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School Schedules for 2014-2015

We are finally getting settled into a schedule.  We've had to rearrange things several times because of changing music teachers and changing schedules of current music teachers.  We've also had to rearrange and plan around annual well check ups for both kids and parents. 

The highlights of this years' schedule?  We are home most days of the week, only going to "big" town once a week and going to "little" town once a week.  We also have an afternoon dedicated to learning home economics.  This year, we are focusing on cross-stitch for everyone, learning to sew with a machine for the olders, and crochet for the youngers.  It's also a great time to catch up on laundry or to work on presents for family and friends.

With 5 children in school this year, scheduling is becoming more difficult.  We only have one computer that can run the math programs and is setup properly for learning to type (proper typing is not learned from holding the keyboard in one hand and finger picking the letters with the other).  We do have a 2nd computer which functions well enough to play cd's, watch videos, and listen to downloads of audio books.  It doesn't have the power or memory to run the math programs.  This computer also shares a monitor/TV with the DVD player, which is used for writing classes.  We still have a few that can work together and a few subjects that everyone can participate in.  However, as we approach high school, these combined learning opportunities are becoming less available.  Although, once several are in high school, we might be able to combine a few classes again.

Speaking of high school (WOW!!  Where did the time go?).  We are starting to talk about test taking and colleges and possible majors and what we want to do with our lives.  I changed my mind several times before graduating high school and even after I went to college, so it's not something that has to be set in stone right now.  It's just good to have a general idea and a plan in mind.

So, what does our schedule look like?

In the morning, starting at 8:00, we have breakfast and devo.  Then morning chores are finished and school work is started.  Ideally by 9:00 everyone is working on their first lessons of the day.  The morning work is divided into individual work - Math, Writing, Typing or Handwriting, Phonics or Grammar and Spelling, and Jr high Science.  After lunch, we have group subjects: Bible, Latin, Literature, Geography, History, Elementary Science, and musical instrument practices.  Wednesday afternoons, we have guitar and violin lessons.  We also utilize the time between lessons and evening worship to select library books and do any "big" town shopping (Lowe's, Home Depot, bulk items from WM).  Thursday afternoons, we have piano lessons in "small" town and then will do our grocery shopping, if needed.  The rest of the afternoon is dedicated to home ec. 

Overall, not a bad schedule, once we finally got it finalized. 
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