Last week, I read a book about roller coasters while sitting on my homemade roller coaster.
Then Hugs and Baby Rosie rode on my homemade roller coaster.
For school, I wrote a “web list” about roller coasters…
…and drew a diagram of Kingda Ka.
Then, sadly, I actually had to do a lesson about bees.
And I saw a cute cat on our walk.
That was cool because I like cats, too!
All of the days are really starting to feel the same now.
Chalk drawing is getting kind of boring.
But I’ve really been liking my Hot Wheels track.
I finished my third week of virtual school.
Here’s a letter I wrote to Mrs. Flagg and Mrs. Stecher explaining why I like the color pink.
We also went on our daily walks to get closer to my goal of 40 miles. I’m almost to 10 miles now.
While walking, I gathered some leaves and flowers to make nature impressions. This is the salt dough.
Then I pressed the leaves and flowers into the dough and baked it. Here are some that I colored, as well.
We also found some painted rocks on one of our walks.
I invented a dessert called Ellamix. Here’s the recipe: Get two molasses cookies, put some strawberries and blueberries between them, and microwave until warm.
We also pulled out the bread machine Grandma and Grandpa got us a while ago. I didn’t like it very much, but Mommy and Daddy did. I’m more excited about the pizza dough we’re going to make next!
The early part of the week was sunny and warm, so we took walks along the path by our house.
We came across this cool little creation someone made.
One of my favorite flowers is the dandelion!
I love taking their seeds and planting them nearby.
Actually, the whole town is in bloom right now.
By mid-week, it was cold and damp, so I played inside on my homemade roller coaster.
And did some windowsill reading.
But I eventually went out again and made some chalk drawings.
Puzzle update: We did it! We finished!
Okay…two pieces are missing. We got 99.8% of the way there, though. Not bad, huh?
Corn cob update: It’s taking over.
This past week, my school started “Distance Learning For All,” which meant I actually had to do school work. All of my teachers posted lessons and assignments on Google Classroom.
We got to upload a picture of ourselves for our Google Classroom. I instead opted to make a Memoji on Mommy’s phone and used this as my avatar:
Here is my work about hibernators:
I also did some math work using my LEGO roller coaster cars…
…and read from one of the books Grandma sent me. (Thanks, Grandma!)
My PE teacher gave us several options to choose from. I decided to do the “40 Mile Challenge.” So Mommy and I went on a daily walk and logged my distance. I walked over 3 miles last week! I’ll keep counting until I reach 40 miles.
Outside of school, I watered the plants with my water gun…
…and built a new indoor amusement park ride.
Mommy also taught me how to play checkers.
Puzzle update: We’re getting close! Do you think we’ll finish it this week?
Garden update: We planted some individual corn sprouts, but we’re still keeping this cob growing as a science experiment.
We finished our third full week of being housebound. I told Mommy, “it feels like we’re under house arrest.”
As usual, working on my many Planet Coaster parks was a top priority.
I also rode rides at my in-home amusement park.
Our potato sprouted!
We chopped it in half and put it in that pot of dirt.
We continued to make progress on our puzzle. It’s only fitting that it’s actually a Christmas puzzle, because that’s probably when it will be finished.
I drew, colored, and named birds.
Daddy and I drew a whole bunch of amusement parks.
And we saw a pretty rainbow outside our window at sunset. What will next week bring???
We all got to create a math story problem and then showed it to Mrs. Derrickx’s 1st grade class!
Here’s some more math we’ve been doing:
And here’s some reading and writing:
And drawings of a polar bear…
…and a witch.
We just finished our “How To” unit in writing class at school. Here are the stories I made!
“How To Love Phoebe” / “First look at Phoebe so you can recognize her.”
“Next sit next to Phoebe” / “Decide you love Phoebe”
“How To Go Down The Roller Coaster” / “Cross your legs”
“Go down” / “Hold on.”
“How To Play Gingerbread Tag” / “Go to a mat.”
“Lay on the mat” / “Sing a song to change mats.”
“How To Change Lanes In The Car” / “Turn on your turn signal.”
“Watch for cars.” / “Turn the steering wheel.”
“How To Pick A Partner” / “Do you like to pick a partner? Turn the page to learn how.”
“Look at the kids.” / “Find a kid.”
“Pick it.”
“How To Make A Pony Tail” / “Do you have a pony tail? Learn how to make a pony tail.”
“Grab your hair.” / “Squeeze your hair.”
“Tie the rubber band around your hair.”
Oliver made a website where he sells Baby Yoda drawings. So I bought one! He sent it to me in the mail.
He even customized it just for me, with a roller coaster park and a goat milk field!
A Christmas tree and presents:
I made this with some fun paint pens:
Two girls wearing dresses:
Elle City in Mommies:
A firefighter rescuing a cat in a tree:
At Dexyland, Diving Dexy on the left and Diving Maddie on the right:
A big drop ride called Hug Off:
A wooden roller coaster:
People waiting in line for a ride:
I got it in my mind to make holiday cards for all 21 of my classmates. I brought them to school and handed them all out. Everyone loved them!
Here’s the email Mrs. Flagg sent Mommy that night:
