Vellvin Learning 2015

Vellvin Learning 2015

FAITH- 30 mins 4x week

Catholic Answers (pod casts of choice)

Catholic Stuff you should Know (pod casts of choice)

Church History

Understanding the Scriptures (The Dicache Series) podcast

Morning Table time 30 mins (extra beyond above limit)

Liturgical Feast Days- preparing and participating – extra time

Catechism on Tuesdays with Father Terrance – Tuesday 2-5pm

Tuesday Night Philosophy Talk – Sutties- extra time -7pm onwards

HISTORY- 2x week 60 mins

Rome DVD series

GEOGRAPHY-  45 mins Monday 10 min practice T/ W/ T – Test on Friday

Flash Cards Series (Clickable Map }

Countries:

Brazil

New Zealand

United States

Mexico

Canada

Switzerland

Bulgaria

Nigeria

Egypt

South Africa

China

Japan

Mongolia

Venezuela

Argentina

Peru

Puerto Rico

Monaco

Chile

Israel

India

Turkey

Indonesia

Malaysia

Saudi Arabia

Sudan

Philippines

MATHS-  30-45 mins 4x week

Maths on line

Use texts as needed

LITERATURE – 30-45  mins 2-3 x week

Creative Writing 1

Grammar Text  1

Essay writing- Basic skills (use RA as basis) 1

Listen to Night Read Alouds (not included in time frame)

NATURE STUDY-

Nature Walk Weekly (no time limit) Thursday afternoon

Community Garden

Gardening

Nature Journal as observe daily life

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY-  30 mins daily in free time

Care for Guinea Pig (Keep a diary)

Help care for Dog and training

Any added animal caring as needed

BLOGGING-  30 mins 3-4 times a week

Topics to cover

1. Book/Film Review

2. Slice of Life

3. Faith/ Morality/ Inspiration/ Being a Young Woman

4. Food/ Recipe/ THM

5. Optional Guest Posts/ Co posting

ORCHARD HOUSE CIRCLE- 30 mins 5 times a week

Books to Read:

Homeschooling with Gentleness

One to One – Martin Williams

For the Family’s Sake – Susan Schaffer Macaulay

Pocket Full of Pinecones

Wren Bay

Beyond the Rainbow Bridge

Formation of Character- Charlotte Mason or The Whole Hearted Child – Sally and Clay Clarkson

Seven Times the Sun

The Privilege of Being a Woman – Alice von Hilderbrand

The Hidden Art of Homemaking – Edith Schaffer

Common Sense Christian Living – Edith Schaffer

Raising Maidens of Virtue –

The Hidden Power of Kindness – L G Lovasik

A Landscape with Dragons – M O’Brien

Shelter for the Spirit – Victoria Moran

Let me be a Woman – Elisabeth Elliot

Nourishing Traditions

Mrs Sharp’s Traditions – Sarah Ban Breathnach

A Spirit of Loveliness – Emilie Barnes

The Hidden Art of Homemaking – Edith Schaffer

What is a Family – Edith Schaffer

Our Home Vol 1 – G E Sargent

Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World

Down to Earth – Rhonda Hetzel

Open Heart Open Home – Karen Mains

Keeping House- Margaret Petterson

Home Comforts- Cheryl Mendelson

Tea and Cake – Alice Cantell

Sewing with St Anne – Alice Cantell

Tea Time News (Printed Articles)

ABC of Choosing a Good Husband

Home for Good

First Comes Love- Scott Hahn *

Preparing for Marriage- John Marshall *

Captivating – John & Stasi

Young Motherhood-

Heaven on Earth

You are your child’s First Teacher

Simplicity Parenting

Seasons of a Mothers Heart – Sally Clarkson

Storytelling for Children

Parenting with Grace

                                                                

