This school year has already been eventful. Lots of smiles, tears, frustration, busy, homework, stress, excitement, sports....
I would NOT change any of it though!
First Big thing.... Cody is a MIDDLE SCHOOLER! 6th grade! So far it has been GREAT! All the talk of how it's so different from "downstairs" (DUH) & then talk that Cody is going to struggle.... let me just say... Middle School teachers ROCK. At least they do at our school. Totally my opinion. I have talked to them all and they know about Cody and his qwerks. We have our plan in place and they have all been SO supportive and willing to work with us. Even if we didnt have the plan in place, I feel 100% in my heart that they all would STILL be supportive and willing to work with him.
I feel so Blessed this school year to have them all. Supportive teachers are A-MAZING. Open communication AMAZING as well ;)
Our other Big Change this year.
.. with Emma...
Because of issues with Cody's teacher last year, we decided to e-school Emma. It was best for our family to not have Emma in that classroom this school year. So when we decided this, I started my research. I talked to some homeschool moms and found out about K12. I saw good reviews, talked to a few people over the phone with LOTS of questions & found out it's FREE for the state of Ohio! K12 is available all over the US, but in Ohio it's Free! It's online public school.... an online charter school.
So far it has been challenging. We've had audio issues, meltdowns over MATH, bored, missing friends... but positive side, she can sleep a little longer ( I only have 1 to get ready for school in morning lol), she can stay in her PJs alllllllll day, work at her own pace, self taught music AND art classes (her fav).... and I'm sure the list will grow as the year goes on.
Her teachers have been A-Mazing as well! I have asked SO many questions and have stressed my concerns and they have been really supportive.
It's really neat how she "goes to class." They are called Class Connects. She logs on to Blackboard and they teach from there. They chat, use tools to answer questions on the "board," they do a lot of polls to answer questions and can use emojis too. Emma would rather not use them, but they can use headphones and if the teacher allows it, they can actually talk to the class. Of course Emma may never do that, but it's neat hearing other kids talk :)
I'm Blessed with all the support from family & friends. It hasn't been easy, but it's going to get easier. Life is always a challenge & we are going to succeed! My kids are loved and are going to be AWESOME in our own way.
