tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289056432024-03-08T05:40:40.087+11:00Kez's BlogKezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15915193876879614644noreply@blogger.comBlogger973125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28905643.post-22340315850257996912014-07-02T11:56:00.000+10:002014-07-02T11:56:44.499+10:00Homeschooling Jan - June 2014OK so my monthly updates have slid out to term updates, now to a 6 month update! We're just too busy living life to blog it!<br />
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<b>Creative Arts</b><br />
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This continues to be Billy's focus. He has weekly music (singing & trumpet lessons), is heavily involved in drama and has this year started with a Scout media unit (JNN) to learn and take part in producing, filming, audio, and editing short video segments.<br />
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<li><b>Music</b></li>
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<li>Weekly singing and trumpet class</li>
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<li><b>Drama</b></li>
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<li> As well as weekly drama class, he was backstage crew for Upstage Youth Theatre's Romeo & Juliet production - including taking part in all day bump in (technical set up of lights etc).</li>
<li>He took part in audition workshop</li>
<li>Went to the Gloucester Shakespeare Festival and watched "Much Ado about Nothing"</li>
<li>Participated in a Bell Shakespeare drama workshop</li>
<li>Is involved with weekly JNN TV Media unit training - filming, editing, audio etc</li>
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<li><b>Art </b></li>
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<li>Regular visits to Maitland Art Gallery</li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">JNN Media Crew - editing room</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cast & crew of Romeo & Juliet</td></tr>
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<b>HSIE</b><br />
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<i><b> Australian History</b></i><br />
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<li>Historical walking tour of Maitland </li>
<li>SteamFest</li>
<li>Tunnel tour of Fort Scratchley</li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>Historical walking tour of Maitland</u></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u><br /></u></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>Fort Scratchley Tunnel Tour</u></td></tr>
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<i><b> Other cultures</b></i><br />
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<li>Chinese night at Scouts - ate food, made kite, discussed Chinese culture</li>
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<b>Maths</b><br />
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<li>Billy is working through the Maths OnlineYr 6 curriculum</li>
<li>Some exercises from Targeting Maths Year 6 </li>
<li>Everyday maths - cooking, measuring, budgeting etc </li>
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<b>Science & Technology</b><br />
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<li>Billy watches lots of science videos including the VSauce and Veritasium channel.</li>
<li>Heavily involved in creating videos including use of programs such as Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Photoshop, Avid</li>
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<b>English</b><br />
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<li>Read "Refuge" by Jackie French, "The Road to Gundagai" by Jackie French, "So Much to Tell You" by John Marsden as well as listened to numerous audiobooks.</li>
<li>Writing short films, plays and stories.</li>
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<b>PDHPE</b><br />
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<li>Participated in the Homeschool Swimming carnival</li>
<li>Participated in weekly Archery in Term 1 </li>
<li>Did an overnight hike in Brisbane Water National Park</li>
<li>Took part in Menu planning for hike - discussion on nutrition, hygiene</li>
<li>Basic First Aid training (emergency DRABC, snake / spider bite treatment, recovery position)</li>
<li>Bowling</li>
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<b>LOTE</b><br />
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<li>Italian classes (Term 1)</li>
<li>Duolingo Italian app</li>
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<b>Scouts 'Curriculum':</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Citizenship badge </li>
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<ul>
<li>Knots, bushcraft construction</li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Making a Rope bridge</td></tr>
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<li>Community service </li>
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<li>helped out with crowd control at SteamFest </li>
<li>Colour Party (flags) at Region AGM </li>
<li>Working bee at hall </li>
<li>Masters BBQ fundraiser</li>
<li>Clean Up Australia day</li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>Clean up Australia day</u></td></tr>
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As well as plenty of time spent hanging out with friends and family.Kezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15915193876879614644noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28905643.post-55793898455845272152014-04-01T20:58:00.002+11:002014-04-01T20:58:44.229+11:00A quick update...Just in case anyone is still following my blog, I will still continue to post homeschooling updates on here periodically. <br />
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But I'm far more active on Facebook if anyone would like to friend me on there - <a href="http://www.facebook.com/keztol">http://www.facebook.com/keztol</a><br />
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I also post more regularly on my writing blog - <a href="http://kerriepaterson.com/">http://kerriepaterson.com/</a><br />
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But a quick round up of my life for those who may be interested.<br />
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At the start of the year I began training as an Assistant Scout Leader with Billy's Scout Troop, which is fun. You can read about the hike we went on over the weekend at my <a href="http://kerriepaterson.com/2014/04/refilling-my-well-back-to-nature/" target="_blank">writing blog</a>. <br />
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I've also been having fun learning to be a better photographer by taking part in a 365 Photo Club challenge - the rules of which state you must upload a photo for each day and it has to be a selfie in some way. Either all of you, or a part of you (eg hand, foot, reflection, shadow etc) must be in the photo, and you have to take the photo yourself (can be by timer or remote). For someone who hates getting their photo taken, it's been way out of my comfort zone - which is great! I need that! I'm up to day 73 so far - you can see my photos at <a href="http://365.mavenforums.com/365-calendar/?user_id=234">http://365.mavenforums.com/365-calendar/?user_id=234</a></div>
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My writing is still a work in progress. I have finished 2 novels, and am part way through the 3rd. I've done the rounds of publishers with my 1st with no luck - now that I've learnt a lot more I think I'll do an overhaul on it and try again later. I'm waiting on a couple of beta readers to get back to me with feedback about novel no 2 before I try the round of agents and publishers with it. I'm still heavily involved in the Romance Writers of Australia and my local writing group, the Hunter Romance Writers.</div>
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Billy is doing well - his main passion continues to be drama and film-making. We have found a weekly Scout specialist group that meets every week under the leadership of a former award-winning TV producer (and Scout Leader) and he teaches the kids how to film, record sound and edit. They make videos for their YouTube channel - <a href="http://youtube.com/jnntv">http://youtube.com/jnntv</a>. It's an hour's drive away for us but Billy absolutely loves it so I don't mind. </div>
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He continues to learn singing and trumpet, Italian and archery, as well as JNN, drama and Scouts, so life is very busy. </div>
