Nothing too exciting here. Everyone just continued on to the
next thing. Caleigh did finish RightStart Math level C and
started D. This week in chemistry, we learned more about three
groups of elements. We read about alkali metals, alkaline
earths, and main group metals in Fizz, Bubble, and Flash and The
Periodic Table: Elements with Style. When reading about the
alkaline earths, we did an experiment with chlorophyll. The
girls tore up spinach leaves and put them into a glass. I added
some rubbing alcohol. Later we put a paper towel into the glass
and watched as the green color went farther and farther up the
paper towel. In The Story of the World, we read about Charles,
the son of James I, becoming king and the mistakes he made that
eventually led to him being beheaded. We read about Oliver
Cromwell becoming the Lord Protector. The next section we read
was about Charles II becoming king and the plague and fire that
destroyed most of London. We also read about Charles and
Cromwell in A History of US. We spent