SL Core H Week 26 "C" (52nd Week on this Core) Sept.10-16, 2017 Grace HS Academy and Viola Lessons Begin

SL Core H Week 26 "C" (52nd Week on this Core) 

Sept. 10-16, 2017

Grace HS Academy and Viola Lessons Begin

Zeus and his girlfriend!  She is so cute, she lightly pecks at his beak during the day---that must be how chickens say, "I love you!"

Hello, Friends!

Aphrodite on the left and Venus on the right--such pretty ladies!

A week of new beginnings or start-backs: Viola lesson, Grace Classes, Olympians at church, and Youth Program.  Viola lessons started on Monday with Christie, who taught her violin lessons last year.   Christie will still help with any violin questions Dd may have this year.  Grace Homeschool Academy classes also started this week.  We signed her up for a Studio Painting, Botany Drawing, and Saxon Geometry.  In case you missed it, I've decided to try Grace for our math this year since our at-home programs weren't strong enough to help Dd get full comprehension.  So far, so good.  

We had a lot of catching up to do as we got home from our trip to Indiana, to visit the newly released Giz from the hospital.  By Thursday she was back in the ER, and hospital.

I had two doctor appointments myself, on Tuesday and Thursday, so Dd had to do some "independent" work on her own; which doesn't always go too well!  She did a little better this week at getting her assignments done than last week, but she still didn't get everything that I assigned done. Blah.  I do think I assigned a very doable load, but she has been so distracted with her drawing and personal books that she is struggling between doing what she wants and what her list is asking her to do.  I guess we all struggle with that and have to figure out that battle individually.

West Michigan Homeschool Fine Arts: Week Two

Intermediate Orchestra and Intermediate Band went well.  The band will be working on some music, for the Christmas program, from The Polar Express!  Her orchestra class is doing some LOTR, Hobbit music that she is SUPER excited about!!!!  Her piano lesson went well too.

Girl's Club on Fri. Night:

After Grace classes, Dd and three of her friends bought matching shirts at a local shop.  Then they went to Girl's Club for a 'games night.'

Pool:

We are trying to close our pool down, but our schedule is making it impossible for Dh and to be home at the same time without something getting in the way.  Monday we started draining the pool.   Tuesday, but only got it half of the drains cleared before it got too dark to go on.  Wednesday was our first Olympians at church, our church's version of Awana, where Dd is co-running the Games portion of the evening again this year.  I'm there to help too but just as the backup adult.  Thursday, at church, was our weekly Strings Group in the evening.  Dd went back to playing her ukulele this week.  Friday night I had to pick Dd up from her Girl's Club---so we could only fit in two nights of working on the pool!

I've kept the two Isa Brown's painted with orange nail polish so I can tell which are Isa's and which are Tetra Brown's.

Canning:
This week I split up the work to can spaghetti sauce into two days to make the lessen the workload.  Friday I picked, washed, de-seeded, and cooked down the tomatoes.  Saturday, I canned the tomatoes and picked three big bowls of green beans to can next week.  I'm glad I've finally got the process all down so I can do it myself and not have to wait for Dh! 



Seeds:
Dh bought some heirloom tomato varieties this year and has asked me to separate those seeds so we can try to start next years tomatoes inside, in the early spring, and save some money.  We've done that with flowers, but not with veg before.  I'm glad to be trying this thrifty idea!

See how wonderfully Zeus' tail feathers have come back!  It is hard to think how pitiful and wounded he was just this spring.

Feathers:
I've been collecting feathers from the Peking (white) ducks and the chickens.  I'm going to wash/sterilize them and see about refilling an old down comforter we have.  Not sure if this will work or not, but why not try?!!

Bible:
We are continuing to read the NT with our Integrated Bible--chronologically:
Jesus Heals Many, Jesus Forgives and Heals a Paralyzed Man: Matt: 8: 2-4; 9: 1-2, 
Jesus Heals a Man with Leprosy: Mark 1: 38-2:4
Jesus Heals Many with Leprosy: Luke 4:44-5:12-19
Jesus Calls Levi and Eats with Sinners Luke 5: 20-30; Matt 9:12-17; Mark 2:17-22; Luke 5:31-39
Jesus Forgives and Heals a Paralyzed Man/ The Calling of Matthew: Matt. 9:3-11
The Calling of Matthew: Mark 2:5-16

Dd's Bible:
Acts-chapters: 11, 16, 17, 26, 27 and 28

SL's Bible Reader:
Daring to Live Life On the Edge by Loren Cunningham
Ch. 4 & 5

Church Activities:
Church, Sunday School, Youth Program, Olympians Program, and Strings Group



Math:
First math class this week at Grace:
Saxon Geometry, Lessons 1-4



History:
BiblioPlan Early Modern Companion:
Ch. 10, More English Colonies, The Restoration of the Monarchy: Completed
Ch. 11, Bacon's Rebellion; King Phillip's War: In Process



Reader: The Singing Tree by Kate Seredy: In Process 



Read Aloud: Les Miserables by Victor Hugo



Grammar:
Easy Grammar, Plus: pg's 339 & 349



Latin:
Word Roots: pg 92



Poetry:
Memorizing The Highwayman--doing good!
The Harp and Laurel Wreath--pg's 219-222, 
The Coventry on pg 223
The Vulture on pg's 223-224
The Height of Ridiculous on pg 225



Foreign Language:
DuoLingo German: 15 min this week



Science:
Apologia Physical Science: Module 12: Completed



Art Classes:
Painting Studio
Botany Drawing

Drawing at home: 5 hours: Aslan drawing and research for painting, Anne of Green Gables drawing
Making things: 2 hours

Music Classes:

Intermediate Orchestra: Violin: 1:30 hours

Intermediate Band: Alto Sax 1:30 hours

Piano lesson with Mrs. March: 30 minutes

Viola lesson with Christie: 30 minutes

Strings Group: 1:15 hours

Volunteering:

Games portion of Olympians: 1:30 hours

Our two Bantams together.  Poirot is the rooster on the left and Ms. Lemon on the right.  Ms. Lemon has become quite the bossy-boss!  She pecks those bigger chickens if they get in her way.  She has somehow worked her way up the pecking order.

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