Week 1 - Greek
Week 2 - Latin
Week 3 - Instruments
Week 4 - Writing Assignment
Week 5 - **open**
Please post anything you'd like, but make sure you mention the focus of the week. This is a guideline to strengthen our progress in these areas during 2010. Please post your Writing Assignment (final drafts only, please) on the 4th Friday by midnight. This will give the other students all weekend to read through the writings.
Writing Schedule:
January - poem - any length, meter/style, subject
February - book report
March - complimentary letter (to a person or company)
April - 5-paragraph Persuasive Essay (choose a topic with mom's help)
May - letter to the editor about a current issue (think about actually submitting this)
June - limerick
July - 5-paragraph How-To essay
August - short story (main character/problem/solution model)
September -letter of complaint (you may have to make-believe a problem for this one)
October - 5-paragraph essay (choose a topic with mom's help)
November - **free writing*** (choose what you want to write this month)
December - 5-paragraph essay: "What difference does Christ make these days, anyway?"
We're looking forward to sharing 2010 together with you all. Let's have fun, work hard, and really make this the best year yet. Celebramos!
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Sunday, December 13, 2009
sorry we have not been writing
Hi, Wilson here. We have been slow on our school through out fall and early winter but were getting better now. Im still doing Keys:Geometry and am now in book 7. I am also reading the Prince and the Pauper. I'm enjoying my science book and trying to work harder on Greek and Latin. We are redoing the girls bed room, the living room, the kitchen and entry way. My birthday was recently here and I'm now 15 years old.
Hi, Rachel here. I have not done much school lately. It's getting colder up here. I'm thinking of starting a buisness for shoveling out people's side walks. For school I am reading Baby Island. I didn't get my new Greek book. In math I'm going a little slow. We can't really play king of the hill yet in the snow, but we can go ice skating on the ice with out falling in(the ice is in the field). Well, that's all for now. bye bye.
Hi everyone, I'm so happy that Chistmas is almost here. Yesterday I went bell ringing for the Salvation Arny at 8:00 with Rosie and then we went to Judy and Robert's. She invited me to the Refuge, thats like a church and a place to eat and other stuff. Robert would like me to try out for the band. So I'm practicing, practicing, practicing so much that my fingers hurt, that makes it hard to type. I am catching up in Math and Science, and trying to keep up with Latin and Greek. These past months I have been writing poems for our church. I enoy it a lot. Last weekend the youth group and I went to a concert in Grandforks. We listened to Toby Mac. I've heard him before on the radio but he sounds better live. For the Chistmas program at our church we are doing "A Night In Bethlehem". We are going to turn the basment into Bethlehem with stores and workshops. I'm going to be a scribe. The snow is here. Now we are "Walking in a Winter Wonder Land", and I LOVE IT. Time to go Bye.
Hi, Rosie here, I've been going slow in Latin and Greek, but I'm going much faster then I did in the Fall. I did some Math this week and History and English. The snow was pouring outside today. I've finished one reading book and am now going on to another. That's all for now, bye.
My turn! Thanks for calling Tonya...it was a bright spot. We are busy with the house as Wilson said. It seems we never get very far. Well, we'll soon finish up in the girls' room (I think I've said that before), and then we will move onto the entry way. So much to do. School has been trying for me, and the kids have been struggling with getting things finished. That said, the kids still love playing piano. I enjoy hearing them practice every day. Eddie is so fun...and really keeps us on our toes. I have been baking bread, trying out some new recipes and tweeking others. Wilson loves Tibetan momos...so I just had to make them for his birthday. As we didn't have any wonton wrappers, and jogging over to the Chinese store at the last moment isn't an option, I made them myself. That was fun...so much in fact that I tried my hand at hand-pulled noodles the next day. That was fun too, even if it wasn't a success. We had quasi-chicken and dumplings. It happens that we had one left over roasted chicken thigh in the fridge and the cut up "noodles" made yummy sliders. Watch out Economides there is a new "economom" in town. The dish was a hit, and as I actually remember (sort of) the "recipe" they all want it again. Dad is looking forward to a huge pot of pinto beans and broth tomorrow. Then he wants chili from the left overs. Can you tell I have been spending time with my cookbooks lately? It's soon time to start dreaming through the seed catalogs too...and I admit I fell asleep with my Ball Canning book last night. Ufda. Now if only I could bake a Greek prepositions pie and Latin conjugations cake for the kids we'd be set.
