This week was definitley one of the most social weeks we have had. We have been so busy latley that we haven't had much time for friends so we made them a priority this week.
We watched the Presidential Innaguration. It was exciting for me to see how much DS seemed to be soaking in. Even saying "Wow, we are watching history right now." He was even commenting on how Rosa Parks and MLK Jr. contributed to this event. It was so neat to hear him really"getting it"
LANGUAGE ARTS/ENGLISH-
"I have a dream" promise worksheet
Barack Obama book
DS-Yellow Book page 127-129
DD- Started her new Spectrum workbook- Pages 1-15
Martin Luther King Jr. Report
DD- Wrote a paper about Rosa Parks
GEOGRAPHY-
National Geographic Video- Baka- The People of the African forest
MATH-
DS- Saxon lesson 63-65
Assesment # 12 %100- Doing very well in Math although he still isn't caring for it, but his attitude has improved GREATLY from the beginning of the year. \
Played Money Bags Game-
READING-
DS- 4 Various Pokemon chapter books, 2 chapters "Hoot"
I read aloud "The Gum Chewing Rattler" by Joe Hayes, "Diary of a Fly", David Livingstone Chapter 9
SPORTS/EXTRA ACTIVITIES:
Cheer practice 2x
Playdate with friend from cheer
Girl Scouts - Skating party at Skate World
Cheer camp - through the high school
Cheer routine at CHS Varsity Basketball game
Cheer Competition- DD's team took 1st place!
Homeschool Group Meeting- The kids all did presentations but DD & DS chose to sit this one out. DS was shy and DD didn't feel like sharing. maybe next time.
Playdate with a neighbor.
DS had his first real sleepover at a friends house- they went skating the next day and had a great time, though DS could barely walk all weekend!
MUSIC/ART-
Field Trip to the Experience Music Project.
We visited the Music Experience Project in Seattle. I have wanted to go there for years so it was exciting to finally get the opportunity to go. We didn't have as much time there as we would have liked as we had to travel home that day, but we did get a membership so we can return when we are in Seattle next (In March) The kids loved the music room where they got to use and learn about real music equipment and the process of making music. The kids were not as interested as DH and I in the exhibits with the music history. DD took interest in the poster press exhibit. She loved seeing the actual presses and the posters that they produced.
We visited the Science Fiction Museum as well. It was interesting but as I am not a science fiction fan it didn't hold my interest, except for the Teengage Mutant Ninja Turtles memoribila :P The kids thought it was ok, but it was geared more for a real science fiction buff!
Our last stop was Pikes Market Place. We had such a great time walking around the shops, exploring the streets. We had hoped for the kids to see the famous "fish throws" but we weren't there at the right time. Maybe next time. We were lucky enough to run across a shop called the "Taj Mahal" where we found some really neat Henna tattoo materials that we are excited to use when our studies take us to India. There were so many cool shops down there, I would love to go back when we have more time!
