homeschool report

We are finishing up our second 12 weeks of school this year, we try to take april off for a spring break. Caden still has 2 weeks left to get him back on schedule as we have been behind 2 weeks almost from the start in his HOD. Reading and math are going well for him, we just started subtraction.

Z just finished lifepac # 5 covering factoring, GCF, LCM in math. He is working on a science project to show at the NACHO science fair on the 26th. Spelling continues to be a challenge but he had shown improvement, (we will be working on writing next year.) In geography we have finished Canda and are working on central America this week. In music he will be singing, playing guitar and doing some handbells in the end of year program with our homeschool group. His guitar teacher just loves him and they have become good friends. We have been struggling with teenage attitude as of late, I am seeking prayer and guidance on this issue of heart. Nothing major but I can see the seeds of rebellion at times and am faithfully plucking those weeds them when I find them.

Autumn continues doing well, this has been one of the longest stable periods of her life, I am thankful and hopeful for her future, she is reading Greek literature, she will finish her BJU lit. book early this year. She is slowly making progress in geometry, future plans for math include a heavy review of basic algebra and then shift of focus to life math skills. For history ( see above geography) She has almost completed her vocab. book, our focus will be on writing for the last 12 weeks this year. She has been riding horses almost every afternoon, she has made good friends with a couple of girls that live nearby and ride allot. I plan on including a 4H study on horses and management, also she is helping tend chicken houses this summer (yuck!) as a part time job, I am going to include some 4H workbooks on chicken farming and allow her 1/2 credit in animal keeping this year. Also in the next 12 weeks we will be adding windows PowerPoint & word.