I have taught Latin at co-op, as well as to my own children. I like Prima Latina as a very gentle introduction in elementary. With my younger children and at our co-op, I followed it up with a year of Latina Christiana before moving into the MP Forms series, which IME is best started in middle school. I did not use the dvds for Prima or LC, but we did listen to the pronunciation CD and practice the recitations a lot. I should add that my goals with Latin were exposure to another language, reinforcement of grammar, and preparation for modern language study in high school. The farthest I made it in Latin study was Second Form Latin, and it was never my intention to have them taking it through high school and translating Cicero. My oldest did take 2 years of high school Latin with a virtual program, but her true interest was in Spanish. If you are starting elementary students at the very beginning with no Latin background as a teacher, Prima is a great place to start. The thing with Latin is you have to keep doing it in order for it to stick. Starting in elementary means a lot of years of Latin if your goal is study through high school. My kids were done with it after a few years, but I was using it as a means to an end instead of an end in itself, so that was okay.

My daughter just got her first SF and ended up sending the whole thing back, so don't feel bad for not liking it. It is disappointing since you liked the first so much, though! For dd they sent her all casual clothes and that was not what she was looking for or had asked for. She's going to try one more time. She hates to shop so we were thinking this was a good solution. Unfortunately she's also extremely picky so I am not hopeful after the first box!

homeschool-life.com. But we are a large group with a lot of stuff happening so the small per-family fee is worth it. Plus they can sign up and pay via the website and this is very helpful.

Well, some folks in Chicago think so. I remember reading this last summer: http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/15/health/cats-chicago-rat-patrol/index.html Our squirrel population is definitely down thanks to some neighbor cats who like to hunt. Our own two are useless when it comes to hunting, but they are buddies with the neighbor cats.

Awww, poor Mira! I hope she is able to settle in nicely and Nemesis cat realizes it's Mira's territory now and doesn't try to come back again!

Oops replying on my phone, messed up. Meant to add no, you are not the only one and yes, I can't stand them! The website provider our homeschool group uses has them for everything related to the website, all done very meticulously and in great detail. But when I need a quick 30 second answer, I do not want to search through 8 videos of 10 minutes each to find it. Has the simple user manual gone the way of the dinosaur? I sure do miss it!

Bill grew on me, as did Capaldi in this last season. I liked Clara when she was with Matt, but got really tired of her near the end. I know nothing about the actress to be 13. Guess we'll wait and see. I wonder who her companion will be--male or female? Two women might be a little too much estrogen in the tardis . . . maybe another couple like Amy and Rory?

Yay to August babies! (I have two--one due the 18th born the 19th) Congrats and best wishes as you await her arrival!

If you've seen Captain America, I'd watch the Avengers next. Or Thor. The thing with the Marvel movies is they use a lot of the same characters, and their stories intertwine to the point that you will find yourself wanting to watch more of them to get more of the story. From there you can watch Captain America Winter Soldier, and Avengers Civil War, and Thor Dark World. There are also several Iron Man options. And now Marvel is introducing newer characters like Dr. Strange to their movie universe. If you haven't seen any of them, try to pick an earlier one to get more of a feel for the story. And if you tire of Marvel, there's the X-Men series, of which there are currently 6 related movies. These are all big hits with our family.

It really depends on the state/branch/tester. Check with some people in your area who have taken the test recently if you can, because sometimes they can ask some pretty obscure questions and take points off for incorrect or incomplete answers. Case in point: one of the questions the tester asked my daughter was what to do when you park on a hill, both up the hill and down. They are looking for 4 specific answers and will take points off if you don't give all of them (my friend's son didn't say "turn off the car," because he figured that was a given--he had a point deducted). The crazy thing about this is that we live at sea level and the only hills around us are highway overpasses. My dd also got points taken off for not physically turning her head to look behind her for every lane change. We drive a large SUV and use the side mirrors extensively. That wasn't good enough for the tester and he failed her for it. When she took the test again we had her overemphasize turning her head to look, and she passed. Long story short--it helps to know what the testers are looking for, and the only way to know this is to ask someone who has taken the test recently at the same dmv.

