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Feb. 23, 2009

Week 23, Feb 16-20, 2009

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Our week was very interesting.  First off, I substituted the assigned Bible readings (2 Sam 11 and 2 Sam 13) with selections from Psalms.  If you are wondering why I did that, just look up those chapters in your Bible and you will work it out pretty quickly!.  I was pretty upset that SL had assigned those readings, since we are doing Core 4 and those themes seem way too mature for the intended age group, which is 9-12.  I did write a letter to SL about it, so I hope they look into it.

It seemed that this week we got to the end of a lot of things.  We wrapped up our readings about WWI in The World Wars book.  We finished up Cheaper by the Dozen, and we even finished up K's reader and A's read aloud, Hero Over Here. 

I wanted to indulge in a few minutes just to give my thoughts on these books.  The World Wars is certainly not a "nice" book.  It is pretty graphic and spared no details.  The photographs were at times very shocking as were the descriptions and readings.  However, we have learned quite a bit about WWI and I feel that the book really covered this tragic period in our history very well.  So I give it a thumbs up, with reservations.  I think it may be too graphic for children who may really be sensitive or on the younger side of Core 4. 

Cheaper by the Dozen was certainly very enjoyable.  It was the 2nd book so far, though, that had some cursing in it.  We had a good talk with K. on what cursing is, and why we don't use it, and I tried to skip it when I could when I was reading aloud.  A few times I was caught unaware and said the word out loud, which made me really flushed!  LOL  I know SL sometimes gets flack about using books with language in it, but I am glad they aren't willing to toss out great books just because of some mild language.  I think it is an excellent time to explain to your children what cursing is and why it is not appropriate language to use.

Hero Over Here was also a good book showing a side of WWI that is not well known.  There was a flu epidemic that spread like wildfire throughout the world toward the end of WWI.  The epidemic killed more people than the war did!  So it was very good to be exposed to that part of our history as well.

We reviewed different types of protists in science this week. 

K. moved on in math and A. had a review week.  She may have another one.  I am a bit perplexed as what to do with her.  She knows the math, but makes numerous "mental" mistakes, due largely in part to lack of focus.  However, she doesn't have ADD or anything like that, she just needs the right environment, I think to do math well.  She doesn't make mental errors in any other subject.  I am going to try having her do her math at the kitchen table, next to me.

L. had her usual good week.  No major issues or concerns. 

That is all. 

God bless,
A.H.
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