Embassy Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Are we the only ones here who haven't started school yet? Today the local kids went back to school and my boys are going stir-crazy. They need school. I'm hoping to start by September 20th (we finished last school year mid-July). I'm getting the whole year organized at once because when the school year starts I won't have time to plan. It is frustrating because we all want school to start. At the same time I do find some satisfaction hearing my son beg and plead for school to start. I'll have to remind him of that when he starts whining mid-year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Are we the only ones here who haven't started school yet? Today the local kids went back to school and my boys are going stir-crazy. They need school. I'm hoping to start by September 20th (we finished last school year mid-July). I'm getting the whole year organized at once because when the school year starts I won't have time to plan. It is frustrating because we all want school to start. At the same time I do find some satisfaction hearing my son beg and plead for school to start. I'll have to remind him of that when he starts whining mid-year. Nope, you are not alone. We are kinda on the same boat here :). We are finishing some things from last year still (it was a difficult year for personal reasons), while also adding certain things to meet our Provincial Learning Outcomes (we had our first Field Trip on Sunday :D) and I have a program that I purchased in order to keep Adrian busy for now. We will be starting officially at the beginning of November. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatmansWife Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 We pretty much school year round (just more lightly in the summer), so we are still finishing our year when others are just beginning. We won't start our new school year until the new calendar year; January. Hey....it works for us. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyNellen Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 No - we start in 2 weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celia Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 We just started today :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldskool Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 We are starting next Monday. Lesley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virg Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 We pretty much school year round (just more lightly in the summer), so we are still finishing our year when others are just beginning. We won't start our new school year until the new calendar year; January. Hey....it works for us. :001_smile: This is exactly our situation! I am trying to finish up A Beka by December/January so we can start MFW ECC. So excited! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffeefreak Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 I was just coming online to post this! We moved August 27th, and I decided it would be futile to start before Labor Day. Now, I'm wondering what planet I was on that I thought I could start before September 10th! Tomorrow, I will finish unpacking and getting the house in order. And Thursday-Sunday will be spent getting a schedule together and reviewing/making lesson plans. Monday, we will OFFICIALLY start school. Blessings! Dorinda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehog Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 We haven't started properly either. That is to say, we're gearing up to our full schedule. It seems that almost every term I have to tweak (or in this case, completely revamp!) our schedule so I tend to spend a week or two "getting into" the new schedule.. doing more and more of it each day until I'm up and running. I'm aiming to be doing it all by the end of next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ester Maria Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 We start about mid October, so... :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 We won't start until the end of September or early October. I tweaked our schedule to accommodate a late start this year. That way our only big break started right around the time our new babe was due. Of course he finally showed up 11 days late.. :tongue_smilie: but I'm still waiting until he's about a month old to start back up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 We school year round with no real start date since we will just move up a level whenever we finish the previous level. So, we could be "starting" math in January, reading/phonics in June and History in October. We have been on a little bit of a break and taking things easier over the summer but I was hoping to gear up again this week. Instead I'm waiting until next week since this week is already too insane. I'm wading through HUGE piles of laundry from our weekend camping trip; dd16 has a new cheer coach who decided they needed to be whipped into shape and her new schedule is causing problems with her dance and work schedules that we set up over the summer, her first game is Saturday afternoon; ds is starting soccer this week and dh is assistant coach so we're getting schedules and uniforms together for the first game Saturday morning; there's absolutely no food in the house and we all had to get up at 6:30 this morning to drive dd to school so we're all tired and cranky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate in Arabia Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 We won't start until after Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr, so next week? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessAriel Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 We are going to try to begin next Monday. I have been ill with bronchitis and need to stop coughing and rest up or we won't get anything accomplished! Glad to hear we are not alone!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mothersweets Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 We are starting next Monday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrappyhappymama Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 We moved at the end of July, so although we usually school through the summer, we've been off for the last two months. Hoping to get started again next week, if I can get my lesson plans finished in time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertmum Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 We are in the middle of moving house. Or rather, we've spent this week house hunting and will be moving over the next 2 weeks, so I guess we'll start beginning October. Oh dear, I just didn't think it was a good idea to start school and then move -too disruptive. In the meantime we have been doing lost of "readiness" exercises to fill in the gap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolphin Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 We are starting on Monday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nono Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 We were supposed to start Oct. 3, but it has now been backed up to Sept. 20, due to some changes in our family schedule. We have started Science and History (WP TWAM and SOTW 1) along with other "practice" for starting school. Practice includes a little reading by my dd, writing and math each day. New curriculum gets cracked on Sept. 20. Regular read-alouds are daily year round, so they don't count as school here. We're still trying to recover from our absolutely insanely busy summer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorganClassicalPrep Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 We did school over the summer and are currently breaking. We will officially be starting kindergarten probably Oct 4th. Waiting for a few last items, then I'll take some time to get everything organized, read through, learn about what's expected of me, get books from the library, etc. But I'm considering everything we did over the summer as part of this school year so we can end in May/June. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ange Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 So glad I found this thread - as a new homeschooler that tried to start school this week and realized we (I) are not ready, it's reassuring to know that I do not have to schedule a "tradtional" year. I guess it hasn't sunk in yet - that whole "flexibility" part of homeschooling. The best time to start is when we are all ready (kids are but mom is struggling to get it together). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MariannNOVA Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 No, we haven't started here. DH is home and there is major construction going on in the lower level of the house (our classroom 'was' there and our new classroom will be there) so we are waiting. DD11 is doing some history, twins are doing some literature combined with science and we are doing co-op.....but we had a year of upheavals and we ended late. It will all work out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayt ul-Hikmah Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 We won't start until after Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr, so next week? We tried to start up just before Ramadan (what was I thinking?), but with the late, late nights and early, early mornings, we faded fast. We hope to start in full force Monday. (and Eid Mubarak to you, Kate, a bit early :)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree House Academy Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 We are going to try to begin next Monday. I have been ill with bronchitis and need to stop coughing and rest up or we won't get anything accomplished! Glad to hear we are not alone!! *jealous* I had to do school through my bronchitis. It really was quite crappy! Hope you feel better soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest A Joyful Mother... Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 It is SO comforting to know that we are NOT alone in starting school late! We are called to NC as missionaries and thought that by Sept. we would have moved already. Nope. Still in VA. I am JUST NOW looking at Curriculum. Anyone hear of Epi Kardia? Anyone know if used My Father's World? Great to have this support! Excited to start living in this community! = ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkacademy Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 We are starting on The 13th so Monday We are gonna have a party on Saturday YAY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughing lioness Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 We are starting Friday- first day of co-op. Then "officially" start on Monday at home. Tuesday my 10 and 16 yo have academic classes at Tutoring Center and we are off. Still need to purchase some curriculum. DS 16 is still finishing up ancients (reading 80pgs a day to finish the Iliad by Tues when we switch over to Moderns). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5ray2006 Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Nope, not here either. We're finishing up last school year's stuff. I pulled dc from public school last January. The official start date is Mon. 9/27/10 (according to the dates I entered into homeschool skedtrack-but we all know that date can be changed!) :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrapbookbuzz Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Well...the kids went into the public school on August 16th. BUT I want to pull them out and bring them back home, hopefully within the next couple of weeks. We'll see what happens. Glad to know I won't be 'behind schedule' if this all works out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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