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Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Friday Co-Op Semester 2, January 2015

Semester 2:
(Revised Schedule)
Jan. 9, 16, 23, 30
Feb. 6, 13, 20, 27
Mar. 13, 27
Apr. 10, 17

Break:  
Mar 6 (FAU Spring Break) 
Mar 20 (Palm Beach County Spring Break)
Apr 3 (Easter)


Elementary:

9 a.m. to 2 p.m. If you are participating in all 3 classes.  Bring a lunch.

Classical Education:  Please arrive at 9 a.m. to help set up!  All hands needed.  
We will be introducing Week 13.  We also have 2 possibly 3 new families joining us!  Please lend a hand to help show them the ropes!  We are spending the majority of our time this semester on Weeks 13-24.  5 minute review each week on Weeks 1-12 to accommodate the new families.  

Mini Toasters:  I'd love to have 3-4 speakers.  Any takers?  2-3 minutes on a topic of your choice.  All about me, My family, History/ Biography,  Book report, you name it.  :)  Goal is to speak at least every other week.

Science Olympiad:  Starting in Full Swing on Friday!  We're all registered for the Competition on May 2, 2015 at FAU in Boca Raton.  Our Team is called Boca Buddies (After our HOPE Homeschoolers 4H Club… seemed easy to remember.)  We still need a few more members to make our team of 12.  Focus group:  Grades 3-5.  Will accept Grades K-2 if we can't get enough older kids.  $20 to compete.  $12 for supplies.  Need to be a member of HOPE, and pay $10 Friday Co-Op Yearly Fee (1/2 price for starting in Semester 2).  We have room for about 4 more kids.  We can have a smaller club… just more fun with a full 12!

For New Elementary Families:
Required:  HOPE Membership ($25)
Required:  Friday Co-Op Fee ($10/ year / family if starting in Semester 2)

Classical Education:  K-6 grade.
Classical Conversations iphone / ipad AP preferred method of teaching materials.  Cycle 3.  (About $15)
Purchase Timeline song from Classical Conversations Bookstore. (About $10)
Supply Fee ($12- $1 per class per kid)
They have a ton of helps to teach at home at classicalconversations.com.  I own a ton of them.  Audio CD's, Flash cards, handwriting helps, you name it.  You can make this as big as you want it to be.)

Mini Toasters:  K-5/6 grade.
No materials fee.

Science Olympiad:  K-5 grade.  
$20 Competition Entrance Fee (if you aren't competing, you don't need to pay.)
$12 Supply Fee ($1 per week)
Willing to Teach and help out.




Middle School/ High School:

Shakespeare:  Starting at 10 a.m.   Yes, there is class this week.  Next week, Jan. 16, No class due to the Biology Lab.  


Public Speaking Toastmasters Gavel Club:  

Starting this Friday, January 9th, at the Community Center, from 11:30 am to 1pm.

Additional Details and Updates:
•  Cost of Club Registration, Manuals, Room rental, and End-of-Semester Pizza Party: $30/student
   Cash preferred, or you can make a Check out to Candi or Eugene Lehenbauer.
•  HOPE Membership is not required for this club.
•  Friday Co-Op Fee is not required for this club.
•  We have a new teacher joining us along with Mr. Lehenbauer.  Mr. Davis is a homeschool Dad, who held his own Speaking Club a few years ago.  He will be there with his two daughters, and a few friends to add to our club.  It will be a great opportunity to learn from these two veteran Toastmasters.  •  Class will be held on all the dates listed above, for 12 classes.  If you are unable to attend, due to a Biology lab, or another important reason ;), you'll just miss that day.  Please sign up to do your speeches on days that you can attend. 
*  Work on developing your Leadership and Public Speaking Skills, while working to earn credit toward a Toastmasters International award.  (All certifications earned can be transferred to a Toastmasters Group when 18yrs. old.)

Come join the Gavel Club!








Monday, September 29, 2014

Friday Co-Op Sign Language 2014-15

The ASL (American Sign Language) Alphabet




We will be learning 2 songs for Semester 1.


