Hanna is doing so well with her school work. I am very proud of her efforts and the quality of her work this semester. Her grades have been very good, and she and I are having a fun time with her art, science and creative writing this last month.
The two of us have been having lots of ‘conferences’ over school work, doing planning together, projects together and it’s a great feeling. I cannot believe in just a few short months she will begin 8th grade. I have been reading and reading and reading up on homeschool high school. I am leaning towards The Home Scholar, Lee Binz, for help in my homeschool high school journey. I hope to have a loose road map and high school plan for Hanna mapped out by late August.
Hanna worked really hard on her rendition of Van Gogh’s Starry Night the past few weeks. She included texture and was so careful as she painted each layer, mixed colors and planned out where everything would go. It was sweet to watch her paint this from start to finish. I love how it turned out and will be hanging this one in our art hallway for sure. I could never paint anything like this. I do not have the talent or creativity that Hanna possesses. I love seeing all that she makes and hearing how the wheels in her mind turn as she comes up with a method to her madness.
This was a great read for me. I only have one child left at home and she is 15. She just returned from England last Wednesday so it's been all about England for us for weeks. Time to get back to other subjects :) I just don't run across too many blogs that talk about older children and what they are doing. I love to read the blogs with the younger children and I do so miss the younger years of homeschool.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for these heartfelt remarks, Marsha. I am trying to soak up all of these moments with my younger ones and still learn alongside my older one too! Homeschool is such a blessing.
DeleteIt's nice to read about someone else "in the same boat" as we are. We're starting to wrap up our year and my oldest is in 8th and will start high school next year. (Technically he's in 7th this year, but all his coursework will be 9th level next year.) High school seems a little overwhelming, huh?
ReplyDeleteVery overwhelming! I am just starting to read and research in depth our high school path. A lot to learn that's for sure! What resources have you found most helpful in planning?
DeleteHer painting is fantastic! What a talented young woman you have!!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Abby! You are very sweet to say that. I am so thankful for my girl in a house full of boys :-)!
DeleteHanna's painting is awesome! She's doing so well. I am so happy you can homeschool her at this age!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jenny! I am going to frame and hang her painting very soon! I've been wanting her or Joe to do Starry Night for a long while. I am so thankful for homeschool. I can't imagine our life any other way now.
DeleteHanna's painting is excellent! Glad school it's going so well for her :)
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