Seven Not-So-Quick Takes :: Our School Year in Review and a Few of Our Plans for Next Year
Let’s start with Language Arts… So far we have loved everything we have used from the Institute of Excellence in Writing! The oldest three just completed (yes, completed!!!!) the Student Writing Intensive, Level A and it has helped them incredibly with their writing. Next year we will either move on to either the Continuation Course or perhaps the Ancient History Themed Writing Course to go along with our history studies. Or maybe a combination of both? I haven’t decided yet.
We have also completed Latin, Handwriting, and Vocabulary for the year. (Prima Latina was a little too difficult for my 2nd grader, so we dropped it early in the year.) We will also continue with Fix It! and all the children have been working on memorizing poems from Linguistic Development through Poetry Memorization.
Phonetic Zoo and All About Spelling continue to be the perfect spelling programs for our family. The oldest two are currently working on Level B of the Phonetic Zoo and Twinkle Toes is in Level A. Chiquita will spend another year using All About Spelling before she moves on to Phonetic Zoo as well.
Snuggles started the year with the Alphabet Path and the writing portion of Primary Arts of Language. I was so happy with PAL that I purchased the reading portion as well. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to keep up with all the extra fun activities for him with the Alphabet Path, but between the Primary Arts of Language and his Math he has continued to learn so much each week. I am still hoping to add my posts from C and D weeks soon and then return to the Alphabet Path over the summer and continue next year as I originally planned.
Moving on to Math… Bleh! As much as I have loved it in the past, I am not happy with Teaching Textbooks…
I’ve mentioned before that last year we enrolled our children in a local Charter School. The benefits of the Charter School, in addition to still being able to choose my own curriculum, have been that I have an “Educational Specialist” (who is a Catholic friend of mine) come to the house each week and spend one hour working with each of my children enrolled (5 hours on Thursdays, which has greatly helped keep me on track). I receive an “allotment” that can be used towards purchasing some of our curriculum, paying for music and sports, or used towards extra tutoring, etc. Some of the “drawbacks” are that I have work samples and reports to turn in for each quarter and we have extra testing throughout the year. (When we were exclusively homeschooling we were required to test in 3rd grade, 5th grade, etc. Not every year.)
Anyways, back in March my oldest three children had to take the state tests. It didn’t go well. My oldest (who struggles with Auditory Processing Challenges and is currently a 6th grader) failed both tests – Math and Language Arts. Our 2nd son, who is in 5th grade, passed the Language Arts and Science, but failed Math. Our oldest daughter in 3rd grade passed both the Language Arts and Math, but just barely on the Math. (I thought for sure she would “exceed” since she is nearly a year ahead in Math.)
Over all it wasn’t too bad – collectively they passed 4 of the 7 tests they were given. I felt a little better once I had a chance to see how the whole school had tested. Twinkle Toes (who I thought would exceed expectations) was the only student who passed the 3rd grade Math test. The boys, did not pass the math tests, but only 16-19% of the students in their own grade levels actually passed. (Many of the students in the charter school also use Teaching Textbooks for math.)
Is it the test? Or is it the programs being used to teach Math? I’ve been spending many hours the past couple months trying to figure it all out. I’ve been talking to friends, comparing programs, and reexamining my decision to continue with Teaching Textbooks.
If you asked me a few months ago I would have told you that I love Teaching Textbooks. Originally I switched to Teaching Textbooks out of necessity. With a large growing family and babies arriving every other year I just wasn’t able to keep up with the other programs we had been using. I figured that the math they would get with Teaching Textbooks was most likely more than they would have been getting with me each day… It really did help get me through some challenging times. Yet, now it seems that it has given both myself and the children a false sense of accomplishment. How can the kids score 90-100% on all their lessons and then fail standardized tests and placement testing for other programs? And it isn’t just the tests (I’m not a big fan of the tests to begin with) there are so many concepts that they just haven’t learned or do not understand.
Last month I hired another tutor (a friend of mine who has been teaching High School Saxon for the past 6 years) to start working with my older boys for Math, to prepare them to retake the test, and we started realizing just how far behind they are from Saxon Math. Even after a couple months of tutoring and lots of extra studying the boys still were not able to pass the math test on the second attempt, though both of their scores did increase and Rascal “nearly met” the requirements.
All along I’ve been under the impression that Teaching Textbooks is a little behind and have been trying to compensate for that by having them try to get ahead in the program. (Chiquita just started TT 4 at the end of 2nd grade and Twinkle Toes should finish TT 4 soon.)
