Monday, 2 November 2015

Hibernation, Migration and Autumn

Today we started our new thematic unit: Hibernation, Migration and Autumn.

The children grew these pumpkins from seeds. They were so excited to get to finally pick them.

Their task this morning was to be inventive with their pumpkins. Here they are. They are hilarious and brilliant!!







Autumn books

The Boy organised these pumpkin life cycle cards. I printed and laminated these years ago for my eldest and they have since been a regular autumn activity.

Autumn creativity

 A cave for hibernating bears.


Including lanterns for nighttime.

 We couldn't make a bear cave without making a Pooh Bear display.

Bear stories in the bear cave.

Sourcing some bear facts.

Sssshhhh! The bears are sleeping!



Meanwhile, Ballet Girl had some extra Papa help with her maths. Love. My. Husband.

 After trampolining lessons, Monkey Girl was enrolled as a Sea Cadet after two years as a Junior. Good girl. :) I'm proud of you. 


The Boy came to watch his sister's enrollment, wearing his best beret and Royal Marine sash. Mid-way through the evening his bedtime came and went, so he requested permission to be dismissed so he could go home to bed. 
*Cuteness!*

Sunday, 1 November 2015

Also in October...

Monkey Girl won a Blue Peter Badge. *Chuffed!*

Hanging out with baby cousins

Hanging out with siblings

A trip to the podiatrist

Making life-size dinosaurs with playdough (we chose teeny weeny ones)

Ballet Girl made delicious apricot Great British Bake Off biscuits

The Boy did an eye colour survey with the help of Mummy's Facebook friends

An amazing response!

A trip to the library

Watching their baby brother play rugby

Science with Papa

Science with sister

Papa came from work to watch gym. Yay!

Ballet Girl has worked her socks off this half term. 

Making lavender bags


Pondering Paul Hollywood's Great British Bake Off plaiting trick


A trip to Oxford


Beautiful Trinity College


Viking artifacts in the Ashmolean

Strad!


Mooching about on a Sunday

Parties

A few rugby matches


Mosaics

Hamma beads

Hanging out with friends




And guinea pigs



Catching sunbeams

Rivers and Lakes Thematic Unit

We have finished our three week long Rivers and Lakes Thematic Unit. Scroll through the older posts for all our work. Here's the end of it.

Learning about water displacement with play dough boats. 

Fun with osmosis and capillary action.




The children's final task was to design their own lake using some of the science we learnt during our study (water displacement, surface tension, the water cycle etc).

Done!