Hi, Rachel here. I have not done much school lately. It's getting colder up here. I'm thinking of starting a buisness for shoveling out people's side walks. For school I am reading Baby Island. I didn't get my new Greek book. In math I'm going a little slow. We can't really play king of the hill yet in the snow, but we can go ice skating on the ice with out falling in(the ice is in the field). Well, that's all for now. bye bye.
Hi everyone, I'm so happy that Chistmas is almost here. Yesterday I went bell ringing for the Salvation Arny at 8:00 with Rosie and then we went to Judy and Robert's. She invited me to the Refuge, thats like a church and a place to eat and other stuff. Robert would like me to try out for the band. So I'm practicing, practicing, practicing so much that my fingers hurt, that makes it hard to type. I am catching up in Math and Science, and trying to keep up with Latin and Greek. These past months I have been writing poems for our church. I enoy it a lot. Last weekend the youth group and I went to a concert in Grandforks. We listened to Toby Mac. I've heard him before on the radio but he sounds better live. For the Chistmas program at our church we are doing "A Night In Bethlehem". We are going to turn the basment into Bethlehem with stores and workshops. I'm going to be a scribe. The snow is here. Now we are "Walking in a Winter Wonder Land", and I LOVE IT. Time to go Bye.
Hi, Rosie here, I've been going slow in Latin and Greek, but I'm going much faster then I did in the Fall. I did some Math this week and History and English. The snow was pouring outside today. I've finished one reading book and am now going on to another. That's all for now, bye.
My turn! Thanks for calling Tonya...it was a bright spot. We are busy with the house as Wilson said. It seems we never get very far. Well, we'll soon finish up in the girls' room (I think I've said that before), and then we will move onto the entry way. So much to do. School has been trying for me, and the kids have been struggling with getting things finished. That said, the kids still love playing piano. I enjoy hearing them practice every day. Eddie is so fun...and really keeps us on our toes. I have been baking bread, trying out some new recipes and tweeking others. Wilson loves Tibetan momos...so I just had to make them for his birthday. As we didn't have any wonton wrappers, and jogging over to the Chinese store at the last moment isn't an option, I made them myself. That was fun...so much in fact that I tried my hand at hand-pulled noodles the next day. That was fun too, even if it wasn't a success. We had quasi-chicken and dumplings. It happens that we had one left over roasted chicken thigh in the fridge and the cut up "noodles" made yummy sliders. Watch out Economides there is a new "economom" in town. The dish was a hit, and as I actually remember (sort of) the "recipe" they all want it again. Dad is looking forward to a huge pot of pinto beans and broth tomorrow. Then he wants chili from the left overs. Can you tell I have been spending time with my cookbooks lately? It's soon time to start dreaming through the seed catalogs too...and I admit I fell asleep with my Ball Canning book last night. Ufda. Now if only I could bake a Greek prepositions pie and Latin conjugations cake for the kids we'd be set.
Friday, December 11, 2009
Well, we've had a busy two weeks. Lots of performances, College stuff, friends visiting, etc. Just the "normal" routine for us. School has been sporadic, but the kids have made good progress in some areas. Our plan is to school hard next week and take Christmas week off, at least unless MOM's patience runs adrift, which is always a definite possibility.
Anders: I just helped Levi clean out the pig pen and put fresh sand and peanut hulls in. I may have some chicks hatch next week. I bought 2 white hamsters, named Belgium and Pickett.
Branch: I bought 5 pigeons and I built a shed with Daddy to keep my stuff out of the rain. I finished Hey Andrew Book #3, and I'm going to start #4 next week. I planted rye in my garden as a cover crop. This is the first year that we have had a little Christmas tree.
The Girl: I finished Book #3, too, and I'm begging MOM to start #4 now, but she won't let us till next week. I was Mary in our Christmas performances, and I had to wear a curtain valance for my veil because Teresa & MOM are so silly. I'm doing lots of planning with MOM for next year's school. I hope to cook more and do more handiwork. I have lots of projects that I would like to do, such as: finish my cross-stitch piece and finish a small doll blanket with Teresa.
