stephanie Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 I was just wondering when everyone will be starting again at the usual busy pace of school? I can't say I'm quite ready for it, but I know It's time to start thinking about that. I'm really enjoying our break off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeFL Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 I think we'll start back up the second week of August. I haven't gotten all my curriculum for next year yet, but it should all be in by early next week. My oldest ds is still trying to finish up last year's work, since we had so many interruptions (and he slacked off when he should have been working too often.) My middle two will be doing MFW Ex.-1850 and TT, and my oldest does SOS and RS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iquilt Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 I am getting antsy without the routine of school and so are my kiddos, so we are starting back on a light schedule July 28th with the full load all incorporated by August 15th (hopefully). I discovered last year that if I started the first day with everything we had meltdown, so we will work our way into everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamato3 all-boy boys Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 I am getting antsy without the routine of school and so are my kiddos, I, too, am antsy without the routine, but I can't say my kids are.... We go on vacation in August, so this year I think we'll start the second full week we are back, but we'll gently start in with the get-up-and-at-'em routines and basics (math, copywork, independent reading) the Monday we return. We will gradually add in everything over the following 2 or 3 weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Aug 4th is the big day here. We've started the first monday in Aug since starting 2 years ago and it works for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karenciavo Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 9/12. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clwcain Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 We're still on a steady, low-intensity frequency here. But we'll probably step up the intensity around the last week of September (Michealmas). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmy Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 We're starting Monday July 14th. I halfway want to wait another month but I've had trouble with burnout in the past so I'm going to adopt a 6 weeks on 2 weeks off routine and that adds up to nearly full time (we took 7 weeks this summer). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtisandsheri Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 August 11th for us. We stick with the county's calendar for the most part as my kids enjoy sharing their summer break with the neighborhood kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorCalMom Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 We're starting August 11th here also. Since this is our first year, we'll start with the basics only first, and then add in Biblioplan, science and art a few weeks down the road once we're in our groove. (Per the advice of some helpful ladies here on the board ;)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Targhee Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 August 25th - that's when the umbrella school starts up. We're still "summer schooling" but will take 4 weeks off before we start up again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kim in ks Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Aug. 4th for us, we started the first part of august the last 10 years, It's so hot here in Aug. and So nice in May, so we are done at the end of April in time for the beautiful spring, and all my flower planting kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila in OK Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 I am hoping for the first week of August, but the public schools here don't start until Aug. 14 so that may put a kink in our plans. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niffercoo Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 I don't like to start on a Monday and have a full 5 day week facing me... so we'll start Wednesday, August 6th! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paula j Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 August 12 for us as that is when dd starts back to public school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaMere Academy Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 I was going to wait until September but now I'm thinking August...when in August, no clue. It's so hot here, I thought we should start school early, then take off from Thanksgiving to after Christmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clementine Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 We start the Monday after Labor Day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Mid August. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nutmeg Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 We go just like real school *snort* :lol: Labor Day to Memorial Day, approximately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali in OR Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 We're doing some history and art now for summer school. We do a very slow ramp up. Mid-August we'll start a light load and add a few new subjects every week. Can't do a full schedule until oldest is back in school, and that is the Wednesday after labor day--Sept 3. And actually we'll wait until the Monday after that to have everything going--Sept. 8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueGator Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 I've started the 3rd Monday of August the last few years because it was so hot in KC and because of boredom. The heat indexes were crazy hot. It was too hot to swim or be out during the day. If we hit it strong for 2 months then we will need a week break break in late October. After the weak break we hit it strong till Christmas. We take a break for Christmas and New Years. After this break we try to hit it hard till the end of March. Then another break till the end of May. Most is caught up by this time and June is loose end, sport day camp, and VBS month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Alfred Academy Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Not quite sure yet. We are still waiting to see if/when housing becomes available in August so we can make the trek to Cali. It'll probably be sometime in August since the charter school we are signing up with starts Aug. 25. But then again, if we haven't moved yet or haven't unpacked, I don't know. Ugh! I hate not knowing!!!!!!!!! :confused: (Can ya tell I am a lil' stressed out?!?):willy_nilly::eek::ack2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 August 11, I think, if that's a Monday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlotteb Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 We do school year round, with the new school year starting the 2nd week of June. However, I haven't recieved all our new curriculum yet. So we've been doing a condensed education the past few weeks. We've done Math, Reading, Spelling and Geography with a bit of art and music thrown in. All of my curriculum is ordered now and should arrive within the next few weeks. We'll plan to start back with all of our normal stuff the middle of August. