Learningmom, We are also about five weeks into hsing and if I can get DS9 to write a paragraph a day that is a lot. He totally balks at it and while he has good handwriting and good composition he still hates to do it. I usually have to resort to bribery - e.g. If you write one strong paragraph for seven days I will renew your ToonTown account.
I am glad to hear hs is going well for you. We are struggling here. If I could just hs one kid at a time it would work great but the two are NOT a good mix.