Anna’s Life

I came across this wonderful site with lots of information and home schooling resources…check it out!
http://happytobeathome.net/category/homeschooling-wednesday/

Keep the kids learning all summer long.  There are tons of resources to help you home school also. 

Come Grow With Us!
Look no further than Hickory Valley Christian School! HVCS is a private Christian school that strives for the development of each child’s maximum potential: intellectually, spiritually, socially, physically, and emotionally, within a warm and caring environment through an individualized program.

HVCS exists to enable students to become productive, contributing citizens with Christ-like faith and Christian [...]

Speller No. 242, Tanay Patri
Sponsor:
Chattanooga Times Free Press, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Age, Grade:
11, seventh Grade
School:
Hickory Valley Christian School, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Profile:
Tanay puts his love of learning into action though competitions like Math Bee and National Geographic Bee. He is a Boy Scout and is known at his school for his leadership skills. He enjoys swimming and playing basketball and chess. He [...]

Chattanooga:   Buzzing through the Bee / Fifth-grader Tanay Patri takes spelling honors!
“Bronchospasm” and “quadrivial” are just two examples of the challenging words spellers faced in the 2009 Regional Spelling Bee, which was held at the UTC Fine Arts Building on Saturday afternoon.
Over 80 kids, ranging from 4th grade to 8th, took part in the competition, [...]

This was my children’s first year at Hickory Valley Christian School.  My daughter was so excited to get several academic awards — a HUGE first for her!
She got a Spanish award, an AR Reading Goal award, and The Most Improved Student award! This was a much needed confidence boost for her.  I am so very [...]

This school year has flown by so quickly.  Although I am more than ready for summer break for my children and myself, it is hard to believe there is only 1 week of school left.
This has been such a huge academic advancement for my daughter.  She was basically a nonreader at the beginning of the [...]

Well, report cards came out this week.  My daughter has really improved again this 9 weeks.  I am so proud of all of her accomplishments.  She has really worked hard for all she has gained this year. 
Her reading continues to climb as does her comprehension.  Now we have a window of opportunity to really work [...]

My daughter who has some learning differences has really come a long way this school year.  I am so proud of my daughter.  Learning doesn’t come easy for her.  We changed schools this year because the school her physical therapist recommended simply was not helping her advance at all after 2 years.  I firmly believe [...]

You may remember some of my previous postings on my daughter’s learning needs, changing of schools this year, and holding her back in 2nd grade.  She began 2nd grade reading barely on a 1st grade level and unable to understand how to do an AR reading test. 
She is now reading on a 2nd grade 9th [...]

I am so proud of my daughter.  Learning doesn’t come easy for her.  We changed schools this year as I mentioned in an earlier post because the school simply was not helping her advance.  I firmly believe that they just gave her busy-work last year to keep from having to deal with her learning differences.  [...]