sadiegirl Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 For those of you that begin at the traditional August/September start of school, what day are you on? We generally begin the second to third week of August and have a few days in the fall that we miss annually due to scheduled family events. Today my son counted and we are on Day 77...how does that compare to your schedule? We generally close up school the 3rd week in May after 2nd week is allowed for testing, and third for closing out workbooks, finishing up last minute assignments, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIch elle Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Day 70 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhudson Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Day 75 or so here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Just finished week 17. (I guess that would come out to approx. day 85, though, there have been days off in there.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homeschooling6 Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Day 70 Same here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree House Academy Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 We started earlier and just finished Day 83, week 16 for both boys (with a few days off here and there). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfletcher8091 Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 We are on Day 69, but she had a few extra days off in September for an out of state wedding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafiki Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Day 87 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Day 67 We didn't start until September this year ;). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pageta Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 We just finished day 58. I plan to make it to at least 68 by the end of December. We do school in four quarters, beginning in July. My goal is 40 days where we do the 3 R's each quarter (4 days/week for 10 weeks). In September we had a new baby, so that is why we are a little behind. We only completed 22 days in our first quarter because I was tired and pregnant - actually, we did 40 days of school, but the other 18 were field trips (seriously!). Don't you wish you were us? :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree House Academy Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 You all that don't have a certain number of days you have to teach make me envious! We have to do 180 days, 4 hours a day. Field trips count and I used to count co-op too (because we took 4 hours of classes on co-op days). My older son often goes well over 4 hours a day. My younger, well, let's just say that we have to count things like "cooking" as educational. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyfaithe Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 oh please....don't start with me..... :cursing: I am just NOT going there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy in Ky Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 81 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momof165 Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 78 days ______________________________ Sonja in Co Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIch elle Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 It doesn't really matter to us. What matters is that we get our CLE lightunits done for the year (math & LA). I counted the lessons in our lightunits to find out what day we're on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patchfire Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Today is day #80. We do have to report the number of days to the state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen in CO Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 I was just counting last night to see if there are enough days left before summer for us to finish school. We just completed day 59. I've had a bit of trouble getting enough school because we have been traveling and everyday of a vacation doesn't really have enough educational value to call school. I'm usually much closer to 80 by now, but we can still finish by June. really. I just have to keep telling myself that. I was even wondering why we haven't accomplished much of what I had planned, but looking at the number of days we have done school, we are okay. 59 down and 121 to go. :001_huh: I miss summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllSmiles Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 85 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crl Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Day 70 for us. We don't have to officially count yet (DD isn't old enough for the state to care about) but we're trying to get close the to 180 days needed to be in the habit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angela&4boys Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 We have to report attendance. We just completed day 74. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschooltoone Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 We just completed 54 days. We're on 6 weeks on and 1 week off schedule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauracolumbus Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 We're on about day 55. And no pregnancies or vacations. We started after Labor Day and did a week of field trips. And fall is esp. busy for us w/sports and birthdays. We seem to crank in the winter though. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen in CO Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 weather is a big factor here too. I'd much rather enjoy the fall weather outside than do school, but once it gets cold, its much easier to hit the books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bee Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Younger dd is doing week 10 and 11. Older dd is mostly on week 10 but up to week 13 in history, Wordly Wise, and ahead in her physics and literature reading. We only just finished week 5 of Spanish. Our computer runs too slow to use the computer supported parts of the lessons so we skip them or try to get to the library to do it there. It's a great program in theory but it really isn't working for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaT Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 We just finished day 70 here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AudreyTN Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 We just finished 69 and we did take a month off for the baby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swimmermom3 Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 We just finished Day 65. