Mia's Edventures: more school

Hello, and happy Friday everyone! How glad I am to be faced with a relaxing and fun weekend! This week has been rather busy with activities outside of school. On Tuesday, Mom, Baby and I watched the Sound of Music as part of my history lesson. Baby actually paid attention, staying quiet and still, and even asking questions occasionally! Unfortunately, the movie ended around 1pm, and I had to leave for my cotillion class at 3pm, and still needed time to get ready. Needless to say, I didn't get much schooling done that day. On Wednesday, we all went to a Pro-life Mass in the morning. We went on errands afterward, delaying school that day too. We went to the dentist on Thursday; it was Baby's first appointment! We also got home around 1pm, delaying school for yet a third day! Today I hope to be very productive, and get school done with plenty of time to spare before my friend arrives for our sleepover!

Now that I’ve told you all about the delays and outside-of-school activities, I suppose it's time to tell you about school now! All week for history, we have been doing a WWII unit. That's why we watched the Sound of Music. I had worksheets on the movie on the days following. One of the assignments today was to write my own stanza for the song "My Favorite Things." Here it is:

Freshly baked cookies

And clothes from the dryer,

Pools in the sunshine

and crack-aling fires,

Reading a book at a

white sandy beach --

These are a few of my favorite things.

In science I have been learning about atoms and DNA. I read the lessons in the text book and then do worksheets on the content in another notebook. It's a fairly easy subject, depending on the lesson, that is.

I only have grammar on Fridays now because I've started composition. Lately in the composition program I had been learning how to write nice paragraphs, but now I’m learning how to write an entire essay! I will post the first essay I write on the next blog I think, but I do have a paragraph from this week; here it is!

Organization is Important

Organization is a very important skill to have and helps people in their everyday lives. Organization also looks nice. Whether someone has company over and wants a neat house, or just wants to enjoy it, it is a great way to keep things clean. It is also easier to clean when one knows exactly where things go. There is a place for everything, and everything is in its place. Finding what is needed is also easier with organizing, as they know exactly where to look for it. It is overall a very good skill to have. This skill is very useful in a job, or when organizing an event, or just at home trying to keep things in order. Lives are made easier by organization.

I guess that's about it for the blog this week, but you can enjoy some pictures!