Week 17

This week we finished up our read aloud and watched the movie, which was very accurate! Nathan rated the book 4.5/5 stars. We watched a video and then played memory with organelle cards to wrap up our Biology lesson. We did a snowball writing project, which means we took turns adding to a story. Nathan ended it unhappily, though! Our final day was just a Christmas escape room and a round of Abducktion, which he won! We have two weeks off now to enjoy the holidays!!

 

Week 16

This was a busy week! We made Christmas cookies. Nathan got his permit and it was quite the time at the dmv. Nathan made an animal cell for science. Finally, Brian and I got to enjoy a fun, Christmas-y date night! One more week of school before Christmas break and we’re ready!!

 

Week 15

We had a pretty busy week this week. We had our last supervising teacher visit for 2025! I’m biology, we used toilet paper as polypeptide chains and learned about the 4 different folding organizations. In history, we learned about Britain’s salt tax on India and Nathan made a salt painting. We are getting close to winding down things for break!

 

Week 14

 

We only had 2 days of school this week because of Thanksgiving break. Our egg osmosis experiment finally wrapped up! Our read aloud is getting pretty suspenseful. We’re ending break with a snowstorm so that’s exciting!!

Week 13

This week, Nathan finished his dragon art class. We started a lengthy science project about egg osmosis, which we have to continue through the weekend. Nathan read another short story and liked this one better. He also started a quick story about his favorite Thanksgiving memory so I’m excited to read that! We just have 2 days of school next week and then get to enjoy a break!

 

Week 12

 This week was shorter due to the twins’ birthday. We celebrated Lily at lunch and Hunter at supper. We were able to get them together after supper to open cards. 

For school, we’re enjoying the new read aloud but we’re not sure what’s going to happen!! Nathan had dragon art class again and has one left. He read another short story for literature but wasn’t impressed! We’re counting down to Thanksgiving break now!

Week 11

We finished up our pH lesson in Biology and started on cells, which is always a great lesson because of the fun projects you can add. We started our new read aloud so it’s early days with that and we aren’t sure where it’s going yet. 

 

Week 10

 

This was a busy week! Nathan had his art class at the homeschool building on Monday. He made a stop motion video for our history project. We finished our read aloud and Nathan gave it 4.5/5 stars! Of course, it was Halloween week, too! Nathan got Friday off as a school holiday!! The boys carved pumpkins and had plenty of candy!!

Week 9

 

This week we finished up our protein lesson in biology. Our experiment involved jello, fresh pineapple, canned pineapple and meat tenderizer. It was successful! Nathan started writing his story and I’m excited to read it but he has some self-editing to do first.

Week 8

 

I didn’t get pictures of school again!! The days are just busy, I guess. Sam took this one when they walked to a pizza place with a friend. We did start a fun writing project this week. Nathan has to pick a horror cliche and then write a story about the opposite of that cliche. I’m excited to see what he comes up with for his story! 

Week 7

 We didn’t manage to get pictures this week. We pretty much just kept on with our work. Nathan did finish his short story and he actually enjoyed this one! We have one more week before Nathan starts a class at the homeschool building so we’ll have a loaded week ahead!

Week 6

 This week, we did a lipid experiment for biology. We read about the Titanic in history so for art, he followed a video to draw the ship. We had our first field trip this week! We did our annual visit to Bloomsbury. It was very hot and we didn’t spend a lot of time there but it was fun.  

Week 5

This week we had a few days of school and then took a fall break. Nathan stayed with my parents while Brian and I traveled to Wisconsin . It was a fun time and a nice break. Back to school on Monday!! 

Week 4

This week, we tested different kitchen items for amylose using iodine. It was a fun and successful lab! 

Nathan finished his first literature unit and I think it’s still his least favorite subject! I am enjoying the curriculum so I hope he likes it more as we keep going! 

 

Week 3

This week, our science lab had us roasting marshmallows as an example of carbon. Nathan also discovered that the marshmallows tasted like the candle. Haha! He also started his art project, which will eventually be a sailboat. It was a good week and we got a lot done!