Home Management Folder ie printing out recipes for

1. Cooking.

2. Herbs for Medicine

3. Home Maintenance   eg Soap Making, Laundry Liquid

4. Husband to do list

5. Hand Crafts- knitting, crochet, cross-stitch, hand sewing

6. Machine Clothes Sewing

7. Hope Chest Ideas

8. List of Craft Books to Use

PYSICAL EDUCATION-  30-45 mins daily

Obstacle Course

T-Tapp

Walking

Bike Riding

Swimming

Skipping

ASSIGNED READING-

*G A Henty

*Saint/Missionary/Faith

*Classic

*Australian

*Free choice

First Selection - Others to come as finishe these

In Greek Waters

One of the 28^th

The Robe

The Secret of St John Bosco

Pollyanna

Emma

Gully of Gold

From Billabong to London

The Crystal Snowstorm

The Silver Skates

ART- 30 mins 2 x week

Lessons on line – Art for Kids 

Copy great artists

Illustrate own stories

MUSIC- daily listening

Listen to Classical Music and recognise (see younger children guide for details)

Daily Times

8-12

1-3

With 20 %  margin 4 hours and 50 mins

Blessings,
 

ROGAN LEARNING 2015

ROGAN LEARNING 2015

FAITH-   30mins 4x week

Catholic Answers  (pod casts)

Catholic Stuff You should know (podcasts)

Church History

Understanding the Scriptures (The Dicache Series) –pod cast listen too

Morning Table time 30 mins (extra beyond above limit)

Liturgical Feast Days- preparing and participating – extra time

Catechism on Tuesdays with Father Terrance – Tuesday 2-5pm

HISTORY-   60 mins 2x week

Rome DVD series

Other history DVD's as choice - will add here as they are watched

GEOGRAPHY-   45 mins Monday 10 min practice T/ W/ T – Test on Friday

Flash Cards Series (Clickable Map }

Countries:

Brazil

New Zealand

United States

Mexico

Canada

Switzerland

Bulgaria

Nigeria

Egypt

South Africa

China

Japan

Mongolia

Venezuela

Argentina

Peru

Puerto Rico

Monaco

Chile

Israel

India

Turkey

Indonesia

Malaysia

Saudi Arabia

Sudan

Philippines

MATHS –   30-45 mins 4x week

Maths on line

Use texts as needed

Times Tables

Maths Book revision

ENGLISH –   30-45 mins 3x week

1. Grammar Land and the worksheets (all YOU need to know about Grammar) - Day 1

2. Life’s little Guide to Basic Grammar

3. Yr 8 English Workbook  -Day 2

4. Essay writing Made Easy

5. Spelling all year * every day

6. Read Ruth Heller all year * every day till complete

7. Creative Writing 1 x week   Day 3

Listen to Night Read Alouds (not included in time frame)

SCIENCE – the study of herbs 3x 30mins

Create a notebook on herbs draw them, write how they are grown, harvested and used in herbal medicine.

Harvest the herbs and use appropriately as preventives and treatments

NATURE STUDY-

Nature Walk Weekly   (no time limit) Thursday afternoon

Community Garden

Gardening

Nature Journal as you observe nature daily

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY- 60 mins daily in free time

Care for Rabbits (Keep a diary)

Help care for Dog and training

Any added animal caring as needed

Free time animal breeding

BLOGGING-   30 mins 1-2 times a week

Topic to cover

Book/Film Review

Slice of Life

SQUIRE TRAINING- 30 mins 3x week

Talks with Dad

*A Philadelphia Catholic in King James Court – Martin De Porres Kennedy

*The Virtue Tree

*Industrial Skills and Careers with Life Management Principles - Paradigm Accelerated Curriculum

*Young Man’s Guide – Catholic

*Thoughts for Young Men- R C Ryle

*The Joyful Mysteries of Life –Catherine and Bernard Scherrer

*Raising a Modern Day Knight in a Modern World (with Dad)

*Catholic Christianity by Peter Kreeft * to buy

*Other resources as reserarched

*Wild at Heart (later)?????

