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My husband and I are taking our first by ourselves overnight trip in almost 9 years tomorrow night and leaving this afternoon to drop the kids at their respective locations (grandma's and camp). We have taken day trips and dates, but this is going to be over 24 hours hours with no kids! Unfortunately, since it has been so long since we've been away together, I fear we've forgotten what we're supposed to do when we're alone. We're also a bit at odds about what the focus of our trip should be. I've been wanting for some time to have a planning and goal setting trip to help us get on the same page as a couple and family. However, my husband is not supportive of that idea and I'm desperately trying to have him be the leader of our home.
So, does anyone have suggestions on what we should do while we are away? We are staying at a cottage on a state park so we will be enjoying the trails and swimming pool.
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At least half of the books that are in transit have had that tag since Sat AM. Esp for the ones that are sitting on the shelf at the branch I pick up at, 4 days is excessive to wait.
When counting days, only count business days in which there have been two. Friday, as the day you requested may or may not count depending on when your request was placed and when the branch libraries pull their requests. Saturday and Sunday wouldn't count because there would not be delivery pick-up. Books placed in-transit on Saturday were sitting in a bag or a box until picked up Monday--perhaps late in the afternoon. Given your library did not open until noon today, the books could have arrived this afternoon.
About the books on the shelves at your library: depending on the type of library computer system used, the hold request for the books might have gone to a different branch that the one you use most often. If the books are the shelves, when you pick up the other books that are on hold for you, grab them too.
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1. I placed 30 books on hold on 7/23. The distribution of good books in our system is as follows: good books are in rich areas of town. Not-so-good books are at the branches close to me.
4. Today, 7/27, not 1 of those 30 books has arrived at my branch. At least 1 of them is *at* my branch but hasn't been pulled yet. About 20 of them say, "in transit," but the 10 that don't? They're not checked out or anything. Just...sitting on the shelf...
I'm sure there's (probably) a reason. The cars that ship the books have a schedule, perhaps. But to have to wait a week to *get* any books (incl the one at my library--which, yeah, I could go pull from the shelf myself & was going to, but when I got there this AM at 11, the sign said they didn't open till 12. It's 10 the rest of the week. Oops.) is hard enough; to have to wait that long to request any *more* books (and then wait at least another week for those)...is worse, but then they'll trickle in, 2-5 at a time, spread across 3 cards, so requesting more is...time-consuming & difficult.
Or worse. I'll go to 1/2p & use the library's ineptitude as justification for spending *gulp* MORE $ on books. :svengo:
Before you go claiming the library is inept, keep in mind you requested the books on Friday. At many libraries the ILL delivery does not happen on Saturday, so they might not pull the books until Monday or at the very least they are not picked up until Monday. They they are taken to a central sorting locating on Tuesday and delivered on Wednesday. That doesn't even consider the possibility that each branch might not have pick up and delivery each day or that the individual(s) who do that job might be on vacation or have reduced hours in the summer. At least 20 of the books say "in transit" which is a fairly good return since it is only Tuesday. You don't know if the other books maybe weren't on the shelf when they went to pull them and perhaps it is their library's policy to check so many times before marking the item missing in the catalog.
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I went poking around their site and clicked on Missions which is part of my passion. They post links to the International Mission Board and the North American Mission Board which are both affiliated with the Southern Baptist church.
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I cut out the thees and thous, and I edit a lot because it's not written the way I talk. But, it gives us a good starting point for discussion. And my 6yo is eating it up.
:iagree: I had started reading it last spring with my just turned 5ds and dd8. It went well, but then we got off track when summer came. We've started again at the beginning. My little guy seems to be getting more out of it now, and I can see repeating it with him again in another year or two. Maybe it's just my kids, but I can't imagine using it before K and think it would stick better a bit later.
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After reading the Waxing Philisophical thread, it occurred to me how ignorant I am about afterschooling/afterschoolers. I may even be guilty of the errant, "Don't those kids get any time to play?" thought (for which I quickly scold myself, I swear). So, could some of you please enlighten me?
What do you personally do as an afterschooler?
We do lots of things and yes, my kids get plenty of time to play! In the mornings, evenings, weekends, and whenever we have time, I read to the kids. We have used a math curriculum in the past although I'm changing direction there. We are going through Story of the World. We do science experiments and read science books. We practice phonics. We listen to great music and view great works of art. We write stories and do light grammar work. We use critical thinking and logic books and play lots of games. We take walk and look for birds, wild animal tracks, and enjoy nature. When appropriate, we talk about geography, the world, and current events. I'm hoping to add foreign language but can't decide between Latin and French. Oh, and we also try to do art and crafts and a heavy dose of life skills as well. Family devotions and Bible study are included too. In short, everything!
Just because my husband and I have chosen to send our children to public school doesn't mean we are uninvolved in their education. There are things that are important to my family that aren't covered to the depth we would like in the public schools or aren't covered until the later grades. There are also some items we want to make sure are cemented and there are some things where my kids need some enrichment. It's also more worthwhile than spending time in front of the TV or computer although we do that too sometimes.Why do you do it?
It really depends on what else is going on during a particular evening. Sometimes, if the kids are really interested and involved in what we're doing, a couple of hours. More often, I'm lucky to get an hour's worth of work out of them. Sometimes I'll work with the both kids together and other times I'll work one on one.How long do you spend on it?
