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Big Bro did his CAT test last week(a requirement for NY state) and it wrapped up our year. He did amazingly well and scored a few grade levels above his own for all categories. We are proud of him and how much he has achieved. BIBLE We reviewed all the bible verses we learnt this year. We talked about bible translation and since we have friends who are bible translators, I asked the kids to write down questions they are curious and have our friends reply them.  1. Do you know all the languages in order to translate?  First, translating a Bible is project involving many people. There are always mother-tongue speakers of the language the Bible is being translated into. The 'ideal' translator is one who can read the original Greek or Hebrew, read English (because of commentaries and translation helps available in English), and knows linguistics and translation theory as well as the national language of the country (because the translator has to live there)...

4th/2nd Grade Creation to the Greeks Memory of Old Testament books Daniel Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi Bible/History OT books Memory work, Revised 2 Tim 3:16-17 Learnt all about the pyramids. It was real informational! We built a lego pyramid. I made the two older ones work together. They got into some disagreements about whether or not to put the "king" in. We learnt about how levers might have been used to help in the hard work of building pyramids. The kids had a lot of fun looking at around and inside  Pharaoh Khufu's Great Pyramid . We read more about pyramids in this  book We did the pyramid lapbook pages and this particular one by Big Bro sent me laughing to the ground. And we celebrated Rosh Hashanah  (Feast of the Trumpets) (early) Math/Science Light: How the Human Eye sees Learnt about blind spots and how our eye works. Lig...

Thankful for another year of smooth paperwork. Really, paperwork for NYC isn't as daunting and scary as it sounds...

We sent in all the quarterlies and I wish there is a way for me to show it here. For annual assessment, this is what I wrote in. HOMESCHOOLING STUDENT: XXX STUDENT I.D. #: XXX GRADE LEVEL: 1 DATE SUBMITTED: June 30, 2012 Ian has satisfactorily completed at least 80% of the required material for this year. He has made adequate academic progress in all subjects and has surpassed 900 hours of instruction. Highlights of the year include: o Several academic field trips, including the New York Botanical Garden, Queens County Farm Museum, Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum, California Academy of Sciences and the Home Depot Kids’ Workshops. o Significant proficiency in reading comprehension and writing ability for grade level o Ability to tackle grade-level and advanced mathematics o Interest in beginning scientific experiments Ian will begin 2nd grade in July 2012.  Hopefully it'll be sufficient... Also sent in LOI for the new year and pondering if I ...

Forgot to write that we sent in the 1st Quarterly Report on 11/14/2011. No response from the Admin and not expecting to.

SOOOO cool! The metrocard came. Ian was SUPER excited! We can only use it Mon-Fri 5:30am-8:30pm and we can use it for three trips.

Aug 16 2011. Our IHIP was approved. YEH!

IHIP 1st grade

Aug 9th 2011. I sent in the IHIP (I'm trying to see if I can upload it on the blog). and the metro card application form.

I'm trying to put the different paperwork we did from the start. What we already did: 1. Sent in the Letter of Intent (LOI) 2. Got a call back saying they need the birthdate of the child (Apparently this is normal for NYC. I'm fine) 3. Got a letter from them, asking for copy of birth cert and proof of residency. Sent. What we are waiting for: 1. I'm waiting for some response from them and on Aug 15th I'll send in our Individualized Home Instruction Plan. 2. I'm also waiting for the Metro Card form (that's like the most exciting thing for Ian) This particular website helped me TONS in this process. Also groups like NYHEN, LEAH (Brooklyn/Queens).