The Lord is good.

Money has been very tight lately. A few weeks a go I cried out to the Lord with a few of my lady friends and the Lord heard my cry. Kirk has had tons of side job work lately! It has carried us through and even allowed us to get a few things for Keelyns birthday party. Thank you Lord for this timely blessing!

Yearly Home school Plan for Keelyn

Keelyn Salmond			Grade 2		2011 – 2012
Date	Reading	Math	History	Science	Language	Spelling	Writing
June 1 – 3
June 6th-10th
June 13 – 18
June 20 – 24	Twister Trouble	10 – 14	1	Weather	101-103	Lesson 1	1
June 27 – July 1	Twister Trouble	15 - 20	2	Weather	104-106	Lesson 2	2
July 4 – 8	Twister Trouble	21 – 25	3	Weather	107-109	Lesson 3	3
July 11 – 15
July 18 – 22	Amelia Bedelia	26, 27, 28	4	Water Cycle	110-112	Lesson 4	4
July 25 – 29	Amelia Bedelia	29, 30, 31	5	Water Cycle	113-115	Lesson 5	5
Aug 1 – 5
Aug 8 – 12	Voyage	32, 33, 34	6	Atmosphere	116-118	Lesson 6	6
Aug 15 – 19	To The	35, 36, 37	7	Earths Surface	119-121	Lesson 7	7
Aug 22 – 26	Volcano	38, 39, 40	8	Earths Interior	122-124	Lesson 8	8
Aug 29 – Sept 2	King Arthur	41, 42, 43	9and10	Minerals	125-127	Lesson 9	9
Sept 5 – 9
Sept 12 – 16	King Arthur	44, 45, 46	11and12	Minerals	128-130	Lesson 10	10
Sept 19 – 23	King Arthur	47, 48, 49	13	Minerals	131-133	Lesson 11	11
Sept 26 – 30	Rocky	50, 51, 52	14	Crystals	134-136	Lesson 12	12
Oct 3 – 7	Road	53, 54, 55	15	Rocks	137-139	Lesson 13	13
Oct 10 – 14	Trip	56, 57, 58	16	Rocks	140-142	Lesson 14	14
Oct 17 – 21
Oct 24 – 28	First	59, 60, 61	17	Rocks	143-145	Lesson 15	15
Oct 31 – Nov 4	Thanksgiving	62, 63, 64	18	Rocks	146-148	Lesson 16	16
Nov 7 – 11	Pocket	65, 66, 67	19	Rocks	149-151	Lesson 17	17
Nov 14 – 18	Books	68, 69, 70	20	Erosion	152-154	Lesson 18	18
Nov 21 – 25
Nov 28 – Dec 2	The Best	71, 72, 73	21	Erosion	155-157	Lesson 19	19
Dec 5 – 9	Christmas	74, 75, 76	22,23	Erosion	158-160	Lesson 20	20
Dec 12 – 16	Pageant Ever	77, 78, 79	24	Soil	161-164	Lesson 21	21
Dec 19 – 23
Dec 26 – 30
Jan 2 – 6	Pippi	80, 81, 82	25	The Moon	165-167	Lesson 22	22
Jan 9 – 13	Pippi	83, 84, 85	26	Solar System	168-170	Lesson 23	23
Jan 16 – 20	Pippi	86, 87, 88	27	Solar System	171-173	Lesson 24	24
Jan 23 – 27	Pippi	89, 90, 91	28	Mercury	174-176	Lesson 25	25
Jan 30 – Feb 3
Feb 6 – 10	Shakespeare	92, 93, 94,95	29,30	Venus	177-179	Lesson 26	26
Feb 13 – 17	Shakespeare	97,98, 99, 100	31	Earth	180-182	Lesson 27	27
Feb 20 – 24	Shakespeare	101, 102, 103	32	Mars	183-185	Lesson 28	28
Feb 27 – Mar 2	Dr. Seuss	104, 105, 106	33	Jupiter	186-188	Lesson 29	29
Mar 5 – 9	Dr. Seuss	107, 108, 109	34	Saturn	189-191	Lesson 30	30
Mar 12 – 16
Mar 19 – 23	Robin Hood	110, 111, 112	35,36	Uranus	192-194	Lesson 31	31
Mar 26 – 30	Robin Hood	113, 114, 115	37	Neptune	195-197	Lesson 32	32
Apr 2 – 6	Robin Hood	116, 117, 118	38	Pluto	198-200	Lesson 33	33
Apr 9 – 13
Apr 16 – 20	BFG	119, 120, 121	39	Space		Lesson 34	34
Apr 23 – 27	BFG	122, 123, 124	40	Space		Lesson 35	35
Apr 30 – May 4	BFG	125 – 128	41	Space		Lesson 36	36
May 7 – 11	BFG	129 – 132	42
May 14 – 18
May 21 – 25

