Three more weeks, I cannot believe it!! Next week will seem quiet, as Foundations will not meet.
Hannah has volunteered for snack next week.
A lot of activities were discussed for end of year. What I am looking at for week 15 is: coming in for Math and to take our Science test and Big Geography test (see email). Stay on campus for lunch, then between 1pm and 3-4pm we could go off campus for a fun activity. If there is any out of pocket expense, it will be minimal. (Like around $5 minimal is what I have in mind...if anything :)
Algebra: We covered lessons #104 to #107
Homework: Try to work up through lesson #108. But if you cannot get through that 5th lesson this week, we can catch it next week.
Rhetoric: Once again, great discussion. I am continuing to encourage them to read the "unassigned" chapters and discuss with you. If they are not coming to you....no rule says you cannot approach them :) We did not get Jeopardy time in today :(
Homework: Read chapters 41 and 42. WE WILL get to Jeopardy next week!! Know those cat questions.Final paper info to come next week.
Science: We did science early today, which some were sad that they did not have lunch to study through :) We talked about how nice the weather had gotten and how important it is to stay the course, we are almost done! We took our digestive system quiz, and introduced the neuron with an AWESOME bead experiment...ok, awesome was subjective. But here is a great site where they can make their own model of a neuron! http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/chmodel.html
Homework: Prepare for quiz on eye. Prepare for dissection week by helping mom clean out the fridge at home (Just kidding!) Review ALL body systems! Final test week 15-more to come.
Geography: What an awesome presentation today!!! Jordan's grandmother came in with a presentation on Israel. Personally, I could have listened for another hour! Truly an anointed time! Thank you for coming :) We also took our quiz on Australia.
Homework: Continue to REVIEW the whole world. Study Oceania. If there is ever any confusion, consult the guide. Test for this will be next week. Also next week...MASSIVE GEOGRAPHY TERM TEST!
Literature: I do not know why these kids insist on downing their papers. They are a group of such talented writers! Please let your child know today how great of a writer they are :) Much to their dismay, we read our papers today.
Homework: Read Bronze Bow. Think upon, what drew people to Jesus then? What drew people to Jesus now?
Latin: We reviewed all the declension endings. We introduced new vocabulary. Well.....and we petted kittens. Mr. Sean was nice enough to bring up our week old kittens, which everyone seemed to be in love with. (YES you can have one in a few weeks if you wish!)
Homework: Workbook pages up to page. Decline 3 of the new vocabulary words! Work on memorzing those declensions endings.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Week 11
Excitement is building as we get closer to dissection day!! (week 14)
Thank you Jared for snack and next week I will cover.
Thank you everyone for your prayers for my health! Praise the Lord I have been given permission from my Dr. to rejoin life again, YEAH!!
If you have any great ideas for our end of the year party, please let me know. I was hoping to combine with Ms. Sharon for the afternoon of Week 15, but they have too much to do with mock trial so it will just be us. On Week 15, after we take our final tests in the morning, I thought it would be nice to go somewhere and have our end of the year get together. Celebration Station could be pricey if it is just the 7 of us. What are your thoughts mom??????
Algebra: See separate email.
Rhetoric: Good discussion. A little extra chatter, but nothing I couldn't handle. I do believe spring fever is upon us!
Homework: Read Chapters 36 and 39. I wish to encourage to read through 37 and 38 with mom and dad! LEARN THOSE CATECHISM QUESTIONS!!
Literature: We talked about what a character analysis is and I sent home some sheets to give direction. They MAY NOT be able to answer every question on that sheet, but it will give them ideas. We also did NOT do an outline in class. We discussed practicing putting one together on their own as the next step in the process of preparing for Challenge B.
Homework: Write a character analysis of Robin from the Door in the Wall. You may wish to start reading Bronze Bow.
Science: We took our quiz on the skeleton. We reviewed the digestive system, then introduced the eye with some fun optical illusions.
