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Sancta Familia Academy 2011-2012

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School is in session.

Sancta Familia Academy 2011-2012

Rose – 11  *  Sparkles – 3  *  Sweetie – 1 * Papi – Pre-K   Dragonfly – Teacher’s Pet

Sancta Familia Academy 2011-2012

Dragonfly just woke up from a nap and was not at all interested in being out of my arms — typical day.

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dragonfly collage

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rose collage

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Here are some outtakes.

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School pictures from previous years.

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St. Elizabeth of Hungary, St. Christina, Our Lady of Fatima, St. Bernadette, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Out Lady of Mount Carmel, St. Clare, St. Alexandria, St. Alexandra, Our Lady of Lordes, St. John the Baptist, St. John, St. Paul, St. Matthew,  St. George, St. Lawrence, St. Barbara, St. Maximillian Kolbe, St. Ignatius of Loyola, St. John Chrysostom ~ Orate pro nobis.

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{Home} School Room

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Here is my formal dining room turned school room.  These pictures were taken last school session.  The schoolroom hasn’t changed much since.

school room from entry

This picture was taken right after I added my new find.  I found the Pottery Barn unit on Craigslist.  I now have the shelves filled with school supplies stored in these fun containers.  I found 7 of them at the thrift store for $2 ea.

The Little’s enjoy working on their own desk but I prefer the table.

JOYfilledfamily school room

I hang selected school work above the red armoire.  I use fishing line and clothes pins.  It’s my favorite system–easy, cute and cheap.

I love having everything school related in one room.  I added the metal garage storage units (found at Costco).  I put magnets on wall charts and hang them on the metal frame.  It’s the prefect height for the Little’s and covers the storage.

Above the storage units is my week at glance system – cork boards and magnetic/dry-erase boards.  The system never worked as I had intended but served as nice display for school work.

The black shelving unit is a recycled piece that my mom picked up from a local convent.  I love that it is solid wood.  It serves as a room divider from the hallway.  I mounted a felt board, cork board, dry-erase board and chalk board to the back side of the unit.  It keeps the boys busy.

The black desk is mine!

Here’s the high school room/office/craft room that Rose and I share.

JOYfilledfamily high school space

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I’m linking my post to the NOT Back-to-School Blog Hop.  Join the school fun!

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The Core

by Filed Under: GFG, Homeschooling, Not Back to School Blog Hop 5 Comments

3 littles with chalkboard

A new school year is fast approaching. The Little’s don’t know it since we are continuously  schooling. We don’t use traditional curriculum or follow a traditional school calendar. Dad and I prefer to school in the natural rhythm of our daily lives. The girls move into new studies once a study is finished. We are constantly learning and playing. It works for us!

Having said that, I try to regroup during the normal start of a school year. I plan my school year with some input from the Little’s, discussions with Rose, discernment with Dad, a novena and several hours in Adoration.

My curriculum is pieced together with items of interest, desired interests and what my budget (or lack of budget) allows. All is centered on His call for my family, the core of our homeschooling.

We have many changes taking place in our lives currently. I’m praying for the graces to keep peace and focus on the present. The Good Lord is our guide.

This year’s core will be focused on our Sacramental life. It has been some time since we’ve attended daily Mass at the start of our school day. Dad and I believe that we are being called back to putting Him first in our lives-school day. Due to life changes, we’ll plan week by week.

In addition to daily Mass, Dad will lead us with the following spiritual goals:

  • Renewal of Marian Consecration (use Children’s consecration)
  • Study the Mass
  • Daily Rosary (min. 2 Mysteries-10 decades)
  • Latin Prayers
  • Daily Readings & Saint Study
  • Nightly Examination of Conscience
  • Bible Study (with Rose after hours)
  • Breviary (Dad and Mom)
  • Monthly recollection
  • Bi-monthly Spiritual read (Dad, Mom and Rose)

Our call is to make our home a place that radiates His PEACE & JOY!

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Here are some of the academic goals for my GFG current phase of school.

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  • Play, Play, Play and….PLAY
  • Weekly nature walk
  • Daily art project
  • Daily music & dance
  • Daily park play with Papi
  • Reading time with Sparkles/Sweetie
  • Keep clear from this.

