First a fun outing…we got to attend our favorite Oktoberfest and connect with our German heritage!

Ladybug identified assumptions in her logic course, as well circular reasoning, which she was very good at it…I’m not sure if that should concern me! She finished the fourth act of The Merchant of Venice. She also finished reading 1491, which ended with a look at the ecological impacts of colonization, and began the March trilogy by John Lewis. In psychology she read about the physical structure of the eye and how sight works. She read Fahrenheit 451, a book she really enjoyed. In religion, we discussed how the creeds were written, and also spent some time on the Arian Heresy. She began a course on photography, and I handed over my old Canon Rebel for her to experiment with.

Chickadee worked with metric conversions and reviewed fractions in pre-algebra. She had her third science test, and demonstrated her knowledge of creating and performing experiments. She then started the next chapter, and learned the difference between science, applied science, and technology. In history she learned about Japan isolating itself from Europe, the rise of the Manchu empire in China, and the building of the Taj Mahal in India. She continued to read Tom Sawyer, and the farther she gets into the book, the less she likes Tom! She created a three-level outline in writing, and also wrote a short essay about the Wright Brothers.

We made quite a few recipes from The Wizard of Oz: The Official Cookbook this week. We started with a “Follow the Spiral Omelet,” featuring spinach and a hint of curry powder, with “Cornstalk Cheese Straws” on the side…the perfect meal for “Breakfast-for-Dinner Week!” We also had “Glinda Strawberry Jasmine Bubble Tea,” which I made with popping boba I found at Target. For dessert tonight, Ladybug made “What a World Spheres” which were served on ice cream with a homemade chocolate sauce that Chickadee helped me prepare.

We’re hoping to go Laumeier Sculpture Park and/or the Missouri Botanical Garden soon so that Ladybug can practice some photography, and it looks like the weather is going to be very amenable to it!