I just filled in my calendar for the month of September. I have something going on everyday besides school. I am thinking I need to rethink some of the things I signed up for and remove a lot. I just told the lady at church who is in charge of women's Bible study that I would be going, but I am thinking now I will have to back out. I have to get school with the kids done and with everything going on I don't think that a hour and a half away on Tuesday mornings is going to be a positive thing this year.
I also signed the boys up for some ICN classes at the library and that is taking time away from schooling also. I know that the classes are educational, but I also don't want them getting used to running everywhere and not staying home. I have friends who home school that are always on the run and now their kids expect to be gone all the time and she wonders why. I am a home body and don't like running all over the place.
Corrisa has chorus which is fine, but the librarian always wants her to help out with preschool story time. Elijah goes, but Corrisa is also old enough to stay at home and get her school work done while I am at the library with him. I don't know. It seems like every year I start out with good intentions, but something back fires.
The kids go to the supervising teacher for 3 hours each week which also is taking a lot of time away. They go every Tuesday morning for an hour at 8 a.m. and then again on Thursday morning from 11-12. Miles stays from 12-1 on Thursday afternoons to get extra reading help. I am thinking I may need to do a every other week thing instead of every week.
I am sure it will all work out. I think I am just feeling overwhelmed with looking at the calendar. We are in walking distance of everything which helps save on gas.
I got some free school books from a teacher in the district. She gets new books every couple of years and has lots of good books that never got used and she gives them away. I got some and she has a whole storage area filled with more so I will get more. That really helps on having to buy books.
My toe is feeling much better today. It still hurts, but not nearly as bad as yesterday.
Hope you all have a great week. I will be busy, but am feeling the Lord's presence.
My Charming Kids
Corrisa sleeping in the chair with Markus after she got home from camp
All of them
Miles
Corrisa
Markus and me
Mark
Briley age 11
Markus 18 1/2 monthw
Gabriel age 6
Elijah age 4
About Me
- Shelly
- I have been married to Mark for 9 years. I have 1 daughter and 5 sons. I homeschool the oldest 4.
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Hey if you ever have excess books, especially math and history, send them on! :)
Guess what! I applied for our church's School of Ministry. I'm so excited. I'm hoping to procure a position as a counselor or teacher after the 3 year program.
God bless!
What I have so far is English and Reading for 2 and 4. I don't have any kids in those grades at the moment. I will look and see what the supervising teacher has for free in her classroom. Lots of the moms only homeschool until Junior High and then put them in High school. Most take in the books and give them away some charge so I will look. What grades do you need. Also, my favorite place to buy used curriculum is www.homeschoolclassifieds.com. They have everything and most is reasonably priced. There are some who over charge.
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