Saturday, February 18, 2012
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Social Studies Quiz
Nicklas received an assignment to write a social studies quiz for his fellow classmates. How many do you know the answers to?
Test
By Nicklas
1. Christopher Columbus came to America to_________
A. Give land to Native Americans
B. Get to Asia
C. Have a picnic
D. Prove the Earth was round
2. John Cabot went North of Columbus’s route because
A. He didn’t want to “discover” the same land
B. He hated Columbus’s route
C. He attempted to go on the north-west passage
D. He wanted to miss land Spain had claimed
3. Ponce De León came to Florida because
A. He wanted to go to Disney World
B. He hated Cuba
C. He wanted to go the “Fountain of Youth”
D. He was bored
4. Cortes’s men took __________ from their first battle vs. the Aztecs
A. gold
B. weapons
C. food
D. iPods
5. Jacques Carter got to present day __________ on his first voyage
A. Vancouver
B. Quebec
C. Ottawa
D. Asia
6. Francisco Vasquez De Coronado killed a slave because
A. he felt the slave was stubborn
B. He was jealous
C. the slave asked him to
D. The slave told a story of a place where gold grew on the tips of trees but when Coronado told him to take him there, this place didn’t exist
7. Henry Hudson thought he was in a bay of water but was really in a
A. Lake
B. Ocean
C. The Gulf of Mexico
D. In a river
8. La Salle went down the _______ River
A. St. Lawrence
B. Ohio
C. Missouri
D. Mississippi
For this next section, fill the blank in
(Hint: The answer to each question in one of the 8 explorers!)
9. This sailor was with Columbus for his second journey
10. This sailor went through most of the southwest United States
11. This sailor was the first to explore present day Canada
12. This sailor started his route in the Great Lakes
13. This sailor was given gifts by a Native American tribe, only to backstab them later
14. This sailor thought he had landed in Asia when he got to America
15. This sailor was the first to attempt to go through the Northwest Passage
16. This sailor started by going straight north of his homeland
Reading Further
Circle the correct answer
17. Two French groups quit Fort Caroline to become
a. Merchants
b. Spaniards
c. Pirates
d. Puerto Ricans
18. France’s attack was delayed because
a. fog
b. wind
c. tornado
d. storm
19. Spain wanted to attack when they first saw Fort Caroline but didn’t because
a. the water was too shallow
b. they were seen
c. they were tired
d. they had to report back to their king
20. The Spanish built Fort Augustine _______ miles from Fort Caroline
a. 100
b. 5
c. three dozen
d. they didn’t build a fort
Test
By Nicklas
1. Christopher Columbus came to America to_________
A. Give land to Native Americans
B. Get to Asia
C. Have a picnic
D. Prove the Earth was round
2. John Cabot went North of Columbus’s route because
A. He didn’t want to “discover” the same land
B. He hated Columbus’s route
C. He attempted to go on the north-west passage
D. He wanted to miss land Spain had claimed
3. Ponce De León came to Florida because
A. He wanted to go to Disney World
B. He hated Cuba
C. He wanted to go the “Fountain of Youth”
D. He was bored
4. Cortes’s men took __________ from their first battle vs. the Aztecs
A. gold
B. weapons
C. food
D. iPods
5. Jacques Carter got to present day __________ on his first voyage
A. Vancouver
B. Quebec
C. Ottawa
D. Asia
6. Francisco Vasquez De Coronado killed a slave because
A. he felt the slave was stubborn
B. He was jealous
C. the slave asked him to
D. The slave told a story of a place where gold grew on the tips of trees but when Coronado told him to take him there, this place didn’t exist
7. Henry Hudson thought he was in a bay of water but was really in a
A. Lake
B. Ocean
C. The Gulf of Mexico
D. In a river
8. La Salle went down the _______ River
A. St. Lawrence
B. Ohio
C. Missouri
D. Mississippi
For this next section, fill the blank in
(Hint: The answer to each question in one of the 8 explorers!)
9. This sailor was with Columbus for his second journey
10. This sailor went through most of the southwest United States
11. This sailor was the first to explore present day Canada
12. This sailor started his route in the Great Lakes
13. This sailor was given gifts by a Native American tribe, only to backstab them later
14. This sailor thought he had landed in Asia when he got to America
15. This sailor was the first to attempt to go through the Northwest Passage
16. This sailor started by going straight north of his homeland
Reading Further
Circle the correct answer
17. Two French groups quit Fort Caroline to become
a. Merchants
b. Spaniards
c. Pirates
d. Puerto Ricans
18. France’s attack was delayed because
a. fog
b. wind
c. tornado
d. storm
19. Spain wanted to attack when they first saw Fort Caroline but didn’t because
a. the water was too shallow
b. they were seen
c. they were tired
d. they had to report back to their king
20. The Spanish built Fort Augustine _______ miles from Fort Caroline
a. 100
b. 5
c. three dozen
d. they didn’t build a fort
Orange Belt Form
I posted a photo of Nicklas earning his orange belt already but I just came across this video I took of him during the test.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
V-Day with the Boys
Seeger gave me this Valentine yesterday...
