We're getting closer and closer to finishing up our 11th year of homeschooling. Portfolio reviews are set-up for the end of the month, so we're pushing through our final lessons to preparation to start summer vacation June 1st. We're all ready to have a break, and enjoy our new blended family and warmer, sunnier weather.
Cati's goal is to finish up her Maine Studies research paper. She's not thrilled about this paper as we've already done Maine Studies with her older brother, but she didn't do it in the grade range required by law. Unfortunately it's one of those things she just needs to get done to move on.
Sam continues to finish up Essential Skills Advantage's Language Arts and work problem sets in Saxon 54. Unfortunately he's going to fall "short" on my goal of 100 lessons, finishing at 85. Like many kids with SPD, he needs constant review. Saxon is great for that, but sometimes even additional review beyond the curriculum is also needed for long term understanding. It's made moving ahead a slow, but steady process.
In the meantime, we're enjoying our extra time to pursue other interests.
Our garden is planted with peas, beans, carrots, cucumbers, and pie pumpkins, the tried-and-true growers for us. One of my new SIL's grows GIANT pumpkins, including an award-winning over 800-pounder, and passed along some seeds to us. Sam is hoping for one REALLY big pumpkin come fall. Me? A single vine can take up to 400-500 square feet of growing space. Looks like I'm going to have less yard to mow this season!
As always, special thanks to these bloggers for their weekly homeschool blog link-ups. Click on over to see what other homeschoolers are doing!
Your bowl of eggs is beautiful. What a bountiful harvest. We finish up June 5. We are looking forward to summer too.
ReplyDeleteBlessings, Dawn
That bowl held 42 freshly hard-boiled eggs for Deviled Eggs, which I brought to our wedding cook-out. (I'm getting an average of 7 eggs per day right now.) They went quick at the cook-out! Our last day is May 30th. C'mon summer!
DeleteYour cat is so pretty and so are the ducks! Sam's bike is pretty cool too! Enjoy your long weekend!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Sylvia! Stripe is looking much better since her adventures at the end of winter, missing for a month. She's put back on the weight she lost and her coat has come back in glossy. Sam's bike...modifications he made! LOL
Delete"Yea" for finishing another year! We'll be wrapping up our 7th year of homeschooling next week :) So ready for that summer break!
ReplyDeleteUs too! It's been a long year of changes, ups and downs, but learning happened! We're ready for some lazy days of summer though!
DeleteEnding a school year can be so refreshing! Being able to get things completed that have been put on the backburner until school work is finished. - I love that feeling. Your bowl of eggs makes me wish I had chickens again. Have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, Lori! Definitely! School does take up some time during the day, huh? I'm just excited about "lazy" days of picnicking, reading, swimming, kayaking, gardening, fire pits! LOL
DeleteLove your garden and all the things you've planted! We moved last month and haven't had time to plant.
ReplyDeleteNext year? That's give you time to see how long the season is and what veggies grow best! You might even be able to do crops all year! How cold does it get there? LOL
DeleteWe are almost finished too. Love the beautiful kitty. I'm not a gardener, but sounds like a handful and hopefully a bountiful harvest.
ReplyDeleteAw, thanks, Christy! Stripe is doing much better after being missing for a month at the end of winter. We're still surprised she found her way back! I'm hoping for lots of veggies to snack on at the end of summer. Square Foot gardening is actually easier than traditional thankfully!
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