Monday
Mariah – Maths
Poetry – Henry Lawson
Literature – To Kill a Mockingbird, finished
Genevieve & Saxon – All About Spelling lesson
Genevieve – Essay Writing
Saxon – Organised Treasure Hunt
Genevieve & Boys – Public Speaking with Homeschool Group
Tuesday
All – Faith – Read short bio of St Gregory & coloured picture
History – Read 3 chapters of Sunburnt Country; pre-European, Discovery of Australia and First Fleet
Mariah – Poetry – Henry Lawson
World History – Gombrich’s History of World, several chapters, really likes it
Genevieve – Geography, traveled the streets of Grafton via google earth
Biography – Young Dickens, 4 chapters
Literature – As Time Goes By – Lori Wick, began
Saxon – Story Writing
Literature – Lord of the Rings book 3!
Ignatius – Story Writing
History Reading – In Search of the South Land
Sebastian – Maths, a few lessons
Dictation
Handwriting
Storywriting
Wednesday
All – Story of Australia by Day – Read 4 chapters, pre-European thru to First Fleet
Mariah – Maths – 4 lessons
World History – Gombrich finished
Genevieve – Maths 5 lessons
Literature – As Time Goes By – Lori Wick, finished
Saxon – Story Writing
History Reading – In Search of the South Land
Literature – Lord of the Rings book 3!
Ignatius – Story Writing
Sebastian – Literature – Boxcar Children began book 4
Maths – 5 lessons. Working incredibly hard and nearly finished all of Grade 4!
Thursday
All – Read First Fleet – John Nicholson, non-fiction, read whole book
Sebastian & Saxon – Began building cubbies in bush
Genevieve & Ignatius – watched a couple of animal documentaries
Mariah – Poetry
Faith Novel – Passion & Purity by Elizabeth Elliot – finished
Friday
Boys & Siena – headed into bush for hours, building Aboriginal shelters. Basing on DVD’s we watched, with stone foundations. As homes in Victoria
Mariah – Volunteered at Vinnies
History Novel – A Fortunate Life – by AB Facey, began