November 2022 Home School

Our main book was Leaf Man and we also read Seeds Move.  It was a science and art focused month.

Middle Kiddo: types of trees, grocery sort

Little One: wind/wind power, photosynthesis, 50 states

Despite the lovely weather throughout the month, our trees lost their leaves early this year, so instead of all the nature crafts I had planned, we had to divert to Thanksgiving related projects for art.  We took multiple field trips, including forest hikes and a performance of Black Violin.

I also wanted to mention, in case you're wondering, that the teachers and therapists that work with our 6th graders in-home address the majority of the material in the core subjects of math and language arts, so what I primarily do with them is "everything else."

IAC Results 559 - 561

The following referrals were issued by the IAC at MOJ in Bulgaria on September 9, 2022 - session 559:

1) Italian dossier from January 2014 referred a brother and sister ages 2 years and 11 months & 4 years

2) Italian dossier from October 2021 referred a male child aged 8 years and 11 months with features in health status and a family history

3) Italian dossier from April 2022 referred a brother and sister ages 9 years and 4 months & 7 years and 11 months

4) US dossier from August 2022 referred a male child aged 1 year and 7 months with features in health status

5) US dossier from August 2022 referred an identified waiting child

6) US dossier from August 2022 referred an identified waiting child

The following referrals were issued by the IAC at MOJ in Bulgaria on September 16, 2022 - session 560:

1) Luxembourg dossier from August 2017 referred a female child aged 1 year and 10 months with features in health status

2) French dossier from October 2020 referred a male child aged 3 years and 7 months with features in health status and a family history

3) US dossier from April 2021 referred a male child aged 5 years and 11 months with features in health status and a family history

4) US dossier from March 2022 referred a female child aged 3 years and 3 months with features in health status

5) US dossier from July 2022 referred a female child aged 2 years and 9 months with features in health status

6) US dossier from September 2022 referred an identified waiting child

7) US dossier from September 2022 referred an identified waiting child

The following referrals were issued by the IAC at MOJ in Bulgaria on September 30, 2022 - session 561:

1) Spanish dossier from April 2015 referred brothers ages 2 years and 9 months & 4 years and 9 months

2) US dossier from June 2021 referred a male child aged 11 years and 6 months with features in health status

3) Canadian dossier from October 2021 referred a male child aged 4 years and 8 months with features in health status and a family history

4) Italian dossier from March 2022 referred a male child aged 6 years and 11 months with features in health status

5) Italian dossier from June 2022 referred brothers ages 9 years and 7 months & 11 years and 4 months

6) Canadian dossier from July 2022 referred a female child aged 9 years and 8 months with features in health status

7) Maltese dossier from September 2022 referred an identified waiting child

'Twas The Night Before Thanksgiving

'Twas the night before Thanksgiving and the hostess was tired,

But glad that her prep had turned out as desired.

The potatoes were peeled and the veggies were cleaned,

And the baking was done for she'd worked like a fiend.

She had stirred, she had whipped, she had measured and tasted -

May none of her efforts for the feasting be wasted.

Caramel and nutmeg and cranberry, too,

Orange and clove in the air through and through.

The counters were cleared and the plates counted right,

The flowers arranged and the tablecloths bright,

The bathroom so fresh and the floors spic and span,

She had toiled and pushed through like no one else can.

Then she hung up her apron and hid out of sight

Happy Thanksgiving to all and to all a good night.

~ by Viviane Martini, November 23, 2022

Snow Salad

During the season's first snow today, I was making a lunch salad from the garden's last tomatoes, harvested on Thursday.  The irony was not lost on me.

Frida - A Self Portrait

Home school field trips are the best, especially if your BFF comes along.

And then seeing an intense one woman show performed by an actress with a LD was a completely unexpected bonus for our child with LDs.

October 2022 Home School

This was a busy month for us, including a lot of cool home school work.  Our book was Fruit Bowl by Mark Hoffman which both 6th graders enjoyed.  We made baked apples and a bunch of crafts related to fall and fruits.

Middle Kiddo: learned about various fruits that he'll probably never eat, patterns (math), multiple golf outings

Little One: apple life cycle, Paul Cezanne and his apple still life paintings, 50 US states

Field Trips: pumpkin patch, Flight 93 Memorial, Ballet Hispanico at the Aronoff

This is just a bonus picture of these happy home schoolers.  I love seeing them together, relaxed and thriving.

First Art Exhibit

Big Girl is a budding artist and was able to show her first piece in a community exhibit earlier this month.  The theme was Continuity and Big Girl chose the moon as an entity which appears to be ever changing and which we nonetheless associate with continuity from our planetary vantage point.

We're proud to see her passion and creativity take shape as she's headed toward adulthood with what seems to be lightening speed.