Catching Up

Just catching up, I haven't posted much this week since we're really just preparing the portfolio and I was scanning everything to send to the evaluator.  Justin had a dental appt. on Monday and Leanna had one on Wednesday, so that killed most work on those days (bus into A-town).  I also had a wisdom tooth along with two others removed on Friday afternoon (and Friday evening is my night out with Laura).  Now I just await the evaluator's call so that we can interview with her and then as soon as she sends me her evaluation, I add it to the portfolio and turn it in to the district.  I'm so nervous!!  It will feel so great to have that done and over with.  But having the evaluator tell me that I have an intelligent and well rounded daughter on my hands was a big relief!! 

Schoolwise this week was really about re-copying sloppy work (so handwriting practice and review of the subjects).  She did a lot of reading on her own too.  Today, Saturday June 19 (her birthday!) was a girl scout field trip to Krystal Cave, with a picnic lunch and minature golf afterwards.  So she got in an extra field trip for this school year as well.  I'm having her do a couple English worksheets and maybe some music because I didn't have much grammar or music for the portfolio.  Some things are harder to prove in paper form.  She's also coloring something for her father for father's day.  She made him a little father's day craft at Brownies as well and proudly gave that to him tonight.  She got to spend a little time with Aunt Laura, who picked her up from Brownies, and with Grammy, who she convinced to come over here at 9:30 tonight!!

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

*Re-copying frog stories neatly
*We finished reading the last three chapters of Mr. Popper's Penguins.
*Bike-riding outside.
*Playing games with Carolee and Noah and her brothers.

Monday, June 14, 2010

Bus trip into Allentown today for a dentist appt. for Justin.  (walking, socializing, learning to get around)
*Leanna read Cleopatra by Diane Stanley and Peter Vennema
*Leanna re-read Magic School Bus on the Ocean Floor by Joanna Cole.
*the kids went for a very short trip to the park with their grandmother and then stayed outside catching fireflies with neighbors & Nanny Sue's friend's kids. 
*journal entry

Saturday, June 12 and Sunday June 13, 2010

Saturday

*Walked to the bank, the dollar store, Giant, then home again, exhausted. This took about three hours.
*Leanna finished and re-copied her Antarctica and Penguin notes. 
*Magic Treehouse worksheet on Greek and Roman Gods Matching Game.
*Silent reading-finished Double Fudge by Judy Blume.
*Walked to and from the carnival, rode rides, had fun.

Sunday

*Finished Fractions workbook (6 pages)
*Read about Sumerian crafts and trade from Ancient World book. 
*Drew a picture of the leaning tower of Pizza.
*Journaling-catch up entry since she hadn't written for a few days.