December 13 - 17

WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS

PRESTON

Preston finished memorizing the Declaration of Independence.  It was a long process, but he is amazing!  He also finished reading "The Making of George Washington" for his book discussion AND finished reading the second "Lord of the Rings" book.  

MARISSA

Marissa loved doing yoga in her "Music and Movement" class this week.  

She and Preston also had a piano recital.  They both felt like they messed up a little under pressure, but I think they did a great job performing!

CALEB

Caleb has been extremely interested in science lately.  We spent a lot of time researching molecules, atoms, talking about protons, neutrons and electrons.  That lead to curiosity and more research about quarks, neutrinos and quantum foam.  This kid's scientific and mathematical mind is fascinating to observe!  I took a picture of him teaching his older siblings with some learning videos after he learned so much. 

Caleb also had a fun winter pajama party for his music class.  They learned chords for Ode to Joy, practiced an old song and watched an old animated Christmas movie that had orchestral music.  He had a great time with his classmates!

OTHER

SLEDDING

We took advantage of snow days and went out sledding for some extra PE time.  The kids had a great time!

READING

We've been reading lots of Christmas and holiday books and loving it! 

December 6 - 10

WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS

PRESTON

Preston had a presentation in his Shakespeare class on the four humors, which he really enjoyed researching and presenting.  They are sanguine, choleric, meloncholic and phlegmatic.  

MARISSA

Marissa loved the book "The Good Master" that we read aloud as a family.  We finished it this week, which turned out to be perfect since it ended with a chapter explaining where the story of St. Nicolas in Hungary originated.  Such a good story!  We're looking forward to reading the sequel "The Singing Tree" but it may have to wait until we get through our big pile of Christmas and holiday books.  

CALEB

Caleb created a stop motion video this week for his technology class.  He loves learning new things and being like his big brother, Preston.  

OTHER

GINGERBREAD HOUSES

Grandma purchases gingerbread house kits for the kids every year.  We put them together one night as a family with Christmas music playing in the background!  It's so much fun to see how differently each of the kids decorate their house.  

JUMPROPE

Twice a week, Marissa and Caleb get to jumprope for their "Music and Movement" class.  They are getting so much better.  Here are a couple pictures of them jumping their hearts out this week.