The Lesgaux School

Morning Routine (Includes making bed, starting laundry, and much much more) – DONE

4+ loads of laundry washed, dried, & partially folded – DONE

Kitchen cleaned – DONE

Downstairs floors swept and mopped with pleasant-smelling cleanser – DONE

Kids supervised through their morning routines – DONE

Breakfast cooked and served – DONE

School supervised – DONE

Diapers changed – DONE, DONE, DONE, DONE

Lunch cooked and served – DONE

Kids to YMCA for family racketball – DONE

Diaper changed – DONE

Band-aid given out – DONE

Living room picked  up and chores supervised – DONE

More TBD (to be done) 

What have you done today? 

Today is a strange day. School is canceled, but we may still do some read alouds. I don’t feel tip top due to a sinus headache. I just took something and am waiting for it to kick in.

Alas, it’s already past noon. I spent the morning doing my routines v e r y  s l o w l y. I helped the boys stay on task and complete their morning list, though they were running a little slow too, probably a result of my low energy. Then, I spent 30 minutes cleaning the little boys room. T and I cleaned his room yesterday. I still need to clean the upstairs bathroom, but don’t have the energy right now. I’m going to the couch to turn on some daytime TV, or, if nothing’s on, play a CD and fold the loads and loads and loads of clothes. Laundry will be my focus for the rest of the day as I rest and wait to feel better.

Bonus!!! The kids have been behaving spectacularly! I promised them some computer time if they clean and vacuum the living room.

I promise I’ll post about good times soon!

T is finally finished with Year 2, Term 2 of Ambleside Online. We start Term 3 on Monday. This term has taken us longer than expected. I have learned to slow down to minimize T’s frustration level. The results have been very gratifying. Hardly any complaints about school, other than the fact that we have to do it at all.

We did make one change to the curriculum this term. We decided to drop Pilgrim’s Progress and Parables from Nature for the present. I do think they’re worthy, but they were causing too much frustration, especially during narrations. First, I plan to find a more kid-friendly version of Pilgrim’s Progress. Second, I plan to have all the boys listen to them read aloud. I will not be following AO’s schedule for these, but will be making up my own. We will probably just read straight through. I may incorporate them into Group Time. We’ll see.

T will be attending a speech and language group for two weeks this summer to focus on his pragmatics, oral and written communication. Also, we plan to start using Visualizing and Verbalizing, by Nanci Bell. This is a program which helps children with comprehension and concept imagery. During this time, all other school work will be temporarily suspended for T while we focus on these skills. Term 3 will probably also take longer than expected. I may end up starting the fall term a few weeks later. I’ll just have to see how things turn out.

D is currently in Year 1, Term 1. Since I started him about 8 months earlier than I had planned, I’m ok with Term 1 lasting until winter break. Hopefully, in January, 2008, T will be in Year 3, Term 2 and D will be in Year 1, Term 2. That would make me feel better, as I like things to be neat and aligned, if only on paper.