Kooking with Kelly.....

Kelly has been taking an American Girl class at HC, each time they finish a series they have a potluck and bring HOME MADE food from that era. She just finished up the Kirsten series, the books are geared at about 3rd graders but the teacher has lots of fun activities that go along to enrich the books.

Emily has been hard at work for PNW History Class

In order to graduate in Washington State you have to enroll in and pass Pacific Northwest History. Emily had to make WA state on a piece of plywood out of salt dough. This is the beginning, scroll down to see how it turned out. She scored a perfect 50/50. I think each 5 points were an hour of work, but she has a much better understanding of our state now.

They had a test later in the semester and had to label 50 different places, mountains, freeways, etc on the map, again she scored a perfect 50. It must be nice to have a young brain! :)
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Off to work I go, heard that the State is in the building... should be really stressful, can hardly wait. It's days like this that I need to but a lottery ticket because you can't win if you don't play!

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Tomorrow NIGHT Lexy will be a HIGH SCHOOL Graduate... that seems so crazy to me!

Really this is for science class....

These girls have been working on a skit for 4 hours they have been sooo loud no Sunday afternoon nap for Kirk! *******Megan, Emily Lyn, Emily Noelle

First Day of (home) school

When did our daughters get so mature looking... I look at this photo and get a little sad to think our little girl days are so over and part of me doesn't want to allow them to get older and spread their wings. Yet if I look over the hours and days we have spent together it does add up to this... almost 11 & 14! Kelly & Emily 9.13.2010

Homeconnection Spelling Bee...

Both of our girls wanted to tryout for the Spelling Bee... good thing they are related to Kirk, who can spell! But the pressure of performing in front of others got to them. Once they were out they could spell almost all of the words! Interesting.

***I would have loved to take part in a Math or Science Bee that would have been right up my alley!

Kelly as Grover Cleveland.....

Kelly has been taking a class about US Presidents. She really enjoyed the class and learned all their names, mini facts and can now recite them in order. For their last class they each had to do a mini presentation in front of the staff, classmates and parents. She did great. It is always great to see your children really be pushed... Kelly is not good about getting up in front of a group and speaking. It went well except her felt mustache fell off during her speech!
This is her class, can you tell who is who? That was fun, well done.

Solar Science project

Kirk has been a saint with Emily taking a core science class at the school this year. She had a major project due right after the weekend that she swam (and got swimmer of the meet!) and really didn't have much time to complete it. So Tuesday evening was crunch time. She did shed a few tears of frustration but she did complete a really good project!

Here it is with just a few planets on it, a work in progress......

(The socks and clothing are just part of her very messy room just ignore them!)

This was the end project, she was happy with the results. I know that her taking this class has been a challenge to adjust to other teachers standards, it is a good thing that I have been such a hard nose over the years it has made things a little better for her than other home schooled kids!

Got brains?

Under side of the sheep brain. Look down from above.Emily did better than I thought she would with a real (dead sheep) brain, she was able to cut a little piece of it, but she did have to leave the class about 10 minutes early because the smell was getting to her! Ella and Kelly with extra brains!