The newsletter will also have a used book section where parents can buy and sell school curriculum books, tapes, videos, learning software, games and etc. We at Calvary School require that students be taught for 145 days a year, three hours a day, Kindergartners a little less time - High School students may need a little more time. Each student's work should be graded and kept until the end of the school year. At the end of the school year, all work should be stored and labeled with the students name, grade and year. Almost any activity can be used as a learning experience.
Parents are free to pick and choose their own curriculum.
Sometimes it's easier when first starting out homeschooling, to buy a packaged program from one company than to pick and choose from several. I have a list of company names, addresses, phone numbers and E-Mails that I give to parents who enroll. You can also find companies that are on the Internet. I personally like using large workbooks that cover 7 subjects, which I fill in with other single subject books, computer programs and games for my 2 nd and 3 rd graders. You can pick the workbooks up at Sams or any major bookstore, or have them order whatever grade level you need.