The girls and I have now completed our first two weeks of school this year. (With the exception of C's social studies unit studies, which NOW won't be in till after the 18th).
C finished her first unit in English, and got a 90% (B) on her 1st test yesterday. She will be doing Lesson 50 in Math today. As we got so far ahead with math this summer she only has to do math 3 days a week. C and I also finished her first unit in science (Anatomy and Physiology). She LOVES this subject, and I have to admit, so do I. She learned about the history of the study of anatomy, and about cells, parts of cells, and how they function. I wish we had a microscope!
E has been working VERY hard. Some days I wonder what I was thinking when I chose to get her advanced curriculum. She isn't having any trouble with math, though....straight A's. She now can count by multiples of 2,3,4,5,6,and 9. (and of course 1, 5, and 10, but she's known those for 2 years.)She has learned to "carry" in double, triple, and quadruple digit addition problems. She is reading very fluently, and she is earning A's in language and reading.
E's struggles still seem to lie in Spelling. I, and my older daughter are "natural" spellers,which means we instinctively know how to spell. E has not inherited this ability, and I have yet to find a spelling program that suits her, and that she actually learns from. She has so far gotten all A's on her spelling lessons and tests, but it is purely memorization, and she doesn't "get" the phonics rules or how to apply them.
I bought E the book, "How to Draw 50 Animals" as she has quite a creative, artistic streak, and I am pleased with the beautiful drawings she has been producing.
As for non-school life....the girls have been bored to tears with softball over, all their friends have been busy the past 2 weeks, and the weather here has been one heat advisory after another. So...the majority of our daytime is taken up with school. I've even skipped mowing for this entire past week. Mind you, I'm not complaining. This is the life I enjoy...spending my days with my girls, doing school, NOT mowing. I miss going places, though, and I'm hoping when the weather cools down I can take them out to some parks, at least.
So, school is off to a fine start. I know when our Heart of Dakota curriculum arrives, C's (and my) days will be lengthened considerably, so we're getting ahead in other subjects, and enjoying adjusting to a 5 day a week schedule while we can.
