Today is Alexandre last day of school... and our first step toward homeschooling.
I wonder how it will go in the next few weeks, trying to get organized and to plan a schedule of some sort.
Yesterday evening, he did his first lesson of French on the Rosetta Stone software and he loved it. We figure that this could ease my load a bit with the baby coming and all. So we found out that he can read a bit which is a very good news... He just need some encouragements!!!
I am still waiting PATIENTLY for my Come Sit By Me program. I know it is in the mail but boy is it slow to get here... Hopefully I will get it this week then I can see which books I need to get, go to Value Village (a second-hand store) to see if I can find some there for a cheap price... Books can be expensive sometimes. But hey, I have three kids following so it is not lost...
I am seriously thinking of starting in a few weeks with the Math-U-See... Alexandre has already 10 lessons done. So it shouldn't be a problem. He loved it.
You might think that I am crazy to do homeschooling during summer time but to be honest I like the suggestion that someone gave me because of the c-section and all... I want to take a bit of advance so that I can have a more relaxed schedule for the weeks after the arrival of baby #4. And I figure out that February is a hard month on me... somehow it affects my mood... more depressed somehow. And there is a possibility of a mission trip to Dominican Republic with our church. I won't be going but God's willing (contracts are needed...) Rob and Alexandre might go. We will see when the trip must be paid and see if we can afford it. I would have loved to go with them but baby will be only 1 months and a half so it is not a good thing.
Well, right now I have done lunch because we are having a picnic at the little party today at school. We are waiting until 10:15am to leave... Another 2 hours or so to go.
Good thing I had time to update this morning... I also had time to do my devotions which is good because lately I find it hard to do it early morning.
You are not crazy for starting school in the summer. It will help to be a bit ahead before the baby comes and you will need to take a break. Let us know how you like the different curriculums.
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I think year-round schooling is a great idea. We're just taking off the month of June~ then I plan to get back into the swing of things in July. It works out great~ because we can take time off here-and-there as we need to.
ReplyDeleteIf Alexandre can go on that missions trip~ that would be so fun! You could certainly count that as school days~ what a field trip!
~Heidi
We always hs in the summer. Its so hot hear that its no fun to be outside. We do a few summer things but mainly its school. This year is different as I am out of commission but we will go back to it later. I like to take off in the spring ... when we have perfect weather to be outdoors!!!
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