The Students

I'll upload better photos later...this one was taken at Easter. Not very "school-ish". I have to upload some good pictures to my computer soon!

Anyways, Sharkbait is my second grader this year. I started "officially" homeschooling him three years ago as a kindergartner. I had registered with a TN umbrella school. Last year I registered him as a first grader by sending in the required one-time Notice of Intent with the state we moved to. Sharkbait has been interested in sea creatures since he was two and still has a passion for all things ocean-related! We've been to many aquariums on both coasts of the country in pursuit of this passion. It's become a family interest :)

SweetSong (the one in the yellow dress) is five currently and I have labelled her as a K-5'er this year. I do not have to register her with the state until she is seven, but will do it next year when she is six, so I don't forget to do it later! She is the strong personality in our little "orchard" (are groups of olive trees called orchards?). She loves to sing and makes up songs often about her God. She's so precious :)

Snuggie (the one in the pink flowered dress) just turned four and she's in K-4. She's the perfect fit for her older sister. They get along great, because she will go along with almost anything SweetSong suggests. Yet she's strong enough, too, to hold her own when she disagrees or feels like she got the short end of some stick! She's got the squeezable, cuddly personality that fits the "baby in the family".

However, she won't be the baby of the family for much longer because Baby #4 is due in March!

That's our little family, our little school. I hope you enjoy reading about them!