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Kezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15915193876879614644noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28905643.post-47909873699478271382014-01-20T21:51:00.003+11:002014-01-20T21:53:23.990+11:00Canberra tripYes, I am still alive. I'm a bad blogger... Blame Facebook!<br />
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We had a quick trip to Canberra over Xmas to meet up with family. While we were there, we took the opportunity to visit a few places.<br />
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<b>The Royal Australian Mint</b><br />
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<br />Kezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15915193876879614644noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28905643.post-79929679265423492872013-11-11T11:49:00.003+11:002013-11-11T11:49:58.648+11:00Homeschooling Monthly Memories - Aug - Oct 2013Between our trip away and what not, I have been really slack in updating our homeschool learning on the blog. It's been on my to-do list for quite some time!<br />
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<li>Scouts has involved campcraft skills, ropes/knots etc.</li>
<li>Fire safety night - talk by the Rural Fire Service, and camp cooking.</li>
<li>Navigation via GPS - they were blindfolded, driven to a location and then in a group had to find their way back to the hall. </li>
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<li>Drama classes</li>
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<li>They are currently studying Romeo and Juliet in his class. </li>
<li>Crew for 'Charlotte's Web' - he had many roles including lighting, stage door, runner. </li>
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<li>Saw 'Rosenkrantz and Guildernstern Are Dead' at the Sydney Theatre Company. </li>
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<li>Singing lessons & trumpet - he took part in the mid-Year concert his music school puts on (in the music teacher's backyard!).</li>
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<li>Finished reading <i>"A Waltz for Matilda"</i> by Jackie French </li>
<li>Went to a talk about researching Irish convicts and another about growing up in the area in the 1950s.</li>
<li>Began receiving the Inside History magazine.</li>
<li>Read <i>"The Horse who bit a Bushranger"</i> by Jackie French.</li>
<li><a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2013/10/western-australia-pt-7-and-final.html" target="_blank">Trip to WA </a>- visit to New Norcia, the Rabbit Proof fence, Albany Whaling station, Rottnest Island, Fremantle Prison & Roundhouse<br /><br /></li>
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<li><a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2013/10/homeschoolers-medieval-day.html" target="_blank"> Medieval history day</a> with other homeschoolers</li>
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<li>Learnt about prime numbers. </li>
<li>Real-life use of Maths in cooking, measuring - he made a b'day cake for me from scratch - chose the recipe, shopped for the ingredients, cooked and decorated from scratch (no packet stuff!) with no assistance.</li>
<li>Longitude and latitude practice - reading and following the GPS.</li>
<li>Codes</li>
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<i><b><br />Science & Technology</b></i><br />
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<li>Java coding<i><b> </b></i></li>
<li>Improving Photoshop skills</li>
<li>Visit to natural formations such as caves, rock arches, rare forests, Pinnacles, Wave Rock</li>
<li>Dolphin watching, dolphin discovery centre / aquarium, </li>
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<li>Read "Tales of Shakespeare - Romeo and Juliet"</li>
<li>Writing stories</li>
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<li>AFL / AFL training (now finished for the year)</li>
<li>Archery</li>
<li>Yoga </li>
<li>Watching "Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution" series.</li>
<li>Swimming </li>
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As well as plenty of time spent hanging out with friends and family.<br />
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Kezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15915193876879614644noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28905643.post-90293692982818315202013-10-20T20:36:00.000+11:002013-10-20T20:36:04.488+11:00Western Australia - Pt 7 (and final)On our last full day, we left early and drove to <a href="http://www.visitpinnaclescountry.com.au/" target="_blank">The Pinnacles,</a> a 190 hectare area of limestone formations caused by erosion. They are quite spectacular to see.<br />
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We went for a walk through them (guided by trail posts otherwise we may still be there!) and marvelled at the various shapes and sizes.<br />
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We stayed our final night in a dodgy caravan park near the airport. The next morning we cleaned out the van, packed our bags, repacked our bags to redistribute the weight and repacked again :) We dropped the van off at the hire company, and took a taxi to the airport, where we checked in about 8 hours early for our flight. We spent the rest of the time sitting at the airport trying to fill in time before we flew home. Don't ask why :)<br />
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We flew overnight and arrived home at Newcastle Airport the next morning, drove home, picked up KitKat from the cattery and collapsed in a heap...<br />
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So all up we did approx 2,500 km by the time we made all our side trips. The map roughly shows the route we took.<br />
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<br />Kezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15915193876879614644noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28905643.post-20090556815085917622013-10-11T22:14:00.002+11:002013-10-11T22:14:40.124+11:00Western Australia - Pt 6The next few days involved a LOT of long days driving.<br />
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Before leaving Albany, we had to visit Dog Rock - reliving another childhood memory for me! This is a rock in the middle of town that's shaped like a dog's head. There's both Aboriginal and urban <a href="http://www.westaustralianvista.com/Dog_Rock_Albany.html" target="_blank">legends </a>about the rock but regardless, I think it's pretty cool :)<br />
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We left Albany and drove towards Esperance, stopping briefly along the way to look at the remains of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit-proof_fence" target="_blank">Rabbit Proof fence</a> (aka the State Vermin Fence). It was a pest-exclusion fence constructed between 1901 and 1907 to keep rabbits and other agricultural pests, from the east, out of Western Australian pastoral areas.<br />
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(Actually to be honest, we stopped because there was a geocache here - we were on a mission to do a cache every day of August - and we achieved it. We did choose this cache because of the history though.)<br />
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Now the fence wouldn't even keep a cow out, let alone a rabbit!<br />
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After about 6 hours driving, we finally arrived in Esperance, a port city known for the whiteness of its beaches. Esperance Wharf was the setting for a scene in an audio book Billy had listened to, so he was keen to see the town. It was dusk by the time we arrived and did some grocery shopping.<br />
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On our way out of Esperance the next morning, we detoured to look at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Lake_%28Western_Australia%29" target="_blank">Pink Lake</a> - a salt lake that can appear pink in colour when the right temperature, salinity and algae concentration are reached. Obviously the time of year we were there didn't have the right conditions, as it was just the usual blue. Still pretty anyway!<br />
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We had to retrace a couple of hours of our previous day's journey, before heading north to Hyden, home of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wave_Rock" target="_blank">Wave Rock</a>, a natural rock formation shaped like a breaking wave. It is stunning and quite awe inspiring. The colours changes depending on the light. <br />
