Ambleside Classical

Week 6: Apple Crisp Surprise

Nothing too exciting to report, but here are a few highlights and pictures from our little homeschool here at Ambleside Classical. This week we met with our homeschool co-op and had so much fun! Miss M did cartoon drawing in art, the periodic table of elements in science, and a variety of fitness activities in gym. We managed to get to Open Gymnastics and Ice Skating this week, and along with Miss M's bustling dog walking business, she got lots of phy-ed in.

New for Math!!!
I Hate Mathematics by Marilyn Burns. Miss M has been perusing and discussing what she is reading in this book since we bought it on Tuesday. She is very excited to try some of the ideas in it, and said, "I didn't think math could be fun, Mom!" Wow. I am thrilled about this book.

Practical Life Skills
Miss M decided to put all the apples Grandma gave us to good use and bake some apple crisp. This was her very first experience baking a dish independently from start to finish. It was delicious, even though she used 3/4 cup (surprise!) of cinnamon instead of 3/4 tsp! *grin* Isn't that the best way to learn? I look forward to having her sharing more of her new-found baking skills with us! Baking can be an adventure. MMmmmm!



Composition/Cultural Studies/Visual Arts
Films: 'Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure'(IMAX), 'March of the Penguins'
Books: The Shackleton Expedition by Jil Fine
Spine Reading: World Book Encyclopedia's "Antarctica" article
Composition: Note taking, Graphic Organizers
Visual Arts: digital scrapbook design

Notes from "Antarctica" article (World Book)

Using article notes and computer software to make a scrapbook page on Antarctica's Land and Climate

Finished page!

Picture Study:
"Birth of Venus" by Boticelli
"Birth of Venus" poster from Start Exploring Masterpieces - colored with oil pastels

*note - I am unable to post the completed poster because Miss M doesn't like how it turned out :/

Memory Work:

Measure Me, Sky by Leonora Speyer

Measure me, sky!
Tell me I reach by a song
Nearer the stars:
I have been little so long.

Weigh me, high wind!
What will your wild scales record?
Profit of pain,
Joy by the weight of a word.

Horizon, reach out!
Catch at my hands, stretch me taut,
Rim of the world:
Widen my eyes by a thought.

Sky, be my depth;
Wind, be my width and my height;
World, my heart's span:
Loneliness, wings for my flight!

Psalm 91:1-10
Math factoids

Literature Reading
Lad: A Dog by Terhune (independent reading) - finishing up this week
Eight Cousins by Alcott (Read-aloud) - should finish early next week


Composer Study:
Schubert's 'Trout Quintet'