Obi-Mom Kenobi Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 I'm seeing so many posts and blogs about (non-year round) families that have started homeschooling already. Any one else here still wallowing in the lazy days of summer? ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissel Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Ha! Not by a long shot. There was quite the length thread a few days ago about who hadn't started yet. There are lots of us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Libbie Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 IMO, it's way too early to start school, however, since the local schools started last week we decided to do the same. That way in the spring we won't be still doing school while the others are on summer vacation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Cool name;) My dd wrote me a note and told me to "go and the Yoda will teach you momy Jedi way." :D We start next Monday. My dd's just got home from a week with the grandparents today. They need a couple of days to decompress. Plus I'm not ready. I was going to do all this lesson planning while they were away, however, we decided to set up our extra bedroom as a schoolroom and I worked on that all week. What a job! It's mostly finished (just need shelves & a couple chairs) so tomorrow and Friday I'll be working on those lesson plans. Reality is coming on fast :glare: I really LOVE summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blossom'sGirl Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 I am planning on starting Monday only to get a little head start. Summers are just too nice here in NY and too short for us to have school. I only regret it when our home-schooling friends are done in May and we're still going in June because we started later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5kidsforME Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 We start in the second week in Spet. here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tess in the Burbs Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 we didn't finish until late July! the plan is a week in Williamsburg to have field trips daily with some reading and craft activities in the evenings....then we get going full steam Sept 15th. the kids come every morning to the school room asking if it's time to start yet. I think they are ready. :glare: this mom is not...yet!:tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Once Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Well we started a few weeks ago but took today off. No particular reason. Just took it off. :blush: Enjoy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 We're starting next week! But...then we're taking the week after that off (hubby comes home and is supposed to be on leave for a week)...so it's sort of a practice week to make sure we've got our schedule down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy in Ky Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Nope--not til after Labor Day for us. We're still in summer here!! ha. We hauled in about 4 wagon loads of pumpkins and spaghetti squash and cantaloupe from the garden today. That's got to be dealt with, and boy oh boy--I've gotta clean this house before we can start school:w00t: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 We started this week 'cause dh (prof) did, but many of my friends are waiting till after Labor Day. (The public schools here start inexplicably early -- August 11 this year -- despite the horrendous heat.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camibami Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Not us. We had planned to start next week after camp, but a friend who is a teacher has to start that week, and needs me to watch her kids. She has girls the same age as mine, so...I doubt we'll get much done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karenciavo Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 We don't start until 9/12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obi-Mom Kenobi Posted August 21, 2008 Author Share Posted August 21, 2008 Sorry, I should have done a search before putting this up. That said... Thanks, Angel! Same as us, Megsmachine. I want to go to Williamsburg too, Tess in the Burbs Give that man a hug from me, Mrs. Mungo August 11, abbeyej ?!? Seriously? *shudders* Indeed! Vegetables wait for no man, er, homeschooler, Tracy in KY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn. Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Yeah, Labor Day. That's what we're waiting for! I knew it was something. ;0) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in CA Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Nope, we haven't started either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpklehm Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 We keep to a traditional ps schedule around here. I taught for a few years so this is what I'm used to. Also, summer here is far too short to spend even some of it around the school table! We'll start right after Labor Day. Until then, we have a vacation to go on. :driving: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMCassandra Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 No, we will start September 1st. You are not alone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StacyinKS Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 We weren't going to start until after Labor day either..but we will be starting next Monday. The kids have been wanting to do School this week, so we have been doing some Review, Reading..which is really helping us get back into the swing of things. We have been making a list of some of the things they want to cover(what animals to study, places, things they want to read about, etc). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*anj* Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 We're starting in the first week of September. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraciWA Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 We start the second week of September. The kids are supposed to go to grandma's next week. I will plan then. After that a staycation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 I'm seeing so many posts and blogs about (non-year round) families that have started homeschooling already. Any one else here still wallowing in the lazy days of summer? ;) We aren't starting till September. . .but at the rate I'm getting ready, it may not be till Oct! However, we had been a school year round family for the last 5 years. This is our 1st summer break in a LONG time. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maria from IN Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 We haven't started yet here, either. I'm still waiting on student loans to come in so I can get all J's curriculum...and waiting, and waiting. So are some of the public school kids in this area. In Martinsville, IL, the June flooding got into the ancient high school there and there is mold damage. They were hoping to put the kids in Fema trailers and have school there until everything is fixed, but the trailers came and they have the same kind of mold! So much for that! My son goes to his dad's house in that little town every weekend so he still has some guys to hang with on Fridays--they're enjoying their extended summer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melinda Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 We start officially on September 2nd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyandbob Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 too many friends in ps and I love summer vacation. I love for my dc to have long days of time to fill with their own creativity. I had that, even though my mom worked full time--there just wasn't daycare back then. I'm all planned. I charted history and science (all reading, writing and projects) back in May. All curriculum was bought in June. This week I planned the assignments for the first 2 weeks of school and made a shopping list of incidentals (mostly the "household" materials needed for science experiments). Next, week dd and I will do some math so she can get a feel of the program (our first dvd based) before we officially start. I also plan to read aloud the first two chapters of history because there are too many chapters to finish when I want to finish. When I say we start officially, I mean we start full throttle, I don't ease in. Perhaps that's why I relish summer vacation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Jenny Flint Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 All planned and ready to go. Just need some more down time, first. Plus I am used to the "first day after Labor Day" thing from my own school days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Since I have kids in public school, too, we go by their schedule. That means dd starts next Wednesday. HOWEVER, my ds with autism JUST NOW got on the bus to school - they started this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiegirl Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Well, I wouldn't say that I am wallowing but we aren't starting until Mon. I am madly trying to get everything ready for the big day as it kinda crept up on me without my noticing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepy Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 We don't start until Sept. 15. Looking forward to almost a month of wallowing. Yay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 We're scheduled to start on the 28th. My order will be delivered on Monday.:glare: This is the latest we've ever started and my kids love it....Me, not so much...But the weather is nice here now and it wont be come winter. Hey, maybe I'll push back the start date some more... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.S. Burrow Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 We're starting on Labor day here. DH will be home that day and he likes to see what we do, so I picked Sept 1 as the first day. I have all the lessons planned and we'll finish most of our subjects at the end of April unless something comes up and we need to take a extra week off. We only take 4 - planned - weeks off during the school year and they coincide with the local public school calendar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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