The summer is almost over. Well, I should say, school is about to start. Around here it stays hot throughout September. I've been having trouble getting motivated to start school. But, with a little help from my local support group, I think I'm about ready to get back into the swing of things.
We had our annual Home School Kick-Off night this week. This is the only regular meeting our group has. It is basically a time that everyone comes to see what is available for their child this year. Each activity has a table and a sponsor (usually a home school mom) where you can walk around, talk to the sponsor, sign your child up, or not. It is a great time to see people you haven't seen in a while, to connect with people that you want to do things with.
It is also a great time to the newbies. Thirty minutes before the main event gets started, we meet with the new home schoolers and give them information about our group and just let them know they aren't alone.
The only thing my boys wanted to do this year was to play soccer. They love soccer. Our home school soccer is very low key. It just lasts for 6 weeks each fall. The kids have a great time.
I'm trying to start a String Orchestra. I had a sign up sheet available that night, but no one was willing to commit. I'm going to give them until next week, then bring it up on our yahoo group. We'll see how it goes.
I had quite a few sign up for my Homeschooling 101. We'll have our first meeting August 29.
One a different note, I've been writing children's songs for my Bible class. I put them on my website so you can hear/see/print them out. I would love for you to take a look/listen and see if it's something you can use. You can find them here: Bible Class Songs