Love One Another
https://www.lds.org/music/library/childrens-songbook/love-one-another?lang=eng

You can print off the music and signs.  Click on pdf.
You can download and watch the ASL video online.  Click on mp4.



Silent Night
https://www.lds.org/music/library/hymns/silent-night?lang=eng

You can print off the music only.  Click on pdf.
You can download and watch the ASL video online.  Click on mp4.

Monday, September 8, 2014

Botany Co-Op 2014–15

Must purchase:  Exploring Creation with Botany,
Young Explorer Series, by Jeannie Fulbright

Choose one:
3 Ring Binder or Spiral Notebook to take notes/ draw pictures in
OR
Botany Notebooking Journal Junior (Elementary)  or Regular (Middle)
(3/4 of the class in Elementary are purchasing the Botany Notebook.  If you choose not to purchase the notebook, it is your responsibility to make sure they are taking adequate notes for the class.  If you would like to print things off the computer to make their notebook better, that is up to you.)


Class Time:
Notebooks... We have decided that most cutting/ pasting will be done outside class time.
You do not have to complete every project in the Botany notebook.  This is the parent's decision on how much will be completed.  Teachers do not need to recreate every lab and experiment in the lesson. They are very fun though.  If you feel inspired to do an activity, we would all love it!
Class time will be spent on taking notes, discussion, and different activities to reinforce the subject material.



Required Book


Middle School

Elementary School


Elementary classes will cover one chapter every two weeks.  We meet every week.  1/2 lesson material covered each week.

Middle School classes will cover one chapter every two weeks.  We meet every other week.


September
Week 1
Elementary:  First Day, Assign topics                            
Middle:  Art 1

Week 2
Elementary:  Lesson 1- Botany, Teacher:  Candi
Middle:  Lesson 1- Botany, Teacher:  Candi

Week 3  
Elementary:  Lesson 1- Botany, Teacher:  Candi
Middle:  Art 2

Week 4  
Elementary:  Lesson 2- Seeds, Teacher:  Jessie
Middle:  Lesson 2- Seeds, Teacher:  Michelle T.

October
Week 1  
Elementary:  Lesson 2- Seeds, Teacher:  Jessie
Middle:  Art 3

Week 2  
Elementary:
Lesson 3- Flowers, Teacher:  Candi
Middle:  Lesson 3- Flowers, Teacher:  Martina

Week 3  
Elementary:  Lesson 3- Flowers, Teacher:  Candi
Middle:  Art 4

Week 4  
Elementary:  Lesson 4- Pollination, Teacher:  Jessie
Middle:  Lesson 4- Pollination, Teacher:  Amber

November
Week 1  
Elementary:  Lesson 4- Pollination, Teacher:  Jessie
Middle:  Art 5

Week 2  
Elementary:  Lesson 5- Fruits, Teacher:  Lorena
Middle:  Lesson 5- Fruits, Teacher: Lorena and Candi

Week 3  
Elementary:  Lesson 5- Fruits, Teacher: Lorena
Middle:  Art 6

Winter Break

January
Week 1  
Elementary:  Lesson 6- Leaves, Teacher:  Deana and Lorena
Middle:  Lesson 6- Leaves, Teacher:  Amber

Week 2  
Elementary:  Lesson 6- Leaves, Teacher:  Deana and Lorena
Middle:  Art 7

Week 3  
No Class

Week 4  
Elementary:  Lesson 7- Roots, Teacher:  Amber
Middle:  Lesson 7- Roots, Teacher:  Amber

February
Week 1  
Elementary:  Lesson 7- Roots, Teacher:  Candi (Review)
Middle:  Art 8

Week 2  
Elementary:  Lesson 8- Stems, Teacher:  Amber
Middle:  Lesson 8- Stems, Teacher:  Amber

Week 3  
No Class

Week 4  
Elementary:  Lesson 8- Stems, Teacher:  Candi (Review)
Middle:  Art 9

March
Mar 2
Elementary:  Lesson 9- Trees, Teacher: Jessie
Middle:  Lesson 9- Trees, Teacher: Jessie

Mar 9
Elementary:  Lesson 9- Trees, Teacher:  Jessie
Middle:  Art 10

Mar 16
No Class

Mar 23
Elementary:  Lesson 10- Gymnosperms, Teacher:  Lorena
Middle:  Lesson 10- Gymnosperms, Teacher:  Michelle T.