PYSICAL EDUCATION-  30- 45 mins daily

Obstacle Course

Walking

Bike Riding

Swimming

ASSIGNED READING-   in free time

*G A Henty

*Saint/Missionary

*Faith

*Classic

*Australian

*Free choice

First Selection - others to be added as these are finished

Rujub the Juggler

Winning his Spurs

White Queen

On the Clouds to China

Anne of Green Gables

Freckles

Australian Twins

Little Bush Maid

Mandie and the Washington Nightmare

Huckleberry Finn

ART-   30 mins 3x week

Copy great artists

Pastel art  
Art for Kids
Free creative art

MUSIC- daily

Listen to Classical Music and recognise play during day

Piano practise with Autumn or Saxon ……..then you tube

Violin – you tube

Language- in term 2 if time permits

Gaelic  ??

Daily Times

8-12

1-3

With 20 %  margin 4 hours and 50 mins

Blessings,
 

Vellvin's Assinged Reading -1

ASSIGNED READING FOR THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF 2014

Information-
Italy: the land and its people
Britain is my Country
We live in Argentina*

Classics-
Persuasion- Jane Austen
Mardie- Astrid Lindgren**
Little Men- Louisa May Alcott

Nature/ Science-
All About Dogs- Carl Burger*
The Ox-team- Elizabeth Coatsworth
Gatie the alligator- Rhoda Leonard & William S. Briscoe

Saint-
Saint Ignatius and the Company of Jesus- August Derleth*
Pauline Jaricot- Mary Fabyan Windeatt
The Spear- Louis De Whol

G.A. Henty
One of the 28th
In the Irish Brigade
At Aboukir and Acre*

History-
That Girl of Pierre's- Robert Davis*
The Mitchells: Five for Victory- Hilda Van Stockam
Sword Song- Rosemary Sutcliff

Blessings,
 

Rogan's Assigned Reading -1

ASSIGNED READING FOR THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF 2014

Information-
Italy: the land and its people
We live in France
We live in the U.S.A.*

Nature/Science-
The Yearling- Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
The Young Astronomer- Harry Ford*
Animal Stories- Ruth Manning Sanders

Classics-
Huckleberry Finn- Mark Twain
Anne of Green Gables- L.M. Montgomery
Mardie- Astrid Lindgren**

History-
My Heart Lies South- Elizabeth Borton de Trevino*
Midshipman Quinn-Showell Styles
Enemy Brothers-Constance Savery

G.A. Henty-
True to the Old Flag
Winning His Spurs*
A Roving Commission

Saint-
Saint Paul the Apostle- Mary Fabyan Windeatt*
Saint Hyacinth of Poland- Mary Fabyan Windeatt
St. Thomas More of London- Elizabeth M. Ince

Blessings,
 

Rogan's book's to read throughout 2013

Rogan's List of books he choose for 2013~
Enemy Brothers-Constance Savery
Anne of Green Gables-L. M. Montgomery
William in trouble-Richmal Crompton
Bush Boys-James Tierney
Little House in Brookfield-Maria D. Wilkes
Little House in the Highlands-Melissa Wiley
Alvin's Secret Code-Clifford B. Hicks
The Hollow Kingdom-Clare  B. Dunkle
Eragon-Christopher Paolini
The Mysterious Benedict Society-Trenton Lee Stewart
The Squire's Tale-Gerald Morris
Kateri Tekakwitha-Evelyn M. Brown
Saint Anthony And the Christ Child-Helen Walker Homan
The Miraculous Medal-Mary Fabyan Windeatt
Bernadette-Hertha Pauli
Rakkety Tam-Brian Jacques
Doomwyte-Brian Jacques
The Long Patrol-Brian Jacques
Castaways of the Flying Dutchman-Brian Jacques
Winning His Spurs-G. A. Henty
The Adventures Of Robin Hood-Roger Lancelyn Green
Robin Hood And His Merrie Men-
The Loin of St Mark-G. A. Henty
A Journey to the Center of the Earth-Jules Verne
The Loin the Witch and the Wardrobe-C. S. Lewis
The Horse and his Boy-C. S. Lewis
Prince Caspian-C. S. Lewis
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader- C. S. Lewis
The Silver Chair-C. S. Lewis
The Last Battle-C. S. Lewis
The Mystery of the Spiteful Letters-Enid Blyton
 My Side of the Mountain-Jean George
The Spanish Letters-Mollie Hunter
Doctor Doolittle-Retold From Hugh Lofting
The Indian in the Cupboard-Lynne Reid Banks
The Witch of Blackbird Pond-Elizabeth George Speare
Saint Rose of Lima-Mary Fabyan Windeatt
Vincent De Paul-Margaret Ann Hubbard
American Girls Series Molly
Swallows and Amazons-Arthur Ransome

