Friday 31 January 2020

Weekly Wrap UP 1/31/2020 -- Mid term assessment

At about 100 days of school I like to do a assessment of where we are and if we are ahead or behind in any topic so I can make any needed adjustments.

MarioFan is in 10th grade

Literature and Comp
We are working with American Literature and Composition with Lightening Literature and have just begun reading Uncle Tom's Cabin.  We are also working on Daily Grams and Fix It book 3 for grammar.  For vocabulary we are using Worldly Wise book 10.  -- On target for Literature and Comp but behind on grammar and vocabulary

Geometry
Teaching Textbooks -- On target

US History
Crash Course curriculum and other resources as needed.  We are currently reading about the events that lead to up Civil War.   I had hope to be done with the Civil War by now. -- Behind 

Biology 2
Using EO Wilson biology of Life books from Apple iBooks.  Currently finishing up book 5 --  On target

42 Electronics
We just started book C -- On target

Music Appreciation/History
We finished watching the series from great courses Foundation in Music and have now begun watching Music history video series.  We have also gone to several musical performances last semester and have several more on the table for this semester  -- On target

Spanish 2
Taken at co-op and also has an online tutor 2X a week.  Earned an A last semester -- On target

Piano/music theory
Has a piano teacher weekly and is register to participate in a Sonatina festival and the Mid Atlantic Music Festival soon.  -- On target

Kung Fu
taken at co-op weekly.  Still not his favorite class but it gets him is PE credit:) -- On target

Dungeons and Dragons club -- Just for FUN
participated monthly at the library with a friend

Sex Education class -- Participated in a 6 week class with Planned Parenthood on relationships, consent and sex education


Firedrake is in 12th grade

She is pretty much independent this year.  She completed two dual enrollment classes at the Local Community college.  Last semester she took the following classes

Writing composition class -- she earned an A

Pre-college Algebra -- she earned a B

For the second semester which started this week Firedrake is taking

College Algebra
Sociology

In addition to her college classes she is doing the following

Piano/music theory -- with a piano tutor also signed up for Sonatina festival and Mid Atlantic Music festival -- On target  

Japanese  II -- has a tutor weekly -- On target

Job -- She is working 10-15 hours per week to save up for college 

Dungeons and Dragons -- participates weekly with an online group just for FUN

Firedrake has also been working on finalizing her  college plans and dorm arrangements for attendance to university in the fall.

So that is our Mid Term accomplishments and as you can see we are a bit behind in a few areas, but I think we can catch up.  If not there is always the summer months:) 


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