The Week in Review

Hello all,

We've been working this week at catching up some on academics since being sick for a long time earlier this month had us off track. Now that we're definitely healthy, Mom has instituted BOOK camp (very similar to boot camp!).

I (Janelle) finished my Math curriculum this week and am taking a break before starting the next one. I've improved quite a bit in my accuracy and in following directions! Before, I usually just jumped in and started my work without giving much thought to what they were actually asking me to do {hehe}. Seriously not okay with my mother. I've read several books in the last two weeks and also worked through lots of reading comprehension & thinking skills exercises in my language curriculum. Yesterday I wrote a Spring acrostic poem. Want to hear it? Of course you do:

Beautiful things sitting on trees

Unravel a story to no one told

Dipped into beauty, they hold a

Secret we will soon see.

Alongside of academics I've had rehearsals this week for the show I'm in at a local theatre. Opening weekend is coming up! I'm nervous, excited and ready all at the same time. Oh, and achievement testing is on Monday...but who wants to talk about that?

Alright, I (Jordyn) have been busy as well. Mom and I are working on basic phonics and reading now that my interest has resurfaced. I'm really enjoying my Word Whammer and also a reading site that Mommy found to reinforce what we learning. I finished Psalm 27 and am starting on Psalm 8. Of course, Mom reads to me daily. Other than that I keep myself occupied with building things, which I LOVE to do! Blocks, Legos, K'Nex, Lincoln logs or items around the house such as straws, plastic cups & masking tape and such are all tools for me to use. Oh, and I work on writing skills, which is not my favorite at all so I don't have much to say there.

Why am I left at the end?? I (King Josiah) would rather be first next time. I've been up to...well, let me just show you what I've been doing:

Who spilled those Cheerios on the floor?

Oh yeah.......ME!! Guess I better go and help clean up.

Jackie will post her own senior update in a while so stay tuned!

Psalm 27

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Early in their lives, we chose a few scriptures for each of our children that we felt would be a life verse or vision for them. For Jordyn, the verses come from Psalm 27; here she is reciting what we chose and proclaimed over her life before she was born. If you missed her memorization of Psalm 100, click here.

Rosetta Stone Giveaway!!

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Here are details:

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Thank You!

Thanks Nana and Grandad for the Easter treats! We really like Beatrix Potter's books and characters, so the animals will be fun to use when retelling the stories. And of course, the candy was a good idea too!

Egyptian Masks

Instructions here. Warning: our mother decided after this project that she did not enjoy paper mache. We, on the other hand, relished it from start to finish.

Arts and Crafts

We've been enjoying some great arts and craft projects around here. But, before the pictures come, we'll pass on a few sites that have been wonderful for getting the creative juices flowing!

Elementary Art lesson plans

DLTK's various sites: this is the main site, but look on the right hand side for links to other sites. Bible craft projects and free coloring pages included.

KinderArt: you name it, they have it. sculpture, printmaking, mosaics, multicultural, etc. loads of info and links here.

Those are some good places to get started. We'll post some pictures soon!

Party Time!!

It's Party Time over at Five Minutes for Moms! And our Mama is joining on in, so I guess that means we are too. Well, we are her four kiddos and you can read some about our activities and homeschooling adventures here at this site. Sometimes Mom will post creative ideas or notes & thoughts on various curriculum, books, etc. But, mostly it's just a place to record the stuff that's going on and to keep grandparents and family up to date! Because, that's important.

Let us know you've visited and happy party!

Sweet Moments...

Josiah's First Delivery

Hello everybody! Josiah here to talk about my very first delivery from the local flower shop. But, I didn't get flowers....I got FRUIT! This inspired me to begin eating fruit again, much to Mommy's delight. I even took a bite out of each apple while no one was looking; I needed to see which one tasted the best.

The card read "Sorry to hear that you are sick. Hope these fruits make you feel better. Share some with your sisters. Love Grandad and Nana."

Thank you Nana and Grandad!

100 Days!

Well, plus a few more...about two weeks ago, I (Jordyn) celebrated the finishing of my number line to the 100th day of school! We celebrated with several activities including counting out 100 legos to build something and filling a hundred board with Fruity Cheerios. My brother happily ate while I worked.

Mommy asked me what I would buy with $100.00 and I answered: "If I had 100.00, I would have it. Then I would buy 15 plates. Then I would put the rest of the money in my purse to keep." Sounds like a good plan, right?

Then Mommy asked if I could have 100 of anything, what would I like. I answered: "I would like 100 cards so I could write to Nana and Grandad and Mimi and Popi."

Psalm 97

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Get your NIV out and follow along! She did a wonderful job. The assignment was to do a dramatic reading of a Psalm that spoke of the power, glory and majesty of our God.

Finally!

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The girls finally had enough good weather to pull out the goodies from the garage! Come on Spring!