Steven on the Malama Honua

Larry and Steven at a Lowell event 2010

Many thank yous to Jeany Rios for this great photo

Steven Welding

https://youtu.be/YmOmg2DBRvU

Passed all 3 Regents!!!

Global 81
Liv Env 71
Common Core Algebra I 77
Way to go

High Honor Roll :)

Post Algebra Regents

Finance 2014 including Debt and Population

Yesterday we visited Finance and Math in the NY Times Business section including looking at the biggest movers of the year so far like Google and also at the Mutual Funds report for the second quarter

Today we discussed hyperinflation in Germany in the 1920's




Moore's Law




both of the above are exponential functions
also we checked out the pop clock http://www.census.gov/popclock/
and the debt clock  http://www.usdebtclock.org/

Summer Math 2014

Summer skills for Math
we have been doing some of the pages from these books in prep for the Harbor School
http://www.summerskills.com/books/summer-math-skills-sharpener-1

8th grade graduation

Riverdale River fest

Math Bits!! this Spring

We have done a mix of state test prep, Khan A and Math Bits

Khan Academy!

We have been doing Khan A for about a month and Steven does it at school in lieu of IXL.

Steven got into the Harbor School

We are so excited
When Steven called me I was teaching at the college and had told my students that I was expecting a call...when I saw the number come thru I picked up and heard "Mom I got in!!"

It was done by lottery and when we went to visit they did not have our name because I had entered it into the computer too early in Sept
So we called many times and then it was not until Nov that I went to pick up Steven at school and Ruth Joseph was in the office and called while I was there.   Luckily I had my phone in my pocket b/c Ruth was asked what date we were there.  When she told the Asst Principal, the response was "Oh now I see his name written in"
We then emailed the principal and AP and then sent a printout of the email via snail mail with a maritime stamp

We are soo excited

Math on www.engageny.org

  Using the modules for Grades 7 and 8 plus some Algebra, Steven is learning content close to, at or even above grade level!

Back to Homeschooling (After and Before Schooling)

Harbor School Application is in

we will be waiting til March 
keep your fingers crossed!

Honor Roll for 3Q

we are so proud and so are Mrs Devins and Mr S!!!

The Shadow Children

5 books already read!
Two more to go!

Redwoods in Calif

Harbor School Visit 11/21/12

Tug Pegasus

Nookfor Avi's Hard Gold

The Nook comes in handy
Just downloaded

Bar Mitzvah Pix

Steven's Bar Mitzvah Pix Click Here by Christine Flach

Civil War

From mid-August 2012
While the white men argued, the slaves surfed
(instead of
While the white men argued, the slaves suffered.

More Maritime Photos

More SUNY Maritime photos

SUNY Maritime 2012

Steven working on the Tug Pegasus

Mammoth Math late June throuh summer

Integers, Money and Percents

Also measurement with a ruler!!!

"Pinky Pye" was a great book about a cat who could type.  It was interesting and captivating.

Ginger Pye

Ginger Pye was a very exciting and adventurous book.  It deserved the Newbury medal.
I just liked it!  My favorite characters was Uncle Bennie because of his antics.
Now we are on to the sequel Pinky Pye!!

We started IXL Math!!

Daily Spark Prealgebra

Khan Academy for One Month

from February til March Steven did about 10 minutes of Khan Academy every day.  Then in mid-March, we switched to test prep.

Eggs Jerry Spinelli

The Kite Fighters

 

This was a very interesting book.  I liked the entire book.
I liked the scene and the history.  It took place in Korea.

Volunteering at Beczak on Saturdays

Starting 2/11/12, Steven is working at Beczak on Saturday mornings.

Stone Fox less than 2 days!!

Judy Blume books late Fall

Read through all the Fudge books -- some out loud and some independently
Rest of the time, usually Peanuts and/or non-fiction out loud such as DK books on World War I. WW II, Money, etc

Saxon 65

Peanuts Collections!!

September Reading

Started Rabbit Hill...read for school reading logs
and also Peanuts anthologies

Summer Book Reading Report

George's Marvelous Medicine

This only took 2 days -- great illustrations and funny!!!

The Fighting Ground by Avi

Saving Shiloh