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Avonlea Academy
Oct. 21, 2009
Fall Updates
It's been quite a while since I wrote here, but that last entry was long enough for two months, at least!
Schooling is going well. I'm surprised but pleased about that. We all seem to be enjoying Sonlight stuff. Our first book Peace Child was brutal and pretty gross in parts; I did some editing on the fly while reading aloud. But it was a great message of how God has instilled his truths in all people groups. We really liked Stink Alley. I chose to skip The Landing of the Pilgrims. No offense, but we read something quite similar to it last year. Amos Fortune, Free Man was also good, but I did get choked up several times. Indian Captive: The Story of Mary Jemison is also very good. I completely lost it a couple of times in the beginning of that one. This book doesn't tell it clearly, but the Indians did kill the rest of her family. She knew this because they wore her families' scalps in front of her. Her mom's last words to her were heart-breaking!
Anyway, Sonlight's schedule is ambitious, as always. I have decided to just cut things out if I want to. Mostly that means we won't necessarily read both books for a given subject. And I don't really see the point of reading the entire sermon of Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God. The highlights are sufficient! (And, truthfully, the whole thing is pretty darn depressing!) None of us is a Civil War buff, so I'll have Katie read The Red Badge of Courage on her own, but we won't also read The Slopes of War. We just studied Lewis & Clark last year, so we'll skip the book about Sacagawea. And I just can't abide reading Tom Sawyer out loud, so I think we'll watch the movie! (Plus, I think that will avoid the "n" word. I hope!)
So, between books we've already read, topics we've already read good books about, and books I'm just saying "no" to (for various reasons), I think we've made the schedule more manageable.
Honestly, the only place we're sort of falling behind in is science, of all things! Katie is studying physical science, and, let's be honest here, physical science is pretty darn BORING compared to fun science like biology or chemistry. But I've got to get back on track with that.
Anyway, yesterday, we took a break simply because we needed to get out and enjoy the beautiful fall weather while we have it. We went to Glen Helen and had a great time!
Gorgeous woodland scene!
Sarah, a sycamore leaf, and a woolly bear
Katie and Sarah and my parents
Looking over the railing with Grandpa
Pretty falls
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