May. 28, 2008 - TOG Week 2 Split
Well...harrumph. Last week did NOT go as well as expected. What is it with Monday holidays and homeschooling????
Here, whenever there is something major that blows out ANY OTHER DAY...we can still get it done...have an appointment TUESDAY...NO Problem...what about Wednesday, a three-hour tour??? NO Problem, nice break in fact...and Fridays are a constant source of, "Whoops there is a near WHOLE day off"...but Monday...OH Monday...
If the item in question; the meeting, the errand, the date, the trip to Scottish Rite falls on Monday...I may as well take the REST of the week off. I think the biggest PROBLEM is that Monday is our set-up day. It has ALWAYS been the day that I set up the goals of the week...go over the spelling words...the reading assignments...the science projects...the art. I took Math out of the equation for Mondays in the middle of 2nd grade simply because Math was a big enough set up on it's own to throw onto a different day...but TOG is STILL a huge set up for Monday, even without Math in there.
Well CASPIAN was LAST Monday...and Memorial Day was THIS Monday...two killers in two weeks.
I really thought that Caspian wasn't going to be a problem...I really thought we would just start school TUESDAY and just do projects over the weekend...um nope. First of all she LOVED Caspian. She did notice the differences between the book and the movie...but she liked it anyway...so that is $5 well spent. I didn't get to see it myself, so I can't give a full review...
So Tuesday rolled around and we surely did the setup and SOME of the reading...but the momentum was off...the girls didn't roll quite like I expected them to...AND it was BEAUTIFUL outside...can you say Spring Fever. Anyway...I chalked it up to week 2 of a new curriculum and just kept a-going.
By Thursday, I knew this just was NOT going to fly...we were about 1/2 way through the spines...we had completely LOST King Arthur, Mountain Born AND 12 Dancing Princesses AND my cleaning lady was here on Thursday...which is much more of a distraction than it SHOULD be...but my girls LOVE Mrs. Melissa...and she is only here once every 2 weeks...so we invited her to lunch and took way too much time doing it.
Friday morning I decided, "Pffffft, this is going to be a 2 week week...no worries", because after all I knew that I was facing ANOTHER black Monday with Memorial Day...and so that is where we are. Day 6 of week 2 that is GOING to take us 8 days...so I can't tell you what we've learned yet...but I'll give you a hint...when Boniface was introduced the giggles went up with "Bonny Face Bonny Face"...
They didn't laugh quite as hard when I made them find the Aegean Sea...Wait'll they try to find the Rhine...I already looked...on our modern map the markings are NEARLY nonexistent...Laugh at my mispronunciation, will you?
On the up side...since we have some extra time...we are TOTALLY going to the pool today...It is ABSOLUTELY gorgeous...AND the ps'd kids don't get out of school until June 4th...too bad for them...great for my kids first trip of the season...it'll get the "don't run into the pool"..."don't run away from momma"..."don't throw sand"..."put your face in and blow bubbles" etc pool training done without all the distraction. Plus, let's be realistic, vanity TOTALLY plays a role...I'm FAR to chubby to be THIS white...this week gives me a chance to brown up at bit so I don't startle people next week...it's really for THEIR own good.
See ya around...
Comments
May. 30, 2008 - Your week...
Posted by Karie
sounds a lot like my week. Whenever we have a holiday, or something that is out of the routine, my kids ALWAYS have a hard time getting back to regular school. I'm hoping next week will be better. Good luck to you also.
Karie
www.kariesplace.robertcity.com
Jun. 3, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Posted by CrossView
Mondays always set the tone for the rest of our week.
I try to plan nothing but school and house cleaning just to get us on track. If our Mondays are off, the rest of the week is....
Hope it's all running smoothly again for you! =D
