Testing Day!

Testing!  Blah!  As homeschoolers, our state requires us to either do a portfolio review or a standardized test to turn in to the local school districts with our intent to homeschool.  We do a standardized test (though don't get me started on how I hate them!).  It is something Skyeler dreads every. single. year. and Aly looks forward to with much anticipation.  Our testing takes one day to complete and we like to make it fun for the kids.  This year was the first year that Aly was old enough to be in the testing room with the big kids.  She insisted that Sharon be their tester.  Sharon has been Aly's tester since she started, I think.  Aly said they've bonded.  :)  This year is the last year that Skyeler will have to go through this.  She graduates next year (crazy!!) and therefore, will not need a test score for the following year.  That made this year's testing bearable.  

Toni, our lovely "lunch lady" at co-op, planned for a trip to Chuck E. Cheese after testing was done.  The kids, young and old alike, had a ball!  They ate pizza, played games, and went through tons and tons of tokens.  The moms had "fun" planning next year's co-op.  

Amy, Aly, and Tori

Elizabeth, Calleigh, Skye, and Riley

This game was the most popular of the day!  A virtual jump rope.  Aly is jumping here but Skyeler woke up the next day with sore legs :)

Little Skyeler, me, and Aly.  You could goof off...um, I mean dance...in front of the blue screen and it would show up on the TV above.  What a hoot!  

I think this might have been the second most popular game, weird as it was.  You are a fire fighter putting out fires.  Elizabeth and Riley spent quite some time here.  Skye joined them after she took some video.

P.S.  Both girls did very well on their testing.