Mar 30
Elementary:  Lesson 10- Gymnosperms, Teacher:  Lorena
Middle:  Art 11

April
Apr 6
No Class

Apr 13
Elementary:  Lessons 11  Vascular, Teacher: Martina
Middle:  Lessons 11  Vascular, Teacher:  Martina

Apr 20
Elementary:  Lesson 12 Non Vascular, Teacher: Deana
Middle:  Lesson 12 and 13- Non Vascular Nature Journaling, and Year End Celebration!
Teacher: Michelle

Apr 27 *Elementary CLASS AT 10 A.M.  (Switch with Music)
Elementary: Lessons 12 and 13 Nature Journaling and Year End Celebration!
Teacher: Jessie
Middle:  Art 12




Many hands make light work.  :)

Thursday, September 4, 2014

Dress Respectfully Sign

Print 8 1/2 x 11 on Glossy Card stock.
Feel free to use.






Great image, high quality to print for a reminder to put your phone away for teens. 





Boca Buddies now has a new website:  Visit bocabuddies.weebly.com



Sunday, August 31, 2014

Friday Co-Op Elementary Science Olympiad

Boca Buddies now has a new website:  Visit bocabuddies.weebly.com


Friday Co-Op 2014–15
Elementary Science Olympiad K–5
Corresponds to Classical Conversations Cycle 3

Competition Dates: FAU - May 2, 2015  (They now have one close to us!  No trip to Orlando on May 9th!) Register Team Prior to March 15

GOAL:  REGISTER TEAM BY MID–OCTOBER
              (Possible Training for 2 Mentors?  Unknown location and dates.)
              12 Students.  Goal Grades 3–5.  Will use younger if needed or very willing.

GOAL:  CHOOSE YOUR EVENTS BY FEBRUARY
              See which events children respond to the most.  Assign teams and individuals so they can
              be preparing at home also.


Semester 1:  (Meeting Every Other Week)
CC:  Weeks 1-12  Human Anatomy

Weeks 1     No Class
Week 2       A is for Anatomy:  Skeletal, Muscular
Week 3       No Class
Week 4       A is for Anatomy:  Digestive, Nervous, Sensory
Week 5       No Class
Week 6       Solid, Liquids, or Gas
Week 7       No Class
Week 8       A is for Anatomy:  Urinary, Circulatory
Week 9       No Class
Week 10     A is for Anatomy:  Endocrine, Respiratory
Week 11     No Class
Week 12     Solid, Liquids, or Gas
Break          Bridge Building
                   (Can visit the Bridge Building Competition at South Florida Fair Grounds as a family.  Usually first or 2nd Week in December.)
FYI:  Last Year's Bridge Building Information for Middle/High School:
I just wanted to put out a quick reminder that the bridges are due for certification on Dec. 10 (Tues) between 1 and 5 pm at  the South Florida Fair Grounds. For those of you that are not familiar with the location, it is just off of Southern Blvd. east of 441, in Palm Beach County. If you are headed north on 441, turn right onto Southern Blvd., and when you see the sign for the fair grounds, turn left.  It will be through one of the gates.  The actual testing takes place the next day, starting at 9 am at the same location.



Semester 2:  (Meeting Every Week)
CC:  Weeks 13–18  Chemistry
CC:  Weeks 19–24  Science Theories

Week 13     Egg Drop
Week 14     Mystery Packaging
Week 15     Estimania  (CC Science Lab Appendix for Cycle 3)
Week 16     Mystery Powders
Week 17     Mystery Powders
Week 18     Mystery Powders
Week 19     Starry, Starry Night
Week 20     Who Wants To Be A Biologist
Week 21     Rock Hound
Week 22     Rock Hound
Week 23     Energy Lab
Week 24     Fun Time



Official Events:  Teams will receive the rules manual after registering.

