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NOVEMBER 02, 2009
1. I learned how to use the fax machine portion of my 3-in-1 machine today. That is exciting for me because I have owned this machine for years and had never used the fax before. An old dog can learn new tricks. LOL! (not that I am calling myself old.)
2. Last week kind of fell apart towards the end of the week academically. Wednesday we went to activity day, which was a success. Deanna learned how to make sushi. Thursday was an all day work day on the ranch. Friday the kids did branding in the morning and then it was off to town for errands and a weekend sleepover at Nana's house. Okay, maybe I am being too hard on myself. We only fell flat on Friday.
3. I just checked my blog and I didn't really comment on anything about last week. Well I just mentioned the last portion of the week, so now to touch on Monday and Tuesday. Monday was good. I had the kids assignment sheets ready for them. Having the assignments written out ahead of time is really working for all of us. At the end of the day they record what they accomplished in their student agenda's. Monday also included a babysitting job for Deanna. Tuesday was pretty similar to Monday. They worked on their assignment list.
4. I went to the dentist last week on Monday and finally got my tooth fixed. YAY!!! It is feeling so much better. It is still a bit tender to chew with that tooth, but each day continues to get better. Hopefully one of these days it will be pain free all together.
5. The weekend was nice and quiet (because the kids were at my mom's). Saturday Wes did some work at his mom's and Sunday we met with the church.
6. This morning when I got up I thought today was going to be a write off because I felt horrible (bad headache and very tired). But I managed to get the kids assignment lists written up for the week and they spent the day working away at them. In the afternoon my kids discovered some YouTube videos that teach drawing and they spent most of the late afternoon and evening watching them and practicing some drawing skills. Jordan did two very good sketches, one of a sword and one of a battle ax. Deanna tried drawing a dragon as well. Today, in the end, turned out to be a very successful home school day. It was exactly what I had always pictured a good home school day to be.... each working, learning and inspired by something that warrants further delving into. Learning at its natural best. It was a good day.
Things the kids have been doing since last week:
- reading the bible
- math -- a lesson per day
- read about radio activity and nuclear power
- read about 1918 during WW1 - the year of exhaustion
- read many chapters of the book "The Lightening Thief"
- read about ships, boats, and flight
- Jordan did a quiz about WW1
- we watched the movie "Hamlet"
- we attended ACTIVITY DAY, hosted by our home school support group
- ranch work -- weighing calves and branding
- sleepover at Nana's
- shopping
- read about aircraft design and engines
- did research on medieval weapons -- narrowed down the research to medieval swords
- did research on Shakespeare
- babysitting
- read about the magic of mummies
- read about the curse of the mummy
- painted xmas ornaments
- played games
- made sushi
- went to see two pet turtles at a friends house
- read about gruesome grave robbers in Egypt
- watched Dancing with the Stars
- changed the clocks back on Saturday
- sang songs
- discussed James chapter one
- practiced making tongue twisters
- Deanna wrote another new song and a new poem
--- that is all I can remember at the moment
Did you know that this coming Wednesday is "USE YOUR COMMON SENSE DAY"?
~Pam~
I count myself one of the number of those who write as they learn and learn as they write. (Augustine)
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