My First Braids

Don't mess with me.

Grumpy?  Who says I'm grumpy?  I'm two.  I don't need a reason to make this face.  Why are you taking my picture anyway!

Oh ya, I like having picture taken.  Do you like my braids?  I am so cute and I know it!!

LALALALA

Weekly Report- week three 2008-09

Better late than never right?  David's first week of school went well.  It continues to be an adjustment for him but he will be back in the swing of things soon.  Each day we get through things a little faster.

David

Math - reviewing Epsilon

Latin - Lively Latin lesson one

Rod and Staff Grammar- lessons 1-3

Abigail

Handwriting - Learning cursive letters l,e, h and f

Math- reviewing Beta lessons

Grammar - FLL lessons 100 - 103

Everyone

Narrations and copy-work

Art - basic drawing from "God and the history of art"

MFW - We started learning about Rome this week.  The founding of Rome and the start of the Republic.  I picked up the contact paper and card stock that we need for our timeline but we haven't started the timeline yet.  I have figured out where to put 

the timeline after some

 thought.  We don't really have hallways so we will have a vertical timeline.  Pictures next week.

The girls made their Roman clay tablets.  You can write a note and then smooth the clay over and over.  Yes, they really did use clay tablet books to write on in Ancient Rome.  Can you imagine taking lecture notes on that?

Second grade is exhausting!

Labor Day at Fern Ridge Reservoir

On Labor Day I took my girls and lady out for the afternoon on Fern Ridge Reservoir. We were joined by a few dozen other sailboats on the lake. It was a beautiful day with good steady air and a warm sun. 







The first hour the girls enjoyed playing "hit the buoy." You can watch the action in this video: 


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Later both girls fell asleep, Miriam on mom's shoulder and Abigail curled up on a towel on the floor.





In all we sailed for over four hours and covered over 13 miles of water. A beautiful afternoon.  

A Lesson in Frustration

Our first art lesson was about frustration.  Apparently even the great artists get frustrated with their attempts and the writer of our art program wanted the kids to know it was normal.  He also wanted to teach them to be glad they will be drawing with their hands.  Our first assignment was to draw like Joni Ericson Tada - With our mouths!  This even got a laugh out of David.

These are Abigail's Butterflies.  One done with her hands,  and one without.

David's First Day of School

There it is.  Proof that by the first day of 6th grade my son is taller than I am!

 We worked hard this morning and learned some great stuff but everyone needs a brain break.  Here is one of my favorite reasons for homeschooling.  Watching my big eleven-year-old boy wrestle with his baby sister.

Horsy ride anyone?

Weekly Report- week two 2008-09

This weekly report is really late but you will have to forgive me because my dear husband gave me the weekend off and I ran away to visit a friend in Washington.  I also got to spend a couple of hours at Exodus Provisions which is our local homeschooling store.  I went all by myself and had no time limit!  That has never happened before, it was great.  I got to actually look at stuff in person before buying it and even perused some things we won't need until next year.  I also got to go get art supplies for our art history program and that was neat.  I am not sure what to do with all of the stuff on the supply list but I am excited to learn along with the kids.

last week went better for Abigail.  She is getting use to the school routine and she is really excited about her notebook, which has her individual work for the week.  She loves being independent!  At some point during the Summer she had picked up the idea that school was terrible and she didn't like it.  She is mostly back to enjoying school now.  There are a few things she doesn't love but over all we are getting into the swing of it.

This week we are busy getting ready for David to join us for school.  His first day is Wednesday.  I remember my first day of sixth grade.  Did anyone actually like Jr. High?  He doesn't know what he is missing, and I am sure glad he is missing it!