Family Scriptures: Jacob 1-5. Each member read personal scriptures everyday.
Weekly Scripture Memorization: D & C 18:10
Theology: Readings out of Gospel Principles.
FHE: Sermon on the Mount/Beatitudes
Family Reading: Finished Percy Jackson #4 and #5. We also listened to 2/3 of Alice in Wonderland while traveling.
Music: Daily piano practice, piano lessons. We are writing verses to Follow the Prophet for Book of Mormon prophets.
Math: Money Management Concepts. Negative and Positive Numbers with graphing. We spent a lot of time on this concept. Even Caleb was understanding it. Percentages.
Discussion Questions: Did God really harden Pharaoh's heart? What can we learn about leaders for today from the stories of the Bible? What is abortion? What is Universal Health Care?
Biology: Puppy care. We also went to a dairy and watched a calf birthed!
Biography: Several latter-day prophets.
Goals: Weekly goal planning session held.
PE: Working on the land. Picnicking. Walking everywhere in town we go. We also have taken our horse out off her winter holiday and she is being worked again.
Clubs: Clover buds, Pine Wood Derby and Activity Days.
Caleb: Caleb is making great strides in his reading. He enjoys reading out of the Book of Mormon Reader. He is still in a solid core phase however there is "an awakening" finally beginning to emerge. He is starting to ask questions and wants to do harder things.
Luke: Luke is working on A Wrinkle In Time. We released everyone from their stewardships and issued new ones. Luke is now in charge of breakfast. He is thrilled about this and his finding it easier to get up in the morning!
Jared: Jared is still trudging away with Peter and the Shadow Thieves. I think he is getting faster. His new stewardship is lunch specialist. His core behavior is excellent which is a miracle since only 3 months ago it was in dire straights. He has worked hard (and us!) and he has learned his limits, made adjustments and created personal systems for success.
Olivia: Olivia is almost finished with Horatio Hornblower. She's worked hard on a lengthy paper about Dolly Madison for her Commonwealth class. She is continuing to refine her home making skills. She made two hats this week. She is now dinner specialist and is excited to cook a variety of things. She attended two scholar classes.
Deanna: I didn't want to read anything but Percy Jackson to the kids! We read extra this week. We even read until 11 PM a couple of times. I finished the History of the Peloponnesian Wars by Thucydides. I'm working on some quilting projects. I am also working on several other home projects. I survived being in charge of the Pine Wood Derby and a Clover bud meeting.
Alex: He is busy hitting the campaign trail. He read Doing Business the Mormon Way. He is has listened to half of Team of Rivals a book about Abraham Lincoln. He is busy working hard for our family!
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Monday, March 29, 2010
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Week in Review: Missoula's Childrern Theater
Here's what I remember that we did. I'm sure I left out lots.
Scripture Study: Family: 2 Nephi 30-33, Jacob 1. Each individual read their scriptures everyday.
Weekly Scripture Memorization: Mosiah 2:17
Theology: Several chapters in Gospel Principles.
Family Read: We started and read half of Percy Jackson and The Labyrinth.
Music: Daily piano practice and piano lessons.
Math: Money management skills, addition, and fractions. Lot's of Lego's.
Cultural Arts: This week the kids tried out for the Missoula's Children Theater. They were able to each have a part in the local production of The Pied Piper. The kids worked hard all week and then performed twice on Friday.
Biography: Heber J. Grant and Ezra Taft Benson.
Goals: Weekly Goal Planning Session Held.
Projects: Dejunked more of the house. I'm amazed that we still had more to dejunk. We attended a ward social for dry-pack canning. Lot's of fun! We did some and helped a lot of others with theirs. We also helped a family move and unpack in our town as a family. Feeding puppies. Now that their is sun and most of the snow melted we are starting to plan our garden. We will be gone for a couple of weeks this summer to Washington, DC and so we are figuring out when to plant things so they aren't ready while we are gone. We've also checked out our 80 acres to see what projects we plan to do this spring and summer.
PE: We have made a new goal to walk everywhere we can and we have for one week now! Lots of walk to the school for play practice. Lots of ping pong and some Wii Cardio.
Caleb: Caleb's reading is really taking off! We reading the Book of Mormon Reader daily. He played numerous phonics games with me this week. He has worked hard on his math this week and can add things much quicker now.
Luke: He continue to have a goal to read easier books this weeks to get his fluency up before he settled into a big book again. He read numerous Magic Tree House books. He also worked hard on a his long story and wrote another chapter in it. He had a love of learning fetish with World War II.