Very few people know we do this. I have some homeschooling friends who know I do. At times I've asked my children's teachers what we can work on at home and have always received favorable responses. I think what's different between how an afterschooler approaches this versus a parent who helps their child with homework, is that an afterschooler tends to have a specific plan in mind, uses a specific curriculum or method, or is at least more intentional about what they are doing.Does the general public tend to respond positively or negatively to your decision and what comments do you hear again and again?I could guess at some answers to many of these questions, but as with so many things I suppose that if you don't live it you can't really understand it. -
I loved the fact we could watch this movie with our children. Even my 5 year old was enthralled and talked for weeks after about being a doctor. Very inspiring and I agree that the book is wonderful as well.
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I would hesitate to take biology as an 8th grader. I believe colleges would be very suspicious not to see biology on a high school transcript and aren't going to look at anything prior to 9th grade. If your student was planning to go straight from biology to biology II, chemistry and physics, and some other advanced science, it might be OK. However, in your scenario having physical science but not biology I on the transcript may raise questions.
ETA: Just my opinion not from having high school students but from working at a college.
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I just finished reading Magic by the Book by Nina Bernstein. This book was so much fun. I originally checked it out thinking my dd8 would enjoy it. She turned up her nose at it since she's really into horses right now, but I decided to read it before returning it to the library. This would be a great book for older elementary kids and I'm glad my dd decided not to read it yet. This book mentions lots of other books older kids are likely to have read and without that knowledge wouldn't be as much fun to read.
Plot summary: 3 kids check out a bunch of books from the local library. At the bottom of their book basket they find a book they don't remember checking out that is blank. But then they discover the book begins to have pictures of them. They are magically pulled into the book which is actually scenes from other books they have already read and they use the information they know about the stories to get themselves (and other characters) out of jams. Although titled Magic by the Book, the only magic is getting pulled into the book and that some of the stories involved are legends or fairy tales that might involve magic.
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I was wondering if any of you had been following the lesson plan filing thread on the K-8 board and what type of organizing system you use? I found last year that I wasn't organized and did not even begin to get through the materials I planned. So, I've been carefully planning out our materials into a weekly grid in hopes of actually accomplishing something this year. :)
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Strangely, there's a sign in our library that says they forgive all fines over $10.
Books are .10 per day here.
Are you certain it says "over $10"? In many libraries it is common to forgive fines under $10 or to have grace periods until the fine reaches $10.
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This isn't on the field but you might want to look at Insight, a program provided through the US Center for World Mission. I would also encourage you to contact missionaries you know or your church supports to see what they might suggest.
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I usually post on the Afterschoolers board but thought I would get more responses here. I was wondering if anyone has used or could comment on the Singapore Math Express Speed Maths series? Could a student jump into book 2 without having worked through book 1?
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Bumping this thread as this sounds great and I would love to know of a resource that does this sort of thing.
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This blogger vastly underestimates afterschoolers. I do not consider what I do to be homeschooling, yet it is much more than simply helping my children with their homework or supplementing their education. She doesn't understand that we spend a great deal of time selecting books and curriculum to use to ensure that our children aren't doing tons of worksheets after school. As others have indicated (both here and at her blog), why should she care what we do?
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Use essay exams and short answer questions on the literature you read. That would test for comprehension/analysis skills as well as allow you to grade on grammar and punctuation. For a comprehensive exam, you could do some comparison and contrast questions over several of the pieces you read comparing theme or character development.
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I'm beginning to think about the year ahead as it is nearly time to begin signing up for dance classes, piano lessons, and all those sorts of things. Previously dd has taken dance class although last year she decided to take art lessons instead of dance. As she is 8, I'd really like for her to take piano. She is also old enough we could consider 4-H. Our ds will be in K and may or may not do soccer. I think tiger cubs are an option at that age also.
Looking at these opportunities in addition to church activities is making my head spin and wonder how we'll get any substantive afterschooling done. I was wondering what types and how many outside activities my afterschooling peers and their children do.
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Hi SewingMom2many! I sent you a PM.
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This thread has been so encouraging to remind me that my family is not the only one to deal with these issues. I am so excited to report though that my son's room has been completely decluttered and we are working right now on the garage and my daughter's room. We had so much stuff on the curb for our garbage man today that our neighbor's came over to see what was going on. :tongue_smilie:
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I realized AFTER printing off oodles of sheets that I should of printed off one or two copies of each page and then stuck them in a sheet protector.
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Everyone has had such excellent suggestions. I'm still considering what my exact next steps are going to be although I know they will include lots of math games and books. I'm still trying to decide whether to keep on with Singapore Math or switch to Mammoth which looks very tempting.
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Thank you for sharing your verses. What a fabulous idea!
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I order when I qualify for free shipping, unless I need something right away that I can't find elsewhere. I typically do at least two orders a year with one around Christmas. I shop around to get the best deal on purchases and look for used items when possible and nearly always find that RR has the best deal.
I like to order from RR partially as a protest purchase for a smaller family-owned company rather than big business. For me it is also about shopping locally, or at least in state, as it is about 2.5 hours from where I live. Their town is quite small, and I'm fairly certain RR is the largest business in their community. The nearby larger town has a very well known furniture store which is a tourist attraction.
Overnight w/ husband; what do we do?
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Thank you. I'm certain my husband will thank you. When I get home today, all of the books I packed will go back in the house (except for the Marriage Encounter book). I already packed An Enchanting Evening. ;)