Liam: Week of January 14, 2018 (2nd Semester, Week #1)

Activities for the week:

• Sunday
• Monday
• Martin Luther King, Jr Day
• 1800 Parkour class + open gym @ HKNU - Cancelled d/t weather
• Tuesday
• Happy 12th birthday!
• 0800 Homeschool Swim for Fitness @ YMCA - Cancelled d/t weather
• 1800 Dinner with friends @ Buffalo Wild Wings to celebrate birthday
• Wednesday
• 1200 W.A.C.K. - Cancelled d/t weather
• Thursday
• 0800 Homeschool Swim for Fitness @ YMCA - Cancelled d/t weather
• 1730 Family dinner to celebrate your birthday @ Golden Buddha
• Spend the night with Auntie Kelly
• Friday
• Spend the day with Auntie Kelly
• 1900 See "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" with Mom
• Saturday
• Help remove old carpet, trash, debris from upstairs
• 1600 W.A.C.K. volunteering @ Ruth's House

Goal setting for this semester:

• Learn how to play guitar
• Catch up on math using Khan Academy
• Do more arts, crafts, and building projects
• Learn about computer programming
• Build model rockets

Videos, shows, websites, articles, podcasts, etc., I think may interest you:

Hubble captures glittering crowded hub of our Milky Way
Winchester Mystery House: Secrets of the Mansion - Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4
How to Train a Dog Not to Jump on You or Others
MEL Science: Rubber Egg experiment (Try it!)
Why Supersonic Flight Failed
Swinging Nerf Targets
14 Books That Teach Children to Be Adventurous
Man Filmed Cargo Ship Voyage for 30 Days and Captured Things Most People Will Never See
Drone Footage of Oregon's Stunning Coast
Brains On! podcast
StarTalk Radio podcast
Stuff You Missed in History Class podcast
TED-Ed: The Science of Skin Color
TED-Ed: The Effects of Sleep Deprivation
TED-Ed: Einstein's Miracle Year
Extreme Engineering on Amazon (we have to buy these, but let me know if there's one you want to watch and I'll purchase it for you)
NOVA: Super Tunnel  on Netflix
Cosmos on Netflix
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Outside Magazine

Activities you may enjoy this week:

• Think about where you want to go on your next Boys' Trip. Come up with an itinerary: places you would want to visit, restaurants you want to eat at, activities, etc.
• Create a bucket list.
• Build a snowman if the snow sticks around long enough!
• Use a poster board to create a map of our neighborhood and the streets surrounding us.
• Pull the parkour prop Grandpa built for you out of the garage and practice your moves.
• Start your own blog to keep track of, write about, and share the things that interest you.
• Brainstorm ideas of how you could earn some spending money.
• Check out this list of 55 movies you should see before you turn 13, and watch the ones that look interesting to you.
• Think about foods you would like to learn how to make: ice cream, butter, yogurt, pasta, etc. Use the internet or visit the library and get a book to find out how to make them.
• Start a 365 photo challenge. It would be cool to start on your birthday, so you would have a picture for every day you are 12 years old.

Please remember to record your activities each day in whichever way is easiest for you, and we will go over it at the end of the week. Save things like receipts, ticket stubs, art projects, and writing you do, etc. And last, but certainly not least, take pictures! Take pictures at W.A.C.K., when you go to the YMCA or Beauman's house, of you and your brother hanging out, on your walks around the neighborhood, etc.

Enjoy your week! Plan on meeting with me on Friday or Saturday to go over this week's activities and discuss any changes that need to be made for next week.