Homework: Prepare for quiz on digestive system. Draw and label eye in notebook. Review all parts for upcoming end of the year test. (You will only be tested on one part, you do not know which one that will be:)
Geography: We took our Africa test. Next week we have a guest :) I did feel really bad, there are only so many hours in the week and I did not grade the "worlds" they had assembled last week. That is tops this week though!
Homework: Study for quiz on Australia and New Zealand. Study for upcoming MEGA geography Term quiz on Week 13. (Terms go up to upstream now)
Latin: Well with only Jared in Latin today, we did not go for the full hour :) We did introduce 5th Declension, and looked at his silly Latin sentence parsed ;)
Homework: Workbook up to pages 138. Work on memorizing declension endings. Work on memorizing grammar rules.
Thank you Jared for snack and next week I will cover.
Thank you everyone for your prayers for my health! Praise the Lord I have been given permission from my Dr. to rejoin life again, YEAH!!
If you have any great ideas for our end of the year party, please let me know. I was hoping to combine with Ms. Sharon for the afternoon of Week 15, but they have too much to do with mock trial so it will just be us. On Week 15, after we take our final tests in the morning, I thought it would be nice to go somewhere and have our end of the year get together. Celebration Station could be pricey if it is just the 7 of us. What are your thoughts mom??????
Algebra: See separate email.
Rhetoric: Good discussion. A little extra chatter, but nothing I couldn't handle. I do believe spring fever is upon us!
Homework: Read Chapters 36 and 39. I wish to encourage to read through 37 and 38 with mom and dad! LEARN THOSE CATECHISM QUESTIONS!!
Literature: We talked about what a character analysis is and I sent home some sheets to give direction. They MAY NOT be able to answer every question on that sheet, but it will give them ideas. We also did NOT do an outline in class. We discussed practicing putting one together on their own as the next step in the process of preparing for Challenge B.
Homework: Write a character analysis of Robin from the Door in the Wall. You may wish to start reading Bronze Bow.
Science: We took our quiz on the skeleton. We reviewed the digestive system, then introduced the eye with some fun optical illusions.
Homework: Prepare for quiz on digestive system. Draw and label eye in notebook. Review all parts for upcoming end of the year test. (You will only be tested on one part, you do not know which one that will be:)
Geography: We took our Africa test. Next week we have a guest :) I did feel really bad, there are only so many hours in the week and I did not grade the "worlds" they had assembled last week. That is tops this week though!
Homework: Study for quiz on Australia and New Zealand. Study for upcoming MEGA geography Term quiz on Week 13. (Terms go up to upstream now)
Latin: Well with only Jared in Latin today, we did not go for the full hour :) We did introduce 5th Declension, and looked at his silly Latin sentence parsed ;)
Homework: Workbook up to pages 138. Work on memorizing declension endings. Work on memorizing grammar rules.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Week 10
Fantastic week! Just the pick me up I needed. Well, I had fun, the kids may say otherwise LOL
Addie, thank you for snacks this week, Jared has volunteered next week.
Please keep in prayer: I have officially been diagnosed with a pneumothorax (collapsed lung). I have been given permission to sit, that's about it. You will never know how much today meant to get out of my house and sit and fellowship with others. Unfortunately, it is not getting better :( They will recheck me next week, and the possibility exists that, I will be unable to tutor on Tuesday. If this happens I have a couple subs in mind. I do not wish to skip a week, especially with the momentum we have going! I promise you, the woman who might possibly sub, I would trust with my own children. Thank you for your prayers and understanding :)
And onto......
Algebra: see separate email
Rhetoric: Decent discussion today, and played another round of Jeopardy.
Homework: STUDY THOSE QUESTIONS!!! You may find soon we will not play Jeopardy in teams. Read Chapters 33 and 35. Parents: Please be encouraged to read chapter 34 and discuss with your child. We will just not be discussing it in class ;)
Literature: Wow! Their writing skills have tremendously blossomed this year. The papers they are turning in show massive skill.
Homework: Read Door in the Wall. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL SUNDAY! Yes, it is an easy read, but do not procrastinate.
