Field Trip

First Day of School

Today was one of those days that I love homeschooling. We had our first day of school. It was a field trip. How cool is that. Ananya had a doctor's appointment. We went to the Sci-Works down there.
Anthony really likes to look at all the exhibits. He got to play with all the physics exhibits. It was good because that is what we are studying this year. Tomorrow we have to start on real book work. Maybe we can get through the year without too much burnout.
I'm hoping so anyways.

The Olympics

So we are studying "Creation to the Greeks" this year. I've been thinking that maybe we need to look at the Olympics. How it started and such. I'm not sure whether we will start the year next week or if we should just Tivo a few events and watch them as time goes on. I know Anthony is in no hurry to start school again. Ananya starts preschool in 3 weeks. I was hoping to be back from India and start school then. I don't think its really a good idea for us to wait that long though. I want the whole homeschool experience to be fun for Anthony, but am not sure how to do it.
I'm going to send him to classes at the local science center once a month. I know that will make him happy. Anything to get away from the evil mom.
We will be visiting an exhibit in Charlotte sometime this month. It is on a Day in Pompeii. I think we may just make an exploding volcano.
We definitely need to work on our manners around here too. We have gotten alittle lax and there haven't been enough pleases and thank yous. Got get control before a house full of children over rule us.
I'm also excited to do more cooking projects this year. We are going to make Challah and have a traditional Jewish Sabbath this year (at least in my head). Not sure how everyone else is going to warm to the idea. It may be nice though. I'll try to disconnect my family from technology for a day. I'll probably have to drag them down to the lake for most of the day.
Anyways. I'll keep everyone posted on how we are doing. I may be kind of vague in descriptions.
Just remember. I don't mean for this blog in anyway to be a complete diary of our homeschooling. I won't list everything we are covering. Remember that.

Next Year

We've finished standardized testing for our first year. This means our first year has ended. I've bought the curriculum for next year and have started to prepare. I'm planning some field trips for next year and hoping to start school while I'm on leave, if we get Prasun in time.
The title of our curriculum for next year is "Creation to the Greeks". We'll be studying Jewish traditions, Greek influence on scinece and mathematics.
I have some ideas I'm hoping will make the year more enjoyable for Anthony and myself. We are going to Washington DC at the end of October. I've never been to DC so I think it will be fun. I'm hoping in the spring to go to the Knoxville Zoo. We will be going to Discovery Place in Charlotte (probably twice). Weekly trips to the library will keep the babies stocked with books. I'm going to make more of an effort to have "pre-school" as well.
I'll try to post more pictures of things we are working on and things Anthony is writing.
Ideas for next year:
Soccer -- September and October
Swimming-- November and December
Indoor Soccer --?January and February
I'm going to get registered for the homeschool classes at the local science center. It'll will give Anthony something to do once a month. I'll add more as I can think of it.
Amanda

My cat Scratch

It all started with Blackjack my cat.Blackjack came to us at Halloween.There were 3 cats and my mom let me have 1and I named her Blackjack. Soon she had kittens and my mom let me keep 1 kitten and I named him Scratch and guess what he scratches and I think he's crazy. His mom hates him because he scratches too many times. Him and his mom look alike. We have a dog and her name is peanut that likes to play with Scratch.

We Roll Along.

Homeschool continues. Nothing huge.Art by Anthony

I Am Having Fun In Homeschool!!!

This native indian guy walks up to me and says i am a teepee i'm a wigwom i'm a teepee i'm a wigwom then i say relax man u are 2 tents. I Love Homeschool i am getting quicker at typing on the computer keyboard. My dad is goofy and i am about to go crazy.