Our 19/20 School Year

We have been on summer break from school for almost a month but I wanted to still come back and recap our school year because it was our best year yet! Which is kind of surprising considering I was pregnant and we had a newborn transition too.  But the kids were awesome and really put in a great effort and worked hard. I have been homeschooling for over 6 years now and it was nice to have such a good year.

Malachi wrapped up 4th grade.  I can't believe we are already moving on to his last year of elementary school.  Malachi rocked 4th grade and I really saw him excel and grow up this year, needing very little help from me.  He thinks he is weak in Math but really he is well rounded in everything. He really loved Bible and History class and his knowledge of both is pretty outstanding!  He is great at retaining information and he is already looking forward to starting 5th grade!

Nicknames: Mal

How old are you? 10
What is your favorite color? yellow
What is your favorite animal? lion 
What is your favorite book? The Who Was books
What is your favorite TV show?  Anything Legos
What is your favorite movie? Avengers
What is your favorite song? Uptown Funk or Oldtown Road
What is your favorite food? Spaghetti 
What is your favorite drink? Orange Poweraid
What is your favorite breakfast food? Egg muffins 
What is your favorite snack? fruit snacks
What is your favorite outfit? long sleeve button up
What is your favorite game? Sorry
What is your favorite toy? Action Figures
Who is your best friend? Eli and Ayla
What is your favorite thing to do? Play Outside
What is your favorite thing to do outside?  Play baseball 
What is your favorite holiday? Thanksgiving and Christmas
What do you like to take to bed with you? Elmo
Where is your favorite place to go? To the store 
What is your favorite restaurant?  In N Out
Where do you want to go on vacation? Disneyworld 
What do you want to be when you grow up? A Fireman
What is your favorite part of school? History
What is your least Favorite part of school? Math

Eli also had a great year of 3rd grade.  School has never been his favorite thing but we had less battles this year and I really saw him put forth a good effort and saw improvements in all areas, especially his writing.  He had a new and updated curriculum which was a huge jump in workload but he handled it like a champion.  Honestly with the updated 3rd grade being very similar to the current 4th grade I anticipate a really smooth year for him next year where he can continue to master concepts which I think will be really wonderful for him! 

Nicknames: Eli

How old are you? 9
What is your favorite color? red 
What is your favorite animal? monkeys 
What is your favorite book? Winter Danger
What is your favorite TV show? Pokemon
What is your favorite movie? Frozen 2 
What is your favorite song? I don't have one
What is your favorite food? bananas
What is your favorite drink? water
What is your favorite breakfast food? everything (he loves breakfast)
What is your favorite snack? goldfish
What is your favorite outfit? pokemon, seahawks, OSU shirts
What is your favorite game? Minecraft
What is your favorite toy? Armymen
Who is your best friend? Malachi
What is your favorite thing to do? Play video games
What is your favorite thing to do outside? play football
What is your favorite holiday? Christmas 
What do you like to take to bed with you? Lion and my blanket
Where is your favorite place to go? Anywhere (I'm with him on that all things considered)
What is your favorite restaurant?  Wendy's
Where do you want to go on vacation? A beach
What do you want to be when you grow up? Construction Worker
What is your favorite part of school? Math, History, Science
What is your least favorite part of school? Writing

And last but not least, Sabrina wrapped up 2nd grade.  She loved 2nd grade and her video teacher was amazing!  It is really fun to see how much she loves school and how much effort she puts into it all. She is very smart and this year she went from really struggling to read at the beginning of the year to reading really challenging chapter books by the end.  And her cursive handwriting can rival any adult that I know. She is also an awesome creative writer. So as you can see, she is just all around a very good and easy student!  I am confident that she will continue to do an amazing job in 3rd grade next year!

Nicknames: Bina

How old are you? 8
What is your favorite color? Pink and Purple 
What is your favorite animal? dogs
What is your favorite book? About Average
What is your favorite TV show?  Pup Academy 
What is your favorite movie? The New Aladdin
What is your favorite song?  You are my sunshine
What is your favorite food? Cheese Pizza
What is your favorite drink?  Rootbeer 
What is your favorite breakfast food? Egg muffins 
What is your favorite snack? Goldfish
What is your favorite outfit? Dresses 
What is your favorite game? Sorry
What is your favorite toy? Stuffed Animals
Who is your best friend? All my siblings
What is your favorite thing to do? watch tv
What is your favorite thing to do outside?  ride my bike
What is your favorite holiday? Easter
What do you like to take to bed with you? My stuffed animals
Where is your favorite place to go? to the store with Daddy
What is your favorite restaurant?  Pietro's
Where do you want to go on vacation? To the beach 
What do you want to be when you grow up? A Teacher

What is your favorite part of school?  Math and Writing and Bible

What is your least favorite part of school? Nothing, I like all of it 

As you know, I do have another kiddo in school. LB is still working through Kindergarten. We originally started her on preschool this year after input from her preschool teachers last year.  She is a summer birthday which we also took into account. But early this year I really saw an interest in her for learning so we decided to start kindergarten with her, figuring we could slow down the pace if we needed to but she is just excelling in kindergarten work and is zooming through the program much faster than I anticipated. She is kind of teaching herself how to read and just doing amazing!  She is only about halfway done with her kindergarten program so I am not sure when she will be wrapped up but we are still going with her and I will update on here when she graduates kindergarten :)  

I just truly am excited about the year we had! I had low expectations knowing I was pregnant and going to have a baby but the year was amazing and I hope we can build on that into next year. I can't believe I have so many kids working their way through the end of elementary school but we are going to have a blast as we wrap it all up. Since we have been off since April and we really enjoy the year round schooling, we will likely start the next school year sometime in July. I know I have a couple kids excited to start a new year.  But for now bring on the relaxing summer vibes.