This is just a reminder so I don’t forget all the complicated arrangements we have made for Tuesday! 10-11am Electricity workshop at Peter S’s 11:30-3:30 Caitlin’s birthday party (bring swimmers, towel, spare shoes and warm clothes) 12:00-1ish Lunch with E … Continue reading
Today started badly, as I had a crap night’s sleep, and B decided to make a vet’s appointment for the pneumonic rat 45 minutes after I was woken up at 8am. We did get there almost on time, and fortunately … Continue reading
After they got bored with paper craft, we decided it was morning tea time, so they had boiled eggs (fresh from the chicken’s bum that morning) and Milo in the garden, and stayed out there to play. K came inside … Continue reading
Thursday was very relaxed, with the homeschooling meetup an informal craft/games day at the usual hall. We brought a couple of baskets of crafty stuff with us, but the squids spent a lot of time playing with other people’s stuff … Continue reading
This morning B did a complete unit, including the practice session and the test, on Genes and Traits. It’s the demo unit of an Introduction to Biology course which is currently on special offer to Homeschool Co-op subscribers. She loved … Continue reading
I dropped B off at pottery this morning then went home, since this time K decided to come down with yet another cold *before* play group rather than *after*! Since we got home, K has watched some Play School (although … Continue reading
K has definitely watched too much Play School today, but she’s also played outside, built towers and houses with her wooden beads and the blocks, sung non-stop, played with her “treasure box” and sorted/piled things into smaller jars, and insisted … Continue reading
Pottery 10-11:30 went out with E made a wire frame for a statue of a torso Tuesday: experimented with using papier mache to cover her sculpture played in garden and looked after K for me spelling: reviewed her first spelling … Continue reading
typing tutorsudokuhelped clear pile of junk before hot water installationwatched hot water installationlistened to 3/5 episodes of Classics for Kids on Tchaikovskyplayed lots of Rune Scape – is reading amazingly wellplayed in the rainhelped bring in shopping and put it … Continue reading
This morning B ripped through a new spelling list in about five nanoseconds while I was in the shower, then got most of them right on the spelling test after only one practice. Possibly I need to recalibrate? *g* It’s … Continue reading