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> <channel><title>Comments on: Restructuring Our Homeschool Calendar</title> <atom:link href="http://fivejs.com/homeschooling-gimme-a-break/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://fivejs.com/homeschooling-gimme-a-break/</link> <description>Free Homeschooling Resources to Help Parents Raise Lifelong Learners</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 18:43:55 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>By: Becky@purposefulhomemaking</title><link>http://fivejs.com/homeschooling-gimme-a-break/comment-page-1/#comment-6004</link> <dc:creator>Becky@purposefulhomemaking</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2010 21:09:33 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://fivejs.com/?p=2229#comment-6004</guid> <description>This is a great idea! We&#039;re in our first year of homeschooling and I&#039;m starting to realize the freedom we can have! Thanks for posting!</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is a great idea! We&#039;re in our first year of homeschooling and I&#039;m starting to realize the freedom we can have! Thanks for posting!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Jennifer</title><link>http://fivejs.com/homeschooling-gimme-a-break/comment-page-1/#comment-1129</link> <dc:creator>Jennifer</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 02:52:06 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://fivejs.com/?p=2229#comment-1129</guid> <description>We pretty much follow the public school schedule because that is what my dh&#039;s schedule is.  However we are always ready for a break come Thanksgiving.  We might have to rearrange things next year.  Thanks for the idea.
&lt;abbr&gt;&lt;em&gt;Jennifer’s last blog post..&lt;a href=&quot;http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GettingAhead/~3/478793174/benefits-of-rechargable-batteries.html&quot;&gt;Benefits of Rechargeable Batteries&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We pretty much follow the public school schedule because that is what my dh&#039;s schedule is.  However we are always ready for a break come Thanksgiving.  We might have to rearrange things next year.  Thanks for the idea.</p><p><abbr><em>Jennifer’s last blog post..<a
href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GettingAhead/~3/478793174/benefits-of-rechargable-batteries.html">Benefits of Rechargeable Batteries</a></em></abbr></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Menu Plan: Week of December 8 &#124; Happy to be at Home</title><link>http://fivejs.com/homeschooling-gimme-a-break/comment-page-1/#comment-1128</link> <dc:creator>Menu Plan: Week of December 8 &#124; Happy to be at Home</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 04:03:24 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://fivejs.com/?p=2229#comment-1128</guid> <description>[...] haven&#8217;t made a menu plan in a little while. But I figure since we aren&#8217;t homeschooling in December, I don&#8217;t have an excuse for not planning and making meals this month. Although my pantry is a [...]</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] haven&#039;t made a menu plan in a little while. But I figure since we aren&#039;t homeschooling in December, I don&#039;t have an excuse for not planning and making meals this month. Although my pantry is a [...]</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Menu Plan: Week of December 8 &#124; Five J's</title><link>http://fivejs.com/homeschooling-gimme-a-break/comment-page-1/#comment-1127</link> <dc:creator>Menu Plan: Week of December 8 &#124; Five J's</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 02:33:10 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://fivejs.com/?p=2229#comment-1127</guid> <description>[...] haven&#8217;t made a menu plan in a little while. But I figure since we aren&#8217;t homeschooling in December, I don&#8217;t have an excuse for not planning and making meals this month. Although my pantry is a [...]</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] haven&#039;t made a menu plan in a little while. But I figure since we aren&#039;t homeschooling in December, I don&#039;t have an excuse for not planning and making meals this month. Although my pantry is a [...]</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: ResourceQueen</title><link>http://fivejs.com/homeschooling-gimme-a-break/comment-page-1/#comment-1126</link> <dc:creator>ResourceQueen</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 04:53:58 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://fivejs.com/?p=2229#comment-1126</guid> <description>We just muddle through most of the time, but I do enjoy having more time off when the weather is nice. We take one week off for good weather field trips and outside playtime. We take a week off in October, November, March, April and May. We also take days off for all the family errands, dentist appointments, doctor appointments, vet visits, and other things that come up.
Plus, this year we&#039;re dealing with some depression and distractibility problems that Lizzie is having. So we&#039;re doing about 5 classes instead of all of them, on the days we do have school. I&#039;m sure we&#039;ll be doing a lot of school in the summer too!
In the summer we take a week off for Sports World, Vacation Bible School, Choir Camp and a few more field trips.  However, we don&#039;t have those fancy family vacations that I read about from my friend&#039;s emails and blogs, so I figure it&#039;s just what we do... experience life, go on field trips, take care of business, and do school every chance we get.
God Bless Everyone!
Jean Butts
&lt;abbr&gt;&lt;em&gt;ResourceQueen’s last blog post..&lt;a href=&quot;http://resourcequeen.wordpress.com/2008/11/24/thanksgiving-blessing/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Thanksgiving Blessing&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We just muddle through most of the time, but I do enjoy having more time off when the weather is nice. We take one week off for good weather field trips and outside playtime. We take a week off in October, November, March, April and May. We also take days off for all the family errands, dentist appointments, doctor appointments, vet visits, and other things that come up.</p><p>Plus, this year we&#039;re dealing with some depression and distractibility problems that Lizzie is having. So we&#039;re doing about 5 classes instead of all of them, on the days we do have school. I&#039;m sure we&#039;ll be doing a lot of school in the summer too!</p><p>In the summer we take a week off for Sports World, Vacation Bible School, Choir Camp and a few more field trips.  However, we don&#039;t have those fancy family vacations that I read about from my friend&#039;s emails and blogs, so I figure it&#039;s just what we do&#8230; experience life, go on field trips, take care of business, and do school every chance we get.</p><p>God Bless Everyone!<br
/> Jean Butts</p><p><abbr><em>ResourceQueen’s last blog post..<a
href="http://resourcequeen.wordpress.com/2008/11/24/thanksgiving-blessing/" rel="nofollow">Thanksgiving Blessing</a></em></abbr></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Sonshine</title><link>http://fivejs.com/homeschooling-gimme-a-break/comment-page-1/#comment-1125</link> <dc:creator>Sonshine</dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:59:22 +0000</pubDate> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://fivejs.com/?p=2229#comment-1125</guid> <description>I think you will enjoy your new schedule. :)
This is very similar to what we do here! :) Now you have inspired me to write a more in-depth post as to what we exactly do for our school year. :)
&lt;abbr&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sonshine’s last blog post..&lt;a href=&quot;http://glimpseofsonshine.blogspot.com/2008/12/celebration-around-world-hanukkah-unit.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Celebration around the World--Hanukkah Unit Study&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think you will enjoy your new schedule. <img
src='http://fivejs.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /></p><p>This is very similar to what we do here! <img
src='http://fivejs.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> Now you have inspired me to write a more in-depth post as to what we exactly do for our school year. <img
src='http://fivejs.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /></p><p><abbr><em>Sonshine’s last blog post..<a
href="http://glimpseofsonshine.blogspot.com/2008/12/celebration-around-world-hanukkah-unit.html" rel="nofollow">Celebration around the World&#8211;Hanukkah Unit Study</a></em></abbr></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>