2015 Events.
There are some different ones!  Please refer to link.  Not text from 2014.
http://www.science.fau.edu/scienceolympiad/so_new_006.htm
    • A is for Anatomy -The event will consist of questions, case studies, pictures or models that will require an understanding of the structure and function of the following systems: skeletal, muscular, digestive, respiratory, circulary, urinary, nervous, sensory, endocrine.
    • Bridge Building - This event tests students' ability to build a lengthy, strong, stable, and reproducible bridge from common materials.BUILT ONSITE.
    • Egg Drop - A team of two students will construct and bring a package to protect an egg from breaking. The egg is dropped free fall from a high spot selected by the tournament director. This is a PREBUILT EVENT.
    • Energy Lab - The objective is to build a reflecting device that most efficiently uses and focuses the energy supplied to a light bulb. This is a PREBUILT EVENT.
    • Estimania - Students will be asked to estimate the answers to approximately ten questions requiring an estimate between ten and one million. Students will be provided a sample of the item to be estimated and will be premitted to measure its mass and the total mass of the container that contains all the objects. No calculators will be permitted.
    • Mystery Packaging - At the beginning of the event, teams will be given a bag of building materials and instructions for designing and building a package that will protect a given material from a drop. BUILT ONSITE
    • Mystery Powders - A team of two contestants will be asked to identify a mixture of common white household powder.
    • Pentathlon - Five physical skills are interspersed with science questions in an obstacle course that will be run in a relay race style where each student passes the balloon to the next student. This year, the concepts will focus on those related to the water cycle and weather.
    • Rock Hound - Teams will prepare charts, identify various rocks and minerals, and describe their characteristics
    • Starry, Starry Night - A team of two students will identify constellations, planets, and other common celestial bodies in our universe.
    • Solid, Liquids, or Gas - Teams of two students will test their abilities to classify materials into one of three categories.
    • Water Rockets - Students will build and launch a 2-liter plastic bottle for maximum time aloft. This is a PREBUILT EVENT.
    • Who Wants To Be A Biologist - Teams will compete in three game show style events that will focus on various aspects of biology and life science.


Friday, January 11, 2013

Semester 2: Cycle 1 Co–Op Weekly Assignments

Semester 2:  Spring Semester


Foundations:  12 weeks

Challenge A:  15 weeks  
We're reading during the breaks to make up the weeks this Semester, so class ends the same date.

CC Foundations:  9 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.  Cycle 1
Lunch Discussion:  12:00 p.m. – 12:15 p.m.  Rhetoric
Enrichment Activities:  1 – 3:00 p.m.  Exposition, Grammar and SOTW

Curriculum Used:

Classical Conversations:  Foundations, Cycle 1
SOTW:    Story of the World, by Susan Wise Bauer, Focus on Ancients (Vol. 1), all 4 volumes used.
Oral Reports:  Prepare a 2-3 minute report.
Literature Books:  Amos Fortune, The Bronze Bow, Carry On, Mr. Bowditch, The Door in the Wall,
    The Magician's Nephew, Number the Stars, The Secret Garden
Writing Papers on Literature:  To help teach this, we are referencing IEW's "Teaching the Classics
    DVD and Workbook" and "Reading Roadmaps" by Adam and Missy Andrews, as well as "Words
    Aptly Spoken- Children's Literature" by Classical Conversations.
It Couldn't Just Happen, by Lawrence Richards
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens and Workbook, by Sean Covey


Story of the World Chapters and CC Weeks- Cycle 1
Click on image below to enlarge and print.








Quarter 3:

Jan: 10, 16 (Wednesday Class), 24, 31
Feb: 7, (CHAA Saints Track Meet)  No class today.
Feb. 14, 21

Feb. 14 Valentine's Party also.  Bring valentines, and a treat to share.
Feb 21  Quarter End Get Together.  Curriculum review games. Scripture Mastery pass–off.
Break:  Feb. 28 (Possible Field trip)




Week 13:  Jan. 10, 2013


CC Memory:     New Information will be presented today.

