Core G/Ancients
Week 14 A
Sept 20, 2015
Second Week of Marching Band (alto sax), Choir (both on Wednesday at the Homeschool Building "HSB"), and our LINK homeschool co-op). The music classes seem like a gift from God; Dd is SO beyond pleased! This week I was put to work at the HSB, as they have this deal where parents have to volunteer every week of pay a few hundred dollars. I thought this would be fairly easy, nay, they ran me like a borrowed mule! First we (I was put with the woman they trained on the first week) went to each room and gathered the practice sheets and attendance sheets and tallied the times of practice for each student. Then we were off to the printer. We had six books, and from those six books (each book was for a specific instrument), we had to print out three or four different songs, and make ten copies of each. Most songs were two pages long, and I had to tape the two pages together side-by-side. We started at 8:30 and the woman helping me had to leave at 10 am to take her children to piano lessons. I stayed at the printer and did the last songs and taping until I finished at 10:30 am. We were going as fast as we could the whole time! I'm glad Dd is liking the music classes so much, as that does make me feel better for having to volunteer.
As for the alto sax she is using--it is rented from a music store and they charge $60.00 every month! I will put it out there and see how God solves this problem--I really want to buy a good USED alto sax! I'd rather buy one then get taken to the cleaners from this store! Anyone have any ideas? I will start praying about it. I have to say it feels so good to finally be able to get Dd in to music classes. When she took piano lessons (years ago) she didn't want to practice and it was more trouble than benefit at that point. Now she knows to do her practices every day without my reminding her.
Now for the co-op- it is mostly going good. All my classes have been very fun--as I am with the "KinderKids!" (six kindergarten kids and a really sweet woman who has taught this class for years.)
Dd was still having difficulties with one student, and it really dragged her down. To be honest, Dd looked like she had been run over--super sad and forlorn. With so much being new and so many transitions on our plates I decided to offer her the option of dropping that class and helping out in the nursery that period. She was very glad to hear that! So I emailed one of the board members and asked her if Dd could switch and she said that would be fine. Ahhh, Dd looked like the world was a brighter place when she heard the news. We are praying for a bridge to build between Dd and this other student, but for now I am fine with removing the biggest tension in her life.
Walks in our new woods....well, I have finally started taking short walks in the woods and trying to spend some time outside to recharge my batteries. It really is such a beautiful, old woods and I am just the right person to appreciate it!
Our house in Indiana: The wife had only started her new job in October and the bank wants a full month of paycheck information provided to them before they will agree to give them a loan. I guess the husband's information was fine and not an issue. Now we are waiting until the end of September for her to have a full month of wages to prove her new salary---THEN the bank will do a loan? Our realtor said if all goes well, and the woman's information checks out, we might get to close on October 9th. I don't understand how they can schedule a closing when they still haven't got all the info? But, I will take it as another micro step in the right direction.
Our house in Michigan. This week I truly have not got much done besides the 'have to's.' I really need to figure out a way of fitting in painting or something. It is really bugging me that we still need to put insulation and put new drywall up in the basement "rec room". I also want to get some insulation for the attic of this house. Dh has been working his crazy hours, so he has time to eat dinner, chat for a bit, and go to bed.
Nature Tid-Bits:
So the Sandhill Cranes have been flying way overhead and up really high. I've/We've heard them 4-5 times this week.
The Hummingbirds have definitely not been around much this week. I didn't see any today, and they use to be at our Hummingbird feeders all day.
Bluejays, after not having any Bluejays here all summer, we were surprised to see 2 here this week.
The frogs and toads that were everywhere in August are rare sights now.
Our lessons this week:
Bible:
Veritas Press Chronicles Through Malachi and Job:
Card 90: Done
Esther Saves the Jews, Esther 7 & 8, c.510 BC
Card 91: Done
Ezra Returns to Judah
Ezra 7 c. 458 BC
Card 92: in process
Ezra Forbids Intermarriage
(Dd still working on the worksheets to complete this card.)
