October 19 - 23

 WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS

PRESTON

Preston's favorite thing this week was getting further in his Imagine Math Facts.  He finished subtraction and is about half way through with division.  Caleb stands behind him and is learning his math facts through observation.  He's so funny!  

MARISSA

Marissa's favorite thing this week was working on her cursive handwriting.  She decided to get her cursive book out and start working on it again.  She likes printing, but she really loves cursive.  She is improving quite a bit.  I was surprised when she chose to get out her handwriting without being asked.  

CALEB

Caleb's favorite activity this week was building.  He and Marissa used a couple different materials to build all sorts of things this week.  

OTHER

GEOGRAPHY

We learned about Toussaint L'ouverture who freed Haiti's slaves from Napoleon, the Civil War, the Mayflower, a little bit about pilgrims in Jamestown and the Canadian Pacific Railway.  

POETRY

We read a couple of poems this week.  One was called "Story Books in Winter."  The other one was called "From a Railway Carriage."  It was so much fun that the day we studied the Canadian Pacific Railway, we ended up reading a poem about watching the world through a railway carriage.  I love it when that happens!  The kids did too and decided we should play with trains later on that day.  :) 

READING

Some moments are too sweet not to capture.  I walked in to find Preston reading a book Caleb had requested and Marissa leaning in to hear the story as well.  So cute!  

Marissa continues loving the Sophie Mouse books.  This is her latest read.  She's improving so much!  

MATH

Caleb and Preston started another game of Monopoly.  It is so fun to have days where we add in some game schooling with our regular learning.  

Marissa decided she would rather play Quirkle with me so we started a game at the table while the boys played Monopoly in the Family Room.  

We have been reading through the second Life of Fred book during morning basket.  We laugh so much and are working through simple math concepts together.  It's been a fun break from worksheets and textbooks.  

MUSIKGARTEN

Caleb attended a Zoom meeting for Musikgarten this week since Marissa was a little under the weather.  We were trying to be extra careful with germs.  It wasn't quite the same, but he had a great time helping with rhythm and singing from the iPad.