"Explorer Spirit…Servant Heart…"
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Dec 5th, 2010
Some of the families in our group trecked on out to Woodland to watch the play, “A Miracle on 32nd Street”. Waiting outside… Ginger, Heather, Lori(singing a song), and Kelly Some of our girls… Some of our boys… Kelly, Christie, and Heather Our family… Christie’s beautiful family… A visit with Santa after the show. Check […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Dec 5th, 2010
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year…” The Bayside Homeschool Network celebrated Christmas with a party that rivaled all parties! Such fun was had by all! Our lovely master of ceremonies, Jeanette, going over the expected behavior for the day… Singing carols with Tina… Loading up on the yummies… Two of my precious friends, […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Nov 22nd, 2010
Autumn brings shorter days, falling leaves, and spawning salmon! Our homeschool network went on a field trip to learn about the life cycle of the salmon at the Nimbus Fish Hatchery. We saw this bird and would like to know what it is. So far, I have had no luck in identifying it. Any bird […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Oct 29th, 2010
For this experiment, we taped a magent to the top of a toy car and the boys used another magnet to propel the car forward! They loved this and had fun running them off the counters…
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Oct 29th, 2010
Our homeschool group took this delightful autumn field trip to Bishop’s Pumpkin Farm. We had such a large turnout, we ended up taking two time slots for the hayrides! A few of the kids… One big pumpkin! Taking the hayride out to the pumpkin patch. We each got to pick out a pumpkin to take […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Oct 29th, 2010
The kids had a party in their class on Thursday. They were excited to get to wear their costumes BEFORE Halloween! ‘R’ is Luigi, one of the Mario Brothers, ‘A’ is Spiderman, and this is their friend, ‘I’, who is an alligator, but he would not wear his head! Sweeties, ‘K’ and ‘N’, as Laura […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL, SERVE on Oct 16th, 2010
Our homeschool group has a service team that finds opportunities for us to serve every month. Our September service project was to collect and donate school supplies, snacks, toiletries, etc. to the Mustard Seed School. I encourage you to follow the link to learn more about this incredible program. After collecting the items, a few […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Aug 30th, 2010
Cosumnes River Preserve is located a little less than an hour drive from us. This last Saturday, I took the boys on a ‘photo walk’, hosted by the property. Volunteer naturalist Jim took us on a 2 mile walk, taking in a small part of the preserve… Getting ready to take some pictures! First bird […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Aug 20th, 2010
The boys took the CAT a few weeks ago. ‘A’ took the one for first grade, and ‘R’ took the one for Kindergarten. We just received the results. I am happy with the results overall. It’s important to note that this test measures against all the students who took the test nationally, so the result […]
Posted in HOMESCHOOL on Aug 14th, 2010
The boys enjoyed a week of singing and prepping for a play called, “Everyday Heroes”. They were a part of the choir and sang along with hand motions. It was fun to watch. I was a proud mama! There were two sets of risers, and one group of kids on each side of the stage. […]