A Day At The Art Museum

We decided to visit the Currier Museum of Art today. Colin chose not to go but the other three were up for it. We hadn't been there in awhile and there was a special event on with activities, music and food trucks. We had a nice few hours touring the museum, saw some lovely and some very unusual art. Listened to music a bit and wandered through the outdoor stalls. We did not buy dinner from a food truck though, the lines were very, very long and over an hour wait was predicted.

A day at the seaside

We had a nice beach day. Since we didn't bring a lunch we started out in downtown Portsmouth looking for something suitable to eat. We had in mind a Subway sandwich shop the GPS insisted was there but we could not find. We parked up and found something better. The Portsmouth health Food Store had a little cafe in the back and we were able to order vegan lunches to go. 

We brought our lunches to "the rocky place" as I call Odiorne Park. After eating our lunch and a little exploring on the rocks Hayley mentioned that she would like to visit the Seaside Science Center since we haven't been there in a few years. When we bought our tickets there we were directed to a walking history tour that was just starting. We spent about an hour on the tour which was outdoors and around the general area and learned some things about the history of NH and Maine seacoast area, the nearby islands, some battles and a pirate story, oh yes and a murder. LOL

After the walking tour we explored the science center and enjoyed seeing the sea creatures there. The museum is still pretty small but it was a fun way to spend an hour or so. Hayley had a little silly fun with some of the children's exhibits.

The rest of the afternoon we explored the rocky coastline then ended up on the beach. Heading back to the car we spotted a lone turkey wandering around!

Homeschool year 2016-2017-Done!

Our homeschool year is finished. it was a very good and productive year for Tristan. Colin finished up a few last things and is now officially graduated. I will order his diploma soon. Colin worked hard on Taekwondo and is ready to test for his 2nd degree black belt. He participated in Snowboarding as usual too.

Tristan worked hard and completed Intro to Novel Writing with One Year Adventure Novel. He liked it and I must admit so did I. He will go on to year 2 of adventure novel with Other Worlds next year. For math he completed Math U See Geometry. For science he did physics with Physics 101 including the labs and extras in the accreditation book. Literature was mostly American Lit. this past year with many good books and audiobooks. We delved into robotics a bit with a Robotis kit but didn't get too far with it due to buying the kit used and we kept coming across missing parts. Probably with something involving many parts and pieces it would be best to buy new. We may re-visit robotics next year. Tristan learned a lot about politics, current events and so many other things following the election.  He took a First Aid and CPR class at co-op. Finally he participated in drama at co-op. Since this year was a musical this meant classes in acting, singing and choreography. Tristan played the role of Max in Romeo and Harriet.

It is good to have another homeschool year completed. Just one more student for me now, soon I will have worked myself out of a job when Tristan graduates!