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WHY? Our Journey Into Homeschooling
Sunday, July 29, 2007
A Swimmer is Born and Evaluations
Well, on June 19, A.J. finished two weeks of swimming lessons and became an American Red Cross Level 2 Swimmer. This basically means that he's comfortable in the water and can move around and switch directions with support of some kind, in his case a swimming belt and sometimes the wall.
The class was a bit difficult for him as he gets overwhelmed with all the kids around, especially with lots of splashing and stuff. But, with some help from mom and some extra attention from his instructor, April, he got it done and is very proud of himself. He's even talking about becoming a Level 6 swimmer (the highest level) and a lifeguard some day!
He's had about a week off from swimming and other things this week because I was gone to the La Leche League Conference with Lily and also because he's come down with a cold (that Lily brought home!). While we were gone, Dad didn't do any homeschooling, but they played Big Kahuna Reef together and stuff, and Dad did take him to the pool twice, once to get his certificate for passing the test and once just to play.
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I just sent in my Notice of Intent to Homeschool for this coming school year for A.J. and remembered that this is the first year that we will have to provide "proof of progress" to the school district at the end of this, his "first grade" year. We're thinking evaluation might be the best route to go with A.J., so I'm looking into it.
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