Homeschooling Monthly Memories - May 2013

Next month I hope to have more photos - my new camera should arrive this week which hopefully won't take blurry photos!

Cubs 'Curriculum':

• Billy went on a Cub camp with a 'Mad Scientist' theme. They had different bases learning about things such as the human body, chemical reactions, safety gear etc. Oh and playing with goop!

Intentional Learning:

Creative Arts

• Lots of movie making and editing - he and a couple of drama friends are making a zombie movie together. They spent 4 hours filming one afternoon - and that's just Part 1!
• The usual drama classes. They're working towards a small performance for families and friends in a couple of weeks time.
• Billy has taken up singing lessons by request and has been enjoying those.

HSIE

• Australian History

• We're reading "The Girl from Snowy River" by Jackie French set in the 1920s.
• Looked at a display of Aborginal artifiacts at East Maitland library
  
• As part of his Cubs International Culture badge, he's learning about Maori legends, tribes, place names, culture, weapons etc.

Maths

• He continued using the Mathletics curriculum.
• Real-life use of Maths in cooking
• He's been busy with logic puzzles 
• Watched a video about Chaos theory

Science & Technology

• Watched episodes of Scope
• Set up a Minecraft Server hosting website and billing system
• Mad Scientist theme Cub Camp - including growing a Hairy Head
• Watched the Solar eclipse (safely through the glasses we got from the Transit of Venus viewing)
• Had a go at a 3D game maker called Unity 3D

English

• He participated in a 2 day writing workshop run through Maitland Library - he's writing a story for the Write Now competition
• Did the Skwirk section on literary description text type
• We read the poem, The Man from Snowy River

PDHPE

• AFL / AFL training
• Archery
• Mt Sugarloaf practice hike

As well as plenty of time spent hanging out with friends and family.