His poem to me - roses are red, violets are pink, flowers are sweet and you are too.
It included pieces of a cut up heart in which he listed things he loves - art, reading, family, IU, Roberto, robots, Norwegian chocolate, grapes, ice cream, cupcakes, Norwegian sister, outside, dragons. I love his list!
Both boys gave and received Valentine's at school. I was impressed with the amount of homemade Valentine's that Nicklas received.
The Polack and I celebrated a day early. We went to Indinapolis for an invitation-only concert at a cafe/bar that was hosted by WTTS. It was a nice date and all around good holiday.
His poem to me - roses are red, violets are pink, flowers are sweet and you are too.
It included pieces of a cut up heart in which he listed things he loves - art, reading, family, IU, Roberto, robots, Norwegian chocolate, grapes, ice cream, cupcakes, Norwegian sister, outside, dragons. I love his list!
Both boys gave and received Valentine's at school. I was impressed with the amount of homemade Valentine's that Nicklas received.
The Polack and I celebrated a day early. We went to Indinapolis for an invitation-only concert at a cafe/bar that was hosted by WTTS. It was a nice date and all around good holiday.
Monday, February 13, 2012
Random Updates Monday
Just a quick recap from the week...
Seeger was home sick on Wednesday, went to school on Thursday but was sent home around noon. He went back to school on Friday and made it through the day but his bug seems to be hanging around the house because we all felt a little punky for the rest of the weekend. Luckily we didn't have any plans Friday night so Seeger built Lego's, the other boys watched hockey and I quilted a bit - relaxing activities for all of us.
Saturday, Nicklas went to rehearsal for Thoroughly Modern Millie, Jr. and he was asked to be an extra scene. He was proud of himself and of course, I am proud too. He joined the cast late so he was only in one or two scenes originally. Now he's up to four.
We were supposed to make a trip up to Indy to watch Martinsville play basketball against Brebuef while also visiting with my cousins and baby Quinn. But the punkiness we were all feeling led me to cancel the visit for fear of passing germs on to Quinn. It was a bummer but probably a good thing in the end.
Saturday evening, the Polack and I went to dinner with another couple that we've been wanting to socialize with but have never had complimentary schedules. Their kids are the same age as Nicklas and Seeger so they dropped their boys off, Meesha watched the gang, and we got to have some adult time together that included martinis and Chinese food - a combo I'd never considered but actually worked out well. We tried a new restaurant and had great conversation. Yeah for adult time.
On Sunday Seeger spent a few hours at a friend's house and I had a two meetings - one involving some students and the other, a press party to announce an upcoming Bloomington event. I felt like a playa in the community, especially after hobnobbing with the social elite and paying $12 for one glass of wine. (I'm not sure I'm ready to be that big of a playa.)
I am feeling a bit overwhelmed lately - in addition to work, I have the class I'm teaching this semester, I'm organizing Family Fitness Night at the boys' school, I've joined the board of a non profit and I'm chairing their development committee, I agreed to make a baby quilt for someone who is due soon, I'm involved with said community event - it's the Bloomington Dancing with the Celebrities fundraiser, and somehow I've been roped in to helping with a golf scramble (not that I know anything about golf). All these activities involve planning and follow through, and doing "stuff" and one or two or three would be okay but all of them put together is a bit too much. Oh, and a colleague at work submitted her notice so I'll be taking on a few of her projects for at least the next few weeks and I'm not sure she'll be replaced so hello increased work load.
A special shoutout to the Polack for feeding the family most of the weekend and for doing all the laundry. And having Meesha with us has been great - we've asked her to watch the boys a lot lately and she's always happy to do so. When she's home, Seeger is glued to her side. She's also watching the boys tonight while the Polack and I head to Indy for a Valentine's Day concert we won tickets to. We will definitely miss her when she moves out this summer and we have to start paying a babysitter again.
