February 1, 2013

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:
*Story Starters-one story
*Silent Reading: Password to Lakespur Lane by Carolyn Keene, finished Dear America: The Diary of Dawnie  Rae Johnston by Andrea Davis Pinkney.
*Finished Life of Fred: Honey
*What Your 6th Grader Needs to Know

Justin:
*We read a book of the African American version of Tall Tales (Jacob was fascinated) called Lies and Other Tall Tales by Zora Neale Hurston
*Life of Fred
*2 math worksheets on ordering numbers

Timothy:
 *We read a book of the African American version of Tall Tales (Jacob was fascinated) called Lies and Other Tall Tales by Zora Neale Hurston
*Life of Fre-one chapter with Justin, and one chapter on his own.
*2 math worksheets on ordering numbers
*We read Henry and Mudge and the Wild Goose Chase by Cynthia Rylant together (he read the first few pages and then I finished.  

Jacob:
*We read a book of the African American version of Tall Tales (Jacob was fascinated) called Lies and Other Tall Tales by Zora Neale Hurston     

Thursday, January 31, 2013

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:

*Silent reading-she finished The Strange Message in the Parchment by Carolyn Keene, read part of the diary of Dawnie Rae Johnson,and part of Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Ultimate Guide.
*Life of Fred
*What Your 6thh grader needs to know


Justin:
*We finished Little Sir Galahad, and had a lengthy review of both the last chapter we'd read (last week) and the book as a whole.  They came up with a list of these things that we learned from the book:
1. David learned a lot when he was sick and he still got to learn some of the stuff even though he didn't learn all of it.
2.When God takes something away, he replaces it.
3.We should tell the truth to keep your heart pure. 
4. Jacob learned Stay still to be strong.
* sight words
*Life of Fred
*Science lesson on bones
*We read Horton Hatches the Egg by Dr. Suess and The Sorcerer's Apprentice by Wanda Gags

Timothy:
*We finished Little Sir Galahad, and had a lengthy review of both the last chapter we'd read (last week) and the book as a whole.  (See the list above)
* sight words
*Life of Fred
*Science lesson on bones
 *We read Horton Hatches the Egg by Dr. Suess and The Sorcerer's Apprentice by Wanda Gags

Jacob:
*We watched several alphabet online videos, although Lorelei payed much more attention than he did.  

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:
*Silent Reading- starting/finishing A Perfect Time for Pandas by Mary Pope Osbourne; Nancy Drew: Mystery on the Menu by Carolyn Keene
*Art-worked on poster type drawings
*Life of Fred
*grocery trip with $ to make purchasing decisions

Justin:
*Starfall word and math games
*Lifeskills-cleaning the van with Daddy
*Outdoor play and biking
*We did two reading lessons
*We read three stories
*grocery trip with $ to make purchasing decisions

Timothy:
*Starfall word and math games
*Reading lessons 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
*Outdoor play and biking
*We read three stories
 *grocery trip with $ to make purchasing decisions

Jacob:

 *Legoes
 *Outdoor play and biking
*We read three stories

Dolch word list, math worksheets,  and science. 

Monday, January 28, 2013

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:
*Silent Reading-The Titans Curse by Rick Riordan and started and finished The Serpent's
Shadow by R.R.
* what your sixth grader needs to know-i read 13 sections-on Greeks/Romans/Trojan war/people of troy,including Helen of troy,the most beautiful women in the word(woman,not goddess(Aphrodite))
*2 pages in my jokes and riddles handwriting practice book
*read in/looked through my two ocean life books
*read/looked through old health papers/reviewed them
*Trip to the library


Justin:
*We read 3 Tedd Arnold Fly Guy stories
*We did a chapter in Life of Fred
* We read some poetry from Laughing Out Loud
*We read the first three chapters of David: The Shepard Who Became a Great King by Master Books.
*Did a worksheet on vegetables
*Cut out pieces for a mosaic for Art
*Trip to the library
*computer game placing the organs of the body in the correct places. 


Timothy:
*We read 3 Tedd Arnold Fly Guy stories
*We did a chapter in Life of Fred
*We read some poetry from Laughing Out Loud
*We read the first three chapters of David: The Shepard Who Became a Great King by Master Books.
*Did a worksheet on vegetables
*Cut out pieces for a mosaic for Art
*trip to the library

Jacob:
*Trip to the library

Friday, January 25, 2013

Schoolwork Accomplished:

Leanna:
*Webkinz packet for Jacob
*Handwriting practice-copying song lyrics
*3 chapters in life of Fred
* Composed a list of ways we waste money/ways we can save money (Civics and Science as reduce/reuse/recycle )
*Re-reading Egypt papers and info (history/geography)
*Silent Reading-Fan Fiction

Justin:
*Life of Fred
*Practice with a doubles math game
*Little Sir Galahad
*Filled out a Filling someones bucket card
*Webkinz vocab words
*Went over the continents and their locations

Timothy:
*Life of Fred
*Practice with a doubles math game
*Little Sir Galahad
*Filled out a Filling someones bucket card
*Webkinz vocab words
*Went over the continents and their locations