Week 2

We wrapped up the month go April and the second week of virtual schooling for term 2. In some respects, our routine seemed to get settled. In other respects, there were some habits started that we needed to nip in the butt. The boys had to overcome their own sadness at having to redo some assignments - reading the instructions are really important. Following and fulfilling these instructions are important. There were a few loud dust ups with regards to these incidents. These involved what exactly does it mean to write a paragraph to explain something. Others, overcoming that writing is a difficult experience and requires many steps that we sometimes do not want to do. Others involved using our devices not for school activities during the school day. This has led to a removal of devices for the weekend. But we did have a bit of fun as well.

John’s Design and Technology class had to make a usual dessert recipe healthier with the addition of some fruit or vegetable. We had to split the recipe and add the secret ingredients. Someone else in the family had to see if they could taste what we added.

We added applesauce to one batch of brownies and shredded carrot to the other. The boys thought the applesauce batch was best. I preferred the shredded carrot. 

John also had to wrap up his unit of inquiry which focused on body systems. He needed to research and come up with a presentation on how an illness affects one or more body systems. He decided (after a teacher redirect) to look up Ovarian Cancer and have an online interview with Grandma Dee about her experiences.

We spent the rest of the week trying to keep to ourselves and minimize our movement. Unfortunately, the cases in the area and the massive contact-tracing effort that is underway was not moving along as smoothly as the government would like. Thus, the capital city was placed on a lockdown for the weekend. Fortuitously, I ordered dinner for delivery early in the afternoon and received it before the official lockdown was announced.

I did one better and ordered a bit more than our usual Friday evening pizza so that I could have another easy dinner meal. Then we got the official news:

It is now Sunday. We all anticipate an announcement as to whether or not this lockdown will be extended. Here is to hoping for some good news.