Daily Schedule

	Candace	Keelyn	Kiersten	Conner	Kirk
06:00 AM	Wake up/Shower	Sleep	Sleep	Sleep	Work
06:30 AM	Eat/Devos	Sleep	Sleep	Sleep	Work
07:00 AM	Devotions	Sleep	Sleep	Sleep	Work
07:30 AM	Wake up Boy	Wake up routine	Wake up routine	Wake up	Work
08:00 AM	Kids Bible	Breakfast	Breakfast	Eat	Work
08:30 AM	Chores	Chores	Chores	Play	Work
09:00 AM	Math Meeting	Math Meeting	Conner's Room	Kiersten	Work
09:30 AM	Preschool	Spelling/Reading	Preschool	Snack/Movie	Work
10:00 AM	LA	LA/Snack	Snack	Nap	Work
10:30 AM	LA	Writing	Table Activities	Nap	Work
11:00 AM	Kiersten	Hammocks	Reading	Nap	Work
11:30 AM	History/Science	History/Science	Movie	Nap	Work
12:00 PM	Lunch Prep	History/Science	Floor Activities	Nap	Work
12:30 PM	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Come Home/Eat
01:00 PM	Math	Math	Play	Play	Conner/Kiersten
01:30 PM	Math	Math	Play	Play	Conner/Kiersten

Gotta Eat to Live, Gotta Steal to Eat

Am I over protective??

Being married to a professional Video Editor has its perks! I have always loved watching movies and as a child - watching animated movies from Disney and others - I would zone out and it would be virtually impossible to get my attention. My kids are the same way, especially Keelyn. I have always been very careful of what I will allow my children to see. Usually I will have to see the movie first if I am unsure of whether or not it is “okay”. We (Kirk and I) did this for the movie “Princess and the Frog” for example and decided that there was no way that they were going to see it. We were thankful for friends who gave us a heads up for that one since I was originally very excited to take the girls to go see it. Now, there have been movies that we own that the girls will only see an edited version of. Take Aladdin, for example. There are a few places in the movie where characters say “praise Allah”. NOT IN MY HOUSE!! I do admit that I am extremely sensitive about that one. So, being married to an amazing man who agrees with me, I asked him to take Aladdin and Delete those unacceptable words from the movie. So my girls have never even heard that phrase. Now, some of you may say that it goes right over their head so what is the big deal. Well, I will tell you. As I said earlier, I watched movies like crazy and I watched them to death if you will. Aladdin was one of my favorites as a kid. So about 4 years ago I was, for some reason, thinking about the movie and all of a sudden a scene flashed through my mind. It is the one where Jasmine and the Sultan are together and the Sultan says “praise Allah”. I was curious and so I watched the movie again (paying attention and listening for references to Allah) and I was shocked. It was through out the movie. When I was a kid I am sure it went over my head, seeing as how I didn't even know who Allah was, but some how it was tucked away in my sub-conscience! Since having that gone from the movie my girls have seen it several times, yet before they see it again there will be one more thing deleted... the song towards the beginning of the movie that states: gotta eat to live gotta steal to eat...”. Yes, I have a problem with my kids hearing and singing along with that.

So, I really could go on and on... there are several things that I look for (in movies and books) that will make it okay or not okay for my children to watch/read. Ultimately it boils down to one thing -

Does this reinforce a biblical world view more than it doesn't? If it doesn't, can it be “simply” edited to make it safe to watch? If not, I am not going to have my kids watch it/read it. I do know that certain things will “trigger” a reaction in me faster than others. So, while some things fly all over me other things just don't. Like the fact that there is a genie in the movie... That part, for whatever reason, doesn't really bother me.

So to answer my first question... Am I over protective? I personally think not! :)

Candace Salmond