Second Quarter

“When I grow up I want to be a doctor- missionary who cuts hair” –Carissa Villalovos

After a much needed break off school we were back full force with a visitor and all. Having this classroom has been beyond a blessing. We are so grateful to our church and the support they have given us to home school. On the first Mon of the year we were so excited to have a dear friend come and speak to Carissa about her missionary work. She impacted both of us so much that even Carissa has consistently said she wants to be a missionary without loosing her dream to become a doctor. I am so proud of my daughter and son for the progress they are both making in school and it continues to motivate me to learn more ways to teach with creativity and help challenge them every day. This year our curriculum has consisted of a book called making the grade and all the supplemental resources I can get my hands on. So far my favorite has been our music Monday songs that my sweet sister the music teacher gave us, and a book called Learn to write for authors. Carissa is my little story teller and is almost too good at making a fiction story sound very real ;-) To the point that we have had to limit her to one “trick” a day. But in class she is encouraged to write her own stories and with all her practice she has developed great hand writing and is reading very well. As for the week we also include going to the Library,  the park, Friday school and Ballet lessons to keep cabin fever at bay. I’ve had many challenges home schooling and many times I thought no way could I continue but with the encouragement of many other home school moms, my close friends and family and mostly God showing me His will and being my strength and stay our year has been a great success and I know it will continue to be!