The older boys started their second semester today.  This is Corey’s last semester of high school.  I can’t believe it.  Unfortunately, our silly son put off his foreign language requirement. (To get the advanced diploma, kids can either do a minimum of three terms in one language or two terms of two different languages.) Corey did French in eighth grade, and than switched to Latin in 9th and 10th.  His schedule for his junior year was a mess, and it actually took us about a week to figure something out, but he couldn’t fit a foreign language in.  For some reason, he didn’t want to take Latin 3, so four years later he is taking French 2!  I wonder if he is going to remember anything.  He got straight A’s the first semester, so he is aware that a bad grade in French could affect his GPA.  

Joe is taking Spanish 3, and if all goes well, he will be done with his Foreign Language requirement.  For some reason, Joe has a real problem with his Foreign Language class.  I think he is like me and getting up to speak in front of the class is bad enough, but doing it in Spanish makes him very nervous.  He will also be taking his classroom portion of Driver’s Ed this quarter.  He hasn’t really done any driving since getting his permit, perhaps taking Driver’s Ed will give him the confidence to get behind the wheel.

Addi’s new semester brings a number of changes with it.  No more Science; he moves to History.  Tech is done, and he will be taking an Art class.  And no more Agriculture (which I think he took for the wood working); instead he will be taking PE.  A HUGE part of PE in middle school is simply dressing out and participating.  Addi likes PE, but remembering to bring his uniform is always a challenge for him.  I know he is a bit bummed that he won’t have Tech anymore, as he got along very well with the teacher, and he loves working with computers, but he also likes to draw, so hopefully he will enjoy Art class.  (Lately he has been telling me he wants to be a Tattoo artist part time…)

And Hayden’s school schedule will pretty much stay the same.  His teacher is on maternity leave.  Actually she had the “New Year’s Baby” in our little town!  Hayden got a kick out of seeing her in the newspaper holding her new little boy.  The substitute is actually a retired second grade teacher, and Hayden really seems to like her, though I know he misses his teacher.  I put him on the bus this morning, and he told me that he has Library, so he will get some good books for us to read.

Oh, and today we are taking Joe to the oral surgeon.  He has to get all four of his wisdom teeth pulled.  We’ll see how much damage that is gonna do to the pocketbook!

Lots of changes, should be fun!