SL Core G Middle Ages Week 25 April 10-15, 2016 BiblioPlan Week 13 Francis of Assisi Bernard of Clairvaux, Anselm

SL Core G Middle Ages Week 25 

April 10-15, 2016 
BiblioPlan Week 13 

Francis of Assisi Bernard of Clairvaux, Anselm

Last week's opening picture was SNOW, then a few days later we rushed up to heat!  It only lasted for two days, but we enjoyed every minute of it!  We did all we could outside.  Can you see the pet taxi on the right of Dd?  Dd decided pitiful kitty Agnes needed to share in the fresh air!



Dd's sax has been returned!

Dd has enjoyed having two sax's this past week!  We will return the rented one soon.  It was interesting for her to compare the two, now that she has a bit of experience.

Hello Friends!

Things are still a bit crazy here--we had Dd's birthday, and we have had some celebrating last week, this week, and the next week!  I'm not sure spreading it out was a good idea---live and learn!

Picnic at Kirk Park

It was SO cold! and the wind cut right through...but, we still had a wonderful time.

Dd received some LOTR figures, and she took them along with us and took action pictures of the figures about our goings on...she had such fun setting up each picture.

Dh took a day off work and we all went to Kirk Park, on Lake Michigan together as a family to celebrate Dd's birthday!  It was a great day! We went all day!

Since we didn't get as much done as I wanted, and Dh had to work on Saturday, so we fit in a bit of our left-overs then.  

A quick summary of our lessons:


Bible:


Veritas Press: Gospels
Teaching by the Sea
Matt 12: 15-21 God's Chosen Servant
Mark 3: 7-12 A Great Crowd Follows Jesus

The Withered Hand:
Matt 12: 9-14 Sheep
Mark 3: 1-6
Luke: 6: 6-11


We read each story with our Bible and Believer's Bible Commentary---I just love our BBC.

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Do Hard Things: A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations

Alex Harris, Brett Harris

Do Hard Things by Alex and Brett Harris
We are deliberately taking our time, stretching this great book out , as part of our bible study/character study.






Christian Studies IV: Memoria Press: 
a few pages a day



Trial and Triumph
Anselm
Bernard Clairvaux
Francis of Assisi



Monks and Mystics by Mindy and Brenda Whithrow


Francis Assisi

BiblioPlan: Medieval, Renaissance & Reformation Companion (2 Book Set)

BiblioPlan Companion of Medieval History
 Chapter 12: Completed

BiblioPlan Advanced Maps:
Map 6 & 7



Math:
Teaching Textbooks Algebra I


Music:
Lots of Music happening!  Sax, piano, and trying out the violin some.  On Dd's birthday, she asked to go to a music store and try some string instruments---she got to try the cello, base, and a half-base, I think!?  The sales person spent about 40 minutes with us, and shared a lot of helpful information.  Dd had a great time trying them all out--she would love to get a cello and take lessons for that.  But, they sure are expensive!
Dd spent about 4 hours on the sax, about 2 hours on the piano, and about 1 hour on the violin.  It was a good music week.





Science:


Apologia General Science
Module 8: in process
(Completed Week 1 of 2)
Student Notebook and Experiment 8.1: Completed

Seidman Park

Nature Hikes:
We met up with my friend from KinderKids (co-teacher), as she showed us a lovely park and hiking trail!  We all did the trail for over an hour.  Plus, we went to Kirk Park for a good long visit--on Lake Michigan.

Finally, someone in Michigan has taken us hiking!!!  Nice trail! Seidman Park

Kingfisher History Encyclopedia 


YouTube History: In Process
Macbeth 1978
I found an old Judy Dench, Ian McKellen
(Magneto and Emperor Palpatine in one play.)



Sonlight Reader:



Adam of the Road by Elizabeth Janet Gray




Art:
Drawing
1 hour plus per day this week





Foreign Language:

Sign Language:
Lessons 1-4
(took the week off french)


Lamplighter Audio:
http://lamplighter.net/c/lamplighter-theatre/
Titus: A Comrade of the Cross
Episode 3: Completed


Language Arts:

IEW's Green Knight: Fix-It
Week 8: Completed

Easy Grammar, Plus
273-275

Cooking:
Hamburgers, she made the grill--charcoal--and grilled

Dd planned out her cake, and worked hard getting it *just* right!

She made her birthday cake and icing 



Pancakes from Scratch

Kirk Park trail

Fun Books:
**The Reason Dd didn't finish Adam of the Road**



Rangers Apprentice, The Lost Stories by John Flanagan: In Process




Sidekick to Mockingjay by Katherine R. Miller from welovenovels
: Completed





Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin: In Process





*no picture* The Way of the Warrior, Bk 1: In Process




Staff of Serapies by Rick Riordan: Completed




Crown of Ptolemy by Rick Riordan: Completed




Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan: Re-Reading

Dd made some silly putty for fun:

Even Sophie was surprised at Dd being able to play two sax's!

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Chicken Tractor #2 and Getting Outside!

Chicken Tractor #2 and Getting Outside!

This time it was my turn to build a Chicken Tractor with Dh.  Most nights, after a l-o-n-g day at work, we would get in an hour or two of puttering in the woodshop making a revised Chicken Tractor.  

I know it looks like my husband is doing all the work, but that is only because I stop working to take a few pictures!  I did just as much cutting on the table saw, circular saw, and miter saw as he did!  He just loves having his picture taken! (ha! joke)

Sophie is a big fan of the chickens...almost TOO interested!  She doesn't want to eat them, just lick them...a little!

Here the girls are....happily in the grass!

The chicks are all doing really well.  Yesterday I had 10 in the garage, and 10 outside in the tractor, so they could spread out some.  I'm still making sprouts for them, to add to the greens (grass, spinach, dandylions...) I've been feeding them.  They are acting more like chickens, and still seem to grow more each day!

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