Friday, 20 April 2012

Week 30 – April 15 – April 21, 2012


Language Arts:
Nate continues to enjoy reading Hardy Boys books!  He watched Cars 2, MacGyver, Follow Me Boys, and Leave it to Beaver.  He has learned to spell many new words this week!  He practiced some words with Spelling City.  He did some Daily Grams.  He learned about Haiku Poetry and wrote some poems.

Math:
Nate watched the DVD for lessons 24, 25, and 26.  He did the lessons for 24 and 25 and started 26.  He is learning about algebra and LOVING it!

Science:
Nathan found a salamander and did research on his iPad to find out what kind of salamander it was.  


Social Studies:
Nate finished listening to The Savage River about Simon Fraser’s voyage on the river named after him!  It is amazing they survived the trip!  He did some mapwork and learned about Vancouver, Fraser, fur trade, BC and Klondike Gold Rushes, Confederation, the North West Mounted Police, A Railway for Canada, and the North West Rebellion.  He made a title page for his Book of Centuries with a photo of himself taken from a webcam.  He updated his Book of Centuries.  He worked on Canada Map Book 6.

Other stuff:

iPad:
Nate downloaded a new hunting game and is enjoying finding the critters in the bush.  He also played many other apps.

PE:
Nate spent LOTS of time outside.  We even did school outside one morning!  He rode his bike, walked, ran, stacked wood, and helped fix the fence.

Baking:
He baked some bread with me!  He made cinnamon buns all by himself!  They were awesome!




Bread Dough is sooooooooooooooooo much fun!!!! 

Daddy Day:
Nate enjoyed a day with dad while Wes, Sarah, and I went to Kamloops.  Sarah got her grad dress!!!!!  YIPPPPEEEE!!!  She looks so grown up and beautiful in it!! Nate helped feed a baby calf.

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