Weekly Wrap-Up: Again? Days 101-105

Again? Not again! Yup, again. ((sighs)) MORE SNOW! Now, I know we're living in Maine, but even we need breaks from MOUNTAINS of snowfall! "Cabin Fever" is starting to set in, so it was an up-and-down kind of week with many activities being canceled. Again.

Snow Covered Evergreens

Cati and I had a BLAST with her Brownie troop and Brownie Moms, "camping out" in an old farmhouse in the Girl Scout camp over the weekend. (I should have brought my camera, but I was anticipating not having a very, um, comfortable time...and we're campers; WARM WEATHER campers.) We went night snow shoeing and sledding and made tin foil and Ivory soap sculptures and (of course) ate S'mores made in the fireplace. The girls created fun plays with their look-alike sock puppets and danced to someone's iPhone. And that night, we slept snug and warm on strangely comfortable bunk beds.

While C and I were enjoying "girl time", J was at the Boy Scout Klondike Derby. This derby has the troop pulling a dog sled laden with supplies (that the boys bring) around a course to complete various tasks like building fires, first aide and orienteering. S spent the morning at Basketball Skills and Drills and special one-on-one time with Daddy.

The sun shone clear and bright on Monday. We completed our daily assignments before lunchtime. The kids spent the afternoon reading, building icicle sculptures, making "solar powered" Lego airplanes, and playing Guess Who Extra.

S Licking his Icicle Sculpture

C Practicing her Oral Reading to S

S and C With Their "Solar Powered" Lego Airplanes

 And then the snow came. I opted to switch our daily schedule up entirely on Tuesday so we could get to the city library to return DUE videos before the inches piled high. We headed off early for a doctor's appointment and then to the library, stocking up on new books and videos to get us through the rest of a snow-filled-to-the-brim week. By the time we were coming out of the city the roads were slick. I made a "quick" stop to the grocery store for lunch salads and milk - What chaos! I guess lots of people needed to stock up to stay home! - and then we headed to S's OT - he REALLY REALLY needed some Ms. E. time! - and slowly, but safely made our way home...and intended to stay there! For a while. We worked on our Winter Wednesday Daily Weather Logs, but never did get to any other assignments that afternoon or evening.

J and S Snuggled up on the Sofa

 We were snowed in on Wednesday and, even after digging out of another 10" or so of snow, we didn't venture out far on Thursday. Sometimes staying home together isn't such a bad thing, even with "Cabin Fever". J and I slept in late both mornings, but we still settled in for 2 busy, full days of schoolwork. C and S got to their PJ Storytime and Crafts at the library, listening to Chinese New Year books and making animals with tangrams. And I got some laundry done. Don't forget to check out our Nature Study: Winter Weather here!

C's "Phil" Didn't See His Shadow

 Our weather cleared up late Thursday morning and Friday, bringing bright, sunny skies and temperatures near the freezing point. Perfect weather for SHOVELING! J had basketball practice in the afternoon. 

J's DK History of World Timeline Chapter 15

What we accomplished this week:

  

J (6th grade):

• Wordly Wise 3000 Lesson 17
• Teaching Textbooks Pre-Algebra Lessons 69-71
• DK History of the World with Timeline Chapter 15 (1750-1800)
• Apologia General Science Module 8
• Edited and Printed January's Pond Press Newsletter
• Teacher's Cafe Verb Tenses
• Read March to the Stars and We Few by John Ringo and David Weber
• Artist Study: Georgia O'Keeffe

C (3rd grade):

• Saxon Math 54 Lessons 59-60, Supplemental Practice 58 and Test (100%)
• Handwriting Without Tears Numbers
• Daily Grams Days 5-8
• All About Spelling Step 6 Closed and Open Syllables
• History Pockets: Native Americans - Sioux
• Super Teacher Worksheets: Action, Being and Linking Verbs
• Teacher's Cafe Verbs
• Read Robin Hood
• Artist Study: Georgia O'Keeffe

S (K):

• Horizons Math K Lessons 84-87
• 100s Grid: 1-25
• Days of the Week
• Handwriting Without Tears: K, V, U
• Kumon Mazes
• Hooked on Phonics: Learn to Read pp 28-35
• US State and Capital Sticker Book: Midwest and Pacific States
• Tangram Puzzles
• Skip Counting 5s  

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Weekly Wrap: Days 92-96

And it's a win! J's basketball team won their first game of the season: 27-25. Their win-loss record: 1-1.

J Defending the Basket

S had his 2nd Basketball Skills and Drills on Saturday. He sat out the last 10 minutes or so, frustrated that he wasn't making more baskets. His dribbling and passing is already improving as he didn't have to chase down as many "loose balls". But! the biggest accomplishment is that he's able to focus and follow instructions even with all the noise and movement bombarding his sensory system...and if you've been to our new Rec Center gym, well, you know, it's CRAZY noisy in there! (Go, Occupational Therapy!)

S Making a Shot

Boing! Bump! While J and A were at the Museum of Science in Boston, MA with the Boy Scouts on Sunday, C, S and I went to the Bounce Zone. Have you seen those inflated "jumpers"? Well, the Bounce Zone takes it up a notch and adds in ball pits, jousting arenas, mazes, and side-by-side racing slides. Crash! Bounce! A perfect place for a kid with sensory-seeking SPD! S LOVED it! And C had a blast too!

C Down the Slide

S Down the Slide

C Exhausted!

On a beautiful, sunny, but CHILLY Monday, we completed a full day of assignments. With J doing more and more of his work on the computer, I decided to was time to ditch the "hen peck" typing and learn keyboard skills. He started doing lessons at Dance Mat Typing. I already have SpongeBob SquarePants Typing - I know, I know! Spongebob?! But, it just might keep him interested in improving his typing with video games - and Jump Start Typing for additional practice.

The fine, dry snow turned to slippery freezing rain on Tuesday afternoon so S's OT, C's basketball practice and J's Boy Scout meeting were all canceled. Another day at home! C finished up Lesson 7: Rodentia and the Rest in Apologia Zoology III by Mapping It! Our world map is getting QUITE populated with animals from her studies! Her notebooking pages were a mixture of short summaries, pictures and drawings for this lesson.

Mapping It! Thumbnails of Where Animals Studied Live

Flying Squirrel, Beaver and Squirrel

Hedgehog, Shrew and  Hare

Colugo, Platypus and Echidna

Sloth, Anteater and Armadillo

Fortunately it was warmer in Wednesday and we were able to finish up our daily assignments and head outside for a Winter Wednesday walk. Click here to check out our Winter Wednesday nature walk photos and notebook pages! 

C and S continue to work on their unit studies. C completed 3-out-of-8 North American tribes in her History Pockets: Native Americans study. She'll be studying the Maidu next. And S finished up his Winter lapbook! He'll be taking some time off from lapbooking to do some Lakeshore File Folder Science Games and his US Geography Sticker Book. You can see their unit study accomplishments here!

S has been diligently working on his Hooked on Phonics: Learn to Read short A words and readers. Next week, he starts short i! 

S's Short A Copywork

Due to continuing slippery weather, J's Not Math Math was canceled on Thursday, but the kid's friends came over after class for an afternoon of imaginative play, Snap Circuits Electronics, Marble Run, making home videos, Arts and Crafts, building with cardboard boxes, playing in the snow, and video games.

S Making a Closed Circuit for the Speaker

S's Adjusting the Light Bulb so it'll Work

And activity cancellations continued on Friday with yet ANOTHER snowstorm this week. A WHOLE school week with NO activities?! Huh?! J woke up not feeling well anyway. We finished our week up with warm cinnamon muffins and movies.

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