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We stayed at Wave Rock overnight, then left early for another long day of driving. We were on the tail end of the trip by now, and getting quite weary.<br />
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I think the only interesting part of this day was the stop at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corrigin,_Western_Australia" target="_blank">Dog Cemetery</a> at Corrigin. This stop was also because a geocache was placed in an interesting location! <br />
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There are over 80 dogs buried here, some with touching tributes like this one:<br />
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We stayed overnight at a caravan park in the tiny hamlet of Ledge Pt (north of Perth). We had dinner in the nearby sports clubs and had possibly one of the nicest, friendliest meals we'd had all trip!<br />
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<br />Kezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15915193876879614644noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28905643.post-7790126821187033642013-10-11T20:55:00.000+11:002013-10-11T20:55:57.778+11:00Homeschoolers Medieval dayWe had a great day today. A couple of the homeschool mums had organised a medieval re-enactment and jousting group to present a morning for our homeschooling group. We had a great turnout - with just under 200 people (school-age and up) attend.<br />
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We split into 2 groups to begin. Our group firstly learnt about 'The Making of a Knight'. The presenters discussed the various armour and weaponry of the time periods and demonstrated the advantages and shortfalls of each type. We were able to see how heavy much of it was - like the chain mail and graves.<br />
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After about 45 mins, we swapped groups and then learnt about medieval society and customs, including clothing. Some fascinating information. I'm pretty glad I live in modern times :)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the end they asked who knew how to play trumpet. I volunteered Billy (who was cowering behind me in embarrassment! - hey, it's my job!) and he got to blow the Viking horn!</td></tr>
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Following that, we combined back into a single group for a display of equestrian skills including archery, sticking, using a lance, sword etc.<br />
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On the way home, we stopped into a shop which I remember from my childhood called <a href="http://www.elephantshop.com.au/" target="_blank">The Elephant Shop</a>. It's a treasure trove of gemstones and crystals. We spent a delightful hour wandering the shop, looking at everything and learning about gemstones we'd never heard of! (And *ahem*, we couldn't resist buying some to take home!)</div>
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The next day was a special 11th birthday so the morning started with opening a few presents. He'd received some before the trip so I didn't have to lug them all the way over to WA :)</div>
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Then we headed to <a href="http://www.whaleworld.org/" target="_blank">Whale World</a>, an historic precinct on the site of Australia's last whaling station. The station ceased whaling in 1978. </div>
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Dodging rain showers, we began by exploring the whaling ship Cheynes IV...</div>
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...before taking a guided tour of the facility. It was quite gruesome and gave us a great appreciation that Australia is no longer involved in whaling. I was here as a kid in Dec 1978 - which would have been just after it closed and reopened as a tourist facility - and it reeked to high heaven. Thankfully the smell has dissipated in the passing years!</div>
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After a look around the Margaret River wine district (still raining), we visited <a href="http://www.margaretriver.com/operators/7706" target="_blank">Lake Cave</a>. It's a small cave but has one of only two (?) suspended table formations in the world. The reflections were amazing.</div>
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Unfortunately, this cave is right at the bottom of a large doline (hole in the ground) which meant a descent of 350 steps to get to the cave entrance. And what goes down, must go back up!</div>
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The following morning (still raining), we visited the <a href="http://www.lighthouse.net.au/lights/wa/Cape%20Leeuwin/Cape%20Leeuwin.htm" target="_blank">Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse</a>, on the most south-westerley tip of Australia, where the Indian and Southen Ocean meet. Because we hadn't climbed enough steps the day before, we climbed the 186 steps to the top of the lighthouse!</div>
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Nearby the lighthouse, is an old <a href="http://www.drivewa.com/poi/1096/old-water-wheel.html" target="_blank">waterwheel</a> that used to supply water to the light house keeper's cottage. It's now calcified making it look like it's carved from stone. This was something I really wanted to show Billy as I have a photo I took of the waterwheel when we visited when I was about his age!<br />
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The next day in the Margaret River area was pretty busy. It started with a trip to the wonderful Ngilgi Cave where we went on a semi-guided tour. We were taken into the cave, told the history and about the formations and then left to wander around ourselves at our own pace. <br />
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That afternoon we went to <a href="http://www.yallingupmaze.com.au/" target="_blank">Yallingup Maze</a> - a giant timber maze - where we spent far too much time trying to find our way to the four towers (damn false walls lol), and far too much money on puzzles in the shop :) Every table in the cafe had puzzles and games out so you could play with them while eating. Very clever marketing! We ended up buying a metal knot puzzle and a Rubik's Cube to replace Billy's old one which had broken.<br />
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Our caravan park was near the charmingly named Cowaramup - we had to stop and look at the fibreglass cows :)<br />
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And since the caravan park was also a working farm, the visiting kids got to feed the animals that evening.<br />
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This is where our lovely weather ran out with heavy rain over night :( <br />
<br />Kezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15915193876879614644noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28905643.post-75084630637847490332013-09-21T21:51:00.000+10:002013-09-21T22:18:19.821+10:00Western Australia Trip - Pt 2After we picked up the motorhome, we did exciting things like find a supermarket to shop for food etc to stock the van. That actually was more exciting than it sounds as the van was obviously bigger than a normal car so parking was an adventure :)<br />
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Our 1st full day we caught the ferry over to <a href="http://www.rottnestisland.com/" target="_blank">Rottnest Island</a>, 18km off the coast of WA. It's a reserve, so no private land ownership is allowed, and it's full of history and gorgeous scenery. We caught a bus tour around the island, as well as taking some time to walk around the settlement area.<br />
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And for me, the main attraction are the quokkas, small macropods native to the area. They are the cutest things ever and many on the island are quite tame. Some of these cheeky ones were coming right up to sniff the camera (most shots taken by Billy).<br />
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We couldn't resist buying our own toy quokka (since we weren't allowed to smuggle a real one off the island!)<br />
