Rachel's first book

Rachel picked up There's a Wocket in My Pocket and read it from cover to cover. She's been reading the BOB books and she will read others if I ask her to, but this one she just picked up on her own. Like a real reader. :-)





I like the ZABLE
on the TABLE
And the GHAIR
under the CHAIR

But that BOFA
on the SOFA
Well, I wish
he wasn't there.

Instructional Funds

Items to order this year:

Explode the Code
Singapore Math - Standards
Story of the World
Handwriting Without Tears
What Your First Grader Should Know
BOB books
Art Supplies
Maps

Halloween party

Charter School

We've decided to join a charter school. The main reason is financial. The school provides some funds that we can use to buy curriculum and provide classes for Rachel. She really loves her art and science classes and those can add up quickly. We had a great meeting with our educational specialist (ES). She is a former teacher who homeschooled her daughter while her son goes to SOTH (school outside the home). She seems like a terrific fit for our family.

Places we would like to go...

Huge field of dinosaur tracks found.

More than 1,000 dinosaur footprints along with tail-drag marks have been discovered along the Arizona-Utah border. The incredibly rare concentration of beastly tracks likely belonged to at least four different species of dinosaurs, ranging from youngsters to adults.

Rachel's art class

We are official!

I just filed our Private School Affidavit with the California Department of Education. I think we need a t-shirt. :-)