tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80018378716671417752024-03-21T12:38:50.402-07:00Homeschooling ReconstructionMyriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05039028712716263912noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001837871667141775.post-79219772406598316932014-04-03T00:12:00.000-07:002014-04-03T00:13:00.300-07:00Dedicated To Astrid<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A few months back my boys and I went to visit my family in Switzerland. My mom moved since I last visited her 7 years back, and amongst meeting all my family and friends I had the pleasure of meeting all her so very welcoming neighbors. Next to her on the same floor lived Astrid. We'd chat in the hallway whenever we cross paths or I'd help her hang up her laundry in the basement due to her progressing parkinson disease. I've been blessed to have had a few very meaningful conversation with her. The last time we saw her, me and the boys went to thank her for the gifts she bought for my boys, how kind she was. We travelled across the world, back home when my mom after a few weeks called me and asked wether I had a picture of Astrid which I didn't. She then informed me that Astrid went missing. My mom was told, she was on the way to the grocery store which is a 5 min. walk down the street and never returned. After about a day, the police got involved, then the criminal police etc. but until the present day Astrid is still missing, almost 5 months now.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've been thinking about her ever since and I've spent countless moments, pondering about what in the world happened to her and how she can just disappear in thin air!! And then I just pray to Allah that she is safe, wherever she might be! We are so busy and our lives are so hectic that it's easy to forget the ones we don't see or hear on a regular basis. This is why I took the time to write about a special elderly woman that I was blessed to have met and pray for every time she crosses my mind. </span></div>
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Myriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05039028712716263912noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001837871667141775.post-5592418592079051932013-03-13T13:40:00.001-07:002013-03-13T15:40:09.050-07:00Curriculums Are "just" Tools<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Math is one of the Subjects that took us a while to find a match. It had to be something hands on, with not too long lessons, easy to grasp that included practice. After Houghton Mifflin and Right Start Math we happily settled with Saxon Math which we really REALLY like A LOT. Last week due to some miscommunications I still haven't received my long awaited Saxon Math 3 Worksheets instead I was willing to try the Saxon Intermediate, which was the only one available. I decided to give it a try and already got a grumble from L'Drago the same morning. I assured him that it was very similar to Saxon and (probably even more so) tried to convince myself that this is going to work, we just needed to show patience... </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Here I am today, three mornings later still getting angry just looking at the Math Curriculum and decided to kick it to the curb. It took me over a year to find the right Curriculum that works for L'Drago and yes I welcome change in our homeschool journey but I do not like change when the later worked perfectly fine and math was as easy as 1, 2 & 3. Just looking at the regular Saxon Math makes me happy (weird I agree) but I cannot wait to get back to happy L'Drago, happy Me and our regular happy Math Lessons. I love change but so I do a routine that works smoothly!!</span><br />
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Myriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05039028712716263912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001837871667141775.post-48468783931295267992013-02-03T23:58:00.002-08:002013-02-04T00:23:30.679-08:00Changes in "Me-World"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I'm a lot of things, but I am not a very disciplined person and I <strike>do</strike> did not like to exercise!! Since I started exercising though I've felt several changes in my daily life, the best of all by now is being in a better mood, my moods are much more balanced and just an overall better feeling of accomplishment about myself and for that I tap myself on the shoulders, YAY !!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It's been such a long time since I last sat down and worked on my blog. I've thought so many times that: I should write about this and that but.. never actually got to type it up. What we've been doing? Night Fury (4) is very eager to learn on a daily basis. He picks things up very quickly and gets bored easily so he's challenging but that's ok, I'll get there, I am trying to have lessons prepared that keep him challenged and hands on, so he gets to enjoy our learing time together... He is doing excellent with reading (we're on lesson 86 in how to teaching your child how to read in 100 easy lessons) and he simultaneously reads #1 library books. His handwriting is also going great, we will be finishing the Zaner Bloser Working book this week. Oh and yes handwriting is one of his favorite subjects !!