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I meant to review our week last  but life got in the way.  So I guess I'll do it now.

We actually completed everything I had planned.  (As opposed to today where we did NOTHING. LOL)

In history, we are continuing on with the ancient Greeks.  Mackenzie did not get to do her beloved "notes" because the computer that is hooked up to the printer isn't working, so we had to skip that.  She says that she wants to go back and complete them when I finally get it up and running. This from the child who hates to write.

In LA we started reading The Year of Miss Agnes which we both LOVE!  Such a good book.  She's also read Clara and the Bookwagon and A Long Way to a New Land for her readers.  

We started learning about the writing process using Sonlight's Diamond Notes.  We haven't gotten too far into it to really have an opinion. This weeks lessons look more interesting.

 And we learned about onomatopoeia. Say that 5 times fast. I can't even say it one time correctly. 

We also started using Modern Curriculum Press Phonics and Wordly Wise, which she loves.  Spelling was a review week. Words that she knew perfectly for the last 4 weeks she can no longer spell.

In math she learned her -9's.  Those came as easily as the +9's.  We always like it when that happens.  Mr. Demme and his tricks that promote understanding are soooo cool.

In Bible we are continuing on in Genesis and reading about Joseph.  She always loves this story.

Since we haven't had time to get back into AWANA we've been using the Sing the Word: A New Commandment cd that came with the core.  She's working on the entire 1st Psalm.  It's supposed to take 6 weeks to learn but she's only got 2 more verses until she has it totally memorized.

I have to say I truely dislike this particular cd.  All the verses are either KJV or NKJV.  I much prefer the one in core C that used NIV verses. Neither one of us has a clue as to what they are talking about on this cd, being modern english speakers ourselves. We, of course, reread the Psalm in a different translation but it would be nice to have them "hidden in our heart" using a language we comprehend. LOL  As Mackenzie said when we read it in NIV, "Why can't they just say that on the cd?"  Why indeed my dear daughter?

In science, we're learning about water and the water cycle.  We are also adding in our own unit about the body and we started that.  Lots of fun.

For "art" she spent hours making pictures for her daddy.  We finally have an address so we can send him things and she wanted to make sure he had lots of pictures.  How sweet is she?