Week 18

Hooray! Everybody is present and well. Thank you, Lord!

Presentation was fun because the kids added their own twist to it, which I really love.  I told them I enjoyed getting to know them through their presentation.  I also told them to take advantage of the opportunity in process of preparing a presentation. Being homeschooled, they may not have the opportunity to prepare for a presentation (or maybe they might). This is a great way to learn how to prepare and present and not just do something because they are required to. I applaud the kids for their effort in preparing for their presentation.  Next week's presentation is their favorite. Humorous Interpretation: Delight your audience with a funny story, poem, or narrative joke.  Memorize your story completely and use gestures or actions to enhance your presentation.  Choose your content carefully to delight, not offend your audience.

New Grammar
English: Song - CCC NoGreaterJoy5
We learned about one sentence part - the subject. The sentence today is sort of a tongue twister. So we went over the sentence a lot of times.  The kids did great. I am sure it would not hurt to review it at home.

History: Song - CC CD
I briefly discussed why the US joined World War II.  We even reviewed how WWII begun. The kids did wonderfully. An important note that you need to know is the word "in" is added between Pearl Harbor and Hawaii.  The end of the sentence has a tendency to be sung as WWI, so please be watchful when they are saying the sentence.

Math: Song - CCC NoGreaterJoy5
We did some application for the formula for the area of triangle. The kids did not have any problem with this.

Science: Song -CCC NoGreaterJoy5
We learned the third four elements of the periodic table. I briefly introduce the four elements and where they may be found. We were able to review the first 12 elements. The kids are doing great.

Latin: Song - Opening Ceremony Song
We were able to translate John 1:5 from Latin to English and the rule about no translation for articles was reiterated.  I believe the kids know the verse, but it would not hurt to kee practicing at home.
  
Timeline: Song - CC CD
We reviewed what was done during the Opening Ceremony. The kids know them by heart.  We practiced with the time line markers, and the kids did really wonderfully.

Geography: Song - CCC NoGreaterJoy5 
We learned the Western River.  Please take note if you are using the third edition, make sure you know where the Columbia River is.  Continue to encourage the kids to do their map tracing.  I reduced the tracing to two, hope it is still helping the kids.  I am thinking of skipping the free hand draw the next six weeks.

Our last week of Great Artist, we learned about Jim Davis, the creator of Garfield.  We sort of over extended our time trying to learn to draw Garfield. We made a single comic strip of Garfield.  See their art work below.  They also created a paper craft of Garfield which they brought home. I am so proud of the amazing art work the kids created this past six weeks. I sure hope they can continue to do art at home.  As I always say, "Don't rush art, take your time and enjoy." Next week, we will embark on the Orchestra and the Great Composers.

For the fun of the art... I added my own drawing of Garfield.

We learned to make crystals with Mrs. Herson during our Science Experiment.  If you want to do it at home, the kids brought their Science paper with them or you can check out this site (Looks like fun). We were able to see the Science projects of the Challenge kids in our last few minutes.  A big CONGRATULATIONS to all the Challenge kids!

It was a fun packed morning. I promised them we will play Jeopardy for review next week. See you all then...

Sincerely,
Zabrina