Lesson 1 - What are Forces?
We learned to identify familiar forces that cause objects to move. Then we explored the forces of gravity and friction. Then we learned that the greater the force applied to it, the greater the change in motion of a given object. Next we learned the more mass an object has, the less effect a given force will have on the object’s motion.

We practiced adding and subtracting mixed numbers with regrouping.

Today we reviewed vowel sounds and practiced with long word examples. We went over consonant sounds in Spanish and practiced many words. We reviewed the family unit vocabulary and she has homework due 3/9. We went over homework and I explained it in detail with examples. We had an introduction to demonstrative adjectives. We learned about Costa Rica, we colored its flag and learned its capital city.

Today we practiced "March of the Marionette" and worked on the piece's timing and dynamics. We also practiced "Russian Dance" and discussed the piece's accents and staccatos. We reviewed Gwendolyn's repertoire, and practiced a C chromatic run for right hand.

Today Gwendolyn read different quotes from Harriet Tubman. She picked out her favorite ones and added the to her biography project. She also completed a reading passage with accompanying inference based questions.

Gwedolyn warmed up today walking the outside of the park and then jogging the corners. She then did some drills with the soccer ball; elbow relay and ball between ankles. She then did drills trying not to use her hands and practiced kicking and trapping the ball.

Today Gwendolyn and I warmed up with a mile walk. When we got to the park, Gwendolyn and I worked on passing using both her left and right hand. We then went on to do some defensive and offensive drills that involved catching, dodging, and then shooting. Next we worked on transitions. Gwendolyn is alway excited to learn a new drill.

Gwendolyn left early today to attend a baseball game.

Gwendolyn and I reviewed what we learned last week. I will continue this pattern of morning review of vocabulary and concepts learned the week before to make certain that she understands and remembers the history we've covered. Today we learned about the U.S. census. We looked at real statistics, charts and demographics on the U.S. Government website and I showed Gwendolyn an example of Norman Rockwell's art (for her wall) of the U.S. Census taker on the cover of the "Saturday Evening Post". I quizzed her from the Horizons Activity Book "U.S. History: Beginnings" which follows our textbook. We continued reading in our text to learn about the next period in history, progressivism. We discussed women's suffrage, temperance and prohibition, workers' rights, and the start of the civil rights movement. We discussed changes in transportation - the Wright Brothers, Ford, the automobile and the assembly line, and the building of the Panama Canal. We also learned about Teddy Roosevelt.

Today Gwendolyn and I made chocolate covered strawberries. First we washed all the strawberries. Next we melted the chocolate and dipped each strawberry into the chocolate. Gwendolyn placed each chocolate covered strawberry on parchment paper so they wouldn’t stick to the plate. We let the chocolate harden in the refrigerator before adding the decorative white chocolate.