Level II! (180 days + 8 weeks)

R went to parkour.

All the kids attended their MAHC classes.

Day performed in a class exhibition at the end of her Aerials & Acrobatics I class.  She is ready to move up to level II!

Day attended a book club at a friend's house.

J went to Hip Hop and Ballet.

W played D and D.

D and J attended their religious education class.

W and R worked with Life of Fred.  D and J played addition card games.

W read independently.

R read independently and with support.

D and J practiced reading.

W and R each cooked a meal for the family.

W and R exercised.

We went to the pool!

I read to the girls:

Dumpling Soup by Jama Kim Rattigan

You and Me by Martine Kindermans

If You Plant a Seed by Kadir Nelson


The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig.

And to everyone:

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling.

Love Meters (180 days + 7 weeks)

R went to Parkour.

All the kids attended their MAHC classes.

R took an Outschool class on Superhero Science: the Flash.

D went to Circus.

J went to Hip Hop and Ballet.

All the kids attended their religious education classes.  Here are R and D in school lunch cooking!

W and R worked with Life of Fred.  D and J played addition card games.

W read independently: 

The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper.  R read independently and with support:
I Survived the Attack of the Grizzlies, 1967 by Lauren Tarshis.
D practiced reading.  J mastered
Floppy Mop by Bobby Lynn Maslen.

W and R each cooked a meal for the family.  W exercised.  W worked on Art History on Kahn Academy.

I read to the girls and they journaled about a book we read:
Have You Filled a Bucket Today?: A Guide to Daily Happiness for Kids by Carol McCloud. 

Talent Show (180 days + 6 weeks)

R went to parkour.

All the kids attended their MAHC classes.  This was the first week of Spring II classes.  W is taking Publication (Year Book), Government, and Creative Writing.  R is taking School Lunch Cooking, Outdoor Games, and Book Club.  D is taking School Lunch Cooking, Outdoor Games, and Broadway Boot Camp.  J is taking Spanish, Junkyard Engineers, and Animal Talk.

D went to circus.

D and J both attended book clubs with friends.

J went to Hip Hop and Ballet.

J performed in the MAHC Talent Show and D displayed photographs.

All the kids attended their religious education classes.

W and R worked with LOF.  D and J played addition card games.

W read independently.  R read with support.  D mastered

The Train by Bobby Lynn Maslen.  J mastered


0 to 10 by Bobby Lynn Maslen. 

W and R cooked meals for the family.  D and J cooked cake!

Level 2 (180 + 5 weeks)

R went to Parkour.

All the kids attended their MAHC classes.  Here is J dancing with her class there:

R took an Outschool class on Superhero Science: Ant-Man & The Wasp.

D went to Circus.  She has been told she can move up to Level 2 in Aerials and Acrobatics next session!

W babysat.

J went to hip hop and ballet.

All the kids attended their religious education classes.

W read independently.  R read some independently and some with support.  D and J practiced reading.  We journaled about

Every Little Thing: Based on the song 'Three Little Birds' by Bob Marley by Bob Marley . Here are their responses:  

W and R worked with LOF.  D and J played card games.