Blessings,
  

Books for Vellvin to read 2013.

Vellvin's List of books she chose for 2013~
The Lost Heir - G. A. Henty
In the Heart of the Rockies - G. A. Henty
Beric the Briton - G. A. Henty
Under Drake's Flag - G. A. Henty
One of the 28th - G. A. Henty
Little Men - L. M. Alcott
Mansfield Park - Jane Austen
The Lantern Bearers - Rosemary Sutcliff
The Shield Ring - Rosemary Sutcliff
The Shining Company - Rosemary Sutcliff
Legions of the Eagle - Henry Treece
Man with a Sword - Henry Treece
Rebecca of SunnyBrook Farm - Kate Douglas Wiggin
William the Conqueror - Richmal Crompton
Presenting Miss Jane Austen - Mary Lamberton Becker
My Heart Lies South - Elizabeth Borton De Trevino
Dear America: Dreams in the Golden Country - Kathryn Lasky
Dear America: When will this Cruel War be Over? - Barry Denenberg
When the Siren Wailed - Noel Streatfeild
Laddie - Gene Stratton-Porter
The Lord of the Rings :The Return of the King - J. R. R. Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - J. R. R. Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - J. R. R. Tolkien
Under the Lilac's - L. M. Alcott
Fell Farm for Christmas - Marjorie Lloyd
Rainbow Garden -Patricia M. St. John
The Silver Sworc - Ian Serraillier
Lorna Doone - R. D. Blackmore
The Brothers Lionheart - Astrid Lindgren
Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen
Persuasion - Jane Austen
Saint John Bosco and Saint Dominic Savio -Catherine Beebe
Saint Paul the Apostle - Mary Fabyan Windeatt
Saint Philip of the Joyous Heart - Francis X. Connolly
Saint Pius X - Walter Diethelm
Rifles for Watie - Harold Keith
The Lost Prince - Frances Hodgson Burnett

Blessings,
 

Assigned Reading for 2112

To make life easier for this year, 2012, this is the list of Assigned Reading for Eden, Saxon, Vellvin and Rogan. This should avoid the  'oh I am finished what will I read next' problem and the resulting sometime 'forgetting of' getting another book for that subject.

EDEN ASSIGNED READING FOR THE YEAR: Approx  2 books per term per category


Saint/Missionary:
Mother Seton and the Sisters of Charity - Alma Power-Waters
Saint John Bosco and Saint Dominic Savio - Catherine Beebe
Saint Isaac and the Indians - Milton Lomask
Saint Margaret Mary - Mary Fabyan Windeatt
Saint Thomas Aquinas - Mary Fabyan Windeatt
Saint Dominc an dthe Rosary - Catherine Beebe
Father Marquette and the Great Rivers - August Derleth
Edmond Campion - Harold C Gardiner

Nature or Science:
Two Little Savages -Ernest Thompson Seton
The Garden and Forest Behind Granpa's House - Vincent Iezzi
First Studies in Insect Life in Australia - William Gilles
The Harvester - Gene Stratton-Porter
Moths of the Limberlost - Gene Stratton-Porter
The Song of the Cardinals - Gene Stratton-Porter
Fabre's Book of Insects - Jean Henri Fabre
Laddie - Gene Stratton-Porter