We applied for accommodations last fall and ds took the June SAT with them. There was a bit of paperwork to fill out, but the process wasn't bad and we heard back from the College Board pretty quickly. Just call and request a packet of information--what they send out is pretty self-explanatory. Some of the things that I submitted were evaluations with recommodations for accommodations, a list of how we used those accommodations in our homeschool, including things like virtual school and co-op classes, and a letter from the teacher of a co-op class listing how she had allowed accommodations in her class for him. My son had also taken the Iowa test without accommodations, and I included those scores to show how not having extra time affected his scores. He wasn't testing well on practice tests, but we just got his scores back and he did ok--better than I thought he would, and certainly with a good starting score to improve on. I am so glad we sought out accommodations--the extra time really made a difference and he was able to complete all sections except math (not surprising).

My youngest was really into Carcassonne at about 10-11. It was great because the two of us could play it together, and it wasn't a super long time suck for me--it's about a 30-45 minute game. I also like Ticket to Ride, but he never really got into that one. Another game we have played a lot is Bonkers, which is vintage from the late 70s. I had it as a kid and loved it--it's simple and really pretty mindless. Found it in perfect condition at a thrift store and played it a lot with youngest.

Anything Marvel and X-Men.

Seconding this. My kids all loved this series, and it's my favorite baby gift for new moms. Also loved it when I taught preschool Sunday School.

Slice, toss with a little olive oil and sprinkle with garlic salt, roast in oven. Sprinkle with grated parmesan and enjoy!

My state has a dual enrollment equivalency chart and uses the following criteria for science classes: Criteria for Awarding High School Subject Area Credit in Science: • Since all high school science courses (with lab) are awarded 1.0 high school science credits, then all college-level dual enrollment science courses (with lab) will be awarded 1.0 high school science credits. • College-level dual enrollment science courses taken without a lab component will be awarded 0.5 high school science credits. So for a college-level science course with a lab, I'd be counting that as 1 high school credit.

Color me impressed--way to go!

It was not difficult at all. I signed my son up at our local high school. The accommodations are listed on the ID form that all students have to print out, and the testing center gets that info before hand as well. It's a huge school with hundreds of students testing that day, so he was not the only one needing accommodations. I didn't anticipate it being a problem, and it wasn't--hope you have a similar experience.

Our oldest had her own checking account at our bank in high school. When she got to college, the credit card offers started. She now has a cc with this account, using it for monthly expenses and then paying it off each month. She earns points, she improves her credit history, it's money she was going to be spending anyway. I don't know what the credit limit is--I don't imagine it's very high. She also carries a cc in her name on one of our accounts for expenses we don't expect her to cover, like medical co-pays or car repairs.

It's fine to start now. And since he's motivated to learn it on his own, encouraged. Mine have started high school foreign language in middle school through our state's virtual school. It's a good way to either check a box for 2 years of foreign language a little early, or to allow the student to go further with the language in high school. There are not as many online options for German, but this is one we're getting ready to start: https://germanonline.okstate.edu/

An older series is the Happy Hollisters. Big family of kids always solving some kind of mystery. Not exactly classic literature, but fun for a young-ish kid in a mystery phase.

At the advice of an admission officer at one of the schools to which my dd was applying, I didn't list the SAT scores on the transcript at all. They get that info directly from the SAT or ACT and it just clutters up the transcript.

We have two 12-week semesters for most classes, but the academic high school options run on an extended, 15-week semester schedule.

I am interested, and appreciated reading that simple breakdown of the UK election process. Thanks for sharing. Two things stood out--the fact that the PM can see an opportunity to gain more seats/power and call for another election, just like that, and the fact that three million people have registered to vote since she did. Sounds like things could get interesting . . .