Weekly Review - Twelfth Week

Bible

• We read Acts 22-24, continuing with our study of Paul.
  
• We sang our November songs - Trust and Obey and Jesus is Alive.
• We had Family Prayer several days.
  

Math

• David FINISHED Lesson 30 (rational & irrational numbers) in Math-U-See Pre-Algebra which means he has COMPLETED this book!!!! YAY David! He will start Algebra I in December.
  
• Emily finished Lesson 24 (double digit multiplication with regrouping) in Gamma.
  
• James worked on Lesson 11 in Gamma (Multiply). and took the test.
  
• Suzy worked on Lesson 12 in Alpha (addition doubles) and took the test.

Language Arts - Literature and Reading

• Literature study is suspended for the month.
  
• All the children did silent reading every day (their choice of books).
• We finished The Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler today. What a great read-aloud!
  

Language Arts - Writing

• Each child worked on writing their novels. Word counts are as follows:
• David - estimated at 6250 (has written 11 pages I have not counted yet) (Goal is 8000)
  
• Emily - 3640 ((REACHED HALFWAY MARK! Her goal is 7000)
  
• James - 916 and 2 illustrations (goal 3000)
  
• Suzy - 403 and 9 illustrations (Goal is 600)
• Mom - 60004 (goal 75,000)
  

Language Arts - Other

• Suspended for November.
  

Science

• David is done with Module 4 except for the test, which he will do this week.
• Emily, James and Suzanne made their bird feeders. We still need feathers.
  

History

• David read Chapters 6-26 in History of Us: Book 3 (by Joy Hakim). The main topic was the Revolutionary War.
  
• David is also learning the Preamble to the Constitution (which means the others are hearing it).
  
• The younger children did not do History.

Other activities

• Girls had their Keepers at Home meeting.
  
• Co-op on Friday.
• Pioneer Club on Wednesday night for James and Suzy. David runs the computers there.
  
• Saturday we visited friends all day. SOCIALIZATION! :-)