It’s here! Well, almost. School starts this coming Monday. Just as a reminder, school starts at 8:30 but the doors are open for the students to come in at 8:15. Either myself or Ms. Marleen will be outside with a sign that has our names on it for any student who is nervous about going in by themselves or unsure where to go. All of next week will be half days so please make plans to pick your child up at 1 p.m. If you have not sent your school supplies, please do so Monday. The supply list is on a page at the top of the blog, just under the picture.
The first couple weeks of school we will be doing a lot of grace and courtesy, team building, and great lessons. Some of the grace and courtesy we will be covering are things like hall etiquette, self control, peace, proper greetings, etc. The great lessons are what we teach the children at the beginning of the year. They include things, like The Coming of Man and The Story of the Universe. We teach the students about theories and share many different ones with them and invite them to think about what their own theories are. We also emphasize that what they are taught in their home is most important. We will also teach them about the history of language and math.
The second week of school we will start giving lessons and introducing work cycle. We will start with just a few works a day and eventually move to 6 works a day.
I have added a page to the blog (at the top under the picture) that has a schedule of all home projects we will be doing this year, a brief description, and when they need to be done and presented. We will be doing one a month. When that month comes, I will send a more detailed description of what is expected. The first home project will start the first day of school. It is really simple. I will send home a brown paper bag with instructions in it. Basically, the students need to bring 5 things that tell us about themselves and FIT IN THE BAG. If an object is too big, use a picture or find something small that can represent it. This bag will come home on Monday and the students can bring it back any time in the next two weeks. I will soon have a schedule of the field trips we are planning this year.
I am excited to see all of the kids on Monday. This is going to be a great year!