Week 26- Cabin Fever

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It was a very long week! It rained most of the week again this week, and the weather was simply to miserable to get outside and do anything.  So, we had a bit of cabin fever this week.  We got through school each day and made a plan for some fun outdoor learning for Friday.

In school this week:



Logan:

Literature: vocabulary words, short stories, irony
Bible: Genesis
History: Roman Religion, Rome's decline, compared and contrasted Greece and Rome
Biology: Evolution vs God, biotic vs abiotic, organization of life, rock candy experiment
Foundations: boldness and availability
Computer: typing
Thinking: lessons in Chess
Music: strings and woodwinds
Math: using formulas to solve equations




Savannah:

Reading: She finished reading Geraint and Enid.
Language Arts: vocabulary and spelling, spelling test
Bible: read from Matthew
History: Fall of Mesopotamia, timeline work, hanging gardens, and one current event (which just happened to be her grandpa on the local news channel)
Biology: body systems
Health: Fire safety
Math: Worked in her PACE workbook on fractions and negative numbers
Thinking: lessons in Chess
Home Ec: cooked bbq chicken on grill



Lillian:

Reading: reading comprehension questions
Language Arts: edit a story, key word outline, how to write a paragraph, oo words, soft c and soft g words, ear words, past and present tense
Science: why animals hibernate, bats, bears, animal homes
Bible: Abraham through Joseph
History: Roman numerals, timeline work
Art: colors and artwork can express a feeling
Math: multiplication facts, fractions, telling time

Read Aloud: We are still reading about the life of John Bunyan in "The Tinker's Armor." It has been a good book so far.

Field Trip Friday:




We got back into our theme of "Having Fun in Arkansas" and grabbed a picnic basket and got out of the house.






Meme and Papa came along with us for a picnic at Logoly State Park. We basically had the entire park to ourselves! We had a great time, even if it was a bit chilly! We got to review and learn some new info on old growth forest.  We learned about native plants.  We went on a hike. We even found the Geocache for this state park!  It was a great day, and a good way to get rid of some cabin fever.






In other happenings this week:

Logan and Lillian went to music night.


Logan went to Trap Practice.

The flu has been bad in our area, so we are trying to stay inside and away from the masses!


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