Jared: He also continued to work on Peter and the Shadow Thieves. He's been reading to Caleb. Jared also spend much of the week working on a a complicated motor kit. He did get it done and it's pretty neat.
Olivia: She is still working on 1776 and The Scarlet Letter. She attended a local book club with me. She attended one of her scholar classes. She also is consistently writing in her journal everyday. She had the homemaking bug this week. She is continues hard at work doing some crocheting and looming projects. Her hands are never idle in the car. She made numerous things in the kitchen this week including homemade granola.
Deanna: Read in The History of the Pelopannesian Wars by Thucydides. I finished The Home Ranch by Ralph Moody and attended a book club. I'm still writing in my journal everyday and reading at least one conference talk a day. I went to the temple this week. I spent a lot of time on Family History research. I am also cutting quilt blocks for a quilt I'm making for our bed. We conintued to do well with our on our goal not to buy bread, cereal or milk from the store. I've made a lot of wheat bread. It's yummy though and we can't get enough.
Alex: Alex worked. Read lots of conferences addresses. He is listening to a book called Team of Rivals about Abraham Lincoln. He is finished reading How to Talk to Anyone by Larry King. He is still working on his campaign. He is working on a college level course for further education in his insurance field.
Scripture Study: Family: 2 Nephi 30-33, Jacob 1. Each individual read their scriptures everyday.
Weekly Scripture Memorization: Mosiah 2:17
Theology: Several chapters in Gospel Principles.
Family Read: We started and read half of Percy Jackson and The Labyrinth.
Music: Daily piano practice and piano lessons.
Math: Money management skills, addition, and fractions. Lot's of Lego's.
Cultural Arts: This week the kids tried out for the Missoula's Children Theater. They were able to each have a part in the local production of The Pied Piper. The kids worked hard all week and then performed twice on Friday.
Biography: Heber J. Grant and Ezra Taft Benson.
Goals: Weekly Goal Planning Session Held.
Projects: Dejunked more of the house. I'm amazed that we still had more to dejunk. We attended a ward social for dry-pack canning. Lot's of fun! We did some and helped a lot of others with theirs. We also helped a family move and unpack in our town as a family. Feeding puppies. Now that their is sun and most of the snow melted we are starting to plan our garden. We will be gone for a couple of weeks this summer to Washington, DC and so we are figuring out when to plant things so they aren't ready while we are gone. We've also checked out our 80 acres to see what projects we plan to do this spring and summer.
PE: We have made a new goal to walk everywhere we can and we have for one week now! Lots of walk to the school for play practice. Lots of ping pong and some Wii Cardio.
Caleb: Caleb's reading is really taking off! We reading the Book of Mormon Reader daily. He played numerous phonics games with me this week. He has worked hard on his math this week and can add things much quicker now.
Luke: He continue to have a goal to read easier books this weeks to get his fluency up before he settled into a big book again. He read numerous Magic Tree House books. He also worked hard on a his long story and wrote another chapter in it. He had a love of learning fetish with World War II.
Jared: He also continued to work on Peter and the Shadow Thieves. He's been reading to Caleb. Jared also spend much of the week working on a a complicated motor kit. He did get it done and it's pretty neat.
Olivia: She is still working on 1776 and The Scarlet Letter. She attended a local book club with me. She attended one of her scholar classes. She also is consistently writing in her journal everyday. She had the homemaking bug this week. She is continues hard at work doing some crocheting and looming projects. Her hands are never idle in the car. She made numerous things in the kitchen this week including homemade granola.
Deanna: Read in The History of the Pelopannesian Wars by Thucydides. I finished The Home Ranch by Ralph Moody and attended a book club. I'm still writing in my journal everyday and reading at least one conference talk a day. I went to the temple this week. I spent a lot of time on Family History research. I am also cutting quilt blocks for a quilt I'm making for our bed. We conintued to do well with our on our goal not to buy bread, cereal or milk from the store. I've made a lot of wheat bread. It's yummy though and we can't get enough.
Alex: Alex worked. Read lots of conferences addresses. He is listening to a book called Team of Rivals about Abraham Lincoln. He is finished reading How to Talk to Anyone by Larry King. He is still working on his campaign. He is working on a college level course for further education in his insurance field.
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Week in Review- March 7-13
Here's what I remember that we did. I'm sure I left out lots.