Science: Science stunk! Literally. We had to go outside to finish the experiment we started last week. Our "hard' chicken bone last week, had been leached of all it's calcium. It proved to be flexible and (much to Addie's dismay) easily broken. We also took our skin test.
Homework: Next week skeleton quiz. Draw and label digestive system in notebook. In Foundations, Cycle 3 the kids make a "body" I was encouraging those that may have the My Body Book, that may be a fun project to do.
Geography: AWESOME GEOGRAPHY DAY! We split into teams and drew the world. I was very impressed. I wanted to share such a great Geography day with you:
Homework: Yes, Africa test next week. We are gearing up for our end of the year test. Geography Terms go up to timberline. We will be playing some games with these soon :)
Latin: You know it is a good day when you parse: I have a catapult. Give me all your money, or I will fling an enormous rock at your head. We also introduced 4th declension and 4th conjugation.
Homework: It is a light Latin week due to geography being a bit heavy. Workbook pages 123 -130. Quiz will be sent home next week. It will be up to mom if it is open book or not :)
Addie, thank you for snacks this week, Jared has volunteered next week.
Please keep in prayer: I have officially been diagnosed with a pneumothorax (collapsed lung). I have been given permission to sit, that's about it. You will never know how much today meant to get out of my house and sit and fellowship with others. Unfortunately, it is not getting better :( They will recheck me next week, and the possibility exists that, I will be unable to tutor on Tuesday. If this happens I have a couple subs in mind. I do not wish to skip a week, especially with the momentum we have going! I promise you, the woman who might possibly sub, I would trust with my own children. Thank you for your prayers and understanding :)
And onto......
Algebra: see separate email
Rhetoric: Decent discussion today, and played another round of Jeopardy.
Homework: STUDY THOSE QUESTIONS!!! You may find soon we will not play Jeopardy in teams. Read Chapters 33 and 35. Parents: Please be encouraged to read chapter 34 and discuss with your child. We will just not be discussing it in class ;)
Literature: Wow! Their writing skills have tremendously blossomed this year. The papers they are turning in show massive skill.
Homework: Read Door in the Wall. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL SUNDAY! Yes, it is an easy read, but do not procrastinate.
Science: Science stunk! Literally. We had to go outside to finish the experiment we started last week. Our "hard' chicken bone last week, had been leached of all it's calcium. It proved to be flexible and (much to Addie's dismay) easily broken. We also took our skin test.
Homework: Next week skeleton quiz. Draw and label digestive system in notebook. In Foundations, Cycle 3 the kids make a "body" I was encouraging those that may have the My Body Book, that may be a fun project to do.
Geography: AWESOME GEOGRAPHY DAY! We split into teams and drew the world. I was very impressed. I wanted to share such a great Geography day with you:
Wishing you could see the maps better!
Latin: You know it is a good day when you parse: I have a catapult. Give me all your money, or I will fling an enormous rock at your head. We also introduced 4th declension and 4th conjugation.
Homework: It is a light Latin week due to geography being a bit heavy. Workbook pages 123 -130. Quiz will be sent home next week. It will be up to mom if it is open book or not :)
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Week 9
A lesson in be careful what you pray for, I asked for a more talkative class this week. God blessed me abundantly :) Let me not be misleading, it was a great day!
Thank you Brandon for snack this week. Addie has picked up snacks for next week. And Hannah, we hope you feel better soon!
Algebra: They have a take home. open book test. THIS MUST COME BACK TO ME NEXT WEEK. (Did I say it loud enough?) I need this to determine if we can keep moving forward. We went over four lessons this week.
Homework: Lessons 91 - 94. Complete take home test and bring back. Glance over lesson 95.
Rhetoric: Fantastic discussion this week and a fun game of Jeopardy. In the next few weeks I encouraged your children to start conversations with you. There are a couple chapters in the homework they will be reading, but we will not be discussing in class. Don't pass out when they approach you :)
Homework: Catechism questions...more Jeopardy to come :) Read chapters 30 -32
Geography: In class we just reviewed...the world! We also emphasized, small things done daily = big results My expectations for final Geography is to know countries/capitals (states/capitals). I encouraged them to make flashcards. the final will be label the countries and complete a match page of capitals to countries.
