Time with Maryanne:
Weekly
Report for July 6, 2014 for BIG A
Parachute games and story time at the
park
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BIG A was one of the oldest children there and felt it was
too young for her. She had good participation though and seemed to enjoy
herself.
Explode the Code
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Lesson 9 – 8 pages – only 1 wrong
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2 syllable words ending in y
Jump Math
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Counting backwards – 2 pages – 100%
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This lesson was about subtraction questions – a little
difficult but she trudged through and understands concept well
Spelling
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Picked 20 words from last year that had been difficult for
her
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15/20
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Skech for sketch
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Sneek for sneak
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Do’s for does
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Aloun for alone
Spray Park
It was good to see BIG A play well
with other children her age! She spent the whole 45 minutes playing under the
dumping bucket water area. She did not mind having all the water falling on her
head! Now that is progress!
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Weekly Report for July 16, 2014 for Big A
Jump Math
2 pages – subtraction – 3x
Park
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Almost all the way across on the monkey bars!!
Chemistry Lab at UFV (1 ½ hours)
-Aliyah got to spend a good chunk of time in the UFV science department with Maryannes daughter and colleagues doing and watching science experiments
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Watched various experiments and participated in some too
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Made her own silly putty
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Learned about acids and bases
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Smelled various chemicals and tried to identify them (5/6
correct)
Also had a quick tour of the biology lab
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She especially enjoyed seeing the skeleton
Writing
Wrote a thank-you card to the lab
assistants that spent the time with her
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Time with Maryanne - August 3rd, 2014
Jump Math
-2 pages – increasing and decreasing
sequences – 1x
-2 pages –attributes – size, shape,
color – 100%
Spelling Book
-words with s or c
- 3 pages – 100%
Doodle Fun Book
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Started a page of flowers
Started a cross stitch project
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Caught on quickly!
Co-read 6 pages of book
-Little House in the Big Woods
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Did 20 words she has had problems with before
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18/20
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Laber for ladder; hrad for heard
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Weekly Report for Aliyah Regehr for
Aug. 10, 2014
Jump Math
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Repeating patterns – 4 pages
38/39
Library
-took out books on the human body
Explode the Code 4
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Lesson 10 – syllable
division with syllables ending in –le
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4 pages - 29/31
Scholastic spelling book –
2 pages - 2x
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Words with ck or k
o
Sorting long and short vowels
o Ending in ck or k?
Co -Read a chapter about the history of Canada from Kids Book of Canada
Cross stitch
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Taught her the basics of how to cross stitch
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Aliyah worked for 20 minutes
o Picked up concept very
well
o Was able to keep her work
taut and even
Spelling
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Took words from scholastic spelling book that she has been
working with
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19/20 : celebrat for
celebrate
Played
skip bo game
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Weekly Report for Aliyah Regehr for
August 24,2014
Park
for 20 minutes - monkey bars etc.
Jump Math
-repeating patterns – 14/14
-Finding cores – 21/22
-Making patterns – 30/31
Explode the Code – 4 pages 23/28
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Splitting words between syllables
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Difficulty spelling craddle, handdle, tabble, caddle
Pioneer Book
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Co-read page about “Who were the early settlers”
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Answered 2/10 questions in complete sentences
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This was a long and tedious job for her.
o Together we found the
answers on the page and color coded the answers so that she could put together
her sentences easier
Spelling
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9/10 – still struggles with celebrate (celebrate)
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Is comfortable with letting water fall onto her head
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Not much interaction with other kids
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Stuff we have done on our own...
Math:
Board Game - Funky Monkey (Big A, Little A & Auntie H)
Board Game - Big A taught and played Monopoly Jr. with Little A
Reading:
*Little House on the Prairie (This is the main book of our Pioneer Studies Unit)
July 14 - Visit to the Public Library to pick up a bunch of great new books!
Big A read:
*Elsie's Bird. by Jane Yolen & David Small
*Pioneer Girl - The Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder. by William Anderson
Big A says... that it is about the life of Laura when she was born till she was really old. She is a great story teller. She was a pioneer girl when she was a little girl but not when she was grown up. She moved a LOT and travelled to lots of places in her wagon. Her sister Mary become blind when she was like 12. Laura had 3 sisters. Grace, Mary & Carrie. She married a guy (long name) they had a baby girl named Rose. Laura was single for many years after her husband died. She worked at a school (5 kids in her class) - when she was very old she baked cookies for them and let them explore her house. Told stories about being a Pioneer Girl. Lauras Father died when she was pretty young. Like a teenager. She had a bulldog named Jack - she had him for the rest of her life. When she was young - some wolves howled - but she knew that her bulldog would keep her safe.
