Life Lately

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.

Family Day - Little Moreton Hall

Today we visited Little Moreton Hall, an iconic Tudor Manor House.

 

Crossing the moat to enter the house.

History lessons from Daddy!

Learning how to play Nine Men's Morris.

Elisabeth trying out the servant's bed.



Nathanael helped the housekeeper make the beds by beating the feather mattress.

The children were delighted to find a duck that had made its nest on a footpath!

 

Another lovely family day out, making the most of our National Trust membership.



Easter School!

To complete Tabitha and Abigail's current project on farm animals, we visited our local farm.

 

 

Nathanael and Tabitha attended a felt making workshop at the Hat Works in Stockport.

We made Easter cards,

 



 

Easter bonnets

 

 

and chocolate nest cakes!

 



The weather has been delightful, so we have made the most of it and spent a lot of time outdoors at parks,

 



den building in the woods

 



and we even got the paddling pools out in the garden!

 





Even though the children enjoy eating their Easter eggs and taking part in crafts and activities, we hope that they understand the true meaning of why we remember this time of year. In our Bible time, we have been using a devotional book, taking us through the Biblical account of the crucifixion and resurrection. One of our favourite hymns we like to sing together is Low in the Grave He Lay by Robert Lowry.

 Low in the grave He lay—

  Jesus my Saviour!

Waiting the coming day—

Jesus my Lord!

 

Up from the grave He arose,

With a mighty triumph o’er His foes

He arose a Victor from the dark domain,

And He lives forever with His saints to reign.

He arose! He arose! Hallelujah! Christ arose!

 

Vainly they watch His bed

Jesus, my Saviour!

Vainly they seal the dead—

Jesus my Lord!

 

Death cannot keep his prey—

 Jesus, my Saviour!

He tore the bars away—

 Jesus my Lord!

 

Hope you all have an enjoyable Resurrection Sunday.