Homeschool Chat

[NHWX]

Sorry I sounded like I didn't recognize your name! I probably posted late at night and failed to read your post completely. I've been caught in the high school credits and preparing for college circus, hence the focus on credits.

As far as withdrawing, I just called the guidance office and told them. Then I called the SAU (district office) told them and asked if there was anything I needed to give them besides the standard letter. We've had some legislative changes and I didn't know if they applied yet. Nope!

Is your daughter in public or private school? That will make a difference, I'm sure.

I remember you talking about your daughter's school and thinking it sounded ideal. I'm sorry it's not working out. But it's good that she's happy to come home!

NHWX

 

[nuzmom]

I pulled my son out of public school 3 1/2 months into 2nd grade. It was Thanksgiving break and we decided that he just wasn't going back. In PA we have to file an affidavit with the school district, so I called him off as absent the first day back. I called the second day and told them my intent to homeschool, called him off absent, told them I'd drop off the paperwork the next day, and they said that they would gather his personal belongings. The next day, I dropped off his affidavit and picked up his items.

Sad thing, I ran into his teacher a month later at a teachers supply store. She asked me how he was doing. I was a little confused and she explained that she thought he left school because he was sick. Apparently, the school office didn't tell her the reason for his leaving!!! She then asked if it was something she did. In hindsight, I would have sent a note to his teacher, however I ASSUMED the office would tell her.

Well, that's what I did.

 

[Mommy2three]

I am still working on my husband. He says I have to prove to him that I am capable of sticking to a plan and teaching our son. I sat down yesterday with him in our school room in the basement, along with our 8 year old DD and almost 3 year old DD and we had school. We did letters, numbers, counting, math, and patterns with my DS that i want to pull out of school due to bullying. He really enjoyed it, and enjoyed being able to lay on the carpet and squirm around while he did his work, he told me he would rather stay home and do school then go to school. I honestly feel he will do alot better learning at home than in a school setting with his disabilites. The school just won't meet his needs. And with the bully being in his classroom at school, they were supposed to move my DS to another classroom, but that has yet to be seen!

 

[DawnM]

This thread is getting so few posts! What is up?

We are hanging in there. I know I am homeschooling THIS year, that is as far as I can commit these days!

Today we are doing school but we are also cleaning like mad. I have company coming tomorrow evening! Dh invited them and then let me know! In some ways I am glad. DH doesn't have that many friends, just doesn't feel he needs them! So, I am happy he actually likes a few people enough to invite them over.

But, we are remodeling our master bedroom downstairs so there is a mess everywhere! GRRR!!!

Dawn

 

[sha_lyn]

things are good but busy. The girlscout yr started off with some problems we are having to deal wth. DDs school work is going great. She starts guitar drama and choir on Monday

 

[TNKBELL]

We have started our first year with K-12 and we are still learning the ropes!! But we all really like it!

DawnM your DH sounds like mine, I always feel bad about having lots of friends(not that I am always having them over, mostly just chatting on the phone) and he only has a few, but he says that he is happiest at home and just being with us!

I wish everyone well!

 

[nuzmom]

Our school year is going great. Since we'll be missing most of October, it makes me feel better that we're staying on track. We've had lots of unscheduled interuptions lately, but we're still plugging away. In the past, I've hated having the kids make up work in the evenings and weekends, but we do that now and it's pretty nice. They don't mind doing a subject or two on the weekend if we didn't get everything covered during the week.

As always, time seems to still fly by. I schedule my kids work 2 or 3 weeks at a time. I was just looking at their log books and next week is blank! Seems like I just did the scheduling - time flies!!!

 

[Lora]

Our school year is going great. Since we'll be missing most of October, it makes me feel better that we're staying on track.

We'll be at WDW in October as well. I'm trying to work diligently to get as much done as possible before we go.

I thought I recognized your username. I checked back in my PM's and I realized we tried to do a meet up a few years ago...without success. Maybe we'll run into each other some day. After all, we have Disney and Homeschooling in common. I'm sure we'd find something to talk about!

