SPRING is here so we focused on some seasonal activities this week. We studied the parts of the flower, watched some videos on pollination, and picked some of our own flowers from the yard. We also observed the eagle we've been watching for weeks finally hatch her eggs and start to care for her babies. It is so amazing to be, what seems like, a foot way from her as she cares for them. This week we'll do a few more spring activities leading into Easter. We also have a fun field trip planned out of town. More to come on that! We are also adding French lessons to our learning plan next week.





Other activities involved reading about dolphins and sharks, playing some Dreambox math, subtraction, addition (finished the 1st grade book), language arts, journal writing, two games of chess, BrainPop, piano (first piece with a # in it), and horse riding (learning to post).

We've had a fantastic week of learning! Trenton is back on the mend and asking a million questions. This week we took a deeper look into solar flares, investigated the evolution of the American flag, and started our lesson on Indians. We did a fun exercise on pictographs and learned about the different types of Indian dwellings. Next week we've scheduled a field trip to a mound/museum and plan to make our own miniature dwelling. Other activities for the week include double-digit addition, place value, subtraction, language arts, spelling, reading, bingo dauber art, Lego building (of course), and piano and riding lessons.

Some fascinating online viewing/learning this week:
The Piano Guys: http://www.youtube.com/user/ThePianoGuys
Eagle nest watching: http://www.farmyou.com/falcon_cams/index.html

Last week's afterschooling consisted of a MLK skit, three completions of a world map puzzle and learning of the continents and oceans, addition, subtraction, logic (Scratch programming), spelling, writing (journal and grocery list), of course reading, plotting a coordinate graph picture, BrainPop (not sure what he watched but it was an hour), and an intro to phone etiquette when he rsvp'd to 2 parties on his own. Oh, and piano and riding lessons. He trotted ON HIS OWN yesterday and loved it. I think he felt powerful and free. He also decorated a Mardi Gras mask and has asked for more Mardi Gras activities so we'll be doing a lesson on that this week.