Weekly Report

Week 8.

We took it easy this week. With no heat and low temperatures, I didn't make the kids get up early. We also worked Monday and took Tuesday off--the first Tuesday of the month is always a big grocery day. It threw my rhythm entirely "off." Well, that and shaking from cold.

Highlight: The Albrecht Durer print exhibition at the Provincial Art gallery and making our own prints from carving lino blocks. My son developed an appreciation for Durer's exquisite detail. "How did he do that?" he asked more than once, after he'd done his own.

Print by the Older:

Print by the Younger:



Spelling:
SWR--Dictated L5, did an Antonym and Analogy worksheet, wrote our words to cards--and FORGOT to do the Spelling test! That's supposed to happen Friday and with all the excitement and activity of having out new furnace installed, I simply forgot.

Latin:
Lively Latin: Ex. 9.6 to Ex. 10.2 (The Imperfect tense.)

Writing:
Aesop. Didn't do any writing this week.

History:
SoTW2, Ch. 32: The Kingdoms of the Americas. We did only one narration, our map work and the chapter test.

Art:
Durer exhibit and print works at the Art Gallery.

Science:
Flying Creatures of the Fifth Day. Finally finished Ch. 11, Social Insects.

Dictation and Copywork:
1x. (Told you it was a light week!) Here's the Older's:



Poetry:
I introduced Jabberwocky. They groaned and protested. What's wrong with these children?

Bible:
Proverbs. Chapter 7. My son went on and on about what a bad thing it was for a woman to sleep with another man not her husband. It was curious: where had he picked up all these opinions? As far as I knew, this was the first time we'd discussed such a topic.

Geography:
Canada Map Book, p. 24 and 25.

Canadian History Read Aloud:
(see sidebar for program). Days 10, and 11. (We're supposed to be finished the 21 day program for "Native Peoples Before Contact.") Oh well, the kids are well into our main novel, The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich.

Math:
The Older.
Singapore 3B, Workbook Ex. 35, Reviews 5 & 6, Practice 6B and Review D. drill 3x

The Younger:
Singapore 2B: Textbook Reviews B, C, Workbook Ex. 45, 46, 47 and 48. drill 4x.

Grammar:
The Older
R&S4: Lessons 23 and 24.

The Younger:
FLL: Lesson 185 & 186.

Assigned Reading:
The Older:
(1 hour a day 6 days/week plus 1 book report or summary/week)
--behind by 1 week, 3 days and 2 book reports.

The Younger:
(1/2 hour/day, 6 days/week plus 1 book report/week)
--behind by 1 week, 4 days and 5 book reports.

Logic:
The Older has finished the Visual Mind Benders book from Critical Thinking Press. I'm not sure what to move into next. He started the new Mind Benders book, A1 and did the first three.


This coming week is Canadian Thanksgiving and then we're taking a week of "School-Lite." I need to plan some activities for us and keep it structured--but fun. But you can bet they'll be doing a lot of Assigned Reading!