Monday June 4
Anthony: math, copywork, reading.
Sophie: math, copywork, poetry recitation.
Bella: math, copwork, Latin, composition (writing down one of their Star Wars games, the story of a character that she made up: Darth Maul’s personal service droid). Read me a chapter of The Scarlett Pimpernel.
Bella and Sophie spent a long time talking about The Scarlett Pimpernel with each other and with me.
Story time: Son of Charlemagne, St John Masias, Story of the World, Secrets of the Universe, Seabird.
Then we did the demonstration of Newton’s First Law from the SotU book.
Bedtime story: The Neverending Story
Bella is reading/re-reading/has recently finished: Lord of the Rings, St Philip Neri, Eucharistic Miracles, Seabird, I will Repay (Scarlet Pimpernel #2)
Seabird prompted by our visit to Mystic Seaport last week. As we toured the Charles Morgan I remembered the book and predicted Bella would be diving back into that old favorite of hers.
Ben was still feeling exhausted and a little under the weather after Saturday night’s cub scout campout and was totally not up for school work. I let him have a sick day.
Tuesday June 5
I had an appointment first thing in the morning but all the kids did math and copywork. Anthony also read to me from Child’s History.
Sophie and Lucy and I recited poetry we’d memorized to each other.
Bella is working on copying all the poems she’s ever written into one notebook.
After lunch we went to a matinee to see Solo. Because one great advantage to homeschooling is being able to go see movies midweek. After the movie we went out to our favorite pho restaurant, a very pleasant day. Of course there was much discussion about the movie
Bedtime story: Neverending Story.
Wednesday June 6
I had an appointment first thing in the morning but all the kids did math and copywork. Sophie did dictation, French, and read from Child’s Geography. Bella dug out a bunch of her favorite picture books and read them to Lucy.
Story time: Son of Charlemagne, Book of Marvels, North with the Spring.
Bedtime story: Neverending Story.
Thursday June 7
Anthony: math, copywork, Child’s history.
Ben: math, copywork,
Sophie: math, copywork, French, Geography
Bella: math, copywork, Latin
Bella and I went to the library. She finished A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver
Afternoon stories: Son of Charlemagne, Augustus Caesar’s world— finished, St John Masias— finished, St Magnus.
Friday June 8
Kids all did math and copywork. I went to urgent care in the morning for a cut on my thumb. Then I did the grocery shopping. No afternoon stories.
