Grandpa has arrived to help with our kitchen remodel. We picked him up tonight just before 7 p.m. and are heading into the restaurant to eat.
Isabel and Grandpa give a big welcome hug.
Kitchen Cabinets
Our new kitchen cabinets arrived this morning at 7:30 a.m. The delivery man was kind enough to deliver them into our garage.
The first pallet looks great!
The top box had damage but we opened the box and the item inside was fine.
The second pallet we had to disassemble in order to check off the delivery list and get the delivery man on his way.
After an hour, the list is checked off and we are good to go!
Acclimate The Flooring
In order to get the new cabinets in the garage, we have to move the flooring.
So Gino figured out how many boxes of flooring we would need in order to do the main areas and then we prepared that many boxes. We left the remaining boxes sealed (we’ll acclimate them later) and moved and stored them in the formal dining room area. The boxes we opened and acclimated, we stacked (according to the manufacturers specifications) in the formal dining room and family room.
The dining room will be used to acclimate one pallet of flooring.
The finished pallet of flooring 9 rows high.
The family room area will acclimate another pallet of flooring.
We planned ahead and cut out the carpet below this area so we aren’t moving wood around before installing.
Beautiful strand bamboo resting 5 (or more) days before installation.
(the board with the blue tape is my gorgeous piece of wood – I told Gino he needs to put it somewhere so it can be seen!)
We have a lot of projects to do before this is actually laid down. Tomorrow the cabinets arrive and then my Father will arrive later in the evening to help us get this project started. Get your work gloves on!
Lego Class: Gondola Lift
We were back at Lego class today!
Today’s assignment was to make a gondola lift. After some instruction from Mr. J, the class headed right to work getting all their needed pieces for their lift.
Testing out the “base” of her lift.
She’s excited her “base” is working properly.
Now she can build off it to “battle” someone.
She added some “claws” or “arms”.
Now she’s looking for balance.
Her gondola lift is off!
Isabel’s completed gondola lift.
Now it’s time to battle! The rule is to make your opponent’s little man/girl fall off.
Her “battle” face!
She only “battled” once and it didn’t go so well.
Her “arms” fell off but her little man remained!
Don’t know who the real winner is here but their was a lot of destruction.
Until next week…
Third Grade: Day 142
Tuesday is our busy commute day. We drive here and there and everywhere! It’s our get out and mingle day! It’s our electives day!
In the classroom:
Spelling:
Needs some work but she still did a good job.
5-minute frenzy:
She gets flustered when there are 11 and 12 multiples on the page. So we will be doing this one sheet until she can fill in more of the page.
Great job.
Beans and corn science:
These seeds were set aside from yesterday’s studies.
They are doing well.
The plant nursery seedlings are doing well also.
We are just beginning to see the tap root on some of the beans.
Weighing 1 of each bean and corn seed, to see how much it has grown in size from a dry seed.
Completing her assignment for the day.
This week’s Language arts assignments are to make newspaper articles about the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Today’s assignment was to write an article that will inform the public about the expedition.
Her completed announcement piece.
Third Grade: Day 139
Whoa! It’s Thursday already! Where did the week go? I’m still trying to figure that one out.
We had a super fast day and we were completed with all our work by 1 p.m.
In the classroom:
Our spelling test today was given orally while Isabel was doing the dishes. I would give her the word and she would then have to spell it back to me. She did a great job and only missed one!
In Language arts, Isabel’s assignment was to write a “cinquain” poem. A “cinquain” poem is a short unrhymed poem of 22 syllables – 5 lines of 2, 4, 6, 8 and 2 syllables.
Isabel’s cinquain poem.
Love it!
She was very discouraged at the beginning of the assignment. She just didn’t get it and was having trouble choosing a subject. After some help and discussion, she slowly started working it all out in her head. When her “light-bulb” moment goes on, there is no stopping her!
In math she worked on her computer lessons for an hour. Afterward, we did a 5-minute frenzy!
I had told her the next time she did one, I would do one too. She was excited and nervous at the same time but she did a awesome job.
My frenzy paper I didn’t get completed.
My brain froze!
Isabel almost finished her frenzy and watching her work today she did an awesome job!
In science:
We played a bean map game!
The assignment; pick a bean and draw a detailed picture of the pattern of your bean. Isabel went first and couldn’t find her bean. I found it after just 2 minutes (she was disappointed that I found it so fast).
Looking closely at the pattern of those beans!
Her bean pattern that she drew.
Library Trip
Our weekly library trip was a short one. I ran in got my books and ran back out in under 5 minutes, while Gino and Isabel waited for me. We had errands to run and didn’t have time to dwell among the shelves this week.
I got some good ones (least I’m hoping they are) with books from around the time frame that we are in; late 1700’s and early 1800’s.
This book’s illustrations are just beautiful!
I began reading it last night and have enjoyed it.
I checked out 2 books about the Star-Spangled Banner and I like the other one better (which I didn’t get a picture of).
I completed reading both of these last night.
I am hoping to read this with Isabel but I will begin reading it myself first.
I haven’t begun to read this one but it looks very interesting and the activities seem easy enough to do with items we already have.
Third Grade: Day 138
It’s a good day to get some work done.
In the classroom:
In Language arts, Isabel’s assignment was to write a “limerick”. A limerick is a 5-lined rhyming poem with a pattern. Such as a-a-b-b-a. The first, second, and fifth lines rhyme and the third and four lines rhyme.
Isabel’s limerick poem.
One of our new books for this week is…
We started it on Monday and finished it today. It was very short and I figured we might as well complete it to move on.
Spelling test:
Great job!
In science we are getting our supplies assembled for our lessons next week.
Today’s assignment; make a pole planter and a soaking bin.
Getting the soaking bin started.
Her completed soaking bin.
Writing the numbers on her bean pole.
How tall will her corn and beans grow??
Her completed bean pole.
(the battery is to keep the cup from falling over)