 

Week 2

 Sadly, no pictures this week. It was a short week so we crammed as much in as possible. Science was a fun one this week with the periodic table of elements. The text explained things so clearly—it’s a good fit! Nathan doesn’t seem to love his literature—I’m not sure if it’s the Sherlock story or the questions involved. Otherwise, it’s going well—a good start!

New School Year

 

Our new school year started this week with only one student!!  Nathan is a sophomore this year.  We started easy with just a run through of things, lunch out and then a couple games that were a part of his curriculum.  We then had a few days of getting into the work.  It’s a lot of work for him independently but he did great.  I’ll add a rundown of his subjects below.  I’m looking forward to have this time with my quietest, youngest child!!

Subjects: History plus presidents, Biology, Bible study (book of Mark right now), Copywork for spelling, Daily art journal, Literature study (Sherlock Holmes short story is his 1st reading), Math, Spanish, Writing book (which involves drawing), Daily Grammar and our Read Aloud.

Our first book for read aloud is “Impossible Creatures” !!

Graduation

Samuel is officially graduated! We all had a great time at his party and it was fun to celebrate the end of this chapter. I have one more student—how can it be?? Now, we will enjoy a summer break!! 

 

Last Week of School

We had 3 days of school to wrap up the year. We finished history and read aloud. They got to an ending point in math. Nathan picked Julius Caesar as his top Shakespeare read for the year. They finished their writing paper. It was a full 3 days! I gave them end of the year gifts—and used Christmas bags bc I wasn’t buying new ones—and we had a fun dinner out. Next up is graduation!!

 

Week 36

 This year’s final art project was completed this week. We used actual flowers and leaves to decorate the paper and then drew a greenhouse around the dried paint. 

We also finished our science and grammar texts. We have a few days of school left, a meeting with our supervising teacher and then a graduation party to prepare! 

Week 35

 

Lily had a fun write up for her job this week so I have to share that even if it’s not homeschool related!!

We are focused on finishing up things for school. We did begin our final art project but that will get wrapped up this week. We are learning history that happened when I was in high school so they think that’s pretty funny. 8 days left!!

Week 34

This week was a short one because we had a day off for Brian’s birthday and then 2 days off for an early anniversary trip!  

Now we are in May and we’re down to 2.5 weeks of school!!! We have a lot to finish up and prepare for graduation!! 

 

Week 33

 This week was kinda crazy. We didn’t accomplish as much as planned. We have just a little more school next week before a short break. Once we get back to regular schedules, we’re on our last few weeks before graduation!! 

Week 32

This week, we finished our black out poetry art project and our solar system model. We are making good progress in all other subjects. We had a short week for Good Friday and will be back to school on Tuesday after Easter. The weeks are winding down and graduation to do lists are starting!!

 

Week 31

 This week, we started an art project that will wrap up next week. We had our visit with our supervising teacher and scheduled our final one before graduation! We finished our study of the planets but our model has Pluto as an optional addition so we’ll get that done next week. 

Week 30

This week we had a successful science project! We also finished the reading on our final planet! Nathan finished Romeo and Juliet so he has one more Shakespeare story left. We are starting the study of WW2 and enjoying reading about Takashi Nagai. We’re keeping busy as the end of the year is in sight!! Not school related, Oliver hurt his leg and we’ve been trying to get him to rest more so Nathan covered him up. 

 

Week 29

 Back to school this week! We’ve started a new read aloud about someone that loved through the atomic bombing. This coincides with history as we start learning about WW2. 

We’re wrapping up Uranus in science and will start our last planet before we build our model! Things are finishing up, it seems. We also started our last chapter in Bible. 

I’ll try to get pictures next week!!

Week 28

 This school year is flying by and graduation is quickly approaching!! We had a couple days of school this week and then had a short spring break. More updates next week!! 

Week 27

 We started our week with a field trip! It was a fun day away. We then got back to work! We finished up Saturn and are learning about WW1. We finished our read aloud and will start the next one after a short spring break next week. We aren’t taking the whole week but Sam insists he needs something. 😆