Scripture Study: Family: 2 Nephi 26-29. Each individual read their scriptures everyday.
Weekly Scripture Memorization: 1 Timothy 3:5
Theology: Several chapters in Gospel Principles.
Family Read: We read and finished The Bronze Bow. (World History)
Music: Daily piano practice and piano lessons.
History: Moses, The Spinx and the Jewish Calender.
Math: Money management skills, addition, and fractions. We also had lots and lots of Lego play going on this week. Caleb finally was able to follow the directions and built some of his own.
Science: Walking on the moon, gravity, periodic table, day of of the Creation and the Theory of Evolution.
FHE: Faith and the Story of David and Goliath by Caleb.
Club: Had Cub Scouts, scholar school and 4-H.
Games: Cashflow for Kids and Uno.
Goals: Weekly Goal Planning Session Held.
Projects: Dejunked the rest of the house (6 month purge)
PE: The Snow is melting and we can see the ground! We are playing outside a lot now. Lots of ping pong and some Wii Cardio.
Caleb: Caleb's reading is really taking off! We have settled in to reading the Book of Mormon Reader. He likes that better (and so do I!) than the Step Into Reading Books. We take turns reading a picture each. He worked hard on his math this week and learned to do missing addends in additions.
Luke: He had a goal to read easier books this weeks to get his fluency up before he settled into a big book again. He hasn't found "just the right one" yet any way. So this week he read numerous Magic Tree House books for fun and he had a lot of fun reading them! He was absorbed with Cash Flow for Kids this week and spend a lot of time on that. (math) He started his pinewood derby car.
Jared: He read and finished another Junior Jedi Chapter book. He also continued to work on Peter and the Shadow Thieves. He had fun working on lots of fractions with me. He started his pinewood derby car.
Olivia: She is still working on 1776 and The Scarlet Letter. She also read two Little Britches books for fun. She'd already read the series a couple of years ago. I think they are her favorite. He She attended two scholar classes. She also is consistently writing in her journal everyday. She had the homemaking bug this week. She sewed some on her baby quilt she's making. She is also hard at work doing some crocheting and looming projects. Her hands are never idle in the car. She also figured out how to do some scrap booking things on her blog with her Adobe Photoshop program. She made numerous things in the kitchen this week including homemade corn and wheat flakes and doughnuts. I've just need to get her to clean up after her self!
Deanna: Read in The History of the Pelopannesian Wars by Thucydides and read The Furies by Aeschylus. (a Greek play) I'm still writing in my journal everyday and reading at least one conference talk a day. Went to the temple this week. I spent a lot of time on Family History research. I also have cut out over 200 quilt blocks for a quilt I'm making for our bed.
Alex: Alex worked. Read lots of conferences addresses. Finished an Alex Rider book and he is listening to a book called Team of Rivals about Abraham Lincoln. He is reading How to Talk to Anyone by Larry King. He is still working on his campaign. He is working on a college level course for further education in his insurance field. Went to the temple.
Scripture Study: Family: 2 Nephi 26-29. Each individual read their scriptures everyday.
Weekly Scripture Memorization: 1 Timothy 3:5
Theology: Several chapters in Gospel Principles.
Family Read: We read and finished The Bronze Bow. (World History)
Music: Daily piano practice and piano lessons.
History: Moses, The Spinx and the Jewish Calender.
Math: Money management skills, addition, and fractions. We also had lots and lots of Lego play going on this week. Caleb finally was able to follow the directions and built some of his own.
Science: Walking on the moon, gravity, periodic table, day of of the Creation and the Theory of Evolution.
FHE: Faith and the Story of David and Goliath by Caleb.
Club: Had Cub Scouts, scholar school and 4-H.
Games: Cashflow for Kids and Uno.
Goals: Weekly Goal Planning Session Held.
Projects: Dejunked the rest of the house (6 month purge)
PE: The Snow is melting and we can see the ground! We are playing outside a lot now. Lots of ping pong and some Wii Cardio.
Caleb: Caleb's reading is really taking off! We have settled in to reading the Book of Mormon Reader. He likes that better (and so do I!) than the Step Into Reading Books. We take turns reading a picture each. He worked hard on his math this week and learned to do missing addends in additions.
Luke: He had a goal to read easier books this weeks to get his fluency up before he settled into a big book again. He hasn't found "just the right one" yet any way. So this week he read numerous Magic Tree House books for fun and he had a lot of fun reading them! He was absorbed with Cash Flow for Kids this week and spend a lot of time on that. (math) He started his pinewood derby car.