Oral Reports:    About my Christmas Vacation.

Scripture:          Exodus Ch. 20:  3–17         Ten Commandments
                         Qtr 3:  Luke 24:36–39        Jesus himself stood in the midst of them   Memorize

SOTW:             See images below.

Exposition:        Have "Amos Fortune, Freeman" read for discussion.  No writing due this week.


Rhetoric:          "It Couldn't Just Happen", no assignments this week.
                        "Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens", no assignments this week.




Week 14:  Jan. 16  (Wednesday Class this week) 11:45 - 3:00 pm
Arrive at 11:00 to help set-up and have lunch together if wanted.  Shortened class schedule today.

This Week's Schedule:
11:45 – 12:00    Rhetoric Discussion
12:00 – 1:00      CC- Week 14 New Grammar 30 min., and 30 min. CC Science Experiments.  No Art today.
1:00 – 1:55        Exposition and Grammar
1:55 – 2:00        Snack Break
2:00 – 3:00        SOTW:  Mummify a Chicken today!  Dress like an Egyptian for fun.


CC Memory:     New Information will be presented today.

Oral Reports:    No Oral Reports this week due to shorter class time.

                         Qtr 3:  Luke 24:36–39        Jesus himself stood in the midst of them   Memorize

SOTW:             See images below.

Exposition:        Have "Amos Fortune, Freeman" writing due this week.
                          1-3 paragraph paper focusing on Exposition, Climax and Conclusion.
                          Sentence openers #3 and #6.  Dress-ups:  sv, ly, adj, w/w.  Alliteration OR Simile.
                          Challenge Students:  3 paragraphs, and at least one paragraph using all 6 sentence
                          starters.  Other paragraphs need Sentence Openers listed.  Use Dress–ups and
                          Decorations as listed.
 
                         Grammar:  Punctuation Rules 1 and 17 memorized.


Rhetoric:          "It Couldn't Just Happen", discuss book overall.
                        "Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens", assignments start again next week.



Week 15:  Jan. 24
Bring a White T-shirt for Art today to Tie-Dye.

CC Memory:     New Information will be presented today.

Oral Reports:     History (biography, event in time) or Geography

Scripture:          Exodus Ch. 20:  3–17         Ten Commandments
                         Qtr 3:  Luke 24:36–39        Jesus himself stood in the midst of them   Memorize

SOTW:             See images below.

Exposition:        Have "The Bronze Bow" read for discussion.  No writing due this week.


Rhetoric:          "It Couldn't Just Happen", Have Ch. 11 read for lunch discussion.  Everyone.
                        "Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens", Read Habit 4.  Challenge Only.




Week 16:  Jan. 31


CC Memory:     New Information will be presented today.

Oral Reports:     Art or music (biography, instrument, style, epoch)

Scripture:          Exodus Ch. 20:  3–17         Ten Commandments
                         Qtr 3:  Luke 24:36–39        Jesus himself stood in the midst of them   Memorize

SOTW:             See images below.

Exposition:        Have "The Bronze Bow" writing due this week.


Rhetoric:          "It Couldn't Just Happen",  Have Ch. 12 read for lunch discussion.  Everyone.
                        "Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens",  Wk Bk. Habit 4.  Challenge Only.




Week 17:  Feb. 7



CC Memory:     New Information will be presented today.

Oral Reports:     Science or Collections

Scripture:          Exodus Ch. 20:  3–17         Ten Commandments
                         Qtr 3:  Luke 24:36–39        Jesus himself stood in the midst of them  Memorize

SOTW:             See images below.

Exposition:        Have "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" read for discussion.  No writing due this week.


Rhetoric:          "It Couldn't Just Happen",  Have Ch. 13 read for lunch discussion.  Everyone.
                        "Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens", Read Habit 5.  Challenge Only.





Week 18:  Feb. 14
Valentine's Party during lunch.  Bring valentines, and a treat to share.

Quarter End Get Together.  Curriculum review games. Scripture Mastery pass–off.



