Dmmetler Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Assuming you do a Fall-Spring or Fall start year-round school year? PS here starts August 6. We're going to be on a family vacation until Aug 13, so I'm thinking August 20 will be our official "first day" of 3rd grade :). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Lulu* Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 September 3rd will be our official start date. We school year round, but I need a start date for the state and we try to do something fun to mark the start of our new year. The schools here start around August 6th as well. We generally complete our last week of school thier first or second week, take two weeks off and start our new year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabrizia Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 We started Monday, so July 2nd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Strawberry Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Hopefully July 30th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 August 6th. We do six weeks on, one week off, so starting in August allows us some time off when the weather is nicer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali in OR Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Aug 20. Public schools begin after labor day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaKinVA Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 September 10th, but that is more due to the fact that we are still running behind from our move than anything. Normally, it's the first full week of August. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theYoungerMrsWarde Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 August 6 for a Fall-start year round school year. I'm super excited! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen in CO Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 :blink: That's a very good question. DS starts his last semester in college August 27th. Older dd starts at a classical charter school August 13th. I haven't even opened the box for youngest yet. I'm pretty sure we'll start sometime in August or September. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingersmom Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 I'm not sure I feel like we have ever stopped. We are going to officially re-start all subjects August 13th. We do school for 2 1/2 weeks then take a week off. Then start all over again in early September. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayneJ Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Aug 1st was my first reply but then I realized it's a Wed this year so...either we'll start June 30 or Aug 6th. We are year-around schoolers but I am thinking of trying to get the bulk of our studies done more traditionally Aug-May since my kids have liked not doing this summer compared to last year when we schooled each week May-June-July-Aug...I think my older 2 (pre-teens) are starting to like time off and are willing to put in long days/weeks when the weather isn't so nice and life isn't so busy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joani Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 I'm aiming for August 21st - the same day public schools start here. I'd be okay with delaying until the 27th, but no later than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ereks mom Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Tentatively August 13th Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vontinney Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 August 6th Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebarefootamazon Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 September 4th. Co-op starts on the 6th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lea1 Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Our first day is July 16th. I am almost ready. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 I'm aiming for Sept. 3, but with our German exchange student leaving Aug. 30, and having to attend a wedding on Sept. 2, I'm not sure that will happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 October 1st... Maybe that doesn't count within this though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassy Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 We don't actually finish for summer until 19th July. We follow DS13's school terms, and they go back 4th September, so that will be our first day back too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sahm99 Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 September 4th Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I talk to the trees Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 We started Monday, so July 2nd. We started on Monday, too. We have been stuck in one room (the one with the a/c) because of the heat this week, so we have really made some progress! I'm sure we'll slow down when dd starts getting pool and park invitations from buddies, but for now, it's full steam ahead! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mélie Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 We're starting next Monday. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Assuming you do a Fall-Spring or Fall start year-round school year? PS here starts August 6. We're going to be on a family vacation until Aug 13, so I'm thinking August 20 will be our official "first day" of 3rd grade :). When I did a little school at my church, we started around the middle of August (not common in California, which usually started after Labor Day) so that we could finish the semester at Christmas, when we took off three weeks instead of the usual two. We finished the Thursday before Memorial Day Weekend, giving us all of June and July off. So if I were doing a similar schedule as a homeschooler, I'd start either Aug. 16 or 20; the last day of the fall semester would be December 21; the beginning of the winter/spring semester would be January 14; last day of school would be May 23. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momofkhm Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 As soon as the books come in. :) I need to start before we go to the beach at the end of the month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathryn Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 We started Monday, so July 2nd. We did too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnaM Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Technically it is not until next year but we run Jan-Nov so we start Jan 7th Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chepyl Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 It is completely dependant on thos baby's arrival. If I get through the next three weeks....we will start July 30th, work for a week or two and take a little time off for the baby then start back up. My kids tend to overlook ;) I don't want to loose a whole.month waiting on the baby. If he is born early, we will start as soon as I feel up to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnsinkableKristen Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 August 20 (How is that only 6 weeks away?? :blink:) I have a handful of things to order before we are ready and a LOT of preparing to do. Eek. