Posted in School Year Stuff

Tomorrow (yes I know it is Labor Day) marks the start of our new school year. I have all the books together. All the planning is done. Our school/computer room is almost organized.

My plan is to do weekly posts on the weekends of what we did during the week and such, but we will see. When it gets closer to the holidays, I get busy at work, so not much time for much else other than school and work life it seems.

The school room is looking good. I have three bookshelves filled with books, school supplies and computer stuff. I hung a white board in front of one (on nails so I can take it down to get behind it), a bulletin board in front of another (again I can take it down). On the third I hung a pocket calendar. This way Mat can remember the Months/Days of the Week and see what activities are coming up.

On our bulletin board, I have posted our "100th Day of School" chart. It is simply a  piece of cardstock with the heading on it. The plan is to have Matt put on sticker for every day he is in "school" on the board. When we hit the 100th day, we will have a little celebration as most of the school year has gone by.

There is also an incentive chart for reading. One sticker for every 30 min a day of reading. Trying to get him to read period let alone for pleasure is torture. Matt simply hates to read. When he fills up one chart, he gets a prize or he can save the charts up for a trip to the arcade or Chuck E Cheese.

I am also planning to have a  weekly Nature theme. I have most of the fall planned out already. A post of this will come shortly.

Well, I am off to get ready for Matt's birthday party at Chuck E Cheese. I can't believe he is 9 already! Man how time flies.