Autumn craft for the two littlest.

Collecting leaves for our leaf colour chart.

Panda Girl's 'match the scarecrow' work and the two eldest's cocktail stick hedgehogs.

Autumn bingo.

Apple bobbing (a lot of giggling).

Our leaf colour charts, foil leaves, leaf rubbings and a bit of fun.

A bit of Pirate Fun
My scary pirates.

First mate Panda Girl

Looking for treasure.

As of September 1st 2008 we have been following a curriculum based on Mater Amabilis, a homeschooling website for both UK and American pupils.

Ballet Girl and Monkey Girl are, so far, enjoying themselves immensly and our 2 years of thematic units seem to have put them in good stead for learning. It is a little less work for me as I am now expecting baby number 4 and my evenings are now for sleeping!!

However, we do plan to keep a healthy number of thematic units flowing throughout our school year. Watch this space!!

Making fairy cakes for Aunty Grace's and Uncle Thomas' Birthdays.

The finished product. Ta da!

Pic-nic in the park. Ballet Girl had just recovered from chicken pox, Monkey Girl had it and Panda Girl was just about to get it. The joys of infectious illnesses.

Painting an icey scene with cling film and acrylics.

Working hard :)

Our end of Summer treat: Boogie Pete Live at the theatre!!!!

Picking blackberries - yummy!

I have been an absent, poorly, pregnant Mummy but I am ready to update my blog!!

...bar-b-qs...

...running about in fields...

...watching their uncles climb high high high up...

...Summer holiday trampolining sessions (Panda Girl and Ballet Girl) ...

...in the pool...

...out with friends...

...and helping Mummy.

...making the most of the sunshine :)...

...making things with 'The Play Rangers'...

...playing in the teepee...

...catching up with friends...

...at the play gym...

...and lots of bike riding.

The Rainforest Window Display

Our Rainforest books.

Papa took the girls to the Safari Park to find Rainforest Animals!"

Panda Girl and a squirrel monkey (Central and South American Rainforests).

Australasian Rainforest Lorikeets.

Monkey Girl and a red lorri.

In the car on the safari trail, drawing rainforest animals that they can see.

Rainforest craft.

Copying a sloth for her Rainforest book.

Ballet Girl's string sloth and her and Monkey Girl's feather birds' of paradise.

After yesterday's trip to the PYO farm Ballet Girl helped me wash and sort the strawberries to make...

... strawberry smoothies...

... and smoothie lollies :)

Today we went to a 'Pick Your Own' farm.

Monkey Girl and our strawberries.

Ballet Girl helping Mummy :)

It all got a bit too much for Panda Girl.

Panda Girl made a fantastic pom pom snake.
This morning the girls worked to 'Sounds of the Rainforest' - lots of lovely bird and monkey calls, rain falling and the stillness of the forest. They were enthralled :)

Today's rainforest worksheets (Panda Girl did a beautiful frog - bottom left). Ballet Girl did a great wordsearch and frog crossword. Monkey Girl made a lovely number snake.

Rainforest animals: a blue chameleon, a leopard Panda Girl was a snake.