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefragile7393 Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 August 19th will be our first day, since the 17th is his last day of summer camp. We too school kind of year round...just the 3 R's and lots of reading aloud. On the 19th we will slowly start to incorporate the other things, like science, history, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AStableBeginning Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Aug 20. Public schools begin after labor day. That's how it works for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly1730 Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 August 27th this year. We'll be doing a three week Olympics unit starting in July that I will count as school days but our official start with new curriculum will be the 27th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth in MN Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 August 20th is my current target date. That's when public school starts up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justLisa Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 2nd week of September. We live in the rain most of the year and no way am I cooping us up indoors in the summer! Besides, my anniversary is the end of August and we are finally going on a trip. Then my inlaws visit the first week of September. I may actually need a week off after that but we will see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFJ in IL Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 This will be our first year homeschooling and I am hoping to be ready to begin on August 1st. We will take the first three days to check out all of our new curriculum and to discuss our schedule and expectations for this wonderful new journey! Obviously, I really have no idea :001_smile: so I will be checking in here often for advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Well, my plans were to have started this week. Unfortunately, things came up (and hence the reason we start so early!) and I hope to start Monday (7/9). This is going to be a busy year and I need all the time I can get! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PIE! Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 July 30th. We usually start in September, but a friend pointed out that if I started earlier, we could have every 5th week off and still finish before June. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mama2cntrykids Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Well, baseball lasts until the end of July AND my ds11 has camp the last week of July (he'll have to miss the last week, but dd6 won't miss it). I was hoping to start that last week, but it's not going to happen. Then, I thought we'd start the first week of August...again, not happening:glare:. I had told my mom a couple of months ago we'd come visit then as baseball will be over. She lives 3.5 hrs away, so I really want to get out there to see here. Skipping it isn't an option, neither is going any earlier...so be it! August 6th it is! PS-Dd6 has been doing her MFW 1st grade curriculum for the past two weeks (off/on) b/c she BEGGED me to start. I don't think she'll be so gung-ho by November:lol:. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyD Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 July 23. We've been on a summer schedule since DH and I finished teaching our respective (university) classes in mid-May. We're traveling now, but when we get back I'll take a week to get unpacked and organized and then we'll start back up. Public schools here ended May 24 and start again on August 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 August 20th Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinivanMom Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 August 6th. I like to finish the first half of the year by Christmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffeemama Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 We school lightly during the summer and will start our new curriculum on a full schedule on August 20. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyerin Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 We have been slowly easing our way into our fall subjects. FIAR will be our last thing to add, and I have that penciled in for the week of August 20, so maybe we'll call that our start date? Sure. August 20. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiegirl Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 We will be starting Aug. 6th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amanda82 Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 I'm shooting for Aug. 27th...we'll see how that goes :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peachskittles Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 I'm due to have a baby on August 1st and I range from being on time to being two weeks overdue. I'll start after Labor Day on Sept. 4th. That'll give me time to have a baby, sort all the stuff I bought, buy whatever else we need and get a school area set up. We really shouldn't have taken the summer off but I figure the break will help my sanity....or I hope it does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheApprentice Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 We're starting July 23. Hopefully. I still have some planning an purchasing to do. And I'm hoping that there will be some back to school sales before that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Florida Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 We'll be late this year. The public schools start on August 20, but my son will still be in England with his choir at that point. They don't return until the following week. I figure the kid will need a few days to unpack and sleep before he'll be any good for schoolwork. Then, it's my husband's birthday . . . So, what with one thing and another, we aren't starting until September 5 this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caitilin Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 August 13; we school 6 weeks on, 1 week off. Our last chunk before Christmas will be only 5 weeks, but we will make it work somehow. ;) I think school is easier on our home life than summer--my kids bicker so much more, both from heat and from having less to do--so I am looking forward to starting up again. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiffanieh Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 July 16th!! Can't wait!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennynd Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 our summer break just started a week ago. when PS finished. School not due back until after labor day. So that is when we will start. However, we do school light. DS has 3 week completely off then we do half schedule until school starts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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