The 2005-6 school started a couple of weeks ago here. It always takes us some time to organize ourselves and figure out how to make new books work. This year we are using Veritas Press’s Omnibus I and the Teaching Company’s CDs, Great Authors of the Literary Tradition. My daughter and I are going to try to finish book II of Traditional Logic and then we will see how far we make it in the progymnasmata. She has decided to switch from Latin to Spanish this year, so we are trying Switched on Schoolhouse’s program. I like this since I can teach Spanish; I started learning Latin, but life got in the way of my studies and my daughter quickly move beyond me. My sons will be doing Latin this year yet. Rod & Staff Math and English, Great Source Government, a little ABeka—piles and piles of books were in my school window this year before I handed them out to the children. I find trying to keep grades organized for future transcripts to be a little stressful, but I suppose we will survive! All in all the new year has started off well. Best wishes to all of the homeschoolers who visit here!
The soybeans are drying down and the leaves
are falling off the plants. It won't be long before
the harvest begins. 
4 comments:
It's been good to be back on the school routine! I will be interested to hear how you like VP's Omnibus. It sure is a beautiful book.
Happy school year to all the Fairview Scholars,
Diane
Ahhhhh soybeans...I grew up with them right behind my house. That was the good ol' days when kiddos could run free. It was awesome. I can't tell you how many hours of hide and seek we did in those soybean fields. It was great!
As for school, we are still kind of flopping around a little and I need to clamp down a lot more.
Have a great year!
~Julie in San Diego
Just wanted to say hi cause I know you like to see comments. Also to say did you know there are those strange little markins in your posts again? <--? [endif]--> don't know why but thought you would like to know.
SA
Anxious to hear how Omnibus goes for you. There are a couple of other families who are using it this year, too, and so far the children (and the mamas) seem to really enjoy it. I know we're a long way from there, but it's fun to watch!
Enjoy your year!
Dy
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