I missed a whole week last week, so I'm just going to do a summary post.
We started orchestra on Monday. It's good to be back. There is another viola player this year (woo-hoo!) and several cellos (another woo-hoo!)
Week 2
An Island Story: chapter 3 & 4 - done
Fifty Famous Stories Retold: "Damon and Pythias"; and "A Laconic Answer" - done
Paddle to the Sea: chapter 3 & 4 - done
James Herriot's Treasury: "Only One Woof" - done (the kids are loving this book)
Burgess Animal Book II Peter and Jumper Go To School - done - put picture of marsh rabbit as screen saver
Composer, Hymn - listed to selections in car
Artist study - no
Folk Song - no
math - done every day
grammar - done Mon-Thurs
writing - assignment finished! (it only took us 4 months)
science - read chapter 1 from Zoology 1 as introduction to Zoology 2
Bible - done Mon-Thurs
Copywork - not done at all - I need to figure out a different method
US Geography - finished Rhode Island - taking up too much time - need to simplify
continued reading The Penderwicks
We are not getting our literature readings done. I had planned to read them at lunch, but it's not happening. I decided to move our literature readings to the morning and The Penderwicks to after lunch.
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