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">L'Drago is doing so so great as well. We have a routine, he's getting more independent and I keep praising him whenever I get the opportunity to do so for he's so competitive and feels like: He couldn't make any mistakes and is <u>so</u> upset if they happen. I'm happy I'm right there by his side, assuring him that it is ok to make these mistake and that it's all good. Around beginning October I felt like I really REALLY needed a break, we pulled through it though (with a much needed 4 day weekend in between) and here we are, still standing strong! still looking forward to the holidays though, haha. I know I could've taken them any time I wanted, I just like sticking to the schedule and that again is me being stubborn.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Dino is still being Dino.. and if he's not scribbling in one of the old schoolbooks he's sitting in the middle of our study table overseeing what everyone is doing and make plenty comments.. One must love it !!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I have made some changes, yet again. A couple of months into Rightstart Math I suddenly felt like this isn't working and I switched to Saxon Math. So far so good, I like the variety of Saxon Math, while with Rightstart Math there was mostly the Abacus. I have also read a lot about the Charlotte Mason Education and learnt about "Living Books". When I first started homeschooling I was as eclectic as one can be. Now well into our 3rd year I am spending so much time reading about the different learning styles and I'm getting so much out of it, even just a different good way on how to think about teaching on an everyday basis. </span><br />
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<br />Myriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05039028712716263912noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001837871667141775.post-63021831262387695982012-09-19T09:06:00.000-07:002012-09-19T11:05:47.133-07:00Patriotism vs. Loyality<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Yesterday while taking my boys on a field trip to the Museum of Art, a woman passed me saying: You're in the wrong country, go back to where you came from.. Immediately I turned around saying: And my husband is in the Military I have EVERY right to be here just as much as you do !!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">She was the kind of person that would mumble stuff and just keep walking, so I leave it up to you to decide on what kind of person she was. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I did not see this coming and was so angry, hurt and couldn't really get rid of my frustration right then and there, since I didn't want to cause a scene, especially with my boys there.. WOMAN, WE'RE ON A FIELD TRIP HERE !!!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I am the kind of person that can't just "forget" so I think it over and over (very unhealthy I know)... and tried to analyze why, what the woman said hurt me so much. Yes I'm fully covered and I know some don't like us muslims so much.. being in the states I kind of expect this (even though it happens very seldom) and am okay with it, honestly I can relate to a certain extend. One of the reasons I like living here though is because the people <u>are</u> <u>so</u> easy going, at least the ones I come in contact with. Anyway what made me furious is that I am in this country because my husband is serving HER country and I get the feeling that she LOVES her military.. well guess what we're part of it !! and just because I cover my face and don't walk around half naked doesn't make me feel less lonely and stressed out when my husband is deployed for 7 month in a row. It is a HUGE sacrifice and I'm sure every military wife/kids can relate to that and having someone tell me that I don't belong here or that I should go back .. dang..</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">A man passed by when I swung back around and said, don't worry about it there are some people they are ignorant. I met him later in the same museum and approached him, to thank him for his uplifting words and he continued saying that some people that haven't travelled about just don't know better. That I was a strong woman and have to stand up for myself.. may Allah bless him and <b>YES I AM</b> !!</span><br />
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<br />Myriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05039028712716263912noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001837871667141775.post-31120356578867048842012-08-27T16:29:00.003-07:002012-08-27T17:33:33.207-07:00Some Thoughts about Homeschooling<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;"><i><b>I<a href="http://www.uscranberries.com/images/health/cranberry_heart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" class="right" src="http://www.uscranberries.com/images/health/cranberry_heart.jpg" width="250" /></a>STUDYING</b></i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Yesterday I read this blogpost from Renee over at <a href="http://fimby.tougas.net/elementary-homeschool-curriculum-series" target="_blank">Fimby.tougas.net</a> and it struck me. One reason why I'm having a hard time figuring out which way I'd like to go with the boy's homeschool is because I never thought about what I want them to gain from it. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Yes I want them to learn "stuff" favorably "<strike>LOTS of stuff,</strike> no EVERYTHING !! Also being Muslim</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">s we strive to do everyday things in life the islamic way, but which direction would I like to pull all of us through the process? After reflecting for quiet some time I came up with</span><br />
