SL Core H Week 5A Dec. 12-17, 2016

SL Core H 
Week 5A 
Dec. 12-17, 2016

Dd in our church's Christmas play on Sunday

First some Christmas pictures, then update, then our academic progress for the week.

Our tree is up, and so are all our decorations!  Most of the decorations are one's we have made ourselves, or are gifts, or are song birds.  We make or buy a pair of birds to add to our Christmas tree every year, and write the year (or sew it) on each bird, so we can remember which year it came along.

Some close-ups of our tree-

Hello Friends!

We had a good week, and finished two books!  Last week Dd was sick, and as I am typing this (following last week), Dd has a new fever and is sick...again.  Now you all know why we homeschool year round!  I'd much rather have a flexible schedule and not stress when life throws curve balls!!!  I have been fighting the fever too, but as mom,  you know how it goes.

SNOW and wind chills that are -10 to -20 degrees.  



It is so cold and miserable that a opossum has taken up residence in a bush beside one of my feeders, and it comes out each afternoon to eat black sunflower seeds each afternoon.



  It is very unusual to see opossum's out in the middle of the day as they are usually nocturnal.  

We had a Mourning Dove this week, which is highly unusual for our feeders.  

Zeus, being the tough-guy!

It was snowing so bad on Wednesday night that our church canceled the Olympians program, which was going to be a mini-Christmas party.  I was so thankful to not have to drive in all that snow!  We had already made it in for Dd's music classes, and arrived home ten minutes before the snow started falling again.  

"You lookin' at me??"

With all our time inside, Dd made a lot of nice things this week.  She asked me to get my tub of old sheets and fabrics down from the attic on Monday so she could start on a Greek dress.  She worked on it for hours, and I thought it looked done, but she says she still has more to do on it.  She did some wire pieces, bracelet and forehead head pieces like in the LOTR movies that the elves wore.  This week was a piano week, and she composed two songs and recorded them on her electronic keyboard after using the piano to write them.  Dd had a good week--very creative week.

Mini-Updates:

Sophie--my dog is doing well, so far.  That is the hard thing about cancer--it always is brewing where we can't see it.  She doesn't pop up and follow me from room to room as much; which is a huge deal, as she use to be neurotic about that.  But, being tired more often isn't too bad.

Chickens---I've been sharing a lot of tasty snacks for them.  We had frozen deer organs (after baking them) and I purred them and they loved them!  They are inside their coop, with their heating lamp, staying warm. "Pauline" had a pile-up of poop on her back-end, so I brought her in and washed her bottom until I got the big clump washed off.  Then I towel dried her, and found she was still too wet to go back out with the other birds.  I actually used my blow-dryer to get her back 'pantaloones' all puffy and dry.  She didn't put up any fight to any of the procedure...oddly enough?!  I guess she knew I was trying to help her?  So, that is something I can add to my resume in the future!  They are all doing well stuck inside; which is better than I hoped or expected.  One day this week we only got 4 eggs!  So the amount of eggs they lay varies greatly now-- from 4 to 13 daily.

Giz: Spent most of the week in hospital...procedure done...and potential improvement in her health.  She is so looking forward to her upcoming Christmas party!  

My mom: could still use prayer!  She has had the hardest two weeks.  She moved into a new care facility last week, and had to do so much of the move oversight at her old apartment.  She has really been through the wringer.  As this is a public forum, I won't say much about this situation, but she really needs prayers for the Lord to provide PEACE, CALM, and CARE for her.  I pray for the staff and other residents to be very kind and loving to her, as this transition has been VERY taxing.  I wish I could say more, as my heart is extremely concerned, but I will put her privacy above me.

Christmas Count-Down:

I got all but two cards done!  I spend a lot of time on drawing on each card, so it took me a few weeks to complete my cards.

Academics:

Bible:

A Harmony of the Gospels by Robert L. Thomas

This week we read the chapter on: The Early Years of Jesus Christ"

with our Bible and Believer's Bible Commentary:

Jesus' birth: Matthew 1: 18- 25

Luke 2: 1-39

Matthew 2: 1-23

Holman Bible Atlas

pg 216-218

I really like seeing so many of the pictures of this book, and getting an image of where we are talking about..but much of the info is general knowledge for us.  Nice to have though!

What the Bible Is All About by Dr. Henrietta C. Mears

"UNDERSTANDING LUKE"

pg 466-473

We finished the chapter on Understand Luke that we started last week.  I have to say, as we have spent Dd's whole life doing bible study together, it gets harder to find material that helps us understand this material in new ways, or deeper.  You can imagine how many times we've read some stories (like Jesus' birth), but this book, this chapter was really good; i.e. new information for me.  It really helped me to see Luke differently/better.

Here are a few highlights from this chapter:

"Matthew presents Christ as King, to the Jews.

Mark presents Christ as the servant of Jehovah, to the Romans.

Luke presents Christ as the perfect man, to the Greeks." pg 460

"Luke alone tells the story of the visit from the shepherds (see Luke 2:8-20)" pg 461

"Luke is the Gospel for the outcast on the earth. It is Luke who tells of the good Samaritan (see Luke 10:33), the publican (see Luke 18:13), the prodigal son (see Luke 15:11-24), Zacchaeus (see Luke 19:2) and the thief on the cross (see Luke 23:43).  He is the writer who has the most to say for womanhood (see Luke 1-2).  Luke records Jesus' compassion for the woman of Nain and the depths of His mercy for the woman who was a sinner.  His regard for woman and children is shown repeatedly (see Luke 7:46, 8:3; 8:42; 9:38; 10:38-42; 11:27; 23:27).

Luke alone tells us about the bloody sweat in Gethsemane; the walk with two disciples to Emmaus; Jesus' leading His disciples out as far as Bethany and that as He lifted up His hands and blessed them, He was parted from them.......

Luke tells us more of the prayers of our Lord than any other Gospel writer.  Prayer is the expression of human dependence on God.  Why do so many in the Church appear to be working, yet so  few people appear to be reached for God? Why does there appear to be so much activity, but so few are brought to Christ? The answer is simple: There is not enough private prayer.  The cause of Christ does not need less working but more praying." pg 462

Dd's Bible assignments (independent):

The BBC Manual by Gregg Johnson

(Turn Your Bedroom into a Bible College)

pg 52-57

But Don't All Religions Lead to God?

Chapter 8

She attended church, but no Sunday School, and no Olympians on Wednesday

Dd performed in the Christmas Play! She was a very good shepherd and had a joint speaking part with two other shepherds.

Dd and Agnes napping on the floor with Sophie (not pictured).

Psalm of the Week:

Psalm 61:

Hear my cry, O God;

    listen to my prayer.

From the ends of the earth I call to you,

    I call as my heart grows faint;

    lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

 

For you have been my refuge,

    a strong tower against the foe.

I long to dwell in your tent forever

    and take refuge in the shelter of your wings.[b]

 

For you, God, have heard my vows;

    you have given me the heritage of those who fear your name.

Increase the days of the king’s life,

    his years for many generations.

 

May he be enthroned in God’s presence forever;

    appoint your love and faithfulness to protect him.

Then I will ever sing in praise of your name

    and fulfill my vows day after day.

Math:

Math U See: Geometry

4 A, B, C, D, E

Science:

Apologia: General Science:
Module 2: Air

completed everything--test 83%

text pg 41-50

student notebook: 28-34

review: 328-334

History:

Story of the World

Ch. 6: New Colonies in the New World

Ch. 7:  The Spread of Slavery

Ch. 8: The Middle East

BiblioPlan Companion: Medieval History Vol II

Ch. 32: King Edward VI, Queen Mary I

(ANOTHER FANTASTIC CHAPTER!  SUCH A GREAT BOOK!  I really learned a lot about the children of Henry VIII's !!!

pg 664-680

BP Advanced Maps:

Wk: 27: The Reformation Begins

Language Arts:

Dd wrote letter to Addy and Lexi

Word Roots by The Critical Thinking Co.

pg 53-56

SL Language Arts page "Wk 5"

Mom's Binder for Mini-Book Reports:

Wrote summary for: Out of Many Waters : completed

Read Aloud:

OUT OF MANY WATERS by Jacqueline Dembar Greene: Completed

Good Reads summary: Set in 1654, against the backdrop of the Portuguese Inquisition, this historical novel tells the story of 12-year-old Isobel. Escaping from the monastery where she and her sister have been held, she stows away on a ship in hopes of finding her parents again. Braving loneliness, storms and privateers, Isobel is befriended by a group of passengers and becomes one of the first Jewish immigrants to settle in New Amsterdam. 

