School Week

We've taken a bit of a sabbatical from school. Last week we jumped back in full-swing and it's gone very well.



This week I need to accomplish:



Math



Joshua needs a "math meeting". He's almost done with his book. I have a few things to accomplish with him before graduating him to the next. There are a few concepts he needs to work on, otherwise he's moving along very quickly.



Kelsea and Ishmael both have 2 tests to take this week. The one we missed while we were sick, and the one that is coming up.



History: I've decided to take history one lesson at a time. I need to find us a sewing board to make a new timeline wall. We are in the 2nd quarter of our book and have a very large stack of people that need to be placed.



Science: We've been doing a lot of nature type of science. I would like to get into microbiology a bit with the kids. I might have to wait until the new year though.



Latin: We took some time off and did a lot of review. We went over regular verbs v/s irregular. This week we are ready to move on. The kids are getting really good at spotting derivatives.



Art: So far we have made a landscape, a simple creature drawing (bugs), went over the color wheel and mixed primary colors, and we've created with clay. This week we need to make a self portrait and maybe touch on some graphic design if I can find a good t-square.



Geography: We behind on labeling our map. I need to catch us up on that so we can read the next lesson.



Reading:

Jeremiah: Still reading Little Bear.



Kelsea: Still working her way through Jane Eyre. We did take a break to read Mrs. Mike. Loved that book. Now it's back to Jane Eyre with the "weird Mr. Rochester" as Kelsea calls him.



Ishmael: is between books right now. He reads anything he can get his hands on, though he prefers non-fiction. His favorite book is The Dangerous Book for Boys. He has practically memorized the book.



Joshua: is reading Henry and the Paper Route.

Visitor

My friend Jerald identified him as a red-shouldered hawk. He knows a lot about birds. You can check out his blog by clicking on his name.

My pictures aren't great. It was raining and he kept moving his head. So I had to set my iso really high and take it through the window.


He did let me get pretty close. I braved the rain but I still set my iso pretty high. In hindsight I wish I would have set it just a little lower. I was afraid he would fly away.




After he looked at me like that I ran back in the house. I'm a chicken. He's a hawk. No need for me to do the math for you is there?

Spur of the Moment

Sometimes we'll jump in the car (or head out on foot) on a whim and go exploring. It doesn't happen as often as we'd like, but it does happen.

Today was one of those days. We've been learning a little bit about art and needed to make a landscape drawing.

So we hopped on over to a local fishing spot at Falls Lake. This is not a state park and there was litter everywhere (so sad). But the view was gorgeous and the weather could not have been any more perfect.









We were also able to do some tracking.

Possibly Possum:


Deer:


I'm leaning more toward domestic dog:


Domestic dog chasing deer?


Domestic dog would not be complete without domestic cat:


Then Jeremiah and I drew our names in the sand. (Neither one of us has the attention span to sit outside and draw a landscape).