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">to learn how to study/ research etc. on their own and loving it !</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">of course I want them to use their knowledge in life to become open minded, positive God fearing people that use their knowledge in a way that pleases Allah/ God (which is not really "simply" a 3rd point since pleasing Allah/ God is our ultimate goal in life.)</span></li>
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Myriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05039028712716263912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001837871667141775.post-69902156818334610802012-08-04T14:30:00.000-07:002012-08-04T14:32:54.666-07:00The Whale Lapbook<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">For our Whale Lapbook I got everyone involved this time, L-Drago 7, Night Fury 4 and Dyno 3. Everyone did a fantastic job and as always we all, including me learnt a bunch *smile*</span><br />
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.homeschoolshare.com/whales.php">homeschoolshare.com</a> for all the Lapbook pockets</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.education.com/results/?q=whales">education.com</a> for the pre K. Twin Whale activity and coloring pages.</span></li>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">also from education.com is the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.education.com/worksheet/article/coin-toss-game-whale/">Whale Coin Toss Game</a></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Life-Cycle-Whale-Bobbie-Kalman/dp/0778706834/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1344109700&sr=8-2&keywords=a+whale%27s+life+cycle" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Life Cycle of a Whale</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Whales-Animal-Kingdom-Julie-Murray/dp/159197318X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1344109834&sr=1-1&keywords=Gray+Whales+julie+murray" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Gray Whales</span></a><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Whales-Animal-Kingdom-Set/dp/1591973031/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1344109877&sr=1-1-fkmr0&keywords=Gray+Whales+julie+murray" target="_blank">Blue Whales</a> </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Whales-Gail-Gibbons/dp/0823410307/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1344110039&sr=1-1&keywords=whales+gail+gibbons" target="_blank">Whales</a> (I believe the green Whale Quiz is from that book as well)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Winter-Whale-Just-Day-Book/dp/0688131107/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1344110477&sr=1-1&keywords=winter+whale" target="_blank">Winter Whale</a></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Whale-Scientists-Solving-Strandings-Selection/dp/B006OI4WHO/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1344110785&sr=1-1&keywords=the+whale+scientists" target="_blank">The Whale Scientists</a></span><br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Whales-Drink-Lets-Read---Find-Out-Science/dp/0064451194/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1344110883&sr=1-1&keywords=Baby+Whales+Drink+Milk" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Baby Whales Drink Milk</span></a><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Humphrey-Lost-Whale-Wendy-Tokuda/dp/0893463469/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1344111134&sr=1-1&keywords=Humphrey+The+Lost+Whale" target="_blank">Humphrey The Lost Whale</a></span><br />
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I know I must sound like a broken record but this is the first Lapbook my three boys did all together and I'm so proud of them !!!<br />
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<span id="goog_1549840748"></span><span id="goog_1549840749"></span>Myriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05039028712716263912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001837871667141775.post-71763311301136359522012-08-04T12:34:00.002-07:002012-08-04T12:35:04.022-07:00Our Weekly Wrap Up June #3, one day at a time..<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDYh4zyE_jDbRjiTX07ts0ZcaORshpqAs8R71qi3c_JZQ0YjKbuKcS4nDzzjXjFbpBpoAk-8vuLKuwTfu0KTQxrXvxjSI6qRrUJxgDcoiqBC4drSMo2tJ20cPdqBhBtttv0M_LdKCkhYVB/s1600/P1020783.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDYh4zyE_jDbRjiTX07ts0ZcaORshpqAs8R71qi3c_JZQ0YjKbuKcS4nDzzjXjFbpBpoAk-8vuLKuwTfu0KTQxrXvxjSI6qRrUJxgDcoiqBC4drSMo2tJ20cPdqBhBtttv0M_LdKCkhYVB/s320/P1020783.JPG" width="206" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">My first week of summer holidays was all about "what if Leap Creature forgets what he learned" and I was hardly able to calm down and enjoy the holidays.. the second week was much better and well, I've been doing a bit more of what I want to or was looking forward to doing. I've had some orders for islamic men's shirts which I was able to finish. I got a thobe (<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">traditional Arab clothing for men) </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">done for Leap Creature. I made new pillow cases, Pajama Outfits, all with left over material which I'm so desperately trying to finish up and even found an old scarf to make little sleeping bags for beanie babies "little howler, lizzy and tiger". I have so much material and so many plans on what to do with all of it, all that was missing was the time to just sit and <u><i>do it.