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The next day we travelled to Bunbury, where we stopped at the Dolphin Discovery Centre. Wild dolphins regularly come into the bay where the centre is, but unfortunately we weren't lucky enough to see any that day. We did get to look at their aquariums with gorgeous seahorses, starfish and octopi, as well as view the dolphin information displays. It was quite an impressive place for something entirely run by volunteers.<br />
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On the way out to dinner, we stopped to look at the Bunbury lighthouse. I'm not sure if there's anything significant about it other than its paint job! I remember seeing it as a kid so it was nice to show it to Billy.<br />
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Our Dolphin centre entry fees entitled us to go back to the centre 3 times, so we called in there the next morning in the hope that we'd see dolphins this time. We watched feeding time in the aquarium and then were lucky enough to see some dolphins - WAY out in the bay. Binoculars helped! Billy did manage to capture one in one photo - see the black dot around the middle of the photo :)<br />
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We then headed down the coast to Busselton. More later...<br />
<br />Kezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15915193876879614644noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28905643.post-24697268268572111332013-09-08T22:52:00.002+10:002013-09-21T21:52:07.033+10:00Western Australia Trip - Pt 1The first few days of our trip were spent in Fremantle where I had my writer's conference. Before the conference, we had time to do some sightseeing.<br />
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We started off with <a href="http://www.fremantleprison.com.au/Pages/default.aspx" target="_blank">Fremantle Prison, </a>built as a convict barracks in the 19th Century and remained in use until 1991. We took a guided tour - very interesting stories, although we had to dodge the rain showers!<br />
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Next we visited the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Round_House" target="_blank">Fremantle Round House</a>, the oldest building still standing in WA. It was originally the prison until Fremantle Jail was built, then used as a police lockup and living quarters for the chief constable.<br />
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We also had time for taking in the harbour views, and eating fish and chips and gelato on the foreshore.<br />
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Hubby and Billy did various things while I was at the conference, like going to the markets and a football (AFL) match, until finally, the conference was over and we picked up our new home. The adventure had kicked off in earnest!<br />
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<br />Kezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15915193876879614644noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28905643.post-56826329859872263702013-08-04T20:38:00.000+10:002013-08-04T20:38:41.255+10:00Homeschooling monthly memories - July 2013This feels like the geocaching edition of our homeschool post :) It's formed a big part of our life in June and has resulted in lots of cool learning.<br />
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<li>Singing lessons & started learning trumpet as well. (Oh my aching ears!)</li>
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<li>We're reading <i>"A Waltz for Matilda"</i> by Jackie French </li>
<li>Our geocaching has taken us to a lot of historical places around the area including: </li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This 'tempietto' is a water-fountain built as a <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CCkQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmonumentaustralia.org.au%2Fthemes%2Fpeople%2Fgovernment---colonial%2Fdisplay%2F21985-richard-alexander-young&ei=fyb-Ub3cGeWziQeDqYCwBQ&usg=AFQjCNF5Fl3rGwRBTyvyXzCSfVgGq99NXQ&sig2=tuMFqY5omaf4K6DbM8DT8g&bvm=bv.50165853,d.aGc" target="_blank">monument </a>to West Maitland's first mayor, Richard Alexander Young</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A monument to the dairy farmers of the area. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle, and gravestones dating back to the early European settlers in the area.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The graveyard at <a href="http://blogs.abc.net.au/nsw/2011/06/local-treasures-newcastles-first-burial-ground.html?site=newcastle&program=newcastle_afternoons" target="_blank">Cathedral Park</a> is one of the earliest burial grounds in Australia and was featured on Tony Robinson's Time Walks around Newcastle. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A lane-way in Maitland, decorated with a mural of the history of the area - but also the site of a <a href="http://www.maitlandmercury.com.au/story/100653/barbarous-murderer-hanged-in-high-street/" target="_blank">public hanging</a> - yep, our history is covering everything!</td></tr>
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<i><b>Maths</b></i><br />
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<li>He continued using the Mathletics curriculum.</li>
<li>Real-life use of Maths in cooking, measuring</li>
<li>Coding puzzles </li>
<li>Longitude and latitude practice - reading and following the GPS<br /> </li>
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<li>Photoshop</li>
<li>Researched different operating systems and set up Ubuntu Linux to trial </li>
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<li>Learning about definite / indefinite articles</li>
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A few photos to catch you up on what we've been doing lately. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We've done a few more geocaches and seen some lovely sights like this pair of swans.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Billy has started Scouts officially - here they were making a very wonky tables with knots.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He was invested into his Scout group - now I have to sew his badges on his shirt!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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My writer's conference is coming up very quickly for me - in mid-August. It's in Western Australia, so we're making it a family holiday and hiring a motorhome for a couple of weeks afterwards. We've made our itinerary - it'll be a busy holiday but we're looking forward to it.</div>
Kezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15915193876879614644noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28905643.post-82477265627300168892013-07-07T21:04:00.000+10:002013-07-07T21:04:06.430+10:00Geocaching!We have a new obsession - <a href="http://www.geocaching.com/" target="_blank">geocaching</a>. To use the official definition - "Geocaching is a free real-world outdoor treasure hunt. Players try to locate hidden containers, called geocaches, using a smartphone or GPS and can then share their experiences online."<br />
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We're just using my phone as the GPS with the official app. We headed out yesterday with the plan to find 2 caches.<br />
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The first location is only a few minutes from our home at this lovely wetlands area. I've actually walked in this area before with a friend but it was Billy's first time there.<br />
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We spent over an hour looking for the cache but to no avail! However, we did get up close and personal with a mob of kangaroos who decided to bound past about 5 metres away from where we were. <br />
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Eventually we gave up and headed off to the 2nd cache. Our bad luck continued - we were walking to the spot when my phone battery died. We had a quick look around where we thought it might be, but didn't find anything.<br />
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We headed home disappointed...<br />
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Undaunted, we went back out today. We went to the 2nd site first and found the cache easily. That cheered us up!<br />
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While we were there, we decided to play tourist in our own town and went for a ride on the mini train around the lake :)<br />
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After our success, we headed back for the original cache and found it within a couple of minutes - and yes, we had been searching very close to it!<br />
