Weekly update for week of 10/3/2011

We finished up week 7 of RTR this week.  This week's history focus was on Charlemagne.  I loved how he read from several different books about Charlemagne and other people that were part of his story.Hearing the same story told in different ways really helps him retain things.  Last night at dinner at a friends house he was telling her all about Charlemagne and Pope Leo III.  For his history project he made a shield with the German Eagle on it.  Cutting is very challenging for him due to his tremors, but he was very determined to make a good eagle and cut it out himself.

In Storytime we finished reading "The Mystery of the Silver Coins" and it ended with somewhat of a cliff hanger ending.  N. wanted me to order the next one in the series so I did and he will do it for DITHOR.  I told him it would be a longer book than he usually reads for DITHOR and he didn't care.  He just wants to know what happens with Bree, Keely, Devin, and Mikkel.  I love seeing him excited about a book.

In Science he made a rain gage and we tried to make a Barometer, but our plastic tubing wasn't working quite right.  I think it was too rigid.

He finished his final draft for his IEW writing.  He required a little more help with writing descriptive phrases that refer to your senses.  He just wanted to add a descriptive adjective, but with some examples from me he was able to do it eventually. 

We continue to love Boyhood and Beyond.  This week we discussed what it means to covet something.  I really see him applying the character lessons he is learning as well as the skills he is learning to every day things.  This morning he was on the team that was to cook for the men's bible study.  He got up at 5:45 after being up late last night and didn't whine or complain.  He then went in and my dh said he helped get things set up and turned on and then he fried the bacon on the big skillet all by himself.  He is becoming much more confident in the kitchen thanks to HOD.  He also then helped put chairs away and put tables back after bible study.  Whenever I get a little discouraged about the struggles he has due to his CP I think on these things and remember what is really important in the big picture of things and that is that he is learning to hide God's word in his heart and apply it to his life.