Week 20 in Review -- Feb 1-5

We started out the week trying to dig our way out of the snow that was dumped on us.  Then we got into our easy wrap up week.  We had a few things we wanted to finish up before we take a week off for some fun with my parents when they come into town.

Everett:
Spelling: Spelling Workout Lessons 7-8 were completed.
Reading: He continued The Celery Stalks at Midnight.
Math: Teaching Textbooks lessons 20-24 and Quiz 4 were completed. These lessons wrapped up the Long Division and Long Multiplication unit.

Annika:
Language Arts:McRuffy Phonics and Reading K lessons 171-175 were completed.  She received a 100% on the final test, this means she is done with this level and can move onto grade 1.  She's is so excited to move on.
Math: McRuffy Math 1 lessons 149-160 were completed.  She also received a 100% on the final test for Math 1 so she can move on to level 2 when we come back from our week off.  She's very excited about this and can't wait to jump in.


Lucas:
Preschool: He's completed lessons 10-16 in both his My first book of Coloring and My first book of Mazes. He's doing so well and loves doing school each day.

We'll be back in 2 weeks with our week 21 review.
 

Emergency Alert! South Eastern Virginia has SNOW on our 100th Day of School

Well we've reached a special day in our 4th year of homeschooling.  Today was our 100th day of school for the year.  The kids were so proud to reach this milestone.  To make the day even more special Mother Nature dropped about 6" of the white stuff on us last night.  That's right South East Virginia was snowed on last night.  It doesn't happen often and when it does it usually is only an inch or two.  It usually doesn't stick around very long. It's not wet enough to make a snowman, but still fun to play in.

Week 19 in Review -- Jan 25-29

This week started out great and slowly fizzled as I got a pretty ugly cold.  We're hoping a weekend of rest will help and we'll be raring to go for next week.

Everett:
Grammar: He started Junior Analytical Grammar and completed Unit 1.  He did a great job, I really think he's ready for it now.
Spelling: Spelling Workout Lesson 6 was completed.
Writing: None this week
Reading: He finished Howliday Inn and has started The Celery Stalks at Midnight.  I can't believe how much his interest in reading has turned around.  He now reads every night without fail and there is no more prodding from Mom.
Math: Teaching Textbooks lessons 17-19 and Quiz 3 were completed. These lessons covered division and he did a really good job with it.  He's cruising right along.


Annika:
Language Arts:McRuffy Phonics and Reading K lessons 162-170 were completed.  She will complete this level of phonics and reading by the end of next week.  She's doing so well, I'm so proud of her.
Math: McRuffy Math 1 lessons 130-148 were completed.  This week included addition with carrying (or regrouping) and she did really well with it.  She's doing great in math and should wrap up this level by the end of next week.


BOTH
History: We covered Peter the Great and his great trip to explore Western Europe.
Science: We started learning about the 18 naturally occurring elements.  We did an experiment where we made muffins with and without baking powder to show that not having that chemical reaction in there makes a big difference in the end result.


Lucas:
Preschool: He's trucking along through his My First book of Mazes and My First Book of Coloring.  He enjoys his worksheets and is doing really well.


Tune in next week for Week 20 in Review