Well, we are off to a good start. We began a week early because Karley was back at preschool and because I thought it would be good to have a few days "in the bank." The very first day was awful. Julia balked when it came time to do math. She managed to stretch it out ALL DAY. But the rest of the days have gone well. I spread our work out during the week and planned lessons in each subject for the first month. Classes on campus will be different this year since the new campus is still under construction. Classes are supposed to begin in about a month. In addition to classes offerred through school Julia will continue with gymnastics and piano. Karley will continue with her ballet/tap class (and hopefully will be in her very first recital in December!).
I'm thinking about posting to the blog on a weekly basis. That way I can share the highlights of our week with you without creating too much more work for me! When great or unusual or funny things happen I'll post those too.
The three greatest moments from last week include:
1. Julia finishing the rest of her math for the week without a single complaint and nearly without any mistakes.
2. Julia finishing all her work on Friday by 9:30 in the morning, that is to say BEFORE her sister woke up! This allowed the two of them the whole day to play, for us to run some errands, and a special afternoon treat for a first week well done.
3. Julia completing her first art assignment (draw a composition) after a rough start and a "go try again" from me. I told her that the reason we did not complete the art lessons last year was because she always drew cats. And that if she wanted to have art lessons this year she would have to do the assignment not just draw a cat each time. Here is what she came up with, titled Baby Teddy with Lemon Drop:
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