Seeger was home sick on Wednesday, went to school on Thursday but was sent home around noon. He went back to school on Friday and made it through the day but his bug seems to be hanging around the house because we all felt a little punky for the rest of the weekend. Luckily we didn't have any plans Friday night so Seeger built Lego's, the other boys watched hockey and I quilted a bit - relaxing activities for all of us.
Saturday, Nicklas went to rehearsal for Thoroughly Modern Millie, Jr. and he was asked to be an extra scene. He was proud of himself and of course, I am proud too. He joined the cast late so he was only in one or two scenes originally. Now he's up to four.
We were supposed to make a trip up to Indy to watch Martinsville play basketball against Brebuef while also visiting with my cousins and baby Quinn. But the punkiness we were all feeling led me to cancel the visit for fear of passing germs on to Quinn. It was a bummer but probably a good thing in the end.
Saturday evening, the Polack and I went to dinner with another couple that we've been wanting to socialize with but have never had complimentary schedules. Their kids are the same age as Nicklas and Seeger so they dropped their boys off, Meesha watched the gang, and we got to have some adult time together that included martinis and Chinese food - a combo I'd never considered but actually worked out well. We tried a new restaurant and had great conversation. Yeah for adult time.
On Sunday Seeger spent a few hours at a friend's house and I had a two meetings - one involving some students and the other, a press party to announce an upcoming Bloomington event. I felt like a playa in the community, especially after hobnobbing with the social elite and paying $12 for one glass of wine. (I'm not sure I'm ready to be that big of a playa.)
I am feeling a bit overwhelmed lately - in addition to work, I have the class I'm teaching this semester, I'm organizing Family Fitness Night at the boys' school, I've joined the board of a non profit and I'm chairing their development committee, I agreed to make a baby quilt for someone who is due soon, I'm involved with said community event - it's the Bloomington Dancing with the Celebrities fundraiser, and somehow I've been roped in to helping with a golf scramble (not that I know anything about golf). All these activities involve planning and follow through, and doing "stuff" and one or two or three would be okay but all of them put together is a bit too much. Oh, and a colleague at work submitted her notice so I'll be taking on a few of her projects for at least the next few weeks and I'm not sure she'll be replaced so hello increased work load.
A special shoutout to the Polack for feeding the family most of the weekend and for doing all the laundry. And having Meesha with us has been great - we've asked her to watch the boys a lot lately and she's always happy to do so. When she's home, Seeger is glued to her side. She's also watching the boys tonight while the Polack and I head to Indy for a Valentine's Day concert we won tickets to. We will definitely miss her when she moves out this summer and we have to start paying a babysitter again.
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Best and Worst
Seeger's worst - woke up to a bloody nose
Nick's worst - wanted to watch a 30 for 30 but didn't get to
Mike's worst - spent she whole day grading
Natalie's worst - having meetings on a Sunday
Meesha's worst - slept half the day away
Nick's best - got in to the finals on his video game
Seeger's best - built the Lego ice dragon
Natalie's best - got to do some sewing today
Mike's best - productive weekend
Meesha's best - just chilling and not doing any work
Nick's worst - wanted to watch a 30 for 30 but didn't get to
Mike's worst - spent she whole day grading
Natalie's worst - having meetings on a Sunday
Meesha's worst - slept half the day away
Nick's best - got in to the finals on his video game
Seeger's best - built the Lego ice dragon
Natalie's best - got to do some sewing today
Mike's best - productive weekend
Meesha's best - just chilling and not doing any work
Friday, February 10, 2012
Best and Worst
Seeger's worst - at art class he was drawing his picture with Roberto and everyone kept asking what they were drawing and they wanted to wait until Two Sticker Tuesday to tell them
Nick's worst - didn't have a pencil during math class so he had to go back to his classroom to get one and it was embarrassing
Mike's worst - dealt with stupid stuff during prep so he didn't get to do any grading
Natalie's worst - was very tired this morning
Seeger's best - actually drawing the picture with Roberto
Nick's best - its Friday and he's looking forward to the weekend
Mike's best - looking forward to the weekend
Natalie's best - enjoyable afternoon with alumni; the fun part of job
Nick's worst - didn't have a pencil during math class so he had to go back to his classroom to get one and it was embarrassing
Mike's worst - dealt with stupid stuff during prep so he didn't get to do any grading
Natalie's worst - was very tired this morning
Seeger's best - actually drawing the picture with Roberto
Nick's best - its Friday and he's looking forward to the weekend
Mike's best - looking forward to the weekend
Natalie's best - enjoyable afternoon with alumni; the fun part of job
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Sick Seeger
Im home with a sick boy today. He woke not feeling well and his temp of 100.9. Luckily he has no other symptoms.
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