We had a great Christmas and we are well into the new year now. My husband got a job the week of Christmas and is now being laid off, again, tomorrow. Which isn't such a great loss, as out of the weeks he has worked for this company he has only worked one full week and is getting half the pay cheque we are used to. I have some projects for him to tackle and he has a few plans.
We found out that our son is apparently so quite in class that the teachers didn't notice that he hasn't been doing very much of the in class work, until I pointed it out to them. They have no idea what levels he is at and this year seems to be completely focused on the EQAO testing that is done in May. Now that I am aware and on top of him about it, we hope to see improvements.
There are lots of home canned goods still sitting on the shelves in the basement and I am starting to plan out this years small garden. We built a new plant stand this week and I have started some herb seeds we will grow inside all year round (some times it's just nice to have fresh instead of dried). I also have a rabbit who should have a litter at the end of this month.
Oh and my husband bought our daughter two dwarf hamsters, so she can have her own pets, that the kitten just can't seem to stop watching. She has named them Sophia and Amber from one of her favorite cartoons, and she is learning the responsibility of taking care of them.
I have set myself the goal of blogging regularly now and there are so many projects coming up that I can't wait to post about. Here's hoping :)
Melissa, it makes me so mad that it seems knowing how to pass a test is more important than actually learning something these days.
ReplyDeleteYes especially a test that doesn't even count towards their final mark. It is only to test the school's curriculum.
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