Jared: He read and finished another Junior Jedi Chapter book. He also continued to work on Peter and the Shadow Thieves. He had fun working on lots of fractions with me. He started his pinewood derby car.
Olivia: She is still working on 1776 and The Scarlet Letter. She also read two Little Britches books for fun. She'd already read the series a couple of years ago. I think they are her favorite. He She attended two scholar classes. She also is consistently writing in her journal everyday. She had the homemaking bug this week. She sewed some on her baby quilt she's making. She is also hard at work doing some crocheting and looming projects. Her hands are never idle in the car. She also figured out how to do some scrap booking things on her blog with her Adobe Photoshop program. She made numerous things in the kitchen this week including homemade corn and wheat flakes and doughnuts. I've just need to get her to clean up after her self!
Deanna: Read in The History of the Pelopannesian Wars by Thucydides and read The Furies by Aeschylus. (a Greek play) I'm still writing in my journal everyday and reading at least one conference talk a day. Went to the temple this week. I spent a lot of time on Family History research. I also have cut out over 200 quilt blocks for a quilt I'm making for our bed.
Alex: Alex worked. Read lots of conferences addresses. Finished an Alex Rider book and he is listening to a book called Team of Rivals about Abraham Lincoln. He is reading How to Talk to Anyone by Larry King. He is still working on his campaign. He is working on a college level course for further education in his insurance field. Went to the temple.
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Week in Review: 1st Week of March
Scripture Study: Family: 2 Nephi 19-25. Each individual read their scriptures everyday.
Weekly Scripture Memorization: D & C 4:4
Theology: Several chapters in Gospel Principles.
Discussion Question: Was it fair for God to give to opposing laws in the Garden of Eden? What is Zion? What should we give back to the Lord? What are the benefits of exercise?
Family Read: We finished Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse, an abridged version of Wizard of Oz, and started The Bronze Bow.
Music: Daily piano practice. (Piano lessons canceled this week).
History/Biography: Lorenzo Snow, Archimedes, and Hitler.
FHE: Service and visiting the elderly.
Club: Had Cub Scouts and Girls Activity Day.
Math: Geometric solids and their properties, money management skills, and basic math drills.
Games: Cashflow for Kids, Apples to Apples, Jr, Stratego, Yahtzee and Scrabble.
Goals: Weekly Goal Planning Session Held.
Projects: Dejunked the closets, bedrooms and library room. (6 month purge) We are also still the proud parents of 8 strong healthy puppies. It's been an interesting experience!
Caleb: Focused on reading and doing chores. Caleb read numerous Step in to Reading books to me this week. (I don't' like 90% of these books. I need to find better books!). He responded well to each of us taking turns reading a line. He wants to be reading a lot more now so that's good!
Luke: Finished reading Ranger's Apprentice. He has such a hard time finishing book (true love of learning attribute) so he was excited to have finished this. He loved this book. He's been reading numerous other things since then trying to find just the right book to read.
Jared:He officially graduated from Core Phase! He has improved his behavior tremendously. We are so proud of him. His official stewardship is to mentor Caleb in reading everyday. He has taken this responsibility seriously and has read to Caleb for several hours. Aren't we sneaky? Guess who's fluency is gaining speed? Jared also read a Jr. Jedi Chapter book. Not my first choice but he's been glued to it. He's already half way through a second one. He also enjoyed some sessions of "Structure Time Not Content" and really enjoyed them! He reported back about all kinds of things he'd learned.
Olivia: She is still working on 1776 and The Scarlet Letter. She also read several Jr. Biographies of Revolutionary War women, two Little House on the Prairie books, and she also started and read 1/2 of Little Britches again. She only attended one of her scholar classes because one was cancelled. She also attended a dance class at the Commonwealth school. She also is consitantly writing in her journal everyday.
Deanna: Read Emily of New Moon, A Swiftly Turning Planet, A Circle of Quiet, finished Approaching Zion and started The Home Ranch. It seems like I'm missing one. I'm still writing in my journal everyday and reading at least one conference talk a day. We went to the temple this week. I also wrote an essay. Had my first camp meeting-I'm also the Ward Girls Camp Director this year.
Alex: Alex worked, read lots of conferences addresses, listening to an Alex Rider book, reading in several random books, spend some time on his campaign (meeting lots of people), studied up on our current legislator's voting record, participated in another military honor guard at a funeral (he does numerous through out the year) and taking a college level course for further education in his insurance field. That's a good list for this week.
