CO-OP! First day for WNHEN co-op. It went well :)
Lee had Choir, followed by Computer Security. Fox worked on his Math while Choir was going on because he doesn't have a 9am class, but then he had Watercolor. I sat with Fox while he did math and then Lee in Computer Security. Afterwards, Lee went to Watercolor and Fox went to Chemistry for Fun. I stayed with Lee for Watercolor but would have liked to be in the Chemistry class :) Lunch was after this and since we didn't bring a dish, we went to Sonic for fast food. Also went to Wally World in hopes of getting some photos of 4H activities for the kids' project books. Unfortunately the thumbdrive I brought had no 4H photos. Go figure! Anyway, so we decided to head back to co-op for Lee's Student Council and both were scheduled for PE. We skipped PE though and went in search of an ice cream cake for Lee's 14th birthday. We found a Dairy Queen off the main road and she picked out a chocolate chip cookie dough blizzard cake (no actual 'cake' in it). Then we rushed home to get the project books completed and turned in by 4pm. I discovered some missing pages in their books so we had to go to the extension office early to get those, get them filled out and to make sure everything was in page protectors (each. sheet. in. its. own. page. protector.) Sigh. Finally got done at 3:59pm! But thankfully that is done! Just hope that it was done satisfactorily and next year they will be working on completing the books throughout the year- none of this last minute stuff! Well, not all at the last minute anyway. So that was Monday!
Tuesday: No school- Holiday (aka: Lee's Birthday!) It was a good day...just doing whatever. Dh had to work so Lee had to wait until after 5pm to have her 'celebration' but I did let her open two gifts earlier in the day. She got Zoo Tycoon, a necklace and some foo-foo smelling bath stuff ;) I also let her pick out a movie to watch to pass time (with no school they have hours of 'what-to-do' time!)- she chose My Fair Lady. That held her over until a little after 5 when her dad got home. We went to a local burger joint called Ben's Diner. She had a mushroom swiss burger (actually both her and Fox did); I had a guacamole burger and dh had the cowboy burger (that one had onion rings on it...and was BIG..he couldn't even finish it all). Lee's friend had called earlier but I got the message late so she called back towards the end of our dinner. We came home to eat some yummy ice cream cake and for her to open the rest of her gifts. She got art stuff! Sketch book, construction paper and a large drawing pad (the kind you can set on the floor and draw on). Then she headed off to dance class where they all sang Happy Birthday to her. It was a good day :)
Wednesday: 09/22/2010 (The day that actually felt like Monday!)
Both:
Bible reading (Exodus 16 & 17)
Bible reading (Exodus 16 & 17)
Verses: Lee: Galatians 5: 22,23 (my fav!); Fox: 2 Timothy 3: 16, 17
Plutarch's Lives: plugging along with Julius Caesar...really we will finish it!
Math: Lee: BA HC- Lessons 47 & 48 (she checks her own work and only comes to me if she needs help); Fox: PA, chapters 5 & 6 but he has to redo Chapter 6 (didn't answer questions because he hasn't been keeping track of formulas ...has lost his 3x5 card...will make a new one)
Reading: Lee: Prince Caspian; Fox: The Fellowship of the Ring
Spanish: Leccion Trecera 11 & 12 (-Vive and Donde?-) & flashcards
Lee:
Computers: Blogger stuff (working on her Art=Awesome blog) but she forgot -or didn't know she could or some reason- to do work on Alison
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World Studies: Chapter 4 Review
The Brendan Voyage; pages 154-161
Fearfully & Wonderfully Made 1st 1/2 chapter 16
Mere Christianity: Book 3, Chapter 3- we actually re-read a chapter without really knowing it! It's a good book and so I don't mind re-reading this one
Fox:
TGSET chapter 26...next up Jesus is before Pilate!
Complete Book of Marvels: half of chapter 27 & notebook page. (I just love this book!)
Story of the World: Chapter 12 and map of Australia; learned about Ned Kelly.
