16-1 Understanding Ratios
We learned that a ratio is a comparison of two quantities in which the choice of quantities and order of terms in the expression is important. Then we learned that ratios can compare a part to a whole, a part to a part, or a whole to another whole. Next we learned that ratios can be written in three ways (a/b, a : b, a to b).

Gwendolyn warmed up on her "arpeggios" in the C major scale, then practiced her two pieces, theme from the "Marriage of Figaro" and theme from "Clarinet Concerto" both by Mozart. We also did some music appreciation about Mozart's life and contribution to music. She also did an enrichment page on "tones and pauses."

Today Gwendolyn spent our whole time working in her creative writing journal. She picked out seven of her most prized possessions, drew pictures of them and labeled them, and began to write a piece about how she got them.

Planned for math and completed test on Topic 15

Gwendolyn spent the first part of our session working on her invention explanation piece for her creative writing journal. When she was finished, she read from her chapter book "Rip Bartlett's Magical Creatures."

Gwendolyn and I finished U.S. history per her textbook. We reviewed the Civil Rights Movement and discussed modern current events - the confirmation of the new Supreme Court Justice, the chemical weapons used by Syria and our response, and relations with North Korea. We reviewed time zones with BrainPop. We began a new research project on the history of softball. We will first research Mo'ne Davis, the first female to play and win the Little League World Series and to grace the cover of Sports Illustrated.

15-4 Patterns and Equations
We learned that some quantities have a mathematical relationship so that the value of the one quantity can be found if you know the value of the other quantity. Patterns can sometimes help identify the relationship between quantities.

Lesson 3 – What body parts enable movement, support, respiration, and circulation?
We learned that the place where two or more bones meet is called a joint and some joints like the ones in the skull don’t allow the bones to move. We learned that ligaments connect a bone to a bone and help stabilize joints. The term double-jointed refers to people who have highly elastic ligaments. Then we learned that bones, ligaments, and cartilage form the skeletal system and the cartilage cushions the ends of bones and forms flexible parts as in your ears and nose.

We practiced solving inequalities using the Multiplication and Division Properties of Equality as well as the Commutative Property for Multiplication.

Today we did a craft to remember the conjugation of the verb to be, form SER, and went over when to use it. We did many application exercises. In addition, we learned the capitals of the Spanish speaking countries. We watched a short video on the American Celebrities who speak Spanish.