Linda1951 Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 year? we started this week. six weeks on one week off. DD wants to do it that way and we will finish mid may. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenda in MA Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 We are probably starting 8/31 this year. The pss around here start after Labor Day but I like to start a week or two before that. We would start 8/24, but we will be dropping oldest off at college that week. Best wishes on a successful school year! Brenda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngieW in Texas Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 We follow the ps calendar for the most part, so we will start on 8/24. We still work through the summer, but the workload is light. We mostly finish off whatever didn't get finished during the regular schoolyear and keep going with math. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmamainva Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 We begin Week 3 on Monday and hope to wrap up the school year by mid-April. That way, we're finished by the time baseball season gets into full swing for my boys and by the time my oldest dd finishes up her college year. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Bay Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 We don't usually have an official start date and go all year, but this year we do. Aug 17. My dc are starting to really want their summers off, so I'm going to use this to my advantage so that I can have them off, too. Next year I hope to just have them do some math and reading, or doing some cool learning things we can't get to during the school year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingersmom Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 I usually don't start till after my son's birthday on September 7th. This year we are going to Great Wolf Lodge for his birthday so we will probably start the week after. We are going to be gone for 2 (possible 3) weeks in late December, early January so I really need to keep my focus so we don't start out the year behind. My kids are getting too old to have them happy about doing "weekend school". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jibaker103 Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 We will start 8/24 although we have been doing math and English since the 2nd week in July. Jennifer Mother to Noah Age 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamela H in Texas Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 DS starts Monday. However, writing doesn't start til the 10th (online course) and the history won't be here til Sept. So it's a little lighter at first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1bassoon Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 We start 8/10, Lord willing! Of course, I'm headed to Indiana next week to visit family, and my grandmother's pretty sick, so it's all subject to change. I'm going to try to bring some stuff with me to do a little prep on my "down" moments. (ha!) I'm also toying with 6 weeks on, one week off concepts. Not sure how it would work. The other nice thing about starting the 10th - it gives me a full 3 weeks of school before we have activities in the afternoons! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnitaMcC Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 We tried starting about 4 weeks ago but it didn't go well. We will be returning home from New York the 9th. The week of Aug 10th is very busy for me so we will start with homeschooling full swing on the 17th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree House Academy Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 We started on the 27th of July. We will school pretty steady (with 2 days off - one for older ds' b-day and one for younger ds' b-day) until the week before Thanksgiving. Then we take off a month from Thanksgiving untilt the new year. :) We also finish mid-may. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaSheep Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 We'll start 8/24 as well. The ps here starts on the 19th so my kids think they're getting a treat by having a few extra "no school" days than their friends. I haven't yet broken the news that we'll be finishing about a week after their neighborhood buddies in the spring. This is the first year that we'll be completely unconnected to the public schools (ds has been receiving spec ed services there but was retested in the spring and no longer qualifies (yay)). I decided that since I have (at least some) control of my own destiny for a while we're going to have all 5-day school weeks this year so I don't have to do four days this week and 3 next week to accommodate the odd teacher development day and so forth. So I've plowed over those and added a couple of days at the beginning of Christmas break and spring break and whatnot so that they'll mostly be out of school the same days as their friends except for a few here and there. I'm looking forward to seeing how it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choirfarm Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 We are starting week 3 here. But we will take 2 weeks off in September, 2 in November,2 in December, one in February and 1 in April, so we won't finish until the end of May. Christine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Hen Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 DS, senior, has gone to school all summer--2 computer programming courses and driver's ed. I could NOT believe all that was required for his driver's ed class--unbelieveable amount of work. He's already started reading his Am Gov't, and Physics textbooks and reading books on his Am Lit reading list. We'll kick it into high-gear in another week, on the 17th. He has a lot on his plate this year.... DS, 8th grader, will start officially on the 24th when our local schools start. We'll go out to breakfast at the diner in town and talk about our upcoming school year, or rather the boys will talk about Halo :lol: I'm excited about this coming school year. The previous four were really tough on me --- my father had cancer & I was often away helping him and then I was executor of his estate, talk about taking ones energy and time -- this spring and summer I've had time to think about this coming year and prepare rather than just react, KWIM. Carole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 8/31 here too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoriM Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 We follow a calendar year, so my dd starts the second semester of her year on August 18. Yes, this may mean that she graduates next December. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 Haven't decided yet. I am sure we will start by the Tuesday after Labor Day but may start sooner. I am still waiting on some material and we are going on a vacation/college road trip starting this Friday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonesloonybin Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 8/24 Here. I am in the last minute rush to get everything done and ready for the first day of school! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okie Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 We start today and I'm about ready to bean them already!!! Not school related though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Etkids Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 We will be starting September 14th. Here is our schedule: Teaching Days: Mon - Thurs. (Friday's are study hall/make up days for things they didn't finish throughout the week, often leaving Friday's pretty open) Sept 14 - Oct. 23 (6 weeks) 1 week off Nov. 2 - Nov. 20 (3 weeks) 1 week off Nov. 30 - Dec. 18 (3 weeks) 2 weeks off Jan. 4 - Feb. 12 (6 weeks) 1 week off Feb. 22 - Apr. 2 (6 weeks) 1 week off Apr. 12 - May 21 (6 weeks) 2 weeks off Jun. 7 - Jun. 25 (3 weeks) 3 weeks off Jul. 19 - Aug. 6 (3 weeks) 5 weeks off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moni Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 We already started We go year round though, so we are always working on something or other. :seeya: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CherylG Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 (edited) Hi there, Usually we start with the local city college system, to keep everyone on the same schedule. We do dual enrollment for high school; that starts Monday, the 24th. But this year our youngest dd, broke her foot at the beginning of June and just yesterday got cleared for careful activity. She was not happy to start school in two weeks when her brother does so we talked about it and decided to start October 1st. I will still start with our high schooler but she will be free to do her own thing until October. Knowing she had freedom, caused her to make up a schedule of all of her days. We have always taken the entire month of December off to bake, shop, decorate, visit, and not stress out. We are still taking off but will have a more limited Easter break and finish at the end of June. Blessings as you get ready for the new year!! Edited August 14, 2009 by CherylG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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