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We're already planning our next search! It's great fun, good exercise, out in the fresh air and we get to see some lovely places. What's not to like?! <br />
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<br />Kezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15915193876879614644noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28905643.post-64868566854048414192013-07-04T19:08:00.000+10:002013-07-04T19:08:25.887+10:00Homeschooling Monthly Memories - June 2013<div style="text-align: left;">
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<li>Billy has been transitioning to Scouts this last month so he's been attending both Cub and Scout meetings. He's now officially finished as a Cub.</li>
<li>He successfully led his <a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2013/06/grey-wolf-hike-and-my-new-camera.html" target="_blank">Grey Wolf hike</a></li>
<li>He completed his International Culture badge looking at the Maori culture. </li>
<li>Other activities have included: a trip to a Rural Fire Station, map & compass work, geocaching, knots, learning about latitudes, longitudes and the circumference of the earth. Also took part in phone book deliveries with Scouts for fundraising.</li>
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<li>The usual drama classes. Plus Drama class presentation to family & friends.</li>
<li>Singing lessons</li>
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<li>We finished reading <i>"The Girl from Snowy River"</i> by Jackie French set in the 1920s.</li>
<li>We're now reading <i>"A Waltz for Matilda"</i> by Jackie French (the previous book in the series)</li>
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<li>As part of his Cubs International Culture badge, he did a Maori drawing using ochre, and made a replica bird spear and model of club.</li>
<li>Avidly followed the leadership spill in politics.</li>
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<li>Created animations using <a href="http://www.stuffbydavid.com/mineimator" target="_blank">Mine-imator</a> (3d animation software for Minecraft)</li>
<li>Learnt how to create animated gifs using Photoshop</li>
<li>Learnt various Photoshop techniques</li>
<li>Looked at the Supermoon and learnt more about it.</li>
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<li>Finished his story and submitted it for the Write Now competition</li>
<li>Reading <i>"Macbeth and son" </i>by Jackie French, based around the possible history of Shakespeare's Macbeth. </li>
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As well as plenty of time spent hanging out with friends and family.Kezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15915193876879614644noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28905643.post-70398995957579244532013-06-09T20:50:00.000+10:002013-06-09T20:52:16.203+10:00Grey Wolf Hike - and my new camera!Yesterday Billy led his Grey Wolf hike at Mt Sugarloaf. He led 6 Cubs, various parents and the Cub leader successfully on the 2 hr hike (about 3 kms).<br />
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I love this type of bush - the ferns and big rocks. Brings back great memories of hikes in my own childhood.<br />
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Firstly we went up to the Summit - as you can see it's quite steep.<br />
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The weather wasn't the best. In fact we had a shower of rain just after I took this photo. A bit of a difference to our <a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2013/05/exploring-our-local-area-mt-sugarloaf.html" target="_blank">practice hike</a> last week.<br />
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We retraced our steps down from the summit, headed for the start of the Green Trail and stopped for morning tea. This little kookaburra decided to join us.<br />
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The green trail was much easier, winding its way through tall eucalypts.<br />
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I had to take this photo - the steps just look so inviting.<br />
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One of the parents who was with us is into <a href="http://www.geocaching.com/" target="_blank">geocaching</a>. At one stage he took the kids off the beaten track to find a geocache. <br />
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Another gorgeous kookaburra joined us at the end of the hike when we stopped for lunch. He was halfway up a tall tree - I love my new camera :)<br />
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<br />Kezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15915193876879614644noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28905643.post-42952346428987234612013-06-04T15:37:00.000+10:002013-06-04T15:37:13.356+10:00Homeschooling Monthly Memories - May 2013<div style="text-align: left;">
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<li>The usual drama classes. They're working towards a small performance for families and friends in a couple of weeks time.</li>
<li>Billy has taken up singing lessons by request and has been enjoying those.</li>
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<li>As part of his Cubs International Culture badge, he's learning about Maori legends, tribes, place names, culture, weapons etc.</li>
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<li>Set up a Minecraft Server hosting website and billing system</li>
<li>Mad Scientist theme Cub Camp - including growing a Hairy Head</li>
<li>Watched the Solar eclipse (safely through the glasses we got from the Transit of Venus viewing)</li>
<li>Had a go at a 3D game maker called <a href="http://unity3d.com/" target="_blank">Unity 3D</a> </li>
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<br />Kezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15915193876879614644noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28905643.post-52920204797961690902013-05-30T20:23:00.001+10:002013-05-30T20:23:49.465+10:00Exploring our local area - Mt SugarloafAs one of the last requirements of the Grey Wolf Award (the highest achievement in Cub Scouts), Billy has to lead a small group of Cubs on a 2hr hike. He's chosen the hiking trail based on website reviews and personal recommendations, and has sent the note out to his chosen Cubs, but we figured a practice hike beforehand would be a sensible idea. :)<br />
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So today we headed off to give it a test run. We took a friend and her daughter with us - the friend is a keen bushwalker so we hoped she might stop us getting lost somewhere along the line :)<br />
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The area we hiked is known as Mount Sugarloaf - a local landmark.<br />
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Firstly we walked to the summit from the carpark - about 15 mins walk. It was quite steep in places - probably to be expected for a summit - but the 360 degree views were amazing.<br />
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We retraced our steps back down to the carpark, then after a short detour (to look at the view of course *cough*), we found where the next trail started! When we stopped for a snack, we were supervised by these friendly kookaburras. They were pretty tame - obviously used to hanging around the BBQ area waiting for leftovers...</div>
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The trail was fairly easy walking in most places - and we managed to not get lost! (If you know my sense of direction, you know how unusual this is!) </div>
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Almost at the end of the trail, we found 'Hole Rock' - a large boulder with a hole going right through! We spent quite a while here - had a snack, climbed the rock and generally had fun.<br />
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We really enjoyed the morning and Billy feels much more confident in leading his hike next weekend.<br />
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<br />Kezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15915193876879614644noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28905643.post-28485596277939609432013-05-11T22:38:00.002+10:002013-05-11T22:44:11.962+10:00Homeschooling monthly memories - April 2013<div style="text-align: left;">
April was taken up with school holidays, so most of the regular activities were paused for a few weeks. I'm sure he did more than this during the month, but I wasn't recording, so I'm going off photos and my very poor memory :)</div>
