxious. There is a wonderful woman of God at the helm of the program right now and teachers that we trust to influence our children. We are grateful to be among a homeschooling community here locally and praying for a wonderful year.
Cheer to a great school year. Let's do it, kids!!
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