Flaming Chalices (180 + 2 weeks)

R attended his parkour class.

W tried out for a mothers' helper job.

All the kids attended their MAHC classes, and W attended his Teen classes.

D went to circus class, J went to ballet class, and W played D and D several times.

D and J attended a workshop on the religious symbol of the flaming chalice.

All the kids attended their religious education classes, including OWL for R.

W, R, and D worked with LOF.  R completed working with Life of Fred Mineshaft by Stanley F. Schmidt.

D worked with Handwriting Without Tears and J worked with Explode the Code.

W read independently:
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

R practiced reading.  D mastered

The Big Hat by Bobby Lynn Maslen

J mastered
Mac by Bobby Lynn Maslen

I read to the girls:

17 Things I'm Not Allowed to Do Anymore by Jenny Offill


Whoops! by Suzi Moore

Building a PC (180 + 1 week)

R worked for months to earn the funds to buy parts for a computer, and this week he built the computer!  It's green!

D created a treasure hunt for her sister, with clues and actual treasure:

All the kids attended their MAHC classes.  J joined in D's class, which was very small, for some watercolor painting:

W attended his Teen Program.  D attended circus class and J attended ballet class.

W played D and D.

All the kids attended their religious education classes.

W, R, and D worked with LOF.  J worked with Explode the Code, and D worked with Handwriting Without Tears.

W read independently.  R and D and J practiced reading. D mastered Bow-wow! by Bobby Lynn Maslen


J mastered Dot by Bobby Lynn Maslen




I read to the girls:  Every Cowgirl Loves a Rodeo by Rebecca Janni


Do Unto Otters: A Book About Manners by Laurie Keller


Aqualicious by Victoria Kann


Something Sure Smells Around Here: Limericks by Brian P. Cleary


Hatching Chicks in Room 6 by Caroline Arnold


Wild About Bears by Jeannie Brett

We have already completed 180 days of instruction.

More March Snow (183/180)

There were a lot of changes to the schedule due to storms and snow.  R, D, and J enjoyed the snow, at least (D and J with neighbors, here)!

D went to Circus class, J went to Ballet, and W played D and D.

W attended a friend's Bat Mitzvah.

R, D and J attended their religious education classes.  D and J's classes included visiting an exhibit called Souls Shot, of portraits of victims of gun violence:

W worked on plans for building a gaming table:  

W, R, and D worked with LOF.  D finished Life of Fred: Farming by Stanley F. Schmidt

W read independently.  R and D and J practiced reading.  J mastered

Sam by Bobby Lynn Maslen

And D mastered

Pip And Pog by Bobby Lynn Maslen.

I read to the girls:

Princess Truly in I Am Truly by Kelly Greenawalt


Every Breath We Take: A Book About Air by Maya Ajmera

This week included 6 days of instruction.  We have completed 180 days of instruction for the academic year at this time.

Our Whole Lives (177/180)

We went to the library.  W participated in his Outschool class.

All the kids attended their MAHC classes.

W attended his Teen Program classes, D attended her Circus class, and W played D and D.

All the kids attended their religious education classes.  R started the 4th-6th grade Our Whole Lives program.

W, R, and D worked with LOF.  J worked with Explode the Code.  W read independently, finishing:
Once Upon an Eskimo Time by Edna Wilder


 R and D and J practiced reading. D completed:
Up, Pup by Bobby Lynn Maslen



I read to the girls:
No Fighting, No Biting! by Else Holmelund Minarik

Ugly Duckling Pop Up by Random House


Goldilicious by Victoria Kann


Lottie Paris Lives Here by Angela Johnson


Every Cowgirl Needs a Horse by Rebecca Janni


Julie the Rockhound by Gail Langer Karwoski


The Book with No Pictures by B.J. Novak

Every Cowgirl Needs Dancing Boots by Rebecca Janni


Seed by Seed: The Legend and Legacy of John "Appleseed" Chapman by Esmé Raji Codell





This week included 6 days of instruction.