New School Year - Aug. 31, 2009
Posted in Academia
Today was the official first day of our 2009-2010 school year. We school all year long but choose a date, usually in the beginning of September, to officially change curriculum. Here’s this year’s line-up:
Colleen (11th Grade):
Precalculus with Trigonometry and Analytical Geometry, A Beka Books
Physics, A Beka Books
Economics, A Beka Books
Grammar 11, BJU Press
British Literature, BJU Press
Spanish II,
Web Design I,
Drama,
Extracurricular activities will be horseback riding, 4-H and Girl Scouts
Colleen’s school load probably looks pretty heavy to the rest of us mortals, but for my overachieving daughter, this is fun.
Jared (5th Grade):
Arithmetic 5, A Beka Books
Science, Christian Kids Explore Chemistry
World Geography, Trail Guide from World Geography and The Ultimate Geography and Timeline Guide
English 5, BJU Press
Spelling, Sequential Spelling
Choir,
Extracurricular activities will be karate and cub scouts.
As you can see, Jared’s pace is a little more relaxed. This schedule suits him best.
Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek into our school room. I pray you have a wonderful school year!
Betty
Grace and peace be yours in abundance. 1Peter1:2b
Comments
Sep. 1, 2009 - Overachievers Anonymous Calling
Posted by Colleen
Heyy i pride myselff in being an overachieverr. It is a lot of funn!!! hehe and its nott that manyy classes.
Sep. 5, 2009 - <em>Untitled Comment</em>
Posted by proverbsmama
I hope you have a great year in hs'ing this year. It has certainly been interesting for us this year, w/my working outside the home now. So far, it's been going quite well. Since dh has taken a more active role in hs'ing, he is starting to see some of the benefits of it too. :-)
Sounds like you have some good, solid curriculum for them. We used the trail guide/timeline guide books for a while. We also used Sequential Spelling for a few years until they started using so many words that the normal human being would never need to know how to spell.
In case you haven't seen it, I started a new blog, dedicated to monthly menu planning. I have a lot of recipes on it too. www.homeschoolblogger.com/menu
Edited by proverbsmama on Sep. 5, 2009 at 6:37 PM
Sep. 17, 2009 - Untitled Comment
Posted by proverbsmama
Hi Betty! I just noticed that you are reading Lies Women Believe. I read the book and did the workbook. I was hoping to teach a class from the material, but w/working f/t now, that just isn't in the picture. Perhaps one day......
I hope you are enjoying the book. I thought it was very good. Her book on forgiveness is also excellent.
