Are we really already back to school?!
This summer seemed to fly by and I'm kind of in denial that I have just 2 more years with our oldest, Krypto! He's in the 11th grade this year, Gwangi is in the 9th grade, and Sissi is in 7th.
We started back with our first week of school last Monday and it's gone very smoothly. We all love our Tapestry of Grace History curriculum and particularly we were all excited to get back around to Year 2, our favorite. It's a jam packed year, covering from the Fall of Rome to the founding of the United States of America. So much good literature to read from this time frame, fun philosophies and governments and worldviews to study, and it's just our all around favorite time period.
This year I have two Rhetoric students, so we're having some deep discussions and bringing in our Dialectic student (Sissi) when we can. She's doing different readings, more age appropriate for a middle schooler, but she is so smart and I enjoy stretching her.
Another new thing this year, we're all doing Apologia Health as an elective. We're going to be getting together with another local homeschool family every other week and have the children do presentations and projects together to cement what they've been learning about themselves and how to live a healthy life.
Teacher and kids, back to school photo!
Group pose with our dog, Vera.
Our 11th grader, Krypto
He'll be studying Tapestry of Grace, Year 2, History, Literature, Geography, Worldview, Philosophy, Government, and Art History
Math-U-See Pre Calculus
Apologia Physics and Health
Analytical Grammar weekly reviews and Wordly Wise daily
The Potter's School - Arthurian Literature and Composition
Russian and Visual Latin
He's also working on writing, editing, and publishing his novels
PSAT/SAT prep with Khan Academy and taking the tests this year
College research!
Our 9th grader, Gwangi
He's also studying Tapestry of Grace, Year 2, History, Literature, Geography, Worldview, Philosophy, Government, and Art History
Math-U-See Geometry
Apologia Biology and Health
Analytical Grammar in a year and Wordly Wise daily
The Potter's School - Python Computer Programming
Russian
PSAT prep with Khan Academy and taking the test this year
Our 7th grader, Sissi
She'll be studying Tapestry of Grace, Year 2, History, Literature, Geography, and Art History
Math-U-See Pre-Algebra
Apologia General Science and Health
Easy Grammar
Russian and Visual Latin
Setting up and planning for our first week of literature and history discussions. I've got my salted caramel chai in my new Disney World mug (I love it! I think it is so much prettier than the new Starbucks mugs - gasp!) and I'm all set up with my favorite purple pen and pencil and yes, I even got myself a purple mouse this year!
First day of school notebooks and candy for each of the kids.
I love to pick out new school supplies...
...and to surprise them with some neat chocolate or special treat for the first day of school.
Marzipan for the teacher and a raspberry Ritter Sport for the principal.
Krypto, watching his first Pre Calculus video with Mr. Steve Demme from Math-U-See....we've been using this program since the 1st grade. It's wonderful!
We've used a few Science curricula over the years; Answers in Genesis, Berean Builders, and Apolgia...we keep coming back to Apologia, especially in the high school years. It's just very thorough! I think their new Health curriculum will be just as wonderful.
Several times a day the kids get out and play with the dog.
We're also doing some "30 day challenges" as a family to add to our PE routine. Right now, we do them while lunch is heating up. We chose "Action Hero" and "Wall Sit" for this month from www.darebee.com
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