Homeschool Week 1/26 - 1/30

I'm a little late posting for this week. It's been a busy Saturday.

I wasn't very good about taking pictures this week, but I do have several videos, thanks to remembering the camera for swimming lessons!

Cati finished her month-long study of the human body. Here she is with her completed lapbook.

I didn't scan in Maria's chemistry lab report for this week, so I'll just have to explain this week's experiment myself. The question of the week was, "Do air molecules move further apart as they warm?" She put the empty bottle in the freezer for about 30 minutes. Then, she removed the bottle, placed it on the counter, and placed a quarter over the top of it. As the air in the bottle warmed, it wanted to escape. Listen and watch carefully to see what happened!

I don't have any artwork to show you this week. We never got around to it, but I figured the girls would get to do it at their St. Vincent classes that were supposed to start on Friday. Unfortunately, their 1st classes of this new session were cancelled due to the weather. They were REALLY disappointed. Instead, I finished reading "Charlie and Chocolate Factory" to them and let them watch the movie.

No history to show you this week either. To be honest, I was just too busy to scan in any work today. They learned about Cyrus of Persia and about Athens and Sparta.

All the other subjects proceeded as usual. Cati is only 2 weeks away from finishing her current level of math and spelling. She was excited to receive her new math books this week and is eager to get started!

I got a couple of videos of Cati playing the piano this week.

Here is Matteo's video debut in the "big pool." He was allowed to join the homeschool Swim and Gym lessons with the girls even though he's not 6 years old yet. Their swimming lessons are in the big pool, as opposed to the smaller, warmed, 3ft-all-the-way-across pool that he usually has lessons in. He's been doing very well.

Here is Cati doing a "sit dive" (their introduction to diving) followed by an assisted freestyle swim. She's also been doing very well in swimming.

Here is Maria doing the back stroke. She also continues to improve. She's been swimming very well for a while now, and she really enjoys it!

And here is Chiara, taking it all in. She's enjoying a little snack of cheese nips while watching her siblings swim.