I think my head and my house need a very good spring clean, just not sure where to find the time!!
The number of pancakes consumed this week has been wonderfully enormous and I think we have ticked a fantastic amount of socialisation boxes too. Although I'm not really sure why this still worries me, mostly because it is almost the the number one question we get asked when people find out we home educate.
I think the top 5 are,
Are you a teacher?
What about socialising?
What about exams?
What do you do/have you done today then?
and lastly but not really a question,
"Oooh, I could never do that, how can you spend all that time with your children? I'd go mad!!"
Anyway I digress, we had a really fab time on thursday with The lovely people from the Naseby battlefield project and OPAL (open air laboratories) and iflow doing a hedgerow and pond survey. We were also discussing the new viewing platform they are hoping to erect at the point where the battle of Naseby all started. It was wonderfully educational and a fantastic chance to continue our involvement with the Battlefield project. But most of all fun! Sadly there is not too much to find in a hedge at this time of year, but bark lice and dead spiders were still deemed super interesting! Even more so the pond (although I think its mostly the going in to the top of your wellies) and there was lots to find in the way of larve and also a dead furry thing (turned out to be a vole).
The knowledge and enthusiasm from the adults working with our group was brilliant. Helping us grow our knowledge whilst being interested in a very positive way about home education and very complementary about the children. I think most of that comes from the children asking lots of questions and showing a real interest back.
When I'm having a bit of a low time days like these help reinforce what we do so much.
Anyway pictures can speak a thousand words (or so they say!) so here are some of the other bits and pieces from our week.
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| David's background for his collage work |
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| cutting and measuring gates for her stables! |
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| wand making (yes, they are obsessed) |
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| Watching the electricity men prepare to dig a hole |
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| Getting bigger |
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| Blimey, how big?? |
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| Riding, they had a fab lesson! |
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