This is becoming a theme lately... Hopefully it won't continue too long. Here is what I did this week:
Tuesday 7/14
We had homeschool academy week 2 this day. Grace and I taught Geology together, then Spencer did math, Grace did Improv, and I did Irish dance. I took or taught all the classes this week, which was honestly a little too long of a day. Next week I might take a break for a while in the middle somewhere.
Wednesday 7/15
On Wednesday, I took the math placement test at Whatcom. I didn't end up getting into Precalc, which means I have to take Math 99 (intermediate algebra) in the fall. It's kind of disappointing, because we have to pay for 99 because it's below college level, but it is what it is. After I took the test, we went blueberry picking with Carolyn, and then went to park day.
Thursday 7/16
In the morning, we went to WCC to change my schedule. As a Running Start student, I can't register online like other students can. RS students have to go into see a RS advisor to register and to make schedule changes. To fit Math 99 in, I ended up having to drop all three classes I was in, and add three totally different ones. Now, I'm taking Intermediate Algebra (Math 99), Introduction to World Religions (Philosophy 140), and German I (German 121). In the afternoon, we were at our dad's house for dinner.
Friday 7/17
We didn't to much in the morning. In the afternoon, Isabelle went to a friend's house, and Mom and I watched Lost.
Saturday 7/18
Another relatively boring day. Went to the grocery store, watched Lost, and that was about it.
Sunday 7/19
We didn't do much in the morning again, but in the afternoon, we went blueberry picking again, this time with another set of friends.
Monday 7/20
I volunteered at the library in the afternoon, and then went to Chocolate Necessities and then to Irish dance. Gelato of the week: Lemon and Green Apple.
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Tuesday, July 21, 2015
Thursday, May 21, 2015
Wednesday May 20, 2015 {Geology Midterm}
1. Got up at 6am, got ready to go, and took the bus to school.
2. From 8am to 10am, we had an exam in Geology. Half of it was an 80 question multiple choice test based on lecture material, and the other half was a lab test, in which we had to identify 10 rocks. The two combined are worth 190 points out of the 540 possible this entire quarter! This exam is worth twice as much as the final.
3. Once that was done, C. and I hung out for a while. L. joined us for a bit, and we discussed the nature of our lives.
4. C. had to leave to make some changes to his fall schedule, and L. and I hung out for a little while, then walked to class.
5. In English, we did peer review work on the drafts of the background sections of our research papers that we had just turned in.
6. After English, I went to find C. at our usual spot, but through some bad luck we managed to again miss each other.
7. I went to the Co-op to eat lunch, and then my dad and Isabelle met me there and we drove to park day.
8. Park day was beautiful! The weather is so awesome right now. I lay in the sun for a while waiting for people to get there. When C. got there, we talked for a while and then started walking in laps around the park. We estimate we probably walked multiple miles over the afternoon.
9. We came home, ate dinner, and then I wrote the post for yesterday and started in on this one. I wrote this post for my other blog, and then did some math.
10. Watched Doctor Who, read Jane Eyre, and went to bed. I actually feel asleep around 10:30, which is the earliest that's happened in ages. I was really tired.
2. From 8am to 10am, we had an exam in Geology. Half of it was an 80 question multiple choice test based on lecture material, and the other half was a lab test, in which we had to identify 10 rocks. The two combined are worth 190 points out of the 540 possible this entire quarter! This exam is worth twice as much as the final.
3. Once that was done, C. and I hung out for a while. L. joined us for a bit, and we discussed the nature of our lives.
4. C. had to leave to make some changes to his fall schedule, and L. and I hung out for a little while, then walked to class.
5. In English, we did peer review work on the drafts of the background sections of our research papers that we had just turned in.
6. After English, I went to find C. at our usual spot, but through some bad luck we managed to again miss each other.
7. I went to the Co-op to eat lunch, and then my dad and Isabelle met me there and we drove to park day.
8. Park day was beautiful! The weather is so awesome right now. I lay in the sun for a while waiting for people to get there. When C. got there, we talked for a while and then started walking in laps around the park. We estimate we probably walked multiple miles over the afternoon.