***I really liked this book a great deal!  Very good and touching!****

One of the earlier pictures of our deck table...which got doubled in snow by the end of the week.

Believe it or not, there is even more snow as I type!

THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER by Barbara Robinson: Completed

(Warning: This book has some things that I had to edit on the fly....they picked on people because they were over-weight, and there were a few instances of using the Lord's name inappropiately, that I had to edit, and just a few places, here and there, that I just skipped over. We did LAUGH a lot at the funny parts, and touched by the tenderness in other parts...but this is a perfect example of a "READ ALOUD" where the adult reading can edit and skip to get to the gems of the story, and it IS worth the work to get to the good parts!

Good Reads Review:

The Herdmans are the worst kids in the history of the world. They lie, steal, smoke cigars, swear, and hit little kids. So no one is prepared when this outlaw family invades church one Sunday and decides to take over the annual Christmas pageant.

None of the Herdmans has ever heard the Christmas story before. Their interpretation of the tale—the Wise Men are a bunch of dirty spies and Herod needs a good beating--has a lot of people up in arms. But it will make this year's pageant the most unusual anyone has seen and, just possibly, the best one ever.

As a reviewer commented: "In the end, this is not just a funny book, but a powerful story of redemption. Through most of the book, I can't stop laughing, but by the end I am always reading through tears, even after having read it eleven times." Anita Silvey, in her guidebook Children's Books and Their Creators, agreed: "The book is great fun and continues to be enjoyed by readers each holiday season."

Reader:

The Ghost of Tokaido Inn by Dorothy Hoobler

Good Reads Review:  While attempting to solve the mystery of a stolen jewel, Seikei, a merchant's son who longs to be a samurai, joins a group of kabuki actors in eighteenth-century Japan.

Fun Reader:

Eragon by Christopher Paolini

**Dd is really loving this book, and asked for Christmas, one of the set we were missing.  We own three of the four books in the series, and wants to make sure we have the missing one here before she gets to it!

Good Reads Summary: One boy. One dragon. A world of adventure.

When Eragon finds a polished blue stone in the forest, he thinks it is the lucky discovery of a poor farm boy; perhaps it will buy his family meat for the winter. But when the stone brings a dragon hatchling, Eragon realizes he has stumbled upon a legacy nearly as old as the Empire itself.

Overnight his simple life is shattered, and he is thrust into a perilous new world of destiny, magic, and power. With only an ancient sword and the advice of an old storyteller for guidance, Eragon and the fledgling dragon must navigate the dangerous terrain and dark enemies of an Empire ruled by a king whose evil knows no bounds.

Can Eragon take up the mantle of the legendary Dragon Riders? The fate of the Empire may rest in his hands.

Music:

Class: Beginning Band: Tenor Sax: 1:30 hours

Class: Intermediate Band: Alto Sax: 1:30 hours

Class: Piano with Mrs. March: :30 minutes

flute practice: 30 minutes

Alto Sax: 1:30 hours

Piano: 6 hours

Composed & Recorded two songs

Art:

Drawing, various pieces, but a really nice dragon: 2:30

wire sculpting: 4:30

sewing/dress (Greek) sheet: 6:00 hours

She wore this--it went on/above her forehead...pretty.  She also made a braided leather head piece that she used a wire and a hot glue gun to attach to it, to wear as another head piece.

The gag / cheesy wreath that Dd made last week.

Home Economic's:

Baking cookies with Papa (Sat & Sun): 7:00 hours

Busy Hands: A VERY busy week!

Dd turned a leather skirt into this thing to wear on her forearm.  It holds her two throwing knives.  

This is how she tightens it to stay tight on her forearm, it is fitted to her arm... I didn't even ask her to model it for me, just thought I'd show it here.  It took her about 4 hours to complete.

She turned an old sheet into a dress---with long sleeves--I'll post a picture later.

Chicken Care, each day

Dish Duty

Physical Education:

Walk in the snowy woods alone: 1:00 hours

Exercises at night: 30 minutes each night: 3:00 hours

A good week---and now she is back to being sick with a flu.  Let's pray she gets better faster this time!  I pray you all have a great week!

This is a pillow my mom made for my Dd---she keeps it on her bed.  It says: "No one is rich enough to do without a friend."

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