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The cubs had former Olympic road cyclist Scott Steward talk to them about bike and scooter safety.<br />
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Billy marched with his Cub pack in the ANZAC Day march. (For the non-Aussies, ANZAC Day is our to remember those who have fought and died at war.)<i><b> </b></i></div>
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<li>Australian History</li>
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<li> Billy created a video about ANZAC Day</li>
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<li>We finished reading "Pennies for Hitler" by Jackie French about a German
boy who escapes from Germany to London and is then evacuated to
Australia during WW2.</li>
<li>Also read "Hitler's Daughter" by Jackie French exploring the idea of Hitler having a daughter. </li>
<li>We went to Steamfest - a local festival celebrating everything steam - steam trains, steam engines etc. Billy also had a lovely chat with a coin collector about old Australia currency. </li>
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<i><b>Maths</b></i><br />
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<li>He continued using the Mathletics curriculum.</li>
<li>Graphing of data.</li>
<li>Real-life use of Maths in cooking </li>
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<i><b>Italian</b></i><br />
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<li>He had his last lessons of Italian for a while. Classes aren't running in Term 2 (as his teacher is off to Italy!) but we will try to keep up practice. <i><b> <br /></b></i></li>
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<li>Watched episodes of Scope </li>
<li>Watched the documentary <a href="http://www.channel4.com/programmes/stephen-frys-100-greatest-gadgets" target="_blank">Stephen Fry's Top 100 Gadgets</a></li>
<li>Set up a Minecraft Server hosting company and is running into real-life difficulties of getting clients to pay! </li>
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<i><b>English</b></i><br />
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<li>Read "Staying Alive in Year 5" by John Marsden</li>
<li>Reading Rangers Apprentice Book 2</li>
<li>We went to an author's talk by John Marsden, author of the Tomorrow When the War Began series. We enjoyed the school talk so much, we went back that night for the adult talk. </li>
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Playing AFL games </div>
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Went ten-pin bowling with friends</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An old classic - jam drops - using my grandmother's handwritten recipe!</td></tr>
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<br />Kezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15915193876879614644noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28905643.post-57263376156147370482013-04-01T22:01:00.001+11:002013-04-01T22:01:42.330+11:00Homeschooling monthly memories - Mar 2013<div style="text-align: left;">
I'm not sure where March went. I know we were busy! (So busy in fact, I haven't updated the blog in that long - sorry!)</div>
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<li>The cubs took part in 'Clean Up Australia' Day.</li>
<li>He attended a weekend Cub Leadership course. </li>
<li>Billy has been recently made a 'sixer', the leader of 5 or 6 other cubs<i><b>. </b></i>He and the other sixers in the group had to plan and run one of the nights, with each sixer getting to run 1 or 2 games each. <i><b><br /></b></i></li>
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<i><b>Intentional Learning:</b></i></div>
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<li>Drama classes.</li>
<li>More movie making, green screening. </li>
<li>Learning how to do image manipulation using Photoshop. </li>
<li>Visit to an art show.</li>
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<i><b>HSIE </b></i><br />
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<li>Australian history<br /><ul>
<li>We read 'A Day to Remember' about ANZAC Day</li>
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We watched the <a href="http://www.historychannel.com.au/tv-shows/show-details.aspx?id=1061" target="_blank">Tony Robinson 'Time Walks'</a> series where he digs into little known history of ten Australian cities.</li>
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<li>We're reading "Pennies for Hitler" by Jackie French about a German boy who escapes from Germany to London and is then evacuated to Australia during WW2.</li>
<li>He watched<i><b> </b></i>lots of Brain Pop movies<i><b>, </b></i>BTN and BTN Specials.</li>
<li>He investigated various Australian inventions. </li>
<li>Lots of discussion about floods, coupled with real-life observations of the changes of water-level, speed of water, damage caused, smell afterwards etc.</li>
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<i><b>Maths</b></i><br />
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<li>He started back on the Mathletics curriculum.</li>
<li>Real-life fractions with halving recipes.</li>
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<i><b>Science & Technology</b></i><br />
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<li>Watched episodes of Scope and Backyard Science</li>
<li>We watched the International Space Station go over one night. (Gee it goes quickly!) You can see when it will be overhead using <a href="http://www.heavens-above.com/" target="_blank">this site</a>.</li>
<li>He put together a Solar House kit.</li>
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<i><b>Italian</b></i><br />
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<li>He's still doing Italian lessons, plus watching La Mappa Misteriosa.</li>
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<i><b>English</b></i><br />
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<li>Reading Rangers Apprentice Book 2</li>
<li>Scripted and recorded a podcast about homeschooling and sent it in to Behind The News.</li>
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<i><b>PDHPE</b></i><br />
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<li>He's taken part in archery, martial arts and AFL training.</li>
<li>Watched "My Great Big Adventure" on the ABC school shows about body image.</li>
<li>Scootering and learning how to ride his skateboard.</li>
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As well as plenty of time spent hanging out with friends and family. And lots and lots of cooking with
only minimal supervision.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">red velvet pancakes</td></tr>
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Kezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15915193876879614644noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28905643.post-12497624462988160222013-03-03T15:02:00.000+11:002013-03-03T15:02:17.009+11:00Homeschooling Monthly Memories - Feb 2013Back into it for another year. He's pretty much doing the same activities as last year, so not a lot of change in our schedule.<br />
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<li>At cubs, they've been busy doing lots of "cub-related" things - promise and law activities and cub traditions, as well as playing lots of games.</li>
<li>They had to take their favourite book along to show the rest of the pack and talk about it. Billy chose one of the books from the Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz. <i><b><br /></b></i></li>
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<li>Drama classes. He's been hanging out for drama to go back for the year!</li>
<li>Movie making, green screening and made a film dolly using his skateboard :) </li>
<li>Visit to the art gallery and trying still life drawing. </li>
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<li>We've been reading "Rotters & Squatters" by Jackie French</li>
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<li>We read the legend of Odysseus blinding the Cyclops.</li>
<li>We're reading "Pennies for Hitler" by Jackie French</li>
<li>He watched<i><b> </b></i>lots of Brain Pop movies<i><b> </b></i>- the focus this month has been on American Presidents.<i><b> </b></i> <i><b></b></i></li>
<li>He's watched BTN and BTN Specials</li>
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<li>We continued reading Awesome Arithmetricks and played many games of "Assassins" - a multiplication card game from the book, to practice times tables.</li>
