Well what a pickle I’ve gotten myself into, I wasn’t consistent in recording over the past four weeks so my records are extremely patchy and light!!
Excursion
All except Mariah: Alumy Creek School Museum. Fantastic day out dressed in olden day clothes, complete with a strict school teacher, writing in ink and ringing a bell.
Lunch they played marbles, skipping and sack races. A day they’ll always rememember
Public Speaking
All except Mariah: Lessons with our homeschool group, the children are loving these.
Sebastian
Sebastian as always is diligent, planning every day what subjects he is going to cover and beavering his way through. He is an inspiration and joy.
He puts his most energy into spelling, handwrirting and maths, every week he does the agree upon amount and way and beyond for his maths.
Sebastian Reads
Reading through the Boxcar Children, read book 3 and started book 4.
Ignatius
Lots of maths.
Ignatius Reads
Lyrebird – Jackie Kerin
How the Sun was Made
Battle Boy Books 1, 2 & 3
Racing Wild – begun
Saxon
Spelling regularly with Genevieve
Steady with Maths
A couple of story writings
Saxon Reads
Lord of the Rings finished book 1, started book 2, part 1!!!
Boys as Group
The boys have been experimenting with seed pods, working out how many seeds can float in a receptacle before sinking.
We’ve been enjoying Nature Walks with our local homeschool group, focus thus far has been Insects and Bark.
We’ve also been enjoying some Nature, History and Geography Read, see below.
Drawing How To, binge
Creating Paper Weapons, realistic mace, ball and chain and more.
Nature Reads
Migaloo The White Whale – Mark Wilson
The Bushwalk – Sandra Kendell
The Only Ones Left – Sandra Kendell
Geography Reads
On the Farm with Uncle Kev – Roland Harvey
Remembering Lionsville – Bronwyn Bancroft
Uncle Vic’s Farm – Raewyn Caisley
It’s a Microcool – Christine Harris
Big Rain Coming – Katrina Germein
In the Deep Red Desert – Angie Lionetto – Civa
To the Top End – Roland Harvey
Grandpa’s Farm – Alan Robinson
My Australia – Julie Murphy
History Reads
Lightning Jack – Glenda Millard (more fanciful)
This is Captain Cook – Tania McCarthy
Meet Captain Cook – Rae Murdie
DVDs
Science – Wild Krats and Magic School Bus
History – Horrible Histories, huge immersion.
Boys & Girls: Australian History – First Footprints, pre- European contact. Absolutely fascinating.
Genevieve
Spelling Lessons with Saxon
Longstitch
Audio
Mysterious Benedict Society
Genevieve Reads
Captain Cook Explores the South Seas – Armstrong Sperry
Ned’s Kangaroo – Vashti Farrer
The Hunt for Ned Kelly – Sophie Masson
Ned Kelly’s Jerilderie Letter – Carole Wilkinson
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire – JK Rowling
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix – JK Rowling
Mariah
Worked hard on achieving all her set Didache lessons
Several Dictation lessons
A little Essay Writing & Maths
Some Spanish
Read a solid amount of Little History of the World by Gombrich
Has nearly finished Brenda Runkle’s Geography of the World
Enjoyed Henry Lawson’s poetry
Mariah Reads
Captain Cook Explores the South Seas – Armstrong Sperry
To Kill a Mockingbird – read half
