Hey there! Coming at you tonight from a wild and crazy night at the Smilie House. I'm in my robe and ugly socks, and the boys, John included, are watching Minecraft videos on YouTube. And a special shout out tonight to John's younger brother who told John he really likes reading my blog! Tom, I think it's so funny that you enjoy reading this. But, thank you!
Good news, everyone. The Smilie boys did not fail any subjects in our first quarter! I love Seton because they do some grading. I have a really good idea of what the boys are or are not understanding since we're all up in each other's business all day every day. But, to send in some tests and writing samples and receive grades from actual teachers is very affirming that we aren't getting terribly off track. Our oldest is more of a Reading kid than a Math kid, but he was so proud of himself for earning two A's and a B on the Math tests we sent to Seton. Scanning in the documents was a challenge for this gal, but I DID IT. Check out this nightmarish setup:
So we are forging ahead into the second quarter! Topics currently being taught/learned include direct objects, indirect objects, possessive pronouns, multiplying large numbers, beginning subtraction, the 10 Commandments, and weather. That's all that I can think of off the top of my head, and I'm too lazy to walk into the school room to see what else we're doing this week. Teaching a 6-year-old how to subtract is harder than you'd think... The other day he boldly announced, "I don't need to be teached!'
Another "art" day. We enter into art projects with a huge amount of enthusiasm, and then we get distracted by shiny objects and abandon the original plan. And this pile of junk just does not go with my decor. I honestly have no idea what they were trying to achieve here.
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