2nd Grade Portfolios In For Review

Seems like I should celebrate or something. I just dropped off our homeschool portfolios at the local school. Truth is, it wasn't that big of a deal. I'm actually glad to have the portfolios of the kids' school work - samples of their work, artwork, pictures, ect. So much better than that pile of papers and pictures and artwork that I still haven't gone through from their years in public school - I keep meaning to put it in a scrapbook somehow. But they have their second grade scrapbooks now and it will be lots of fun to look back at them in the future.

The principal of the same school K and V went to before homeschooling is the homeschooling superviser of our school district. I placed the kid's portfolios up on the counter, and she glanced at them. "These are cute! Oh - and there's V! (as she pointed to his picture on his notebook) How is V doing? He is so adorable. Did you have a good year?" And so on it went. No nightmares from the school district - didn't even have to ask for proof that I dropped the portfolios off. Mrs. Martin (used to be Ms. Costanza until recently) gave me the receipt, made sure I knew the secretary at the school could notarize next years' affidavit, and chatted about how she keeps forgetting that her name is changed. As I turned to leave, I noticed the 4x6 table set up holding the portfolios already reviewed and waiting for pick-up. I left wondering how I lucked out in having such an easy-going school district to homeschool in compared to others around PA (knock on wood).

So it's over for the year. We can officially start school again on July 1, and I'm actually chomping at the bit to get started again. I kinda doubt the kiddos are going to be as excited though. Maybe I just won't tell them. :-) We'll pick up books here and there to read and they don't have to know that they are actually learning.

1 comments:

Jodi said...

If I didn't know better I would think you were trying to get someone to move out there. :P

6/29/2007 8:19 PM