Home School Update

Ella has now passed 300 hours of instruction for the 2017/18 school year and is doing very well with her new educational setting.  She seems to be learning and, more importantly, retaining skills and information at a rate we've never seen before.  She enjoys her frequent field trips (she has four of them lined up in the current seven days), quite often accompanied by our Ms. Rie and she has adjusted well to meeting with her academic intervention specialist, Mrs. C., twice a week.  Mrs. C. and Ella are actually working ahead of grade level in some areas which is impressive.

Before a performance at the Aronoff with a friend

We have read almost 40 books since mid-August and visit the library nearly every week.  Aside from language arts and math, we have covered a variety of topics in social studies, science, music and art.  We ride our bikes each day, jump on the trampoline, and complete one hour of neurological reorganization therapy per day.  Ella also works with Gina, our trusted OT, in home for an hour each month to address handwriting and other fine motor IEP goals.

Even though she does not attend school with them anymore, Ella has multiple opportunities each week to see her friends and spend some time with them.

Ella's reward for passing 300 hours was to attend a Colts game with her dad

Overall, home schooling Ella has gone better than anticipated.  We have our tough moments, but Craig and I have not regretted the decision we made for our eldest's education at this time.  Others have noted that she seems more relaxed and happy which makes it all worth it.