While my oldest had his first day at his elite charter school last Thursday, the younger two started today. E is in 7th grade this year. Which is incredibly hard for me to fathom. I think about myself in 7th grade and it amazes me what a huge difference it is. It's amazing what parental guidance and being allowed to be a kid can do for a child. I often forget how old he is getting. He's growing up! His school this year will be very challenging. He has plans to attend the same school as B next year and we want to make sure he is prepared. We will also be working on life lessons with him more this year. He struggles with certain things and we want him prepared as much as possible for the real world. So we will be teaching how to be a hard independent worker, to learn coping mechanisms and problem solving for when things go wrong. As well as teaching him to be more aware and responsible. C is in the 3rd grade this year and she is in for a challenge. Previously she was behind in reading and so we really focused mostly on that. While she still struggles with confidence her reading is up to where it needs to be now. So along with that comes more independent working and skills. Also we switched grammar curriculum and it's much more challenging. It has a lot less busy work, but a lot more learning. Each of the kids sat down this morning and wrote out their goals for the year. They have many and I can't wait to watch them hit each one! Looking forward to a GREAT year!
Side note: the last year especially school has been a struggle for me. I have let things I was dealing with personally interfere with our schooling and our life in general. While reading another friend's blog yesterday it dawned on me, I had become that mom that struggled with the day to day and the playing and having fun. I had let other drama dictate our family. While I had eliminated the major source of drama, the bad habits I had gained stuck around. So we are kicking those out too. So here's to a much happier, healthier, family!
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