My long term plan has been to switch back to Saxon for High School. We have a co-op here that I hope to join for a few subjects, which uses Saxon. After discussing it with the boys’ new math tutor, and having her compare programs, we realized just how much Teaching Textbooks is missing. It seems to start out about 1/2 year behind or so, but by High School it seems to be about 2 years behind!
Needless to say we will be switching back to Saxon next year, at least for the oldest two. After taking the placement tests my soon to be 7th grader (who just completed TT 6 and has been tutored with Saxon to help catch him up the past couple months) will still be going back to Saxon 7/6 (6th grade math). My plan is to put both boys in the same level together and have a tutor come once a week to help with any challenging areas.
I still haven’t decided what to do with my girls. Twinkle Toes, who is going into 4th grade could move right over to Saxon 5/4. This would probably be the ideal thing to do for her. Chiquita who is just completing 2nd grade will probably continue with Teaching Textbooks 4 and move on to Teaching Textbooks 5, keeping her ahead a couple grades until we are ready to switch her back over to Saxon as well. Decisions, decisions…
As for Snuggles, he has been using Singapore Essential Math which he has enjoyed. I never did get to much Calendar Work with him and he definitely needs some practice there… (That is one thing I’ve missed from the Elementary Saxon books! I’m actually considering going back to Saxon 1 with him next year, now that I’ve sold all my old books! lol I think he’d really do well with the program.) I’ve also been happy with Times Tales, as well as a couple math apps recommended by Charlotte: Speed (definitely a favorite with my kids!) and Dragon Box. For next year I am also planning on purchasing the actual Speed Card game for the children to play against each other as well, since they enjoy the app so much.
Maybe it was because of the accident in the fall, but we were all ready for a change from Exploring Creation… The older boys were also ready for something a little more challenging to prepare them for High School so we switched them half way through the year to Concepts and Challenges in Science Book 1. They have just completed the sections on Biology and Chemistry. I have been very happy with this change and they will continue using this series next year. (Note: If anyone out there has hardcover versions of Concepts and Challenges in Science Book 1, 2, or 3 that you are interested in selling please contact me! These books are so hard to find…)
The girls are still working on completing Exploring Creation With Zoology 2: Swimming Creatures of the 5th Day and their Notebooking Journals, but I will be switching programs for them next year too. At least for now… We will probably go back to the Exploring Creation Series again at some point.
Anyways, I just purchased Focus on Elementary Chemistry and Focus on Middle School Chemistry for next year. I have a few more pictures to share, but you can also read more about these books on the publisher’s website Real Science 4 Kids or at Emmanuel Books.
The boys are still working on completing our American History Studies for this year. You can see our Election Study here and I still need to post the pictures from our Civil War Unit Study. The boys have also nearly completed their Industrial Revolution to the Great Depression Unit Study. So that just leaves World War II which we might try and study over the summer going back to Ancient History in the fall.
The girls have also continued to enjoy their American (Girl) History studies! I still need to post pictures of their Kirsten and Addy Lap Books and they are currently working on Samantha and Kit.
Everyone has completed their Maps Charts and Graphs workbooks and I’ve already ordered the next in the series for the fall. We’ve also continued to make very slow progress through our State-by-State study. Whenever things get too busy this is the first to get set aside…
I’m sure the kids will all want to continue making their way through the states, but next year I’d like to move on to World Geography. That reminds me of a question I have for all of you… I’d love to hear any thoughts you all have on Classically Catholic Memory. Has anyone used in in a home setting, and if so how have you liked it?
In addition to our usual Baltimore Catechism studies, the children all just about finished with their Living In God’s Church textbooks and their various assigned stories from Young People’s Book of Saints, Golden Legend of Young Saints, Catholic Tales for Boys and Girls, and More Tales for Boys and Girls.
Throughout the year we have studied a couple composers, though piano lessons needed to be put on hold for now, to spend the funds (from our charter school allotment) on extra tutoring. We also had to take a break from organized sports. On the plus side it left lots of family time and afternoons and weekends spent playing outside in addition to a couple little road trips. It has been such a great year!
The other things we weren’t able to get to included Blue Knights and Little Women Hospitality. It is so much harder to “make the time” when it’s not done in a group setting. I am thankful that we were at least able to still have a Mother-Daughter Tea Party! I’m still considering if I want to coordinate actual groups again next year or not… We’ll see.
