Snapshot Summary, June 8-14, 2012 Camp Ends and School Begins Again {week 31}

Snapshot Summary, June 8-14

Rough-housing 

This week we had a transition of camp ending and school beginning. I didn't get as much as I wanted accomplished, but we did complete some activities.

We explored Suminagashi: The Art of Japanese Paper Marbling.
On Sunday night, we went to the fireworks at the Covered Bridge Festival.
It is so (wonderfully) strange to us to be so close to everything!

 We completed some reading, spelling and alphabetical order activities with letter tiles...

 made some sketches of birds...

 marveled over teabag rockets...

and lightbulbs that lit in the microwave.

We have been reviewing math skills,

and made torn paper landscape pictures of the mountains so new to us.

We began our studies of the Daniel Boone, Davy Crockett, the Gold Rush, the Pony Express and the Transcontinental Railroad. We will be exploring these subjects for a few weeks.

We are reading The Hardy Boys at night.

This is the ingredients of the Gazapacho Salad sauce in the blender, ready for blending. They looked so pretty, I just had to take a picture. I so appreciate the simple beautiful moments throughout each day.

We have tried a few new recipes...Coke Chicken in the Slow Cooker, Breakfast Nachos, Tzatziki Potato Salad, Fettuccine Gazpacho Salad and Dill and Lemon-Butter Salmon on the grill, all of which were really tasty.