The 12 Days of Homeschooling

(sung to the tune of "THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS")

On the first day of homeschool my neighbor said to me, "Can you
homeschool legally?"

On the second day of homeschool my neighbor said to me, "Are they
socialized, can you homeschool legally?"

On the third day of homeschool my neighbor said to me, "Do you give
them tests, are they socialized, can you homeschool legally?"

On the fourth day of home school my neighbor said to me, "What about
P.E., do you give them tests, are they socialized, can you homeschool
legally?"

On the fifth day of home school my neighbor said to me, "YOU ARE SO
STRANGE! What about P.E., do you give them tests, are they
socialized, can you homeschool legally?"

On the Sixth day of home school my neighbor said to me, "How long
will you homeschool, YOU `RE SO STRANGE, what about P.E., do you give
them tests, are they socialized, can you homeschool legally?"

On the seventh day of home school my neighbor said to me, "Look at
what they're missing, how long will you homeschool, YOU ARE SO
STRANGE!, what about P.E., do you give them tests, are they
socialized, do you homeschool legally?"

On the eighth day of home school my neighbor said to me, "Why do you
do this, look at what they're missing, how long will you home school,
YOU ARE SO STRANGE, hat about P.E. do you give them tests, are they
socialized, do you homeschool legally?"

On the ninth day of home school my neighbor said to me, "They'll miss
the prom, why do you do this, look at what they're missing, how long
will you home school, YOU `RE SO STRANGE!, what about P.E., do you
give them tests, are they socialized, do you homeschool legally?"

On the tenth day of home school my neighbor said to me, "What about
graduation, they'll miss the prom, why do you do this, look at what
they're missing, how long will you home school, YOU ARE SO STRANGE!,
what about P.E., do you give them tests, are they socialized, can you
homeschool legally?"

On the eleventh day of home school my neighbor said to me, "I could
never do that, what about graduation, they'll miss the prom, why do
you do this, look at what they're missing, how long will you
homeschool, YOU ARE SO STRANGE, what about P.E. do you give them
tests, are they socialized, can you homeschool legally?"

On the twelfth day of homeschool my neighbor said to me, "Can they go
to college, I could never do that, what about graduation, they'll
miss the prom, why do you do this, look at what they're missing, how
long will you homeschool, YOU ARE SO STRANGE, What about P.E., do you
give them tests, are they socialized, can you homeschool legally?"

On the thirteenth day of homeschool I thoughtfully replied: "They can
go to college, yes you can do this, and they can graduate, we don't
need the prom, we do it cuz we like it, they aren't missing anything,
we'll homeschool forever, WE'RE NOT STRANGE!, We give them P.E., life
it self's a test, they are socialized, AND WE HOMESCHOOL LEGALLY!

On the fourteenth day of homeschool my neighbor said to me, "How can
I get started, why didn't you tell me, where do I buy curriculum,
when is the next conference, WILL PEOPLE THINK WE'RE STRANGE? I think
we can do this, if you will help us, can we join P.E. and we'll
homeschool legally.

Author Unknown

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