Homework: continue to work on Africa daily. Pick a section of the world each day to review. Do not wait until the last two weeks to review the world.
Science: We all touched a chicken bone ...ewwwww! There was plenty of hand sanitizer:) We have to wait until next week to see what happens to it in the vinegar. (may be posting some pics on Facebook, we will see how gross it gets) This was all to introduce the bones. We took our quiz on the ear as well.
Homework: Study for quiz on skin next week. Draw bones in sketch book and label.
Literature: Lots of discussion....some of it even on the book! LOL The boys did all learn one does not call a girl fat in modern times, most valuable lesson. We made a "sketchy" outline in class. I am trying to wean them off a hand fed outline and get them to structure it more themselves.
Homework: Write paper on how as the garden changes, the characters changed as well. You may wish to start reading Door in the Wall.
Latin: We took our Vocab quiz and discussed how to find the stem of a verb. We also reviewed the four principal parts. then we parsed, parsed, and parsed :) I encouraged them to used the flash cards in the back of the book. Please bring your purple folder and book to class next week.
Homework: pages 113-122 in our book. Keep working on vocab and flashcards.
Thank you Brandon for snack this week. Addie has picked up snacks for next week. And Hannah, we hope you feel better soon!
Algebra: They have a take home. open book test. THIS MUST COME BACK TO ME NEXT WEEK. (Did I say it loud enough?) I need this to determine if we can keep moving forward. We went over four lessons this week.
Homework: Lessons 91 - 94. Complete take home test and bring back. Glance over lesson 95.
Rhetoric: Fantastic discussion this week and a fun game of Jeopardy. In the next few weeks I encouraged your children to start conversations with you. There are a couple chapters in the homework they will be reading, but we will not be discussing in class. Don't pass out when they approach you :)
Homework: Catechism questions...more Jeopardy to come :) Read chapters 30 -32
Geography: In class we just reviewed...the world! We also emphasized, small things done daily = big results My expectations for final Geography is to know countries/capitals (states/capitals). I encouraged them to make flashcards. the final will be label the countries and complete a match page of capitals to countries.
Homework: continue to work on Africa daily. Pick a section of the world each day to review. Do not wait until the last two weeks to review the world.
Science: We all touched a chicken bone ...ewwwww! There was plenty of hand sanitizer:) We have to wait until next week to see what happens to it in the vinegar. (may be posting some pics on Facebook, we will see how gross it gets) This was all to introduce the bones. We took our quiz on the ear as well.
Homework: Study for quiz on skin next week. Draw bones in sketch book and label.
Literature: Lots of discussion....some of it even on the book! LOL The boys did all learn one does not call a girl fat in modern times, most valuable lesson. We made a "sketchy" outline in class. I am trying to wean them off a hand fed outline and get them to structure it more themselves.
Homework: Write paper on how as the garden changes, the characters changed as well. You may wish to start reading Door in the Wall.
Latin: We took our Vocab quiz and discussed how to find the stem of a verb. We also reviewed the four principal parts. then we parsed, parsed, and parsed :) I encouraged them to used the flash cards in the back of the book. Please bring your purple folder and book to class next week.
Homework: pages 113-122 in our book. Keep working on vocab and flashcards.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Week 8
Another fantastic week, it finally feels like we are getting back into the swing of things!
Brandon has volunteered snack for next week. Also, a mask theme was presented to try out for next week as well :)
Algebra: I handed quizzes back, excellent job. On a letter scale they averaged about a B! I was very proud of this. I introduced 3 lessons with the reminder of why we are slowing down a bit. It doesn't mean they take a day off. It means they can use the time to polish the skills that are weak.
Homework: Lessons 88 through 90
Rhetoric: Decent discussion. I mentioned for them not to treat this as a check in the box. To read their chapters and ponder what they have read so they are better prepared for discussion.
Homework: Read chapters 27 - 29 Know your catechism questions.
