Weekly Wrap-up ~ Accomplishments

This was our last REAL week of school. And the way we handled it was just to spend each day completing a subject.

Dawson accomplished the following:

Completed Life of Fred: Beginning Algebra
Completed Critical Thinking
Completed up to the first review of GrammarKey Parts of Speech
Completed his Knights notebooking pages
Completed his unit on dissections by dissecting a starfish and a snake
Completed studying for his Driver's Ed written exam so he can test for his driving permit
Killed a Black Widow spider (not on the lesson plans, but necessary none-the-less)

Next week, on Monday and Tuesday, we have a couple of things left to do:

Finish reading The Templar
Finish watching Full Metal Jousting
Finish constructing the Assassin's Creed Altair Dagger
Work on Pearson's Homeschool Algebra II for upcoming review
Take 8th grade reading proficiency exam (for Driver's test requirement)
Take written test for Driver's permit

Brynne accomplished the following:

Performed at her Co-op Spring Choir program
Completed her Farm/Spider/Pig notebook
Completed her goal of reading 100 books!
Helped me complete a review of WriteShop
Helped me complete a review of RainbowSentences
Helped me complete a review of IXL

Next week, on Monday and Tuesday, we will do some of the following:

Work on more IXL
Finish listening to Charlotte's Web
Watch Charlotte's Web
Finish reading Pugsley from The Puppy Place series

Eli had a great week, too! He has two more days of school. Today I went to his Awards Assembly at school and he was awarded the Superintendent's Award for all A's all 4 quarters.

They accidentally gave him the wrong certificate, so they called him and one other boy up separately at the end to announce that they REALLY got the All A's award, not the A-B award. He was SO excited! He said, "that makes me feel so much better?"

He also erupted a volcano at school this week and made this salt dough map of the United States.

I am SOOO glad we are almost done with school. I need a brain break, and I know the kids do too.

We will continue to do some unit studies as they present themselves this summer, and we will participate in the Summer Reading Program at the library. But, other than that, we are on break until July 23rd. Yippppeeeee!!!!

We are linking up with Kris at Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers.

Cells ~ It's What's for Dinner

Dawson made edible cells on Friday. He made an animal cell pizza ... and a plant cell chocolate chip cookie ... He reviewed what he's learned about cells the past two weeks, and I had dinner made by someone else. Win, win!! I am linking up at Science Sunday at Adventures in Mommydom.

A New Year, the Same Me

Happy 2019! It is that day of the year where everybody is up extra early starting their new exercise routine, eating only healthy foods, cracking open the pages of a new planner and Bible study, and debuting their Word for the year. You chuckle or roll your eyes, but you are doing at least three of these things. By the way, so am I. So let's start with the Word of the Year. Mine this year is Lagom. It's the Swedish word for "not too little, not too much, just right". It's a concept of being, doing or having just enough. So let's rewind to last New Year's Day. My Word was Might. And that's how I planned to tackle my year. And, I did. I worked out hard, I mommed hard, I traveled hard, I worked hard. And it was a good season. It prepared the way for this year. I accepted the Challenge I set for myself and succeeded. But, I don't need to keep up that pace. I am at a place in my life where I can kind of sit back and enjoy my life without f...

Science Sunday ~ Hmmm ... Let Me Think About It!

This week in our study of the Human Body , Brynne moved on to the Nervous System . Our first stop was a Pamela Hill Nettleton book called, Think, Think, Think: Learning About Your Brain . As part of our discussions about the brain , and the fact that it's the BOSS of the body, we discussed the importance of the spinal cord . We did a hands on spinal cord project by alternating gummy Life Savers and wagon wheel pasta on a pipe cleaner. We talked about why there was the "squishy" stuff in between the vertebra and how the back can bend and sway because of it. We completed "The Brynne" by adding the stomach, small intestine and large intestine, from our study last week of the Digestive System (although I just realized I have the large intestine coming out of the stomach, when the small intestine should be) and the brain and spinal cord. We are now done talking about the parts of the body and will conclude our study of the Human Body with a two-day unit ...

EddieMay 18, 2012 at 3:18 PM
Eli's smile is wonderful!!!

I can't believe you guys got all that done AND the week of unit study posts. I'm in awe - I'm having one of those weeks where anything we managed to do seems like a huge accomplishment.:)
MaryMay 18, 2012 at 3:36 PM
Wow!! Ya'all got a lot done! I totally agree that killing the spider was necessary! Yikes!!

Congrats to Brynne on her 100 books, that is a huge accomplishment!

I am so excited for you that Eli is enrolling in your homeschool next year!
StefanieMay 18, 2012 at 6:30 PM
I'm having trouble getting past the spider. Ack!!! lol

Fabulously busy week. You all got so much done.

Popping in from the WWU
LaurieMay 18, 2012 at 9:46 PM
What a week! You guys are really coming in with a strong finish. I love all of your pictures.
UnknownMay 19, 2012 at 5:31 PM
Ew! Dissecting! Bleck! LOL I'm going to have to be "brave" next year for Biology, aren't I? LOL

Oh, thanks for that link about delight direct homeschooling for high schoolers! Really neat article! Such a lot of great suggestions (and some No-Nos that I've done LOL)! I especially like the documenting interests but not making them into school with tests and worksheets, etc. and the realistic approach that you SHOULD do core classes, but then let them delight-direct. Nice!

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