School...

It has begun... Our 3rd week in and they are still excited about it everyday. Sure, they may want to skip their chores first, but at least they want to dive right in.

Our eldest (12 yrs) is acing his spelling tests, finally getting a handle on Math concepts that till now eluded him, and is just LOVING science. He wants a good History project he says... so I'll need to come up with one.

Our eldest girl (6 yrs) is reading!!! Her heart's hope! Last year it was such a struggle for her, and this year, she says it's because she prays for help everyday, her reading skills have taken off. She's delighted with addition and subtraction! odd. But hey at least she likes it. She'd done 3 lapbooks already! Loves them and boy have they helped motivate her. Sheis also enjoying the beginning steps into piano, which is about all I can teach :)

Our second son (6 yrs) is getting a handle on his pencil, which constantly tries to run away from him... or so the grip on it would make you think so. He and our second daughter (5 yrs) are beginning handwriting, numbers, and letters, and phonics. They are enjoying the coloring aspect of everything.

Our 3rd daughter (3yrs) teeters between preschool and kindergarten... she enjoys phonics and numbers, but also slips away to play playdough with the youngest (2 yrs) a bit. They are all lovin' science! Plants are fun!- apparently.

So the school year is officially begun, and I must being something right the way they all carry on about it. Thank goodness... imagine the nightmare if they hated it? How DO you public school parents manage it?