Stennes: I have made peace with Algebra. MOM let me use a calculator, which sped up the lesson quite a bit, and I still learned a lot. I'm working on my small greenhouse and I'm almost finished, but it looks like a mess. I'm going to make a "run" on my chicken pen to enlarge the buff Orpington flock. Daddy and I ordered a needle bearing for the transmission in the tiller, and we re-designed the throttle. Now it works very well.
ChubChub: I do my bit of school every day.
Josiah: I have been reading MOM's Henty books and not reading the books in my Reader Box like I'm supposed to. I helped Caleb and Levi put up a fence for Caleb's goats. My little roosters eat about 30 pounds a day. I play cello now in Port City Strings, and we had our first concert last week. I jumped from Saxon back into Algebra, and I'm learning a lot. I get the cast off my arm next Thursday, which will be nice.
MOM: We miss you all sooo much. I want to sit alone with Becky in a quiet, cozy room with rich hot chocolate and luscious snacks. We could put the kids upstairs with some games (educational, of course!) while we stayed downstairs and perused tons of free books sent to us from some fabulous homeschool publisher (Galore Park, anyone?). While getting a pedicure, of course. We could even invite Teresa to come down and share the spoils. Then...out of the cozy room to eat lunch prepared for us by a hitch-hiking-Third-World-type cook who just happened to drop in. The house has been thoroughly cleaned and totally re-organized while the lunch meal was being prepared. Oh, and don't forget! Next year's planning has all been done for us, the kids are biting at the bit (begging to begin, really), and everything is structured and prepared. We just show up and smile sweetly at the beginning of each school day. Okay, SLAP ME!!!!! This is getting too dreamy....WAKE UP, TONYA!!!
Anders: I just helped Levi clean out the pig pen and put fresh sand and peanut hulls in. I may have some chicks hatch next week. I bought 2 white hamsters, named Belgium and Pickett.
Branch: I bought 5 pigeons and I built a shed with Daddy to keep my stuff out of the rain. I finished Hey Andrew Book #3, and I'm going to start #4 next week. I planted rye in my garden as a cover crop. This is the first year that we have had a little Christmas tree.
The Girl: I finished Book #3, too, and I'm begging MOM to start #4 now, but she won't let us till next week. I was Mary in our Christmas performances, and I had to wear a curtain valance for my veil because Teresa & MOM are so silly. I'm doing lots of planning with MOM for next year's school. I hope to cook more and do more handiwork. I have lots of projects that I would like to do, such as: finish my cross-stitch piece and finish a small doll blanket with Teresa.
Stennes: I have made peace with Algebra. MOM let me use a calculator, which sped up the lesson quite a bit, and I still learned a lot. I'm working on my small greenhouse and I'm almost finished, but it looks like a mess. I'm going to make a "run" on my chicken pen to enlarge the buff Orpington flock. Daddy and I ordered a needle bearing for the transmission in the tiller, and we re-designed the throttle. Now it works very well.
ChubChub: I do my bit of school every day.
Josiah: I have been reading MOM's Henty books and not reading the books in my Reader Box like I'm supposed to. I helped Caleb and Levi put up a fence for Caleb's goats. My little roosters eat about 30 pounds a day. I play cello now in Port City Strings, and we had our first concert last week. I jumped from Saxon back into Algebra, and I'm learning a lot. I get the cast off my arm next Thursday, which will be nice.
MOM: We miss you all sooo much. I want to sit alone with Becky in a quiet, cozy room with rich hot chocolate and luscious snacks. We could put the kids upstairs with some games (educational, of course!) while we stayed downstairs and perused tons of free books sent to us from some fabulous homeschool publisher (Galore Park, anyone?). While getting a pedicure, of course. We could even invite Teresa to come down and share the spoils. Then...out of the cozy room to eat lunch prepared for us by a hitch-hiking-Third-World-type cook who just happened to drop in. The house has been thoroughly cleaned and totally re-organized while the lunch meal was being prepared. Oh, and don't forget! Next year's planning has all been done for us, the kids are biting at the bit (begging to begin, really), and everything is structured and prepared. We just show up and smile sweetly at the beginning of each school day. Okay, SLAP ME!!!!! This is getting too dreamy....WAKE UP, TONYA!!!
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