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I'll "red" the ones we have read and enjoyed.
The King's Equal
The Whipping Boy
Lumber Camp Library
The Door in the Wall
Twenty-One Balloons
Strawberry Girl
The Apprentice
Peter the Great
The Golden Goblet
Otto of the Silver Hand
The Trojan War
Master Cornhill
I, Juan de Pareja
Eagle of the Ninth
The Second Mrs Giaconda
The Shakespeare Stealer
Augustus Caesar's World
The World of Columbus and Sons
The Samurai's Tale
Adam of the Road
Shadow of a Bull
The Great and Terrible Quest
Mara, Daughter of the Nile
The Beduin's Gazelle
Hittite Warrior
Archimedes and the Door of Science
Mary, Bloody Mary
Banner in the Sky
The Endless Steppe
Number the Stars
George Washington's World
Escape from Warsaw
In Search of Honor
It's a Jungle Out There!
I am David
Anna and the King
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So.... this is what I have been thinking about. I don't have any problems with my children taking the test, I'm even interested in their scores for math and language arts. My concern comes from other subjects like social studies and science and what will happen if my children receive poor scores in those areas. I will NOT teach to the test, so I know there will be areas that we may not have covered yet, but what are the ramifications of poor scores? Is CVA going to become even more interventive, with more teacher contact, more restrictions of educational materials, etc? I'd like to make an informed choice about testing, but I can't without knowing the risks.
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I got a jump rope.
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For me inspiring interest and love of learning is a paramount aim. And there I think MCT is demonstrably successful in our home.
Thank you, Bill! I loved this post, all of it. :D
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My lit books don't arrive until Monday. I haven't made any decisions yet, since I haven't seen them. My tentative plan would be to get through Grammar Island before starting the lit books. I'm not sure how long we will take reading them. We might not start them until next year if it feels like too much to add it this year.
Re-reading this, I see I had nothing helpful to say. Sorry. :(
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I really hope CVA allows for subscriptions to Discovery Streaming. :D I've been wanting to get one, but even through the Homeschool Buyers Co-op they are more than I can afford.
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My purchase dates are 7/14 and 7/18. My Rainbow order is the only one that has a purchase date of 7/18. Hopefully your order will arrive soon! :D
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Curriculum
in CVA
I got a small order from Rainbow the other day.
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We are doing Ancients and Chemistry together this year.
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I figured out how to export. When I created my plan I gave each book it's own plan, hopefully that will work for you.
Which yahoo group do you want it posted to? The MCT group, an HST group, something else?
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I have Angela's plan in my HST+, but I don't know how to share it with you. I'll try to figure it out...
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August 2nd at 9:00 am is what I was planning, but I can probably go whenever if you need a different day or time.
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I am planning to attend the one in Fife if you want to head this way. I would love to meet up with you. :D
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If you sign up for Office Depot emails they will send you a $10 off $50 coupon. The ProClick is $49.99 (or .95) and the packages of spines are about $9.99. You can get the ProClick and a package of spines for about $50 plus tax.
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RightStart Math has students keep a math journal. Wev had an assortment of problems, roman numerals, times tables, etc in ours.
I really like the idea of a spelling book, a grammar book, etc., but I'm not sure how to implement it when it isn't a part of the curriculum. It sounds like making a book for each subject would be like notebooking, but not on separate pages.
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Looks like your sparring class is the most expensive and it's already only once a week. :D
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I didn't have any problems marking mine received. I was under the impression that we don't have to send packing slips now, because we have agreed that it was received. It seems like I heard that in the video CVA made to explain the new system.
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I understand that each book is to be done over three weeks...
I couldn't find anywhere that says this.
I'm looking forward to my order arriving so I can start to make a schedule. :D
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Today order #301 arrived from Teaching Textbooks.
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My Home Science Tools order arrived today!
ETA - it was order 76.
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:hurray::hurray::hurray:
That's fantastic! Now I have hope that I will receive my orders before we start school in about a month.
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New Email!
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Yeah, since we're working on curriculum and planning over the summer.... a school calendar would be really helpful! Then I could make those curriculum plans. Arrrgh!
And nothing in his letter about what we're allowed to order right now. When I submitted orders on the day the requisition form opened, I immediately had them kicked back to me because we are only supposed to order what we absolutely need to start the year. Which meant that I could order HO, but not any books I needed to go with it. They did allow the timeline, though. Which I just got an email from Loren about, it's an asset. I'm interested to see who would want to use it after we write all over it and put stickers on it. CVA makes me nuts!!!!
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My husband works in a specialized field in construction. So far this year he has worked a total of 4 weeks. Last year he worked almost 3 months, and that was better than the year before that. His unemployment runs out completely in September and all other job leads haven't turned up anything. He has applied for jobs in other fields and hasn't landed any of them. We are looking at moving in with family next month. Dh will end up taking any job he can find, and it certainly won't be for a living wage like he gets when he has union work. Our future has been uncertain for the last few years. It sucks. :crying: I keep crossing my fingers and hoping for a miracle.
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I can't host but would love to attend. I'm in Tacoma.
3rd grade plans?
in K-8 Curriculum Board
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Dd is 8 and starting 3rd grade in late August. This is what I have planned so far:
Language Arts:
Social Studies:
Science:
Math:
Foreign Language:
Fine Arts:
We also do our memory box daily, play a variety of instruments or sing and will possibly be joining the YMCA for PE classes.