Here’s what happened to Ethan this past week.
This week was FUN! Like, everything was fun. MATH,CHEMISTRY,SWIMMING, VIOLIN, PIANO, AND SO ON! I am now doing swimming two times a week. I also do taekwondo two times a week, and I’ve been studying with books most of the time. That was very interesting! it was fun! it was really… fun! I think that its definitely easier to look at the computer, but it’s nice to get away from the computer once in a while. that was my week! this week, my favourite thing to learn about was chemistry, because the thing I learned about was cool, because molecules can combine, and split, and stuff like that, and the calligraphy was fun too!
Hi Natasha!
How are you doing?
I’m fine, just studying.
here are the answers to week 6:
How are you feeling now about swimming these days? You are done with classes and just free swimming?
These days, swimming is one of the things that lets me do exercise, other than taekwondo. No, I think I will keep doing swimming lessons and I will keep doing free swimming, although these days I don’t usually go down to the swimming pool.
You did not tell me what the special beading image was in the week 5 photo yetā¦
Didn’t I? I think I didā¦ yes, I just checked now, if you go to the week 5 post, it says āThe top left one is the Earth! I was trying to make it round, but the beads are longer than they are tall, so it got squashed.ā
What were your favourite things to do or learn when you were in kindergarten?
So, I went to kindergarten in Korea, it was a house, and it had two floors.
And there were many things š like playing with blocks, sewing, and taking hikes every day! We also had to take pajamas from home, put them in little closets, and then take them out for āNaptimeā in our little sleeping bags. Sometimes, we went into the BIG main (ground) floor and did activities, like cooking! And putting dye on our clothes!
I found this article this week about evidence of an earlier universeā¦.have you heard about it? What do you think?
Yes, I saw it with my dad a few days ago! It’s really interesting that there could be more universes in black holes!
It’s so neat you are getting into scrabble. It is a great game for developing vocabulary and spelling. Challenging and fun!
Yes, it’s VERY fun! I like playing, and the last time we played, I beat Dad 317- 215! (Full disclosure: I got a bingo(when you use all 7 tiles on your rack, you get a bingo) and got a whopping 78 points! (A bingo gives you an extra 50 points.) The word was āFailure.ā Well THAT didnāt happenā¦)
Hi Ethan,
Sorry for my late response. It has been a busy weekend here. The snow line keeps creeping down and so we put the garden to bed for the winter. This was from a hike I did last weekend.
I am also in the middle of buying a house with my best friend. It is very exciting and I am a bit nervous too. I will tell you more once everything is settled at the end of the month. It is in a very beautiful spot.
I was also able to swim at the pool as it opened this week for the first time since March. It felt so good to be back in the water.
How are you feeling now about swimming these days? You are done with classes and just free swimming?
You did not tell me what the special beading image was in the week 5 photo yetā¦.
Also I have a question for you: what was your favourite things to do or learn when you were in kindergarten? I am asking all of my learners so that I can get their ideas and include them in my kindergarten class this year.
In math, they are learning numbers 1-10, what equals means, patterns and comparing numbers. Eventually we will get to addition too so it is very basic and the foundation for so much more.
If you have any ideas or tips from your own experiences please let me know. We also play a lot of games inside and outside. Maybe share one of your favorites from your nature class that you think they could play.
I found this article this week about evidence of an earlier universeā¦.have you heard about it? What do you think?
There was an earlier universe before the Big Bang, and evidence for its existence can still be observed in black holes, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist has said.
Sir Roger Penrose made the claim after recently winning the award for breakthroughs in Einsteinās general theory of relativity and proof of the existence of black holes.
It’s so neat you are getting into scrabble. It is a great game for developing vocabulary and spelling. Challenging and fun!
I love the calligraphy set and all that you are using it for. It is really helping to improve your handwriting. It is an opportunity to go back and refocus on proper letter formation and develop your own style of writing as well. My favorite one was the conversions list you made. That middle part of the list is so helpful too for the kitchen and cooking. I have a feeling I will be seeing more calligraphy in your work this year.
I appreciate the way you are learning from texts. I also have to take a lot of notes when I am learning new concepts. Your notetaking is awesome!
I shared a few of your elements videos with my grade 7 learner on Haida Gwaii. She really liked them because it was exactly what she is learning about right now.
Your chemistry equations make a lot of sense the way you are diagramming and making models. Very nice work!
I will take a sneak peak at week 7 now, since i see you posted already. Thanks for writing such wonderful reflections.
Write soon,
Natasha
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