*Rough, Tough Charlie. by Verla Kay
*At Home in a New Land. by Joan Sandin
*Journey of a Pioneer. by Patricia J. Murphy
*Seed by Seed. by Esme Raji Codell (The legend and Legacy of John "Appleseed" Chapman
*A Pioneer ABC. by Mary Alice Downie
*Mama, How long will you love me? by Anna Pignataro
*Along came you. by Karona Drummond
*It's ok to be Different. by Todd Parr
*Welcome home Forever Child. by Christine Mitchell
Writing:
Big A wrote cards for daddy.
Science:
Field Trip - Vancouver Aquarium - July 28th
Field Trip - Vancouver Zoo - July 29th
TV show: Wild Kratz - about the life cycles of frogs
Field Trip - Blue Heron Reserve - July 30th
Field Trip - Farm - July 31st
Field Trip - Honey Bee Centre - Aug 1st
Socials:
Reading - Little House on the Prarie
Working on a workbook about Pairie time.
PE: (Trying to find and add in things that they would have done in Pioneer Days)
*Mill Lake Spray Park with friends - July 8th (2 hours)
*Mill Lake Parachute Games - July 9th
*Mill Lake Spray Park - July 9th (1 hour)
*Play Abby indoor play place - July 10 (2.5 hours)
*sliding *climbing *running *jumping
*playing with other children
*Mill Lake Park & Spray Park - July 11 (2 hours)
*Albert Dyke Lake - July 12 (2.5 hours)
*LOT of swimming - and a good long walk!
*Mill Lake Spray Park & Playground- July 13 (4 hours)
*running *swinging *climbing *sliding
*jumping *playing with other children
*Bowling - July 14(1.5 hours)
*We bowled 2 full games - it was a lot of fun.
*This was a fun time with Big A, Little A, Mommy and Auntie H.
*Big A and Little A learned a lot about taking turns and having fun.
*Walk to Mill Lake & Play - July 15 (2.5 hours)
*July 16 - With Maryanne (Park)
*July 17th - This was an at home indoor day... The girls played with their stepping stone balance game, and hopscotch.
*Play Abby - July 18 (1.5 hours)
*Horse Back riding - July 19th (4 hours)
*Both girls were able to go on several horse back rides, and Big A was able to show off and do some horse demos (until her horse started limping)...and then it was off for a fun 1/2 hour tractor ride! What a fun way to spend an afternoon! When the girls were not having fun with the horses they were running around playing games outside with friends.
July 29 - 1/2 hour gym games (parachute, tag, british bull dog, balls), 1/2 hour dancing
3 hours walking, running, playing at the Vancouver Zoo
July 30 - 1/2 hour gym games (parachute, tag, british bull dog, balls), 1/2 hour dancing
3 hours walking, running, exploring the Blue Heron Reserve
July 31 - 1/2 hour gym games (parachute, tag, british bull dog, balls), 1/2 hour dancing
3 hours walking, running, exploring at the Farm.
August 1 - 1/2 hour gym games (parachute, tag, british bull dog, balls), 1/2 hour dancing
August 8 - 2.5 hours at Grant Park Playground
Fine Arts: (Drama / Dance / Music / Art)
Started a Cross Stitch project that Big A got for her birthday.
Dance - The girls created their own costumes - and performed a song & dance from "Frozen" for me. Very cute & creative. Check out those eyebrows - they are taped on barrettes!
July 20th Big A put on another show for me singing Katy Perry : Roar.
Life Skills...
*Big A helped mom to make 16 "bean bag chairs" for her sunday school class room. These are no sew bean bag chairs made with pillow cases.
*We are currently working really hard on being obedient, and kind. (apparently both of these are VERY difficult for both my children)...
Field Trips:
Old Fort William (Thunder Bay Ont.) Takes us back in time to 1816.
Field Trip - July 28th -Vancouver Aquarium -
Field Trip - July 29th - Vancouver Zoo
Field Trip - July 30th - Blue Heron Reserve
Field Trip -July 31st - Farm
Field Trip - August 1st - Honey Bee Center
Field Trip -August 7th - Klahowya Village in Stanley Park (Native Village) - we added in a tour on the spirit train and explored the village.
So I lost track of stuff going on as there was just so much... I hope Sept I will be able to be more on top of things :)
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