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.

 

Week 20

 We were all business this week. I didn’t even take pictures. We finished up our read aloud so we’ll start a new book next week. We’re still learning about Mars but we should wrap that up next week. History has been slow moving so I’ll see what we can condense to get ahead a bit. The boys got their final drafts of their message in a bottle story done and they were both so good!! A change may be coming for Nathan’s math but I’m still researching options. Otherwise, we kept busy and took off Friday for my bday (early). 

Week 19

A busy week this week! The boys made a yeast bread for supper one night. They did the classic earth layer model with play dough. We’ve done it before but it’s simple and easy to label. We’re moving on to Mars next. On Friday, I let them skip their math lesson in exchange for playing Yahtzee with me! 

 

Week 18

 

Back to school this week! We had a busy week, getting right back into things. We had one last science activity about Venus before moving on to Earth. We learned how radar works to visualize what can’t be seen otherwise. It was very interesting! We also did an art project and watched a video on art from the Renaissance. Busy week! 

Christmas Break

 

We have had such a great break from school! We celebrated Christmas, New Years and Nathan’s 15th birthday!! I think all 3 of us will have a hard time getting back to school schedules but I’m sure we’ll adjust quickly!!