9. We came home, ate dinner, and then I wrote the post for yesterday and started in on this one. I wrote this post for my other blog, and then did some math.
10. Watched Doctor Who, read Jane Eyre, and went to bed. I actually feel asleep around 10:30, which is the earliest that's happened in ages. I was really tired.
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Tuesday, April 28, 2015 {Pirouettes}
Today would be a little boring to go through in strict chronological order, so instead, here are the things I did today, grouped so that they make more sense.
1. I spent the majority of the day working on an essay, the rough draft of which is due tomorrow. I knew what I was writing about, and I had lots of pieces written (about 2000 words actually), but it was in little chunks I needed to find a way to piece together. I decided to go the index card and color coded note route, which is always fun and worked pretty well, though I feel like it could still be more cohesive.
2. I worked on a world map for Geology for a while. Each tectonic plate had to be colored a different color on a double page spread world map handout. That was actually super fun. Next step is to label a bunch of fault lines and active volcanoes on it.
3. For history, I mostly did map work. Those maps were a little frustrating, and I ended up changing the directions because A) I didn't like them, and B) they weren't doable with the information I had. Granted, Google exists, but I didn't have the time or patience to bother looking the stuff up. Maps are fun, though, and I love doing them for history. Getting to do one for Geology too is awesome. I also did some reading for history.
4. Those things took up the majority of my day, but I also did a bit of SAT math prep, and listened to the new Hello Internet episode while I worked on map stuff.
5. Those things were basically my entire day from 8 to 5. After that, we had dinner, and I left for ballet.
6. Ballet class was good. I've been getting a little frustrated with my turns lately, and today I had the same problems. Today in pirouettes and piques, I could easily do a single, but consistently fell out of it 1.5 times around, never being able to hit a double with out falling out of the turn.
7. After dance I came home and tried to make the Works Cited page for my essay, before realizing I didn't have all the information I needed to do that, and so turned in my draft online.
8. Did random stuff on the internet for a little bit, instead of working on more Geology homework like I probably should have. I was too burned out from doing work all day. No more!
9. Wrote this post, read Jane Eyre, went to bed.
1. I spent the majority of the day working on an essay, the rough draft of which is due tomorrow. I knew what I was writing about, and I had lots of pieces written (about 2000 words actually), but it was in little chunks I needed to find a way to piece together. I decided to go the index card and color coded note route, which is always fun and worked pretty well, though I feel like it could still be more cohesive.
2. I worked on a world map for Geology for a while. Each tectonic plate had to be colored a different color on a double page spread world map handout. That was actually super fun. Next step is to label a bunch of fault lines and active volcanoes on it.
3. For history, I mostly did map work. Those maps were a little frustrating, and I ended up changing the directions because A) I didn't like them, and B) they weren't doable with the information I had. Granted, Google exists, but I didn't have the time or patience to bother looking the stuff up. Maps are fun, though, and I love doing them for history. Getting to do one for Geology too is awesome. I also did some reading for history.
4. Those things took up the majority of my day, but I also did a bit of SAT math prep, and listened to the new Hello Internet episode while I worked on map stuff.
5. Those things were basically my entire day from 8 to 5. After that, we had dinner, and I left for ballet.
6. Ballet class was good. I've been getting a little frustrated with my turns lately, and today I had the same problems. Today in pirouettes and piques, I could easily do a single, but consistently fell out of it 1.5 times around, never being able to hit a double with out falling out of the turn.
7. After dance I came home and tried to make the Works Cited page for my essay, before realizing I didn't have all the information I needed to do that, and so turned in my draft online.
8. Did random stuff on the internet for a little bit, instead of working on more Geology homework like I probably should have. I was too burned out from doing work all day. No more!
9. Wrote this post, read Jane Eyre, went to bed.
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