This Week in Our Homeschool

Monday

We had a Morning Meeting to discuss the plans for the week. I reminded the children of assignments due this week. I noted the holidays this week: Wenceslaus, Michaelmas, Rosh Hashanah, Jerome, Therese of Lisieux, and Francis of Assisi. I read a bit from A Year with the Saints. I read about Michaelmas on the Catholic Culture website. S wanted to find out about Michaelmas foods. Gave the children calendars for October for their assignments.

I gave out this week's spelling words.

S watched the Valley Forge episode of Liberty Kids while D and I had poetry.

The children presented their reports on the Zebra Longwing, our state insect, for Nature Study. I assigned research on the lifecycle of a butterfly.

They both presented their findings on important events and persons during Rembrandt and Handel's lifetimes. They noted many early American Colonial events - interesting. I assigned watching a biopic for Rembrandt and making a timeline for Handel.

We read Titus Flamininus from the study guide and from Plutarch. We discussed the reading.

I sorted laundry. S helped and then started washing & drying the loads.

S worked on writing his last name in cursive.

We watched Act II of the BBC Richard III. Discussed each scene.

We watched the Charles Laughton 1936 Rembrandt while eating a leftovers lunch. We discussed the movie and compared it to the recent biography we had viewed. Sent the disc back to Netflix.

I researched info on Rembrandt on the internet.

S made his first clay vase as part of his Art History assignment, due Wednesday, on Greek and Roman vases. D gave him pointers.

D worked on her Bible Study and, of her own volition, wrote Bible verses in Arabic, using the Bible Gateway site.

D fetched the mail. S filled our weekly pill box and called in prescription refills.

I didn't feel well and took a wee nap on the couch. Slacker Mom. D tidied the school stuff and S did some laundry.

Mexican lasagna for dinner. D washed some dishes and broke a bowl. Not her fault.

S asked for more math lessons each week. It's one of his best and favorite subjects.

We went to the YMCA after dinner for a free kids' basketball clinic. On the way there, we discussed the Rembrandt movie and my research from earlier.

H and I watched some taped TV shows while I crocheted a large messenger bag from plarn for our nature study outings.

Read a few pages of Creative Home Organizer.

Tuesday

I still didn't feel well, so I let the children sleep in. S was upset when he woke up; he was worried about being late for school.

S talked to me while he ate his Berries and Cream oatmeal. He discussed the basketball clinic and informed me that he thinks most people have narcissism.

S was still hungry after his scrambled eggs and big bowl of oatmeal, so I made him some toast with Strawberry jam and I had some toast with Apricot preserves. S asked me to photograph his latest Lego creation.

I made D a bowl of Berries and Cream oatmeal and woke her up. 

The children did their morning chores and we entered them on "My Reward Board".

I printed timelines for them to use for their Handel assignment.

S saw a gas truck outside and wanted to know about propane, so I read about it to them while they colored Michael.

S and D worked on their Bible Study assignments.

S requested that I let him write half a page each week and then go over his grammar mistakes with him. He also wanted a math workbook. I had some extra ones and gave one to him. He completed three pages.

D tried her hand at Arabic some more and asked for some worksheets to help her. I found an Arabic site and some handwriting worksheets for her.

D took apart a walkie-talkie.

S examined a dollar with a magnifying glass.

We had Linguini and Clam Sauce for lunch.

S read "Factory Windows are Always Broken" by Vachel Lindsay and completed a narration.

D and S read about Rosh Hashanah.

We had a Latin quiz. The children almost knew the first conjugation, but not quite, so I wrote it on the chalkboard and had them copy 10 times each.

S turned in his Bible narrations.

We worked on chores: dishwashing, sock matching, vacuuming, etc.

I went over D's Bible Study with her and helped with a few wrong or incomplete answers.

D turned in her research on Leonard Wooley.

D and I read Tablet I of Gilgamesh at my Wiki and then discussed it.

Leftover Mexican Lasagna and green beans for dinner.

We went to the YMCA for the second part of the free basketball clinic.

We went grocery shopping.

S and D alternated watching a show on the Dilley quints with me and taking baths. The Dilleys homeschool, btw. I finished my crocheted messenger bag.

Wednesday

S did six pages in the math workbook.

D sang several hymns on her own and then one with me.

Both completed their research on the anatomy of a vascular plant and included lovely drawings of a plant with labeled parts.

I added 30 more folk song lyrics to our family songbook.

I gathered twenty Carl Sandburg poems and printed them for the children to read and discuss this term.

S finished his model of a Roman vase by adding war decorations.

Both worked on a papier mache project.

D fixed quesadillas for lunch. We watched "Modern Marvels: Mold and Fungi" while eating. S drew a mushroom afterwards.

D completed the rough draft of her research paper and emailed it to me.

Apple Chicken with carrots over brown rice for dinner.

I printed out several worksheets in anticipation of Thursday's debate.

Thursday

D and S completed their investigations of Native American homes and the Government of England. I assigned creating four postcards for England. I assigned researching Native American foods for D and Native American games for S.

I worked more on our family songbook.

D completed a book report activity for "The Aeneid". She chose to dress dolls as characters in the book. Thus, two G.I. Joes became two Latins.

We had a Spanish quiz on question words. The children missed a couple and wrote them ten times each.

Leftovers for lunch.

D and S watched "Cities of the Underworld: Beneath Mt. Vesuvius".

We discussed the history of the presidential debates, fallacies, and how to analyze a debate. I gave out worksheets for post-debate analysis.

D worked on her papier mache project.

S wanted some help with his math workbook.

Red beans and rice for dinner.

Watched the debate.

D and I discussed the debate.

Friday

Children worked on schoolwork in the DR's waiting room.

Both completed their research on the lifecycle of a butterfly.

Both read about Francis of Assisi.

Both completed a timeline of Handel's life.

Both completed a spelling activity.

Both had spelling tests.

We watched Act III of the BBC Richard III.

School let out early since Daddy was home.

I vacuumed and mopped the house.

Children rode bikes and played basketball.

H was home, so I didn't mind falling asleep on the couch.

Leftovers and sandwiches for dinner.