We've been having a great time in our newly organized downstairs. The toys are organized and put away in such a way it's not overwhelming for the kids, and they have been doing a great job putting away toys before taking new ones out.
Also being down there, we've been able to focus on our routine and school work. Casten can now recognize most of his letters and knows all of their sounds. Some letters he knows the sounds but not the name :) We've been working on his writing a lot since he's showing A LOT of interest. He's now able to write all the letters in his name and is getting close to writing it on his own. His new favorite toy is our magna doodle. He loves making a few marks and then erasing it all.
Alyssa is doing okay in school. Right now they haven't learned anything she doesn't already know. She told me the other day "Mommy it's so boring when they are teaching things I ALREADY KNOW" LOL She was so funny. She's making friends so that's good.
We met up with a new homeschool group on Friday. We had a blast. It was a very nice group, and I think we'll fit in nicely with them. Alyssa made a friend right away, and they were inseperable. Hopefully they will be able to start a nice friendship.
This week we'll start our afterschool routine full swing. We will do a brief introduction to the globe/world. October we will study North America. We will *finally* start our study of Beatrix Potter. For science we'll study what is alive. We'll also start doing music....but not sure what we'll do about that, LOL. Still trying to figure out what exactly I want to do for that. I also found out when Barnes and Noble has storytime up here, so I'll be taking Casten and maybe Maizie this week.
Very excited about the start of the week. I've been looking to find a job in the evenings, so hopefully having to go back to work won't effect our school plans.
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