The me that homeschools is very excited today. I finally got my letter from Premier David Bartlett to say that as of the 1st of October 2009 I am officially a member of the THEAC council. This is definitely an exciting time for me and one that I look forward to as the other council members are wonderful people and I can’t wait to be on Council with them!
Well today we had another inspection. Krystal came from the real estate to make sure that we are looking after the house properly as they do when you have an inspection. I must admit that I will be glad when the day comes and I no longer have to worry about these inspections.
I mean, it is having to remain home all day that gets to me rather than the inspection itself as we look after the house and keep it clean, so that does not worry me. It is the fact that we have gone from a 4 hour window of time when they may arrive to a 8 hour window, meaning I have to be tied to the house all day or at least until they arrive.
Thankfully Krystal arrived around lunchtime, so I was able to reclaim the rest of my afternoon.
Well today was Father’s Day. It started out with the girls making Tata his breakfast. JAHG had decided to play a trick on her Dad. So the night before she had put some breakfast cereal into a bowl with some milk (half way) and then placed it into the freezer to go solid. Then the next morning she placed some more cereal and milk over the frozen breakfast.
SZG was very impressed that his little girl had made his breakfast. He sat down at the table with a big smile on his face and as he started to tuck into his cereal he ‘hit’ a snag as the spoon hit the frozen breakfast in the bowl. Thankfully SZG seen the funny side of his daughter’s prank and laughed along with us all at his breakfast demise.
After a second attempt to eat breakfast, we all had full bellies. Then we all got ready and went out for an adventure of a different sort! SZG had decided that we would venture up to the top of Mount Wellington and enjoy some fun in the snow. The girls and I had tried to get to the top of the mountain a few days earlier, but were unsuccessful after the roads were closed off due to heavy snow fall and black ice.
Today however we were very fortunate and able to enjoy some time up the top of Mount Wellington. NIK had never experienced the snow before and she had a lot of fun and excitement playing in the white stuff. We all enjoyed a Snow ball fight, falling down into the snow as we tried to walk across certain areas of it and just being together.
Here are some photos of our adventure.
Happy Father’s Day Tata, we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!
Well today has been another quiet day. We have just hung around the house. The children have enjoyed playing computer games with their Tata, while I have opted to do some reading and attempt to clean the house.
SZG is not home every Saturday, as he has to work around one in three, so we try to enjoy them when we are all together. Today however we are not going to do anything fancy as tomorrow is Father’s Day and that is when we will go out as a family and do something memorable this week.
So overall a very quiet day for all concerned.
I just wanted to share with you all a great website that I came across a while back, it is called ePals.com
In using this website we have come across other home educating families in various parts of the world as well as some other great people to communicate with and share ideas.
ePals is a Global Community of collaborative learners, teachers, and academic experts in 200 countries and territories.
ePals provides Connections to students, classes, and school districts worldwide that are safe and secure.
ePals is the safe and protected solution for linking classes, schools, and school districts globally via ePals SchoolMail, ePals SchoolBlog, and Classroom Match.
ePals Projects:
In the classroom or from home, guide your students’ learning with a global, online perspective. ePals provides learning units, instructional resources, best practices and member-created projects all arranged by topic. ePals teachers help us have the best and most efficient resources available for you to use in your classroom. As well, ePals continuously works with groups of educators to develop collaborative projects that include the following key components:
* Interactive: Students research and share data with global peers
* Cross-curricular: Math, sciences, languages, technology, social and cultural studies
* Inclusive: Projects accommodate multiple learning styles and age range
Some subjects currently being discussed on a global scale include:
People and Culture – The Way We Are.
A Worldwise look at Natural Disasters
Just to Name a few!
