Week 1
Wow! Week 1 of the 2012-13 Integritas Academy School year has been a whirlwind of activity! If this week is any indication of how the rest of the year is going to be then we are in for one wild ride.
As usual, we have once again started our school year in July because the blazing hot temperatures have run all my little ones indoors. Our early start gives us something to do and will allow for lots of breaks throughout the year when the temperature outside is milder and more pleasant. As seen above, H6 is working on her
Christian Light Publication 2nd grade curriculum. L4 is excited to have completed the first page of her
Alphabet Lap-Note (free from HomeSchoolShare). And G11 is working on writing paragraphs with our
Create Better Writers program that I am reviewing with the
TOS Homeschool Crew.
Our most exciting adventure this year is that we have teamed up with two other homeschool families to do school together two days a week. Our focus on these days is on history and science. Our kids couldn't be more thrilled to get to visit with their friends so often and we moms are enjoying the combined efforts and accountability in teaching....okay,
we like the fellowship too!
My school room finally got a much needed update this week when I worked to add a few colorful touches. I'll be posting details and instructions for these projects next week!
Our kiddos completed their Summer Reading program from the local public library and were rewarded with these cool baseball hats and tons of free tickets to local events.
Then we finished our week with our first field trip of the school year! We met our friends at the Falls of the Ohio to explore the awesome fossil beds there.
A field trip isn't complete without lunch...and in this case lunch was free! Why's that? Because it just so happened to be Cow Appreciation Day. To celebrate, we all dressed as cows and received free meals complimentary of Chick-Fil-A!
Linking up this week to the
Weekly Wrap Up at Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers and to B
ig Family Friday Link Up at Holy Spirit-Led Homeschooling.
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Sounds like a wonderful first week! That fossil bed sounds like a great field trip!
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Looks like fun! I can't wait to see the details on the school room. I'll be watching for your post on that.
ReplyDeleteThe heat is one of the main reasons we start in July/August too. No need in being restless indoors then and cooped up when it's beautiful in the fall or spring!
ReplyDeleteFinishing up our library's summer reading program was part of our weekly wrap up this week, too! :)