In logic this week, Ladybug learned about both the genetic and tu quoque fallacies. She started a chapter on Newton’s Laws of Motion in advanced physics. In her study of American culture and geography she read about the Clovis-First Theory. She continued to read The Merchant of Venice. In religion, she and Chickadee read about Tertullian of Carthage and his use of the word “Trinity” to refer to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. She had her first psychology exam.

Chickadee practiced writing expressions with one variable and then solving equations with one variable by combining like terms in pre-algebra. She wrote an essay about the California Gold Rush, making use of endnotes. In history she read about Hideyoshi and the shogunate of Tokugawa Ieyasu in Japan. She continued reading Tom Sawyer. In science, she learned about the Scientific Method, and how it doesn’t always yield the results we expect. We continued reading The Wizard of Oz, and made a trio of lemonades from The Wizard of Oz: The Official Cookbook. We started with “Old-Fashioned Lemonade,” which also served as the base for the watermelon-infused “Good Witch Pink Lemonade” and the spicy “Wicked Lemonade,” which had flavors of lime, cucumber, and jalapeño.

Our cookbook focuses on the classic Judy Garland movie, but I couldn’t resist this sugar cookie pop kit based on the upcoming Wicked movie when I saw it at Walmart…we discovered that we must be good witches, because they turned pink!

I think next week is going to be a short four-day week, with a little outing thrown in for fun!