Top Two Academy's Class of 2013/2014

 September 3rd we kicked off another school year here at Top Two Academy.  Again this year we have three students.  Amana is in fifth grade, Anlynn is in third grade, and Harrison is in first grade.  This is the start of my SIXTH year of homeschooling.  That is hard to believe.  Life goes so fast and slow at the same time.

This year the kids were begging to start school.  I love that.  We had a full summer, with fun experiences and memories made, but they were ready to jump back into school.  More ready, in fact, than I was.  Their excitement and enthusiasm was just what I needed as we headed into our new fall routines.

Sometime in the middle of second semester of the past school year, I started utilizing a binder system  for Amana.  That made Anlynn really want one, too.  It was an incentive for trying harder and more willingly with reading...such a strange "incentive" you might think, but it proved just the thing Anlynn needed to stay steady and focused last year.  So this year everybody got a binder.  Harrison was SO HAPPY to get his own binder.  His joy in this silly, simple little thing puts a smile on my face.

This year 

September 2013

(soybeans in the field)

Last year

September 2012

(corn in the field)

You might be wondering where Isaac was hiding, since he can't be found in these pictures.  Daddy decided to take Isaac to run errands and make a stop at the Donut Shop on this particular morning.  It was a win for Daddy and Isaac, but it was also a win for me to not have to worry about entertaining Isaac on our first day of classes.

We are off to a great start!  Here's to a wonderful school year!