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Thursday, February 17, 2011

School -- Done Virtually

I, Steph, have gone back to school --
as Ammon's 4th grade teacher.

We chose to do virtual school
while we are in Hong Kong.
- K12 for Ammon
& iAchieve for Haleigh and Caleb -
We felt this would give us the flexibility
needed to travel.

Georgia Cyber Academy is the
official name of Ammon's school.
Because we are Georgia residents
I signed up on line,
they shipped me the books, &
I attended a few online orientations.
ALL at NO COST!
I am grateful the Georgia public
school system has this program.
It has been a HUGE blessing for our family.

This is how our day begins ...
(usually at 9am)
I go to the web - site

Click on PLAN
-I can choose to show daily or weekly plans-
We are required to spend at least
5 hours a day - 5 days per week doing school.

I usually choose the weekly plan so I can
see what the expectations are for
each day of the week.
That way if Ammon gets done with a
lesson quickly we can click on the
assignment for the next day and
complete it too.
It really is quite amazing.

I am learning A LOT!!!
Today I realized how good it is for me.
I am learning right along with Ammon.
4th graders are SMARTER than I am.
We will see if next year
I'm smarter than a 5th grader ;).

We were studying the MODERN AGE today.
I asked Ammon -
"What do you think of when you hear
the word modern?"
His answer --
"Snuggies"
Of course!!! Have you seen their commercials?
Oh, SO modern.

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Proper English Please

At the end of World War II Hong Kong
was liberated from the Japanese
(they attacked Hong Kong 8 days after Pearl Harbor)
by British troops.
From 1950-1997 Hong Kong was
under British rule. Freedom!
The truly lovely language of
proper English
is still evident in our daily lives
here in Hong Kong.





OR - my favorite - THE LOO

Happy Valentines Day from Discovery Bay

Thursday, February 10, 2011

The Meat Department

On our visit to the grocery store yesterday
we found some VERY interesting items
in the meat department.
I thought I'd share.

WARNING: (And I am being serious)
This is NOT for the weak of stomach
you may lose your lunch.

Roast anyone? It will cost you $120.80 HK
or $15.50 US.
Not bad - it was about the size of my fist.

How about this much bigger roast?
It is going for $436. 80 HK.
Which is $56.07 US. WOW!
Careful not to burn it - that would be a waste
of a chunk of change!


I actually DON'T KNOW what I would do with
the following items.
Maybe you could come up with something.

Black Chicken

Chicken's feet (VERY popular as
Chinese Dim Sum)

WHOLE DUCK!?!
Oh MY!!!

Lai See for KIDS!

We had heard about Lai See
but did not expect to be partakers of it.
It's as good as Christmas!

Fred came home from work with about
35-40 little envelopes.
His employees had given them to
Haleigh, Caleb & Ammon

What's inside?

MONEY!

Freshly printed for the year 2011

Each child got $400 HK Dollars
which translates to $51.36 US

We LIKE Lai See.

Fully Installed


DONE!!!