Home-SU-Cool

I'm trying to put the different paperwork we did from the start. What we already did: 1. Sent in the Letter of Intent (LOI) 2. Got a call back saying they need the birthdate of the child (Apparently this is normal for NYC. I'm fine) 3. Got a letter from them, asking for copy of birth cert and proof of residency. Sent. What we are waiting for: 1. I'm waiting for some response from them and on Aug 15th I'll send in our Individualized Home Instruction Plan. 2. I'm also waiting for the Metro Card form (that's like the most exciting thing for Ian) This particular website helped me TONS in this process. Also groups like NYHEN, LEAH (Brooklyn/Queens).

Near the end of the 2 months summer break (before we had our last road trip), Ian said "I'm tired of summer holidays." =) Just right in time for school. 1st grade meant... ...more reading (yay! He really loves it) ...more planning and longer school hours ...beginning of paperwork here in NYC ...wonderful Exploration Day ideas almost every week. We're excited! Here are what we are using for 1st Grade (at least for now): Bible *MFW 1st Grade *We'll do some slightly different memorization of the proverbs, because I chose different translations and also different proverbs, sometimes to match the character qualities we'll be learning Character Building/Social Studies * Character 1st . I added this component, because I think it's mighty important. Also I REALLY REALLY like this material. They did such a wonderful job, kind of like an unit study that makes abstract ideas (character qualities) very concrete for children. *Little Book of Manners

We finally did the Butterfly garden in the summer. It was really cool. But I'm SUPER sensitive to critters. They give me LOTS of goosebumps. I'm trying to be brave for the sake of education. =) Here are the photos  journal-ling the "transformation". And here's the video of when we let the butterflies go.