Feb 3 - 7

MATH

Preston:

Preston completed two assignments in his math book this week.  He also worked on multiplication facts using the "Musical Multiplication" curriculum.   

Marissa:

Marissa completed two assignments in her math book this week.  She also worked on multiplication facts using the "Musical Multiplication" curriculum.  

Caleb:

Caleb completed two assignments in his math book this week.  He also attended his “Math through Music and Movement” class at ZigArts.

LANGUAGE ARTS

Preston:

Preston completed two assignments in his language arts book this week.  He also completed three modules in TTRS and read for 30 minutes every day.  He has a new goal to read 100 chapter books before he starts school next year.  It's a big goal, but I really think he can do it if he puts his mind to it.  

Marissa: 

Marissa completed two assignments in her language arts book this week.  She also completed two modules in TTRS and read for 20 minutes every day.  

Caleb:

Caleb completed two assignments in his "Learn to Read in 100 Easy Lessons" book.  He also attended his “Sing, Read and Write” and “Storytelling” class at ZigArts.  

He started working on a mini-story for his storytelling class.  I didn't realize it was an assignment for class, but with his sister's help, he created a really fun comic book style story about Farmer Corndog, Evil Pizza Doctor and the Masked Meatball.  :)

AMERICAN HISTORY

Preston & Marissa:

Preston and Marissa's “Let’s Rock American Government” class was cancelled due to a late start at school.  Instead the kids watched Brain Pop videos about American History this week.  They loved the one about Abraham Lincoln!  

Caleb:

Caleb attended his “I Love America” class at ZigArts this week.  They talked about the countries that were hoping America would fall apart for their personal gain and how the Founding Fathers pulled it all together.  They also talked about the 6 promises in the Preamble to the Constitution.  

ENTREPRENUER (The Art of Business)

Preston & Marissa: 

Preston and Marissa attended their “Art of Business” class at ZigArts this week.  This was their last day of making sculptures to sell at the spring recital.  

Caleb:

Caleb attended his “Art of Business class at ZigArts this week.  They used doilies and stickers to create Valentine Art.  They talked about how you can create things to sell by taking items that others have created and putting them into a new creation that people will want to buy.  

OPTIONAL (Karate, Tumbling, Musikgarten)

Preston:

Preston attended his karate class two times this week.  

Marissa:

Marissa attended her tumbling class this week.  

Caleb:

Caleb attended his Musikgarten class this week.