Well, we're in the final week of school. Just reviewing our work and preparing for our EOG's. (End of Grade testing). Here in NC while our children have to be tested, you do not have to send in the results, just keep them on record. The weird part of this is that in NC, the homeschooled children need to pass a national testing, while the public schooled kids do not, so the homeschooler is held to a higher standing. That's ok with me. That just means when my child enters the work force, she will be the boss. hahaha
Last Friday, our county homeschool group arranged a pool party at the local YMCA. And yes, we HAD to go shopping for a new suit. What a NIGHTMARE! Why does society (or the fashion designers today) feel that young girls need to expose as much skin as possible? Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not a fuddy duddy, but come on, get real, we are raising a generation of hoochy mommas and then wondering why the pregnancy rate for teens is rising. Seriously? Ugh.
Any way, we finally found one we both agreed on, sort of, and off we went to the party. On the way there, it started to storm, so according to the Y policy, no swimming. They did set us up in the gym with some bouncy houses. But my group of middle schoolers were too cool for that. (Except Hannah....lol). I found the girls congregating in the doorway watching other young men play basketball. Us mothers just watched them squirm and giggle, and so we giggled too. Giggled for the girls, and giggled for our memories of when we were that age. A long (long) time ago. hahaha
Now to decide on testing. Here is an article from The North Carolinians for Home Education with tips on how to choose a test.
Since I order my testing supplies (and other curriculum) from Peidmont Education Services, I did a comparison on the 3 EOG's they offer, and because we mostly directed our studies this year on math and language arts, I decided on the California Achievement Test. I like that fact that 1) this is not Common Core aligned, 2) I can choose the subjects for testing, 3) I can test at home.
So, wish us luck. Or should I say, wish Hannah luck. lol
Be blessed,
Debbi
Last Friday, our county homeschool group arranged a pool party at the local YMCA. And yes, we HAD to go shopping for a new suit. What a NIGHTMARE! Why does society (or the fashion designers today) feel that young girls need to expose as much skin as possible? Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not a fuddy duddy, but come on, get real, we are raising a generation of hoochy mommas and then wondering why the pregnancy rate for teens is rising. Seriously? Ugh.
Any way, we finally found one we both agreed on, sort of, and off we went to the party. On the way there, it started to storm, so according to the Y policy, no swimming. They did set us up in the gym with some bouncy houses. But my group of middle schoolers were too cool for that. (Except Hannah....lol). I found the girls congregating in the doorway watching other young men play basketball. Us mothers just watched them squirm and giggle, and so we giggled too. Giggled for the girls, and giggled for our memories of when we were that age. A long (long) time ago. hahaha
Now to decide on testing. Here is an article from The North Carolinians for Home Education with tips on how to choose a test.
Since I order my testing supplies (and other curriculum) from Peidmont Education Services, I did a comparison on the 3 EOG's they offer, and because we mostly directed our studies this year on math and language arts, I decided on the California Achievement Test. I like that fact that 1) this is not Common Core aligned, 2) I can choose the subjects for testing, 3) I can test at home.
So, wish us luck. Or should I say, wish Hannah luck. lol
Be blessed,
Debbi
Go luck Hannah! We don't have to do any testing here in KS....so that's a relief. lol I recently went shopping for swimsuits as well and I totally agree with what you're saying. Hardly anything decent to chose from. Not only that, but now it's hard to find a decent pair of shorts because they just keep getting shorter and shorter. So we're left wearing capri's most of the summer lol
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