pursuing joy in the journey: Term 1 2015

This year I thought I would keep a track of what we have been doing termly so here is our first term of the year

Maths

Ben has been working from CGP maths book for KS3covering revision of long multiplication and division, ratio, square numbers, perimeter and area.

Luke has been using a KS2 work book covering decimals, square numbers, multiples and factors, prime numbers, shapes and angles

We have also done some work on multiplication tables using grids and die games

Amy has been playing games that involve counting such as snakes and ladders, she loves her matching game. She has been hanging numbered socks in order on a washing line.

English

Ben is continuing with his online CMlive class. he has read Frankenstein this term and given a PowerPoint presentation on one of the chapters via webcam.

Luke has been using a KS2workbook and has written a number of blog posts here lego marble run and here I am 11 and also Thank you letters for Christmas and his birthday.

Amy has starts making an alphabet book. She likes doing her alphabet jigsaws. She is fascinated by the starting sounds of words and loves to just blurt out examples when she thinks of them.

R.E.

We are using postal bible school This month the subject has been Daniel

Topic work

The boys have continued to work through the Answers in Genesis - Machines in Motion book with their dad on Thursdays. They have looked at Inclined planes, Wedges and screws, levers, gears and pulleys

I have been reading a book with them called "The Blood of the Martyrs" looking at the history of the early church.

Gateway

They have been looking at The Celts

Nature study

Precipitation (snow, rain, sleet and hail)

Winter tree study

Water birds

Sports

We have continued attending the home ed sports groups on Monday mornings, but Luke has had to miss the last 2 due to problems with his foot.

Home ed meet ups - Fridays are our social day

Wk 1 we met in Rochdale town centre and had a bit of a tour looking at some of the history of Rochdale and finding out about the plans for opening up the river which flows under the town centre

Wk 2 - Following the snowy weather we had a look at how snow is formed, made some snowy pictures and snowflakes and read about Snowflake Bentley

Wk 3 We had a go at melting some crayons and enjoyed playing with lego

Wk 4 We made some soup and chocolate beetroot brownies - yum
We added the recipes to our books

Wk 5 It was Lukes birthday this week so we had some changes and met up on wed instead and had a day at the park with bikes

Wk 6 I had to spend some time with my dad and the kids all had fun playing at Lisa's

During the half term it was the Chosen generation group meet up which was on the theme of stories and parables