Back to School 2012!

Morgan, age 5 (birthday 1/22/07) First Grade 2012-2013 school year

 

Jaden, age 8 (birthday 8/5/04) Third Grade 2012-2013 school year

 

I had to photograph the girls for their Friday School badges, and this is what I got.  Though we do home school all year long, many activities are only available to us during the school year.  We are starting back in all of the school activities.

 

Friday School starts on September 21st, and will be every Friday until the end of November.  Morgan will be taking kindergarten classes there with her friends.  Jaden will be taking Character Traits class, Team Building, and Alphabet Arts.  Their classes were very picked over by the time we got to pick because we took a 2 year break from the cooperative.  Next semester, they will have more choices. 

 

GEMS girls' club starts back up this coming Wednesday.  Morgan is still not old enough to attend, but Jaden will be a part of the group.  She is very excited for it to start,

 

AWANA starts back on September 10th.  Jaden will be in Truth and Training and Morgan will be in Sparkies.  They are both a little anxious to start because their friends will be in the groups younger than them.  Most of Jaden's friends will still be Sparkies and Morgan's friends will still be Cubbies.

 

We are ready to get started with all of these activities.  Looking at the schedule exhausts me, but it will be fun. 

Awana 2011-2012

Pie in the face day.  What fun!!

Wow the AWANA school year passed by so quickly!!  Jaden and Morgan have grown immensely in that time.  The AWANA at our church goes from September to April (with several days off during the season).  That means it will be over until September!!  How sad =(

Morgan finished her entire Cubbies book.  That means she memorized 25 verses!  She will officially start kindergarten in the fall, so this means no more Cubbies for her after next Monday.  This past Monday they had a pizza party.  Morgan has enjoyed the class a lot and made a bunch of good friends.  Her favorite part is snack time and crafts.  She likes to see Cubbie Bear and sing the Cubbies song.  She is going to miss Cubbies, especially since only the soon to be kindergartners will be advancing to Sparks with her. 

Since this was Jaden's first year of AWANA, she did not get to experience Cubbies nor did she get to experience kindergarten and 1st grade in Sparks.  This left her starting her Hang Glider book, when she would have done it in kindergarten had she been there.  One big opportunity opened for her: Since she missed the 1st two years of Sparks, she had the opportunity to go as far as she wanted to, to make up for lost time.  She finished her Hang Glider book in 4 months and went on to her Wing Runner book.  She finished Wing Runner in 2 months and went on to Sky Stormer.  She finished Sky Stormer in 2 months as well!!  She, also, did the review of each of the books. 

Last day of AWANA in this coming Monday.  It is awards night and store night.  Jaden will be receiving 3 awards (1 for each book).  She earned a total of over $1200 AWANA bucks, so she will be buying a few things at store night as well. 

Overall, AWANA has been a wonderful experience!!  (..but, can I just say, after Jaden's Olympic feat of completing 3 books in one year, I am ready for a little break... That wore me out!!)

From Cubbies to Sparks

Only 3 more AWANA days left!  My Cubbie (Morgan) will be having a pizza party in 2 weeks, so she is excited for that.  She is sad that she will have to tell her Cubbie friends good-bye, though.  On the last week of AWANA, Morgan will be joining Jaden for store night.  This fall, Morgan will advance to Sparks- no more Cubbies. 

My Sparky (Jaden) will be pushing to finish her 3rd book of the year before AWANA ends.  She only has 2 more AWANA nights to finish.  Once finished, she will receive 3 awards at the awards ceremony- 2 ribbons (one for the 1st and one for the 2nd book) & a plaque (for her 3rd book).  This fall, Jaden will advance to T & T- no more Sparks.

Jaden gets to go shopping at store night, as well. She will have close to 1000 AWANA bucks to spend!!!  Jaden decided to include Morgan in store night at the end of April.  Cubbies do not participate in store night, but Jaden is giving Morgan some of her bucks to spend.  That will be a lot of fun for both girls!

Awana- Sky Stormer

Jaden has been working hard at AWANA,  She completed her entire 1st level book (Hang Glider) in just 4 months!!!  Each level book is made to last 1 year, so 4 months is amazing!! 

In January, she began her 2nd level book (Sky Stormer).  She plans to finish it this month!  The only things she has left to do are recite the books of the Old Testament, and recite 5 more verses by memory.  Then, she will do her review of the same level book and will move on to her 3rd level book!! 

She wants to finish all 3 books this year.  It is not such a far-fetched dream!  She will have completed the 2nd level book within 2 months, so I don't see why she can't finish the 3rd and final book by May. 

A superstar!!!