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Archive: October 2017

Learning Notes Week of October 16

Monday October 16 Dentist took all morning, so no copywork or math. (I was not organized enough to bring school books with us, if I had been maybe we could have accomplished something. Bella did bring her kindle and a James Herriot book, but I’m not...

Re-reading Silence, Part 6: A Tale of Two Jesuits

At the time I began my re-read of Silence, a novel about a Jesuit missionary to Japan, I was also re-reading a memoir by another Jesuit missionary to the east. He Leadeth Me by Father Walter Ciszek, SJ, tells the spiritual side to the story of...

Learning Notes Week of October 9

Monday October 9 Anthony did math, copywork, read to me from Child’s History. Ben did math, Explode the Code, read a Bob book, did copywork. Sophie did math, copywork, read her French prayer, read from 50 Famous Stories. Bella did Khan Academy math...

Learning Notes Week of October 2

Monday October 2 Anthony: math. Ben: math, explode the code, drawing Sophie: math, copywork, French translation (very excited she read three sentences with no help from me), Geography. Also Bella read to her from a book about birds and Sophie...

Learning Notes Week of September 25

Monday September 25 Anthony did a page in Miquon, read to me from Child’s History, and did copywork. his history reading took him to the map to find where the book’s small map of the Mediterranean and Fertile Crescent and Nile River fit on the big...

Learning Notes Week of September 18

Monday September 18 Anthony: Miquon Math, read Child’s History, copywork. Ben: Miquon, Explode the Code, read Bob book, copywork. Sophie: Miquon 3 pages, copywork, French translation, read Child’s Geography. Bella: Khan Academy math, copywork...

Re-reading Silence Part 5: Rodrigues’ False God

Part five of my never-ending series about Shusaku Endo’s novel, Silence. I’ve probably got at least two more posts in me, if I don’t just get bored and walk away. Actually, I really want to write them, so hopefully that won’t happen. I don’t know...

Learning Notes Week of September 11

Sunday September 10 We saw a praying mantis, I introduced the kids to the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Monday September 11 Sophie did a couple pages in Miquon, copywork, translated Amanda Cochon with me, and read to me from her Geography. Anthony...

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