Yuletide Session: Cut-out Cookie Day
Cookies: Before Cookies (some of them): After
Yuletide Session: St Nicholas Day!
We don’t really celebrate Saints Days. But in our Yuletide Session, thought it would be a fun day for the children to receive gold-coin chocolates and their ornament for the year. Each year, despite my lack of craftiness, I make the children an ornament for on the Christmas tree. This year, the ornaments are candles. …
The Simple Woman’ Daybook for December 6, 2010
FOR TODAY Monday December 6, 2010… Outside my window… There’s a bit of snow. And I had to go out in it. I am thinking… about Christmas. And Decorating. And Shopping. I am thankful for… Jason’s time off and time with us. We loved having him home so much! From the learning rooms… catch-up on…
Yuletide Session: Homeschool Choir Concert
M-girl is waving, second from the right in the back row. The concert was wonderful 🙂
Yuletide Session 2010
We decided to base our “academic year” on the calendar year rather than the school schedule as we school year round, anyway. Routine is good, going off schedule tends to unruly children. We also choose to take birthdays off school, N-boy’s birthday is January 5, so it makes sense to not start our new academic…
The Simple Woman’ Daybook for November 29, 2010
FOR TODAY November 29, 2010 … Outside my window… it is blue and chilly, but may be in the 50s this afternoon. Perfect day to hang Christmas lights 🙂 I am thinking… about my list of things to do. I am thankful for… Thanksgiving weekend celebrating with our immediate and extended families. From the learning…
Weekly Report: November and Academic Year End
We haven’t done much in the way of official lessons in November. We’ve all been pretty sick at one point or another, and I didn’t have much of a voice for two weeks, which makes instruction difficult. We have been playing a lot of Qwirkle and other games, done some reading, and done a lot…