First Week of School

We finished the first week of Sonlight 100 today. Sonlight spells everything out for us and it is always quite a relief to look down the list, see all the check marks and know that everything has been covered. No guess work required.

We are doing Teaching Textbooks Algebra, Apologia Physical Science, Artistic Pursuits (art --- drawing), Rosetta Stone/Madrigal's Spanish, Analogies, and a word study type vocabulary. This plus the Sonlight core SOUNDS like a ton, but I am finished with the kids in time to make lunch. If they don't nap or take a ton of breaks, they seem to be finishing between 2 and 3pm. My daughter likes to save the reading for before bed, I'll grant.

The new "school room" seems to be working out. We are so organized and the day flows more easily from one subject to the next. It is still a new idea, so we will see if the novelty wears off.

Daughter is having fun being VERY THOROUGH when answering the comprehension questions. I am so proud of her effort to be a good student. She has even acquired a very surprising skill. She seems to be able to laugh at her attempts at art! For now she is optimistic that she is still learning and that her work will improve with further training. I think that is helping.

Son seems to improve as well. His spelling is still horrible, poor boy. It is too bad because, no matter my effort to reassure him, he seems demoralized by his lack of this ability. I will continue to work with him until we find a solution to this bump in the road. He is such a clever and engaging writer. I would hate to have that marred and squelched by a silly old spelling problem.

Will report more when we get through a couple of weeks of study. It is mostly review in the first couple of weeks.

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