</i></u></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Alright so this semester I have L-Drago former Leap Creature 7, Night Fury former Cheetah Racer (almost 5) and Dyno former Little Monkey 3. I just had to find out that they wanted to have their names "upgraded".</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Today the second half of our Islamic month Ramadan started and we are still trying to benefit from this special time so we were off to a slow start and not that much of a routine. Some days we do more and some less but this is just fine with me. We picked back up on Quran reading, and I needed to get L-Drago back unto math for he forgot quiet a bit.. When he realized that himself he gave me the "guilt look" and said: WELL why did we take such a long break?? Hmm because... I needed a break as well? (Even though Dyno very frequently calls me Superman?!, he really does) anyway we're back in the game. Night Fury is almost half way through with the hooked on phonics reading program and loves to be taught and Dyno does a fantastic job with coloring, cutting and glueing. I was a bit nervous at first with him and these scissors but I was quiet dumb struck when I saw how good he is at it!! At the end of our first very fun day I'd round it up saying all proudly: This was a GREAT first day boys, I am very </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><strike>oppressed</strike></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">.. no cancel that.. impressed!!!</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So often I'm a nervous wrack because I constantly worry about if I do enough, if they are missing out etc. but i so enjoy the teaching and spending that quality time with them which I wouldn't have if they'd be going to a public school.. To top it all off we went on a short field trip to the library on friday morning who </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">had a kids program called <a href="http://www.wildwonders.org/" target="_blank">Wild Wonders Wonderful Animals</a>. I had no idea what to expect and it was the bomb !! It was great young and old really </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969);">enjoyed it alike, take a look yourself.</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>how was your week, want to share? then head over to the <a href="http://www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com/2012/08/weekly-wrap-up-the-one-with-the-parties/">weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers</a></i></span></div>Myriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05039028712716263912noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001837871667141775.post-26486391966593469702012-07-24T09:55:00.001-07:002012-07-24T09:56:10.259-07:00Mentor vs.Teacher<a href="http://teacherweb.com/NC/NEWHANOVERCOUNTYSCHOOLS/NEWHANOVERCOUNTYCOUNCILOFPTAS/children-silhouette-clip-art.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="children-silhouette-clip-art.gif" border="0" height="256" src="http://teacherweb.com/NC/NEWHANOVERCOUNTYSCHOOLS/NEWHANOVERCOUNTYCOUNCILOFPTAS/children-silhouette-clip-art.gif" width="320" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I just had quiet a productive evening, sewing pajamas for my three boys while listening to a lecture on <a href="http://Homeschool.com/">Homeschool.com</a> about the Thomas Jefferson Education. In general I don't like following anything in life just one particular way, except Islam, for God is whom I live</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> to obey and worship as a muslim, but other than that Im very careful in just trusting what people "think" is the "best way" to do just anything. Listening to this talk though, felt like this is what I've been trying to achieve all along, I just didn't have a name for it.. or didn't quiet know how to get there..</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Since we started homeschooling I've been reading about how to become a better teacher and since I heard the word mentor I know that I don't just want to be a teacher I want to be my boys mentor.. I want for them to develop the love for books, the love for reading, learning, being curious, I enjoy preparing interest based lessons, ordering books from the library, I so thrive to see that sparkle in my boys eyes as I surprise them with new exciting study themes etc. etc. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> As these ideas and inspirations usually happen way after my bedtime (of course!!) I did some brief research and ordered the book called "how to read a book" who's review sounded like a good place to start. I'm also looking forward to reading some classics and most importantly I want to go back to my believe and read more and learn about the life of our beloved Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon Him) who is a true role model for humanity because of his excellent character. Fortunately for us this is easy, since His life is documented in to the very detail in every aspect of his life.
