Well the evaluation is done, and time to get ready for next year. We don't officially start back until September 5th, but I have a lot of work to do before then. DJ's is easy, he is a senior, and will be doing a lot of online work. He will be taking the SAT, on the 26th. Right now he has no interest in doing dual enrollment, unfortunately, but he also knows that means all the school burden is on him. That means scholarships, grants, and working to pay for his schooling. He says he is aware. Caitlin's will take a little more planning, though at least I have the basics of what she, and I want. I just bought her History/Science curriculum, see details below. Last year I felt very disorganized, which is way out of whack for me. I will be sure that doesn't happen this year.
DJ Courses for 12th Grade
Chemistry: This is the second half of his Chemistry class. He opted not to do it over the Summer months. He will be doing this on FLVS.
Japanese: This is his second year, required for college, and we will be using Time 4 Learning Languages. This was the program with the best pricing around at 60 dollars. He will have access at that price for 6 months. That should be sufficient to get enough hours to get a full credit.
English 4: We chose a more formal Language Arts this year. He will be doing this on FLVS.
Geometry/Math: He is finishing up Geometry, and hopefully will be done by the time we start. Whenever he finishes he will sign up for Math for College Readiness. He opted to not take Algebra 2 knowing he may need Remedial Math his first year of college. However, the more he studies, his Math scores on the practice app, continue to go up for SAT. FLVS
World History: Though he did some last year, it is my feeling, and he agrees, that it was not enough for a full credit. I signed him up for the honors program, at FLVS.
I still need to update his full high school portfolio, and just applied to a pet rescue for volunteer hours. He will do electives the second half of the school year, to meet requirements. Right now looking at typing, and Psych2, and possibly Religions of the World.
Cailtin: Grade 8
Math: Easy Peasy Homeschool middle school level. She will pick up where she left off, fractions #18.
Science/Weather: The past two years Caitlin has not had much concentration on Science or History. This year will be different. I have saved a ton of resources, to Pinterest, that I will be going through to put together a Weather program for her. This is interest based learning. I will do a future post on the sources I decide to use.
History: This actually will be multi focused. I just bought today, from an Etsy seller, Blaze New Trails. I bought the student book, the fun kit, and the Prairie Life units. This is a multi subject curriculum, for History, Science and Literature. My evaluator had it yesterday, and I loved it. Caitlin loved it too, which is why I was willing to pay the price for it. She will also be doing Cooking Across America, which is a made up course by me using various resources. She will be required to cook at least twice a week, and will include Geography as well. I will do a post later on with the links for this class.
Language Arts/Writing: This year will again have a focus of good writing skills. I am scouring my Pinterest board to decide what I want to use. Might be multiple websites. I know we agreed that she wants to write about wolves. She loves wolves~
French: Caitlin has decided to move from Spanish to French. Since she is still in middle school, we will probably just have this as an adjunct class, where she uses an app to learn as much as she can, for free.
DJ Courses for 12th Grade
Chemistry: This is the second half of his Chemistry class. He opted not to do it over the Summer months. He will be doing this on FLVS.
Japanese: This is his second year, required for college, and we will be using Time 4 Learning Languages. This was the program with the best pricing around at 60 dollars. He will have access at that price for 6 months. That should be sufficient to get enough hours to get a full credit.
English 4: We chose a more formal Language Arts this year. He will be doing this on FLVS.
Geometry/Math: He is finishing up Geometry, and hopefully will be done by the time we start. Whenever he finishes he will sign up for Math for College Readiness. He opted to not take Algebra 2 knowing he may need Remedial Math his first year of college. However, the more he studies, his Math scores on the practice app, continue to go up for SAT. FLVS
World History: Though he did some last year, it is my feeling, and he agrees, that it was not enough for a full credit. I signed him up for the honors program, at FLVS.
I still need to update his full high school portfolio, and just applied to a pet rescue for volunteer hours. He will do electives the second half of the school year, to meet requirements. Right now looking at typing, and Psych2, and possibly Religions of the World.
Cailtin: Grade 8
Math: Easy Peasy Homeschool middle school level. She will pick up where she left off, fractions #18.
Science/Weather: The past two years Caitlin has not had much concentration on Science or History. This year will be different. I have saved a ton of resources, to Pinterest, that I will be going through to put together a Weather program for her. This is interest based learning. I will do a future post on the sources I decide to use.
History: This actually will be multi focused. I just bought today, from an Etsy seller, Blaze New Trails. I bought the student book, the fun kit, and the Prairie Life units. This is a multi subject curriculum, for History, Science and Literature. My evaluator had it yesterday, and I loved it. Caitlin loved it too, which is why I was willing to pay the price for it. She will also be doing Cooking Across America, which is a made up course by me using various resources. She will be required to cook at least twice a week, and will include Geography as well. I will do a post later on with the links for this class.
Language Arts/Writing: This year will again have a focus of good writing skills. I am scouring my Pinterest board to decide what I want to use. Might be multiple websites. I know we agreed that she wants to write about wolves. She loves wolves~
French: Caitlin has decided to move from Spanish to French. Since she is still in middle school, we will probably just have this as an adjunct class, where she uses an app to learn as much as she can, for free.
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