English: Last week was text analysis continuation. We read a story a realistic fiction story and tried to find evidence for understanding the characters.
Important info: the kids do not need to hand in thei journals anymore.
New spelling words: knot, copy, planning, lonely, heavily, seriously, answered, guessed, kite, cookies.
Math: Since we are done with the program (yay!), last week we were already revisiting different concepts. Until the end of the school year, we will go back and practice various topics. The work may differ from chld to child depending on how advanced they are. Some kids we working on telling time, some on place value, and a couple attempted to grasp more complex concepts on fractions.
Science: We are done with our chapter on space. We learned about how Earth rotates and orbits the Sun, which causes our shadow to change throughout the day. We discussed phases of the Moon, cnstellations, and many interesting features of the planets.
