That's it! We're done! Another year under our belts - huzzah!
Our thematic units this year:
Leonardo da Vinci
Autumn
Ancient Greece
Advent
The 20th Century
The European Union
Exploration
Gardening
Geology
Aztec, Maya and Inca Empires
Ballet Girl gained Basic First Aid, Power Boat Level 1, Basic Camp Craft, Basic Seamanship and Basic Navigation, and progressed to pointe shoes in Ballet.
Monkey Girl gained Competent Crew and Basic First Aid, achieved her Commodore's Pennant, won Junior Sea Cadet of the Year and Best Attendant, and will be getting her first pointe shoes this summer.
The girls have been in their first rowing and power boat regattas, on sea cadet courses around the country, danced 45 dances between them over a weekend of dance shows with their dance school, and have done some smashing community work with and for their Sea Cadet unit. Panda Girl went to Edinburgh to see the pandas. Ballet Girl had an after hours tour of the Harry Potter studios, spent a week at the National Navy Training Centre, HMS Raleigh, on a Naval Acquaint Course, and visited HMS St. Albans while it was docked in London. They've had dance exams, and field trips to museums and English heritage sites, We've holidayed at Center Parcs and Cornwall. Monkey Girl has undoubtedly read all the books in the library. The Boy has joined a football team, caught up with his sisters on their trampoline badges, and starts rugby in September. I'm seven months into a six year history degree! We've successfully planted sweet peas, violas, wildflower seeds, cornflowers, carrots, lettuce, spinach and our super giant pumpkins are growing as we speak! The children have cooked and baked and created and read and discovered and invented and played, and I'm super proud of them all. I love you kiddies. x