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<li><a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2013/02/science-making-gummy-bears.html" target="_blank">Made Gummy Bears</a> to explore the science behind gelatin.</li>
<li>We watched the Richard Hammond Engineering Connections Series 2 videos </li>
<li>More Java mod programming for Minecraft</li>
<li>Watched episodes of Scope</li>
<li>Watched Science videos on the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/minutephysics" target="_blank">One Minute Physics YouTube channel</a> </li>
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<i><b>Italian</b></i><br />
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<li>He's started back at Italian lessons, plus has been watching La Mappa Misteriosa.</li>
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<li>He wrote a letter to a penpal in American for cubs.</li>
<li>Has been reading "How the Aliens from Alpha Centauri Invaded My Math Class and Turned Me Into a Writer: And How You Can Be One Too" by Jackie French</li>
<li>Reading various Alex Rider books</li>
<li>Learnt more about similes, metaphors and themes</li>
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<li>He's taken part in archery and martial arts.</li>
<li>AFL training has started back. </li>
<li>Watched "My Great Big Adventure" on the ABC school shows</li>
<li>Participated in various events at the Homeschool area swimming carnival.</li>
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Kezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15915193876879614644noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28905643.post-56223538854745396352013-02-11T11:19:00.002+11:002013-02-11T11:19:57.008+11:00Science - making gummy bearsWe're back into the fun of learning with an edible science experiment.<br />
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Firstly, we followed the instructions on one of Billy's favourite YouTube channels to create "gummy bears" using a packet of jelly, gelatine and water, and pouring them into chocolate molds.<br />
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This created lollies with a gummy bear texture - we even made some sour gummys by coating them with powdered sugar and citric acid.<br />
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To see the science behind gelatin, we watched this (quite annoying but simple) video.<br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/5998338">"Gelatin & Senses"</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/hohoshobiz">Marijane Miller</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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Enjoy!Kezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15915193876879614644noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28905643.post-8119535680449656012013-01-30T16:10:00.000+11:002013-01-31T14:06:31.892+11:00Kez's Achievements in 2012What about me? How did I go in 2012?<br />
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Quite well, thanks for asking!<br />
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I continued with my Defendo training, graded up to orange belt and attended a weapon's defence course and a Jujitsu seminar. I lost about 7kg over the year and am down to my ideal weight. I still need to tone more but baby steps.<br />
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I FINISHED WRITING MY BOOK! I think that was my biggest achievement for the year! I kept meeting with my wonderful writer's group who keep me going.<br />
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I also did several online writing courses, and attended the RWA conference at the Gold Coast where I learnt heaps and had a great time. I served on the RWA Committee.<br />
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I started Italian lessons and will continue those this year.<br />
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<br />Kezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15915193876879614644noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28905643.post-50039621364273396912013-01-28T15:49:00.001+11:002013-01-28T15:50:54.899+11:002012 homeschooling highlights in picturesI usually do this in December, but one thing led to another and - hey, how did it get to be the end of January?<br />
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So now my thoughts are turning to the new school year. I seem to have been answering a lot of queries from people lately interested in homeschooling for the new year. One of these days, our freedom may even become 'normal'. (Nope, can't see that happening!)<br />
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Now a look back at some of the highlights of 2012.<br />
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<b>January</b> <br />
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<li>Trip to <a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2012/01/timbertown.html" target="_blank">Timbertown </a>to learn about Australian history (HSIE)</li>
<li>Lots of <a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2012/01/back-from-holidays.html" target="_blank">water activities</a> - fishing, swimming, skiing (PDHPE)</li>
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<b>February</b><br />
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<li>The first of many <a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/nerf-war.html" target="_blank">Nerf wars</a> with other homeschoolers (PDHPE)</li>
<li><a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/maitland-show.html" target="_blank">Art exhibitions</a> (Creative Arts)</li>
<li>A homeschool excursion to an <a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/tocal-homestead-excursion.html" target="_blank">historic homestead </a> (HSIE)</li>
<li>Homeschool <a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/homeschool-swimming-carnival.html" target="_blank">swimming carnival</a> (PDHPE)</li>
<li>Plus activities started back - cubs, drama, archery and martial arts </li>
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<b>March</b><br />
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<li><a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/that-time-of-year-again.html" target="_blank">AFL Footy training</a> started back (PDHPE)</li>
<li><a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/circus-workshop.html" target="_blank">Circus workshop</a> with homeschoolers (PDHPE)</li>
<li><a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/nerf-day-clean-up-australia-day-science.html" target="_blank">Clean Up Australia Day</a> with Cubs (HSIE)</li>
<li><a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/nerf-day-clean-up-australia-day-science.html" target="_blank">Science kits</a> (Science & Technology)</li>
<li>Trip to the<a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/what-day-is-it-again.html" target="_blank"> Powerhouse Museum</a> (Science & Technology)</li>
<li><a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/what-day-is-it-again.html" target="_blank">Billy-carting</a> with the Cubs (PDHPE)</li>
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<b>April</b><br />
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<li><a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2012/04/homeschooling-monthly-memories-apr-2012.html" target="_blank">ANZAC Day</a> March (HSIE)</li>
<li>Attended a performance of Bell Shakespeare's <a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2012/04/homeschooling-monthly-memories-apr-2012.html" target="_blank">Macbeth</a> (English, Creative Arts)</li>
<li>Started a new <a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2012/04/homeschooling-monthly-memories-apr-2012.html" target="_blank">circus class</a> (PDHPE)</li>
<li>Read <a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2012/04/homeschooling-monthly-memories-mar-2012.html" target="_blank">George and the Big Bang </a>(Science & Technology)</li>
<li><a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2012/04/homeschooling-monthly-memories-mar-2012.html" target="_blank">Scale models</a> in Minecraft (Maths)</li>
<li>Games with<a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2012/04/homeschooling-monthly-memories-apr-2012.html" target="_blank"> flags and countries</a> (HSIE)</li>
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<b>May</b><br />
