We missed some school this week due to a cold going through the house. The non-sickies have been keeping busy, though. Between schoolwork, Christmas play practice, and volleyball practice our days (and evenings!) have been full.
When the kids found out we weren’t taking a Christmas break this year, this conversation took place:
Kid – “We’re not getting a Christmas vacation? The other schools get Christmas vacation.”
Mom – “The other schools don’t get Sabbath Weeks.”
Kid – “We should get the week before Christmas off so we can concentrate on the real meaning of Christmas.”
Mom – “Not buying it.”
Kid – “Why not? That was a good one. My best one yet!”
Yes, my kids think they are comedians! lol
Although, they are not going to be happy to find out that we are skipping the next Sabbath Week. I’m upset about it, too. But when I first started the Sabbath Weeks, I told them we would work hard for 6 weeks, then take the 7th week off. Well, there has been some slacking lately, along with too much computer time.
Hopefully, skipping this week off will do wonders for the attitudes and amount of work being down.
It’s not entirely their fault, though. We’ve had a lot of family stuff going on the last few weeks. That always effects schoolwork, too.
So, maybe, I’ll just make them work half the week. 🙂 We’ll see how it goes.
We are all excited for Chanukah to start this week!
Here are a few links I found interesting and helpful:
Hot Chocolate Math Printable
Christmas Coloring Pages
Christmas Themed Math Downloads
Christmas Printables from Around the Web
Snowflake Science Projects
Freezing Bubbles
Count Down to Christmas Printable
And if your interested in learning more about Chanukah:
Hebrew 4 Christians – Chanukah
National Jewish Outreach Program Complete Guide to Chanuka Ebook
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Ha! Ha! You got to give it them for trying though, right? And for creativity?