REAL LIFE BIG FAMILIES: Thunder&Lightning

REAL LIFE BIG FAMILIES: Thunder&Lightning

IMPORTANT....Turkey Day Words...French Lesson

le dindon/la dinde : turkey
la canneberge : cranberry
un jour de congé : holiday, day off
la farce : stuffing (food)
j’ai bien mangé : I’m full (literally, I have eaten well)

National Young Readers Day

This week was National Young Readers Week!

Many of you already know that Halee, Cloe and Abbee are writing books this school term. They are still in the process of putting things together to send to print. We had hoped to have them done before this week. I am sure it will be worth the wait when they are done.

So in lieu of our self published books we carried some great fall books to read to Mrs. Kennedy's first grade class at Northside Elementary School. The girls were confident in their presentations...and it showed! Admittedly I was proud. The students at NSE clearly enjoyed the animated presentation the girls provided them. The students were also given laminated book marks to use during their required reading time.

YOU will be happy for Halee, Cloe and Abbee that they have earned Celebrity reader awards for their willing participation in this week's activities. They will be presented their certificates at their promotion ceremony at term completion.

Words for autumn....French Lesson

le potiron pumpkin
l’érable (m.) maple
le chêne oak
le gland acorn
la meule de foin haystack

DID YOU KNOW

There are only forty-four sounds in the English language. And all of those forty-four sounds – every ending, blending, and diphthong – can be found in Goodnight Moon and Make Way for Ducklings and Charlotte’s Web.

-The Read-Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease

SAVE THE DATE

Mark your calendar now...OCTOBER 31st we will be hosting the Webster Academy Fall Frolic. We are pleased to invite you to join us. This will be a fun day. Beginning with the children arriving in their costumes...no scary, ugly or inappropriate attire please. This is not a halloween event....but instead a Christan, family friendly occasion! We will all be participating in field day adventures, a huge feast and if you are up to it....a fun game of kickball. This is sure to be a fun filled day. BTW, while you are here grab some cotton candy from Daddy and we are sending all of the children home with a yummy bag of goodies.

The Posts May have slowed...but life flies by

For those of you who keep up with us through our school blog...my apologies for being a bit slow with the posts this past month. I will do my best during the next couple of weeks to fill in the blanks and bring you back up to speed.

Lions - Tigers - Bears and Horses Oh My!

Riverbanks is a cute and fun zoo to visit. We especially enjoyed this trip due to the lack of crowded exhibits. That is always a special perk for homeschooling...visiting places when many of the crowds are at school and work :o) ! Abbee and Arlee-Jane experienced something new at the zoo. PONY RIDES! They really were having a great time. Have you been to the bird exhibit there?...a must see. A bird flew so close to Cloe's head that it's wing flapped up against her head. The aquarium is nice too...lots better than we expected.

Edisto Fun with Grandma

After a long day in Walterboro we needed to head out....to the beach of course. Destination Edisto. We were all happy to relax in the breeze, collect treasures and compete to find sharks teeth. I told Grandma Carolyn that no visit is complete without finding at least one...I gave it to her. Wonder if she still has it?

Treasure Maps Must Appear Ancient

Abbee decided to have a treasure hunt. She plotted the course and decided something was wrong. "Mom" she said, "This map doesn't look old enough!" I had to fix that for her. TEA BAGS to the rescue. After Dad saw what we were up to, he had to join in...I mean take over! That's okay though. After the map was dried they were off to find the hidden loot. An old glove and a gardening shovel are exciting finds!

I love this Photo!

Night Time Drum Session

There is nothing finer than an impromptu band session....as long is it outside! Had the mosquitoes not sent them running inside, I am sure they would have been offered a music contract. (in the form of a disturbing the peace violation) Fun times, I hope I remember these days forever!