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swimmermom3 Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 oh please....don't start with me..... :cursing: I am just NOT going there... Sorry, Faithe. Hang in there. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razorbackmama Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 We started the day after Labor Day and completed day 51 today. We take just about every other Monday off because my dh is off of work (and his being home is not conducive to a productive school day;) ), and we had about a week or so off in Nov. while my older 3 went hunting with Dad in Arkansas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TammyinTN Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Day 90..only 80 days left this school year. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 We just finished week 12, so day 60. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsMe Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Oh good grief, am I supposed to count?:001_huh: :lol::lol: Ah....no clue. Don't care. Just say'in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8filltheheart Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 We just finished day 85. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellyndria Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 About Day 66 here. Not really counting as we're just doing Pre-K/K. We started mid-August, so should be farther along, but in the last month or so, we've had 3 separate multi-day visits from family, as well as several days of sickness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 We started the Tues after Labor Day. Day 59. We have 10 left till Christmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny_Weatherwax Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 We completed Day 68. We had three sick days and 2 holidays in there or we would be on day 73. I am not too excited, though, because according to the lesson plan I so painstakingly developed this summer we are anywhere between 3-6 weeks behind. Ugh! If I try to finish it all now we will be doubling the work for the next three weeks. I am reworking everything to make it more realistic for second semester. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 We school year round, but we're on Day 62 since Aug. 31 -- not counting days taken off to see plays, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pongo Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 Day 65, exactly where they are scheduled to be lesson wise:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momtoboys Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 I have no clue. We've done school everyday (except he had off for his bday and Thanksgiving) since Sept. I don't know what day we are on though. I don't keep track. I definitely *am* disorganized. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb in NZ Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 (edited) only TEN days left before summer holidays!!! :thumbup: Then we take off until 1 February. Dd finished up her tertiary studies on 25 Nov & begins for 2010 on 8 Feb. She's set a summer study program for herself, but my boys will just have a bit of free time to pursue their own interests. With the beach nearby we have no trouble filling those long summer days. Ds#1 will go on a week-long canoe trip mid-January. I'm already getting ready for 2010. Ds#2's lesson book / calendar is about ready to print & bind. I need to write out a couple terms of plans for ds#1, as he won't be able to move onto tertiary studies until after he turns 16yo in April. In case our plans for him fall apart, I want to have something already planned to put right into motion. I"m normally not quite this structured, but as we are planning to do major renovations on our house I've needed to be ultra-organized to stop wasted time. And if dh needs to cut down his hours at work due to the economy, I want to be ready to do some subbing in the local schools. We don't need to count days or report to the gov't, but I aim for 40 weeks of school each year. This is roughly the PS calendar (but ds#1 doesn't get the 6+ weeks of "study break" that the kids in years 11-13 get term 4 each year.) First Christmas parades today, so bring on the Holidays!!!! Blessings, Edited December 5, 2009 by Deb in NZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Governess Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 Today was day 75. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSMom2One Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 (edited) We are doing a 40 week school year, and we just completed the 11th week. So I guess that would be day 55. I was planning to do another year-round school year, but it was hard on my dd in 2008-9, so we decided to work toward more of a traditional schedule. We'll take a long break for Christmas, and a week off in spring as well. Blessings, Lucinda Edited December 6, 2009 by HSMom2One Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsabelC Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 I'm just thankful I don't have to bother counting days since our authorities don't need to be told this information. I'd get really confused about what to count or not, as in if your child is sick but not that sick, and you don't do any written work, but you read lots of educational books, is it a 'school' day or not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ondreeuh Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 59. We didn't start until the 2nd week of Sept and will go through about the 3rd week of June. We're on the west coast and this is the PS schedule too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 For those of you that begin at the traditional August/September start of school, what day are you on? I start 1 Aug and school year round. We are just at 1/3 through the year. (Yipes!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryCatherine Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 just started week 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenL Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 Day 66 here. I wish we were further, but we lost a whole week to H1N1! We'll catch up at some point though :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liza Q Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 Just finished week 17. Don't count days but I probably average 4 days per week. So....68ish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechWife Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 We had to take a week off for a family emergency, but I think we are making good progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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