Literature: Excellent papers on Amos Fortune!
Homework: Read Secret Garden START RIGHT NOW!!!
Science: We took our heart quizzes and introduced skin. We did two neat science experiments :)
Homework: Be ready for test on ear. Draw and label skin in notebook.
Geography: We went over some Geography Terms in class, and reviewed us through South America.
Homework: Draw Africa each day. Review a different section each day. Geography needs to be daily at this point. You cannot wait until the last 2 weeks to review and study for the big test. It needs to start now :)
Latin: We reviewed the Purple notebook again, then we parsed, parsed, and parsed some more.
Homework: Study vocabulary for quiz next week. Complete 3 nouns and 3 verbs worksheet and decline/conjugate. Workbook pages 105-112.
Brandon has volunteered snack for next week. Also, a mask theme was presented to try out for next week as well :)
Algebra: I handed quizzes back, excellent job. On a letter scale they averaged about a B! I was very proud of this. I introduced 3 lessons with the reminder of why we are slowing down a bit. It doesn't mean they take a day off. It means they can use the time to polish the skills that are weak.
Homework: Lessons 88 through 90
Rhetoric: Decent discussion. I mentioned for them not to treat this as a check in the box. To read their chapters and ponder what they have read so they are better prepared for discussion.
Homework: Read chapters 27 - 29 Know your catechism questions.
Literature: Excellent papers on Amos Fortune!
Homework: Read Secret Garden START RIGHT NOW!!!
Science: We took our heart quizzes and introduced skin. We did two neat science experiments :)
Homework: Be ready for test on ear. Draw and label skin in notebook.
Geography: We went over some Geography Terms in class, and reviewed us through South America.
Homework: Draw Africa each day. Review a different section each day. Geography needs to be daily at this point. You cannot wait until the last 2 weeks to review and study for the big test. It needs to start now :)
Latin: We reviewed the Purple notebook again, then we parsed, parsed, and parsed some more.
Homework: Study vocabulary for quiz next week. Complete 3 nouns and 3 verbs worksheet and decline/conjugate. Workbook pages 105-112.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Week 7
I want to take a moment and thank you again for the awesome opportunity to work with each of your children. Each week God blesses me through them and I am always left in awe of our Father's work in each of these young ones :)
Great week! Great pancakes! Thank you Debbie for helping out and for my favorite breakfast treat...bacon. YUM!
Jordan, thank you for snack this week. Anyone want next? If I don't hear from anyone, I can provide :)
Algebra: After I finished coughing we had a productive week! (Got my inhaler refilled, cough is doing much better) We had our quiz, and moved forward only 3 lessons. I also gave a handout on what a classical student looks like....this was a hard one for me to read, but a good reminder.
Homework: Up to lesson 87. KNOW THE GRAMMAR!
Rhetoric: It was a very quiet morning today. We discussed Chapters 21 - 23. We also played a buzz board game with the catechism questions.
Homework: Read Chapters 24 - 26. CATECHISM QUESTIONS ALL.
Geography: I handed out Asia. Everyone did a stellar job! We discussed study skills for Geography and started in on Africa. Please check out the web links I have on this page. They have some fun Geography games.
Homework: Work on Geography Terms up to shoreline. Practice drawing Africa at least three times a day. Use the notebook and dry erase and trace it or use paper.
Science: We took our test on the brain. Everyone's heart diagram looked fantastic. We introduced the ear and performed a couple science experiments.
Homework: Study for heart quiz. Draw ear in notebook and label.
Literature: Once again the room was quiet today. (I think it was just one of those days) We discussed Amos Fortune and freedom. I challenged each of them to think of one word they would like their lives to represent. A theme that showed up in both rhetoric and here was relationship vs. religion.
Homework: Write an essay on how living in a Christian home influenced Amos Fortune. Start reading Secret Garden.
Latin: I introduced the latin notebook :) This notebook, along with the packet I handed out first semester should help the students understand parsing a bit better. (If you need me to send this packet again, let me know I can email it to you) In order to decline a noun or Conjugate a verb students can: look up word in back of notebook to find declension/conjugation. Look up that declension/conjugation in notebook and use that to help decline/conjugate the word.