CC Memory:     New Information will be presented today.

Oral Reports:     Book Report or Poetry Selection


SOTW:             See images below.

Exposition:        Have "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" writing due this week.


Rhetoric:          "It Couldn't Just Happen",  Have Ch. 14 read for lunch discussion.  Everyone.
                        "Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens", Wk Bk. Habit 5.  Challenge Only.





Week 18:  Feb 21 CHAA Track & Field Meet 2013
We get two weeks break before Q4.

10 a.m. – 1 p.m.  Registration 9:15 a.m.
Tradewinds Park, Shelter F.  (Sample Rd. west of turnpike)
Open to all homeschool students ages 5-18.
$5 donation per athlete.  (fruits, juice, cake, medals and certificate... all included; snow cones, popcorn, cotton candy- 50 cents).


Feb 28, 2013:  Possible Fieldtrip

Exposition:        Have "The Door in the Wall" read on your own.  No discussion or writing due.

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Quarter 4:

Mar: 7, 14, 21, 28
Apr: 4, 11, 18  (one week will be a field trip)

Apr 18 Quarter End Get Together.  Curriculum review games.  Break one week after.
Year End Parent Night.   (Apr 19 or 20)





Week 19:  Mar. 7, 2013


CC Memory:     New Information will be presented today.

Oral Reports:    My favorite...

Scripture:          Exodus Ch. 20:  3–17         Ten Commandments


SOTW:             See images below.

Exposition:        Have "The Magician's Nephew" read for discussion.  No writing due this week.


Rhetoric:          "It Couldn't Just Happen",  Have Ch. 15 read for lunch discussion.  Everyone.
                        "Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens", Read Habit 6.  Challenge Only.



Week 20:  Mar. 14


CC Memory:     New Information will be presented today.

Oral Reports:    History (biography, event in time) or Geography

Scripture:          Exodus Ch. 20:  3–17         Ten Commandments



SOTW:             See images below.

Exposition:        Have "The Magician's Nephew" writing due this week.


Rhetoric:          "It Couldn't Just Happen",  Have Ch. 16 read for lunch discussion.  Everyone.
                        "Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens", Wk Bk. Habit 6.  Challenge Only.





Week 21:  Mar. 21


CC Memory:     New Information will be presented today.

Oral Reports:     Art or music (biography, instrument, style, epoch)

Scripture:          Exodus Ch. 20:  3–17         Ten Commandments



SOTW:             See images below.

Exposition:        Have "Number the Stars" read for discussion.  No writing due this week.


Rhetoric:          "It Couldn't Just Happen",  Have Ch. 17 read for lunch discussion.  Everyone.
                        "Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens", Read Habit 7.  Challenge Only.



Week 22:  Mar. 28


CC Memory:     New Information will be presented today.

Oral Reports:     Science or Collections

Scripture:          Exodus Ch. 20:  3–17         Ten Commandments



SOTW:             See images below.

Exposition:        Have "Number the Stars" writing due this week.


Rhetoric:          "It Couldn't Just Happen",  Have Ch. 18 read for lunch discussion.  Everyone.
                        "Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens", Wk Bk. Habit 7.  Challenge Only.



No Class Apr 4- Reading Time.
The Secret Garden is a little longer book.  Extra week to read.  :)



Week 23:  Apr 11


CC Memory:     New Information will be presented today.

Oral Reports:     Book Report or Poetry Selection




SOTW:             See images below.

Exposition:        Have "The Secret Garden" read for discussion.  No writing due this week.


Rhetoric:          "It Couldn't Just Happen",  Have Ch. 19 read for lunch discussion.  Everyone.
                        "Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens", Read "Keep Hope Alive".  Challenge Only.



Week 24:  Apr 18

Quarter End Get Together.  Curriculum review games.  Scripture Mastery Pass–Off.


CC Memory:     New Information will be presented today.

Oral Reports:     Practice for Parent's Night or Impromptu




SOTW:             See images below.

Exposition:        Have "The Secret Garden" writing due this week.


