February 13 - 17

WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS

PRESTON

Preston has been working on his project for Georgics.  He has decided to learn to knit and crochet this semester.  He is working on loom knitting a scarf for his first project.  

MARISSA

Marissa has been working on journaling the Constitution for her Key of Liberty class.  She is learning so much about our country and the way it works through this process.  She also had the opportunity to go the State Capitol and have a tour of the Capitol as well as sit in on a committee meeting for a bill that is being considered during the legislative session.  She learned so much!

CALEB

Caleb had a really fun class celebrating Valentine's Day this week in Heroic Youth.  He learned all about the history of Valentine's Day from a really cool book called "The Story of Valentine's."  He also got to make his very own fancy Victorian Valentine with lace and beads.  He had a great time! 

February 6 - 10

WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS

PRESTON

Preston finished reading "The Hiding Place" for his Heroes class.  He also watched the movie "Dunkirk."  He is learning so much about WWI and WWII. 

MARISSA

Marissa participated in the Shakespeare feast this week.  She got to be at the main table because she was crowned a queen in the fall.  We all had stew, fruit, cheese, crackers and roasted apples and pears with cream for dessert.  It was a great evening! 

CALEB

Caleb had a really fun class this week in Heroic Youth.  He learned about disabilities.  He read a book about a girl who climbed the stairs of the White House using only her arms to show the need for access for people in wheelchairs.  He also read a book about a boy in Ghana who was born with only one leg.  He would hop all the way to school, which was over three miles.  He and his peers learned a little about what it  might be like to be blind, deaf or to not have legs or arms to use.  It was a really meaningful class.  

OTHER

YELLOWSTONE

We took a trip to Yellowstone this week.  The kids got to sled, go snowmobiling, build snow caves and play in the hot tub.  We had a great time! 

January 30 - February 3

WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS

PRESTON

Preston finished reading "Girl of the Limberlost" for his Georgics class.  He really liked the book and can't wait for their book discussion! He's also been doing a lot of research for his Heroes project and will be conducting interviews starting next week.  

MARISSA

Marissa finished reading "Fifty Five Fathers" for her Key of Liberty class.  She participated in the book discussion during class.  

Marissa also participated in the Shakespeare feast.  She was a queen because she read, listened to or watched 17 Shakespeare plays last semester.  It was a great event and she definitely felt like royalty.  esentation on her during class.  She did such a great job! 

CALEB

Caleb started reading Sophie Mouse books.  He finished the first one in the series and started reading book 2 this week!  He's also been working a lot on his language arts lessons.  

January 23 - 27

WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS

PRESTON

Preston wrote a paper for his Heroes class this week.  It was about what makes a hero.  He is starting to read about heroes and research heroes for his project and it was good for him to reflect on what makes a hero for a paper this week.  

MARISSA

Marissa wrote a report on Deborah Sampson for Key of Liberty.  She also did her presentation on her during class.  She did such a great job! 

CALEB

Caleb learned about the puppeteer of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade this week in his Heroic Youth class.  He learned about different kinds of puppets like marionettes, rod puppets and sock puppets.  And then he got to make his very own puppet out of a shoebox.  He had such a great time.  

January 16 - 20

WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS

PRESTON

Preston read "Children of the Dust Bowl" for his Heroes class this week.  He really enjoyed learning about that part of the United States during the 1930's.  

He also worked on editing a video for his filming and editing class.  He took an old video he had filmed and shortened it down quite a bit to give a very different feel to the video.  It turned out great! 

MARISSA

Marissa found out she got the part of Jasmine in the play Aladdin Kids.  She is so excited and works on her songs and lines every chance she gets! 

She watched the movie "A More Perfect Union" in her Key of Liberty class last week and has been doing research for an upcoming presentation she will be giving in class. 

CALEB

Caleb spent some time building with Legos this week while the family listened to "The Secret Garden" to prepare for the colloquia.  Caleb loves building with Legos. 

Caleb has been earning time on Adventure Academy playing educational games after finishing his regular schoolwork.  He loves it and is learning so much! 

January 9 - 13

WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS

PRESTON

Preston read "Dream Giver" for his Heroes class.  He LOVED it!  He also got a couple other motivational type of books that a friend recommended that he plans to read.   

Preston has decided to learn to knit and crochet this semester for his Georgics project.  He started by learning on a loom and his sister taught him the basics.  He wants to make a scarf, but realized after that his scarf wasn't wide enough so he turned it into a little scarf for his dog. 

MARISSA

Marissa read Act I, Scene I in "Comedy of Errors" for her Shakespeare class.  That is the play they will be performing in May.  

She also had auditions for "Aladdin Jr" this week and is waiting to find out which part she will be playing.  

Marissa wants to be a vet when she grows up.  She decided she needed to practice operating and chose to use kinetic sand to practice making cuts.

CALEB

Caleb learned about life in space in his Heroic Youth class this week.  He loved learning all about eating, sleeping and working in space.  

Caleb also learned about airplanes this week and spent some time launching paper airplanes to see how well they could fly.  He also helped make gnocchis for his family dinner.  

December 19 - January 6

WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS

PRESTON

Preston earned his sword for his Sword of Freedom class and started a new semester in his Heroes class (studying WWI & WWII).  

Preston also put together several Lego sets over the Christmas break.  He also worked on filming and editing for his tech class and published a few videos on his YouTube channel.  

MARISSA

Marissa read "Freedom Factor" for her Key of Liberty class over the break.  She loved it and they had the book discussion this week.  

Marissa also built a really fun Disney princess castle out of Legos over the Christmas break.    

CALEB

Caleb built several cool Lego sets over the Christmas break.  He also has been reading a lot.  He still loves reading picture books.  His favorite series is "Curious George."  He also finished two more "Maple Ridge" books.