More "To Do" Done

School calender - check. Our 2012 - 2013 school year officially begins on September 4, 2012 (day after Labor Day) and will end on May 24, 2013. School will be in session for 172 days. We'll be taking a week of vacation, a week of Easter break, and a week of Christmas break. We do not take off any of the state and federal holidays, such as Columbus Day, President's Day, Veteran's Day, etc. Instead we choose to hold school on those days and study about the events and perhaps go on field trips pertaining to the holiday (such as a Veteran's Day Observance). Nor do we miss school days due to "snow days". This allows us to begin school after Labor Day rather than in mid-August like the public schools and we still end school before Memorial Day.

While our library held a preschool reading club, no other ages were offered. I was one of the charter members of our local Friends of the Library group, and we were able to establish some other age-appropriate reading clubs. I, along with one of the public school kindergarten teachers whom I am good friends with, have volunteered to lead a kindergarten reading club this year. It will meet once a week at 3:15.

All our curriculum has arrived, except for our math manipulatives and our phonics, both on back order but should be here before the first day of class. Work continues on lesson plans and almost have my school year plans complete. These are down in a spiral notebook, but can be easily changed should it be necessary.