Rhetoric:          "It Couldn't Just Happen",  Have Ch. 20 read for lunch discussion.  Everyone.
                        "Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens", Wk Bk. "Keep Hope Alive".  Challenge Only.



Friday, April 19, 2013
Parent's Night:  7:00 p.m. Tonight!

Boca Raton Community Center
Prepare your best Oral Report of the Semester- 3-5 minutes.  Include visual aides- or dress up like your report.

Bring:
*Your parents, grand parents, anyone you want for an audience.
* Dessert or Appetizer


End of Spring Semester 


Thursday, March 1, 2012

Classical Education Co-Op 2012-13 Welcome


We are utilizing the following curriculum:
Foundations — Classical Conversations, Cycle 1, 2012-13



(CC Curriculum and Co-Op teaching.  Tuition = helping hands.)
Cycle 1  (Ancients)


The Classical Education Co-Op in South Florida has been created last year, and we're ready for our second year!  We are excited to get this group organized in a fun, friendly and free format.  This is our own group, not officially part of the Classical Conversations Community, which requires membership fees and tuition.  As homeschoolers, we know that this format works well for many subjects.  It even works with CC!  We hope that as we all work together this year, we will recognize all of the hours put in by each of us to make our group really valuable.  We are donating our time and talents for the benefit of each other, and especially our children.

We are using a homeschool approach, where families take turns teaching each other.  We meet in our home with two to three other families, (or as a single family), and meet together as a larger group once a quarter, once a semester for Parent's night, and for occasional field trips.  It's a great way to keep up on your CC memory work, while having the motivation to finish it!

As this is a Non-denominational Christian Co-op, individual views in faith sometimes arise.  It is our desire to have an atmosphere where all are welcome, and invited to live their faith.  We study math, history, latin, grammar, science, and timeline information.  We have science experiments and art/music projects.  We give oral reports.  We also work on memorizing scriptures from the Bible.  (** See below.)

It is my goal that we will all love coming to class, enjoy learning, and look forward to companionship with friends and fellow homeschooling families.  The Lord has guided us in so many ways, and I know He is pleased when we come together through our academic pursuits.

May this school year will be the best one yet!


Candi





CLASSICAL CONVERSATIONS, Cycle 1(Foundations Program)









 Timeline* & Presidents*
 Veritas Press Cards for 160 Major events & people of World History (Creation through Modern America)
All US Presidents
 History Facts*
World:  Historical Empires, Peoples & Countries (Ancient to Modern)
 Geography*
Africa and the World
Science Facts*
(12 weeks Biology), (12 weeks Earth Science)
Math*
Skip Counting, Multiplication Tables, Geometric Formulas, Alegebraic Laws, Conversations
Eng. Grammar*
Verbs, Prepositions
Latin*
Noun Endings (Declensions)
Bible*
Exodus 20
Science (experiments & projects)
Kingdom of Living Things, Dissections, Nature Walks, Parts of a Flower, Rocks & Minerals
Fine Arts
Basic Drawing:  Shapes, Mirror Images, Abstract, Perspective
Artists:  Giotto, Ghiberti, Fra Angelico, Durer, Michelangelo, El Greco
Baroque & Classical Orchestra.  Handel, Bach, Mozart
Presentations
Each week practice oral presentation skills by presenting on a topic.
**Optional Memory Master track, where a student strives to memorize all information.


The material taught in Foundations 
is divided into three cycles: one cycle 
per year for three years. Each cycle 
consists of 24 weeks of memory work.








Faith Statement


“We claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they may.” (Eleventh Article of Faith.)

This group is comprised of Christians.  People who love the Savior Jesus Christ, and want to raise their children in an environment where their testimony of Him can grow as they learn and study the world around them.   As our family belongs to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter–day Saints, we have a desire to follow the Classical Conversations curriculum while maintaining our religious identity.  Our Classical Education Co-Op group includes members other denominations as well. 

With the spirit of love and charity, this group can be a great source of community and friendship.  We can teach our children in an environment that seeks for “anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy” (Thirteenth Article of Faith).

