Category:General
The New School Year
Today is our “official” first day of the new school year. I say “official” because my girls convinced me to start their new materials a week early. K is going to be using Moving Beyond the Page for her literature studies this year, and when they arrived in the mail, she just couldn’t resist them! …
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Back to the Grindstone
Well, we are back to work after taking a short break to get used to the new addition to our family. J entered our family on the 8th of September, so we took just over two weeks to adjust before continuing our normal school schedule. Today was our first day back to the school room, …
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Weekly Update – Week #2
Week #2 has come and mostly gone. It was a pretty good week, even though life is getting hectic with doctor and dentist appointments. The highlights of the week have been K having four 100% math assignments and one 97% math assignment, H doing fantastic at a trial gymnastics lesson, and the arrival of level …
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Story of the World – Take 4
After attempting to work our way through SOTW for the last three years, I think we are finally to a point where my girls will actually get something out of it. It took the first three years to make it through the first nine chapters. At first, they struggled with listening. When we would go …
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New American Cursive – A Review of Workbook 1
When I decided it was time for my then six-year-old daughter to begin learning cursive, I began researching all the different options available. I wanted something that was pretty, without being too fancy, and also easy to teach and learn. My search led me to New American Cursive (NAC). The program seemed to be exactly what I …
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The First Week – So Far
We have been doing pretty good this week so far. We are not quite back to our normal “schedule” yet, but we have been plugging along with the school work. The girls have already gotten a lot of their work completed, and K has already had a math test, which she got 96% on. Tomorrow …
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Donna Young’s Art Program
When I asked my 7-year-old rising 3rd grader which curriculum was her favorite, she said her art program. Since we let her take art at our co-op, we don’t actually do a formal art program at home. It took me a minute to realize she was talking about the Donna Young sheets that we are …
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New Portfolio/Record-Keeping Binders
Here is a sneak peek of the girls’ binders for the upcoming school year. This will contain all of our record-keeping items (attendance, course of study, etc.) as well as samples of their work from throughout the year. Although our state doesn’t require any of this, I want to start keeping track this year. These …
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2011-12 Curriculum Changes
For the most part, we are going to be using the same curriculum as last year, with a few minor changes, additions, and transitions. Here are the differences: K:Growing With Grammar – She just recently finished level 2 and is now into level 3. Before we began our four-week break, she got through the first …
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New Grading Procedures, Pt. 2
Last week I blogged about the grading system we will be using with K this upcoming year. Today I thought I should share how we will be handling H’s grades. Like her sister, the individual subject grades will be 70% tests and 30% daily work. Also like her sister, her language arts will be grouped …
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