Week 24

This week was more of a normal one for a change! We did a worksheet reviewing the phases of the moon and then built the phases with Oreos. We are moving on to Jupiter next! We also read about Napoleon in history and Einstein for our next writing assignment. They are using 3 sources with multiple topics to write about just one of those topics. They chose different things so it’ll be interesting to read them! 

 

Week 23

 This was a short week of school for us! We had a short day on Monday and then a snow day on Wednesday! We always take the 1st snow day off with regular schools because it’s so exciting! Otherwise, we got as much done as we could on the remaining days. Friday was Valentine’s Day and Oliver’s 3rd birthday! We had a full day of school but celebrated both events over supper. 

Week 22

 This week was short because we had Monday off for Samuel’s birthday and a half day on Friday because I was getting ready for a retreat. We are taking a break from planets and studying the moon in science. Nathan has been working on some different math curriculum to see if that’s a better fit. We are still enjoying our new read aloud! For writing, the boys worked on writing while using multiple sources. It was not as much fun as the previous lesson but they got through it! 

Week 21

We had a fun science experiment this week! We learned about the rock abrasion tool they use for Martian rock samples. We mimicked that with chunky cookies, 2 sugar colors, pencils and toothpicks. We got to eat the rest of the cookies so it was a win!

We started a new read aloud and it s already a hit! It entitled “Flora and Ulysses”. The boys also worked on a map for art, a paper on Nikola Tesla and listened to a lot of info on absolutism. We also had a visit from our supervising teacher. It was a full week!! We do not have school Monday bc of Sam’s bday on Sunday so we’ll enjoy the long weekend.