Computers; Blogger- Lego Story
Thursday: 09/23/10
Both:
Bible Reading (Matthew 25 & 27)
Verses: Galatians 5:22, 23 & 2 Timothy 3:16, 17
Bible Reading (Matthew 25 & 27)
Verses: Galatians 5:22, 23 & 2 Timothy 3:16, 17
Math: Lee: BA HC lessons 49-50; Fox: PA Chapters 6 & 7
Reading: Lee: Prince Caspian; Fox: Abraham Lincoln's World, Passion for the Impossible (he wants to read a Star Wars book instead...um no...free time maybe, not for 'school')
Latin: Lesson VII, Worksheet 1 & 2 (Just section 1). I always find it interesting how the beginning can look like Greek (uh, no that's the other foreign language we are working on and it doesn't look anything like it!) but by the time we are done with the lesson it makes sense! I really am liking Memoria Press First Form and intend to go with Second Form next year ;)
Greek: more alphabet review and some matching letters with letter names. I made a quick 'draw' game out of one of the worksheets. The kids used a white-board between the two of them and I'd say a letter, whoever was the first to draw the letter first (and somewhat correctly) won! They did very well and it was a bit of fun :) The final score was Fox 10 to Lee 14. But it was more about the game and learning than winning that's for sure! Be on the lookout for my review of this product (Greek 'n' Stuff's Hey Andrew! Teach Me Some Greek!) in April, but you will get glimpses of what we are doing with it between now and then.
Writing: My Access -Yay! Lee reached Advanced on Language Style and remains Proficient at the other points. I was joking with her and said she was now going to be Fox's writing teacher...I got nervous laughs from both of them at that one! Heehee. Fox is improving :)
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Latin: Lesson VII, Worksheet 1 & 2 (Just section 1). I always find it interesting how the beginning can look like Greek (uh, no that's the other foreign language we are working on and it doesn't look anything like it!) but by the time we are done with the lesson it makes sense! I really am liking Memoria Press First Form and intend to go with Second Form next year ;)
Greek: more alphabet review and some matching letters with letter names. I made a quick 'draw' game out of one of the worksheets. The kids used a white-board between the two of them and I'd say a letter, whoever was the first to draw the letter first (and somewhat correctly) won! They did very well and it was a bit of fun :) The final score was Fox 10 to Lee 14. But it was more about the game and learning than winning that's for sure! Be on the lookout for my review of this product (Greek 'n' Stuff's Hey Andrew! Teach Me Some Greek!) in April, but you will get glimpses of what we are doing with it between now and then.
Writing: My Access -Yay! Lee reached Advanced on Language Style and remains Proficient at the other points. I was joking with her and said she was now going to be Fox's writing teacher...I got nervous laughs from both of them at that one! Heehee. Fox is improving :)
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Lee:
World Studies: page 104-109
History of English Literature: The Literary Lie; I'm not sure why this one gets the boot often but it does. It's well written and easy to follow. I hear grumbles usually when we start but by the time we are done, we've learned some interesting information and the grumbles have dissipated (thankfully!)
Computers: right now she is working on the Monthly Barden newsletter using the Serif Page Plus program we got as a free download from Amazon.
History of English Literature: The Literary Lie; I'm not sure why this one gets the boot often but it does. It's well written and easy to follow. I hear grumbles usually when we start but by the time we are done, we've learned some interesting information and the grumbles have dissipated (thankfully!)
Computers: right now she is working on the Monthly Barden newsletter using the Serif Page Plus program we got as a free download from Amazon.
So far that's our WWAT from 09/20- 09/23/10; there will be more today to add but will do it later. We still have scheduled Science and Shakespeare. Fox is anxious to be done with the 'reading' bit of Shakespeare because he is hoping we can watch the movie. Fox and I still have This Country of Ours to do as well. Then it's ...dunh, dunh, dunnnh...chores!
PS- I wonder if Zoo Tycoon would be considered 'educational' the way my kids use it?!
ahhh... Sonic! Love it!! The closest one is 45 min away, so we don't get it often....
ReplyDeleteDoesn't it feel like a weight is lifted when those 4H books are turned in and you can stop being the frequent visitor at the extension office?
~H