National Colonial Farm (75/180)

R went to soccer practice, but games were cancelled this week for the Harry Potter Festival ... which we also missed.

All the kids attended their MAHC classes, new for the second half of the Fall Trimester.  D is taking Making Bracelets, Fall Fun, and Kindness.  R is taking Fencing, Teen/Tween Storytime, and Logic Games.  W is taking Fencing, Optical Art, and Logic Games.

W got the last few parts for the computer he'd been working, saving, and planning to build since the summer.  With some help from YouTube, his dad, and a friend's tools, he put it all together in 1 day (we're super proud!):

W attended his Teen Coop classes.

Over the weekend we made a road trip to Maryland.  The kids hung out with old, gold friends from our first homeschooling group there while the grownups went to a family wedding.  They had a fabulous time!  The next day we spent time with cousins and aunts and uncles, mostly at an old family friend's home.  They have a zip line which all the kids greatly enjoyed!  And a VR setup.

 and visited the National Colonial Farm.  We had an interesting discussion of what "Colonial" meant which ended with D proclaiming that Europeans taking the Native people's land and killing them or driving them away was "stupid!".

W, R and D worked with LOF.  R and D practiced reading.  J worked with Explode the Code.

I read to them:


Heather Has Two Mommies by Lesléa Newman


Earthquack! by Margie Palatini


This week included 5 days of instruction.