I’ve been trying to get all my plans for next year finished by the end of the month and start creating new color-coded checklists for next year. The checklists were such a blessing and really did help keep us on track!
I may not have gotten to everything I had originally planned, and we may be struggling in a couple areas, but over all I think it was a very productive and successful school year.
Benedictines of Mary Angels and Saints at Ephesus Debuts At #1 Classical Traditional Chart
Have you ordered a copy of Angels and Saints at Ephesus yet? I’ve been listening to it all week, since my husband gave me my own copy for Mother’s Day! Please consider purchasing a copy (it makes an excellent gift for family, friends, and even to give to teachers as the school year ends!) or sharing the link. Let’s help keep them at the top of the charts!
Atlanta, GA, May 15, 2013 – ANGELS AND SAINTS AT EPHESUS from the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles, has debuted at No. 1 on Billboard magazine’s Classical Traditional Music Chart. The album also earned the No. 2 spot on Billboard’s new-artist “Heatseekers” chart, which encompasses all music genres.
ANGELS AND SAINTS AT EPHESUS topped a group of classical albums that includes Fifty Shades of Grey: The Classical Album and Downton Abbey: The Essential Collection.
“This is an unprecedented accomplishment for an artist, a group of Contemplative Nuns, this devoted, hidden prayerful group who do not tour and remain close to their Benedictine Rule of Life,” said Monica Fitzgibbons, co-founder of De Montfort Music. “We wish to thank all of those who have generously taken the time to help shine the spotlight on this incredible music. The Sisters also thank all those who have come out and supported this music. This generosity has allowed the Sisters to maintain their hidden life of prayer and sacrifice for Priests and for the whole world. We thank you in advance for continuing to help spread the word about this most important heavenly masterpiece.”
De Montfort enlisted nine-time International Grammy® winning producer Christopher Alder, who hails from Germany and two-time Grammy® winning engineer Mark Donahue to record and capture the Sisters in their contemplative environment singing all of ANGELS AND SAINTS AT EPHESUS.
“The Benedictines of Mary have again created a beautiful recording to connect us to the oldest traditions of European monastic chant and hymns,” remarked Costa Pilavachi, Senior Vice-President, Classical A+R Universal Music Group International.
The full track list for the album:
1. O God of Loveliness
2. Te Joseph Celebrent
3. Christe Sanctorum
4. Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
5. Duo Seraphim
6. Veritas Mea
7. Jesu Dulcis Memoria
8. Lorica of St. Patrick
9. Est Secretum
10. Virgin Wholly Marvellous
11. Laeta Quies
12. Ave Regina Caelorum
13. A Rose Unpetalled
14. Emicat Meridies
15. O Deus Ego Amo Te
16. Jesu Corona Virginum
17. Dear Angel Ever at My SideThe album was released May 7, and a 30-minute special on the making of the album began airing on EWTN the week of May 5.
This is the second album from the Benedictines of Mary that has reached No. 1 on Billboard Magazine’s Classical Traditional Music Chart. Last November and December, the Sisters’ debut album, ADVENT AT EPHESUS, with De Montfort Music/Decca, spent six weeks at #1 on Billboard’s Classical Music Chart, and the Sisters ended up as the #1 Classical Traditional Artist of 2012, according to Nielson’s Soundscan.
ADVENT AT EPHESUS rejoined Billboard magazine’s Classical Traditional Music Chart this week, coming in at No. 15.
About the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles
Founded in 1995, The Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles, are a young, monastic order of Sisters. The Sisters sing together eight times a day as they chant the Divine Office in Latin.