Weekly Scripture Memorization: D & C 4:4
Theology: Several chapters in Gospel Principles.
Discussion Question: Was it fair for God to give to opposing laws in the Garden of Eden? What is Zion? What should we give back to the Lord? What are the benefits of exercise?
Family Read: We finished Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse, an abridged version of Wizard of Oz, and started The Bronze Bow.
Music: Daily piano practice. (Piano lessons canceled this week).
History/Biography: Lorenzo Snow, Archimedes, and Hitler.
FHE: Service and visiting the elderly.
Club: Had Cub Scouts and Girls Activity Day.
Math: Geometric solids and their properties, money management skills, and basic math drills.
Games: Cashflow for Kids, Apples to Apples, Jr, Stratego, Yahtzee and Scrabble.
Goals: Weekly Goal Planning Session Held.
Projects: Dejunked the closets, bedrooms and library room. (6 month purge) We are also still the proud parents of 8 strong healthy puppies. It's been an interesting experience!
Caleb: Focused on reading and doing chores. Caleb read numerous Step in to Reading books to me this week. (I don't' like 90% of these books. I need to find better books!). He responded well to each of us taking turns reading a line. He wants to be reading a lot more now so that's good!
Luke: Finished reading Ranger's Apprentice. He has such a hard time finishing book (true love of learning attribute) so he was excited to have finished this. He loved this book. He's been reading numerous other things since then trying to find just the right book to read.
Jared:He officially graduated from Core Phase! He has improved his behavior tremendously. We are so proud of him. His official stewardship is to mentor Caleb in reading everyday. He has taken this responsibility seriously and has read to Caleb for several hours. Aren't we sneaky? Guess who's fluency is gaining speed? Jared also read a Jr. Jedi Chapter book. Not my first choice but he's been glued to it. He's already half way through a second one. He also enjoyed some sessions of "Structure Time Not Content" and really enjoyed them! He reported back about all kinds of things he'd learned.
Olivia: She is still working on 1776 and The Scarlet Letter. She also read several Jr. Biographies of Revolutionary War women, two Little House on the Prairie books, and she also started and read 1/2 of Little Britches again. She only attended one of her scholar classes because one was cancelled. She also attended a dance class at the Commonwealth school. She also is consitantly writing in her journal everyday.
Deanna: Read Emily of New Moon, A Swiftly Turning Planet, A Circle of Quiet, finished Approaching Zion and started The Home Ranch. It seems like I'm missing one. I'm still writing in my journal everyday and reading at least one conference talk a day. We went to the temple this week. I also wrote an essay. Had my first camp meeting-I'm also the Ward Girls Camp Director this year.
Alex: Alex worked, read lots of conferences addresses, listening to an Alex Rider book, reading in several random books, spend some time on his campaign (meeting lots of people), studied up on our current legislator's voting record, participated in another military honor guard at a funeral (he does numerous through out the year) and taking a college level course for further education in his insurance field. That's a good list for this week.
Friday, February 26, 2010
Week in Review
Family Scripture: 2 Nephi 14-18
Weekly Scripture Memorization: 3 Nephi 13:33
Theology: Several chapters in Gospel Principles.
Discussion Question: What were the causes of the Civil War
Family Read: We read 1/2 of Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse.
PE: Played Wii Fit and Basketball.
Music: Piano lessons and daily piano practice.
FHE: Gratitude and the 10 Lepers.
Club: Had Cub Scout Pack Meeting.
Social: Played with friends three different time.
Goals: Weekly Goal Planning Session Held.
Caleb: Focused on reading and doing chores. We are seeing success with each family member spending time reading to him everyday. Caleb worked on two digit math addition and subtraction.
Luke: Focused on fluency in reading. Reading Ranger's Apprentice. He spent time on multiplication work.
Jared:We also had to rewind and work on some core behavior things again. Reading Peter and the Shadow Thieves. Is reading fluency is really taking off!
Olivia: Continues to focus on Revolutionary War. She is now reading 1776 and The Scarlet Letter. She wrote several papers on American History. She attended two scholar classes. She also read the Princess and the Goblin.
Deanna: Read Libation Bearers by Aeschylus. Read 1/2 of Inteligro Math. Read 1/2 of Approaching Zion. Had meeting with mentor.
Alex: Alex worked a lot and successfully watched a lot of Olympics. I think his brain needed a break!
