felling a bit yukky

Having not felt well over the last couple of days it was good to get up yesterday  feeling a little bit better.

So feeling productive, J and I went through his reading books and decided that we should get around to making a word tree, so every word he learns gets pinned to the tree. We then read about the rain forest (good old Cat in the Hat Learning series)  and then Dinosaurs.

Then we headed up to the allotment.  I managed to get  a fair bit done, while J played in his little area, which has now turned into a mud pit, with a bridge for his action figures to walk across.  We had a visit from a lovely little cat who was so friendly and cuddly.  It then proceeded to poo at the side of the allotment.  Luckily I had a plastic bag.

Still getting ready for Halloween, have three pumpkins to carve this weekend, one is absolutely massive, lots of pumpkin soup next week I think.

As we approach half term (we follow the school terms) we today will be winding down for a week off.  B and D will have a spelling test today, and I will be looking at how they have been doing with their Maths and English over the last term.

Have decided though, that B will now be studying for iGCSE English Spec B, not a lot of difference from A, but I think the B will be more suited for her.  So will be planning a study guide for next term.

So busy weekend ahead, planning to go to the allotment, rugby as usual but of course the big storm is approaching so may have to put these plans on hold.

L

Halloween Countdown, Allotments and Autumn Wet Weather

As a family we seem to be  settling into a routine this Autumn, with both the older children getting into their studying, B continuing with her part time job, rugby season well on its way and time to start planning for Autumnal activities.

Home Ed with J hasn't gone exactly as planned.  Having had an appointment with his specialist earlier in the month, all seems to be going well with him being weaned off of is medication.  It is to early to say, and we have to take it one day at a time, but nothing happening at the moment is of course a good thing.

We do however have to be on alert, especially over the next three months as his specialist has told us that he is at high risk of having a seizure.  We have to be cautious for up to a year, but each month that goes by the less likely he is to have a seizure.

So we have been taking it easy, staying at home  a lot, crafting, painting watching lots of films and reading.  He is very excited about Halloween, so I made him a countdown treat calendar:-

Each cup contains a Halloween treat.

He has also made lanterns

He has also made lots of pumpkin decorations out of paper plates.

Have a few printables  for J to look at next week

Halloween writing practice sheets from Activity Village
Halloween Pack from 3 Dinosaurs Blog



Our postcard swap is going well, we have sent quite a few to various countries, and received interesting cards too.

We pin each one onto the world map.

On Friday we went to look at a allotment, which is nearby, and decided on taking up half a plot.  J is very excited at this, as am I, and although it is a bit overgrown, it is manageable.  The lady who showed us around talked to us about Home Education, and was very enthusiastic about J learning all sorts of things through gardening.

Already we have had a discussion, on our way to Tesco, about the different fruits we could try and grow, and had a little game of "tree or ground" where J had to guess how the fruit was grown.  Also discussed that some fruits grow in different countries, and decided that when we got to the supermarket we would have a look at the different fruits.

(have to say, we looked at kiwis and melons, and then he got distracted by the toy sale aisle)


Have found this online though, looks quite good.

Banana Story - Video
Farming Citrus Fruits - video

We  are also planning on going to a local farm for Apple Day next week.

Back to today - very wet and windy outside, lovely weather for standing on a rugby field right next to the moor to watch my son play rugby :-)