My goal would be to make the transition from teacher to mentor and implement my technics to best educate my boys in a way that God/ Allah can be pleased with them and me, InshaAllah (God willing)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span id="goog_1543978468"></span><span id="goog_1543978469"></span></span>Myriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05039028712716263912noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001837871667141775.post-59020787939588452112012-06-01T20:42:00.002-07:002012-06-01T20:52:25.360-07:00Our Weekly Wrap Up May #5<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9OqjSnh8Un-OxNS0SsXcrQpuxrpm9FU-2GMkWHI4iAVdjdJVUHNEqveOgXzDkmgjUnr1v52mxRcuqZVzdVOUpnQFtsQWaVKgGKJbAeJRiHCYGwLbOdbxexaylsaVXIhlWKoxatGmSOlc/s1600/Summertime__Beach_Umbrella_Sun_Clipart-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701690091731806050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9OqjSnh8Un-OxNS0SsXcrQpuxrpm9FU-2GMkWHI4iAVdjdJVUHNEqveOgXzDkmgjUnr1v52mxRcuqZVzdVOUpnQFtsQWaVKgGKJbAeJRiHCYGwLbOdbxexaylsaVXIhlWKoxatGmSOlc/s320/Summertime__Beach_Umbrella_Sun_Clipart-1.jpg" style="height: 307px; margin-top: 0px; width: 320px;" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">How was our week or more like my past two weeks? ahh lets see.. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Thursday the week before, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">considering it was our last week of school we were all so lazy and not really in the studying mood, we did study some though. Most of it was repetition through the learning Odyssey. I gathered all of Leap Creatures School books, tools, games etc. to return to our Resource Center to be able to check out new ones for the upcoming 2nd Grade and my officially signed up Kindergardener Cheetah Racer *big grin* !! The day after on friday we drove up to Long Beach to the "California Great Homeschool Convention" <a href="http://homeschoolingreconstruction.blogspot.com/2012/05/great-homeschool-convention-california.html" target="_blank">here my blogpost</a>. It was so fantastic that I was all fired up for the whole past week and still am. And since </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">about Monday (first official Summer holiday) my boys are wining most of the day that THEY'RE BOOORED and it's only been like a weekend of no schooling and they're already getting on my nerves HAH.. who would've thought. So more or less what have "I" been doing? Figuring out what to do with them for the rest of our summer !! I will make this post very short from here on because I haven't quiet figured it out *grin again*.. I think after I've had my share of "I'm bored's" we'll start studying again summer or no summer !! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>This is <a href="http://www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com/2012/06/weekly-wrap-up-one-with-all-blog-stuff.html" target="_blank">"the weekly wrap up" link-up</a> from Kris over at the weird unsocialized homeschoolers, would you like to share your week?</i></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div>Myriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05039028712716263912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001837871667141775.post-55016985362606079402012-05-30T01:13:00.002-07:002012-05-30T01:16:11.073-07:00our Curriculum Choices<a href="http://www.lizsbooksnuggery.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/clip_art_library_books.89143630_std-301x301.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="clip_art_library_books.89143630_std" border="0" class="attachment-medium" height="301" src="http://www.lizsbooksnuggery.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/clip_art_library_books.89143630_std-301x301.jpg" title="clip_art_library_books.89143630_std" width="301" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">The </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">Summer surely is approaching fast and I'm so excited to proudly announce that my little cheetah racer is officially signed up for kindergarten for the following Semester !! He is learning how to read for quiet some time now and anyway with our home schooled Leap Creature in 1st grade it's almost silly </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">saying that my Kindergardener "starts" classes this fall. But anyway it's official and I'm SO excited. We picked up school material for both of the boys and then the big scrambling will start about putting lesson plans together etc. Can't wait !!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">Also do I have no idea about how to teach two boys since one alone is already very time consuming but.. all I know is.. that I'm excited. We always pick our school materials before the summer holidays so the funny thing is, right when it's time to actually wind down and go into relaxing mode, I see all the new school material for the next school year and feel like: How can we just<b> </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><u><b>not</b></u></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><b> </b>study now having all the new exciting books etc. !! haha.. well we all do need a break but I doubt that it'll really last more than about a month.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">I also finally have the curriculums together since there have been some changes and adjustments here and there:</span><br />
