January 2 - 8 (week in review)

US History - J and M watched the Story of US episodes 4 and 5

• The Civil War rages. The minie ball is the great equalizer on the battlefield. The formidable Confederate army cannot match the Union's mastery of technology; railroads, supply lines and the telegram become new weapons in a modern war. With Sherman's March, the South is definitively crushed.
• Commerce and industry thrive across the new nation, now one of the wealthiest on Earth. The Erie Canal brings big risk and bigger reward. In the South, cotton is king but slavery fuels a growing divide. Violence flares across the territories and abolitionists make a stand for freedom. The election of Lincoln is a harbinger of war.            

Science - Worked on balsa structures and J watched 4 episodes of the Great Courses - Understanding the World's Greatest Structures: Science and Innovation from Antiquity to Modernity.

This is M working on her balsa project for OM class.

Physical Education - J continued his P90x program

English - Both continued to work on Future School Literacy program

Fine Arts - This week J ans M worked on taking pictures of objects to continue to develop their skills.