Locally, the school year begins after Labor Day and goes until the middle of June! I've decided this is far too long. Bee and I are both a little burnt out. He did awesome on his standardized test, and, well, we're just ready to take a new direction. So, we are officially ending Bee's 2nd grade on May 31 and starting our pre-3rd grade summer on June 1.
We are not really stopping school (really, "school" is going on at all times), but we are taking a break from workbooks and structured learning. He'll be doing the library's summer reading program. We're going to work through a bunch of science experiements. And he is signed up for several camps.
The summer is going to be a nice time for me to re-evaluate our approach, decide what's important, and to get things ready for the next "school year," which can start right after Labor Day. I also hope to get the house in better shape, all the closets and drawers and cabinets organized, all the work that seemed nearly impossible to get down when I still had a toddler in the house!
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