Summer is going great!

Hey everyone!!!!!
I hope that your summer is going great so far. I just wanted to remind you all that the Co-op picnic was today and it was awesome! The park was so incredibly crowded today it was insane. For some reason every kid on the planet wanted to have a picnic today! lol but anyways our group found a small patch of unused grass. We spent our time playing cards, talking, kicking around a soccer ball, and playing frisbee. We had a great time! : ) I hope that you will be able to join us at the next picnic and hope that you are having a SUPER AMAZING summer! : )
Live, Love, Laugh Songbird =(<)>

Busy

Hey everyone!
I hope you are all having a fantastic summer so far I sure am! : ) I just wanted to inform you all that the next Co-op picnic is this Tuesday. So I hope that you all are able to come. I just wanted to let you know that sadly we probably will not have a Gazette up next week because I just got back from a week long trip and Kitty is also extreamly busy. I hope that you all will stay tuned however for our next issue of the Gazette which hopefully we will have up the following week. : ) Hope your summer is a great one! : )
Live, Love, Laugh, Songbird =(<)>

Yay!!! : )

Hey Everyone!!!! : )
We finally got the gazette up for you all! Sorry for the delay! : ) Hope you enjoy it! The picnic was great today except for the mud! lol We all had fun and it was a great park day! : ) : )
Live, Love, Laugh Songbird =(<)>

Late again and unlayed out

Hey everyone! The new gazette is up even though it's kinda late and still not in the layout. I hope you enjoy it anyway :D

Also I'm about to put up a new poll so keep an eye out for it.

-KittyKat =^.^=

6/15/10

Park Day
By Songbird
The most recent park day happened on June 1st. The event started with the mere number of four people but then ended nicely with around 15-20 people. Thankfully that day it was warm and sunny (no rain like last time). Everyone hung out in the shelter house most playing Apples to Apples and other various card games while some played guitar, others talked, ate, and the moms chatted as always. The weather was nice enough that some groups went on walks through the trails and hung out on the play ground. (Which thankfully was not wet) We all had a great time socializing and hanging out with friends. Hopefully you can come join us sometime in the future. The remaining park days are as follows...

June 15th July 27th

June 29th August 10th

July 13th August 24th


Co-op schedule out

By Songbird

For some when Co-op ends it is a relief. It marks that the end of the school year is coming. For some it is a tragic event meaning the loss of friends, teachers, and fun classes. Many people begin to anticipate the new semester of Co-op right after the last semester ends. Many are nervous to see what new classes will be available and whether or not they will be able to take them. Well the wait is over. After only a few weeks of Co-op ending already the new class schedule is out! The schedule is set up differently this year where it is much easier to read and much more organized. There are many old classes, some new classes, and even a new teacher or two! There are classes from choir, (We love you Mrs. Fisher!) to art, to Spanish, to algebra for every age and every person. We do not know any dates yet. But once we have that information we will immediately post it on our website for you all. All I know is that its going to be an amazing new semester of Co-op! I already know what I am taking this autumn do you?

Reminders

Hey Everyone!
I just wanted to remind you all that the next Co-op park day will be on June 15th at Blacklick park starting at 12:00pm. Hopefully we will see you all there because if it is like it has been in previous park days it will be really SUPER fun! : ) Also Another reminder is that we should have the next issue of the Gazette up this week for you all so please stay tuned for that it should be another awesome issue! : )
Live, Love, Laugh, Songbird =(<)>

I cheated...

You would not believe how super hectic my life has been. Insanity and Chaos fall very short in describing how tireing it is to do way to many things on way to much sleep. But anyway, here is the gazette, nearly a week and a half late. I apologize to all for that as well as for the lack of layout. I figured it was better to have an unconventional gazette than no gazette at all.

BTW in referance to my graduation article, did anyone notice the typo on the front on the program? Actually there was at least one inside too :P

6/3/10

Park Days

By Songbird

The first park day happened on May 18th. Even through the blinding wind and the raging storms...Just kidding it was only raining on and off. But anyways a number of people came out to Blacklick Park despite of the rain. The small group of brave teenagers and moms braved the rain and ended up having a great time! The mom's chatted in the shelter house and everyone else ran outside and hung out on the play ground. Even though everything was soaked people still swung on the swings, went down the sides, and simply hung out and talked on that very wet day. "Neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet, nor hail shall keep these homeschoolers from the Co-op park days!"

Iowa Testing
By Songbird
As all or most homeschoolers know towards the end of every school year we have to take the Iowa tests. Some people take them to turn into the schools and some simply use them as a record of there academic progress. But generally regardless of who you are or what grade you are in most to all homeschoolers take them. Now for some this is a fun experience which marks the end of the school year, however others dread the experience believing it is simply another way of tourturing them before they complete the year. There are also many ways that you can take the testing. Some take the test at home but some others choose to take the test in a group setting with friends. This year I decided to take the test in a group setting for a kind of preparation for taking the ACT and the SAT tests next year. I went and took the test on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday at Violet Baptist Church. There are benefits in both ways of taking it. At home you can take longer breaks, sleep in, have some lunch in between tests. However in the group setting you have to wake up early and don't get as long breaks but you get to see friends and hang out which is more fun then testing alone. Regardless of which way you test you still have to have your mom or dad read you the instructions, take the same tests, and use that good old number 2 pencil! : )

Graduation
By KittyKat
I would just like to say on a personal note that I despise graduation. Up until this year (With a few exceptions) I have almost never cared who was leaving co-op. I had my group of friends and they weren't going anywhere for a good long time. That all changed this year. This year, I still didn't know many of the graduates but I knew lots about them. It was a part of co-op to see them each and every day. It was a part of co-op to hear them laughing with their friends. I couldn't imagine co-op without them but next year, what I couldn't imagine will be reality. Despite all my personal feelings however, the graduation ceremony was amazing. One of my favorite parts was when all the graduates sang "Grace Alone". In the end though, there's not much I have to say about the graduation except a simple and cliche good luck to all our graduates. I hope very much to see you all again in the future and I pray you allow God to guide through the rest of your life.

Really Well

Hey Everyone!
OK so the Co-op park day went really well. We were worried if anyone would turn out but in the end there was a pretty good group of us! : ) Sorry we don't have the Gazette up yet Kitty and I have been so busy it is absolutly CRAZY!!!! We will be getting it up hopefully tonight but if not the day after. Sorry for the delays. : )
Live, Love, Laugh Songbird =(<)>