October: Polly

Polly has been a fabulous student this month, as usual.  She loves her school work, loves sitting beside me to do it, and she chats my ear off with her huge imagination all the while.  I couldn't ask for better company.  This month Polly has been doing a lot!

Math:

Polly has completed lessons 1 through 38 in her Saxon 3 curriculum.  Here is her most recent lesson:

Polly has been playing catch up with her Math Tests since we've gotten her official Saxon textbooks this month.  Here are her first six Saxon Math tests:

Language Arts:

In Language Arts Polly has completed Lessons 1-31 in her Good & the Beautiful Level 3 curriculum.  Here is her most recent lesson:

 Polly has also been working on her cursive writing and penmanship, as well as continuing with her memorization of The Living Christ.  She has now memorized 4 paragraphs total:

Here are some of Polly's Writing Samples for the month.  She been especially into working on her little novel about a girl and a litter of puppies...

Another random writing sample that I thought was cute was one I found yesterday as Polly was decorating her room like a haunted castle.  Here are some of her crafts from that adventure, as well as her spooky warning to wayward travellers:

She has also been reading a lot.  Some of the titles she's read this month are Black Beauty, A Penny's Worth of Character, and Gentle Ben:

Science:

Polly has been working on the Hearing and Sound unit in Science, and has been really enjoying the little experiments in her Alberta aligned booklet.  Here is some of the work she's done:

Social Studies:

Polly loves reading her Social Studies textbook, and has finished reading all the pages about India.  She has since moved on to studying Peru.  She especially loves watching the videos.  Here are a few of the worksheets she's completed so far:

Extras:

Polly is always doing a million and one creative things, so sometimes it's hard for me to remember all the awesome things she is up to.  One of the great things her and her siblings have been doing this month however, is building their work ethic and earning some money towards a goal.  They've recently decided to earn money to "potentially" get a dog.  First they did a research project to find low shedding dog breeds, as well as responsibilities that would be required and how much the supplies would cost etc.  They have since decided on several ways to make money, including selling baked goods, sewing and selling wheat bags, selling some of their toys and books, and raking leaves.  They have surprised us at how dedicated they could be to their goal and how fast they could work.  In just under a month they are only $25 away from their $300 goal.  Here's a picture of the first yard they raked for pay, as well as some hand warmers and a wheat bag they sewed, and then sold.  They also recently sold a bunch of their gently used costumes leading up to Halloween.  It's been great for them to work together towards a common goal.

Polly is a delight to have in our home.  I love being around her and learning from her bright ideas and creative mind.  What a blessing it is to be her mother.  Lastly, I will leave you with a shot of her Halloween costume this year, which she has been planning since she found the little cane at a yard sale in August...