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<b><u><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Leap Creature's 2nd Grade:</span></i></u></b><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><u><b>Math</b>: </u></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><b>-Rightstart Math Level B</b> (we did use it for the last 6 month and it worked great so we'll just keep going.) I did mention it thoroughly in an <a href="http://homeschoolingreconstruction.blogspot.com/2012/03/re-thinking-our-learning-styles.html" target="_blank">earlier post</a>.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><b><u>Language Arts</u></b>:</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><b>Grammar</b>: Daily Grammar and first Language Arts for everyday use. I yet have to figure out how and how much of which since I'm new to both. I did read positive</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"> reviews about both Curriculum though and didn't want to have to choose.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><b>Phonics</b>:<b> Explode the code #3 </b>(another first)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><b>Spelling: Spelling Workout B</b> (This is yet another first and we'll see how it goes. Leap Creature reads tons and writes quiet a bit so this might just be supplemental)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><b>Reading</b>: <b>Core Literature</b> there's always a book that comes with an activity pack, for now he chose Mr. Popper's penguins and Charlotte's Web. He was an early reader (4) so this is the least of my concerns. I will lay a bit more importance in re telling and comprehension the coming year.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><b><u>Science</u></b>: </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><b>Houghton Mifflin California Science #2</b> ( I like it for a bit of a guidance about what's expected in his grade level and from there we usually drift off here and there to make it our own.)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">-<b>Science in a Nutshell:</b> all about Rocks, and a few books with experiments.. Science is such a fun subject, we'll never go out of ideas on what's next !!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><b><u>Social Studies</u></b>: I have to say not my favorite, except that I really enjoy History, and so does Leap Creature. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><b>History of the World Volume 1:</b> with some extra of our own about Geography, Culture of the Countries today, Language etc. He's really looking forward to learn about Asia, particularly India. </span><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">Activity Package about Native Americans </span></b><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Maps-Globes-Graphs-Level-B/dp/0739891022/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1338363445&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Maps and Globes</a> level B </b>as supplement just because he likes it</span><br />
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<b><u><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Cheetah Racer grade K:</span></i></u></b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><u>Language Arts</u>:</span></b><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><b>Phonics</b>: </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">-<b>Hooked on Phonics Level K-grade 1</b></span><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">-Explode the Code 1</span></b><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><b>-A Kindergarden Package</b> that comes with tons of activities, games </span><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><u>Science and Social Studies:</u></span></b><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><b>Unit Studies</b> from their Charter School that come with booklet(s) and activity pages.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><b>Maps and Globes level A</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">and whatever other fun things that cross our ways...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><b><u>Math</u></b>: <b>Rightstart Math Level B</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">Other than the Curriculum we have Discovery Education.com and <a href="http://compasslearning.com/product-demos/guided-tour.php" target="_blank">compasslearning.com</a> to work with. D.E. is great for complementary videos, Lesson Plans etc. and compass learning is a full Curriculum the Charter School offers that I use for an additional learning that the boys love since for them it's playing time on the computer !! "how convenient". Who knows what will stay and change for the next year but so far this is what we'll start with. I'm one of these moms that always worry about not doing enough but writing it all down it does look like "plenty" !! So plenty that we desperately need a second book shelf for some more storage space !! </span><br />
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<br />Myriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05039028712716263912noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001837871667141775.post-51234306705170226102012-05-26T23:07:00.002-07:002012-05-26T23:10:39.663-07:00Great Homeschool Convention California<span class="Apple-style-span" style="clear: left; color: #274e13; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" class="rg_hi uh_hi" data-height="182" data-width="278" height="182" id="rg_hi" 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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; line-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">I received an email from one of Leap Creature's school friends kind mom about the Calif</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">ornia Homeschool Convention and I thought to myself that I'd really like to go but my husband would never agree to drive all the way to Long Beach for a day, with the kids and the traffic etc. and his first answer sure enough was: LONG BEACH? on MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND?! and I went on saying yes, yes I know I know.. just thought I'd share that there is a great convention up there this weekend.. </span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">10 min. later he came up to me saying: We can go. Me: What?? He: Yes we can go, I mean.. we are homeschooling so .. YIIIHHAAAA no need saying that he's amazing right?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Yes it was a good amount of pressure considering that the day before I was going on a 2 hour round trip to pick up Leap Creature and Cheetah Racer's Curriculums, Books etc. for the next semester. Finally arriving at home after 4pm I was right back in the kitchen preparing breakfast, lunch, tons of snacks, diapers etc. for the Journey to the Convention early next morning "as in 6am". Cutting a long story short (since a lot of you have kids and have a very good idea of what my next 12 hours looked like) it was sooo worth the hustling, the 4 hour round trip etc. it was FABULOUS FABULOUS !! </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I didn't even imagine how much I'd learn from the different Speakers (which everyone probably knows except me since this is only our second year of homeschooling. They were:</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I feel like I've been on some other planet for the last month or longer.. Definitely not on blogger.com !! What have I been doing? I love to sew, so I caught up with some orders I had. I decided to finally, after years pick up on drawing again. It's been over 8 or so years !!! Yes, we,ve been homeschooling too haha.. But more a bit finishing, rounding up what we've started. Doing small day by day lessons and last but not least we're currently enjoying my stepdad's visit. Last time I saw him my Leapcreature was almost one and now he's 7.. You do the m</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">ath..
To make a long story short I believe I did a couple of things that make me happy to be able to keep doing what I have to on a daily basis. Don't get me wrong I'm very happy, just trying to have "me" not going under amongst the homeschooling, housework, teaching, disciplining etc etc mom!! Get the picture? Knew you would. Some people ask me how do you find time to do all these things next to everything you have to do?! Well I am absolutely selfish enough to make time for me being ME!!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> ps: the absolutely stunning picture was taken by my uncle, you can find more of his work over at <a href="http://www.africawild.com/">http://www.africawild.com/</a></span></div>
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</div>Myriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05039028712716263912noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001837871667141775.post-58618831705076723702012-04-02T17:09:00.003-07:002012-04-02T17:17:29.863-07:00Science Festival & Spring Break<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The curriculum that did NOT work for us at all was "drumbeat" .... Houghton Mifflin Social Studies 1. The topics wouldn't be bad, it does have lots of pictures which is a positive but some Themes were just way to short and before I could even get into the topic, it'd already be over again. They jump from a "Meeting with Grandma" to "How a Corn" grows to "Traveling through Canada" back to "Transportation now and then" after half way through 1st grade I felt like burning the book and that's when I had my significant<a href="http://homeschoolingreconstruction.blogspot.com/2011/12/once-upon-time.html" target="_blank"> first Real Meltdown</a>. Coming from Public School trying to Homeschool is tricky because until recently I was in the believe that this curriculum is given from a teacher it HAS to work... not realizing that there are uncountable ways to get to where we want to go. There's a saying in Switzerland that goes: There are many different ways leading to Rome *smile* I am working very hard to get over that "if it worked for 1000 of students it should work for us" thinking... Once I can get over the school stereo type thing I can get really creative and I am having fun teaching.. This is why I enjoy reading blogs. I sometimes need that "spark" to get creative.. I'm not sure how to put all this in words and I hope I'm not confusing you instead of explaining where my frustration lies.. but anyway this curriculum may work for someone who wants a day to day lesson, and not wanting to go in depth. (I recently also replaced the Houghton Mifflin Math with the Right Start Math). The solution I came up with now is to study what my Leap Creature and I want, we study until we get bored about a theme and MOST importantly we are having FUN doing so !! </span></div>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">modeling clay</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">brown tissue paper (I didn't have any brown but it still looks great..)