We have been busy!!!!

The beginnings of our garden.

This is Mittens, she was a stray. She was very sick when we got her and was on medication for 2 weeks.  Then we had her spayed.

This is Mittens feeling better. So better that she fights with my other cat.  We tried to find her a home, with no luck so we are going to have her as an outside barn cat. 

Scarborough Marsh trail, very cool.  Lots of birds.

Snowy Egrets

Dragonfly resting on the net, we were getting tadpoles.

They found a frog, couldn't catch it though.

Another stray. He is so cute and friendly. He won't leave our yard.

He talks alot. The kids have named him Spice. 

April.......Wow

So we are into April. 
S.A. has created his own Math program.  It teaches skip counting by tens, fives and twentys.  Adding over tens, hundreds, and thousands and place values to thousands. It also incorporates gym class.  He continues with Math Mammoth, but adds this as extra math.  It's actually really good and I could picture it working in a kindergarten class.
C.G. has learned the hula-hoop quite well, she is also starting a new cooking class.  We now have a new kitty, its name is Mittens.  It was a stray that we saved from the street life.  It has to stay away from our other pets right now until it feels better. (Upper respiratory infection)  It is very friendly. 
School is great, the kids have learned alot this year. It goes by so quick!!!
Upcomong events are finishing our raised beds and getting all these seedlings out of the house.  Kids cake auction at the library.  Kids nature study walks starting after mud season.  Most important getting the portfolio's put together for review.  No pictures today, I have been to busy.

Vacation!

We have had a mini vacation from school.  Still learning and having fun.  We have enjoyed having Adventure Academy Dad home for the extra days.


The kids learned how to tap Maple trees.



S.A. helping with power tools!!!!

This is our first time bowling.



Fun.



C.G. won the second game.

I think she is pretending to put make up on him.

March MUD!!

March fun in the Mud!!!!

This seems to be the time of year that the kids review everything.  Touch up on areas that they are not so comfortable in and have fun.  I have ordered next years school curricula, and am very happy with my choices. I think I am figuring out our homeschool rhythm. So far I think I have everything...  Math Mammoth, Spelling Wisdom, English for The Toughtful Child, Alfreds Basic Piano Lesson books, some field guides for the Maine Woods and the Atlantic Ocean for our Nature Study, I borrowed from a friend Atistic Pursuits, and I bought Clara Dillingham Pierson's complete Among The People Series.  Of course we will continue with The Sewing School book, crafts and science experiments.  We are also picking 6 items in history to learn about. We will continue with the history timeline and Book of Centuries.  I have also decided to do a Nature Study group for kids and Adventure Academy Dad and Mom are working on 5 raised beds for gardening.   We will be having a busy Spring.

Hornets and Masks

Today the homeschool group met at our house. We made the sound of a hornet with index cards, an elastic and a tongue depresser.... So fun

We also made sweet dreams mask for the daylight savings time change.

Academics

We are revisiting areas in math and language arts for the next few weeks.  Then a vacation! CG has been refining her subtraction and SA his writing. Spring is almost here and we can't wait to get outside more. I have been working on making soaps. Curricula for next year has been ordered.  SA has already started the math curriculum for second grade.   Now I just need to plan the field trips.  

Postcard update

We are half way through the postcard swap.  The kids get excited to read the facts on the postcards.