April School

CC wound down in April and we hit science with Rex and Alli a few times in the month to keep our study of physics and chemistry going.

Miss Isho's art class--afternoon program.

Joy's class dressed up for their class presentation.

Presenting our science baking creation.

Building a water filtration system.

Brett helps with the water filtration system preparation.

Rex helps Bryce and Molly as they measure diffusion of color in chalk in a variety of solutions.

Griffin and Regan work together on their project.

Will the smoke bomb work?  No, apparently shoelaces don't serve as good wicks...

Griffin gives his presentation to his class on a book he read.

Zach and Garrett support each other in their class.

Joy varies the positions and locations for learning in her classroom.

Griffin works on his geography memory work.

Griffin as William the Conqueror for his classes presentation.

The smoke bomb that didn't work...bummer.

Making a smoke bomb...

...this is going to be the coolest!

Watching a styrofoam cup disintegrate at the hands of acetone.

Griffin and Regan work on making a polymer.

Coke bottle explosion with mentos added.

Rex and Molly explain their acid/base testing.

Garrett reads Goodnight Darth Vader to Chad and Jack.

Griffin and Regan working together well, or trouble brewing?

Bryce and Ben ask, how is it that you can puncture a balloon and it is still inflated?

Alum crystals...

Penny corrosion by vinegar--greenish on the opposite side of the vinegar.

Essentials with Annie teaching the class featuring our two oldest in the afternoons.

Griffin's latest art work in the afternoon class.

Team bridge building.

Griffin joined Joy's class for a week when his teacher was absent and had a presentation with his brother, Bryce.

Griffin's 8th Birthday

Griffin had the first of the boys' birthdays this year, turning 8.  Our celebration began with the usual trip to the donut shop for a sweet breakfast.  It was followed by opening his presents and then going to Boomers where we played mini-golf and some video games.  We ended the day with dinner at Pizza Plus.  We did most of the celebrating the day before his birthday, since he didn't want to lose out on part of the day with church.

Presents included a hand-crafted aircraft carrier and submarine made by Bryce.

Reading the instructions on his brand new Star Wars vehicle.

Working on the Star Wars quiz that Garrett put on my birthday card.

Lauryn joined us for the trip to Boomers while her mother recovered in the hospital.  She fit in great with the boys.

A hole-in-one!

I found some extra balls in the bushes, do I get to keep them?

Are we really digging our balls out again?

Playing Fruit Ninja with Lauryn.

Last Day of CC Ceres Campus

The final day of CC on the Ceres campus occurred this month as the CC group will be moving to a new location starting next school year.  We really had become fond of the facilities with the plethora of classrooms, the gymnasium area, the maze to find some of the hidden classrooms, and the sanctuary area.  The year wrapped up in Essentials with the Faces of Medieval History Research Project presentations by each child, making for colorful pictures.  Additionally, the memory master and Bible memory master awards were handed out.  All three of our boys received recognition for their achievements in both of these categories.

Bryce as Robin Hood and Garrett as Marco Polo for the Essentials presentations.

Marco "Garrett" Polo.

Robin "Bryce" Hood.

Joy's class performed bridge building, boys vs girls.

Testing the bridges that were built.

Griffin's bridge building team.

Airplane flying contest.

A view from the top:  Garrett on the bottom right, with Bryce and Griffin in the middle.

Sampling of artwork from the afternoon program.

Garrett receives his Memory Master Award for doing all three cycles in one year.

Griffin receives his Memory Master Prize.  (Bryce also received his Memory Master Prize, but the picture is missing because Joy was up front as his tutor)

Garrett's class with his teacher, Morgan, pose in their costumes.

Garrett assists Jack by holding up the frame for his class presentation.