Homeschooler's Club - Catapult Engineering Challenge! · Tomorrow's Leaders

Marianna Vitale

Feb 17 • Explorers of Knowledge

Homeschooler's Club - Catapult Engineering Challenge!

Hi Parents,

I am so proud of the students' work from last week!

LAST WEEK: “Build a City”

Students practiced real-world thinking across all subjects:

Reading

Analyzed characters

Practiced sequencing and inferring

Used graphic organizers to identify main ideas

Writing

Created a structured city plan

Practiced organizing ideas clearly

Focused on complete sentences and descriptive language

STEM

Designed city layouts

Thought through transportation, buildings, and problem-solving systems

Applied logic and planning skills

Math

Used measurement

Solved multi-step word problems

Practiced multiplication/division concepts

Valentine’s Workbook

Students completed themed academic pages while practicing grammar, problem-solving, and comprehension.

Remember: Students must submit at least ONE assignment per subject

(Reading, Writing, Math, STEM).

They should also be updating their weekly tracker. <<< see the CLASSROOM TAB at the top of SKooL . .we'll be using Skool again to find free resources and tools for homeschooling >

When your child completes 4 full weeks of assignments, they earn 800 Robux!!

The tracker teaches:

Independence

Time management

Follow-through

Accountability

We are building more than grades — we are building executive functioning skills that will last them a lifetime!

THIS WEEK: CATAPULT ENGINEERING CHALLENGE

This week, students will become engineers!

They will:

Reading

Read informational text about force and motion

Identify key ideas and vocabulary

Writing

Write a clear step-by-step engineering plan before building

Math

Measure launch distance

Record trials

Analyze data

STEM

Build a working catapult (instructions are inside the workbook)

Test and improve their design

We will complete Day 1 activities (from the full curriculum workbook) together in class. Students will then complete the remaining activities independently between sessions.

Minimum expectation:

1 Reading

1 Writing

1 Math

1 STEM

Of course, they may complete more.

This week especially encourages:

Planning before action

Testing and revising

Resilience when something doesn’t work the first time

Real learning. Real life skills.

If you have any questions, please let me know. I’m excited to see their launches!

To recap: The Explorer's workbook has a full curriculum. Feel free to use it as you wish to keep your child engaged throughout the week. We'll be doing pages 6,8, and 9 together in class. They do NOT have to print it, unless you'd like them to. They can simply bring paper to class to write down their answers.

The second workbook has the projects we'll be doing for the next few weeks. This week is the catapult week-pg. 15-16.

Next week is the boat project: pg. 17-18

The week of March 2nd, we'll be doing the tinfoil painting project on pg. 19

The week of March 10th, we'll be doing the Star Card project and planting seeds in a pot.

Please see the attached workbooks for full instructions, supplies, and extra projects for your family to continue learning in between sessions. Happy exploring!

Sincerely,

Mz. Marianna

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