Wednesday, May 24

Well, this is just embarassing. I'm glad I'm the only one reading this. :) My goal next year is to have all our schoolwork finished by the beginning of May. Knowing the public schools are done is playing havoc with my ability to accomplish anything.

I didn't start The Penderwicks. I completely forgot about it.

We did our SOTW 3 map of the Lewis and Clark expedition.

Robert:

MUS L29B
Singapore Challenging Word Problems 2 - 2 problems

Ruth:

Saxon 5/4 up to part of L54
read From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler - she loved it

I made up a list of what has to be done before the end of school happens. Here it is:

Grammar: done, unless I find that Ruth needs to know adjectives and adverbs for the CAT
Math: Robert - finish MUS Gamma (he's on lesson 29 and there's only 30)
Ruth - through L57 of Saxon 5/4 (maybe L62, too)
Writing: finish BJU ch 2 (3 lessons left)
History: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson notebook pages
finish reading about L&C

Konos is an extra we're doing. I'm not really considering it schoolwork.

Wednesday, May 23

I don't feel like we got much done today. I think I'm ready for the school year to be over. Blech.

I really need to pick a new read-aloud. We finished Justin Morgan Had a Horse last week (loved it!). Sonlight has Calico Bush scheduled and I just cannot get excited about that. Maybe Little House on the Prairie? I'll have to buy a new copy. Mine has fallen apart. Oh, wait. I know! I wanted to read The Penderwicks with the kids this summer. I'll start that tomorrow.

Let's see...

watched Presidents DVD - Thomas Jefferson
watched 30 minutes of PBS Lewis & Clark show
went to the library
no Konos done today

Robert:

MUS watched L29; L29A (done very quickly- yea!)
finished Meet Thomas Jefferson
viola lesson and practice

Ruth:

Saxon 5/4 - corrected L51 & L52; worked on L53
cello practice

Yep, I was right. Not much done.

Ruthie and I watched Shrek tonight. She loved it. It really is a cute movie.

Tuesday, May 22

read about Thomas Jefferson in Hakim
looked up information on field trips (Tractor Supply Store; Mrs. Baird's Bakery - 2 weeks notice)

KONOS - began Patience: Bread,Grain, & Yeast unit
discussed meaning of patience & how farming/making bread relates to patience
reviewed farming vocabulary words
artwork: Vincent van Gogh - The Harvest, Wheatfield with a Reaper;
Monet - Haystacks at the End of Summer
discussed 4-H Club; checked out their web-site - what it is, what the 4 H's mean
looked up Sir Alexander Fleming in encyclopedia; added to timeline

Robert:

MUS L28 Test
started Meet Thomas Jefferson
read parts of The Age of Napoleon
viola practice

Ruth:

Saxon 5/4: finished L52; started L53
read Meet Thomas Jefferson
started Don't Know Much About Thomas Jefferson
started Naya Nuki
cello lesson
typing practice

Monday, May 21st

read from Hakim book about John Adams' presidency, including Alien and Sedition Acts - discussed
watched Presidents DVD section on John Adams

Robert

MUS L 28E (took way too long)
R&S English 3 L 108 - wrote a paragraph describing Emily
read about John Adams in Don't Know Much About the Presidents (we are loving these books)

Ruth

Saxon 5/4 L 52 (didn't finish)
R&S English 3 Section 3 test
read about John Adams in Don't Know Much About the Presidents & Encyclopedia of Presidents

Kids went to rehearsal with Griff while I went to Girl Scout Service Unit meeting.

Purpose

I created this blog to keep a log of what we do each day in school. Since I spend so much time on the computer, I thought this might be an easy way to keep records.

We'll see!