Things continue with our substitue teacher.

Our dear friend and neighbor, Ms. A, is filling in for me as Mr. Brilliant’s teacher for the next two weeks while I recover from surgery.

Today’s lessons included:

Art: 30 minutes drawing cats freehand and then 20 minutes drawing giraffes, from Drawing Lab for Mixed-Media Artist  by Carla Sonheim.  I could not believe the resistance Mr. B put forward on this assignment.  Clearly more work doing ‘imperfect’ art work is in his future.

Geography: Canals of the Great Lakes.  Comparing maps with different scales.  Canal.  Locks.  Great Lakes region.  Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie, Lake Superior. (Note to self, field trip to Santee Canal).

Vocabulary: Scurried.  Sauntered.  Pranced.  Prowled.  Hobbled.  Galloped.  Saunters.  Gallops.  Hobbles.  Scurry.  Romp.  Prowls.  Scuttles.

Copywork: More readings from ‘Pippi Longstocking’ by Astrid Lindgren.

Science: Making soap from a kit.

There were other items covered today but I was too out of it to keep track.  I’ll have to report once I review Ms. A’s notes.

 

Count down

Tomorrow at this time I should be finished with surgery.  Am a bit nervous.

Geography:Learning about Cultural History.  Revolutionary War.  Declaration of Independence.  Inalienable Rights.  Governments.

Old Yeller: Venn Diagram.

Across Five Aprils:  Political Cartoons.

Copywork: Readings taken from ‘Pippi Longstocking’ by Astrid Lindgren

Stuart Little: Create your own Story

Science: The Hubble Space Telescope.  Astronomers.  Interference.  Nebula.  Galaxy.  Black Hole.  Gravity.

Math: Division facts.  Practice multiplication using the short cut.  Dividing through 63/7 and 45/5

Writing Skills: Parts of a Friendly Letter.

Reading Comprehension:  Deep-Sea Diving.  Jacques Cousteau

Grammar: Review of good, well, your, you’re, its, it’s, can, may, sit, set, they’re, there, their, this, these

Well check with Dr. R today.  Continue with Rx.  He’d rather I keep Mr. Brilliant on M-F but I’ve decided he’s to switch to MT and ThF.

Been away for a while

Mr. A+ has been ill, he leg re-clotted.  I’ve spent the last two weeks dealing with that.  We are all home again and school is beginning in earnest for Mr. Brilliant tomorrow.

 

A few words about Miss Bliss:

Miss Bliss was awarded the leading role in her school’s next dance/drama production.  It is nearly unheard of for a leading role in a high school production to go to a 7th grade student.  I was told this has only been done once before in the last 20 years or so of the school’s history.

Miss Bliss received her report card today.

She made the Honor Roll and missed the Head of School List by 0.1 of a grade point.  She earned an A in Art, Classics, Latin, Dance, Drama, English, French, Geography and Pre-Algebra.  She earned a B in Life Science.  She is active in the Dance Club, the French Club and the Culture Club.  She doesn’t know it yet, but she has been tapped to represent her school during her sophomore year as a foreign in exchange student.  She has also been tapped to go to Italy either next year or the year after, as part of her summer program for Latin Studies (again, another honor rarely offered to lower class-men).    Her art work is being show-cased on campus.  Because of her mature attitude and friendly nature she was moved up to the 8th grade study hall.  She is expected to advance through part of the 8th grade curriculum during her 7th grade year.  The head of upper school has already requested Miss Bliss sit her classes as she wishes to have a guiding hand in her studies.  If Miss Bliss continues on this well through her lower grades in high school, she will be sitting honors classes in 9th grade and will be sitting classes with the head of school by her sophomore year.

Wow!

Comments on Miss Bliss’ report card include; ‘…creative with wonderful sense of originality’  ‘…enjoy her enthusiasm and her can-do attitude’  ‘…absolute joy to have in class’  ‘…dedicated, consistent’  ‘Optime!’  ‘I admire her forthright personality and her unique way of looking at the world.’  ‘…knows how to analyze literature and express herself well’  ‘…bright and creative young lady, demonstrates real motivation.’  ‘…is able to make sophisticated connections throughout the curriculum.’  ‘…prepared well of assignments and confident in her results.’  ‘…focused and attentive, reflective and comfortable with the material.’

I hope my daughter is please with herself and her hard work.  She has surely earned the right to be called an honor student.

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