I was going to say that I have been enjoying the spring weather, but it is snowing outside right now! I hope that spring comes back soon!
This month on Read Across America Day, I took a lot of quizzes on BookAdventure.com and earned over 5,000 points! Gabrielle and I did a lot of reading that day.
This month was also a museum month. My family went to three museums! The first
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Book Review-Sing Down the
Moon
Poetry Corner
Cool Links
Future Fun Stuff
Gabrielle's Grab Bag
Current Event-World Water Day
Science - Machines
Monthly Math Challenge
P.E. Challenge
Gabrielle and I started growing some seeds indoors under a flourescent light. Our tomatoes are already about 4 inches high! We also have cantaloupe, basil, spinach, lettuce, pumpkins and flowers sprouted! Outside we put our peas, but they haven't sprouted yet.
In homeschool, I am learning about the Temperate Rain Forest and the Pacific Northwest Native American Tribes. I've also been learning about machines in science. In math I've been doing more geometry and still practicing multiplication and division.
One of the coolest things this month was climbing a rock wall at an Outdoor Expo. I made it all the way to the top! It was a 30 foot high wall! My dad took the pictures.
Be sure to check out the funny April Fool's Day link in the "Future Fun Stuff" section on this page. It has some good ideas for fooling people. I've also added a page with some of my art work this month. The link is on the left side of this page. I hope you had a great month just like me!
by Scott O'Dell
Breathing the smell of fresh green grass.
In a corner, little yellow petals raise up to the sun,
A lone bee buzzes looking for breakfast.
Air is filled with birds chirping.
Huge mountains of snow have melted,
Leaving a green swampy backyard.
Time to put away:
boots,
scarves,
mittens,
gloves,
and hats.
Spring is here!
Are you interested in the Navajos and what it was like on The Long Walk? Do you want to know what happens to the courageous girl Bright Morning? Then you should read Sing Down the Moon by Scott O'Dell.
Did you know that April 1st used to be New Year's Day? Back in the 1600's the New Year started in April until Pope Gregory made a new calendar with New Year's Day on January 1st. The people who still celebrated the New Year in April were called fools and had jokes played on them. If you want some good ideas for an April Fool's Joke, check out these at: FamilyFun.Go.com
April 11 - 13 - National Youth Service Days
Try to get involved and do some kind of volunteer service on one of these days. It can be something simple like weeding or picking up trash in your neighborhood or donating some toys to a shelter. There are also big projects planned across the U.S, To find out more, visit the
Youth Service Day website.
April 22- Earth Day
There are lots of ideas of how to celebrate Earth Day. I am going to be doing some planting and cleaning up outside. There are some good ideas, games and e-cards at the Kidsdomain site:
Kidsdomain-Earthday
http://www.bigideafun.com/veggietales/arcade/
This website has fun games to play. Also you can click for other activities, things to make and games for VeggieTales, 3-2-1-Penguins!, and Larry Boy.
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK
This site has news articles written for kids. It is a good place to look for current events. There are also games and a place to help you find research information.
Q?: What does an elephant do in the summer?
A: He walks around the woods!
She thinks her jokes are very funny!
Gabrielle has also started going to Dance Class and Tumbling. She is very happy. She does not want mom going in with her because she is a "big girl." Gabrielle has had a great month and I'm sure she's going to have another great month in April.