Monday, March 18, 2024

Week 27

 No pictures this week.  We had a shorter week to make it more like spring break and to give me a break because I ended up sick by Friday.  We still had plenty of work time and I’ll try to be on picture duty this week!  

Sunday, March 10, 2024

Week 26

 



This week, we had a science lab where we experimented on different materials to see if they were waterproof.  It ended up being a hilarious time.  Nothing ever turns out as expected!  Haha.  We also started the first steps in our art project.  Everything else was the usual.  Our new read aloud is pretty good, I think.  We’ll see what happens in the story!  Next week should be fun because most schools here are on spring break but we are not taking a week off!  They will be thrilled.  I may let them have a shorter week but not a whole week!

Saturday, March 2, 2024

Week 25

 



This week in art, we did another monochromatic project but this time with oil pastels and watercolors. We also did a science lab but I forgot to take pictures!!  We were measuring how far a rubber band stretched to lift a bag of beans vertically up to a stack of books vs. up an inclined plane to the top.  It was a simple lab but it worked out!  We also did an extra reading and comprehension questions about Frederick Douglass for History.  It was a full week!  We finished our read aloud and I am already looking for more books by Richard Peck because this one was hilarious!  

Sunday, February 25, 2024

Week 24

 



This week, we did a digital art project using a monochrome theme. We also had our first science lab in our next book, which is focused on canals and dams. Otherwise, it was school as usual. It’s nice to have full weeks to accomplish everything!!

Saturday, February 17, 2024

Week 23

I somehow managed to not get any pictures this week. We had Monday off because I was at a retreat all weekend and needed a day to get life back in order! Other than that, it was school as normal! I’ll try to remember pictures next week.

Monday, February 12, 2024

Week 22


Last week of school was a full, busy one! We did a fun history game where we made decisions along the way with Lewis & Clark to see if we could survive. It was pretty funny! The boys also finished their papers on monarch migration. Our read aloud is so funny! I recommend it. It’s called “A Year Down Yonder”. The picture above is Nathan at my van when it was parked in a lot while I was at a retreat. It was so fun to see the messages him, Sam and Kathryn wrote on my dirty windows!

 

Saturday, February 3, 2024

Week 21



This week, the boys started writing their paragraphs on monarch butterflies.  They also filled out a worksheet about Thomas Jefferson.  We also finished our read aloud on Madison.  Samuel started his new math level and we did a science lab on coding (pictured above).  It was a busy week even though it was a short one!  We had Friday off for Samuel’s birthday!!!


                 Samuel’s 17th birthday was spent playing games, eating out and rearranging his bedroom to fit his new presents!  Time flies!!!