* independent reading: Green Eggs and Ham. She read it as soon as she woke up (7ish), commenting that she knew something much better than just getting up and going downstairs to watch TV. When she’d finished reading, she said that it was the first time she’d read a book all the way through without getting bored, and that she was definitely her mother’s daughter, since she loves reading! Dare I hope that we may have turned a corner here…?
* came downstairs to discover that one of the rabbits had inexplicably escaped in the night and was hopping around happily. We rounded her up and caught her without too much difficulty. B’s theory was that the top gate had been left unsecured, Susan had pushed her way through onto the top of the cage, then bounced on it which pushed it down and secured it again. Seems plausible to me, and we certainly couldn’t come up with another idea. Must remember to secure cage from now on…
* also discovered that the yabby had died overnight
* gardening
* copywriting: read and copied from memory a section from Green Eggs and Ham – spelled perfectly
* discussed the sexualisation of childhood eg. inappropriately adult clothing, and why I am not comfortable with her wearing some “trendy” things eg. very short skirts, tops etc
* went for a trip into Belconnen Mall to get the A3 construction paper we need to make the pockets for the Ancient Egypt projects; also had lunch out
* had a girly bonding time where I put plaits in her hair and various other frivolities
* maths: practised 2x and 3x tables
* rang pet stores to find out if they sell yabbies – the one in Mitchell has some available
* discussed starting a nature journal to provide a framework for regular writing opportunities
* keyboard practice
* talked to Grandmoogi about her neighbour’s daughter’s diagnosis of Prader-Willi Syndrome
* watched her birthday DVD about snakes