We found some insects for our forest floor.

The girls found this so funny. Monkeys from the rainforest.

After work we went for a trek in our local woods/Rainforest, equipped with all things necessary for watching birds of paradise, dodging venemous snakes and hiding from jaguars.

Ballet Girl looked for howler monkeys.

Panda Girl cooled off with a bowl of water while her big sisters had their gymnastics lessons.

Craft Week window display

And we finished off the week with some games and a pic-nic in the park with Playgroup friends :)

Monkey Girl painting her Dora plaster of Paris model.

Ballet Girl made a bead princess all on her own. :) And Monkey Girl made a pink heart all on her own too :)

The finished 'Terracotta Potter pots' :) Now to plant.

Ballet Girl and Monkey Girl painted their flower pot objects which we will stick on tomorrow.

Hama beading. Panda Girl later used these in her play kitchen and they were strewn across the entire floor. Not really the same as crumbs as you can't just vacuum them all away.

Monkey Girl's bead dog and Ballet Girl's purses.

... and then we had a pic-nic in the park :)

This morning Ballet Girl and Monkey Girl worked really hard on their maths and English. Both did some great vocabulary and Panda Girl proved that she can still read the word "egg" (which nobody appears to have taught her...!). She did some lovely gluey, sticky, sequiny, painty work and then had a good play with Peppa Pig and friends. :)

Ballet Girl and Panda Girl planted strawberry seeds in their mini flower pots.

Ballet Girl and Monkey Girl painted their "Terracotta Potter" flower pots whilst Mummy and Panda Girl made the plaster of Paris shapes to be stuck on them later. :)

Monkey Girl did some rainbow art and then we spent the rest of the day at various gymnastics lessons and playing outside in the sunshine :)

Monkey Girl painted her own breakfast bowl.

Ballet Girl made some gorgeous hand-bags :)

Monkey Girl made a clothes peg princess...

...and sewed a beautiful neck purse.

Ballet Girl made 2 message bracelets.

Monkey Girl also made some fantastic paint pictures with her paint swirling machine :) ...

...and some cards for her 'thank you' notes.

On Saturday Ballet Girl and Monkey Girl had a Caribbean Party for their 5th and 6th Birthdays :)

Sunday, 22 June 2008

My wonderful Monkey Girl is 5!!! She struggled so much last year after her sudden operation and the threat of further surgery but she is back on top form again . I love you so much Darling!

France window display

(a mini, week long project for my half-French children )

We got some great French books from the library. This songbook is our own and the children were able to sing quite a few with me as they have a large collection of French nursery rhyme cds they often listen to in the car:









Savez vous planter les choux, a la mode, al la mode. Savez vous planter les choux, a la mode de chez nous.

We had a fun discussion about French cheeses and which part of France they originate and which animal they come from. They all have a particular awareness of this as Monkey Girl has a mild intolerance to cow's milk and so drinks goats' milk.

Ballet Girl's croissant.

Croissants and chocolate milkshake for breakfast - very French :) 

I have changed the layout of the girls' desks and have had a very positive response. The girls have been working very hard. Ballet Girl has done some great writing work this week.

All 3 girls made their own Croque Monsieur for lunch. Panda Girl was proud of her cheese tower.

What better way to start our French project than have a mini French pic-nic? We had a fun time in the supermarket first thing looking for all things French. I got some funny looks in the alcohol aisle when the girls started yelling "Mummy is this French wine?"
I am sensing a croissant breakfast later in the week...

The Tricolour flag :)

We discussed how the names of countries always have capital letters. They each drew a capital F and then pieced together the letters.

We looked at a map of Issigeac, the village where Papa's parents live in the South of France. We found Nanny Flo's house and figured out the best way from there to the village church.

...and then Mummy and Ballet Girl made La Tour Eiffel!

HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY!!

My Beautiful Elodie Marie is 6 today! She is my sensitive, deep-thinking, sweet sweet sweet baby :) I love you Didi! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Dinosaur Window Display.