Back to School

We started back to school the middle of August. We're homeschooling again this year because we all love it so much! This year, we've added a wonderful co-op that meets every Monday. Each of the kids has class in the mornings with their age group, then in the afternoon they get to play with friends while I get to fill my cup in Mom's class. It has been AMAZING for all of us! 

Conrad - 3 Year Old Pre-school

Conrad is all about his "train school" this year. Every morning when we break out the books, he starts building his new train track for the day. Once in a while he plays with Duplos or cars instead. He is often found sitting and flipping through picture books. Also, he's really fascinated by the pledge of allegiance (especially when it's his turn to hold the flag) and is slowly picking it up! 

Orson- Kindergarten! 

Orson's smile says it all - he's SO excited to start Kindergarten! His goals this year are to "get really good at math" and learn to read. He actually started Kindergarten math at the end of last year, so he's already about half-way through. As for reading, he's picking it up very well and is so proud of himself!

Lenora - 2nd grade

Lenora is already in 2nd grade! I can't believe it. She's excited about moving on to reading chapter books on her own. She LOVES math and flies through her lessons everyday. She's also really excited about the digital animation class she's taking this year. 

Eliza - 5th Grade

Eliza has really taken to poetry this year. She's enjoyed finding poems she loves, memorizing them, and adding them to her book of poems along with an illustration. Eliza decided she also wants to learn some coding and is taking a beginning coding class this year. 

Hazel - 7th Grade

Hazel's schedule has changed this most this year. In addition to her work at home, she is taking an in-person Pre-Algebra class once a week with an amazing teacher. She's also taking an online self-paced middle school Earth Science class. Her best friend Rose is also taking the class so they meet once a week on Google Meet and do their lab together. This is especially great now since Rose is living in Israel for the next 21 months! Lastly, Hazel joined a children's choir in addition to her Irish dance, and she is loving it! 

Dr. Ballard - Back to Teaching Face to Face Classes! 

How's this for a cheesy first-day-of-school picture!?! Conrad has a close second! 

We've already had some fun adventures this fall. Timpanogos Cave, several fall hikes, book club meeting, and an amazing afternoon spent reading up the canyon. 

These days are long and exhausting, but I wouldn't trade them for anything.