Classic/History:
Warrior Scarlet - Rosemary Sutcliff
The Hound of Ulster - Rosemary Sutcliff
The Shinning Company - Rosemary Sutcliff
The Eagle of the Ninth - Rosemary Sutcliff
Outcast - Rosemary Sutcliff
The Lantern Bearers - Rosemary Sutcliff
The Mark of the Horse Lord - Rosemary Sutcliff
Betsy and Tasey Downtown - Maud Hart Lovelace

G.A. Henty:
Both Sides of the Border
At Agincourt
Won By The Sword
A March On London

Faith-
The First Christians - Marigold Hunt
Saint Patrick's Summer - Marigold Hunt
Church  History - Father John Laux
The Faith Explained - Leo J Trese

A Philadelphia Catholic in King James Court

Australian History:
Man-Shy - Frank Dalby Davison
Hills End - Ivan Southall
A Saddle at Bontharambo - H J Samuel
The Undercover Secret - Colin Thiele
The Boundary Riders- Joan Phipson
Family at the Lookout - Noreen Shelley
The Australian Twins - Daphne Rooke

SAXON ASSIGNED READING FOR THE YEAR: Approx  2 books per term per category



Saint/Missionary:
The Children of Fatima - Mary Fabyan Windeat
Saint Paul the Apostle - Mary Fabyan Windeat
Saint Hyacinth of Poland - Mary Fabyan Windeat
Saint Francis Solano - Mary Fabyan Windeat
Mother Seton - Mary Fabyan Windeat
Patron Saint of First Communicants - Mary Fabyan Windeat
Saint Margaret Mary - Mary Fabyan Windeat
Saint John Masias - Mary Fabyan Windeat

Nature or Science:
Freckles - Gene Stratton-Porter
Gentle Ben - Walt Morey
Two Little Savages - Ernest Thompson Seton
Laddie - Gene Stratton-Porter
A Girl of the Limberlost -  Gene Stratton-Porter
The Young Livingston - Patrick Pringle
Fabre's Book of Insects - Jean Henri Fabre
The Garden and Forest Behind Grandpop's House - Vincent Iezzi

Classic/History:
Anne of  Avonlea - L M Montgomery
Anne of the Island - L M Montgomery
Anne of Windy Poplars - L M Montgomery
Anne of Ingelside - L M Montgomery
Rainbow Valley - L M Montgomery
Rilla of Ingelside - L M Montgomery
Pride and Predjedice - Jane Austen
The Hobbit - J R R Tolkien

G.A. Henty:
Wulf the Saxon
The Lion of St Mark
Under Wellington's Command
A Knight of the White Cross
At Agincourt
At Aboukir and Acre
By Conduct and Courage
Beric The Brition

Faith -
The First Christians - Marigold Hunt
St Patrick's Summer - Marigold Hunt
Church  History - Father John Laux
The Faith Explained - Leo J Trese
A Philadelphia Catholic in King James Court

Australian:
Man-Shy - Frank Dalby Davison
A Saddle at Bonthatambo - H J Samuel
The Bushrangers - William Joy and Tom Prior
A Little Bush Maid- Mary Grant Bruce
Southern Rainbow - Phyllis Piddington
Bakers Dozen -Celia Syred
The Smugglers Den - Jeff Townsend


VELLVIN ASSIGNED READING FOR THE YEAR: Approx  2 books per term per category

Saint/Missionary:
Bernadette Our Lady's Little Servant - Hertha Pauli
Mother Seton and the Sisters of Charity - Alma Power-Waters
Pauline Jaricot- Mary Fabyan Windeatt
Saint John Bosco and Saint Dominic Savio - Catherine Beebe
Saint Isaac and the Indians - Milton Lomask
Saint Elizabeth's Three Crowns - Blanch Jennings Thompson
Saint Margaret Mary - Mary Fabyan Windeatt
Saint Thomas Aquinas - Mary Fabyan Windeatt

Nature or Science:
A Tippy Canoe and Canada Too - Sam Campbell
The Wolfling - Sterling North
Laddie - Gene Stratton-Porter
Old Bob's Birds - C. K. Thompson
Canada Ride - Mary Bosanquet
The Garden and Forest Behind Grandpop's House -  Vincent Iezzi
The Young Milton - Mary Hobbs
Marie Curie - Beverly Birch

