Connor: Festival Park On Roanoke Island

Today we went to Festival Park on Roanoke Island.  I loved learning all about the history of Roanoke  because it is very exciting.  I learned about  Black Beard the pirate.  I learned that the wreckage of his ship is off the coast of Bath, North Carolina.  We saw lots of outside exhibits, one of which  was a recreation of The Queen Elizabeth II ship.  The recreation of the Queen Elizabeth II was  gigantic, full of items, and just totally awesome.  Nana, you would have loved it.  Daddio said that it reminded him of Jamestown.  I can't wait to find out what we will do tomorrow.  

Connor: What I Learned In History

So far I have read about some cool things in history. I learned about P.T. Barnum and his practical jokes. Like one joke he played was on a door he had the words to the egress. People thought an egress was a cool new creature or something like that. It turns out egress is a fancy word for exit, so when people went through the door they had to pay to get back in. I also learned about Mark Twain, but his real name was Samuele Clemens. I learned about all the books made by Mark Twain. I also learned about immigration and the problems people had with it. Immigration is still a problem today because even though immigrants are doing the jobs most of the American people don't want and for a lower price. I learned that at one point in our history some people did not like people who look different and this is still true today. I also learned that The American Party did not like Catholics and people from other countries.

Connor: What We Did Today

Today Grandma, Grandpa, Mommio, the kids and I went to Longhorn Caverns. Longhorn Caverns is a bunch of caverns filled with rocks and crystals. Inside the caverns there was a part where we had to duck because the ceiling was very low. We also saw a rock that looked like Abraham Lincoln's face. We enjoyed looking at all the rocks and crystals and we learned about the history of the caverns. Here is a picture of the rock that looked like Abraham Lincoln's face.
Tonight we are going to watch Inkheart.

Kiki: What I Learned Today

I made a collage of chameleons. And I did a report on chameleons and I learned how they eat and talk. They talk by changing colors and they eat grasshoppers and other bugs by sticking their tongue out and catching it. I learned that they can move their eyes when in different directions when they are looking at something. They live in Madagascar.

Avery: School

Today at school I got to do my grammar with Mom and Gabe. In grammar we got to play with words. That means that we have to use Nouns and Adjectives to make a sentences. Also in unit we read some Buddhist stories. My favorite one was the robber story. I love school.

Marney: What I Learned Today

I played on the recorder. On the recorder I played Recorder On Parade. Mom took a video of me.

Avery: What I Learned Today

Today I learned about Hinduism. I learned four of their beliefs, Dharma, Karma, Samsara, Moksha. Dharma is the balance of life. How you keep up your job, how good you take care of your family, and all sorts of stuff like that. Karma means that if you do something bad something bad will happen to you. Of if you do something good something good will happen to you. Samsara is the circle of life. Which mainly means life after death. So when you have a lot of Karma you keep on being reborn as someone or something until all of the Karma is gone. Moksha is after Samsara. So when all of the Karma is gone you will stop living and be dead. I believe in only Dharma, Karma, and Samsara. I love learning about religions!

Mason: Hinduism

I learned about the three gods of Hinduism. Brahma is the creator. He made the earth, humans plants and birds. Vishnu is the protector. He has many avatars. Prince Rama is one of his avatars. Shiva is the destroyer. She destroys everything when Brahma is asleep. She destroys everything so that Brahma will recreate it.

Avery: What I Learned Today

Today when I was practicing on my recorder I got to play a new song. It is called Au Clair De La Lune! It is a very cool song. Also I had to play Recorders on Parade and Sailing. My favorite song in the book is Recorders on Parade because It sounds very funny to me. I love recorder practice.

Connor: My Schoolwork

Today I learned about using the fraction bar for division in algebra. The way you do it is you divide and then add or subtract. Or you can add or subtract then divide. Algebra is a very interesting part of math. I was also playing Lego Indiana Jones for the Wii with Mason this morning. Wii had lots of fun. I would like you to try to solve this equation 9(x+5)= 810 what does x equal?

Gabe: What I Learned Today

We played rhythm games today.

Connor: What I Learned Today

I have learned how to play the keyboard. I can now play Recorders On Parade and Sailing along with Three Blind Mice, Mary Had A Little Lamb and Happy Birthday. Today I also made a "cave"painting in art class. It has a saber tooth tiger and a neanderthal.

Avery: What I Learned Today

Today Daddio taught Connor, Gabe, and I how to grill hamburgers. What I learned is how to flip them , how long to leave them on the grill, and how to take them of of the grill. My favorite part was when I got to take the hamburgers off of the grill because that was the funnest part. I love grilling hamburgers!

Daddio: The Power of Poo

Today I learned that if you shave the word Poo into the side of Gabe's head, EVERYONE thinks it's hysterical. And it is, because Poo is very funny. Even when it's only represented as a word.

Future Toes, today I was also reminded of how much fun it is to play games with you. We played Lost Worlds (a combat/book game), Falling (a fast card game with Goblins falling off the cliff), Infernal Contraption (another card game where we were Goblins building machines) and Zombie Cinema.

A special note about Zombie Cinema, because this was a spectacularly awesome game. We were all heroscape toy miniatures that were actually alive when all the humans left the house. The zombie heroscape figures started infecting all the others. Everyone died a spectacular death. I shot through the glass door, letting the zombies swarm into girls room and eating my brain. Connor got eaten by zombie-T (or maybe it was Rex). Avery was thrown off the hockey table and broke her neck on the concrete floor. Gabe had his head plucked off and his brains eaten. Mason was the last survivor, but then the zombie-dog got him too. It was epic.

Gabe: What I Learned Today

I learned how to grill today. You cook burgers seven minutes a side. I also know that you turn the gas on and then you turn the grill on. First clean the grill and then cook the food and then eat and enjoy. And teach your kid how to grill.

Jack: What I Learned Today

Mommio: What I Learned Today

I learned a new word from Mason's animal research today:

monotreme- a mammal that lays eggs

There are only two monotremes. The duck billed platypus and the spiny anteater.

Mommio: What I Learned Today

Six Flags is not for us. Even with free tickets. Don't fall for the easy free tickets next year.

Avery: What I Learned Today

Today in recorder class I learned how to play in a group, like we always do. Also we got to play Hot Cross Buns number two, Mary Had a Little Lamb, and Sailing on the recorder. Mommio took a video of us doing recorder class. So I decided to post it up on the blog.

Marney: What I Learned Today

I learned how to blend colors.