Wednesday?

How on earth did it get to be Wednesday? What happened to this week that we are all ready in the middle of?

For that matter how did it get to be September?

We are in full fledged school mode here for about three and a half weeks and it's going well. We have gone much more CM than in the past and the lightened schedule and emphasis on reading has helped everyone enjoy things more. Some things we are enjoying…

Katie is taking calligraphy for handwriting this year and is really doing well.  This is an idea I snitched from Meredith who is using it for the lovely and talented Violet.  We are using Learn Calligraphy as well as Calligraphy Practice Paper and a lovely set of Shaeffer Calligraphy Pens. It's a great way to extend her handwriting studies and to practice I'm going to have her addressing my Christmas cards 🙂 (she doesn't know that yet!)

Erin has greatly increased her flute lessons and music theory classes, which she loves, and will be starting this year as the first chair flute in her Sinfonia Orchestra. She's on the homepage of the website and feels very famous as a consequence.

Kelli seems to have had a break through in reading and is rolling along quite confidently now. She loves our weekly library visits and is also quickly mastering the times tables.

Kevin has been fascinated with tarantulas lately so we scratched the mammal plans and started pulling lots of arachnid books out of the library. Yuck.

The twins are full on in my version of Toddler School/Pre-K. We are reading lots of books, playing outside whenver possible and they are each making an alphabet book. If you would like to hear more about how we keep the toddlers engaged and happy during homeschool please join a webinar I'm presenting on September 29th.  I'll post the info at the bottom of this post.

Brendan, at 19 months doesn't do much school but is well advanced in disruption and destruction.

 

So that's a brief update.  I hope everyone is enjoying the waning days of summer, fall begins officially next week and judging by the crispness in the air it's well on it's way.

 

Blessings to your day.

 

Webinar Information

Topic: Toddler School; How To Prevent Disruption And Destruction And Keep The Wee Ones Engaged
Host: Maureen W. or Walter C.
Date: Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Time: 8:00 pm, Eastern Daylight Time (New York, GMT-04:00)
Registration ID: 266294
Session number: 689 523 995
Session password: This session does not require a password.

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To join the training session
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1. Go to https://homeschoolconnections.webex.com/homeschoolconnections/k2/j.php?ED=123068537&UID=1075255472&rid=1&RT=MiMxMQ%3D%3D
2. Enter your name and email address (or registration ID).
3. Enter the session password: This session does not require a password.
4. Click "Join Now".
5. Follow the instructions that appear on your screen.

To view in other time zones or languages, please click the link
https://homeschoolconnections.webex.com/homeschoolconnections/k2/j.php?ED=123068537&UID=1075255472&rid=1&ORT=MiMxMQ%3D%3D

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To join the session by phone only
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Use VoIP only

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For assistance
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You can contact Maureen W. or Walter C. at:
homeschoolconnections@gmail.com

To add this session to your calendar program (for example Microsoft Outlook), click this link:
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