Our Week

The weather has been beautiful and whilst we have been continuing with our morning workboxes, we have spent most of our days outside. On Monday we had a musical start to the week,

 

 

playing on the percussion instruments at the park! 

 

Shaking the shakers!

 

On Wednesday we visited a new to us park in Glossop and the children and I had fun paddling in the stream. Even though it was a really warm day, the water was freezing, but the children were not deterred.

 

 

 With Granny's help we made a den in the woods at Lyme Park on Thursday

 

 

 

and ate our picnic lunch inside it.

 

 

As the weather was so lovely, we made a last minute decision to go camping that evening at a local campsite. It was the girls first time camping, and excitement was running very high so we didn't get much sleep but a great time was had by all.

 

 

The children enjoyed playing on a park near the campsite, way past their bedtime!

 

 

Another day, another park, this is one of our favourite places, Tittesworth Reservoir, Leek.

 

 

We were there for our annual Postal Bible School BBQ. Tabitha was pleased to be awarded with a certificate for completing 12 lessons.

 

 



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Nathanael, Tabitha and Abigail attended a print making workshop at Gateway where they explored different techniques.

 

Tabitha's flower print

Using a table as a printing press!

 

On Family Day we visited Dunham Massey, which has been transformed into the Stamford Military Hospital, to mark the centenary of World War I.

 



Dunham was used as a First World War auxiliary hospital from April 1917 to January 1919.

 



Actors took on the roles of nurses and patients to set the scene.

 



To follow on from our Scotland, Wales and Ireland mini unit studies, the children completed a project on England.

 

They made flags of St George and located English landmarks on a map.

 



Nathanael produced a travel brochure to advertise some facts about our country.



Tabitha has been finishing her farm project and writing some simple sentences.

 



 

 

I have started a Little Keepers Club with Tabitha and Abigail, where they will work towards awards and badges. I got them some aprons made with their names on, with which they are delighted.



Abigail working towards her colouring badge.

 

The children had a lot of fun at the Postal Bible School Prize giving.

 



 

We were blessed to have another short break in North Wales.

The oldest Lighthouse in Wales.

It was exciting to take a trip on the funicular railway to the top of the Great Orme in Llandudno.

 



 We walked the town walls in Conwy

 



 

and played at the harbour.

 



We explored Rhuddlan Castle,

 



visited a waterfall,

paddled in a stream

 



and took a ride on a buggy around our caravan site.

 



Back to our normal home school schedule and looking forward to more sunshine.

Postal Bible School BBQ - Merebrook Reservoir, Leek

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our Week



Pirate play in the garden.

 

 

The youngest ever winner of Tummy Ache. Doesn't she look pleased? Well done Elisabeth!

 



 

Our regular Home Education days are filled with library visits, 

 

 

handwriting practice,

(Abigail is very keen to learn to write like her older brother and sister)

 

 

spelling tests

 

 

and reading lessons.

 

 

The girls are now pros at baking scones and can follow the recipe with only a little help from me.

 

 

The highlight of the week for the children was the Postal Bible School prize giving.

 

 

Prizes were awarded for all the hard work they have put into their lessons throughout the year.

 

 

Nathanael was awarded the Primary Shield 2013 for achieving 100%.

 

 

A lovely morning was had with Auntie Charlotte at Run of the Mill soft play, Gateway home education group was enjoyable as always and it was great to meet new friends at the ex JWs for Jesus day held at our church.