Sophie's School Update

Sophie has loved the first few weeks of kindergarten! We felt like we had found the right school for her in MAFA and Cordis Academy, and we feel even more confident about this now! For a girl who loves books, art, music, and dressing up, MAFA and Cordis have offered her lots of exposure to her favorite things.

Sophie and her scars the day her class studied Atilla the Hun.

Sophie, wearing all blue with her bear on Blueberries for Sal day.

Sophie dressed as a Celtic girl

Sophie, with body painted like a "Pict," an ancient Scottish tribe, complete with a log for our "caber tossing" competition!

Sophie in a skit about Justinian and Theodora in my class at MAFA.

And last but not least, just a couple of her many projects. Patti-Grams and Aunt Hope helped with the salt map (thank goodness), but I was amazed at how much Sophie was able to actually do herself (under Aunt Hope's watchful eye, of course). The other picture is of Sophie's "rag coat," with patches of her favorite memories. Last week, her class began a study of The Rag Coat by Lauren Mills (a wonderful children's book, by the way), and her teacher had the students make their own rag coats with patches of their favorite memories. The memories Sophie chose for her coat included: eating her first double-scoop of ice cream, meeting Sleeping Beauty for the second time (not sure why the second time stood out), riding a fancy horse when she was three, when her dad wanted her to hold a crab, and when Aunt Pammie told her that her permanent teeth are coming! Needless to say, we will treasure her "rag coat!" 

I am so proud of all Sophie is learning. Her reading truly amazes me, and she is developing an awareness of history that I only wish I had had at her age. She has enjoyed the stories of St. Augustine, St. Patrick, Attila the Hun, Clovis, Columba, Wu Zetian, and Muhammad. She has dressed up in multiple costumes, with many more to come. (I've joked that it is no problem keeping her uniforms clean because she barely ever wears them)! I enjoy teaching Sophie at home part of the time, but I love that she is learning from other gifted teachers each week as well. We are so thankful to have found a place so tailor-made for Sophie, her interests, and her learning style.