ahg court of awards

so so proud of the girls and their hard work earning badges and service hours this spring in american heritage girls!! we love you both!!!!!

first day of school/curriculum for 2013-2014

hard to believe we are beginning our second year of homeschool!! claire is beginning 5th grade and camdyn is starting 3rd grade!! we had a fun first day of school this week.....we did our lessons at home and then took a field trip to cedar falls park! the girls did their prayer journals by the falls and then we stopped for ice cream and milkshakes on the way home!! so excited for what God has in store for us this year as we continue to live and learn together. we love you girls!!!! welcome to a new school year!!

curriculum for 2013-2014

family:

bible - Who Am I? - Apologia Worldview Series, Scripture Memory 

history - Truthquest History - U.S. History 1820's through Modern times

science - Zoology I - Apologia Elementary Science

composition - Institute for Excellence in Writing - Units 3, 5, 6

shakespeare - A Midsummer Night's Dream

handicrafts - Typing Web, Calligraphy, Duct Tape projects (co-op)

artsStudy - Botticelli, Constable, Velazquez

poet study - monthly at co-op

nature study - bird journals, nature walks monthly at co-op

drawing/painting - monthly at co-op

composer study - monthly at co-op

personal development - American Heritage Girls

character - Prudence and the Millers, Laying Down the Rails Companion

life skills - daily chores

literature - The Last Battle, various Lamplighter series books

special - lap books, work on AHG badges, field trips

claire:

math - math u see delta, pet store

reading - various books from various genres, narration jar

geography - south america, europe, asia

grammar - fix-it

spelling - spelling wisdom

foreign language - getting started with latin (spring)

physical education - swim team

camdyn:

math - math u see gamma

reading - various books from various genres, narration jar

geography - states of the U.S., central america, south america

copywork - print to cursive proverbs

physical education - swim team, team gymnastics

cam's sharing day at gymnastics

we are so proud of bammer and her progress in gymnastics! she LOVES is and is looking forward to trying out the team this summer! go bammer!!!

tea party

claire is finishing up her social skills and etiquette badge with her ahg unit. last night her unit hosted a tea party! we had fun dressing up (in red, white and blue of course!) and going to the tea party together. we enjoyed blueberry tea and lots of yummy treats too! loved sharing this time with you claire! so proud of you and the lady you are becoming! i love you!!

end of the year celebration 2013

yesterday we hosted an end of the year celebration for the finley and snyder family home schools! it was a sweet time of sharing and affirming what the Lord has taught all of us this year. each child shared something in front of the family and nathan and jason affirmed each child as they came up front with how their character grew this year. stu and clark both recited scripture passages, will shared about the artist Rembrandt, camdyn shared about one of her favorite books this year, claire dressed up and shared about Betsy Ross and demonstrated how to cut a 5 pointed star , claire and camdyn recited scripture, and reese dressed up like abraham lincoln and recited the entire gettysburg address!!!!!!

we also let each child decide on one food item for our lunch menu....it turned out...ahem!...interesting! we had fruit salad, shark, chips and salsa, lamb, cod fish, and chocolate chip sandwiches! We decided to order a few pizzas last minute just in case anyone wanted something basic!!

tons of fun and hope it becomes a yearly tradition. 

we would be remiss if we didn't say how much it means to have our families support our homeschool. we love you and appreciate so much your encouragement and affirmation of this calling.

congratulations claire and camdyn! off to 3rd and 5th grade!! yay!!!!!

time with mimi and pops

the girls enjoyed several days last week in charlotte with mimi and pops!! they visited riverbanks zoo and played laser tag and got their nails done!! they also enjoyed visiting with maw maw and aunt bonnie. thank you mimi and pops for sharing your week with the girls! we all love you!!!

 Laser Tag!

Pops and Cam on the ropes course

Claire on the ropes course

Cam on the ropes course

mother's day

we enjoyed a beautiful day today worshipping with cayce and jason at crosspoint and then heading over to the park for a pot luck lunch and play time for the cousins! so thankful for my mom now more than ever as i'm in the blessings/chaos/craziness of being a mom myself....love you mom and cayce....y'all are the best mothers i know....love you claire and cam....thank you for your patience, forgiveness, and grace as i seek to raise you to love the Lord despite being a sinner myself....you girls are my sweet loves...your mama is crazy about you!!