Whew. It was a good day, a good week, but I am ready for a break. The kids were tired of school today. We plowed through math first thing, did our running club (adding 2 more miles each to our log), and then took a long lunch to meet some new homeschool friends at the park.
Having done the long lunch and/or field trip thing a few times now, I have finally learned that it is very difficult to come back and settle into work afterwards. After returning from the park, we managed our science and some French before calling it a day. I can see why some homeschool families only do school Monday through Thursday. I might have to revamp our schedule so that we have a lighter load on Fridays. Either that or stop doing field trips and lunches with friends or maybe just limit the fun to Fridays, leaving home immediately after math and literacy. (Pardon my thinking 'out loud' here, as it were.)
The new homeschool friends did give us a tip on a co-op of sorts in Elmhurst, called Classical Conversations. It sounds like they emphasize memory work in the grammar stage (K-5) like "Well-Trained Mind" does, and it might help provide a backbone for our studies at home. I'll look into it. They only meet one morning a week and both kids could be enrolled. I like the idea of being in community. That is one thing I miss about public school.
In summing up our week: it's good to work hard, but it's good to rest too. I think the kids and I have earned our weekend.
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