So, I completely missed getting Week 3 posted last
week. Unfortunately, I cannot remember
anything significant that happened during week either. So I am going to progress
to week 4 and try my hardest to not let that happen again.
Week 4 was a busy week for us. I made the executive decision
to pull Mikayla and McKenzie from the gym for the week…yes, they both were
going through withdrawals but it was so needed for both of their bodies to get
some rest. Plus we had the Solar Eclipse, the first day of Tapestry of Grace History
virtual co-op, field trips, and taking our oldest back to University for her
Junior year. A full week for sure!
This week I also experimented with a new school schedule for
Mikayla and Montana. It is more of a block schedule having them complete our
necessaries daily and then having focus days for the rest of the subjects. This
schedule worked a lot better this week for both girls. I am still trying to
figure out how to get all the school in for Mikayla as homeschool 2-a-day schedule
starts after Labor Day. She will only have 2.5 hours to eat and do some school
work before heading back to training.
Trust me, the thought of pulling her from morning training has entered
my mind several times but I know she gets the
best training during the morning with the smaller groups. This year a group
of gym moms and I will be taking turns sitting with the girls during break
hours to make sure the girls stay on task and are not playing around. Plus,
Mikayla knows that we will be working from 630-930PM every night to finish her
daily work.
Below, this is what I have for both girls:
Mikayla
Unfortunately, I have not figured out how to get our Morning
Time Recitations in for September which makes me a bit sad…but I am still
thinking. If you have any suggestions, please do share! My weekly goal is to
only need to work with Mikayla on Saturday’s but I know that history progresses
it may be necessary to work with Montana to make sure she is well prepared for
Co-op discussions on Tuesday.
Madison and I check in daily. We do math together at 9AM and then I typically
make my corrections to her work she has already done for the morning right
before starting school at 930AM with my younger kids. In the afternoon, we check-in and she turns in
the rest of her work for corrections. Next week, her AP Language class starts
and I am so excited for her! Reading the syllabus, I know she will get the push
she craves along with having some great teaching. Her teacher is AWESOME
already and class has not even started! A lot of the students are from the
surrounding area, including having one boy in the next town over. AP Government
and Honors Physics with Dr. Wile start in September and they both are equally
exciting from reading the syllabuses!
McKenzie and Micah are my easy students, yay! They both love
to learn and this past week we spent learning through play. McKenzie’s reading
has really picked up which makes me happy! She wants to read now which is
great. She turns 8 on Monday and will be having her birthday party on Saturday
with many of her gym friends on Saturday afternoon.
On Monday, we watched the solar eclipse like the rest of the
country. We did not have glasses because I was weary of them, but we did
experience a darkening of the skies and saw the shadow. We watched on NASA TV
and I told Madison that we will go to TX when the next one occurs to be in a
section of totality.
Wednesday, we went on our first scheduled field trip to the
National Weather Station that is about 5 minutes from our house. It was an
awesome experience to see firsthand how they predict the watches and warnings
along with the weather forecast. We learned what to do in a Thunderstorm, how
they send out the weekly emergency test signal, and were even able to see the
approaching Tropical Depression that turned into Hurricane Harvey. Madison is
taking Meteorology as her elective science course and is working on her cloud
brochure project so this was all helpful information. She still wants to be an
Astrophysicist, but Meteorology has peaked her interest. McKenzie and Micah
were not old enough to go to the weather station so they went on a field trip
to the big park with daddy. They had a lot of fun and enjoyed the morning out
that ended with eating lunch out.
Friday morning, we headed back to Lynchburg to drop Marie
off for her Junior year. Sigh, it does get easier Mama’s but man it is still
tough. I know she is safe and she is excelling in her Graphic Design Major and
meeting so many new people. This year, she chose to work in the human resources
department in the Advising office. She starts on Monday morning and I know it
will be such a great fit for her! We won’t see her again until Thanksgiving
break, but I know the time will fly by!
Well, that’s a wrap for now! I am knee deep in prepping my
lecture slides for history class on Tuesday. I am teaching the first two weeks
of the curriculum on the Rise of Egypt and Pharaohs. The kids have
presentations to do on the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and man the work
I have received so far is impressive! The new students have put a lot of effort
into their reports and I can’t wait. Montana is reporting on The Great Pyramids
of Giza. If I can figure it out I will link her report next week.
Until next week, be blessed!
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