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I am so excited, tomorrow we have a meeting for our co-op! This is new for us, and I think it will be a great addition to our homeschool. I hope the girls are as excited as I am. We won't start until September 14, 2006 and it will run until November 14, 2006. I've listed their classes in my previous post I wrote for a contest. The ladies from church are also meeting tomorrow for our weekly bible study. We didn't meet during the summer, too many children! I usually lead the study , but still can't decide if we are going. I really enjoy it and I know the girls will look forward to it, but I don't want to miss to much school time especially with our co-op on Thursdays. This week has been a light week so far. Madison earned a treasure and picked her free day off coupon! She read another 50 pages ( that girl can read! )
Yeah Madds!
Meanwhile Vanna had a fabulous time at the mall with mom-mom on Tuesday. She bought a new outfit, purse & wallet and a necklace. She did extra chores on Monday to earn some $$$$$$. Well I am trying to customize my blog a little more and will be random blogging for inspiration! Seeking Him, Missy |
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Madds is such a fun kid! She made a mask for her kitten and actually got it on him. She always amazes me! |
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Dosen't she look like a teenager already!
Madds went for the P.J.'s (because she could)! |
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We are covering balloons with newspaper dipped in liquid starch (paper mache') to create earth. We will be doing several layers and then painting them! |
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God is Good! I feel blessed, our first week went so well. The girls did great! We have our rules, rewards and consequences down pat. ( Everyone earned a reward! ) They are continuing their daily chores, which we started in the summer. This week we thoroughly covered their prayer letters and Vanna already wants to work independantly! ( Which is one of my goals). They spend any idle time reading their library books (I didn't even suggest it). I feel such a relief, I have given up my rigid schedule and we are just rolling with it. Don't get me wrong we have a daily schedule, but we learn as we go. No longer having a deadline to complete each task. So now they can earn a "Free Day Off"( see previous post ), that Vanna will be taking on Tuesday. She is gonna spend the night at my parents and I think my mom is gonna take her to the mall! Madds will enjoy being the only student I'm sure. We will learn important tasks this week - illustrating an outline, a character study, a topic study, drawing a map and writing a commentary! I am still figuring out our curriculum SOW , you can only plan so much then you have to walk through it to fully understand. Seeking Him, Missy |
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Well it's finally here, the first day of school! I am anxiously waiting for my sweet girls to wake up and start their day. I am enjoying a cup of coffee in the peacefulness of my classroom. I have prayed for wisdom, guidance, willing students, peace, understanding, patience and the will of God for us today and everyday. I also pray for God to bless our school. Seeking Him, Missy |
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Well I have been preparing so much these past weeks and I can't stand the wait. I am ready to start school! My girls will get back Saturday from their trip Yeah!!!! Tomorrow I am having breakfast with some moms from church who are celebrating back to school ( public school that is! ) and tomorrow night my husband and I will be going out to dinner to celebrate our 13th wedding anniversary. I can't wait. We have beeen soooo busy and we forget to take the time to focus on each other ( shame on us ). So I am looking forward to tomorrow. My oldest daughter has always been the princess type, which I hate to label her because well - once a princess always a princess. But anyway its too late to worry about that now. I was at our Family Christian Store on Weds. and found the perfect sticker for her, it reads: I know that I'm a Princess, MY Father is the King of Kings
I like that idea of a princess much better! I found a bible magazine at the same store,which is really the old testament written for children with lots of fun stuff in it. I am so excited because with our new curriculum the bible is our main text and we will be reading it chapter and verse. Now as an adult I think thats great but from my girls point of veiw it may not be that great. But I think this is just what we need to get a good start on this school year. I also bought a download from the homeschool e-store for timelines, ( Wonders of Old blank timeline book ) we will be doing them in a 3 ring binder. I like this idea because if the girls make a mistake we can reprint a page and start over! Oh and I also came up with a plan for classroom rules, consequences and rewards. I am trying to keep it simple so it will be easy to enforce. I am such a planner, I hope all goes well. I want to do such a good job educating my daughters. Last year was a little tough. I felt pressured to complete each week, all subjects and have lots of written work to show for it. We weren't focused on God, just completing work. This year I have a much better perspective and a different goal in mind! I want to disciple my daughters, teach them how to study the bible & how to live for God. Well enough for now! Seeking Him, Missy |
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I must say, I have been random blogging and I think I'm way to serious and probably boring. I am enjoying everyones blogs and hoping some of their fun will rub off on me. But anyways I can only be who I am. And I can thank the good Lord for that understanding. Oh by the way I have changed our starting date for school from Sept. 5th to Aug. 28. My girls weren't too upset, I explained how they would be done earlier. Seeking Him, Missy |
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I often get asked this question and never know how to reply. I guess I am too much of a thinker and can't seem to sum it up in a simple answer. I would really like to ask "Why wouldn't I homeschool?". But I guess people that don't homeschool can't understand how rewarding it is. I haven't always homeschooled, but I hope I can finish my girls education homeschooling. I can't even say the public school system did a bad job with my girls. I do know the thought of middle school terrified me and I believe in God's timing. Looking back I see how it all fits together, but I didn't grow up knowing I wanted to homeschool. Still to this day I am pleasantly surprised my husband agreed to it and thinks it's right. He is very supportive of it, as I couldn't do it any other way. So let me list some reasons:
I have sent my kids off to school and had the day to myself, but I wouldn't have it any other way now. I really like teaching them and spending the time with them. I learn with them everyday! So I still don't have a simple answer to give but I know it's the right thing for us!
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Books, books and more books! I belong to paperbackswap.com a great way to collect books!Posted in Homeschooling
 This is Madds desk in the photo with a keyboard in front of it. She will start music lessons very soon! |
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Our little Reesie in this picture of our One Room Schoolhouse. She is a miniature Chiauaha (9 months old). We named her after Reese Witherspoon, our inspiration to have a Chiauaha. She is so sweet and is sitting on my lap as I type. We also have a new kitten (Elmo), Madds got to name him, who is best friends with Reese. They are so cute together. I will try to post some pics of them.Posted in Homeschooling
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I guess I will start with an introduction:
I am a rather new homeschool mom, this is my second year, and I can't wait to start! I have two daughters, Vanna 11 (6th grade) and Madds soon to be 9 (4th grade). Last year was my first year and I only schooled Vanna( thought I would get a feel for it before taking on both girls!) I think I enjoyed it more then she did, she isn't wild about school.
So I have all my plans set and am ready to start September 5, 2006. I am making a few changes this year and trying to focus on God, realizing it's what they learn about Him that matters most. We are using SOW (Student of the Word) curriculum which is solely based on the bible. I will post some pictures of our classroom as soon as I figure out how!
Seeking Him,
Missy
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