 

[Mommy2three]

Well I finally did it. I sent in the paperwork today to the department of public instruction to pull my son out of public school and homeschool. I am just sick and tired of fighting with the teachers and principal to get him what he needs. They did put my son into another room but for only 2 hours in the morning from 8-10 and then the rest of the day he is in the other room with the bully, and all my son has been doing the last 2 weeks is sitting under table crying and refusing to come out from under the table, and I never got a phone call or a note stating that this was happening. So I went in and told the teachers AGAIN yesterday that I need a daily note so we can track his behaviour and work it out with his counselor, they sent a note home yesterday, but nothing today. I have requested a daily note everyday several times this year and nothing. And now since they wont meet his needs at school, not that they can't because they can, but they wont give him a new IEP even though i requested one, I have to drive him a few times a week 45 minutes away to have OT to help with his sensory disorder. Which will take alot away from his learning if in a public school, missing 2 days a week, and then hes not learning anything anyways if he's just sitting under the table crying all day. I'm so fed up and frustrated with the school. They do an excellent job with my special needs 8 year old daughter, just not with myt 6 year old son, who has the same teacher this year that my daughter had last year.

 

[mickeyvixie]

I am muddling thru so far with the K-12. Thanks for all the advice. It is pretty easy to follow and we are catching up on the week we missed while on vacation. It is taking a while for the brat child to get used to doing something everyday on a sort of schedule. (me too actually) She is flying through some of the assignments so catching up is not bad. (gotta love educational programming...lol)

The teacher isnt calling quite so many times but the phone does get shut off while we are schooling which unfortunately coincides directly with the teacher's official office hours HEHEHE! I have a message on my voicemail with our "OFFICE" hours now..

I do need some advice tho in general (not necessarily K-12 specific). Like I said the brat is flying thru most of the stuff but seems to have this horrible mental block on rhyming. She does ok if there is a visual (like a worksheet) but just CAN'T seem to grasp the concept when it is verbal. EXP (From the actual cir.) ...... "what are the rhyming words in ?".....

Twinkle twinkle little star
how I wonder what you are

When I ask her which words sound the same/rhyme, she repeats the whole line to me. Any suggestions on how to help her "GET IT" I dont want to overdo it by constantly bombarding her with schoolwork (she needs to rest her little brain occasionally ) but I have no idea how to make her understand it better. Help!

 

[DawnM]

Looks like I am heading to Disney the 2nd week of November AND 2 weeks in January.

I sure hope so. DH has a conference in Chicago that week and I plan to just take off with the kids for a fun week.

DH hasn't quite agreed yet, but I am working on some persuasion! Esp. if he ends up getting that TV he is eyeing! (yes, we do have cash for it, I just think he should look at craigslist for people who seem to need to upgrade every few months for a better deal!)

Why do I homeschool????? To go to Disneyworld at any time! Of course! Why would you homeschool otherwise?

Dawn

 

[LegoMom3]

Well I finally did it. I sent in the paperwork today to the department of public instruction to pull my son out of public school and homeschool. I am just sick and tired of fighting with the teachers and principal to get him what he needs. They did put my son into another room but for only 2 hours in the morning from 8-10 and then the rest of the day he is in the other room with the bully, and all my son has been doing the last 2 weeks is sitting under table crying and refusing to come out from under the table, and I never got a phone call or a note stating that this was happening. So I went in and told the teachers AGAIN yesterday that I need a daily note so we can track his behaviour and work it out with his counselor, they sent a note home yesterday, but nothing today. I have requested a daily note everyday several times this year and nothing. And now since they wont meet his needs at school, not that they can't because they can, but they wont give him a new IEP even though i requested one, I have to drive him a few times a week 45 minutes away to have OT to help with his sensory disorder. Which will take alot away from his learning if in a public school, missing 2 days a week, and then hes not learning anything anyways if he's just sitting under the table crying all day. I'm so fed up and frustrated with the school. They do an excellent job with my special needs 8 year old daughter, just not with myt 6 year old son, who has the same teacher this year that my daughter had last year.

