Category: Journals

Homeschool Journal 10/3/16

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We learned about the Mycenaean who took over Crete today. They were the first to use chariots and war horses. Homer was a Mycenaean because they were a Greek tribe. We read six poems mostly about school subjects like math and geography. We had to read The Trojan War. In Science we learned about the fossil record of whales. They have more variety of fossils of ancient whales than other things.

In the time between Joseph inviting his family to Egypt and the Exodus the Hyksus had already taken over Egypt and been driven out. I am is Yahweh in Hebrew.

journal 9/30/16

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I am supposed to do a good news, bad news bible story, and post it on the blog. So here it is; good news: Joseph got a cool new coat, bad news: Joseph was sold as a slave by his brothers, good news: he got in a good position, bad news: he got put in jail, good news: he gets out of jail, bad news: there’s going to be a famine in Egypt, good news: Pharaoh put him in charge of getting ready for it, bad news: his brothers come to get grain, good news: they have changed, are happy to see him, and move to Egypt.

journal 9/28/16

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We are learning about ancient Egypt, I like learning about tutankhamun and the kings. It is really interesting and we were reading a historical fiction book about a king who has to run away to keep from being killed by the Assyrians. It was really interesting and he meets king Hezekiah in it, it was really fun to read.

Homeschool Journal 9/30/16

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The Phoenicians used the Amarix snail for the dye they are named for “Purple Men”. The Babylonians were taken over by the Kassites before the Assyrians took over Babylon. Babylonians in the second greatness of their city tried to tell the future through the insides of dead animals. We read 11 poems about random things. In Science we read about Pet Cams, convergence, HUD and E-voting.

Homeschool Journal 9/28/16

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In both of our History books we read today we learned about the second rise of Babylon and King Nebuchadnezzar. We also learned about The Hanging Gardens of Babylon he built. We read four poems about spring, Easter and rain. In Science we learned about the fossil record of dinosaurs some displays in museums showing the evolution of dinosaurs but they did not show that they had not actually found the fossils they say evolved into dinosaurs. We started school late today. In The Children’s Bible Field Guide we had to research Ancient Egypt and say what we found most interesting and I think that their farming, farming seasons and the Nile flooding every year is interesting. In all of our books they say the Nile flooded every year but in all the possibly 20 books I have read that say that they never say why it floods every year at the same time. Mom thinks it is because of rain but it steadily rises until it overflows.

journal 9/27/16

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Did you know that some pterosaurs were about as big as a fighter jet? They were, and it was amazing. These huge, fish eating, winged creatures with tales and big beaks were not the type to mess with. Swooping and soaring through the air, diving to get a mouthful of nice fish, these mammoth creatures were strong, athletic dinosaurs, so why did they go extinct? My personal outlook on this was that the flood caused it, it could of been the reason that dinosaurs were wiped out, I thought. But God didn’t have it happen that way, the Bible says in Genesis 6:19-20 “You are to bring into the ark two of all living creatures, male and female, to keep them alive with you. Two of every kind of bird, of every kind of animal and of every kind of creature that moves along the ground will come to you to be kept alive.” And in Job, a dinosaur was mentioned, so it didn’t happen at the flood, so what did happen to the dinosaurs? The plain and simple answer to that question is……………………….. I shouldn’t tell you, never mind people, this was just a big hoax to get you really interested in reading my journals, you have wasted your time, no not really. The plain and simple answer is…………………………………………………………….. maybe I’ll tell you after you comment your thoughts, I wouldn’t want to ruin the surprise… because I truly don’t know the answer.

Homeschool Journal 9/26/16

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In Bible we started 1 Corinthians. In The Children’s Bible Field Guide we studied the last half of Genesis. In History we learned about the Phoenicians and Carthage. We read five poems about months and Valentines Day. In Science we learned about the fossil record of pinnipeds. Pinnipeds are things like seals and sea lions. Seals can dive 5,000 feet and sea lions 800.

Muslim men can have four wives because Jacob did.

journal 9/26/16

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Today we learned about sea lions, and seals. Did you know seals can dive six-times deeper than a submarine, and it can also hold its breath for two whole hours!!!! What amazing animals God has made!!!!!! If we were at church somebody would be saying amen at that, because you really can’t disagree.

I was learning about demonstrative adjectives, and indefinite adjectives. I had to find the demonstrative adjective in my dictation passage for this week. I also found the demonstrative adjective in their sentence, it’s underlined. Then I had to write a sentence or two using both a demonstrative adjective, and an indefinite adjective. It was pretty easy, and it didn’t take long. Now I am going to go play chess with Reed.

journal 9/23/16

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We are learning about Egypt in history right now. The pharaohs were awesome fighters, one pharaoh, Tuthmosis the 3rd led his army into 17 battles!!! The houses in Egypt were made out of bricks as you probably already know because of the Bible, but did you know that they had guards at the gates?

We learned about mice, and new blue tooth pieces in science today. There is a watch that tells you your texts, and who’s calling you, as well as the time. They have wireless mice, I thought that it would be an awesome practical joke. You can click on things, zoom in, zoom out and such from the other room!!! It would be so funny.

Blind Ballet

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A blind singer is taking ballet to help her on the stage. It is hard for her, but she continues on enjoying the challenge. She of course needed private lessons, and the teaching method is very different, her teachers have to move her to the correct positions, even 1st position is a bit of a challenge. So it’s different but 40 year old Elizabeth Whitaker is trying hard, and picks things up quickly. Her teacher has studied at Shuffles and Ballet II, (Where I go!) under Miss Tracy, and Miss Jana, (Two of my teachers last year!!!) and at Ballet Arkansas, (It’s their Nutcracker I’m in!) with Kirt and Linda Hathaway. Mala, her teacher also has a University of Oklahoma degree in ballet performance. All this should help her on stage, may she reach her goal.