WOOHOO!  Howdy did an excellent job on his schoolwork this morning.  He got math out of the way first.  He's working on subtraction facts and completed all but one problem correctly in record time!

Spelling went well.  I think he's ready for a test.  He has a stack of index cards about an inch thick and I think he'll be able to get them all right!  I will go over them one more time tomorrow and then ask him if he's ready.  He can guage whether, or not he wants to wait until Friday.

He's reading smoothly in his reader.  I think the spelling practice has helped his reading quite a bit.  I'm hoping to help him push through this reader before Thanksgiving and then start the next one right after.  That way, he may be able to get through the next one by spring break and then onto the booklist.

His handwriting during grammar is improving.  He really didn't like the way he wrote his name on his hunting license, so he's motivated to improve it now!  He is understanding punctuation fairly well, but still forgets some capitalization rules.  This will come with time.

What a good day for Howdy!