"summer school"

School is out, but the learning is not over. Luke's teacher, who is phenomenal BTW, is looping. So, most of the kids from his class last year will be together again with her for second grade. She has decided to keep the kids working this summer. They are loaded up with books to read, work to do, journals to write, etc. The class meets about every week and a half to two weeks all summer long. It is not a long meeting--and she has tried to make the meetings fun. The whole family is welcome. We meet after dinner, long enough for a little reading lesson and literature circles facilitated by parents, as well as time to turn in books/homework and pick up more.
Luke is persevering through the work. It made me realized that some days we are really busy and he hasn't had time to work on it. But most days he heads upstairs at "rest time" and works diligently.