Week 2

Wow time is flying already!  It has been so much fun starting the process of getting to know each other.  Even the kids who I had tutored years ago, how neat to see how they are growing in Christ and really digging in to focus on Him.  JOY!

Next week snack is Lovern.  Remember everyone, snack should not be a stressful point of the week.  Keep it simple.  If your child needs more, they can bring more and snack throughout the day.  Just please be respectful and not have something like carrots during Latin. :)

Next weeks afternoon schedule will go as follows: Geography, Rhetoric, then Science.  I do not feel it is kind to give a test in that 3pm hour. :)

Algebra: We reviewed lessons 9 - 12.  Everyone seems to be catching on, we are still in review.  Please contact me if anything is fuzzy.  More than happy to help.
Homework: Lessons 9 - 12

Latin: We learned how to decline nouns and reviewed what nouns are and how they can be used.  I challenged them to be memorizing their 5 cases and 1st declension endings.  They should also be putting their vocabulary words on to flashcards.  One students had a great idea of writing the word declined.  That helps with learning the endings as well!
Homework: See guide.

LTW: The more I work with this curriculum, the more I love it.  We went over how to take our ANI chart and make it an outline using the sheets in our student notebook.  I reminded them that this first paper will be the most boring paper they have ever written.  The second half of class we started to discuss the book itself using our ANI charts to ask questions along the way.  Questions like: Should Lucy have been in the wardrobe?  Should Lucy's siblings have believed her?  Should Edmund have followed the White Witch?  We touched on the things that can tempt us in life and how Christ was tempted with these things as well.  You may wish to continue this conversation at home. :)
Homework: See PDF guide.

Rhetoric: We officially started our journey this week and started to discuss just how vast the universe is.  How it would be arrogant of us to assume there is no God just because we do not see Him in our "space".  And how we DO see Him in our "space".  We talked how Satan is a Lion waiting to devour us and why we have rules.  That these rules actually set us free in God.  Lots of great discussion here to have with your kids! We also learned we have a baptism coming up this weekend....CONGRATS KATYE!!!!
Homework: See guide.

Science: We read our first science reports and to the ladies dismay they realized most of our research in science may be a bit gross. :)  But reports were excellent!! Remember, they need to have a bibliography with each paragraph.  This is an important skill.
Homework: See guide.

Geography: We saw the competitive side come out of many of our students.  We did have to take a pause and discuss Christlike competition. :)  But after the talk these guys gained perspective and did just fine.
Homework: STUDY!!! see guide. test next week.