Weekly Report. Week 11*

This was a very funny week. As I mentioned before we'd done 9 weeks of school, then took a week off. Then the week we were supposed to start back, everyone got sick. So, we took another week off.

But it has been a valuable time for reflection.

On a hectic or busy, crowded day we did whatever subjects were convenient--or what the children wanted to do. So, we got History done, because my son loves it. We did our Canadian map book because it was easy. But we were not getting to Grammar or writing.

This week, following the LCC plan, I decided that our priorities would be:
Math,
Language Arts (which consists of Spelling (together), Grammar (separate) and writing. We're using Classical Writing's Aesop A for the girl and Homer A for the boy.)
and Latin.
All other subjects: History, Science, Literature and Fine Arts, Logic, Geography, etc., would take a literal backseat and not be done until the afternoon.

So, that's what happened. I had a real test of my resolve Friday. We started our SoTW3 chapter 11--The Moguls, but we didn't finish it. SoTW is something of a bench mark for me. In our first year of homeschooling, we took so many breaks it took us a year and a half to finish the first book. The second volume also languished for an entire season while I decorated my house. When at last I decided to "get serious" about homeschooling last January, it was there and waiting for us to use--and we finished it right at the beginning of our Christmas break this last year. I am still very proud of that! So, as you can see, where we are in SoTW tells me where we are in out homeschool. Just now, I realised we're in Week 11--'cause we're on chapter 11. I do not want to fall behind: and I see no way to get a chapter done in one day. None. We didn't today, and I doubt we ever will.

The week was extremely short: Wednesday to Friday, only.

Latin:
Lively Latin I: Lesson 15: from Scipio goes to Africa to Diagramming Predicate Adjectives, Ex. 15.8
I've decided to incorporate more drill into our time with Latin. So, I downloaded a drill sheet from Angelina's Blog. For now, I'm just having the kids copy out their endings from a crib sheet. Friday, we made a crib sheet for sum and we'll start writing that out next week along with our declensions.

Spelling:
Um, none, really. I had dictated 1/2 of list M7 the first week we were supposed to be "back" (the week we all got sick) so I'll just pick that back up next week.

Grammar:
The Older: Rod and Staff 4: Lesson 66 to Lesson 70
The Younger: Rod and Staff 3: Lesson 44 to Lesson 48
(yay!)

Writing:
The Older: Started Homer this week. We'd done the planning week while we were under the weather, as it turned out. We didn't quite finish Day 3 or 4. I'm trying to tell myself it really doesn't matter. We will get to it. It will be done. Breathe in. Breathe out.

Math:
The Older: finished Singapore 4A. He did it double the pace and I'm so thrilled. I'm hoping we can keep that up for 4B as he really ought to be finished the entire series by Fall 2010.

The Younger: Singapore 3A: Review A, Ex. 28 and Ex. 29. Unfortunately, these are small gains for the battles we fought.

History:
SoTW3: Chapter 10. We must have done it the week we were sick. This week we only got 1/2 of Chapter 11 done. And by done, I mean we listened to it and answered the review questions orally. No narrations. I'm not completely happy about that but I am finding SoTW3 a slog. I don't know why.

Canadian History Read-Aloud: Meghan's Reading Plan Unit 2: First Contact. Day 7 to 11. Now, we got a lot done with this! And it was just because we were sick. The kids would snuggle up under blankets on the couch and just listen to me read hoarsely. Unfortunately, it is just far too time intensive to continue the way it is set up. I'll be doing some thinking about this (again!).

Geography:
Canada Map Book 2: None

Art & Music:
None

Bible Study:
None

Science:
None

*though if you count the 16 weeks we did before our Christmas break, it's really week 27!

Well, strangely, that was refreshing. I feel ready and energised to start next weeks work.