We had a great month for homeschool in February. Both the kids took the ACT college entrance exam for the first time and did quite well. Each of the kids planned to take a CLEP test, too, but it was just too much to do all the school work, prepare for the ACT and prepare for CLEP tests on top of that. They have continued to study hard and plan to take their next CLEP test on March 18 at Johnston Community College in Smithfield. Kelly will take the US History II test. Christian will take the Freshman English Composition test. Kelly will have her first piano recital this month. Christian continues to make progress on his guitar.
One very big milestone is that Kelly has finished Geometry and move on to Pre-calculus. Her goal is to finish Pre-calculus very early in the year next year so she can get through Calculus next year in time to take the CLEP calculus test before she starts school at the community college the year after. She will have to spend some time doing math this summer, but it is a great goal that we believe she can make. Christian is on the verge of finishing Algebra II. He should start into Geometry this month. Another milestone, of sorts, is the worm dissection Kelly and Christian did with our new neighbor girl Jenna. They were a little worried about it, but Jenna’s enthusiasm helped them through the process. Kelly has two more dissections to do for her Apologia Biology program which include a crawfish and quite a large frog. They look forward to it.
The kids should have their annual report topics picked within the next week or so. They will get started on the reports in April.
