Monthly Archives: February 2012
[ May 25, 2012; 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] Details to follow
Thank you for your patience as I am attempting to slow down the pace of our instruction without stopping, but the natural laws that surround inertia make that difficult. You may be feeling like you just got comfortable in your routine and now I am changing it up. Yes, I am. It will make it [...]
[ March 22, 2012; 9:30 am to 12:00 pm. ]
[ May 18, 2012; 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. ]
In her book, the Core- Teaching Your Children the Foundations of Classical Education, author Leigh Bortins, founder and CEO of Classical Conversations, gives us plenty of practice wisdom about what to teach our young children if we want them to have a classical education.
“Children are more willing to do hard things when they know they have achieved [...]
After reading some of your comments on the assignment sheets and observing the children in class, I have made a few adjustments to our curriculum. The first one is that for the rest of the school year, I will be the one to introduce new phonograms to the children in class and you will review [...]
[ May 4, 2012; 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] This is at Calvary Community church up the hill. We’ll meet there, and maybe have a picnic in a park afterwards.
We’re happy to announce that we’ll have a full time Kindy program next year! Amy Smith, wife of Headmaster Smith, will be teaching this class next year. She graduated from The Master’s College with a teaching degree, taught two years at West Valley Special Ed Center, and has five years of homeschool experience. She is [...]
Bible
On Tuesdays, you are welcome to open your family Bible or a children’s bible to read the passage that corresponds with the Bible Timeline color page. Although the 4th time through the Big Picture Story Bible may seem overly repetitive to you as the reader, I can assure you that your child enjoys the predictability of [...]
[ February 28, 2012; 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. March 27, 2012; 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. April 24, 2012; 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ] This 3 Part Series is designed to introduce and refresh ourselves with the Spalding Method of Language Arts instruction as it is applied at Beacon Hill. We will learn by doing and asking questions. It is a 3 part series, so you must commit to attending all three nights over the next three months.
You should attend [...]