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  • Letter play names and sounds
  • Begin to write letters & sounds
  • Identify colors & shapes
  • Increase attention span to sit, listen and learn
  • Weekly nature walk
  • Daily art project
  • Daily music & dance
  • Daily park play with Dragonfly
  • Construct at least 2 airplane models with dad
  • Reading time with Sparkles/Sweetie
  • Animals, Weather, Seasons, and Heat/Cold
  • Count in French

 

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  • Reading:
      • Consonant names and sounds
      • Blends
      • Two vowel rule
      • Vowel alone sounds
      • The Red Reader
      • Lead reading time 2x/week with the boys
  • Spelling:
      • Printing upper and lower case alphabet
      • Weekly spelling lessons progressing from six to twelve words
      • Dictated stories (two to four sentences)
  • Grammar:
      • Singular vs. plural
      • Vocabulary development
      • Introduction to noun/verb agreement
      • Introduction of the who/doing sentence
      • Capitals and punctuation
  • Math:
      • Printing numbers 1 – 100
      • Spelling numbers on to ten
      • Number line 1 – 9
      • Addition & Subtraction
      • Measuring whole inches with a ruler
      • Counting and identifying pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters
      • Telling time to the whole hour and half hour
      • Identifying less/more, greater/smaller
      • Estimating
      • Counting by 2’s, 5’s, and 10’s
  • Science:
      • Animals
      • Weather
      • Seasons
      • Heat/Cold
  • History:
      • Chief figures and events of the Old and New Testament
  • Foreign Language
      • French

 

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  • Reading:
      • Blue Bird Book
      • Fluency in oral reading
      • Keyword and title
      • Independent reading and chapter books
      • Mental imagery
      • Comprehension techniques
      • Rhythmic reading
      • Vocabulary development
      • Lead reading time 2x/week with the boys
  • Spelling:
      • Weekly spelling lessons
      • Vowel Chart
      • Pitches
      • Twenty-word spelling tests
      • Dictations (5-7 sentences)
  • Science:
      • 1 science project per week
      • Animals
      • Ocean life
      • Weather
  • Math:
      • Addition and subtraction facts
      • Operations: +, -, x
      • Houses – place value
      • Word problems and proofs
      • 2, 3 and 5 Multiplication tables through x 12
      • Time
      • Money
      • Math drills for mastery
      • Cardinal and ordinal numbers
  • Writing
      • Cursive (Dec.)
      • Original illustrated stories on a given topic
      • Composition Forms with five sentences
      • Daily journal writing
  • History:
      • Chief figures and events of the Old and New Testament
  • Foreign Language
      • French

 

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Rose has followed my lead up until high school. She has finally found her groove and curriculum of choice. Rose thoroughly enjoys Kolbe’s High School curriculum. She tailors it to fit her needs and interests. She is looking forward to adding more extracurriculars. I’m looking forward to studying alongside her since my Catholic high school failed to permeate my education with the riches of the Faith. I also desire to savor these last years that I have with her–she’s 16!

  • Theology:
      • Salvatory role of the Church, guided by the Holy Ghost. (Third book of this series, The Ark and theDove Text.)
      • Increase prayer life
      • Spiritual retreat
  • English: Expository Writing and Rhetoric 11
      • Write an extensive research paper
  • Literature of Christendom
      • Honors
      • Shakespeare!
  • World History III: The Era of Christendom
  • Math:
      • Advanced Math
  • Science:
      • Chemistry with Lab
  • Foreign Language
      • Latin
      • Spanish
  • Misc.
      • Asst. Basketball Coach
      • 1/2 Marathon
      • Sprint Triathlon (This is my goal for Rose. She used to be an awesome Triathlete. I’m sure she still has it!)
      • Sewing projects
      • Nutrition & Cooking lessons
      • Year service project
      • Instructing Sparkles & Sweetie for 1/week
      • ……. (I haven’t received her full list)

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Seek ye therefore first the kingdom of God, and his justice, and all these things shall be added unto you.

~ Matthew 6:33

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I’m linking my NOT School Curriculum post to the NOT Back-to-School Blog Hop.  Join the school fun!

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Homeschooling Novena – Day 3

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“True followers of Christ were meant to be at odds with the world: The pure of heart will be laughed at by the Freudians; the meek will be scorned by the Marxists; the humble will be walked on by the go-getters; the liberal Sadducees will call them reactionaries; the reactionary Pharisees will call them liberals.”
~ Archbishop Fulton Sheen
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July 23 – July 31 (feast day of St. Ignatius Loyola)
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Novena to St. Ignatius of Loyola

Take, O Lord, and receive my entire liberty, my memory, my understanding and my whole will. All that I am and all that I possess You have given me: I surrender it all to You to be disposed of according to Your will. Give me only Your love and Your grace; with these I will be rich enough, and will desire nothing more.
Grant, O Lord, that my heart may neither desire nor seek anything but what is necessary for the fulfillment of Thy holy Will. May health or sickness, riches or poverty, honors or contempt, humiliations, leave my soul in that state of perfect detachment to which I desire to attain for Thy greater honor and Thy greater glory.
Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
O my God, teach me to be generous:
to serve you as you deserve to be served;
to give without counting the cost;
to fight without fear of being wounded;
to work without seeking rest;
and to spend myself without expecting any reward,
but the knowledge that I am doing your holy will.
Amen.

