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  1. No experience with those particular classes, but my oldest has been doing Latin III with Lukeion this year. In her class, there are strict deadlines (though we were able to communicate with her teacher and get a test opened early when DD was going to be traveling) and high standards. But her teacher has been very encouraging and not at all harsh or sarcastic. When DD has had questions, the teacher is responsive and helpful. She does list the top 3 scorers on each test but that is just in an email sent to the class and I don't get the impression that it feels competitive to them. The class is VERY well organized. We will be traveling for the eclipse, and DD knew from the beginning of the semester exactly what the assignment would be that week so she could work on it ahead of time. I can't say for sure about other courses, but that's what we've observed with this one. Also, the Lukeion folks are very communicative and were happy to answer questions for me before we signed her up. So definitely contact them if you want more info about the workload and such (if you don't get what you need from responses here).
  2. Facebook decides all sorts of things about me. One of my favorites was when it decided I was afraid to teach my children math. I have a master's in mathematics education. 😄 And it decided at one point that what I wanted my feed to be full of was AI-generated pictures of various types of bread shaped like cats. 🤷‍♀️
  3. I hadn't seen one for 5th grade yet, either! My youngest will be in 5th next year. Here's what I have so far... * Math: Finish Beast Academy 5, then some prealgebra. I don't know that AOPS will be a good fit for him. We'll see. Regardless of what we use, I do want to start teaching him LaTeX at that point. * Science: it will be a life science year, but that's all I know. I haven't even started looking for resources. I used Elemental Science's Biology for the Logic Stage with my girls, but I don't think that will work for him. * History: From Adam to Us (Notgrass). We'll probably spread it over two years. He's been doing Our Star-Spangled Story and that has worked well, so hopefully this will too. * Reading: mom-selected books. * Writing: mom-designed writing assignments. * Latin: continuing Lively Latin 2. * Bible: continuing Bible Study Guide for All Ages. * Possibly some coding? Right now he just does that for fun from time to time, so I'm not sure about the wisdom of making it a School Subject for this kid. * Homeschool Orchestra (violin). Maybe private lessons as well...not sure about that. *Taekwondo (private lessons).
  4. How we observed this holiday at our house today:
  5. My middle one will be in 7th next year. Math: AOPS Intermediate Algebra - she's already started this, so she should finish it about halfway through next school year. Then probably the Intermediate C&P book. Science: most likely meteorology. I need to find a decent text. Social Studies: I'm really not sure. I should start thinking about that. Latin: Latin II using Wheelock's. English: mom-selected literature, writing assignments to go along with that. Bible: Koine Greek using Mounce's Basics of Biblical Greek. Coding: if she does this, it will be Codecademy courses on her own. Spanish: she'll have finished maybe 2/3 of a Spanish 1 book by the end of this year, so if she wants to continue it (it's up to her) she can finish that book and then move on to a Spanish 2 book. What we have now is some old text that had her learning vocab like floppy disk, lol. But it's fine for a lot of the basics. If she wants to continue beyond that I'll look for a tutor or an online course she can take. Extracurriculars: Latin Club, flute, taekwondo, plus church stuff.
  6. I regularly wear Ravenclaw t-shirts, lol. And it's very common for my family to have discussions about which Hogwarts house various characters from other books or shows would be in.
  7. Like others have said, denominational affiliation is something I want to be able to find easily. When we were looking for a new church a couple of years ago, I found it really helpful when a church (the one we ended up at) expressed clearly that they have a special needs ministry and a little explanation of what that includes. A church that doesn't have anything about that may still be supportive and caring toward families with special needs, but it was really helpful to see that this is important enough to the church that it warrants a spot on the website. I really wish staff email addresses were easier to find on our church's website, though. It takes some doing to figure them out. Make sure that whatever you go with works and looks decent in both desktop and mobile views. Oh - and wherever you list things like location and time of services, PLEASE update that on the actual website if you have a change, like just one service instead of two because of a holiday or something like that. It's maddening to be out of town, look up a church to visit, go at the time they say their service is...and then have it not be at that time because it's New Year's (or whatever). Posting it on social media is great too, but updates like that need to show up on the regular website for visitors who may not look for the social media accounts.
