Week 5!

Welcome to the recap of week 5. Yes, I am a smidge behind but we are all doing the best we can, right?

This week brought all sorts of fun. We learned about math, physics, engineering, greek gods, and Leonardo daVinci! 

Jonah took an m&m counting outschool class! He was pretty excited about it and his teacher was great!

We also got out the box of Halloween paraphernalia. Jonah and Micah had a great time with the. Where's Waldo outfit from 4 years ago. 

Jonah now! 4 years old.

Emmett now - 10 years old!

Halloween 2016 - Emmett 6, Micah 3, Jonah, 10 months

Norah continues to learn through osmosis. She has been running around saying "B - Bat - Buh"

One day we spent a couple of hours feeding the birds and squirrels. I just put the birdseed out for them and let them play. It was a beautiful fall day and the kids were so relaxed and had a lovely afternoon. 

We were studying potential and kinetic energy in real situations this week for physics. Our peak lab was marshmallow shooters. These were super fun and easy. I cut the bottom out of yogurt containers and cut the end off of a balloon. I taped the balloon on the wider end, gave everyone a pocket full of mini marshmallows and instructions not to point them at people, and they were off. Emmett explained how they worked and then they all switched to acorns, more mass equals more velocity, so says Emmett. 

Emmett also continued with simple machines for engineering. He made the beginning of a set of gears using a box lid, gum drops, up-cycled lids and a hot glue gun. Lesson here - the gun drops have to be in EXACTLY the right spot. 

Hope you enjoyed a sneak peek into our lives this week. 

More soon! 

Ciao!