Birds, Ballerinas and The Beauty Shop

Arlee-Jane, Abbee, Cloe and Halee all decided it was time to shorten those locks! It usually takes me some time to work up the nerve to attempt such a daunting feat! But I decided to jump right in this time. This was Arlee-Jane's FIRST haircut. She didn't want the brush to touch her, so it was tricky. She encouraged me to use those scissors though - guess I better keep a watch out for mini makeovers :o)! To help me keep her head straight Halee read her two books. The first was Little Red Bird by Nick Bruel and the second was Belinda Begins Ballet by Amy Young. A huge helper is my sweet Halee! I don't have a picture of Abbee's new do...she hopped into gaming with Willie as soon as she was done.

Library Takes Shape

Today we have worked diligently towards setting up our Academy Library. I knew that things were going well when Cloe said, "This feels like we are working in a library!" This has been a great day for "copy work" and "counting"!!! Abbee has been counting the number of pages in each book she recorded. We noticed that for some reason most of the early reader books were not numbered. They have all done a wonderful job with their assignments. You would all be proud. Are you interested in borrowing a book? Let us know. We will be moving right into the nuts and bolts of the library system as soon as the inventorying is complete. There is so much more to a library than using a membership card to check out a book! Oh yeah, we are making some of those too!

Surveys Printed

Well, it took longer than we thought, but the surveys are on the way out. Now I am sure the girls will be excited to check the mailbox everyday. I wonder who will return theirs first. I think I should have the girls make that prediction.

We are also finalizing our first newsletter to be sent out this week. If you would like to be included in these monthly mailings, please let us know. You can reach the school email at websteracademy@yahoo.com. If you prefer, you can also leave a comment here...we love to read the comments.

Huge Preschool Sale

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Nutrition Research Project

This week the girls are embarking on a term long project revolving around the meals that people eat. They are extremely thrilled about this program.

• The goal this week is to develop a form that they will use for background information.

• Next week they will be mailing you a questionnaire...please fill this out and mail it back to the student who requests your input.

Filos Family Visit

Friday was wonderful....fantastic as Abbee would say. We were fortunate to have found out that Rob and Naomi had their 15Th anniversary on Thursday. Of course we would turn our scheduled play date into a celebration in honor of this wonderful couple! I wish I would have carried the camera around the entire day...but I was enjoying myself chatting with the grownups too much.

CONGRATULATIONS ROB & NAOMI!

All of the children enjoyed the pool and yummy food. Halee and Rebekah were still tired from their youth group trip on Thursday. They traveled to Carowinds for a grand time with great friends. Halee said that the concert was so loud it was like she could feel it inside her chest. (Sounds too loud for me)

First Day of School Aug 09

Journal Entries Photo

Monday was our first day of school. We had a lot of fun. Discussions included our time lines, curriculum, special projects and promotion ceremony. Everyone was so excited....when we were done for the day, they begged to do more. Luckily we are not in short supply of class work. The journal entries seem to be one of the favorite daily activities....we will do that last everyday! ;o) I guess that means MATH will be first...?

nice pics xoxoxoxoxox

Card Board Protest!

Time after time, the girls request my used boxes - trash I say.......T R A S H ! Well, no more! That is Arlee-Jane's new taxi. Cloe made that out of a simple c.b. box. I must say that they have all been driving around the house. Who new that school book packaging could be educational as well?

Piggy Tails...for about 45 seconds

This little boppy is so sweet...too grown looking this way though!

Welcome Home Daddy!

This was such a trying week for us all without Daddy! We did complete a fun school project to prepare for the arrival. The pictures aren't the best in the world....but the girls had a blast!

Cloe's Food Mart

We were anticipating the Grand Opening for hours! Thursday night Cloe worked to offer a wonderful supply of grocery store items for our purchase. This was no child play either. This venue was complete with money, register, frozen foods, breads, samples, meats and produce to name a few. We even joined her for the ribbon cutting ceremony. The girls are all so creative and smart.

Uncle Joey's Garden

While Dad is still working on our garden, Uncle Joey has been bring over treats from his. We have enjoyed squash, tomatoes, acorn squash and most recently - CUCUMBERS! Abbee said, "Those cucumbers are the best!" We love Uncle Joey, garden or not!

Halee's Art Sampler

We hope that you enjoy viewing a few of Halee's art pieces.