W turns 14! (171/180)

We went for a hike:

 

(yeah, this is about how the hike went, attitude wise.)

W attended his online class.

All the kids attended their MAHC classes.  (Here is J in hers with a guest teacher):

W attended his Teen program classes, and played D and D several times.

D attended her circus class.

J tried out a ballet class.

R was excited to list and sell some electronics left to him by his late great-grandfather which were not especially useful to him but which will help cover the cost of the PC he is building.  He's learned a lot about the bidding process on EBay, etc.

W turned 14!  D and J helped make the cake:

All the kids attended their religious education classes.

W, R, and D worked with LOF.

W read independently.  R practiced reading.

D practiced reading, completing
Fun in the Sun by Bobby Lynn Maslen


J practiced reading, completing
Mat by Bobby Lynn Maslen


I read to the girls: 
You Are Weird: Your Body's Peculiar Parts and Funny Functions by Diane Swanson


Mama Mama by Jean Marzollo

This week included 6 days of instruction.

Potlucks (165/180)

W participated in his online class on fantasy creature creation.

All the kids attended their MAHC classes.

W participated in his Teen coop classes.  D attended her circus class.

R did some baking.  Somehow his cookies got a bit overdone and melted together resulting in the "biggest cookie ever!"

We had two potlucks this week!  One was at church (no pictures) and one was at MAHC.  That one had a Lunar New Year theme.  The kids were able to make potstickers, do crafts, and play some really raucous games:

R, D and J attended their religious education classes.

W played D and D.

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

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

R read independently.  D mastered reading 

The Vet by Bobby Lynn Maslen, completing the whole Box 1!

I read to the girls:

Angels, Angels, Angels by Andy Warhol


Noodle by Munro Leaf

This week included 6 days of instruction.

Ski Trip! (159/180)

We went to the library (for the first time in a long time.)

W began an online course on creating fantasy creature characters.

All the kids attended their MAHC classes.

D attended her circus class.

W, R, and D went skiing!  J hung out and played.

W played D and D.

All the kids attended their religious education classes.

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

I read to the girls:


Tinker and Tom and the Star Baby by David McPhail


Princesses Are Not Perfect by Kate Lum


Petal and Poppy and the Mystery Valentine by Lisa Clough


Pinkerton, Behave! by Steven Kellogg


Happy Valentine's Day, Miss Hildy! by Lois G. Grambling


A Crow of His Own by Megan Dowd Lambert


Little Melba and Her Big Trombone by Katheryn Russell-Brown

This week included 6 days of instruction.

Sundresses begun (153/180)

All the kids attended their MAHC classes:

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

D and J started working (with me) on making sundresses using a simple pattern.  They ironed, I pinned and cut out.

J went swimming!

Having cleaned out our basement, some fun things were found, like jump ropes.  D invented a yoga pose using one:

  

R, D, and J attended their religious education classes.

W, R and D worked with LOF.  R finished 

Life of Fred Liver by Stanley F. Schmidt
 and W finished

Life of Fred: Pre-Algebra 0 with Physics by Stanley F. Schmidt.

W read independently.  R read independently, finishing The Island of Adventure by Enid Blyton

We actually read this together: A parent read for 10 minutes each day, and R read for 10 minutes each day as well.  He is reading fluently, but very slowly.  Practice will bring improvements in speed!

J worked with Explode the Code and D practiced reading, mastering 
Lad And The Fat Cat by Bobby Lynn Maslen

I read to the girls:  Dance at Grandpa's by Laura Ingalls Wilder


The Emperor's New Clothes by Ruth Belov Gross

This week included 5 days of instruction.