Wassookeag Learning Community

10/12/2021

Fall Senses Unit Study Course

Cost: $300 per student, discount for siblings, scholarships available to those in need

Grades 3 - 6

Meets online on Tuesdays from 9:00 - 11:00 and in person in Orono, ME on Fridays from 9:00 - 11:00. I will be available on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 11:00 - 1:00 for online office hours if students have questions through the week about their work.

This course will primarily cover our senses and how we use them in the fall to make observations about the world around us. There will be a small amount of homework each week that your child will be required to complete. Tuesdays we will cover the academic piece of each topic and Fridays there will be activities
to cement the information they have learned on Tuesday. In addition to the life science component of this course, there will also be a writing, math, geography and historical component.

I will provide an end of class summary for each student's homeschool portfolio.

Week 1: This week we will cover the physiological aspect of our senses. We will learn about the structure
of each organ and discover how they work together to inform us about our world.
Week 2: Sight, focusing on spiders and their webs.
Week 3: Hearing, focusing on chipmunks and squirrels
Week 4: Taste, focusing on fall spices and harvest foods
Week 5: Touch, focusing on the changing temperature
Week 6: Smell, focusing on decomposition

For more information or to register email Deanna at: [email protected]

Deanna Fahey, MAT
Certified Maine K-8 Teacher
www.citylifenaturekits.com
www.deannafahey.weebly.com

Weeks
Wk 1: 11/02 & 11/05
Wk 2: 11/09 & 11/12
Wk 3: 11/16 & 11/19
Wk 4: 11/30 & 12/03
Wk 5: 12/07 & 12/10
Wk 6: 12/14 & 12

08/19/2020

COVID-19 threw us for a loop, but hasn’t knocked us down. We’re moving out of the village to a beautiful spot at the end of Forest Ave. that is surrounded by acres of woods and wetlands. We’re in the process of developing learning pods of no more than 6 children that we can teach in safety and are also tutoring children remotely.
We don’t have an opening date, as we’re waiting to get feedback from other schools that open during this pandemic.
We’d love to hear from families that are looking for help in educating their children during these trying times.

03/16/2020

03/01/2020

Great time at Challenger Learning Center!
LEGO Robotics!

03/01/2020

Paper engineering: How do you walk through a piece of paper?

03/01/2020

13 degrees! Good day to make bubble stuff and see if we can get bubbles to freeze.

02/11/2020

Our friend, Ina, from the Barka Foundation has made these beautiful pillows just in time for Valentines Day. $25. Text us if you’re interested.

02/04/2020

And more...

01/29/2020

After our coral reef experience at the planetarium, kids designed their own ecosystems. Presentations began today!

01/29/2020

Drumming with master drummer, Kojo, from Burkina Faso.

12/22/2019

12/13/2019

Making snowflakes!