August 18-22, 2014

We accomplished 1 full week of school and girls did great! We did week 1 of CC and the girls had a great time and learned a lot.
Math - G is moving along in addition and subtraction
P - working on multiplication
E - working on fractions

All are doing xtramath.com for extra practice

E & P are working on IEW learning to write keyword outlines

Bible stories - from Child's Story Bible

Handwriting - P and G working on cursive

English - G working on Rod and Staff

Cc - Week 2 Information
History - Tell me about the Pilgrims. In 1620, the Pilgrims from Plymouth, England, signed the Mayflower Compact before landing in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Grammar
A Present Participle is a verb plus 'ing' used as an adjective or a verb

Science
Which bones make up the axial skeleton? Cranium, vertebrae, ribs & sternum

Geography
Montpelier, VT
Albany, NY
Trenton, NJ
Harrisburg, PA
Dover, DE

Latin
Conjunctions:
et - and
ut - that
sed - but

Math
3s and 4s

Timeline - through next 7

Back to School!!! August 11-13, 2014 (Monday - Wednesday)

Finally getting back into school and everyone is very excited!!
We did our first week of CC to prepare for upcoming class this coming Tuesday.

Girls did so good today!
We accomplished Math, reading, comprehension, handwriting, and Bible.

Along with CC work:
Cycle 3, week 1

History Sentence:
Tell me about Columbus.  In 1492, Columbus made the first of four trips to the Caribbean on three Spanish ships named the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria.

English:
An infinitive is "to" plus a verb, used as a noun, adjective or adverb.

Science:
What are 4 types of tissue?
Connective
Epithelial
Muscle
Nerve

Latin:
Prepositions
in - in
apud - with
per - through
sine - without

Geography:
states and capitals
Augusta, ME
Concord, NH
Boston, MA
Providence, RI
Hartford, CT