Goodbye July Already?

Highlights:
We watched fireworks in early July from our roof.
We shared our first smores from the firepit :-)
The Gramma and Cousin came to visit.
G3 traveled to Utah (Tetons and Yellowstone!)
G1 camped in Wisconsin.
Then, G1 traveled to Utah (Nevada? stop)
G3 camped in Michigan.
G2 enjoyed a social life of her dreams and lots of mommy/girl time including duct tape crafts, reading time, watering the garden, pool time and other craft classes.

We enjoyed cool weather here and lots of school planning time.  The school room was re-organized, cleaned and painted by the Mommy and G2. Such a good thing.

An Empty Nest Morning: A Surreal Place

 



G1 is on a camp-cation;
G2 is on stay-cation overnite elsewhere;
G3 is in Grandcamp.  And I'm here gazing upon this brilliant reminder.

Marching Band Experience for G1

Summer Blooms

 

Summer Week of Camp for All 3Gs

This bloomed just for my birthday :-)

 

 

Gs1and3 are off to AWANA Honor Camp for the week. They promised to try the horse trail rides.
G2 gets to practice her culinary skills with young, old friends in Kansas.

All five of us survived Daycamp, Marching Band and one for babysitter training last week.

 

The Peonies Popped and Logic Stage Year 2 is Over

Classical Education and gardening go together. We're always cultivating something around here.

 

And G1 makes his first trip to the state homeschool conference with me this weekend.

G2 graduates from Indian Princess at the Summer campout with the Daddy.

G3 enjoys all the time he wants with one of his favorite buds. 



Curriculum for 2013-14

LESSON PLANS AND MATERIALS FOR

OUR SEVENTH YEAR HERE AT

THE PAISLEY CLASSICAL ACADEMY

Pursuing Wisdom where we are lead by an all-powerful God & Creator

 

 

Rising 7^th Grader
Breakfast and Bible (CBS Job, Hebrews and Philippians) and Dangerous Journey video guide
Math               Saxon 8/7 then sections of Algebra ½
Grammar:       Finish Rod and Staff 6, Review and complete Latina Christiana I,
                                   Review and Complete First StartFrench I
Writing:          IEW SWI-B using SOTW3 readings
History:           SOTW3 TOC, Synge’s SOTW continued and Guerber US History
                        Renaissance/ Early Modern Heritage History sources
                        State history (website & textbook- yep, they'll have to get used to textbks someday)
Science:           Chemistry (various CM sources, HOACMetals
                         and continued notebooking through ES res)
Flags:               Continued through cycle and added cycle with Operation World resources
Habitats:          Finish Grasslands Habitat studies,
                         Combine all habitat studies in 3"-3ring binder for references

Art:                Artistic Pursuits: TheElements of Art and Composition (US History focus)

Music:             Band
Physical Ed      Run, bike, swim, bowl, soccer, dance, mow, clean, Wii

Rising 6^th Graders

Breakfast and Bible
Math:              Complete Saxon 6/5 and then sections of Saxon 8/7
Grammar:       Complete RodandStaff6
Spelling:          Spelling Workout H
History:           SOTW3 TOC, Synge’s SOTW continued and Guerber US History
                        Renaissance/ Early Modern Heritage History sources
                        State History, Capitol city field trip
Science:           Chemistry (various CM sources, HOAC Metals
                        and continued notebooking through ES res)
Flags:               Continued through cycle and added cycle with Operation World resources
Habitats:          Finish Grasslands Habitat studies,
                        Combine all habitat studies in 3"-3ring binder for references
Art:                  Artistic Pursuits: TheElements of Art and Composition (US History focus)
Music:             Band
Physical Ed      Run, bike, swim, bowl, soccer, dance, mow, clean, Wii


Follow the links where available or google search the curriculum item. I haven't strayed too very far from the Well Trained Mind method here, so you'd find most of these in the tome authored by Dr Susan Wise Bauer and her Mom, Jessie Wise.