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Thanks for the advice and encouragement. With this school we can go in ask the principal who is new this year....She seems to have a real interest in helping us. I think because the other parent has the children with the peanut allergies and asthma we will be able to have a reasonable talk with her. If theres any fallout I will just pull my child out. I have been a sheeple that d@amn school system for too long and I am determined to make my feelings known. I just won't let them know I don't plan to let her go back next year. I am very much encouraged by everyone and I AM going to make home schooling work! I would like her to finish this year out as she really loves her teacher but if I get any negative feedback or fallout she will be out of there asap. thanks to ALL of you ! ~P~

Also check out the homeschooling groups in your area. There should be a website on that. Where we live there aren't any that I can find ... another reason why I'm not doing it full time now.

We did this craft for Valentines Day

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Prior to giving them the craft we took two pictures of each student and then let them cut one out to size to fit into the "photo" area. This was fun. They were sooooooooo quiet and busy doing this. It allowed them to be creative. When done they decorated the envelope. If it were just me and my daughter it wouldn't have been as much "fun". It was interesting to see what kids did with it ... some were very creative and some were funny with how they placed the heart flowers.

We do plan on upgrading (no mansion - LOL!) and there are areas where there are more home schooled children. I will give careful thought to those areas - where group activities can happen. Right now her being in elementary school, she loves the interaction with other kids. In out neighborhood there aren't that many kids and NO home schooled kids.