Latin

Why we learn Latin?

Learning Latin  is a brilliant way to support children's literacy by Dr Lona  Robinson,who is the founder of Iris Project. It improves the writing skills in literacy. More than 60% of English root words came from Latin. It helps in analysing, designing the English Grammatical structure in high level. Children of all level ability can benefit though it is a great way to extend gifted and talented children.

Some of the resources are Cambridge Latin Course, Minimus, Galore park books for Latin beginners.

Ancient MEesopotamians/ Sumerians

We thought of learning Bible and introduce history along with it. One of the very olden civilisation was Ancient Mesopotamians, some 7,000 years ago. People began to move into area between Tigris and Euphrates  rivers and settled there, This area is called Ancient Mesopotamia. Word Mesopotamia means land between two rivers and now it is known as Iraq (The Usborne Book Of World History)

Life was hard due to weather was dry, hot and floods. So they move into South the land of Sumer e]where Sumerians lived. From there close to Ur where we were learning about Abraham, nomads and reading the scripture and learning Genesis (including premevial  -Genesis 1-11 and patriarchal history  Genesis 12 onwards ). Munnu was concentrating on Cuneiform writing, ziggurats, covenant. Anu and Munnu began Bible History with 7 days of creation, fall, Noah's arc  and Theresu did some coloring of creation.

St Joseph Feast day

It was a great day and children read the Story of St Joseph. Kids did some word search and puzzle, learnt the tradition of keeping St Joseph altar.We bought life of St Joseph colouring page from Holy Heroes

                               
                                          
                                                 Card made by Munnu

                                      Card from Theresu

Annu and Munnu decorated St Joseph altar and they made some tools and baked in oven.Even they made a b beautiful card of their own for their appa and amazing.

We had meal together and they gave card to appa, prayed for all dads and husbands.Towards evening we went to St Joseph church for the deanery mass and enjoyed the day.Some of the resources used are it is on my to do list, A slice of smith life, catholic icing and a beautiful lapbook from Shower of roses.

                                St Joseph Pray for us.

St Patrick's Day

Another wonderful feast day during lent. We went for the Holy Mass in one of the Irish church in Chorlton, read the Life of St Patrick book with children. Children got some shammrock leaves from the church.

Kidoos worn green dress and went for the Holy Mass, came back home and studied about St Patrick, the place where he was born, his journey, miracles and death. Looked at maps and plotted places in Ireland, researched little bit about celtic cross, traditional food, Gaelic language and wrote a paragraph on St Patrick. Annu, Munnu and Theresu is having lot of fun trying to learn some Irish dance and children had a treasure hunt and was fun too.

Although I had some plans to make Irish soda bread , I couldn't do in the end. But it was a great day in our family.Some of the resources I borrowed from Real Life at Home, Love grows wild and Secrets of a super mommy.

                         


                               ST PATRICK ORA PRO NOBIS

Mothering Sunday

It was the Mothering Sunday and 4Th Sunday of Lent (Lautere Sunday). Traditions says that in England girls used to do jobs like household, teaching and other and get holidays that day to stay with the family. Simnel cake is made by double layer cake with almond paste in both layers.

As a family we had a great day and had a lovely time sharing gospel to young children in Blackburn .Annu, Munnu and Theresu made a beautiful card, Annu made a chain for my and handbag and was amazing.


I received an astonishing All about Mom note from Annu and Munnu which opened my eyes and thanked Lord for their sweetness in our life. Theresu gave me a coloring picture.

Annu's 10th birthday & Joseph and the technicolor dream coat movie

It was Annu's birthday on8th of March and thank God it was a wonderful day. We went for Holy Mass and thanked Lord for the last ten years of Annukuttan in our lives.

Annu liked Joseph and the technicolor dream coat songs and it was decided to watch this movie with her friends during her birthday party. Annu is drawing Joseph in his multicolored coat.

Theresu is coloring the picture of Joseph and she enjoys the Joseph songs.

                             Munnu is making birthday garlands.

     Ann with her friends

 Tried to make a multicolored coat cake by decorating with M &M 'S.

                   

                                Kidoos watching the movie

 Below is the gift which Munnu brought for his sister by himself from the nearby shop. Great thought from her brother.

                                    Birthday card from Theresu.

                                    Card from her aunty Reeby from India.