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">two or more shades of green tissue paper</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">sticks and twigs</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">easter grass (we didn't use any the container was kind of tight.. )</span></li>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">masking tape (I used regular tape and paper)</span></li>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I added two pipe cleaner, and had the boys twist them together and wrap them around the trees, snakes of course !! *grin* )</span></li>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Do the same with two or more 2/3 long sticks for the canopy and some twigs for the Understory. We also added some dried flowers for the Understory and Forest floor. As I mentioned earlier our Jar was a bit tight, but for the boys it was enough, also time wise it was just fine. You could also wrap some easter grass around the trees for vines .. be creative, some blue tissue paper for a little stream etc. </span></li>
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On the right Leap Creature made a <a href="http://dynamic2moms.webs.com/rainforestamazon.htm" target="_blank">mini Book about why we need plants</a> and we made a Quiz about <a href="http://dynamic2moms.webs.com/rainforestamazon.htm" target="_blank">fruits and other food</a> of the Rainforest.<br />
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(left) I copied this page from the back of one of the Rainforest Books from the library and made a puzzle on a separate page for Leap Creature to solve.<br />
<br />Myriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05039028712716263912noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001837871667141775.post-47982341136184547832012-03-21T23:19:00.001-07:002012-03-21T23:19:56.709-07:00Where do you fit in?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">At times I'm asking myself where I'd fit in if I'd categorize myself. Having a father from Algeria and a mother from Switzerland I already didn't really fit in. As I got older I learned about the oppression of the blacks and didn't like the whites, but wait a minute my one and only most precious mom in the world is exactly that.. hmm.. then I started practicing the religion I was given, Islam. Now I was a muslim. Then I married my husband who's job was the US Navy. So now I'm a muslim Navy Wife. I'd actually like to have a bit more contact with Women in the Navy just curious about how they do things when their husbands are gone, but I wonder would they like to have anything to do with me? ... I am not looking like the typical Navy Spouse. Oh did I mention that I'm homeschooling? That would make me a ... lets not even go there haha..</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Seriously now do we really have to fit in? I never liked having to be a certain way so I "fit" in. I will always be different and special like everyone else is, in their own way. </span><br />
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<br /></div>Myriamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05039028712716263912noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8001837871667141775.post-32120704816674722572012-03-18T15:28:00.001-07:002012-03-18T15:35:37.110-07:00Our Weekly Wrap Up<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It's already Sunday afternoon and I'm mentally getting ready for another monday. It's safe to say that last week was very successful. Leap Creature (1st grade) was enjoying our 2nd week of the Rightstart Math and we pretty much caught up to the point where we were at with the old Curriculum, which was one of my goals. We wrapped up our Science Theme "Rainforest" and did some last glueing in his Notebook (which will be a separate post).</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">On thursday we had our monthly Teacher's Meeting which went so great that I gave all of us the rest of the day off and friday Leap Creature goes to School from 9- 2.30 which he's always looking forward to, because he gets to see his friends. During Arts classes they finished up their Project that's called <a href="http://www.rogalskiart.com/volcano-a-go-go.html" target="_blank">Volcano-A-Go-Go</a> which will be proudly presented at </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 24px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.sdsciencefestival.com/" target="_blank">EXPO Day at the San Diego Science Festival on 3/24</a></span></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">It l<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">ooks great and I'm so excited that all the kids from grade K up to 8th were able to participate and can you imagine how their faces will LIGHT UP when they'll see their project at the Science Festival? </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I SOO can't wait !!! </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">How was your week? Come, share and link up with the <a href="http://www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com/2012/03/weekly-wrap-up-one-with-no-photos.html" target="_blank">Weird Unsocialized Homeschoolers</a> and see what everyone else has to say. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">With that said, have a great week everyone</span></div>
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