Week 3 September 2017

Nathan

Science!  

Yeah for Nathan, he completed 3 weeks of science in 4 days, with a migraine for 2 of those days.  He has learned a few things in his science class, about "normal" school.  He had to draw 20 bohr's diagrams.  So after the first two he was like, okay I get this, do I really have to do all 20.  Why in the world would you have to do 20 diagrams.  Cause Nathan sometimes you just have to jump through hoops.  

He has his first quiz, which was closed book, he was like why would you have to close the book.  Well Nathan sometimes you just have to.  So he closed the book, then he got his test back and he got one wrong.  

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What are three things that a Bohr model diagram usually contains?

Atomic number, atomic mass, ion charge, symbol of the element.

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And the orbitals

Nathan looked at the answer and went but the orbitals are the diagram.  Well Nathan sometimes it is hard on a test to convey that you really do know what you are talking about when the teacher is just looking for a specific answer.  I told him next time just overload with information to really show you know what you are talking about.  I think I will make sure he has his dragon dictation hooked up as well, hopefully it works on tests.  As I know that would make it easier for him.

And then he had a learning experience for a science assignment.  He had to write chemical formulas.  I saw it when he was doing it, I know it was correct, but then he had a few corrections on it.  He was using an excel spreadsheet as asked by the teacher.  Well when he pulled up what he had submitted, sure enough all of his sulphates, were messed up.  They were supposed to say SO4 and something happened and none were on there.  He had S but no O4.  Very weird I am not sure how that happened at all.  

French he is cruising along in that as well.  I am not sure where he is at because he was doing it while I wasn't home. 

The goal for tomorrow will be to carry on with all subjects tomorrow.  He has missed out on math this week, I did not get him to do any because of the migraine, he was still recovering today so day 4 or 5 with extreme exhaustion.

Happy that he had all of these learning experiences with science this week though and happy that he still had above 90% in everything, it is frustrating as I know how well he does know his stuff.  I have been having fun quizzing him and getting him to explain everything to me just to make sure he really understands everything 100%.  

Genevieve

Thursdays will be busy for Genevieve

Art in the morning with Jessica

here are some pictures of their barn board quilts they are working on.

all of them together

Nathan's first one.

Number 2 Nathan

did I really have to label these?

Step one with this area project was to plan it out, and then draw it not he boards, they then planned out their colour schemes and layer it out.  Day 2 they started painting, they need several coats and need to dry inbetween.  

German 

she has been reviewing this week which I think is a good idea, I have added vocabulary onto a quizlet account so she has been playing lots of games on their to reinforce what she has been learning in mango.

Private tumbling

wow has Genevieve been getting stronger and stronger.  Last year it was hard work for her to be able to pull off handsprings, and you can see this year, it is almost getting effortless.  Next week she will move to the floor for her back tucks.  

Choir

Genevieve is loving choir.  I went to pick her up today and the choir director says wow is she ever talented.  Those high G's she can hit, just amazing, and she is only 11, I just could not believe she was 11 when she told me, I thought she had to be at least 14.

Tomorrow

Carry on with academics, make sure she hits everything tomorrow.  She also has a voice lesson.  

For me I will be working on getting them a schedule printout for next week telling them what they need to get done.  I had one the first week and I had sorta one for the week I was gone.  Kids got lots accomplished this week without one, but I could feel that they did not feel as settled, or maybe that was me who didn't feel as settled.