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well right now we are living in an undisclosed location in the willamette valley,;)
but we are planning move (back) to portland later this year.
Jen
Good luck with the move! Maybe I'll see you around the city. :D
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Welcome back! I spent a lot of time on the old boards, too, but I mostly lurked and absorbed information :). Then I took a break for a while and when I came back, it looked like this.
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I remember your name from the old board. Did you used to live in Kailua-Kona? My Mom lived there for a few years, on Kuakini Highway. I visited her once for a couple of weeks.
We lived in Kailua, on the windward side of Oahu. Three of the kids were born in Hawaii and it is where I met my husband (18 years married tomorrow!!). We miss it. Luckily, my parents still live there, so we always have a place to visit. :)
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Thanks, ladies. :)
Jen -- where are you located in Oregon?
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Well, I used to spend a lot of time on the old WTM site when our homeschooling adventure was first starting and it was such a source of support! Then we got busy...got pregnant...moved from Hawaii to Virginia. After we had the baby, things started to settle down and I got to spend time with the new, impoved hive. Again, so much good advice and such a willingness to help from all those who answered my questions and commented on my concerns. Then we decided to move to Oregon. Things got really busy, again. But now, finally (hopefully!) things are starting to settle down once more, and I have more time to spend here.
What I am trying to say is that, no matter the stops and starts, the long dry spells and such, each time I log on, I feel like I have found an old friend. The familiar, supportive community is wonderful. Thanks, everyone. :)
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Welcome back! :)
Exodus books in Milwaukie is a terrific homeschool store. They sell both new and used and they give you a decent price for your used too. I don't know of any other homeschool stores in the area, though I thought I saw a new one represented at convention.
Another great place for general school stuff is Learning Palace in Beaverton and Salem. They do a homeschool teachers discount and they have everything you could want that's not homeschool specific.
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:iagree: I am in the Beaverton area and made the trip to Exodus. Well worth it! (Oh -- and we just moved here from the DC area last year! We miss the free museums!!)
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We are going to be starting Joy Hakim's The History of US with dd 13, 22 10 & ds 7. Starting with book 1 and going to see how far we get. :)
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That's a nice looking schedule. It looks like Sonlight's, though, and is missing the general to-be-done-this-week-sometime element the OP is describing.
I am hoping someone finds it. I need something like that! :D
Yes, the one I was describing had the "sometime this week" area at the bottom. But all of the schedules you have shown me are great! I have a lot of ideas to work with!!
Thanks for all of your help, everyone!!
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That wasn't the one I was thinking of....but it is really nice, too! Thanks!
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that had a Monday-Friday listing at the top, with an area below that gave a more general "have to get done this week" listing. I have searched and searched but can't remember what the thread was about!
If you have ANY idea what I am talking about and are the person who posted it, could you share it again? Or, if you know of something similar, point me in the right direction? Now that I have all the books and such that I need for next year I have to start the planning and I really liked the look of the planner. (Although other ideas are welcome, too! :) )
Thanks so much!!
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Thank you! I am glad to know that -- the book looks like such fun!
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(w/o the whole Town series?)
Just curious...
Thanks in advance!
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FWIW, I plan to do EE over the late summer/ early fall (it seems most basic to me). Then MCT Voyage writing over the rest of the school year. We'll do LAW in 9th grade. I expect her to be an essay expert by then, lol.
HTH
Yes, she will be amazing! :) Thanks for your input and the info on LAW!
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I am looking for a program to help my dd (8th grade) learn to write essay papers. She is a strong writer but she needs to refine her technique. Both the Elegant Essay and Essay Voyage have caught my eye. We have never used IEW -- and we just learned about Michael Clay Thompsons' books. I am wondering whether it is possible to jump into either program without doing any of IEW's/MCT's previous programs. Also, any opinions on either program would be appreciated!
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Thanks, Erica! I am just having a hard time figuring out what to do for science next year. We did Calvert last year and getting my mind back into thinking what to do for each grade, each subject is proving more difficult than I thought!
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to work for both a 5th grader and an 8th grader? Have any of you tried to use the program with mixed ages? One of the beautiful things about homeschooling is the ability to "tweak" -- but am wondering if it is worth it here?
Thanks in advance!
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Thanks for the great info!
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I would say the 3/4 would be much too easy. I'm basing that on the text and activity books. The Homework book and Higher Order Thinking Skills look a bit more challenging -- mine should arrive tomorrow & I could post again, if you like.
That would be great! :)
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IMO, you won't need to. The fact of the one-on-one teaching that is homeschooling will allow you to use the program at the age/grade the site recommends. It's not so much that it's harder, it's just that it doesn't beat you over the head with information. I think you'll be just fine with the 5/6 poetry--it's largely a deeper review of the Island level. You can take as much time as you need--that's the real difference. :)
Thanks for the insight! :)
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When entering a MCT program, should you go down a grade if you have an on-grade student? Since his program is for "gifted"? (For ex: would I start with the 3/4 grade poetry-- instead of the 4/5 -- with my 5th grader?)
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Can I jump right into 5/6 with my dd (5th grade), or should I backtrack and do the 3/4 books so that she covers all the subjects? Would appreciate any thoughts you can share!
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Have you thought about using something like the Kingfisher Science Encyclopedia w/ the library books and maybe a Janice Van Cleeve book for labs and such?
I have, and I think I may go that route (if not Kingfisher, then the Usborne). I was just trying to find something that would a bit less time consuming for me as far as scheduling, etc. With four of them to schedule/manage now I am a tad worried. lol
Thanks, again, for your valuable input!
Need Help Spelling a Baby Name
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I don't know - It is essentially Madeleine without the 'M.' Madeleine is a very popular name, and has been used a lot over the past ten years, so that I think people will pronounce Adeleine the way you want them to. Be prepared when they all shorten it to the easier to say/spell 'Addy' though! ;)
Adeleine is beautiful. :)