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Homeschool Highlights

Weekly Wrap Up: Reading Aloud and More

Where did this week go?  We were all so busy and most of us were fighting a bug of some sort, although we never did get really sick. A huge amount of schoolwork was done, and I?m proud of the children.  We also were outside a lot, which always makes me feel better.  The children […]

Witnessing Excellence: An Incredible Spelling Bee

Last week we were blessed to participate in something few people experience in real life:  We witnessed excellence in action.  The homeschool spelling bee was almost as breathtaking as a beautiful music or figure-skating performance. In our homeschool spelling bee, the students traditionally spell words in rounds of ten, with those achieving 7/10 being allowed […]

Weekly Wrap Up

Sinter Klaas could not make a the usual long visit on December 5, because Miss 17 is still away.  However, he did pop by to fill the shoes with goodies. (And, yes, we are still enjoying squash and pumpkins on a regular basis.)      Even though we had appointments four days this week, the […]

The Week in Which We Catch Up a Little Bit

This is week 11 of our school year, but no one is caught up—and no one has ever been caught up this fall.  Although it’s not a huge deal for the little ones, it does matter for the older ones.  This week, however, we were able to accomplish a lot, thanks to rain and fewer […]

Snow melts. Schoolbooks don’t.

“Snow melts, Mom.  Schoolbooks don’t.”  That quote pretty well sums up our week.  We did school whenever possible, but we did not miss any chances to do special things. Monday we managed to do traditional schoolwork, with textbooks and scribblers and more.  Our three writers worked on their NaNoWriMo goals, and Miss 17 finished packing […]