Week One: More Put Together Than the Public Schools

“The only way to get through life is to laugh your way through it. You either have to laugh or cry. I prefer to laugh. Crying gives me a headache.”

― Marjorie Pay Hinckley 

Well, it's exciting times over here.  Our philosophy is every kid, every year, we will decide what is best for them.  And this year has been a massive comedy of errors (and chaos from the beginning).

When the World Wasn't on Fire

Preparing to evacuate from a wildfire was an unusual part our summer, however, we were fortunate enough to do other things that were not threatened by smoke or flames. 

Here's some of our summer in pictures:

The Year Summer Burned Up

Like so many communities across the country, our summer plans were interrupted by mother nature. We were halfway through a session of swim lessons when plans were altered by a raging, uncontrollable, wildfire. 

Last Week and Where We Go From Here

Unicorn cookies for A2

We finished all of our curriculum up last week. So this week it was cooking treats for math and science.

2nd to Last Week

A1 worked really hard and finished all of his math review this week. We had a donut party to celebrate.

LA: More typing and reading and writing. A1 also compared and contrasted different DND characters.  He then picked one to research further into what the character could do as it leveled up. He made a chart to explain it and wrote a paper on it.  I love that he can pick a topic he's interested in and use that to learn important language art skills.

Science: Here are more crazy facts A1's has learned: 

Getting Closer to the End of School

Love note from A2

Math: We finished the last unit. We have a couple of weeks of review and then math is complete.

Language Arts: Reading and typing.

Science: Videos...

Shoutout to an awesome kid!

First off, a huge shoutout to A1 for being an amazing student. This week both of his OpenEd Club teachers gave him shoutouts for how kind and respectful he is in their classes.  From his chess coach:  

(He) deserves a MASSIVE shout-out today! He absolutely crushed it in Chess Tournament Club!  He played an amazing tournament and was just as impressive in the chat—kind, helpful, and constantly lifting others up. He brought skill, sportsmanship, and great energy all at once. Seriously awesome job!