wed 20 march '13

bsf: talked about our birthright - being born into a country where we can freely read bible & attend church.
maths: 1 chapter each.
biology: gas exchange. printed out a ks3 syllabus based on bbc bitesize.
code academy. did if/else statements, alert. we are on 18/28 on Javascript intro to programming.
handwriting... did Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg.. then F needed a stress break! Will have to slow down on the handwriting! R took it in her stride though.

Tue 19 March '13

We had brunch out at subway with dh.
we did: BSF finish the week - yay!
biology: revised MRS GREN, did the respiratory sytem - f did a PS3 pic.
hebrew, revised & did "yes, a little "
maths: r lesson 30, f lessons 64 +65
We talked about Catherine Mooney Essay course, R agrees she could do this now.
We looked at a diagram of GCSEs/A-levels/Uni and talked about what a syllabus is and what an essay is.
Spoke about handwriting... I MUST download some worksheets.
seemed like a good day, especially F's attitude to division lessons!

thu 7 march

we chitted the potatoes.

Wed 6 March 13

Freddy went on the bus on his own! using a day saver ticket I'd bought. He went to bus stop by M&S Food by himself, waited for an 82 bus & got on, got off & went home using key to let himself in.
Ruby & I spent time with an adult with learning disabilities, she observed the different ways of dealing with an adult who struggles to make decisions & execute various daily tasks.

I had a crown fitted at the dentist, so asked the dentist to show them the mould of my teeth and so on.
On the way back they asked lots of questions about inflation.

mon 4 march 13

Went to Telling Tales at the Phil with chef.

27 & 28 feb

Wed 27 Feb.
a.m. BSF, maths, hebrew, single shard. pm: chicks arrival!
This was a good day - planned, but not too much. Good expectation/ achievement ratio.

Thu 28 Feb.
a.m. BSF then ladies mtg. pm planned: code academy, maths, cooking.

sonlight core d

Excited! Cos i've bought Sonlight Core D, 2nd hand for £100.It's lots of books! And **the holy grail** : lesson plans for a year.
It is aimed at age 8-11 and is themed around early history of USA, my fave period of history.
It covers bible, history, geography, english, poetry and lotsa stories.
I think we're gonna have a lot of fun with this.
find it at http://www.sonlight.com/homeschool-curriculum.html?core=D
this combined with our biology igcse work and a little of lots of other things, will be a day's work for my mini students.
excited!