People we're seeing: We had a friend and his one-year old brother over on Monday, to include school time. We did just the most important stuff, and the boys all played hard for the rest of the day.
Places we're going: Tuesday, we had a field trip to the Old Florida Historical Museum in St. Augustine, FL, the oldest city in America.
This is Thoughtful's Native Florida Timuquan Warrior Face.
And then, Spunk, as the Pioneer child in the Old Schoolhouse.
Saturday, we had Thoughtful's first baseball game! He was so cute with the jitters in his new uniform. I was terribly nervous for him, but he seemed cool as a cucumber. He's learning the nuances of the game, but he's pretty good. He was at-bat only once, and he had a great hit straight out over first base. He made it to first, and the coach mistakenly told him to keep running to second base. Thoughtful ended up out, but he had brought another kid in for a run. Thoughtful listened well, doing exactly what he was supposed to. His team won!
In our Homeschool this week:
By afternoon, a full column appeared. We've watched it all week long, and it appears a little thicker everyday. The kids have been measuring the water level, and ooh-ing and aahh-ing all week.This week, we studied volcanoes, and followed up the lesson with the oldie-but-goodie vinegar and baking soda eruption.
In Spanish: We played a Pictionary-style game with the list of words that we've recently learned. The boys against me. It was fun, and I was surprised to see how much they've remembered. We had lots of giggles playing this one and made memories.
In Nature Study: We noticed some leaves falling around our neck of the woods. The kids each chose a few, and drew them in their journals. They each wrote an acrostic too! Here is Spunk's journal.
Thoughtful is learning to/about: skip counting by 9, verbs, writing a paragraph, and North Carolina. He's also finished Level One in All About Spelling. He read a Magic Tree House book about earthquakes. This is nice since earthquakes are next up in our Science.
Spunk is learning to/about: adding by 8, six new digraphs, rhyming words, opposites, and nickels. He read a K12 phonics reader, and a few other books from the library.
My favorite moment this week: Friday, some Mommas from our co-op came over for "planning." We discussed some plans, ate some super yummy food, had homemade pumpkin spice lattes (recipe here), and one sweet friend treated us to pedicures!! I was so thankful for the Mom-time, and the love for my feet!
I'm praying about: a friend who has much strife in her marriage right now.
What's working for us: sticking to our routine when possible.
What's not working for us: too much running around, keeping us away from home. I also need a better plan for Bible teaching for the kids. I'd like something more than just our devotional time.
I'm desiring: Story of The World. I know that we don't need it, but I desperately want to give it a try. I do wish that it was in the budget. I really, really need to get over it!
Coming up next: We are taking off this week from school. I'm hoping to each day wisely to catch up, prepare and plan, clean out, and just refresh before starting the next six weeks. I want to get all of those little things done, that I never seem to have time for. We also have another field trip!
I'm grateful for: date night with Hubs! It's a rare occasion for us that someone keeps our kiddos, especially over night. We didn't know what to do, and neither of us were hungry. We went shopping, picked up breadsticks and chicken wings, and came home early to just hang out and be together.
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Sounds like a great week!
ReplyDeleteMy 3rd grader is working her way through All About Spelling 1, too. I love that program!
Have a great week off :)