Home school term 1 week 7 and 8.

Forgot to add our weekend activities from end of week 7 to week 8..

we looked at harvest

went to church as part of recycling household goods initiative so taught syd about make do and mend fixing can decrease carbon footprint.

went to woods-twice
allotment
parks
nearly new sale=bargain books.

went to harvest festival at medieval barn where we saw ferrets racing, watched apples be pressed. looked at animals. Everyone had a fab time.

sadly missed harvest festival at church due to illness but did donate to food bank syd also took food into nursery school..

Her nursery school did fab event based around julia donaldson new book scarecrow wedding

where we did crafts, made scarecrows, dressed up and ate healthy jacket potatoes and shortbread.

Really lush church for the repair cafe syd and her sister made some little friends, met some interesting new people and got coffee machine fixed for free.

More chestnut hunting and fun in woods after church and nearly new sale manic sat!

Spotted this huge pumkin on allotment. would love to know how got so big. Outs still sadly small and green.

 Another day another park!

 Lovely sunny walk in the woods near our house.


 Syd watching man do thatch fencing whilst sister has a g at building a dry wall!

 Lots of lovely apples!

 Shes little bit nervous of the pigs.

 Syd posing by the cows.

 Syd heads straight to nature craft table

 eying up the geese

 Who knew there was this many varieties of apple.

 There were some fab craft stalls lush felt animals.wicker ornaments threaded from corn, home made chutneys and lots more.This stall was 2 old ladies with their old fashioned spinning wheels.Got into interesting discussion about natural dyes and hope try it with syd one day.

 Old presser in barn making yummy apple juice and cier which we enjoyed as well as toffee apples.

We saw pigs, ducks, calves, lamas and sheep.


Lots of outings with some literacy /numeracy and crafts in between,

2 mornings nursery due to event

rainbows and cheer leading.

rang council no movement on wait lists.It seems the myth school places fall from sky in septtember and october.

We have had lots of fun term 1 and feel proud we doing ok.

We made most of nice weather and did lots trips outdoors knowing term 2 be cold dark and rainy so more indoors and crafts next term.