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! : )
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.
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