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St. Ignatius of Loyola Novena Prayer
Holy Father Ignatius,
through the centuries millions must have known
the influence of your inspiration.
Our world today needs to find your secret
of finding God everywhere,
of putting Him first in our intention and endeavor,
of desiring nothing but what He wants,
of yearning for nothing but His love and grace.
Teach us the freedom that comes from committing ourselves
to God’s designs for a world laden with creative beauty
yet marred by our violent ways.
You knew that Christ was your companion
at every step of life.
You joined him in his ongoing work
for the salvation of us all.
Help us to find courage in his presence,
to feel that he works with and in us.
May God,
through the power of your prayer
give us peace and joy
and grant us our most intimate requests
in this Novena
if they be for His greater glory
and our greater good.
Amen.
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Novena to St. Ignatius of Loyola

(to be said both morning and night for nine days)
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be to the Father (three times).
(The Litany of the Holy Name of Jesus or the Litany of the Blessed Virgin may be added.)
V. Pray for us, O Holy Father, Saint Ignatius.
R. That we may be made worthy of the Promises of Christ.

Let us pray.
O God, who, for the increase of the greater glory of Thy Holy Name, hast been pleased by Blessed Ignatius to strengthen the Church militant with new help, grant that, aided by his prayers during our warfare on earth, we may so imitate his virtues as to be happily crowned with him in heaven. Through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Amen.

Let us pray.
O Holy Lord, Father Almighty, Eternal God, who, imparting to the bodies of the sick Thy gracious blessing, dost guard Thy creature by Thy manifold tenderness, graciously assist us to invoke Thy Holy Name, that, by the intercession of Thy Confessor, Saint Ignatius, Thy servants, freed from sickness and blessed with health, may be raised up by Thy right hand, strengthened by Thy help, guarded by Thy protection, and restored to Thy Holy Church with every blessing. Through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Amen.

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St. Ignatius of Loyola ~ ora pro nobis!

Homeschooling Novena – Day 2

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“True Education has to be an education where truth matters.”
~ Prof. Joseph Pearce
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July 23 – July 31 (feast day of St. Ignatius Loyola)
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Novena to St. Ignatius of Loyolaignatius novena

Take, O Lord, and receive my entire liberty, my memory, my understanding and my whole will. All that I am and all that I possess You have given me: I surrender it all to You to be disposed of according to Your will. Give me only Your love and Your grace; with these I will be rich enough, and will desire nothing more.
Grant, O Lord, that my heart may neither desire nor seek anything but what is necessary for the fulfillment of Thy holy Will. May health or sickness, riches or poverty, honors or contempt, humiliations, leave my soul in that state of perfect detachment to which I desire to attain for Thy greater honor and Thy greater glory.

Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be

O my God, teach me to be generous:
to serve you as you deserve to be served;
to give without counting the cost;
to fight without fear of being wounded;
to work without seeking rest;
and to spend myself without expecting any reward,
but the knowledge that I am doing your holy will.
Amen.

~~~
St. Ignatius of Loyola Novena Prayer
Holy Father Ignatius,
through the centuries millions must have known
the influence of your inspiration.
Our world today needs to find your secret
of finding God everywhere,
of putting Him first in our intention and endeavor,
of desiring nothing but what He wants,
of yearning for nothing but His love and grace.
Teach us the freedom that comes from committing ourselves
to God’s designs for a world laden with creative beauty
yet marred by our violent ways.
You knew that Christ was your companion
at every step of life.
You joined him in his ongoing work
for the salvation of us all.
Help us to find courage in his presence,
to feel that he works with and in us.
May God,
through the power of your prayer
give us peace and joy
and grant us our most intimate requests
in this Novena
if they be for His greater glory
and our greater good.
Amen.
~~~
Novena to St. Ignatius of Loyola

(to be said both morning and night for nine days)
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be to the Father (three times).
(The Litany of the Holy Name of Jesus or the Litany of the Blessed Virgin may be added.)
V. Pray for us, O Holy Father, Saint Ignatius.
R. That we may be made worthy of the Promises of Christ.

Let us pray.
O God, who, for the increase of the greater glory of Thy Holy Name, hast been pleased by Blessed Ignatius to strengthen the Church militant with new help, grant that, aided by his prayers during our warfare on earth, we may so imitate his virtues as to be happily crowned with him in heaven. Through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Amen.

Let us pray.
O Holy Lord, Father Almighty, Eternal God, who, imparting to the bodies of the sick Thy gracious blessing, dost guard Thy creature by Thy manifold tenderness, graciously assist us to invoke Thy Holy Name, that, by the intercession of Thy Confessor, Saint Ignatius, Thy servants, freed from sickness and blessed with health, may be raised up by Thy right hand, strengthened by Thy help, guarded by Thy protection, and restored to Thy Holy Church with every blessing. Through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Amen.

~~~
St. Ignatius of Loyola ~ ora pro nobis!

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