Term 1The Good Master – Kate SeredyPhilomena – Kate SeredyLost in Peter’s Tomb – Diane AhernThe Man Who Never Died – Gerald T BrennanSt Pius X The Farm Boy Who Became PopeReturn of the Wolf – Dorothy Hinshaw PatentVinegar Boy – Alberta HawseFantastic Mr Fox – Roald Dahl Term 2Mr…
Picture Books Read ToWeek 2Emily and Alfie – Meredith Hooper*Butterfly Birthday – Harriet ZiefertHenry and the Fox – Chris WormellLittle Black Sambo – Helen BannermanLittle Otter’s Big Journey – David BedfordLittle Dog Lost – Monica CarnesiEdge of The World – Ian TrevaskisThe House That Went to Sea – Melinda SzymanikThe…
(old pic) Last week we focused on Australian history, always a personal favourite of mine, though the childrenmoan they know it all, not true. It was the third last week of the school year and a definite feeling of winding down. However we forged on and managed to continue with maths, independent…
(old pic) Into a rhythm now with our ‘Leap into Literature‘ focus, not to say we’re achieving everything plannedevery day, but that is par for the course at the end of the school year. It’s hot, we’re winding down and expecting a baby in less than a month, so all…
Our previous efforts ironed out the wrinkles in our organising and the past fortnight saw us in a settled rhythm. Although we did take a few days off for socialising, not something we lightly do preferring to leave socialising for afternoons. However at this stage of my pregnancy I’m ‘knackered’ by the afternoon,…
Previously I shared that our Leap into Literature ‘was a resounding success!’, I really should have known better. We’ve been homeschooling for a decade and a half now and I know that ‘first days/weeks’ are always followed by an adjustment period. In this case it wasn’t over-ambition, I have finally learnt not to…