Acquara Independent School

Highlights:

• He joined his first “real” soccer team and got over some nerves to be able to play in games.
• His reading has improved, and words he could not read by sight (the, so, no, etc.) he can now read. But this year I came to the conclusion that he is not just a late reader, he likely has some form of dyslexia.
• His math understanding has increased in knowledge of math facts and memorization. As well as concepts like double-digit addition and subtraction and place-value.
• Although handwriting is still a big issue, it is somewhat easier to read and is less messy. He is more willing to try to write things on his own using his own creative spelling, but many times I can understand it.
• He had his first overnight camp.
• He has grown in his ability to understand and manage his own fears and anxieties.
• He is becoming more organized.
• He is learning that practice and work will pay off.
• He is learning how to speak up for himself more and not just take crap he doesn’t want to keep the peace.
• He has become more interested in drawing and art.
• He has started to enjoy books and reading audiobooks on his own.
• He has a huge imagination and is starting to come up with his own theories about things he doesn’t understand and that he needs to move on to test his theories.

This is an approximation, because there are days when he did both homeschool and a class, for example. But roughly, his “school time” was spent like this:

Classes/Camps: 120

Fieldtrips: 63

Homeschool: 105

Total: 288

Classes:

• Calvert Discoveries in Early Reading
• Calvert Discoveries in Reading 1
• Hooked on Phonics Kindergarten Level 2
• Hooked on Phonics First Grade Level 1
• Writing Strands: Book 1
• Sylvan K: Word Games, Sight Words, Spelling Flashcards
• Math in Focus: Level 1B
• Maps, Globes and Graphs Book A
• Handwriting without Tears: Letters and Numbers for Me
• Zaner Bloser Handwriting K
• HWT Sentence School
• Atelier Art

1. OMSI: Solar System/Movie
2. Seattle Space Needle
3. Seattle Chihuly Glass Museum
4. Pacific Science Center
5. King Tut Exhibit
6. Seattle Duck Boats
7. OMSI: States of Matter/Grossology
8. NWCT: BFG
9. Out of this World Pizza Soccer Party
10. OMSI: Chemistry Lab/Temperature/Environmental Science Exhibit/ Movie
11. We Village (multiple)
12. Outdoors In (multiple)
13. OMSI: Omnimax movies
14. Great Wolf Lodge
15. Four Seasons Bowling
16. UU Christmas Pageant
17. Out of this World 
18. Oregon Commission for the Blind
19. My Little Waiting Room PSVMC
20. Wunderland
21. Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue 67
22. Portland Children’s Musuem/Storyland
23. OMSI/Mythbusters
24. World Forestry Center/Tree-houses
25. NWCT Suessical!
26. Washington County Historical Museum/Tears of Joy Theater Puppet Show/Hubble Exhibit
27. St. Patrick’s Day Parade
28. Outdoors In
29. WeVillage
30. OCB Protest
31. Portland Spirit Easter Brunch Cruise.
32. Oregon Zoo
33. Jacobson’s Books Art2D2 Book Launch Party
34. Stub Stewart Camping Trip
35. Shute Park: ML Birthday Party
36. OCT: A Year with Frog and Toad
37. Tall Ships Adventure: Lady Washington
38. Tualatin Hills Nature Center
39. Portland Children’s Museum/Dinosaur Discovery
40. Out of This World/Bagely Park
41. VH Summerfest
42. Pacific Coast, Seaside, Oregon
43. WeVillage
44. Goddard Parent Appreciation Dinner: BJ the Clown
45. Wildwood Recreation Center (with OMSI)
46. Mount Saint Helens Johnston Observatory (with OMSI)
47. South Beach State Park (with OMSI)
48. Newport Aquarium (with OMSI)
49. Columbia Gorge/Multnomah Falls/Fish Hatchery/Bonneville Dam (with OMSI)
50. The OutPost
51. Hillsboro Independence Day Parade
52. Oregon Zoo
53. OHSU/Aerial Tram
54. The OutPost
55. Goddard Ice Cream Social/Puppet Show “I Dig Dinosaurs.”
56. Washington County Fair
57. The OutPost
58. Portland Timbers Soccer
59. Neighborhood HOA Safety Party
60. Pump It Up/Dentist
61. Library/Summer Reading Program
62. The OutPost
63. Cook Park Canoeing (with R.)
64. Tualatin Hills Nature Center
65. OMSI: Mummies
66. Oregon Zoo