Week # 10

What a wonderful week!  Soccer Boy had fun learning about the letter "J".  He learned all about baby Jesus in the manger.  He has made major improvements in cutting, gluing and tracing.  I'm so proud of him!  We went on a scavenger hunt in search of jack-o-lanterns, jelly beans and jam.  We finished our week by adding a "J" to our ABC tree.

Artsy Girl learned all about the wonderful season of fall/autumn.  In Science, she learned about the tilt and rotation on the earth and its effect on our seasons.  She learned about what crops are grown here in the fall and the life cycle of a pumpkin.  In Geography, she learned about the Northern and Southern Hemispheres and how seasons are flip-flopped in each of them. We talked about how countries near the Equator do not have seasons at all!  In Bible, she continued her study of Moses and how he learned to trust in God.  In Math, she began subtracting using regrouping.  This is totally new territory for her, so we are easing into it.  In English/Grammar, we concluded our study of verbs and did a cumulative review of everything we have learned so far.  In Art, we studied about Alberto Giacometti.  She re-created one of his famous sculptures, The Square, using aluminum foil and pipe cleaners...very cute! 

We took a field trip to visit full size replicas of two of Christopher Columbus' ships, the Nina and the Pinta, while they were here on the Misssissippi River.  The kids enjoyed this and got to see how hard life would have been on those small ships for so many months! 

 

That about wraps up this very busy week.  I am out of town next week, so the kids will be doing some light school work with G.G.!!