I feel kind of silly calling this a homeschool wrap up, since it's been a weird week for us, and I don't really have much to show as far as homeschooling goes.
Tuesday, Hannah had her annual eligibility review to prove that she's still "disabled."
You know, just in case she grew limbs during the last 12 months. I'd blow it off and let her enrollment expire, but CCS pays for DME, which is a lot of initials that saves us a ton of money. Prosthetics are expensive.
It's not very often you hear your teenaged son say, "I want to be an African woman."
Josiah was teaching Katie how to be a redneck. Food on the face, and a camo hat, and she's still cute.
Hannah started on XtraMath.com. (She goes back to school the first week of February.) I've got 4 kids working on it now. Brianna has progressed to the next level. It's a great, quick review for basic math facts, and it only takes a few minutes every morning.
Speaking of computer, we have a very cool review happening around here now.
I can't wait to tell you more about it later.
This week we read the book of Ruth in the Bible, and did the Ruth section in Write Through Ancient History. Our next work in that book will be the story of David & Goliath, which isn't for a couple of weeks.
We're still working on memorizing the 23rd Psalm, reviewing the 10 Commandments and the books of the Old Testament. I love that they're getting building blocks they'll use for a lifetime.
The weather has gotten up to 70 degrees here lately, and I'm loving letting the kids play outside again more often.
But sometimes, you just gotta sit at the table and do your spelling work. Doesn't he look thrilled? I put him back into Word Building paces this week. Jack is my reluctant reader/speller. I had him take the placement test, and we're working really hard on building his reading/spelling skills. I like A Reason For Spelling better, but it wasn't working out for us. Hopefully, we'll be able to switch back to that at some point.
Starting to think about what next school year will look like. Next month is registration at our private school, so I need to get Brianna in for her test/interview soon.
Paul took these 3 on a field trip to the aerospace museum today. They had a great time. Eli is totally into aircraft right now, so this was especially fun for him.
Linking up with Great Peace Academy and:
I'm very jealous of your 70 degree weather! Don't you love the freedom of to be relaxed in homeschool every now and then?
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking This Week @ Great Peace Academy. :)
We are pretty spoiled here in beautiful Northern California. :) The trees are just starting to bloom. Time to refill my boy's allergy prescription.
DeleteWhat a great week...really balanced between hard work on spelling and the like and a fun field trip. I love seeing large families.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Phyllis! You've got some neat science stuff going on at your house! I like the bone model.
Delete70 degrees! In my dreams! We're at about 50, but rainy. That's what I get for living in western WA. Lol
ReplyDeleteWe could use some of your rain. My dh is still fighting wildfires in January. :/ That's unheard of.
DeleteWow, you are true woman of God. What an amazing family your have. I am inspired reading about them all!
ReplyDeleteThat's so sweet, thank you! :)
DeleteThanks for linking up at the Our Days Week-in-Pictures linky. :) Since this is a more intimate, smaller link-up, I've decided to pin all of the posts onto my Homeschool board. :) Hopefully other families will be inspired.
ReplyDeleteWonderful, thank you! And I'm glad you commented, as it reminds me to head back and hit any links that were added after mine. :)
DeleteWhat a week! You got more done than we do MANY weeks around here. ;) Thanks for linking up with Christian Fellowship Friday! Be blessed!
ReplyDeleteI like writing these posts because I *feel* like we're not doing anything, but when I look back at the pictures, I realize we did, after all. It happens somewhere amidst the 843 interruptions I face every day. ;)
Delete70 degrees sounds good. It was in the high 40's and I sent my kids out to play. It looks like a busy week. I know fitting appointments in with school can be a challenge.
ReplyDeleteYikes! We don't even have clothing for 40* weather! I tell my kids to put jackets on and they grab a hooded sweatshirt, because most of the time, that's enough. I don't do well in the cold, so I'm lucky to live where we do.
DeleteLooks like you had a fun week! I have a friend with two daughters that use prosthetics and boy are you right about the expense! You have to find as many ways as you can to offset the cost.
ReplyDeleteAren't limb difference kids great? It's totally worth the "hassle," whatever it takes to keep them mobile. My girls have done SO well.
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