Kicking Off The School Year - 7th and 5th

Wow. It is so crazy to be typing those grades levels! How did my kiddos get so big!? I know I say that every year...but seriously.

The older I get the more I find life just does not like to go according to my well-thought-out plans. That is the case again this school year. I know that we are making the best choices we can and God is going to bless whatever way our kiddos are going to learn this year. 

SO, that being said, this year, Lorelei will be back at GCA. I'm anxious to see what middle school looks like now that it is not a Covid year. I'm praying it will be much smoother than last year but I also just do not know what to expect. We are working on figuring out the healthy way to balance the expected emailing of teachers and my desire for her to be on the computer the least amount possible. This is probably what I am most anxious about this year. When talking to Lorelei earlier this summer, she mentioned GCA is one of her favorite places. This makes me smile and also motivates me to push through my frustrations with some of the expectations I don't love for middle school. She is nothing but excited for 7th grade and has quite a few new classmates this year.

Makin will be homeschooled this year. This is basically what we did last year, only this year it is much more intentional! He liked the flexibility it provided for him last year, and while he liked going to GCA, he doesn't really have any classmates there anymore that would motivate him to go. While I sure did love having a couple of days to myself, I am also ok with him choosing to be home for many reasons. I do hope that by high school he would like to go back, but he says it is way too early to decide on that yet. ;) This mom is trying to be ok not knowing what the future will bring! We are excited to do some novel studies for reading, dive into some interesting history of our choosing, and a few different things we tweaked this year.

Another hope I have for this year is to fit in more Fun Fridays/Field Trip Fridays. It has gotten harder and harder as they have gotten older, but I know it'll be even more difficult in future years, so I better do my best while we can! This likely means Lorelei may have to do some school work Saturdays so we will see how it goes.

Now of course, picture time!