Malachi
- Faith - read Francis & Clare and Vincent de Paul and Story of the Church, finished reading Unit 3.
- Liking dictation, not too hard.
- Using Schonell lists for spelling and feeling like he is making more progress.
- Ridout - 2 lessons. Doesn't really like it, feels it is information he already knows.
- Logic - 3 topics. Enjoying it.
- Latin - 2 chapters, learning grammar & punctuation
- Typing - online courses, typing stories requested.
- Maths - 4 lessons, going well
- History/Geo - Watched Bill Peaches 'The Explorers', Episodes 5-10. Covered so many Australian explorers learnt so much!
- Science - Read Animal Stories by Jenkins and Inventors & Imposters, Australian Inventors, 1001 Inventors that changed our World, Inventions that Never Left the Drawing Board, The Disappearing Spoon and What Einstein told his Cook. Periodic Table and Elements.
Mariah
- Mariah is really enjoying reading 'The King of the Golden City' for Faith
- Really enjoying copywork.
- Making steady progress with dictation and Spell Well
- Has been using Story Starters for writing, finding it a bit long
- Not enjoying maths and is falling behind in assignments.
- Mariah made a decision to discontinue music lessons for the time being. Very sad about her decision as she has huge talent. Hoping she will continue at a later date.
Genevieve
- Finished up Papal notebook. Genevieve listened into Saxon's Reconciliation/FHC prep
- Massive effort with reading, and great progress. Just needs practice and practice.
- Reluctant to do copywork and struggles with pencil grip. Neatish writing
- Dictation is getting too hard.
- Whizzing through the Schonell's list.
- Finding maths easy enough at present
Saxon
- Finished up Papal notebook. Began Reconciliation/FHC prep again.
- Little reading done
- Little copywork done, reluctant
- Finding Schonell's spelling achievable.
- Maths is a breeze for Saxon.
Read Aloud
- Fantastic Mr Fox - Roald Dahl (began)
- Finished up Return of the Wolf and Vinegar Boy
Audio Books
- Lucy and the Big Bad Wolf (Mariah)
Literature
Malachi
See Faith and Science titles above!
Ranger's Apprentice and Brother band - re-read both entire series
The Secret Zoo- Bryan Chick
and more.
Mariah
Mariah has been on a HUGE reading binge albeit rather light selections, many Famous Five, Trixie Belden and a huge pile of various horse series.