It is our desire to have an excellent Classical Education, focusing on the 4 R's... Reading, Writing, Arithmetic and Righteousness!  We invite any and all to participate with us!



— Candi




Essentials of our Faith —FYI


The Articles of Faith —FYI







Lunch and Snacks

• Please bring a small snack that can be easily eaten during the morning CC time. Place it inside a ziploc bog that is labeled with your child's name on it, so they can easily retrieve it from the snack basket. We only have 5 minutes for snack.

• Nice to bring a water bottle with your child's name on it.

• Please bring lunch for your own family to eat directly after CC. This time is important to build relationships with each other, and catch up on non-CC topics. It helps us keep talking on subject during the day if we know we have this time to catch up later.

• Please keep in mind that parents are always responsible for their children's supervision.
Lunch is from 12 to 12:20 p.m. Fun time is from 12:20 p.m. To 12:50 p.m., so as to be ready for enrichment classes at 1 p.m. Below are some ideas to keep lunch time activities refreshing:

• Qtr 1: - 
• Qtr 2: Bring scooters & basketballs
• Qtr 3: Bring jump ropes & soccer balls 
• Qtr 4: Bring running shoes & hula hoops 
• Rainy days: board games & chess
Any street activities require an adult close by at all times.




Facility Care

It's always a good policy to leave somewhere better than when you came. This is a great opportunity to teach our children service through example as we care for the homes that are hosting our co-ops. It is not required, but really appreciated.

• Vacuuming main rugs 
• Sweeping hallway & kitchen 
• Misc. trash cleanup 
• Empty kitchen garbage 
• Quick main bathroom cleanup with Clorox wipe




Sick Child Policy

Does your sick child have any of these symptoms? If so, most providers indicate your son or daughter should stay at home until the illness is no longer contagious and the child feels well enough to return to school or be around other youngsters.

• Fever above 100oF and looks and acts ill 
• Signs of possible severe illness such as uncontrolled coughing, 
• difficulty breathing, wheezing, persistent crying, or lethargy 
• Diarrhea 
• Vomiting; once a youngster has vomited, most health providers
require that your sick child does not return to school for a
minimum of 24 hours 
• Any sort of rash, especially when accompanied by a fever or
behavior change

While having a sick child is a hardship for most families, it is important that parents enact the Golden Rule: “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you!”

Thank you for considering these recommendations and implementing them for your children this school year. Remember that washing hands OFTEN is the best way to reduce the chance of sickness spreading.

If sickness should occur at our host's house, we will meet at the other families house for that quarter. The schedule will go back to usual for the next week. Ex. Qtr. 2 rotates between two families. If the host is sick, the director will notify everyone via phone of the changes at least 2 hours before class.



Expectations for a Learning Environment

Your children are going to learn an amazing amount of information this year. They will grow spiritually, socially, and academically as they interact with God's Word and other children.

Our method of tutoring is modeling. Tutors demonstrate to both the students and their mothers various methods of memorizing grammar from all major subjects. These techniques are then practiced with the students so that they know what to do when they go home. You as the parent, however, are still primarily responsible for the education of your child.

Kindly remember that this is not only your first experience with Classical Conversations, but your host's as a tutor/ director as well. Please extend grace to her as she is stepping out on faith in response to this call. We are all making sacrifices in order to provide a positive and fun learning environment. We need to be patient as the program develops over the year.

We need to remember that there are many ways to accomplish a task. The person who is designated the teacher for a certain subject is the teacher. Please be respectful to her and her preparation by letting her be in charge, and by not talking to other parents during class. It is very distracting to the teacher and the students. Should the teacher be disrupted by parents socializing, she may comment on “How nicely the children are behaving today!” This is your cue to that she is asking the parents to be quiet without the children knowing.

Please be alert to giving hands-on assistance (i.e. passing out or collecting supplies, assisting with children's science or fine arts projects, etc. to the Teacher during class.) If an offense is made one to another, among the students or the adults, then the biblical model applies; Matthew 18 is our basis for this. If you disagree with something the Teacher says or does, please approach the Teacher privately.