Okay, I realize this sounds horribly annoying to people who don't have these choices. I needed help deciding what to drop for DS and myself.
Back ground; DS is 8yo and in 2nd grade. DS attended kindy at a private religious school. He did fine academically, but struggled socially and emotionally. There were bullying issues (the kid was expelled) and DS has ADHD and SPD.
The new principal asked us to continue to associate with the school. Last year DS did music class once a week and science once or twice a month, he also went on field trips etc with the 1st grade class. He liked to see his old friends, two of the boys. We have the option of sending him part time for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade. Our original plan was part time for 2nd grade, but we like HS and DS i happy, learning, and doing much better socially with HS.
Currently, DS goes to an after school program from 2pm to 6pm on M W F. He does his martial arts there and hangs out with his two friends. DH and I usually work during those hours, so it is necessary. He also does piano lessons from 430 to 5pm on Tuesdays.
Through the private school, he does music on Tuesday at 10:20 to 11:00 and science class on Fridays from 1:00 to 1:40. On Fridays, I will have to drive 45 minutes to his science class, 20 minutes back to his after school program and 30 minutes back to my job and be there by 3pm. My job is almost next to the school. This is an insane schedule isn't it? It also means he can't do a lot of home school groups on Friday. Our only free day is Thursday.
Do I just have to give up the idea of associating with the private school? It's 45 minutes from my house. I'm fairly sure we will HS for several years. We are already covering music through his piano lessons. The science work shop is nice, but we cover it at home. Last year they did things like planted seeds and talked about what they need to grow. DS can classify things by kingdom and phylum and confused the teacher by whether a sponge is an animal. or a plant.
Back ground; DS is 8yo and in 2nd grade. DS attended kindy at a private religious school. He did fine academically, but struggled socially and emotionally. There were bullying issues (the kid was expelled) and DS has ADHD and SPD.
The new principal asked us to continue to associate with the school. Last year DS did music class once a week and science once or twice a month, he also went on field trips etc with the 1st grade class. He liked to see his old friends, two of the boys. We have the option of sending him part time for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade. Our original plan was part time for 2nd grade, but we like HS and DS i happy, learning, and doing much better socially with HS.
Currently, DS goes to an after school program from 2pm to 6pm on M W F. He does his martial arts there and hangs out with his two friends. DH and I usually work during those hours, so it is necessary. He also does piano lessons from 430 to 5pm on Tuesdays.
Through the private school, he does music on Tuesday at 10:20 to 11:00 and science class on Fridays from 1:00 to 1:40. On Fridays, I will have to drive 45 minutes to his science class, 20 minutes back to his after school program and 30 minutes back to my job and be there by 3pm. My job is almost next to the school. This is an insane schedule isn't it? It also means he can't do a lot of home school groups on Friday. Our only free day is Thursday.
Do I just have to give up the idea of associating with the private school? It's 45 minutes from my house. I'm fairly sure we will HS for several years. We are already covering music through his piano lessons. The science work shop is nice, but we cover it at home. Last year they did things like planted seeds and talked about what they need to grow. DS can classify things by kingdom and phylum and confused the teacher by whether a sponge is an animal. or a plant.