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<li><a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2012/05/field-archery.html" target="_blank">Field archery</a> (PDHPE)</li>
<li>Learning about water quality at homeschool <a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2012/05/waterwatch-day.html" target="_blank">Waterwatch day</a> (Science & Technology)</li>
<li><a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2012/05/district-cub-camp-2012.html" target="_blank">Braille, morse code and semaphore</a> at cub camp (Science & Technology)</li>
<li>Learning about <a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2012/06/homeschooling-monthly-memories-may-2012.html" target="_blank">Ancient Rome</a> (HSIE) </li>
<li><a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2012/06/homeschooling-monthly-memories-may-2012.html" target="_blank">Aboriginal</a> folk stories (HSIE)</li>
<li><a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2012/06/homeschooling-monthly-memories-may-2012.html" target="_blank">Using Murderous Maths</a> Awesome Arithmetricks as a Maths spine (Maths)</li>
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<b>June</b><br />
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<li><a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2012/06/stage-combat-workshop.html" target="_blank">Stage Combat</a> workshop (Creative Arts)</li>
<li>Went to Sydney Observatory to watch the <a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2012/06/transit-of-venus.html" target="_blank">transit of Venus</a> (Science & Technology)</li>
<li>Trip to<a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2012/06/delightful-detour.html" target="_blank"> rockpools and photography</a> (Science & Technology, Creative Arts)</li>
<li><a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2012/07/homeschooling-monthly-memories-june.html" target="_blank">Science experiments</a> at Cubs (Science & Technology)</li>
<li><a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2012/07/homeschooling-monthly-memories-june.html" target="_blank">Map and compass</a> work (Maths)</li>
<li>Attended a performance of <a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2012/07/homeschooling-monthly-memories-june.html" target="_blank">The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe</a> (Creative Arts, English)</li>
<li>Went to a <a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2012/07/homeschooling-monthly-memories-june.html" target="_blank">photography exhibition</a> (Creative Arts)</li>
<li>Did a <a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2012/07/homeschooling-monthly-memories-june.html" target="_blank">Rocks historical walking tour</a> to learn more about Australian history (HSIE)</li>
<li>Read <a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2012/07/homeschooling-monthly-memories-june.html" target="_blank">Tom Appleby, Convict Boy</a> (HSIE)</li>
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<b>July</b><br />
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<li><a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2012/07/exploring-our-local-area-tea-gardens.html" target="_blank">Dolphin watching</a> and photography (Creative Arts, HSIE, Science & Technology)</li>
<li><a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/homeschooling-monthly-memories-july-2012.html" target="_blank">Martial arts</a> camp (PDHPE)</li>
<li>Games of <a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/homeschooling-monthly-memories-july-2012.html" target="_blank">Scrabble </a>(English)</li>
<li><a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/homeschooling-monthly-memories-july-2012.html" target="_blank">Maths </a>games (Maths)</li>
<li>Trip to historical <a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/homeschooling-monthly-memories-july-2012.html" target="_blank">Maitland Gaol</a> (HSIE) </li>
<li>Watched a performance of <a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/homeschooling-monthly-memories-july-2012.html" target="_blank">Blabbermouth </a>(Creative Arts, English)</li>
<li>Made a <a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/homeschooling-monthly-memories-july-2012.html" target="_blank">thaumotrope </a>(Science & Technology)</li>
<li>Created posters and sold popcorn and fairy floss at a <a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/homeschooling-monthly-memories-july-2012.html" target="_blank">stall </a>(Maths, English)</li>
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<b>August</b><br />
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<li>Visit to <a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/gold-coast-sea-world-and-currumbin.html" target="_blank">Seaworld and Currumbin Wildlife</a> sanctuary (HSIE, Science & Technology)</li>
<li><a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2012/09/homeschooling-monthly-memories-august.html" target="_blank">High Ropes course</a> (PDHPE)</li>
<li><a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2012/09/homeschooling-monthly-memories-august.html" target="_blank">Walkley photography exhibition and Archibald Prize exhibition</a> (Creative Arts)</li>
<li>Hands-on<a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2012/09/homeschooling-monthly-memories-august.html" target="_blank"> Science section </a>at Newcastle Museum (Science & Technology)</li>
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<b>September</b><br />
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<li>Region <a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2012/10/homeschooling-monthly-memories.html" target="_blank">cuboree </a>with medieval theme (HSIE)</li>
<li><a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2012/10/homeschooling-monthly-memories.html" target="_blank">Cooking </a>(Maths, English)</li>
<li>Discovered the <a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2012/10/homeschooling-monthly-memories.html" target="_blank">DragonBox maths app</a> to teach algebra (Maths)</li>
<li><a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2012/10/homeschooling-monthly-memories.html" target="_blank">Robert Krampf</a> Science videos (Science & Technology)</li>
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<b>October</b><br />
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<li><a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2012/10/homeschooling-monthly-memories-oct-2012.html" target="_blank">Italian </a>class (LOTE)</li>
<li><a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2012/10/homeschooling-monthly-memories-oct-2012.html" target="_blank">Circuit boards</a> (Science & Technology) </li>
<li>Homeschool excursion to local <a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2012/10/homeschooling-monthly-memories-oct-2012.html" target="_blank">Morpeth Museum</a> (HSIE)</li>
<li><a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2012/10/homeschooling-monthly-memories-oct-2012.html" target="_blank">Murrurrundi Frontier Day</a> trip (HSIE)</li>
<li><a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2012/10/homeschooling-monthly-memories-oct-2012.html" target="_blank">Peter Pan</a> rehearsals and performance (Creative Arts)</li>
<li><a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2012/10/homeschooling-monthly-memories-oct-2012.html" target="_blank">Baby chickens</a> at cubs (Science & Technology)</li>
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<b>November</b><br />
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<li><a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2012/12/homeschooling-monthly-memories-nov-2012.html" target="_blank">Peter Pan</a> performances (Creative Arts)</li>
<li><a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2012/12/homeschooling-monthly-memories-nov-2012.html" target="_blank">Bee-keeping</a> display at cubs (Science & Technology, HSIE)</li>
<li><a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2012/12/homeschooling-monthly-memories-nov-2012.html" target="_blank">Cooking </a>(Maths)</li>
<li>Reading <a href="http://kezs-blog.blogspot.com.au/2012/12/homeschooling-monthly-memories-nov-2012.html" target="_blank">Daughter of the Regiment</a> (HSIE)</li>
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And that was just the start :) We had a focus on Australian history, plus Peter Pan rehearsals and performance were a big part of the year. Throughout the year, he took part in weekly classes - cubs, martial arts, drama and archery.<br />
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Looking forward to 2013 - I wonder what it will bring? <br />
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