Language Arts term 1

Trinity has been working on a Health and Careers project that has many Language Arts elements.  She has ha dream of owning a little cafe and serving the above items.  Writing the menu was a reward for working hard on the essay that is yet to come.  She researched the prices for some of the items and then we discussed the cost of ingredients, wages, and overhead that would come out of what she sold.

She also made a beautiful model of her restaurant while it was still summer.  Trinity has a real passion for business.

Below is Trinity's essay and the the steps she took to get there.

     In order to make my company successful I will need to know how to cook.  I will also need to treat and pay my workers well.   It is also very important to decorate my restaurant so that it looks cozy on the inside.

               I will need to learn how to make all of the sandwiches, soups, salads, and desserts for my menu. I already know how to make many of these menu items.

               Customers like to be treated kindly and they also like to know that you are honest. They also like to know that you give generous portions.

               If I do all these things I will have a better chance of being successful.

               I will need good math skills so that I can charge the correct amount to my customers and pay my workers correctly.

               I want to learn to decorate my restaurant so that my customers will feel comfortable and want to come back.

               My interests and values will help me to succeed with my restaurant.  Because I am just learning to cook and I am only in grade 6 math, I will need to build more skills. I need to take a course in college about running a business.  

Kidsworld calendar

Social Studies Term 3

After reading a good portion of "Gold Rush Fever" by Barbara Greenwood, we decided to see what it would have been like to climb the 'Golden Stairs' to the Chilkoot Pass.   I packed their bags with 10 lbs, 1/5 of the weight that would have been carried up over and over again.  Our 225 cement steps paled in comparison to the 1500 ice carved stairs that 'Stampeders' climbed in winter conditions.  I think they got the idea though :)

Art term 3

Trinity and Mom made some veggie bags together from netted curtain fabric.  She did the serging and I did the top stitching.  I showed her how to pin the casing and she sewed it with the regular machine. 

This project stemmed from the "Bag It" project.

Term 3 Language Arts

Kyler recently finished reading Akimbo and the Elephants  by Alexander McCall Smith.  He always enjoys a story about animals, especially animal rescues.

Below is what he wrote after reading each chapter.  He has also done an oral book report on this book.

Oral Book report

Community Concern Project

 "Bag It!"

Trinity is doing a project, with our homeschool group, to attempt to eliminate plastic grocery bags from our community.  Everyone in the group is doing a survey and helping to advertise and organize a viewing of the film "Bag It!" on Earth Day, April 22.

Trinity spent 2 hours making posters for the event and she spent an hour at a local grocery store asking the above questions to shoppers.  She showed great courage and respect with the strangers she approached.  I considered it a fantastic exercise in public speaking. 

Kyler is involved in the group as well, in a smaller way.  He is Trinity's support person and he is also being educated in the effects plastic has on our environment.  He is very sensitive to the effects on marine life and encourages me to bring my reusable bags at all times.  There is four 3 hour meeting that we will be attending to discuss the contributions each member of the group will be making to this project, including talking to our local government.

Great Blue Heron Family Nature Festival

This weekend we went to observe nature at one our favorite nature reserves, the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve in Chilliwack.

The kids completed a scavenger hunt and a bird observation checklist.

We observed many types of birds, insects, swamp life, beaver sign, and dozens of nesting herons.  The kids used binoculars so they had a unique view.