No school today due to:
- unofficial “take your daughter to work” day. She had a great time!
- piano recital.
- Christmas program at work for me.
Third Grade: Day 64
We finished up the “Matchlock Gun” By W.E. Edmonds on Monday but I had Isabel do her “ending after the ending” assignment today.
The “ending after the ending” is something that I borrowed from another site (can’t remember where) and decided to use it to help build her writing since she dislikes to do it so much. After we read a book, she has to write about how she thinks the story might end with lingering questions she might have in mind. Great creative tool!
Not a big book which made it hard for her to think of something to write.
She struggled with this assignment.
Not a lot to say but at least she did something.
Third Grade: Day 63 – Interview A Dolphin
Our “Do Together” science assignment was to “interview a dolphin”. Isabel had to be creative being both the interviewer and the dolphin!
She could either write a short story about an interview or write a dialog that tracks the conversation. She choose to do the latter.
Front page of interview with questions and answers.
Page two of interview with questions and answers.
Third Grade: Day 62
This is a very full week of schedules and appearances, we have a lot of places to be this week before our Christmas vacation begins!
- piano lessons on Tuesday
- Christmas program rehearsal at school for me on Wednesday
- Thursday is a work day, a piano recital and a Christmas program at school for me. This is our big busy day!
- Friday is my last day of work. I will be a full-time stay-at-home-school mom! So excited!!!
Besides all that was mentioned above, we still have school work to do!
Bible verse for this week is…
“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.” – Philippians 4:6
Last week we started a new book, “Matchlock Gun” by W.D.E. on Wednesday (forgot to add it then) but we finished it today.
The bravery of a little boy helps save his mother and little sister while his father is away
during the French and Indian War in 1756.
Not a very big book but we enjoyed reading it.
This week we start this book by E. Forbes.
Our new Friday reading book is this one by B. MacDonald.
In A Fog
Today we headed to our local warehouse store for household necessities.
Leaving our house it was clear, but arriving at the warehouse store, it was foggy. By the time we were heading back home most of the fog had lifted only to leave a bit behind for a gorgeous sunset!
Looking west along the freeway.
So pretty with the fog adding effect.
Coming out of the fog just before getting to town.
Christmas Lights 2014
Gino finished the Christmas lights on the house and outside yard. Enjoy!
Front view of house.
With more plants, he can add more lights than before!
South side of yard looking east.
Close-up view of north area of house.
South side of house looking north.
My front door wreath that I picked up at the tree farm when we purchased our tree this year.
(BTW: we added the LED lights – they did NOT come with the wreath)
My fresh evergreen wreath in better lighting.
Christmas Tree 2014
We are finished decorating our tree. We took a few days to decorate and worked on it slowly, which was lest stressful then trying to get the whole thing complete in one day!
Complete with nativity and gifts from my brother Jerry and his family.
(We brought the gifts home from Utah last week)
Third Grade: Day 60 – Pajama Day
It’s unofficially pajama day at school today.
The only one participating is Isabel though.
She’s got her comfy clothes on and her hat, that she has worn for 2 days this week to class!
Which is alright, because about the only rule we do have is NO GUM!