I love all the songs on the CD! O God of Loveliness is a Poem composed by St. Alphonsus Liguori, Te Joseph Celebrent is the Vespers Hymn to St. Joseph, Spouse of Our Lady, from his feast on March 19th. Christe, Sanctorum is the Lauds Hymn for the feast of St. Michael the Archangel on September 29th. Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence is the Greek Seraphic hymn in honor of the Holy Eucharist. The lyrics of Duo Seraphim are chanted in the 12th Responsory for Sunday Matins. Veritas Mea is the offertory chanted on the feast of St. Francis of Assisi. Jesu Dulcis Memoria is a hymn written by St. Bernard of Clairvaux. Lorica of St. Patrick is an excerpt from St. Patrick’s famous “breastplate.” Est Secretum‘s lyrics are words of the Virgin Martyr St. Cecilia (patron of musicians) to her husband, St. Valerian, chanted at first Vespers of her feast on November 22nd. Virgin Wholly Marvelous is a marian hymn by St. Ephraem the Syrian. Laeta Quies is chanted at Mass on the feasts of the death and translation of the relics of St. Benedict, founder and Father of the Benedictine Order. Ave Regina Caelorum‘s lyrics are taken from the Compline antiphon of Our Lady of the Angels, chanted between the Purification (February 2nd) and Easter. A Rose Unpetalled (one of my favorites!) is a poem of St. Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face, set to original music. Emicat Meridies is chanted at Mass on the feast of St. Scholastica, sister of St. Benedict and Mother of Benedictine Nuns. O Deus Ego Amo Te (you can listen to it below) is taken from a prayer written by the missionary St. Francis Xavier. Jesu Corona Virginum is the vespers hymn of the Virgin Martyr St. Agnes, whose feast is January 21st. And Dear Angel Ever at My Side (another favorite of mine) is to the Guardian Angels, sung on their feast on October 2nd. Every song is simply beautiful and inspiring!
{pretty, happy, funny, real} :: 2013 State High School Golf Championships
After landing in yet another bunker, the boys thought it was so funny when Uncle David told them that he was “going to see how many times he could hit the bunkers!” He continued on to land in a few more, but I was always so impressed at how well he could get the ball out of those things and right on to the green.
As for the hair? Well, thankfully, that was actually just a hat that their whole team and coaches (except for Kevin who only put it on for the team photo) wore during the tournament, and not a “new look” for that Godson of mine… Whew! 
And NO, Captain, you may not trade hats with your uncle! I think your Dad would like it even less than Grandpa! 😉
I was so proud of both my brothers. Not only are they excellent golfers, but they have such great attitudes and have become such great young men. Kevin may not have won 1st place at State, like he did last year, but he still placed 2nd (Way to go, Kevin!!) and is also headed to college in the fall on a full 4 year scholarship for golf!
Great job boys! I look forward to watching you play again in the future… And maybe one of these years you can take that oldest favorite sister of yours out and teach her how to play too! 😉
On Mother’s Day
Happy Mother’s Day to all my dear visitors here at Shower of Roses. I hope you are having a lovely day! My husband and children surprised me with pretty flowers and the sweetest handmade cards! (Oh! And even my own copy of that brand new CD! Yay!!) Like last year, the children painted little flower pots at the store while Sean and I shopped for garden plants yesterday afternoon. They were all so excited to show me their creations early this morning! Thank you God for blessing me with such a wonderful family!
Our 2013 Annual Ascension Thursday Picnic
{pretty, happy, funny, real}
Chiquita loves All About Spelling. She is getting close to completing the 2nd level and will move on to Level 3 and most likely Level 4, before switching to The Phonetic Zoo like the older children. Recently she has been practicing segmenting words and labeling whether the segments are closed or open syllables.
She has been our most self-motivated child when it comes to her school work and writing. I am always finding little letters, cards, and stories she has written around the house and she is constantly journaling. One night this week we had a little “Spelling Bee” with the older children just for fun and Rascal won. Chiquita included that in the card she made for Kathleen, who also does a spelling lesson with her each Thursday. She was very proud of it and wanted me to take a picture. Looks like we need to add the words “won/win/winner” to her spelling list. 😉
The boys were so excited to discover that there was already another new series out, and it was just the bribe motivation they needed to go back and finally complete their Civil War Lap Books. 😉 I’ll try and post pictures of the completed Lap Books soon. They turned out great!
The May Magnificat {and Giveaway Winners!}
MAY is Mary’s month, and I
Muse at that and wonder why:
Her feasts follow reason,
Dated due to season—
Candlemas, Lady Day;
But the Lady Month, May,
Why fasten that upon her,
With a feasting in her honour?
Than the most are must delight her?
Is it opportunest
And flowers finds soonest?
Ask of her, the mighty mother:
Her reply puts this other
Question: What is Spring?—
Growth in every thing—
Flesh and fleece, fur and feather,
Grass and greenworld all together;
Star-eyed strawberry-breasted
Throstle above her nested
Cluster of bugle blue eggs thin
Forms and warms the life within;
And bird and blossom swell
In sod or sheath or shell.