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emilylou Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 August 18th for us... Public School starts the day after Labor Day. But we are ready to start before then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frontier Mom Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Mid-August here although I would like to start sooner. We are playing All-Stars in baseball, going on some 4-H trips to Asheville and Washington, DC, and planning a trip to the beach. I am likewise getting antsy without the schedule but know it will be unrealistic to start before then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebecca in GA Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Our virtual academy starts Aug. 13. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmwife Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 September 1st, I usually start the first week in August but this year we have a new arrival coming the end of July so we (I!) will need a month to recover and get in a routine before school starts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trivium Academy Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 September 15th for 3rd and PreK, but this coming Monday (July 14) will be the first day of the 30 lessons I want to accomplish before we move onto the next grade level. If it doesn't work out that way, oh well but that's the goal right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoggirl Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Yes, I know it is a Friday, but ds has a church trip he wants to take on August 7th, so that messed us up on starting August 4th as I had originally planned. He has to start the 1st so he can take the 7th off! I would normally start a week later, but we are taking off a week in September for vacation. I really like to try to get a full 18 weeks in before Christmas if at all possible. I don't like having a longer spring semester. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 8/18 - We haven't completely stopped, but we'll be back at full strength and using some new materials then. (I wrote 9/18 earlier 'cause I'm incompetent, lol...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendy in ME Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 We will be starting with Latin, Math, Literature, History, and Science on August 4th then add in Greek, Spelling, Geography, Bible, and Plutarch the first week of September. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aletheia Academy Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 we will begin introducing all our new curricula, but we are in practice and revew mode for the summer months. In addition, we're enjoying more fun and social activities, more interest-driven reading, etc. My kids would be bored out of their minds if we stopped "school" for more than a week or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Sept. 1st!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phathui5 Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Our next batch of curriculum came last week and we started full speed on Monday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mama25angels Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 We will start lightly July 28 and ramp up slowly until PS start here which will probably be the 3rd week of August. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jami Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 We're going to start back with some review and light work this coming Monday. And then plan to ramp up to the full schedule around the 2nd week of August, when the kids are done with swim lessons and our Tuesday morning Bible Study wraps up. Jami Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vida Winter Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 August 25th. I've got an 8th grader in PS and that's when they start. "Formal" homeschool for my 3rd grader and PKer will start that day as well. I have all the kids doing "morning" homeschool during the summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Atl Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Since we school year-round, we will move into our full schedule starting Aug 11th. We will take it slow, and take a couple weeks to keep adding on subjects till the end of Sept, when the pool closes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsdrcook Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 This will be our first year with a full schedule. Momma is done with grad school and DD is beginning K5! I plan on a week off every quarter and one month off for Christmas. My DD can't wait to start. She wants to dig into all the neat games and workbooks but I'm trying to make her be patient. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncmomo3 Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 We will have an ease into things week- July 28th and go full on Aug. 4th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in IN Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 I just got my schedule figured out, days counted. :) We will start lite on the 21st of Aug. (when dh has to go back to work-guidance counselor at local HS) and then slowly ease into it the next week. We always go through a bit of withdrawal when dh goes back to work so I want to do some fun stuff that first week. After labor day we will hit it hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SABE Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 I was planning to start July 1, but then morning/all-day sickness reared its ugly head the week before. Now I'm aiming for August 4 or thereabouts, crossing my fingers that I feel better by then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staci in MO Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 But it looks like dc might be at grandma's that week, :party: so we'll probably start August 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephanie Posted July 11, 2008 Author Share Posted July 11, 2008 Thanks for all the responses! You all have given me some good ideas for starting school! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 We'll start doing full time when the local school starts back up -- sometime in mid-August, but I don't know the date yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaik76 Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 We started full-speed on July 1. So far it's going great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy loves Bud Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 We'll start August 25, same as the PS around here. We'll add in Latin in the 2nd week, and science in the thrid week but everything else starts up at the beginning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom2boys Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 With all the work we are doing for 4-H right now, it feels like the school year hasn't even ended yet. I am so not ready to think about starting back up again this fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3babiesmommy Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Planning on the last week of July, but the reality is, whenever the boxes are unpacked! We move on Saturday...ugh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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