Second Week of School

Drawing during history reading

Isabelle decorated her folder with one of the ceremonial masks

Continuing with the "Fundamentals of Drawing" for art

Second Day of School

Caleb working on his individual reading.

Christina helping Isabelle with Science

Ian working on Algebra 1 again

We had break time at the playground with friends of all ages!

Christina reading to the kids about the Trojan War

First Day of School!

Time to go back to school!

I can't believe how much has happened since this time last year.

We started the day with Bible.

Caleb is concentrating hard on his Math.
He's doing Singapore Math 4A.

Ian's plugging away at Algebra 1.
We didn't make it through the whole book last year,
and I decided he needed to finish to the bitter end.
Next up: Geometry

This is Isabelle's first year to do Math on the computer.
She's doing Teaching Textbooks Grade 6.
100% on her first assignment!

We still have to have time to play outside!

Back to school after lunch.
Coyote couldn't resist climbing onto the middle of the table.

Molly was also at school.
She was quiet, but she did knock over Isabelle's water once!

Cherissa joined us for our afternoon poetry & read alouds.
The girls picked out some projects to do with their hands while listening.

Art Class

 We've been doing a DVD called "The Fundamentals of Drawing" two days a week.

The kids have been enjoying it more than I expected, and they are getting some new ideas for their artwork.

Isabelle has discovered oil pastels, and she has enjoyed experimenting with those.

Ready for School

We're almost ready to start back to school.

It's been a busy summer, filled with lots of work to take care of visitors.

But we've managed to squeeze in some fun things, too.

Putting the map on the wall has helped all of us with our geography!

The kids start the mornings with Bible and journaling after breakfast.
Coyote likes to be in the middle of the action.

Isabelle is constantly drawing, coloring, and creating.

Coyote decided to join Ian while he practiced his math skills on some on-line math games.

Where would I like to go?

The last part of the summer has been full of plans for the new school year.
Coyote thinks he'll see what's so interesting.

Some other things we've done this summer:
Trip to Spain- best part of the summer
Jungle walk (for the kids)
Seen interesting animals- some for the first time!
Drawing classes (pictures to come!)
PE classes
Lingala classes
Thursday mornings at the playground
Trips to the library
Climbing trees
Playing games
Riding bikes
And more!

School starts one week from tomorrow!  We've packed lots into the summer.

Caterpillar

 Sarah Speer found this blue caterpillar that she showed to the kids.  They had to be careful not to touch it!

TBT

Nov 2009, beginning of our time in Congo