All things rising, all things sizing
Mary sees, sympathising
With that world of good,
Nature’s motherhood.
from Maiden and Mother: Prayers & Hymns to the Blessed Virgin Mary Throughout the Year
- scmom (Barbara) – “What a lovely drawing! All very nice gifts. I post every day in May for Mary…one small thing I can do for love of her.”
- Joy Beyond the Cross – “I love, love, love all of these beautiful items. Thank you so much for the opportunity to win! God Bless!”
- Melody – “I sure would love to win any of these. 🙂 Happy May! Ave Maria!”
- montanamama90 – “I would be so happy to win any of these! ~Kaylyn”
- Kerry – “How thoughtful of you, Jess. What a lovely giveaway. Please enter me.”
{pretty, happy, funny, real}
Shortly after taking this picture, a young man walked by talking on his cell phone and the goose came within inches of getting him too. We did try to warn him, he was too distracted.
And poor little Bud has been missing his Wheely Bug… I hid it last weekend, in an attempt to try and encourage him to start walking more often. Who needs to walk when you can just cruise around the house all day?! It has already made a difference, but he sure misses his wheels…
May Day Giveaway in Honor of Our Queen and Mother
O Mary, we crown thee with blossoms today,
I love the month of May! Summer is right around the corner, our school year is coming to an end, and the whole month is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary! (You can find some of our past feast day celebrations during the month of May in the archives.) I finally made it to town this afternoon for groceries (we have been out of pretty much everything) and picked up a small bouquet of flowers for Our Lady. (My statue isn’t included in the giveaway, but you can find it here.) I pulled out my old, but favorite, Handmaiden of the Lord CD (a gift from my husband years ago) to play this month, and I also keep finding myself humming Queen of the May. Mother’s Day is coming up and I thought it would be fun to start the month with a giveaway – or five… The following items have been generously provided by Krista and Jesse Tree Treasures in honor of Our Blessed Mother.
#1 – The Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary
sponsored by Krista – Thank you Krista!
“The Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a shorter form of the Divine Office in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It has long been the Church’s daily liturgical prayer to Our Lady, and these hours of praise have been used by Priests, religious and the laity throughout the centuries. Lay people used to flock to the great Cathedrals to publicly recite The Little Office during the Middle Ages, and during the great persecution, when the practice of the Catholic Faith was illegal, the Little Office was highly recommended by the Church.”
Read more here…
#3 – “Be a Son-Flower”-Follow the Son
#4 – Chosen
Inspiring Women of FAITH Necklaces
sponsored by Jesse Tree Treasures – Thank you Angie!
#5 – St. Therese the Little Flower Daily Journal
I purchased one of these for myself and purchased an extra for one of you!
“Many spiritual directors recommend daily spiritual reading, followed by meditation and simple journaling of thoughts and inspirations. Journals become a record of our walk in the spiritual life. This Saint Therese the Little Flower Catholic Journal was designed specifically to guide you in the practice of journaling. This high-quality lay flat wirebound journal provides ample space to write and is filled with illustrations and inspiring quotes from Saint Therese the Little Flower to guide you on her “Little Way”. Also included are how-to tips to begin constructive journaling; not simply putting thoughts and feelings on paper, but directing them to help you make truly virtuous choices!”
[Update: I purchased these Journals from Casa Maria Bookstore when ordering the Mananitas CD for Chiquita’s birthday. They are also offered at an incredible price from Tan at the moment (You can visit TAN Books via my new Affiliate link here!), even with the shipping charges it is still less expensive than the Amazon price. I’m considering ordering a number of copies to use as prizes for next year’s Little Flowers Mother Daughter Tea Party.]
UPDATE: Thank you!
If you would like to be entered in the drawing for a chance to win one of the above items, just leave a comment on this post before Midnight (PST) on Sunday, May 5th. Also, please leave your email address, or have it linked in your profile, so that I am able to contact you should you win. I will update this post with the winners on May 6th.
AND THE WINNERS ARE:
- scmom (Barbara) – “What a lovely drawing! All very nice gifts. I post every day in May for Mary…one small thing I can do for love of her.”
- Joy Beyond the Cross – “I love, love, love all of these beautiful items. Thank you so much for the opportunity to win! God Bless!”
- Melody – “I sure would love to win any of these. 🙂 Happy May! Ave Maria!”
- montanamama90 – “I would be so happy to win any of these! ~Kaylyn”
- Kerry – “How thoughtful of you, Jess. What a lovely giveaway. Please enter me. My email is …”
Catholic Daily Planners and the Church Calendar
One of the frequent questions I am asked is how I keep track of the upcoming feast days, and whether or not I have a favorite planner.
