Friday, March 27, 2026

MFW: WHL (10th Grade) and Exploration to 1850 (6th Grade) Week 29

MFW: WHL (10th Grade) and Exploration to 1850 (6th Grade) Week 29

This week we will learn about China's opium war, Samuel Morse, the Alamo, Industrial development, the Mexican-American war, General Sam Houston, the growth of the U.S.A., morse code, Martin Van Buren, William Henry, John Tyler, Arkansas, Michigan, Florida, landscape art, Ronald Reagan, the U.S.S.R., fighting the good fight, Europe, writing a literary analysis, and all about leaves.

BOOKS

Few of the books we used this week.

BIBLE

Daniel 3

Proverbs 20:28

Romans 16:27

Hebrews 12:2

Joshua 1:6

Philippians 1:21, 3:13

1 Timothy 1:18, 6:12, 4:7-16

LANGUAGE ARTS

Kids worked on reading, writing, spelling, grammar, Spanish, and literary analysis.

MATH

Worked on addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, algebra, fractions, decimals, conversion units, and skip counting.

TIMELINE

HISTORY

Read about the world's first woman premier, birth of Bangladesh, U.S.S.R. invades Afghanistan, conflict in Kashmir, Khmer, revolution in the Philippians, Europe, soviets isolates Berlin, Tsunami strikes in Indian Ocean, the Hungarian uprising, students riot in Paris, the rise of solidarity, Europeans unite, the Prague Spring, fall of Thatcher, explosion at Chernobyl, Samuel Finley Breese Morese, Industrial development, Elias Howe, and China Adrift.  Also read about Samuel F. B. Morse, Ronald Reagan, the war in Kosovo, fighting the good fight, Northern Ireland, Aboriginals win back land, and the growth of the U.S.A.

SCIENCE

Learned about gynosperm leaves, berry-like cones, cones, forest fires, ginkgo biloba, seedless vascular plants, fronds, tree ferns, and different methods of reproduction in plants.

ART/MUSIC

FIELD TRIP

Learned all about friction during several experiments in 4H.

S.T.E.M. class:  Observing different species under a microscope.

Kids were awarded their yellow belts in Taekwondo, they have demonstrated their dedication and hard work over the past few months.  Looking forward to their continued progress in achieving further belts.

CONCLUSION

This week we read about the world's first woman premier, birth of Bangladesh, U.S.S.R. invades Afghanistan, conflict in Kashmir, Khmer, revolution in the Philippians, Europe, soviets isolates Berlin, Tsunami strikes in Indian Ocean, the Hungarian uprising, students riot in Paris, the rise of solidarity, Europeans unite, the Prague Spring, fall of Thatcher, explosion at Chernobyl, Samuel Finley Breese Morese, Industrial development, Elias Howe, and China Adrift.  Also read about Samuel F. B. Morse, Ronald Reagan, the war in Kosovo, fighting the good fight, Northern Ireland, Aboriginals win back land, and the growth of the U.S.A. Learned about gynosperm leaves, berry-like cones, cones, forest fires, ginkgo biloba, seedless vascular plants, fronds, tree ferns, and different methods of reproduction in plants.  Now unto next week to take a break while the grandparents are in town.

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