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Our 2009/2010 Academic Plans

Mon, 3 Aug 2009 09:19:00 -0500

I have drafted our tentative plan for the school year which we will continue to finalize over the next two weeks. We will officially begin our new school term in September after labor day. I may change this plan slightly depending on what we find at the SHEM Used Curriculum sale later this week. Our girls are very active in helping me choose their curriculum and subjects of study for the year and we will spend the next two weeks firming up our plans.

Here are some passages of Scripture that I have in mind as we plan our new school term:

Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.

Proverbs 16:1-3 The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the LORD. All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the spirit. Commit your work to the LORD, and your plans will be established.

Getting Organized –

TOS 2009 Schoolhouse Planner
Donna Young
Workbox System

11^th Grade Explorations –

Math:
Algebra 2: Teaching Textbooks

Language Arts:
Gold Book-Learning Language Arts Through Literature
Norton Anthology of American Literature
The Write Stuff
Writers, Inc.
BJUP Vocabulary

Science:
Advanced Biology: Apologia
Anatomy @ co-op

Social Studies:
World History: BJUP
Story of our World: History for the Classical Child
History Through the Ages-Book of Time
Well-Trained Mind biography lists

Spanish 2:
Switched-on-Schoolhouse

Biblical Studies:
Biblical History
Torah Club Volume 1
Hebrew Language Studies

Home Economics:
BJUP Family Life Skills
Financial Peace @ co-op
Cake Decorating @ co-op
Embroidery @ co-op

Music Appreciation:
Piano
Notebooking: (one composer monthly)
Meet the Great Composers Kit #1

College/Career:
PSAT (fall semester)
SAT Prep

2^nd/3^rd Grade Explorations –

Biblical Studies:
Biblical History
Hebrew Language Studies

Math:
BJUP Math 2 or Rod and Staff Math 3
Kumon Grade 3 workbooks

Language Arts:
BJUP English 2
BJUP Handwriting 2
BJUP Spelling 2

Writing:
Book reports (TOS Planner)
Copywork

Reading/Literature:
Abeka Grade 3 readers
Sonlight 3 American History readers
Well-Trained Mind biography lists

Science:
Signs and Seasons
Apologia Astronomy
Apologia Astronomy Notebook

Social Studies:
BJUP American History 2
Sonlight 3 American History readers

Art Appreciation:
Feed My Sheep
Nature Journal
Notebooking: (one artist monthly)

Music Appreciation:
Piano
Notebooking: (one composer monthly)
Meet the Great Composers Kit #1

Co-op:
Art
PE
Science
Bible and Drama

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Chicbuds giveaway

Wed, 8 Jul 2009 20:22:00 -0500

Amanda is having a neat Chicbuds giveaway on her blog. I like the blueberry ones!

Getting Organized

Wed, 8 Jul 2009 15:04:00 -0500

We are gearing up for our 11th year of homeschooling and I am enjoying my new Schoolhouse Planner while I am getting things organized. I will post a review soon.

Rainbow Resource

Wed, 8 Jul 2009 14:06:00 -0500

My telephone book size Rainbow Resource catalog just arrived. Woo hoo!

The Well-Trained Mind

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 10:43:00 -0500

This week I have been reading the new third edition of The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home by Susan Wise Bauer and Jessie Wise. It is an excellent resource.

Living Histories: Seven Voices From the Holocaust (Grades 9-12)

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:10:00 -0500

This resource is for Grades 9-12 and include video testimonies from Holocaust survivors with corresponding lesson plans: http://college.usc.edu/vhi/education/livinghistories/

Remembering the Holocaust

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:05:00 -0500

The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it. –Albert Einstein

     Recently our family spent one month doing an intense study of the Holocaust leading up to Yom HaShoah-Holocaust Remembrance Day which was held this week. We have read piles of books, visited websites, listened to survivor testimonies, and watched both non-fiction and fiction Holocaust movies in order to gain a greater understanding and to prepare ourselves to commemorate the day in honor of those who perished.

     The Holocaust is a grim subject of study indeed and it certainly overwhelmed our hearts. We read the accounts of babies being torn limb by limb as Nazi soldiers reveled in their grizzly crime. We could not fathom the near 34,000 dear Jewish men, women, and children that were stripped, shot, and buried in the mass graves over a period of two days at Babi Yar in the Ukraine. We explored in detail each European country that housed death camps, work camps, and ghettos and the death toll was far beyond our comprehension. It is not possible to put into words the insanity, horror, and carnage that resulted from the collective hatred of the Jewish people. Hitler is often held responsible for the massacre; however, it was the cooperative action of the people throughout the world which led to the wholesale butchering of the Jewish people. Some gleefully participated in the Final Solution and others turned aside apathetic to the suffering. It is unfathomable to comprehend.