Just the other day Annie left the following comment on my Keeping Track and Making Progress {Daily Checklists and Planners for the School Year} post from last year:
This post was very helpful to me! I switched to the checklists midyear, and it was so much easier. Thank you! I’m looking for a new calendar to keep track of feast day celebrations. Do you have a preference between the Tan one and The Catholic Daily Planner now that you’ve used both?
Since I actually just ordered a couple new planners for the next school year, I thought this would be a great time to revisit the topic and try to answer Annie’s question.
When I recommend a Catholic Planner I always suggest either the Saints Calendar & 16-Month Planner published by TAN (I’ve been using this calendar for many years) or the Catholic Daily Planner by Michele Quigley (I just purchased my 3rd annual planner).
[UPDATE: You can visit TAN Books / Neumann Press via my new Affiliate link here! Thank you!]
Last year I was also given a review copy of the Holy Simplicity Planner (I blogged about it here.) but after discovering that the publisher practices *Sedevacantism and the planner follows the General Roman Calendar of 1954 (which is currently used by the Sedevantists and is not the current calendar used by Traditional Catholics in good standing with the Holy See) I removed the links from my blog and can no longer recommend the Holy Simplicity planner in good conscious.
*Sedevacantism (derived from the Latin words sedes or “seat”, and vacans or “vacant”) is the position, held by a minority of Traditionalist Catholics, that the present occupant of the papal see is not truly Pope and that, for lack of a valid Pope, the see has been vacant since the death of Pope Pius XII in 1958. A tiny number of these claim the vacancy actually goes back to the death of Pope Pius X in 1914. Sedevacantists believe that Paul VI (1963–1978), John Paul I (1978), John Paul II (1978–2005), Benedict XVI (2005–2013), and Francis (2013–present) have been neither true Catholics nor true Popes, by virtue of allegedly having espoused the heresy of Modernism, or of having otherwise denied or contradicted solemnly defined Catholic dogmas. Some of them classify John XXIII (1958–1963) also as a Modernist antipope. Source: Wikipedia
Saints Calendar: This Saints Calendar and Daily Planner – 2013 includes both the New or Novus Ordo Sundays and feast days, and the Traditional Sundays and feast days (as of 1962). These latter are observed when the Traditional Latin Mass is offered. The Novus Ordo Sundays and feast days, which date from 1970 or later whenever they differ from the Traditional ones, are designated: (New). The Traditional Sundays and feast days, most of which go back centuries, are designated: (Trad.). Also included here are any feast days which no longer appear on either the New or the Traditional calendar (as of 1962) – such as the feasts of St. Philomena, St. Dismas (the Good Thief), St. Tarcisius, St. Gemma Galgani and St. Dominic Savio; these Historical feasts are designated: (Hist.). It should be noted that there was some moving around of feast days even before the New Calendar was introduced in 1970. For example, St. Catherine of Sweden is shown in March 22 in a 1931 edition of Butler’s Lives of the Saints but on March 24 in a 1956 edition of the same work. In this calendar, the date in parentheses after the name of a Saint is the year of the Saint’s death.
Catholic Daily Planner: It is built on the standard guidelines of both the Roman Missal promulgated by Paul VI in 1970 used in the Ordinary Form of the Latin Rite and the Roman Missal promulgated by St. Pius V and reissued by Bl. John XXIII in 1962 used in the Extraordinary Form of the Latin Rite, as well as the particular calendar for the United States of America. It does not represent all possible variants.
- Saints Calendar & 16-Month Planner (for all Feast Day Celebrations and Plans – from TAN)
- Half-Sized Catholic Daily Planner (for all Appointments, School Plans, etc)
- Full-Sized Menu Planning Booklet (Menu Planning)
- Color-Coded Check Lists (Lesson Plans & Goals – Mom)
- Weekly Check Lists (Lesson Plans – Children – We’ve tried other lessons planners in the past, but always come back to our own modifiable weekly check lists.)
- Magnetic Saints Calendar (Feast Day Calendar Magnets for the children, based on the 1962 calendar)
I really don’t think you can go wrong with either the Saints Calendar or the Catholic Daily Planner. They are both excellent planners which I highly recommend! Hopefully the above descriptions will help you decide which is the best fit for you and your family.
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