UK Mothers Day

It's Mothers Day today in the UK and I've had a really nice day. Hannah saved her pocket money and chose me some beautiful gifts and a card, and my lovely mum came over for the afternoon and stayed to dinner.

Hannah also made me two pictures which I absolutely love,

Mama Wala is her special name for me, wala means koala!!

We are wearing koala ears in this one !

 and my Mother's Day card,

How cute are the kangaroos??

Happy Mothers Day everyone x

Home School Classes At Titchfield

So, Hannah is still going to classes every Thursday, and she is enjoying them more and more as she progresses.

Biology is her favorite, with Math and English as close seconds.

It's an early start for a homeschooler, and there have been some really chilly mornings at the railway station - Hannah likes to warm up with a herbal tea (or two!).

She has been learning geometry in her math lessons,

she has covered DNA and genetics in biology.

 and spellings and grammar in English

At home she has been doing extra math and working through her geography book which she really enjoys.

Jaws 'N' Claws Workshop

We had a fantastic day in Horsham this week. We met up with some friends for a Jaws 'n' Claws workshop organised by a member of the local home education group. Hannah and her friends S and J had a great time in the (pretty good!) park there before the activity, picnic lunch and then the workshop.

It was run by Jaws n Claws (check them out), and Phil, the animal handler, was awesome. He was really interactive and great with the children, knowledgeable about all his animals, and really fun as well.

Phil with his beautiful tarantula Rosie, she was amazing!

 S and Hannah with Norman, the Blue Tongued Skink

Buster the Tree Frog

Steve the Royal Python

Winnie, the Redfoot Tortoise

After the workshop we went back to the park for more play and chat until the sun started to set and Hannah's friend had to get to gym.

Hannah and J  in the park.

Ponies, Ponies, Ponies................

Lots of riding has happened this week!

At The Farm Again!

We have been back to Staunton again today with more friends, this time from Journey Unique. It's such a great place for a meet up!

 Today the tropical green house and pond were really popular! The girls spent a long time with their hands in the water while the tiny fishes nibbled at their fingers, so funny.

Bamboo

 

                                                      Rainforest plants.

Dinner time for the pigs.

and the emu!

We had a really good day, not much beats hanging out with friends for a fun, relaxed end to the week :-)

Staunton Farm

We had a lovely day out yesterday with our friends from Purple Monkey Living whom we hadn't seen since before Christmas. We went to Staunton as all the children love it there. They spent a long, long time in the indoor play area climbing, chasing and doing gymnastics on the rubber carpet. We had a walk around, fed the animals and had a really nice catch up!

Such a good day, and it didn't even rain too much!

We Have An Allotment!

After over three years on the waiting list we have been given an allotment, and it's really close by as well which is great. It needs a bit of work, but I think it's going to be fantastic, as well as a really great learning opportunity for Hannah. She is very excited and already has a long list of fruit and vegetable to grow.