Week 21 - Weather prediction, eyes and nose, and place value

 A snowy cold week. We took a snow day and a half on Monday and Tuesday to enjoy the snow and just relax a little. I finally convinced Norah that her boots were a good thing to wear outside in the snow. Sheesh, you'd think that I was asking her to climb Everest in full hear. *eyeroll

I also got in some cross country skiing early a couple of mornings. The snow here wasn't great for it but it's always a good morning when I can get my skis on!

Emmett continues to focus on cursive, Tristan Storm Punches a Hole in the Sky, and Langston Hughes.  He started a new math unit that is leading up to adding fractions. He also did a cool anatomy lab examining the way a pupil works. Don't judge but we used flashlights to see how the pupil dilates and constricts. The boys were really interested in how the light gets in and out. We added both noses and eyes to our paper guys!

Micah - He started a new unit in math this week that stresses place value. After teaching 4th grade math this year to Emmett, I can see the information building on itself. Micah also studied how we can take cues from nature about what the weather might be like. Plants and animals and the sky have really interesting habits and he was very interested. One of the experiments that we tried was with a pinecone! 

Jonah - J continues to work through his Fundations work with me. He also is learning with the older boys about the anatomy topics. On Friday we made cards for our friend Betsy! The kids wanted to do something nice for her. They each made a card and we took some surprises over to her. Dad even got in on the card action with Jonah! 

Norah - I am apparently negligent on the photos this week. Oops. This girl just hangs with us! She's sweet and sassy and stubborn and starting potty training. Hmmmm, will Maddie or Norah be potty trained first? Your guess is as good as mine. We choose to follow the child's lead so we will see how interested she is. 

Maddie continues to be 100% puppy. She loves shoes, grammy mittens (off limits of course), the kids toys, and her tennis balls. She follows me around the house, up and down the stairs, into the bathroom, and is next to my feet in the kitchen. She's also growing like a weed.