Wow, what an awful experience!! I'm glad hs'ing is an option for you. I can't imagine how ANY child could put up with that sort of school day for very long. He will probably be a much happier little boy.

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[LegoMom3]

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Why do I homeschool????? To go to Disneyworld at any time! Of course! Why would you homeschool otherwise?

Dawn

It's certainly a bonus to be able to travel when you please!

Had my kids been "in" school this year, I would have been pulling them out for our trip last week during one of those big district-wide standarized tests. They (the school, not the kids!) would have had a hissy fit for sure! Esp. since the school "failed" the so-called No Child Left Behind deal for the last two years. They are "on probabtion" or whatever this year and as a result it's all about test scores there right now. Blah!

Meanwhile, here at home we're doing a unit on kings and queens and the Middle Ages and will be planning a big Medieval feast for the finale! Eating without utensils....a boy's dream!

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[DawnM]

I want a boo! Can someone boo me?

Dawn

 

[LegoMom3]

I want a boo! Can someone boo me?

Dawn

PM'd you!

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[DawnM]

Thank you! I will figure it out after our company leaves. They were supposed to come at 5pm and it is now 6:03pm and they aren't here yet! ARGH! DH just told me if they aren't here in 25 min. he is going to go ahead and eat!

Crud, can't figure it out right now.

Dawn

PM'd you!

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[lori1043]

Meanwhile, here at home we're doing a unit on kings and queens and the Middle Ages and will be planning a big Medieval feast for the finale! Eating without utensils....a boy's dream!

Are you doing KONOS??? We did that Medieval feast thing and we had soooo much fun. We did iot with another family doing the same unit study and we had the kids entertain us one at a time.
We made bread bowls with beef stew(McCormicks-easy) and had homemade spiced apple cider. The big kids helped with the bread and the little opnes stirred and helped make the cider. We played music, like celtic stuff that sounded like that time period.
It was a blast!

Lori

 

[LittleBlue22]

We've been on a field trip/ life science trip the last two days. We went to Chicago, IL. We saw the botanical gardens and downtown Chig.

On another note, my mom asked today, "why don't you just send them to public school?".

 

[sfarmbo]

I am muddling thru so far with the K-12. Thanks for all the advice. It is pretty easy to follow and we are catching up on the week we missed while on vacation. It is taking a while for the brat child to get used to doing something everyday on a sort of schedule. (me too actually) She is flying through some of the assignments so catching up is not bad. (gotta love educational programming...lol)

The teacher isnt calling quite so many times but the phone does get shut off while we are schooling which unfortunately coincides directly with the teacher's official office hours HEHEHE! I have a message on my voicemail with our "OFFICE" hours now..

I do need some advice tho in general (not necessarily K-12 specific). Like I said the brat is flying thru most of the stuff but seems to have this horrible mental block on rhyming. She does ok if there is a visual (like a worksheet) but just CAN'T seem to grasp the concept when it is verbal. EXP (From the actual cir.) ...... "what are the rhyming words in ?".....

Twinkle twinkle little star
how I wonder what you are

When I ask her which words sound the same/rhyme, she repeats the whole line to me. Any suggestions on how to help her "GET IT" I dont want to overdo it by constantly bombarding her with schoolwork (she needs to rest her little brain occasionally ) but I have no idea how to make her understand it better. Help!

My grandson is in kinder, we have worked on this for about 3 weeks. He finally got it when I dropped the first letter and asked him to to add a letter to the ending sounds. og=dog, bog, tog, fog.. at= bat, cat, fat, hat.
This worked like a charm. He had it by the end of the day.

 

[Mommy2three]

I was just wondering if anyone here uses time4learning.com. I found the site last week and have been curious if anyone here uses it, and if so how do you like it, and do you use it as a full curriculum or just as an addition?