We've had a long weekend with some fun pottering about and outings, so I got a little distracted from the blogging again, but I'm back now! (smiles!)
Well .. we've been enjoying some of this extra warm weather that's been here in Melbourne for just over a week. Today was just a bit too hot, though .. 37degC here. Thankfully it's cooling off and only 30degC now (at 9:30pm).
We have a new arrival in the chicken run. Little 'Freeman' hatched last Sunday. Unfortunately not all the other little hatchlings made it, but we're still waiting on two more eggs ... so we'll see!
In our homeschool ...
In maths, Maestro began and completed the trigonometry part of his Geometry work, which has completed MUS Geometry. The next level would be MUS Algebra II, but I'm thinking of first taking a slight diversion to reading String, Straight-edge, & Shadow: The Story of Geometry by Julia E.Diggins. It will be a good break for Maestro on completion of Geometry, and also a nice book to share with Mariposa as she begins her geometry exercises in her Singapore Maths book after completing decimals (especially all those word problems!!)
In history, Mariposa is still slowly working her way through Carry On, Mr Bowditch with me. We've had Papa join in with this and he's really enjoying the story. We've had talk of acquiring a sextant .. but I'm not so sure about that one! :)
Maestro's been learning about the Agricultural and Industrial revolutions. He's starting Oliver Twist (and I think I'll have to download the unabridged version from Audible so I can catch up with him!)
An introduction to atoms and the periodic table started Maestro off into his science module last week. We've been playing with this site called 'Build an Atom', where we can test our understanding of how atoms work. (Yes, I'm relearning all this with him!)
This simple video from BrainPOP gives a summary on atomic structure with a quiz at the end.
Socially speaking ...
We've had another relatively quiet week, except for an outing on Sunday. The children went to visit with friends whilst Papa and I took a trip into the city to preview a film called Performance. I received the invitation c/- the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, which was lovely. :) This was a very moving film, and definitely one for those who enjoy the finer details of music, but more so about the dynamics of friendships in such a close knit group.
That's about it for now. I'll have some more to share at the end of this week, with another excursion lined up for Friday (yay!)
Until next time,
Catherine
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