School's Out for Summer!

We have been out of school for about a month or so now. And, I started out pretty dedicated to documenting our homeschooling. I fell behind in the blog world, for lots of reasons...

none of which could be I just didn't want to. 

Anyway, I am so glad our first year is behind us:

 We had ups, we had downs, we had not gonna do it days, don't want to stop days, days I wanted to pull my hair out and scream (I probably did scream), and days Jett wanted to pull his hair out and scream- and I think I remember a few times he did scream, too. We had lots of help from our families- which we couldn't have made it without. So thankful for their support and for friends that also homeschool. 

It's not easy. Sometimes it's not fun. 

 But, all in all I am glad we homeschooled this year. 

I loved the connections it created in our home, the amazing amount of information Jett, Mitch, and myself learned about one another, about this world, about our country, and about the God that created it.

We are even going to do it again. 

Classical Conversations is starting a campus in Yukon- such a blessing.
Jett will be a student, I am going to tutor.
Our church is even starting a PE class for homeschoolers. 

It is going to be a great year.

But before we think any more on the fall, I want to wrap up HS 2011-2012 with a few notes...

We did our own memory testing at the end of the year- 

Jett was able to recite all 24 weeks of History- starting with Columbus and ending in 2001, including the Preamble and the Bill of Rights. He knows 50 states and their capitals, 

can skip count 2's-12's, knows lots of anatomy, knows some chemistry, 

and can recite definitions of lots of parts of speech. 

We also learned a lot about telling time, money, measuring, inches, centimeters, addition, and subtraction. 

We read lots of books, Jett is reading better every day. 

He likes to sound out every single letter in a word- but somehow even with the letters that don't sound like we have learned he figures the word out- and each day is better. 

We found an online phonics program that correlates with our books and Jett loves it- 

we don't have to fight too much over phonics anymore! yeah! 

Our favorite book we read this year is too hard to pick. 

We loved Little House, Charlotte's Web, and we have just started The Boxcar Children- and it is great, too!

 I love that Jett likes to read - well likes for me to read to him. 

And the other day, he said, "I can't wait until I can read like a grown-up." me, too buddy:) 

We have come a long way in a year and

 I hope this summer is full of refreshing, relaxing, and wonderful memories...