I have five students this year from Grade 2 to Grade 11.

I asked the children what skills and knowledge they would like to focus on.

Genevieve – Grade 11

Genevieve would like to complete up to Grade 10 Maths. She wants to have a good knowledge of World Geography – mapping; continents and countries.

Saxon – Grade 9

Saxon would like to write a book therefore needs to work on the skills required. He would also like to increase his vocabulary and work on his social skills. Saxon would like to increase his game creation skills; both board and computer.

Ignatius – Grade 7

Ignatius wants to improve his spelling abilities and increase his vocabulary.  He’d like to learn a bit of game modification coding.

Sebastian – Grade 5

Sebastian wants to spell better and read harder books. He wants to bake.

Siena – Grade 2

Siena wants to be able to spell and read really well.

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Timetable:

8am – Prayers & Reading Basket 1– All

9:00am – Table Time:  Maths, Logic & Language Arts: Spelling, Dictation, Grammar, Composition, Creative Writing, Handwriting, Reading (Siena)

11:00am – Subject Studies: Science, Nature, History, Geography, Faith, Shakespeare – Assigned Research, Notebooking & Narrations

Reading Basket 2 – Youngers: Faith, Literature, Group Subject Studies

12:00 – Angelus

1:00pm – Lunch

1:30pm – Reading Basket 2 – Teens: Faith & Literature, Discuss Group Subject Study Readings

 

Afternoons

  • Poetry Tea – Tuesday Afternoon – 3pm
  • Monday & Thursday – Leave 3pm for Swimming
  • Wednesday – Leave 3:40 for Akido
  • Genevieve to direct plays with the children

Evenings

  • Literature – Individual

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Reading Basket 1

~Morning Prayers & Faith~ All

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~Subjects – Independent Study~

Australian & World Geography

  • All – Australian Geography Unit
    • All – An Assignment approach with mapwork & suppl readings
  • All – Continent Study/month – Cultures & Mapping
    • All – An Assignment approach with mapwork & suppl readings
  • Mega Maps & Mapping weekly

Australian & World History

  • World History – Late Modern History: 1870s+ – Technological Revolution
    • Genevieve – Paul Johnson Modern Times
    • Boys & Siena – An Assignment approach with suppl readings
  • Australian History – Late 19th Century onwards – Books from Aust Late 19th Cent
    • Genevieve – Manning Clark set
    • Boys & Siena – An Assignment approach with suppl readings

Science

  • Boys –  Australian Backyard Astronomy – Ragbir Bhathal
  • Siena –  Astronomy – Young Scientist

Nature

  • Boys – Australian Backyard Explorer – Peter Macinnis
  • Siena – Leslie Rees & Nature Storybooks and other picture books from Australian Nature list

Faith

  • Sacramental Preparation (Siena)
  • Teens – Church History
  • Sebastian – Lego Catechism
  • Individual & RA Spiritual Novels

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4 Rs Daily

1)Faith Instruction/Spiritual – See Reading Basket 1 & 2

2)Maths – Mathsonline

 

3)Writing – Genevieve, Saxon & Ignatius – IEW materials & Cottage Press

Narrations & Notebooking – All – Huge Daily focus

Spelling – All About Spelling

Handwriting –  Siena – Startwrite & Lined Books

– All – Boot camp with Running Writing

Dictation – Spelling Wisdom

Writing Club – Weekly, All bar Siena

 

4)Literature –   Shakespeare, assigned readings: Great and Good Booklists

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~Daily Reads 2 ~ Separate Gatherings 

*Teens – Genevieve, Saxon & Ignatius

*Youngers – Sebastian & Siena

Faith Instruction

  • Teens –
  • Youngers – 
  • Siena – Sacramental Preparation

Saints Novel

  • Teens –
  • Youngers – Vision Books

Read Alouds

  • Teens –
  • Youngers – 

Logic

  • Genevieve– Thinking Toolbox
  • Boys – The Fallacy Detective