Lego Venice and A Field Lacking in Snowmen

A week of EU work.  

The two youngest made Venice out of Lego.  Water and Lego is a hit!

It was played with all week.

Wales and Scotland work for the two littlies.

Continuing their EU code-breaking work, the two eldest made a water filter and discussed EU water regulations.

Also this week:

Mapwork

Learning symmetry with a pretty wonderful older sister.

Nature Study

Faith Study

Poetry

Reading

Learning in the living room where the heater was on full blast.

Monkey Girl's new book arrived in the library and she read it in two days.

A trip to the opticians.

The Boy was sick for two days.  Lots of bed rest and Mummy cuddles.

We made our poorly boy a snug for reading...

...and he made some cute rules for it. 

"There are two rules for The Snug and they are: Don't bring toys in and don't mess it up."

Ballet Girl made Panda Girl a cool panda t-shirt using the sewing machine.

Lots of Dance and Gym happened.

The Boy spotted a bird on the side of the road and wanted to identify it.

Hot chocolate on a Saturday.

And a walk with bestest Papa.

Our snowmen have gone!

MEPs and the Sistine Chapel

The Plenum.  A debate in the European Parliament among the MEPs and a final vote for law passing.

We also had an introductory look at Italy today.

The Boy and Panda Girl made the Leaning Tower of Pisa out of Lego

We read a little about the Vatican (not strictly Italy) and Michaelangelo's incredible painting in the Sistine Chapel.  Years ago, during a Vatican project, the girls role-played as Michaelangelo and painted the under-side of their desks and it's something The Boy has always wanted to do.  He was thoroughly delighted to finally get to do so.

A Quiet Sound, High Frequency Rollercoaster and Some Stereotypical Viking Pictures.

Ballet Girl and Monkey Girl analysed some historical sources for their European Union work, cracking the code ready for the next chapter in their book.  It's an enjoyable way to understand the beginnings and the reasons behind the EEC and EU.

Panda Girl and The Boy continued their work on Denmark, with The Boy starting his first ever word search (love!)...

...and they both made a cute Viking display.

Sewing on the sewing machine and drawing a circuit diagram.

Magna Carta analysis by Ballet Girl.

Understanding energy forms.

Monkey Girl made these cool frequency pictures.

The Boy worked through this.

Monkey Girl finished this.

Spanish books and making sentences with Spanish flash cards.

Ready for tap, modern and three hours of gym.