Group Lessons with Ignatius, Saxon & Genevieve

Church History – 4 Sections, 2/week.

  • Church Through the Ages – Vidmar. Read about the Development of Doctrine, St Augustine, his Confessions, various heresies: Manichaeism, Donatism and Pelagianism.

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Genevieve

Maths –8 Lessons 5/week. Topics covered included: Division, Understanding Equations, One-Step Equations Involving Addition and Subtraction, One-Step Equations Involving Division, One-Step Equations Involving Multiplication and Two-Step Equations.

Faith Novel – 2 Chapters, 2/week.

  • Lay Siege to Heaven. Genevieve steadily reading, meaty read.

Science Novel – 2 Chapters, 2/wk

  • Mystery of the Periodic Table

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Group Lessons with Saxon & Genevieve

All About Spelling –Began revision of all the words from Level 4 onwards.

Read Aloud – 5 Chapters, 4 /week.

  • The Long Way Home – Margot Benary

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Saxon

Saxon has been putting in a huge effort all term, determined to finish his weekly assigned work, continue to be so proud of him.

Dictation – 2 Lessons, 2/week. Consistent and spelling well.

Grammar – 1 Lessons, 1/week.

  • English Course for Juniors. Focused on Subjects and Predicates.

Creative Writing – 1 Lessons, 1/week.

Narrations – 1 narrations, 1/wk.

Maths – 10 Lessons, 5/week. Topics covered included: Subtraction with Different Denominators, Subtraction with Mixed Numerals, Fractions of Whole Numbers, Multiplication and Division of Mixed Numerals.

Faith Study – 6 Sections, 3/week.

  • Catechism of the Seven Sacraments, Lego format. Finished.

Faith Spiritual – 4 chapters, 2/wk

  • St Thomas More

Science – 4 Chapters, 2/week.

  • Mystery of the Periodic Table

Nature Novel – 4 Chapters, 2/week.

  • King of the Ranges – CK Thompson

Australian History – 4 Sections, 2/week.

  • Pictorial History of the Catholic Church. Volume 3.

Australian History Novel – 4 Chapter, 2/week.

  • Strange Seeker – Keith Willey

World History – 4 Chapters, 2/wk

  • Great Events & People: Vol 9 Bookshelf

Geography Novel – 4 Chapters, 2/week.

  • Stories of Famous Explorers By Sea

Fairy Tales – 4 Stories, 2/week!!

  • Bookshelf for Boys & Girls Vol3: Folk & Fairy Tales.

Poetry – 16 Poems, 8/week!!

  • Collected Verse of AB Paterson.

Literature – 8 Sections, 4/week

  • Queensland Reader Grade 7. Australian History Focus

Free Reads – 8 Chapters

  • Mapmakers Chronicles Books 2

Art – 1 Works, 1/wk

  • Art Eye Deer

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Group Lessons with Ignatius & Saxon

Logic – 4 Chapters, 2/week.

  • Fallacy Detective.

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Ignatius

Dictation – 2 Lessons, 2/week.

Creative Writing – 2 Lessons, 1/week. Working with Rose on their epic novel still, using Zoom to chat, edit and discuss.

Maths – 2 Lessons, 5/week. Covered: Addition and Subtraction with Equal Denominators and Addition with Different Denominators.

Faith Study – 3 Sections, 3/week.

  • Catechism of the Seven Sacraments, Lego format.

Science Novel – 2 Chapters, 1/week.

  • Michael Farraday – Charles Ludwig

Australian History Novel – 9 Chapters, 2/week.

  • Our Australian Story: Ned Kelly – fascinated.

Poetry – 16 Poems, 8/week.

  • Treasury of Poetry for Young People

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Group Lessons with Siena, Sebastian & Ignatius

Grammar – 1 Lessons, 2/week

  • Ruth Heller – Verbs

Australian History – 4 Chapters, 2/wk

  • Australia from the Beginning – Eve Pownall.

World History – 4 Chapters, 2/week.

  • The Story of the World 1 – Ancient Civilizations.

Read Aloud – 10 Chapters, 5/week.

  • The Good Master – Kate Seredy. Finished!! Loved !!

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Sebastian

All About Spelling – 3 Lessons, 3/week. Began revision of words learnt

Dictation – 2 Lessons, 2/week. Studying then taking dictation.

Copywork – 2 Lessons, 2/week. Continuing our focus on letter direction, improving.

Creative Writing – 1 Lessons, 1/week.

Narrations – 2 Narrations, 1/week. Sebastian narrates to me, I scribe, he then copies into book.

Maths – 15 Lessons, 5/week. Topics covered included: Primes and Composites, Highest Common Factor, Lowest Common Multiple, Factor Trees, Simplifying Fractions, Mixed Numbers to Improper Fractions, Improper Fractions to Mixed Numbers, Fractions to Decimals I, Addition with Equal Denominators and Subtraction with Equal Denominators.

Science Novels – 2 Chapters, 2/week.

  • Magnets

Nature Novels – 2 chapters, 2/week.

  • Willy Wagtail – Whitcombe Story Books

Australian History Novels – 2 Chapters, 2/week.

  • Saddle at Bonthrambo

Biographies – 4 Chapters, 2/week.

  • Roald Amundsen

Literature – 8 Sections, 4/week

  • Queensland Reader Grade 3.

Free Reads – 8 sessions, 4/week

Poetry – 16 Poems, 8/week.

  • A Child’s Garden of Verses – RL Stevenson

Artventure – 2 Sessions

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Siena

All About Reading – 3 Lessons, 5/week.

Copywork – 2 Lessons, 2/week. Letter direction.

Narrations –1 Narrations, 1/week.

Maths – 9 Lessons, 5/week. Topics covered included: Adding Three Numbers, Addition Facts, Addition of Larger Numbers, 2-Digit Addition (No Carry), 2-Digit Addition (With Carry), Subtraction up to 20, Number Line Subtraction, Counting on to Find the Difference, Find the Missing Number, 2-Digit Subtraction (With Trading), 2-Digit Subtraction (Borrow, Pay-Back), Division by Sharing, Division by Grouping, Division by Arrays, Division by Repeated Subtraction and Division from Multiplication.

Faith Picture Books  – 2 Books, 1/week.

  • Brother Juniper – Dianne Gibfried
  • Br Bartholomew’s Apple Grove

Science Picture Books – 1 Books, 1/week.

  • Why Does Lightning Strike?

Nature Picture Books – 1 Books, 1/week.

  • Argonauta

Australian History Picture Books – 2 Books, 1/week.

  • Walking to School – Ethel Turner
  • Emily Jane

World History Picture Books – 2 Books, 1/week.

  • Abraham Lincoln – Shapp
  • I Wish I’d Stood on Everest with Hillary & Norgary

Poetry – 24 Poems, 8/week.

  • Now we Are Six – A A Milne. Finished!!

Literature – 1 book

  • Flat Stanley

Art – 1 Sessions

  • Artventure