This week in logic Ladybug read about one of the most well-known fallacies, the straw man fallacy. She started a chapter on energy and momentum in advanced physics. In history, she read about mound-building societies including the Mississippians, whose settlement is local to us, as well as the builders of the Poverty Point mounds. She finished the third act of The Merchant of Venice. In religion we learned about Perpetua and Felicitas as well as Eusebius of Caesarea.

Chickadee multiplied and divided by powers of ten in pre-algebra. She read about the Defenestration of Prague and the 30 Years’ War in history (spoilers…it did not last 30 years!). We continued reading Tom Sawyer, and she really doesn’t like Tom! She wrote different types of introductions and conclusions in writing. In science she learned about experimental variables, blind and double blind experiments, and how to create graphs to share data. She also did an experiment involving an egg and salt water, and was very excited when it worked as advertised!

The three of us continued reading The Wizard of Oz…it’s been such a long time since I read that book, and I am continually surprised by just how different the Judy Garland movie is from it. We also made “Grilled Sausages with Marvelous Campfire Spread” from The Wizard of Oz: The Official Cookbook. The spread we had made before for another recipe, but we learned a new cooking technique for brats, which was very fun!

For a fun outing this week, we went to the grand opening of our new independent bookshop (which is located conveniently close to the library). I’m very excited about all of the events they have planned, and their selection of new, used, and rare books!

We’re looking forward to going to our favorite Oktoberfest this weekend!