 This time last year, we only had a whisper from God telling us to start a school. It wasn't until June 6 that we met at Yummy's to have a chat. We had a name and a motto by the end of lunch. We filed articles of incorporation five days later. Friday was our last day of school. Before walking over to a nearby pool, we sang "Great Is Thy Faithfulness" — how we started the year. All year long, all that we needed, God provided. Some shed a few tears, and one middle schooler is already counting down to the first day of school. Harvest is family!  We thank all of our families for entrusting your children to us for a part of their education. We thank our volunteers who gave of their time, talents, and/or treasure. We thank our staff and students for making Harvest a place where we can all thrive. We sent home summer reading program packets. We'd like students to practice mental habits like reading and retelling. We chose three books for each class to read during the summer. These books will introduce them to the historical times to be covered next year. If you're considering registering any children for third through eighth grade, please contact Angie for a reading program journal.  The primary class (rising first through third graders) will study the age of exploration and beginnings of the United States. Their books are Pocahontas by Ingri and Paul d'Aulaire (paperback), Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder (paperback and audio book), and Among the Meadow People by Clara Dillingham Pierson (free online book, paperback, and free audio file). We hope you will find these books perfect for cozy bedtime reading. Below is a PDF with a letter for parents and schedule for reading for children joining us for the weekly walk and book discussion. 
 The elementary class (rising fourth through sixth graders) will study the Industrial Revolution and westward expansion. Their books are Tarantula in My Purse by Jean Craighead George (paperback), Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder (paperback and audio book), and Justin Morgan Had a Horse by Marguerite Henry (paperback and audio file). Below is a PDF with a letter for parents, historical timeline, and schedule for reading for children joining us for the weekly walk and book discussion. If you haven't received a reading program journal, please contact Angie.
 The middle school class (rising seventh through eighth graders) will study the fall of the Roman Empire and the Middle Ages. Their books are The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien (paperback and audio book), the first fifty chapters of An/Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall (free online book, paperback, and free audio file), and The Life of the Spider by Jean Henri Fabre (free online book, paperback, and free audio file). Below is a PDF with a letter for parents and schedule for reading for children joining us for the weekly walk and book discussion. If you haven't received a reading program journal, please contact Angie.
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Miriam
5/24/2014 07:50:54 am
Thanks a bunch! I REALLY hope to add some audio books into my life when I have to be stuck in one room/spot, like cooking supper, ironing and car trips! I can't believe how easy you make it for us to get tuned in to what the kids need to be doing this summer! Even though they need to be self-taught, how can we back them up and encourage them if we aren't following along? C'mon gang, we can do it! Leave a Reply. |
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