More March Snow (183/180)

There were a lot of changes to the schedule due to storms and snow.  R, D, and J enjoyed the snow, at least (D and J with neighbors, here)!

D went to Circus class, J went to Ballet, and W played D and D.

W attended a friend's Bat Mitzvah.

R, D and J attended their religious education classes.  D and J's classes included visiting an exhibit called Souls Shot, of portraits of victims of gun violence:

W worked on plans for building a gaming table:  

W, R, and D worked with LOF.  D finished Life of Fred: Farming by Stanley F. Schmidt

W read independently.  R and D and J practiced reading.  J mastered

Sam by Bobby Lynn Maslen

And D mastered

Pip And Pog by Bobby Lynn Maslen.

I read to the girls:

Princess Truly in I Am Truly by Kelly Greenawalt


Every Breath We Take: A Book About Air by Maya Ajmera

This week included 6 days of instruction.  We have completed 180 days of instruction for the academic year at this time.

Our Whole Lives (177/180)

We went to the library.  W participated in his Outschool class.

All the kids attended their MAHC classes.

W attended his Teen Program classes, D attended her Circus class, and W played D and D.

All the kids attended their religious education classes.  R started the 4th-6th grade Our Whole Lives program.

W, R, and D worked with LOF.  J worked with Explode the Code.  W read independently, finishing:
Once Upon an Eskimo Time by Edna Wilder


 R and D and J practiced reading. D completed:
Up, Pup by Bobby Lynn Maslen



I read to the girls:
No Fighting, No Biting! by Else Holmelund Minarik

Ugly Duckling Pop Up by Random House


Goldilicious by Victoria Kann


Lottie Paris Lives Here by Angela Johnson


Every Cowgirl Needs a Horse by Rebecca Janni


Julie the Rockhound by Gail Langer Karwoski


The Book with No Pictures by B.J. Novak

Every Cowgirl Needs Dancing Boots by Rebecca Janni


Seed by Seed: The Legend and Legacy of John "Appleseed" Chapman by Esmé Raji Codell





This week included 6 days of instruction.

W turns 14! (171/180)

We went for a hike:

 

(yeah, this is about how the hike went, attitude wise.)

W attended his online class.

All the kids attended their MAHC classes.  (Here is J in hers with a guest teacher):

W attended his Teen program classes, and played D and D several times.

D attended her circus class.

J tried out a ballet class.

R was excited to list and sell some electronics left to him by his late great-grandfather which were not especially useful to him but which will help cover the cost of the PC he is building.  He's learned a lot about the bidding process on EBay, etc.

W turned 14!  D and J helped make the cake:

All the kids attended their religious education classes.

W, R, and D worked with LOF.

W read independently.  R practiced reading.

D practiced reading, completing
Fun in the Sun by Bobby Lynn Maslen


J practiced reading, completing
Mat by Bobby Lynn Maslen


I read to the girls: 
You Are Weird: Your Body's Peculiar Parts and Funny Functions by Diane Swanson


Mama Mama by Jean Marzollo

This week included 6 days of instruction.

Potlucks (165/180)

W participated in his online class on fantasy creature creation.

All the kids attended their MAHC classes.

W participated in his Teen coop classes.  D attended her circus class.

R did some baking.  Somehow his cookies got a bit overdone and melted together resulting in the "biggest cookie ever!"

We had two potlucks this week!  One was at church (no pictures) and one was at MAHC.  That one had a Lunar New Year theme.  The kids were able to make potstickers, do crafts, and play some really raucous games:

R, D and J attended their religious education classes.

W played D and D.

W, R, and D worked with LOF.  J worked with Explode the Code.  W finished reading 

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

R read independently.  D mastered reading 

The Vet by Bobby Lynn Maslen, completing the whole Box 1!

I read to the girls:

Angels, Angels, Angels by Andy Warhol


Noodle by Munro Leaf

This week included 6 days of instruction.

Ski Trip! (159/180)

We went to the library (for the first time in a long time.)

W began an online course on creating fantasy creature characters.

All the kids attended their MAHC classes.

D attended her circus class.

W, R, and D went skiing!  J hung out and played.

W played D and D.

All the kids attended their religious education classes.

R and D worked with LOF.  W and R read independently and D practiced reading.  J worked with Explode the Code.

I read to the girls:


Tinker and Tom and the Star Baby by David McPhail


Princesses Are Not Perfect by Kate Lum


Petal and Poppy and the Mystery Valentine by Lisa Clough


Pinkerton, Behave! by Steven Kellogg


Happy Valentine's Day, Miss Hildy! by Lois G. Grambling


A Crow of His Own by Megan Dowd Lambert


Little Melba and Her Big Trombone by Katheryn Russell-Brown

This week included 6 days of instruction.