W Graduated!

Because of our travel plans, we needed to wrap our homeschool year up a bit earlier than usual this season.  So, the last entry before this one was the last one that got into the portfolios.  Here are a few more things that happened before our Big Trip!

R continued attending Boat Build, culminating in a Launch day:

D & J attended the final field day at MAHC and practiced music:

The community pool opened and we went with friends:

We had a too close encounter with a bat (in our house, flying around while most of us slept).  We learned all about CDC and health department and DNR requirements for dealing with such a thing so as not to get rabies.  Fortunately, the bat tested negative for rabies so we didn't need to take any further steps!  J wrote a letter to her grandparents sharing about this:

All the kids were evaluated for the end of the school year, and W graduated!

J performed in her end-of-year showcase with Philadelphia Dance Theater:

W was recognized in a Bridging Ceremony at church, and J participated in a Stepping Stone ceremony ditto:

D & J attended a Phoenixville Pride event: 

Here are books we got entered in at the last minute, although they were, for the most part, read earlier at various times:

Fancy Nancy: Best Reading Buddies by Jane O'Connor
Biscuit's Big Friend by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett
Sourcery by Terry Pratchett
Mort by Terry Pratchett
Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett
Wolf Brother by Michelle Paver
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
The Black Cauldron by Lloyd Alexander
Ascendant by Michael R. Miller
Amelia Bedelia Tries Her Luck by Herman Parish
Amelia Bedelia Under the Weather by Herman Parish
The Lightning Thief: The Graphic Novel by Robert Venditti
The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan
The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan
The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan
The Hammer of Thor by Rick Riordan
The Ship of the Dead by Rick Riordan
Ultimate Guide to Strength Training by Hollis Lance Liebman
A Young People's History of the United States by Rebecca Stefoff
The Borrowers by Mary Norton
Brightly Woven: The Graphic Novel by Alexandra Bracken
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
The Lions of Little Rock by Kristin Levine
Song for a Whale by Lynne Kelly
The Bridge Home by Padma Venkatraman
You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P! by Alex Gino
Amina's Voice by Hena Khan
The Lacemaker and the Princess by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Explode the Code 3 by Nancy Hall
Cursive Success by Jan Z. Olsen
Anne of Windy Poplars by L.M. Montgomery

That was quick (180 + 10 weeks)

Everyone was done with their quarantine periods by the end of the week.

D and J attended their science documentary watch club: Smarter Every Day: Oscilliscopes and Exploding Seeds. They participated in their MAHC classes. They attended their religious education classes.  J's class made shoebox houses; hers is a model of a family-owned historic house in Roby, Texas:

J attended her ballet and jazz classes, and a class on What Did People Do Back Then?

R attended his Young People's History class. 

W participated in his MC3 classes.

D attended her ArtBake group.

J had a half-birthday party which included much food preparation, table setting, and D served as a maid, along with a friend:

D worked with Mammoth Math, read with support, and practiced music..

J worked with Zearn math, read with support, and practiced music. 

This week included 6 days of instruction.

COVID (180 + 9 weeks)

This week we got COVID. Matt brought it home from work on Sunday night; J and I tested positive on Wednesday, R tested positive on Thursday, and W and D tested positive on Friday. We all stayed home all week since we were pretty sure we were going to come down with it and didn't want to be out spreading the germs. Matt, J and I had fevers; the other three had milder cold-like symptoms. We did still do a few online things.

D and J attended their science documentary watch club: Cosmos: Lost Worlds of Planet Earth.

J attended a class on What Did People Do Back Then? She also got creative on a call with her cousin:

W participated in his MC3 classes.

This week included 3 days of instruction.

16! (180 + 8 weeks)

R turned 16! He caught (and released) a really big catfish:

D and J attended their science documentary watch club: Planet Dinosaur: Feathered Dragons. They participated in their MAHC classes. They decorated cupcakes with foraged edible flowers:

They attended their religious education classes.  J made a breath meditation Mother's Day card:

J attended her ballet and jazz classes, and a class on What Did People Do Back Then?

R attended his Young People's History class.  He attended his Boat Build class:

W participated in his MC3 classes.

D attended her ArtBake group.

D worked with Mammoth Math, read with support, and practiced music. She made a couple of cute frog for Mother's Day:

J made the cute quilt for Mother's Day. She worked with Zearn math, read with support, and practiced music. 

This week included 6 days of instruction.

Fish! (180 + 7 weeks)

D and J attended their science documentary watch club: Cosmos: Sisters of the Sun. They participated in their MAHC classes. They attended their religious education classes.  

J attended her ballet and jazz classes, and a class on What Did People Do Back Then?

R attended his Young People's History class.  He attended his Boat Build class. He caught a fish and cooked it!

W participated in his MC3 classes.

D attended her ArtBake group.

D worked with Mammoth Math, read with support, and practiced music..

J worked with Zearn math, read with support, and practiced music. 

This week included 6 days of instruction.