athena1277 Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 DD finished 2nd grade today! :party: Last year we went on a feild trip as our last day of school. We are doing the same thing tomorrow to celebrate the year's end. I really like ending the year with something fun to look forward to. I think we will continue to do this every year. So what does your family do to celebrate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mert Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 :bigear: Just want to hear what others do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leav97 Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Last year we went on a family vacation to a cabin the next week. Current plan for this year is to do the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belacqua Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 We run about like demented weasels trying to get the kid off to summer camp. It involves lots of scrounging for medical forms, grousing that he's outgrown all his shorts again and trying to explain how to put sheets on a loft bed without sustaining head trauma. And, of course, the annual lecture about how the sunscreen works best if you actually PUT IT ON. Good times. Good times. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoVanGogh Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 We finish our school year in December, but we generally celebrate the same way we do "Educational Freedom Day." (That would also be known as the first day public school is back in session in the fall. ;)) Sushi, trip to the comic book store and bowling. (DS and I love sushi so celebrate anything with sushi.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staceyshoe Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 This is our first year, but we'll be done in another month or so. I'm planning to put together a photo book and drag out all our projects. We'll invite grandparents for a party to celebrate and to share what was learned this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRG Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 We get sno-cones! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadianmumof5 Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 Shhhhh....don't tell MY kids that homeschoolers take the summer off....shhhh.....i told them we keep doing school in the summer cuz that's just what happens when you're a homeschooling family - so far they believe me (teeheehee)....although I did say it would be a shortened day :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauracolumbus Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 Our co-op does a field day, which is great b/c that's one of the few things my kids missed from school. Plus, we do a week of field trips that includes at least one stop at a waterpark. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippen Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 Donut Day! It's the one day a year I make homemade donuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuntPol Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 I lock myself in the closet with a bottle of wine and box of chocolate which I devour after getting on my knees and praising the Lord that I made it through the year without going to jail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 We're taking a trip to Incredible Pizza with her EOY report card (which is worth a free $20 game card, plus I have a coupon where I can buy a $10 game card and get an additional $10 free stockpiled, and a coupon for a $10 free game card, so all told I can get her $50 of game credit and pay only $10 plus the price of pizza) for a day of pizza, bowling, mini-golf, skee-ball and the like. And we're doing this BEFORE public schools let out, so we should basically have the place to ourselves. Some of the other homeschool group families are joining us, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 I make a point of doing it before the public schools close for the summer, 'cause I am snarky that way. DH takes a day off from work and we go to one of the local parks for a hike in a gorge. Then we go for ice cream. We do pretty much the same thing the day public schools open here as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 I take dd out to lunch and somewhere special that she chooses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen+4dc Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 In the past we've celebrated by going to the movies. This has gotten more difficult, though, as there isn't always something I want the kids to see playing in the theatre.:glare: Cold Stone Creamery somehow always finds it's way in there, too.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 I lock myself in the closet with a bottle of wine and box of chocolate which I devour after getting on my knees and praising the Lord that I made it through the year without going to jail. :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tristangrace Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 We take a trip to the bookstore and each kid gets to pick out one book, on me. Now that our local (read: walking-distance) Borders is closed, I'm not sure WHAT bookstore we'll go to, though . . .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 I lock myself in the closet with a bottle of wine and box of chocolate which I devour after getting on my knees and praising the Lord that I made it through the year without going to jail. :lol::lol: priceless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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