Long Overdue School Update

It's been a long time since I've reported on Ruth's school work. Here is some of what she's been up to:

• In-depth study of Ancient Rome, which will continue through the remainder of 1st grade.
• Brief study of Ancient India
• Brief study of Ancient China
• Learned how to make paper
• Took a break from the Spelling and Vocabulary classes to focus on handwriting
• More study of the human body: brain, reflexes, learning/memory, the five senses, heart/blood, lungs/breathing
• Transitioned to a new art book--focusing on drawing animals
• memorized the poem "All Things Beautiful"
• Illustrated a book for "All Things Beautiful"
• Learned squares of numbers 1-10
• Worked on fractions
• Perfected many multiplication facts
• Made a goal to finish second grade Math before her birthday
• Will finish second grade Grammar next week