It's PORTFOLIO time!
Piles of papers, completed lap books, finished workbooks, notebook pages, art creations, 3-hole punch, and 3-ring binders with page dividers have been scattered across the dining room (and sometimes the coffee table in the living room) this week. Fortunately I only have to assemble 2 portfolios this year, next year will be 3, and I've been sorting papers on-and-off since about October. After STUFFING J and C's 2" binders with examples of their work, I've come to the conclusion that next year I need 3" binders instead! Their binders are "bursting" open! Or perhaps I need to be more SELECTIVE? Our portfolio assessment reviews are on the 22nd...and I'm ready!
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| J and C's Bursting Open Portfolio Binders |
SUMMER VACATION!
A huge, HUGE chapter finished in S's Life Book - He was discharged from Occupational Therapy! After almost 2 years of therapy, he has met most of his OT goals. He will always have Sensory Processing Disorder and we will continue his "sensory diet" activities at home and help him to recognize what his body needs in appropriate ways, but OT has done what it can. He's made INCREDIBLE progress and we're very proud of all he's accomplished! Special thanks to Ms. E for everything that she's done for S and us!
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| S with Ms E During Last OT Session |
J headed off for another weekend of Boy Scout camping. He has
SUCH a great time on these camping weekends (even if the weather is COLD or RAINY). Nothing more fun than camping in tents with friends! I snapped a quick photo of him in his uniform right before he left.
(Were the mosquitoes and the little black flies ever bad that afternoon! Ack!)
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| J in his Boy Scout Uniform |
C's been having an
AWESOME softball year! Her hitting confidence has returned and she been getting some
GREAT swings! Her team is 2-1. And S started t-ball this past week.
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| C Before Her Game |
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| Playing 3rd Base |
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| And it's a foul tip! |
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| S Learning to Hit off the Tee |
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| Right Before Catching the Ball |
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| Ready in the Outfield? |
We're still
CRAZY busy with activities (through June), but the kids have even more time to read, garden, ride bikes, watch movies, and build with Legos. C tackled the
MUCH NEEDED weeding in the strawberry bed. (Our strawberries are starting to flower.)
J got the bike tires and balls aired. And S created some
AWESOME Lego spaceships.
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| S with his Spaceship |
We also received our first Timberdoodle review product,
How to Draw the Life and Times of Grover Cleveland, which combines American History AND Drawing into one handy-dandy hard-cover book. We had fun coming up with verbal trivia questions from the reading to stump each other! Watch for the review next Friday!
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