Summer Schedule has started

We have a fun learning schedule for the summer planned. Can't wait to watch K learn some new and important subjects that we don't get to focus on as much in our school year. LOVE schooling year around.

Police hall of fame field trip

This past Wednesday (4/06/11) we got together with a group of homeschoolers at the Police hall of fame in Titusville, FL. Great trip if you ask us. 57 police officers have been killed in the line of duty since the start of the year. Let's all THANK our officers who risk their life every day to protect us.

This car was the cruiser of a police officer who was killed just 3 weeks after coming to Florida to pay respect for another officer who was killed in the line of duty. The car was donated when his wife came to pay her respect to her husband when his name was added to the wall. She went home to have the car donated to the police hall of fame. The neat thing about the car is that at the officers memorial everyone who knew him wrote messages to him and then the car was clear coated to protect all the messages. My heart just hurt at this station. 9/11. These are parts of the World Trade Center. All the adults in the group had to touch these and NO ONE spoke.

Waiting in line to get in the police cruiser. K was really excited to sit in a police car.

Gas chamber..I sat in the chair and it's not comfortable Our guide a retired police officer locked all the kids in the cell..Look at those faces.Dress up time. That vest is HEAVY

The Winter is behind us now

The winter is behind us now and things are starting to get into full time swing now. When it's cold we kind of hibernate like bears. Living in Florida the houses mainly the older houses aren't built with a heating until with our A/C units. So long story we bundle up stay inside and watch lots of movies snuggling on the sofa staying warm.

With that said we have had a wonderful month of above 70 degree weather. We've been out in the yard exploring; watching the birds build nest, honey bees gathering nectar and the list goes on.

The Field trips are being planned and we are heading out to explore what the wonderful state of Florida has for us.

I have started the ordering of new school books for grade change coming up in a few months. K is getting excited each time a new set of books arrive. EBay is a great source for used curriculum for less then half the price new.

Got caught by the student getting things ready for school

I was caught finishing up some new felt letters for the felt board. I think the SHOCK was that K never sees me getting ready for school. I have a rule to do this once K is in bed. Some times you just have to break the rules.

Week 01/25 -01/28 2011

This week is a busy week. We start a new song in Music this Wednesday have a few art projects to finish up and all our book work and start the homework routine. Yes even homeschoolers have homework. I love this idea because it teaches student that they are responsible to get things done without it being placed right in front of student. It also allows the other parent (dad) to have a hand in his school work and also see what they are working on learning.

Have a couple of test this week..Math and Phonics test :o)

Have a blessed week

The night before the 1st day back from Christmas Vacation

I spent my weekend working on getting ready for the month of school. Yes I pull the worksheets and make all my copies that I need the weekend before a new month. Keeps my free time at the end of the night once my student is in bed for me to sit down and relax.

I also have another binder now for Teacher stuff. I am a binder freak for my organizational OCD:o)


Have a wonderful week back to school

What we've been up to

It's been cold in our neck of the woods..OK COLD to us thin blooded people. which my brother says it the best we're like Lizards and we don't know what to do with ourselves when it's COLD. We bundled up but getting off the couch and getting work done took so much energy :o)

K worked on the number families and building numbers from the ones family.

Taken a couple of quizzes and test passing everything with only 1 B

We have a ton of baking this month and as you can see K loves decorating cookies with the whole jug of sprinkles :o)

Our Class Fish named fishy 2...we've had him for 7 weeks now and he's getting big.

After the holidays I hope to get better at keeping up with the blog just so much going on over here with my mom moving to FL from WA and getting things done for her and the holidays school and keeping a house up has my plate overflowing at the moment.

We are now on a SCHOOL holiday from tomorrow until the new year...We wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a blessed new year