Here we go!

OK, Summer is almost over and we're planning our strategy for the year.

The school year schedule is going to be brutal this year, but I think we're ready for it. Lots of structure, and free weekends.

Monday:
9 a.m. Emma's oboe lesson
10 am - 2 pm Emma mother helping
4:30-8:30 pm girls at gymnastics

Tuesday:
10-12 drama
1-4 Lilac Children's Garden
6:15-8:30 Emma gymnastics

Wednesday:
9:30-2 YMCA Homeschool Camp Arrowhead
4:30-8:30 girls at gymnastics

Thursday:
10-12 Drama or writing group
1-3 homeschooling
6:15-8:30 gymnastics Emma
6:30 Soren violin lesson

Friday:
1-4 homeschooling
4:30-6:30 gymnastics

Saturday:
9-12:30 Soren gymnastics

Sunday:
11:00 Religious Education/Church

Tom, David and I sat down and figured out that we are going to do blocks of studies.

3 week cycles of:
math
literacy (grammar, spelling, poetry, greek/latin roots, etc.)
Social Studies (geography, history, civics, cultural studies, United States, country studies)
Open session: review something in depth, or do a project

We came up with several projects we want to do - there is an erie canal project for Soren and a cultural/historical project for Emma. They could also choose to do library skills, dinosaurs/museum studies, or possibly nothing.

We're going to trial it till December and see if we're all still alive ;)