Weekly Scripture Memorization: 3 Nephi 13:33
Theology: Several chapters in Gospel Principles.
Discussion Question: What were the causes of the Civil War
Family Read: We read 1/2 of Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse.
PE: Played Wii Fit and Basketball.
Music: Piano lessons and daily piano practice.
FHE: Gratitude and the 10 Lepers.
Club: Had Cub Scout Pack Meeting.
Social: Played with friends three different time.
Goals: Weekly Goal Planning Session Held.
Caleb: Focused on reading and doing chores. We are seeing success with each family member spending time reading to him everyday. Caleb worked on two digit math addition and subtraction.
Luke: Focused on fluency in reading. Reading Ranger's Apprentice. He spent time on multiplication work.
Jared:We also had to rewind and work on some core behavior things again. Reading Peter and the Shadow Thieves. Is reading fluency is really taking off!
Olivia: Continues to focus on Revolutionary War. She is now reading 1776 and The Scarlet Letter. She wrote several papers on American History. She attended two scholar classes. She also read the Princess and the Goblin.
Deanna: Read Libation Bearers by Aeschylus. Read 1/2 of Inteligro Math. Read 1/2 of Approaching Zion. Had meeting with mentor.
Alex: Alex worked a lot and successfully watched a lot of Olympics. I think his brain needed a break!
Friday, February 19, 2010
Week in Review
I've already posted most of this stuff this week, but for the sake of me getting into a 'weekly' habit I'm going to recap.
Family Scripture: 2 Nephi 9-13
Weekly Scripture Memorization: John 14:15
Theology: Several chapters in Gospel Principles.
Discussion Questions: Should we or should we not close off our borders to illegal aliens? Should we attend our club meetings even if we have completed our requirements? Should we allow our emotions to guide all our choices?
Field Trips: Library, Fossil Beds and Natural History Museum.
Family Read: Finished Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters.
PE: Made a Horatio Hornblower ship with friends, played capture the flag, played Wii Fit, and played basketball several times.
Music: Piano lessons and daily piano practice.
Weekly Goal Planning Session Held.
Caleb: Focused on reading and doing chores. We introduced the "mentor Caleb" goal. Each family member is encouraged to spend time with him everyday, if possible and if willing, and they play games and read books to him.
Luke: Focused on fluency in reading, spelling rules, and not pouting. Reading Ranger's Apprentice.
Jared: Focused on fluency in reading, 3-digit multiplication, and controlling emotions. Reading Peter and the Shadow Thieves.
Olivia: Continues to focus on Revolutionary War. She finished several biographies of the Founding Mothers in America. She is now reading 1776 and The Scarlet Letter. She wrote several papers on American History. She attended two scholar classes.
Deanna: Started Family History Research up again. Reread Anne of Green Gables and A Thomas Jefferson Education. Continuing to pursue multiple Greek classic reads.
Alex: Heavy emphasis on campaign! He wrote a speech that will be delivered tomorrow before the state and district leaders. (no pressure)
Family Scripture: 2 Nephi 9-13
Weekly Scripture Memorization: John 14:15
Theology: Several chapters in Gospel Principles.
Discussion Questions: Should we or should we not close off our borders to illegal aliens? Should we attend our club meetings even if we have completed our requirements? Should we allow our emotions to guide all our choices?
Field Trips: Library, Fossil Beds and Natural History Museum.
Family Read: Finished Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters.
PE: Made a Horatio Hornblower ship with friends, played capture the flag, played Wii Fit, and played basketball several times.
Music: Piano lessons and daily piano practice.
Weekly Goal Planning Session Held.
Caleb: Focused on reading and doing chores. We introduced the "mentor Caleb" goal. Each family member is encouraged to spend time with him everyday, if possible and if willing, and they play games and read books to him.
Luke: Focused on fluency in reading, spelling rules, and not pouting. Reading Ranger's Apprentice.
Jared: Focused on fluency in reading, 3-digit multiplication, and controlling emotions. Reading Peter and the Shadow Thieves.
Olivia: Continues to focus on Revolutionary War. She finished several biographies of the Founding Mothers in America. She is now reading 1776 and The Scarlet Letter. She wrote several papers on American History. She attended two scholar classes.
Deanna: Started Family History Research up again. Reread Anne of Green Gables and A Thomas Jefferson Education. Continuing to pursue multiple Greek classic reads.
Alex: Heavy emphasis on campaign! He wrote a speech that will be delivered tomorrow before the state and district leaders. (no pressure)
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