Home School Conference 2014

Teach camp for homeschoolers was organised by CEE(Christian Education Europe). Cefn Lea was the place of conference and had quite informative sessions on 'nothing is trivial', 'boy versus girls communication', 'juggling homeschooling'  and ACE (accelerated christian education & PACE), there were lot of fun for children and to explore themselves in the afternoon,  evenings ended with rally  with introduction, children's concert, worship. As a family, we all played various sports. Last week was really graceful with beautiful memories.We met a few Homeschooling families and stayed with another homeschooling mum of  7 children. 

Munnu turned 8

We had our Munnu's 8th birthday party yesterday. He would love to do a sports themed birthday with some games especially to play cricket with his friends.I convinced him to have his party in our garden and we could go to one of the nearby park to play sports.

The snack table was loaded with goodies. Cupcakes were decorated and put cricket toppers, chocolate footballs, crisps, pop corns, Twizzlers, fruit cocktail with melon and strawberry. Decorated the table with a cricket ball and made banners with cricket ball picture, decorated the wall with a cricket ball and a bat      cut out made by Munnu himself.

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Me and children together made a chocolate cake, decorated with desiccated coconut with green food coloring to look like the pitch, made cricket stumps and bails with flakes wrapped around with white icing, cricket bat and a ball.

The kids did play lot of football, girls versus boys and boys versus boys, some played trampoling, tennis . Children had some  hot dogs in our back garden. Munnu actually wanted to do some races, unfortunately time ran out so fast.We had the pinata for the children to break and it was fun .Our friend Pushpa was with us to help too. Thank God for Munnu's last 8 years with us .

Then towards the end , we all went to our nearby water park to feed the ducks and kids played some ball games in the park. It was a beautiful time and it was fun to put all these things together.

Earth- layers

I have not been blogging for long time. We only came back from India after munnu's Holy Communion two weeks back..Started learning about 'Layers Of Earth'. Good information on layers of earth from freemontissori. We made different layers of earth using modelling clay one over the other.Children learnt about crust, mantle, inner core and outer core. They were amazed to the cross section of the model to see  the different layers on earth.Another HE blog on about the activity on different layers o earth is found here. Montessori blog on learning ark is found quite informative.


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ITALY

Children are learning about Italy this spring term 2.We have 'Us borne book of famous paintings' which we borrowed from our library which is very good to learn about the nature of different famous paintings. So fascinated to read about Leonardo Da vinci; he was an artist, scientist, dreamer...kids are sketching Mona Lisa; then we come to know that this famous work is now in Louvre Museum , France . Theresu is learning  'A'. She started  scribbling lines bit more; more of  like circles and shapes. Theresu is now 3.

Lenten season 2014

Started with Halleluiah banner on Shrove Tuesday and we made some pan cakes. Munnu hid 'ALLELUAH' for Easter to find out. We made our own lenten calendar. Made some Ashes by burning the old palms. We made a charity box to collect foods and stuffs for poor.

                Stations of cross done at home with children.

First Holy Communion of Munnu-2014

Munnu is receiving First Holy Communion this year. Preparing and learning the first communion catechism. Using Baltimore and St Anne's helper catechism for learning. Made some First Communion banner. Planning to make a chalice from paper mache. Munnu likes to choose St Tarcisus as his first Holy Communion patron saint.Read alouds is done for Munnu from Blessed Imelda's story. Planning to start Novena in preparation to receive Jesus. This year we are trying to take Munnu for Holy Hour for some time every Tuesday.

                                   DVD used

Other books to learn sacraments, sacramentals....

                         Munnu's catechism booklet

                                  lap book made about ten commandments

 Holy Communion catechism from Baltimore books

Munnu is going to have his special day of first holy Communion on 26th of April  in India as we are flying to our home tomorrow. Munnu started doing St Therese's first holy communion novena.

Henry V Drama

Our St Joseph Home schooling is practicing drama of Henry V of Shakespeare. As usual Allison is  directing the drama and planning to perform in St Joseph home nearby.