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		<title>Danielle&#8217;s folders are still successful..</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With one small hitch. I have to figure out how to deal with when I give her time off.
Last week, on Wednesday, one of her PS friends, Seren invited us to go play at the local gym. Afterwards, I had told Danielle she had to to her work folder. Except that after we were at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://gistacademy.homeschooljournal.net/2010/01/11/danielles-folders-are-still-successful/</link>
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		<title>We&#8217;ve moved on to the letter B!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We took a look at how to make the letter B today, and the kids painted big letter B posters which will be decorated with B things later in the week 





Jack just paints his own thing, it&#8217;s all good  
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		<link>http://gistacademy.homeschooljournal.net/2010/01/11/weve-moved-on-to-the-letter-b/</link>
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		<title>Our new system, that at least for now, seems to be working..</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I talked before about wanting to try a modified workbox system with Danielle. Not having room for a full workbox system, I settled for work folders, one folder for each subject. This had moderate success, but was annoying for me to have to refill EVERY NIGHT, bleh..
Plus, one of Danielle&#8217;s biggest issues is she gets [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://gistacademy.homeschooljournal.net/2010/01/05/our-new-system-that-at-least-for-now-seems-to-be-working/</link>
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		<title>Okay, it&#8217;s the first Monday of 2010!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[And we are back to school and back to reality  
Danielle had her regular lessons, she&#8217;s currently working on adding 2-digit numbers. We studied why plants don&#8217;t always look exactly like their parents, and did some creative writing. I have changed up how her work is presented, one folder per day, instead of one [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://gistacademy.homeschooljournal.net/2010/01/04/okay-its-the-first-monday-of-2010/</link>
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		<title>Been having trouble logging in..</title>
		<description><![CDATA[and just moved to a new house, hence my lack of updates here, LOL!!
But, hopefully, as soon as things get settled, I will be updating here more regularly.
DD is slowly getting back into the swing of a new school year. We went to a LOVELY Back to School park/picnic in Kingsburg, and the kids had [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://gistacademy.homeschooljournal.net/2009/09/05/been-having-trouble-logging-in/</link>
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		<title>It&#8217;s been a long hot summer..</title>
		<description><![CDATA[and as you can tell, I haven&#8217;t been posting much. But I am BACK BABY!
School officially starts next Wednesday. So we are getting in our last minute summer fun, especially since school is starting up for our PS friends too.
Tonight we are headed to a Fresno Grizzlies game! And on Thursday we are going to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://gistacademy.homeschooljournal.net/2009/08/12/its-been-a-long-hot-summer/</link>
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		<title>It&#8217;s official :)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[DD is in 2nd grade now   Guess I gotta make a new category for posts.
I decided to say with CVHS, though I am not pleased with the reading program, she is doing so well with the rest, I guess I just have to work around it. I got to pick up her books [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://gistacademy.homeschooljournal.net/2009/05/28/its-official/</link>
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		<title>More Earth Day fun!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We made Soda Bottle Greenhouses, to grow our sunflowers for The Great Sunflower Project 
Here are our greenhouses, soaking up the sun  

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		<link>http://gistacademy.homeschooljournal.net/2009/04/22/more-earth-day-fun/</link>
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		<title>Starting out for Earth Day ;)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A day early I might add  

We made I Love the Earth mobiles  

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		<link>http://gistacademy.homeschooljournal.net/2009/04/21/starting-out-for-earth-day/</link>
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		<title>Recycled cardboard clipboards.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Inspired by Let&#8217;s Explore and our trip to the art studio, we made portable art clipboards!
Danielle decorating the front of her clipboard

The back of Jack&#8217;s clipboard

Shraddha shows off her clipboard!
We used cut up Puffins Cereal box, I glued to pieces together to make it stiffer. We put stickers on the back and then colored the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://gistacademy.homeschooljournal.net/2009/04/06/recycled-cardboard-clipboards/</link>
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