mama25angels Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 We're going to do a soft star next week. I'll start with recitations, Latin and math with my older one next week. I'll start the younger one the week after the same way. We'll start full days on the 19th because we're going on a field trip on Monday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamanthaCarter Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 August 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 August 15th same as local public schools. The library summer programs end when school starts so just nice. My kids summer classes also end around that date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shinyhappypeople Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 Aug 15, public school start date, at my kids' request (weirdos). Last year we started the day after Labor Day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 DS starts school next Monday, so that's DD's soft start date, even though her enrichment program doesn't start up until the following week. She will have diagnostic review only for math the first few weeks, and her first STEPS course, "How to do STEPS" should be pretty easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneezyone Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 Aug. 22 will be our start date. Looking forward to it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pitterpatter Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 We are also starting back August 15. Public school kids start back the Thursday before that. We are using a lot of the same curriculum as last year, just one grade higher. Trying a couple of new things. Still working on getting minor subjects together. I don't feel prepared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2_girls_mommy Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 We start Monday when our local schools start. We are starting full schedule at that time, except science which won't start until co-op starts the next month. That gives us some wiggle room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 Soft start next week because DD's first live bio class is the week after. My parents will be here, so it will be a very soft start. The next week she'll do the first live class and we'll start Math. The week after that, online LA and her elective history starts, and we'll add Latin and our first homeschool club meeting and cheer team the week after. Piano will start after Labor Day. Her special topics in science will start about then as well, once her mentors have their fall classes started well and DD starts coming in for classes. We are still waiting for DD's Australian history textbooks. They were published in June, but Book Depository UK doesn't have them yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama2BugNBear Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 We plan to "officially" start on Sept. 6 this year. I think we'll do a soft start the week before to just get back in to the habit of getting ready for the day, fleshing out our rough schedule, and to ensure we've got all the things we need to start off on the right foot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 We plan to "officially" start on Sept. 6 this year. I think we'll do a soft start the week before to just get back in to the habit of getting ready for the day, fleshing out our rough schedule, and to ensure we've got all the things we need to start off on the right foot. I wish we could start September 6. Too many outside classes dictating the schedule this year. Since DD took the ACT in June, and then we've had three weeks of travel and a week of camp locally, it doesn't feel like we've had the just down, relaxed time. And with family arriving Saturday, next week wouldn't be relaxed even if DD didn't have to start on Biology! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama2BugNBear Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 I wish we could start September 6. Too many outside classes dictating the schedule this year. Since DD took the ACT in June, and then we've had three weeks of travel and a week of camp locally, it doesn't feel like we've had the just down, relaxed time. And with family arriving Saturday, next week wouldn't be relaxed even if DD didn't have to start on Biology! With this being our first "OFFICIAL ON THE BOOKS" year, we've got a lot of flexibility. Ms. Bug has been begging to start schoolwork since May :crying: (she's working hard to make sure I know she's not my baby anymore). I'm almost convinced she will be the kid who sprints off the line but fades once the newness of the different curricula wears off. I'm hoping to meter her so I can keep her excitement going for longer than I'm anticipating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theelfqueen Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 So our plan is... basically August is a soft start we have days off and non school stuff throughout... Aug 9,10,11 soft start short week... Aug 15 school day, 16= Writing + amusement park, 17= Math and writing + apple picking, 18- light school day but at our co-op location where I'll be volunteering that day, 19 school day + some audio book work in the car for all this stuff.. Solid start Aug 22, also the first week of enrichment classes. Plus a two night camping trip the next week. Then Labor day Then we get down to business :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 With this being our first "OFFICIAL ON THE BOOKS" year, we've got a lot of flexibility. Ms. Bug has been begging to start schoolwork since May :crying: (she's working hard to make sure I know she's not my baby anymore). I'm almost convinced she will be the kid who sprints off the line but fades once the newness of the different curricula wears off. I'm hoping to meter her so I can keep her excitement going for longer than I'm anticipating. Our first year of homeschooling began the day after DD's last day of PS. At 7:00 in the morning. On a Saturday. She was that eager to start. It was a good thing that I'd bought materials early to figure out what I was doing! Now, well, I suspect getting her out of bed without a crowbar won't be easy-and I'm not willing to start our day at 1:00 PM, so it may be a difficult adjustment. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loowit Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 We plan to start August 29. It will give us a couple weeks to get back into the routine before fall activities start. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy to monkeys Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 August 15th and no, not for everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysalis Academy Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 Aug 29 here, too. we're going on vacation Aug 11-28. Whoo-hoo! :hurray: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamiof5 Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 We started Monday. Some full days, some fieldtrips already going on, se summer stuff still going on...just a mix of everything 😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotherGoose Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 Have been planning on August 3, but y'all are making me think that maybe I can push it bac a tad.... I really want to get the house organized and freezer meals done etc. first. I want to have time for trips etc. but another week wouldn't hurt right?! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaplank Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 September 5 - Labor Day. I figured it was appropriate considering our rigorous load this year ; ) However, we are still trying to finish up a few things for this year! Three more chapters of SOTW, and we're done! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 Our first day was last week, the 21st. Because if we don't start then, we lose a ton of flexibility in our year if we want to be done by mid-May. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holly Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 August 8th. We are taking a few weeks for vacation in the fall, so I wanted a head start. Normally we start after Labor Day, although we do some subjects year-round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaConquest Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 Soft start on September 6th. Not even sure if we will do that. We might take a longer vacation and not start until the following week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 September 12th for "regular schedule". One kid has already been working through the summer. I think I'm going to give her some time off before school starts, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeaganS Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 July 1st. Started already! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatherwith4 Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 We start next Wednesday August 3rd, the same day PS starts. It will definitely be a soft start since DD and I will return from a trip the day before. We will start for real the following Monday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BonnieLK Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 I've been planning Aug 1 as an official start for my first year (pre-k!) but I've been second-guessing, partly because I'm not sure how to actually start, partly because I don't feel like we have a routine in place--and life has been utterly chaotic with travel, therapy appointments, husband job change, a work deadline for me. Plus, the more research I do, the more I waffle over curriculum. I bought materials for Five in a Row but then I found Wee Folk Art, and then I realized my son's artistic education has been lacking so now I'm considering the first Artistic Pursuits book, and trying to decide whether to buy the Explode the Code primer materials. And then I discovered Morning Baskets. I really want to put one together for us because I think that will help ground me even on mornings when I come downstairs to a sink full of dishes and a mess to clean up just before I can get to the coffee maker. And, August 1 is shaping up to generally be a bad day, with a work project deadline (me) and afternoon therapy appt (ds). So basically I've spent all summer researching and accumulating and planning...but I still don't have a solid plan. Those of you who do mid-week "soft starts", could you explain a little how you approach that? Especially with younger students? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 Aug 15 and yes, I think everything we are actually using is what I posted in the planning threads. I'm not a big curriculum jumper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue daisy Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 My kids have been asking to start every day so we're doing our read aloud (which we would have done anyway) and I've let them start their math books just to satisfy them but we won't start everything else for a couple more weeks. I'm still getting my plans organized. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaceful Isle Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 Day after Labor Day for my two middles (10 and 12 yrs) My oldest (14) is actually doing school through the summer to finish early and head to college a year sooner :'( My baby (5) wil start in a few weeks because he is chomping at the bit to read like brother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikslo Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 We started Monday. Some full days, some fieldtrips already going on, se summer stuff still going on...just a mix of everything 😉Same here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.... Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 We started on Monday with just Math, Reading, Art. Next week, we are adding in science. The week after that - everything. So far, 3 of the kids were fine with their plans. I am worried the 13 year-old won't be able to keep up with the reading in AO Year 7... :glare: Ivanhoe is staring back at us from the bookcase. We'll give it a try, though. If he can't handle it, I'm not sure what he'll do this year. I had to completely scrap the 8 year-old's plans. She is going to do interest-led learning this year instead of Five in a Row. I'm going to set aside a time each day and have her do "school", but it will be whatever she wants to do. At this point, all she wants to do is math and cursive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UCF612 Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 (edited) August 1st. This is the first year ever that I'm ready to start back to a daily routine. My kids are not too happy about it but I'm feeling ready to get going. I had planned to start in July but my kids ended up doing a few camps in July. This summer didn't feel relaxed or care free so I'd rather get back to school and then take a break when we need it. We are trying a lot of new things this year. Math is staying the same for both, same cursive for youngest, same W&R for oldest, same reading for youngest, same spelling for both. Everything else is new. I hope we love it and can stick to the same curriculum in the future. Edited July 28, 2016 by UCF612 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbes Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 Sept 6 - when the public schools here start. We will do some astronomy study I'm August because they requested it and August is great for stargazing here, but our school routine starts in September. And I'll be using what I planned to, except for switching Latin to French and dropping a few things for my 6yo (had a few ideas and was going to see what fit best). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 August 29 is our start date. Her online English class begins that day, and her in-person university class begins the next. I have so much to finish before then :eek: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenNC Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 She'll start August 15 with math (because it's easier to schedule Saxon with full weeks) and her dual enrollment classes begin Aug 16. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 (edited) My official start date is when we get our fish tank. :D No seriously, I'm trying to set ds up an office, so when we get that done and the fish tank up and running (cuz you gotta have sensory and a class pet, yes!), then we'll start. In reality, it will be when the summer activities and craziness end and the ABA tutors switch over to their college schedule. I think August 22. We might do some light things the week before to transition back, but 8/22 will be full bore. Edited July 28, 2016 by OhElizabeth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeAgain Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 Our start date was the first week of this month. :) Yep, already started and in a good routine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 Our start date was the first week of this month. :) Yep, already started and in a good routine. I used to do that when dd was younger! It gave us a nice jump start on the year and let us be more flexible. Good job! :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBadd Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 We are doing 3 days this week and then officially start Monday. But now dh wants to take Monday off so I'll probably push it to Tuesday. We like starting early around here so we can take time off for vacations or out-of-town relatives in the fall and spring. Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frugalmamatx Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 Monday {August 1st} here for a soft start. Though we may actually start Tuesday as I have quite a bit of errands to run Monday. Our PS starts August 22nd - we'll be spending that day on a field trip at the zoo, in theory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 August 29th. Made it official just now. And wouldn't you know, I forgot to add Logic to my list that I submitted to the state---oh, well. :laugh: I don't suppose they will mind. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mama25angels Posted July 28, 2016 Author Share Posted July 28, 2016 Monday {August 1st} here for a soft start. Though we may actually start Tuesday as I have quite a bit of errands to run Monday. Our PS starts August 22nd - we'll be spending that day on a field trip at the zoo, in theory That's our plan too, only I think we're going to the Texas Ranger museum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinivanMom Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 August 8th. We are taking a longer break over the holidays this year so I want to start a little earlier than the public schools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeghansMom Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 August 22nd. Although her online classes start in September. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootAnn Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 Two of DD#1's online classes start the week of Aug 22nd, so that's when she'll officially start. The rest of us will do half-days the following week, skip Labor Day, then start up on Sept 6th full days. I'm NOT READY YET! :willy_nilly: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyD Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 August 15, because that's when outside classes start back up. I own most of what I expect to use, but I really need to sit down and sketch out some plans. I have been busy with a writing deadline but that will be out the door on Monday, so i should have some time to focus on homeschooling before we get started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellifera33 Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 I don't even want to think about it yet. Public schools here don't start until after Labor Day, but I like to start a bit earlier for flexibility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlgaLA Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 My DD's online class starts on August 3, so I think we'll start on Monday, just to get into some sort of routine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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