What We’ve Accomplished Today…09/28/10

I'm gonna get this on here real quick (maybe lol) because I thought it was a good day. And I'm starting my Weekly Wrap-Up post already so that it'll be ready on Friday. I've got a moment to spare :)


Both:
Bible: Matthew 26 & 28 (one's a little behind...still)
Verse: Same as last week because they didn't get it all then...never hurts to go over it again :) Read, write & recite- Lee: Galatians 5: 22, 23 (hasn't written it yet...); Fox: 2 Timothy 3:16, 17
Math: Lee: BA HC Lesson 53; Fox: PA chapters 10 & 11 (reminds me: need to check to make sure 'formulas' have been written that were new)
Science: O&R; we started chapter 2 last week but only got one lesson in. We read "Variations in Theme" and learned (again) the parts of a flower. They went over this quite a bit last year in science but this has more detail and more parts that are explained. We learned today (and yes, that includes me!) that not all plants have both pistils and stamens. I did not know that- or more likely- I'd never thought of it. Feels like I learned something ;)
Foreign Language: FF: Lesson VII, Worksheet 2, Section 2 & we went over Sentence Pattern #2 (S+V+DO) and reviewed Sentence Pattern #1 (S+V). Greek: Learned "a man", "a brother", "apostles", and "I see". It is neat to learn Greek and it's a bit fun to write it too!
Church History: Started on Chrysostom and I was so engrossed that we actually got more than 1/2 way done with the entire chapter on him. There were some confusing wording in the Saints & Heroes book however and it wasn't clear, to us, who certain people were or what their significance was. Perhaps as we read it more it will fall in place :)
Computers/Writing/DN: Lee: worked on Alison and also on a funny writing assignment that I made up on My Access Writing (links to my review). Fox: Did his Lego Story build using Lego Digital Designer; writing with My Access (links to the website) (this will be switched to the Write Foundation tomorrow- but you'll have to wait for the review!). They both checked the daily news in Torrington (...woohooo sooo exciting here....) as well as Washington Times and New York Times. They've not actually been reading anything unless it's 'interesting' they said. Hmmm.
Reading: Lee: Prince Caspian; Fox: ...yet to be done!


Lee:
History/Geography: World Studies; Africa Settings Review- she learned quite a bit about Africa two years ago so this is 'old news' for her ;)
Logic: The Fallacy Detective (...and we didn't write it down!!)
Japanese: practice writing


Fox:
Military History: Boys' Book of Sea Fights; John Paul Jones
Biblical Studies (?): TGSET (last week -or when I wrote about it last- I wrote what he was reading in Matthew; although these are along the same lines *the life of Jesus* totally not the same- this book is historical fiction-- anyways, he's not to the part where Jesus goes before Pilate yet)- Chapter 27


Ah- another great "What We've Accomplished..." bit: Lee made an ant farm!! From the Order & Reality text book she located the study of ants near the end. For probably a year she has been 'harassing' me to buy an ant farm for her. She was even saving up money to buy one- she'd searched tirelessly online for the 'perfect' one. Well, she came across a way to make one of her own. I wish my camera had batteries! It is super neat. She used two jars; one smaller than the other. She put the smaller jar in the larger jar and then put dirt in the space between. Then she dug up some ants. Well, not really dug; they are prolific in our backyard. She even found a wannabe queen (she's too young but does have wings- she'll be queen soon)! Quite the achievement for her and she won't stop watching them! They've started quite a few tunnels already and it is neat to watch them :)


Okay...now it's off to make dinner! It's been a good day :)