We also practiced parsing sentences in class YEAH!!
Homework: There is a lot...A LOT to memorize in Book 4. Start with the endings and vocabulary. We are adding new vocabulary this week, up to page 104. Will try to post a link to a study stack for vocabulary up to this point :)Decline 3 of the new vocabulary. Conjugate 3 of the new vocabulary. Turn these pages in. Open book quiz #2, BRING BACK. We will go over in class next week.
Great week! Great pancakes! Thank you Debbie for helping out and for my favorite breakfast treat...bacon. YUM!
Jordan, thank you for snack this week. Anyone want next? If I don't hear from anyone, I can provide :)
Algebra: After I finished coughing we had a productive week! (Got my inhaler refilled, cough is doing much better) We had our quiz, and moved forward only 3 lessons. I also gave a handout on what a classical student looks like....this was a hard one for me to read, but a good reminder.
Homework: Up to lesson 87. KNOW THE GRAMMAR!
Rhetoric: It was a very quiet morning today. We discussed Chapters 21 - 23. We also played a buzz board game with the catechism questions.
Homework: Read Chapters 24 - 26. CATECHISM QUESTIONS ALL.
Geography: I handed out Asia. Everyone did a stellar job! We discussed study skills for Geography and started in on Africa. Please check out the web links I have on this page. They have some fun Geography games.
Homework: Work on Geography Terms up to shoreline. Practice drawing Africa at least three times a day. Use the notebook and dry erase and trace it or use paper.
Science: We took our test on the brain. Everyone's heart diagram looked fantastic. We introduced the ear and performed a couple science experiments.
Homework: Study for heart quiz. Draw ear in notebook and label.
Literature: Once again the room was quiet today. (I think it was just one of those days) We discussed Amos Fortune and freedom. I challenged each of them to think of one word they would like their lives to represent. A theme that showed up in both rhetoric and here was relationship vs. religion.
Homework: Write an essay on how living in a Christian home influenced Amos Fortune. Start reading Secret Garden.
Latin: I introduced the latin notebook :) This notebook, along with the packet I handed out first semester should help the students understand parsing a bit better. (If you need me to send this packet again, let me know I can email it to you) In order to decline a noun or Conjugate a verb students can: look up word in back of notebook to find declension/conjugation. Look up that declension/conjugation in notebook and use that to help decline/conjugate the word.
We also practiced parsing sentences in class YEAH!!
Homework: There is a lot...A LOT to memorize in Book 4. Start with the endings and vocabulary. We are adding new vocabulary this week, up to page 104. Will try to post a link to a study stack for vocabulary up to this point :)Decline 3 of the new vocabulary. Conjugate 3 of the new vocabulary. Turn these pages in. Open book quiz #2, BRING BACK. We will go over in class next week.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Week 6
Another awesome week! (alliteration:) Great discussions were had and some deep topics were grazed. I would like to let all the parents know, we had a good talk on time management. This is an issue I believe all Challenge A kids have to deal with. It is a difficult life skill for us moms sometimes too :) Some wonderful ideas were thrown about and encouragement reigned.
Would anyone like to pick up snack for next week??
Next week is pancake breakfast. Please see separate email.
The 23rd is skiing at Sugar for $20!! You cannot beat that price. See separate email as well.
Rhetoric: We finished up It Just Couldn't Happen this week with some very deep conversation about not everyone making it to heaven. I highly encourage you to continue this talk with your child at home. It can be overwhelming to understand that there really is a hell that people will go to.
Homework: Know your cat questions!! Read chapters 21 - 23 in Don't Check Your Brains
Literature: Great papers! We discussed the writing process and how an outline can help give you more words or reign them in. I also let them know that if they feel led to write a paper in a different direction then what the guide suggests, I am alright with them doing that. There were some questions on the conclusion. A conclusion will: Repeat the main idea, remind the reader of the topic discussed, it might discuss the most significant and why, and then a final clincher. The final clincher in these essay will be the opinion of the writer expressed without using the word "I".