Ezra 9 & 10 c.458 BC
The Greenleaf Guide to the Old Testament:
Lesson 171: The Jews Destroy Their Enemies
Lesson 172: Ezra Appointed Governor by Artaxerxes
Lesson 173: The Problem of Foreign Wives
Bible and Believer's Bible Commentary:
Esther 9 & 10
Ezra 7-10
Journey Through The Bible:
pg 180-181
Survey of the Bible:
pg. 121-123
Current Events:
CNN Student News: 1 x this week
Science:
Apologia: Human Anatomy and Physiology: COMPLETED!
pgs 242- 250 and wrote notes along with it. Earned a Star Wars figurine (Princess Leia).
pgs 242- 250 and wrote notes along with it. Earned a Star Wars figurine (Princess Leia).
Math: Math U See: Algebra 1
Lesson 7 A, B, C
We really struggled with this lesson and have decided to go back and start this book again and really focus on it a lot.
Easy Grammar, Plus:
209-215
IEW Fix-It: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight:
Week 4: done
All About Spelling 7:
reviewed Step 1-Step 5
that concludes our review, we go on to new material on Monday, with Step 6.
Typing up her book
I think she has five chapters done?!
Sonlight Timeline for Week 13: completed
Our feature points were Octavian (Augustus Caesar), Jesus Christ, Jerusalem destroyed, and Emperor Trajan's rule at the height of the Roman Empire inAD 117
The Kingfisher History Encyclopedia:
pg 73, 80, 81, 83
Read Aloud: Sonlight
Flame Over Tara
by Madeleine Polland
Flame Over Tara: completed
We really enjoyed this book!
Read Aloud: FUN
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein: in process
We are really enjoying this book--it's a repeat, but we like to repeat books!
Cooking:
Dd made Naan bread
Drawing:
2 sketches this week
Sewing Machine:
*I* got a sewing machine as my anniversary gift, and Dd has sewed on it almost every day since! She says she is learning how to run it so she can *teach me!* She has started her Christmas presents, on the machine, she is making lavender satchels. I've yet to use it!
She did a lot of homework for her Literary Analysis and Speech classes this week. She had to give a speech in her Speech class, and they had to pick a topic they could talk for 3 minutes on--something they know how to do well. She picked describing how to make your own Camp Half-Blood T-shirt! She said she didn't do very well. She did all her homework for the Literary Analysis class and come to find out they didn't have to have it done for two weeks! Oh well, she can work on the new assignment that is due in two weeks.
Fun Books:
Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes: Completed
She loved it, she used her birthday money to buy her own copy, so for a few days we had 2 copies here--one from the library and one that she bought.
The Maze Runner (Book 1)
The Maze Runner: Completed
She loved this book and has already started talking about the three other books in this series
Paper Towns
by John Green
Paper Towns by John Green: just started
The Battle for Skandia: Book Four (Ranger's Apprentice)
by John A. Flanagan
Battle for Skandia: Ranger's Apprentice, Bk 4: in process
Audio's:
By the Shores of Silver Lake CD (Little House-the Laura Years)
On the Shores of Silver Lake by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Speaking of repeated books and audio's--studies have found that we are much more likely to pick up and "own" (metaphorically) new words if we hear them over and over. Wildwood, though fun to hear, easily counts as a grammar lesson in my book!
Wildwood CD (Wildwood Chronicles)
by Colin Meloy
Wildwood--I really liked this audio, and for one of the reasons that a reviewer said they didn't like it--that it uses vocabulary for vocabulary sake. This book just has the most exciting and fun words! It get so bored of books not stretching themselves with big super words--this book does not disappoint! We are on our second time through this audio.Speaking of repeated books and audio's--studies have found that we are much more likely to pick up and "own" (metaphorically) new words if we hear them over and over. Wildwood, though fun to hear, easily counts as a grammar lesson in my book!
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