  8. My oldest will be in 10th. Here's what I have in mind so far... * Science: Physics - local lady offers science classes to homeschoolers from her home, and DD has done biology and chemistry with her. *Math: she'll be halfway through precalc (an old Glencoe book I already had) so she'll finish that up. I want her to wait until the following fall to start calculus, so for spring of 10th grade we're thinking number theory. The text I'm looking at is A Friendly Introduction to Number Theory. * Social Studies: I'm thinking world history. I have ordered a world history textbook that I'll use as a spine, but I'll probably have her read a variety of sources and write based on those rather than relying on the textbook much. So I need to get reading because that's a lot of prep for me. 😬 * English: this year I have her reading ancient lit and using some of the Old Western Culture resources (skipping around so she gets some Greece and some Rome). We'll probably continue with that, moving on to some of the Year 3 lit. * Latin: AP Latin with Lukeion. * Bible: Koine Greek using Mounce. * Computer Science: continue exploring various things on Codecademy, probably. I think the following year she can do AP CS A. * She's also interested in learning linguistics, so I may make a credit or half-credit course on that for her. * Extracurriculars: she'll continue doing Latin Club and voice lessons, presumably. I am hoping I can talk her into trying taekwondo as well, but we'll see. She's also begun some Latin tutoring and I know she hopes to continue with that.
  9. @Hannah I hope he is able to be home by Christmas! ❤️ I have one more gift to buy/wrap - food item so I didn't want to get it too early. I also need to get candy for the kids' stockings (candy is the only thing that goes in stockings at our house). Other than that, just a few things to cook/bake next weekend. I do still need a couple more gift ideas for oldest's birthday (late January). I like to get all the gifts at once for Christmas and both girls' birthdays (DD#2's was earlier this month), but DD#1 wants very little, so it's a challenge.
  10. I was going to mention Harry & David pears - that's what we always gave DH's grandmother and she loved them.
  11. Oh - one of my kids just finished reading A Wrinkle in Time, and that also has characters worth looking into. Meg would be particularly good for seeing how "giftedness" doesn't always look like we might expect it to, and how a kid can be gifted in some ways but struggle in others.
  12. My first thought is Mysterious Benedict Society characters. One of my kids mentioned the characters in Meet the Robinsons.
  13. No Christmas sweaters at our house. My 14yo has a youth group Christmas party next week where they said to wear ugly Christmas sweaters, and I think that's the first time any of us have had an event that requests them! 14yo has zero interest in wearing one, so I don't have to worry about it.
  14. In our house it's parmes. My son thought it was "I would like parmes on cheese on my spaghetti."
  15. I could be okay with a message like "I have allergies to fragrant items like candles and lotions." Those things can give me migraines, even just sitting on my desk while I wait for a chance to give them to someone else. I'm also thinking of - I think it's dmmetler who has the serious allergy to cinnamon? Something like that is definitely worth communicating to the parents prior to Christmas gift time. The rest of it...no. We teach kids to smile and say thank you when they receive an unwanted gift. Adults should be able to do the same.
  16. We say "rounder-bup" because that's what my youngest called roundabouts when he was littler. Anything that goes in your hair (clip, barrette, ponytail holder, whatever) is a "pretty," thanks to both of my girls.
  17. Would nephew be willing to loan his, so son could try it out for a bit to see if it's something he really would enjoy?
  18. 5 before college - 3 in city A, 1 in city B, 1 more in city A (my parents still live there) 4 during college - city B 3 since college (I got married right after college) - city C So 12, or 8 if we ignore college. But only 3 cities.
  19. I have found that I enjoy lengthy audiobooks. Right now I'm listening to The Count of Monte Cristo. I loved Anna Karenina. I also like listening to sermons. I use Bluetooth earbuds, but I get cheap ones so not a huge issue if I lose one (which I haven't). And not quite what you were asking, but playing Pokemon Go while I walk is also motivating for me. It feels a little silly, but I decided I don't care. 😄
  20. I'd far rather disappoint the kid in early November than on Christmas morning. We are up front about it if we know a present isn't going to happen and it's something the kid is super interested in. But in general, we make sure the kids know that they are welcome to ask for anything, but it is absolutely NOT guaranteed that they will get it. ETA: Our position on Santa is "isn't it fun to pretend," so we never have "you can't give me X, but surely Santa can." That would probably make it more challenging.
  21. I came across this ornament on Etsy the other day - would be great for a book lover: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1333855742/a-year-of-books-personalized-book
  22. Around the time DH and I started dating (in college), we went to Waffle House every night for a week. And we've been married for over 20 years now, so... 🤷‍♀️ 😄
  23. Yes. Plus, it's practically impossible to see what color a kid's pumpkin is in the dark. 😄
  24. I had a Which Wich Witch: And King Dedede: My oldest dressed as an introverted teen who stayed in the house. DH and I dressed as parents. 😄
  25. Or just be kind to all the kids and don't expect them to announce their neurodivergence via pumpkin color.
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