     Have the countries and leaders of the world learned a lesson from this dire period in history? A glance at this week’s headlines would indicate that they have not. On the eve of Yom HaShoah-Holocaust Remembrance Day, Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, was given a world forum as a distinguished speaker at the U.N. Conference on Racism in Geneva. Ahmadinejad, a staunch Holocaust denier, spewed forth in his speech that Israel was a racist regime: “It is all the more regrettable that a number of Western governments and the United States have committed themselves to defend those racist perpetrators of genocide…” Ahmadinejad also spoke words eerily similar to Hitler’s own sentiments:

“Dear friends, today, the human community is facing a kind of racism that has tarnished the image of humanity. In the beginning of the third millennium, the world Zionism personifies racism that falsely resorts to religion, and abuses religious sentiment to hide their hatred and ugly faces. However, it is of great importance to bring into focus the political goals of some of the world’s powers and those who control huge economic resources and interests in the world, and mobilize all their resources, economic and political influence, and world media to render support in vain to the Zionist regime, and maliciously to diminish to indignity and disgrace this regime.”(1)

     Laudably, some Western diplomats walked out of his Ahmadinejad’s speech in protest. But is this enough? Ahmadinejad will not be silenced especially when he is frequently given a world forum, welcomed into United States, and courted by our own President. Just decades ago, Western leaders turned aside as Hitler rose to power. Inaction and apathy on the part of world leaders during the WWII era led to great atrocities perpetrated against the Jewish people. Will the hatred of Ahmadinejad and militant Islam towards the Jewish people be ignored by the Western world?

     We must remember the tragedy of the Holocaust. This horrific period in history is something that must be permanently etched on our minds and our hearts. Despite secular humanistic thought, mankind has not socially evolved towards compassion, empathy, and decency in civilization. Without the in-dwelling of God’s Spirit, our fellow man in our post-modern age is just as capable of the inhumanity and atrocities which characterized Nazi Germany and the surrounding European countries during the WWII era. God forbid this would ever happen again!

     We can honor the memory of those whose light of life was extinguished in cruelty through our unwavering commitment to Israel and the Jewish people. We can choose life over hatred and death and not remain silent when those who align themselves with darkness reign in this world.

Notes:
(1) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30304767/

The Simple Woman�s Daybook � April 27, 2009

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:38:00 -0500

Today...

Outside my window... it is a cloudy and rainy day today.

I am thinking... about the week ahead.

I am thankful for... the many blessings in life.

From the learning rooms... we are nearing completion of our studies for this semester. We are beginning to plan for our next school term.

From the kitchen... baked potatoes, salad, and biscuits for our evening dinner. This is our typical Monday dinner plan because we attend a Bible study on Monday evenings.

I am wearing... my favorite hat.

I am creating... this blog entry.

I am going... to try and write letters to a few friends.

I am reading... several Holocaust books.

I am hoping... that we will have a good visit with my sister this weekend.

I am hearing... the sounds of a noisy kitchen as my daughter prepares dinner tonight.

Around the house... lots of activity as it is almost dinner time.

One of my favorite things... ice tea with lemon.

A few plans for the rest of the week: our usual work and school tasks, preparing for my sister to visit this week, going to Baker Creek Heirloom Gardens, and shopping in Springfield.

Have a blessed week and happy homeschooling!

If you would like to join us in The Simple Woman's Daybook, please see the Hostess, Peggy for details.

The Simple Woman�s Daybook � April 6, 2009

Mon, 6 Apr 2009 13:15:00 -0500

The Simple Woman’s Daybook – April 6, 2009

Outside my window... it is a cloudy day but I am listening to the cheerful windchimes outside my office window.

I am thinking... about the things that I need to accomplish this afternoon and for the rest of the week.

I am thankful for... salvation in Messiah, the Passover Lamb who takes away the sins of the world.

From the learning rooms... we are on spring break this week but the children are enjoying their independent reading.

From the kitchen... baked potatoes, salad, and French bread for our evening dinner. This must be our Monday night meal because we had this last week too.

I am wearing... a cozy sweater and my favorite hat.

I am creating... meal plans for the rest of the week.

I am going... to greatly enjoy catching up with good friends from Indiana when they come to visit us this afternoon. We are going to a coffee shop this evening for Bible study and I am looking forward to some good worship music too.

I am reading... a few books on Passover to prepare for the season.

I am hoping... that people we know who have prayer needs will be comforted.

I am hearing... the hum of the furnace because it is a cold day in Missouri.

Around the house... laundry is going, I am working in my office, and the children are enjoying the afternoon. We are busy preparing for our guests who will stay with us this week during the Passover season.

One of my favorite things... I love colorful stationary and I need to write a few letters to friends.

A few plans for the rest of the week: preparing for Passover, preparing for house guests, working on assorted tasks that need to be accomplished for work, and enjoying the children’s break from the regular school routine.

Have a blessed week and happy homeschooling!

If you would like to join us in The Simple Woman's Daybook, please see the Hostess, Peggy for details.

Prayers

Sun, 5 Apr 2009 10:28:00 -0500

Please be in prayer for this family!
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/HouseFullofJoy/