Homework: Read Amos Fortune. Keep your writing topic in mind.
Science: We took our quiz on the mouth. I checked everyones work on the brain. Then the students got a little more then they bargained for :) Our science experiment for the heart involved testing our aerobic capacity. Ms. Bonnie is also a personal trainer and happens to know quite a bit on how to take care of our heart. So that is where our discussions in science went to today.
Homework: Draw and label heart in sketch notebook. There will be a brain quiz next week.
Geography: It's done!!! Asia is done!
Homework: Start in on Africa, which will seem like a dream after Asia :) I gave the kids maps to take home of the world. I want them to fill in what they can to review. THese are small maps so hit the highlights. Bring them back next week. I really want them to start spending some time in review. These maps will be bigger later on.
Latin: This was one of those weeks with Latin I could have really used two hours. I started to introduce the 3rd Declension....and then I realized I had the wrong sheet (love those moments). We reviewed declension and all declension endings and started to decline again. We discuissed the classical model and how it works. How even though they are more in that dialetic stage, there is still grammar be learned.
Homework: Work on vocabulary up to this point. Focus on whether masculine or feminine. Know your 1st and 2nd declension endings and 1st, 2nd, 3rd Conjugations endings. I am going to hold off one week on our quiz.I am in the process of putting together a better "cheat" sheet to study from :)
Workbook pages up 90...BUT I would rather the focus be on these endings and getting familiar with the 3rd declension on pages 189 - 191. We can catch up on workbook pages next week.
Would anyone like to pick up snack for next week??
Next week is pancake breakfast. Please see separate email.
The 23rd is skiing at Sugar for $20!! You cannot beat that price. See separate email as well.
Rhetoric: We finished up It Just Couldn't Happen this week with some very deep conversation about not everyone making it to heaven. I highly encourage you to continue this talk with your child at home. It can be overwhelming to understand that there really is a hell that people will go to.
Homework: Know your cat questions!! Read chapters 21 - 23 in Don't Check Your Brains
Literature: Great papers! We discussed the writing process and how an outline can help give you more words or reign them in. I also let them know that if they feel led to write a paper in a different direction then what the guide suggests, I am alright with them doing that. There were some questions on the conclusion. A conclusion will: Repeat the main idea, remind the reader of the topic discussed, it might discuss the most significant and why, and then a final clincher. The final clincher in these essay will be the opinion of the writer expressed without using the word "I".
Homework: Read Amos Fortune. Keep your writing topic in mind.
Science: We took our quiz on the mouth. I checked everyones work on the brain. Then the students got a little more then they bargained for :) Our science experiment for the heart involved testing our aerobic capacity. Ms. Bonnie is also a personal trainer and happens to know quite a bit on how to take care of our heart. So that is where our discussions in science went to today.
Homework: Draw and label heart in sketch notebook. There will be a brain quiz next week.
Geography: It's done!!! Asia is done!
Homework: Start in on Africa, which will seem like a dream after Asia :) I gave the kids maps to take home of the world. I want them to fill in what they can to review. THese are small maps so hit the highlights. Bring them back next week. I really want them to start spending some time in review. These maps will be bigger later on.
Latin: This was one of those weeks with Latin I could have really used two hours. I started to introduce the 3rd Declension....and then I realized I had the wrong sheet (love those moments). We reviewed declension and all declension endings and started to decline again. We discuissed the classical model and how it works. How even though they are more in that dialetic stage, there is still grammar be learned.
Homework: Work on vocabulary up to this point. Focus on whether masculine or feminine. Know your 1st and 2nd declension endings and 1st, 2nd, 3rd Conjugations endings. I am going to hold off one week on our quiz.I am in the process of putting together a better "cheat" sheet to study from :)
Workbook pages up 90...BUT I would rather the focus be on these endings and getting familiar with the 3rd declension on pages 189 - 191. We can catch up on workbook pages next week.
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