Classic/History:
The Silver Branch - Rosemary Sutcliff
Tom Sawyer Abroad - Samuel Clemens
Heidi - Johanna Spyri
Legend Led - Amy Le Feuvre
Tom Sawyer Detective - Samuel Clemens
The Enchanted Island - Ian Serraillier
The Story of Doctor Dolittle - Hugh Lofting
The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien

G.A. Henty:
A Roving Commission
By England's Aid
The Lion of St Mark
St George for England
In the Reign of Terror
Rujub the Juggler

Faith:
The First Christians - Marigold Hunt
With God in Russia - Walter Ciszek
A Philadelphia Catholic in King James Court
and others of choice

Australian History:
By the Sandhills of Yamboorah - Reginald Ottley
Southern Rainbow- Phyllis Pinddington
Verity of Sydney Town - Ruth C Williams
Bakers Dozen - Celia Syred
They Came South - Mavis Thorpe Clark
Gold on the Wind - Valerie Thompson
From Billabong to London - Mary Grant Bruce
The Green Laurel - Eleanor Spence

ROGAN ASSIGNED READING FOR THE YEAR: Approx  2 books per term per category

Saint:
Francis and Clare: Saints of Assis - Helen Walker Homan
Saint Rose of Lima - Mary Fabyan Windeatt
Blessed Marie of New France - Mary Fabyan Windeatt
The Little Flower - Mary Fabyan Windeatt
The Cure of Ars - Mary Fabyan Windeatt
Saint Martin De Porres - Mary Fabyan Windeatt
Saint Benedict - Mary Fabyan Windeatt
Saint Catherine of Sienna - Mary Fabyan Windeatt

Nature or Science:
Actos the Grizzly -Rhoda Leonard
Gatie the Aligatter -Rhoda Leonard
Mattie - G D Griffiths
Animals that Eat Nectar and Honey - Alice L Hopf
Monarch The Big Bear of Tallac -Ernest Thompson Seton
James Herriot's Animal Stories - James Herriot
Little Rascal  - Sterling North
My Side of the Mountain  -Jean George
The Wofling - Sterling North

Classic:
Nurse Matilda - Chritiana Brand
The Call of the Wild - Jack London
Black Beauty -Anna Sewell
The Hundred and One Dalmations - Dodie Smith
The Silver Sword - Ian Serrallier
The Family from One End Street - Eve Garnett
A Little Princess - Frances Hodgson
Maddie - Astrid Lindgren

History:
Children on the Oregon Trail - A Rufgers van der Loeff
Legions of the Eagle- Henry Treece
The Bronze Bow - Elizabeth George Speare
The Sign of the Beaver - Elizabeth George Speare
The Borrowed House - Hilda van Stockum
The Winged Watchman - Hilda van Stockum
The Children's Crusade - Henry Treece
The Eagle - Rosemary Sutcliffe

Faith:
St Patrick's Summer - Marigold Hunt
A Life of Our Lord for Children - Marigold Hunt
The First Christians - Marigold Hunt
The Rebel Prince - Raymond H Belton
The Heroic Messenger - Ambrose Haynes

Australian History:
By the Sandhills of Yamboorah - Reginald Ottley
Cousin Come Lately - Eve Pownell
John of the Sirius - Doris Chadwick
Trim- Mathew Flinders
The Bay Whalers - Ira Nesdale
The Boundary Whalers - Joan Phipson
Courageous Crew- Kathleen Allanby
The Australian Twins -Daphne Rooke

Blessings,
 

Eden's Assigned Reading

 The Quiet light (a Novel about Saint Thomas Aquinas) by Louis de Wohl.

By Pike and Dyke by G .A. Henty.

Marie Curie By Ann E. Steinke.

Farming Naturally and Organic Animal Care By Pat Coleby.

Dixon of Botany Bay by Vivenne keely

Blessings,