Citygarden

Big Suit

This large, painted aluminum suit at Citygarden in downtown St. Louis caught my eye, but it wasn’t until much later that I learned that the artist, Erwin Wurm, is Austrian…maybe that’s why I like it so much!

2024-25 School Year–Week Thirty-One

The penultimate week (and a short week, no less) of the 2024-25 school year is complete!

We spent a lot of time outside, walking, playing tennis, and taking a field trip.

For our field trip, we took the train to downtown St. Louis, not just to walk around the Arch grounds, Citygarden, and Ballpark Village, (which we did), but also to visit the Old Courthouse, which just reopened over the weekend following years of renovations.

Ladybug is almost done with Jane Eyre! She continued reading American Nations. We began a (very brief) study of poetry from the Romantic to Victorian Age…better late than never, right? She continued working on her term paper.

Chickadee worked on her review of all of the big concepts in pre-algebra. She also reviewed for her final science test. She continued working on her final writing assignment, as well as the special project about the Oregon Trail I assigned her.

One more week until Ladybug’s high school graduation!

Zenit

I love walking around Citygarden in downtown St. Louis and admiring all the sculptures. If you want to see “Zenit” up close, you have to put a little effort in, because it requires a climb up a short, but rather steep, hill!

2023-24 School Year–Week Thirty

This week Ladybug was introduced to limits in pre-calculus (the last topic in the book!). She finished health. In religion, she read about Gregory the Great (Pope Gregory I). She started a unit on early 17th Century and Puritan literature, reading “Eve’s Apology in Defense of Women” by Aemilia Lanyer. In physics, she started learning about electric circuits. She read about The Black Prince in world history.

Chickadee graphed ordered pairs in math, and started dividing with negative numbers. She began working on her final composition in writing, which is going to be about elephants and their habitats. In science, she read about Gregor Mendel and dominant and recessive traits. We skipped the Holy Week readings in religion (since they are still fresh in our minds), and moved straight to the Ascension and Pentecost. In history, she read about John Cabot and Jacques Cartier.

We also took the train to St. Louis this week and walked the Arch grounds and visited some of our favorite downtown spots, including the Old Cathedral, Kiener Plaza, Citygarden, and Ballpark Village:

Two more weeks to go!