Friday 10 January 2014

HSMJ A new Year A Fresh Begining

In my life this week…
We returned home from a much needed rest.  We had a wonderful week of discovering Goolwa in South Australia.
I'm really excited I am starting an online photography course this week.  I can't wait to learn how to use my DSLR better.  Happy dance here.  



In our home school this week…
  • We're still on holidays and will be back to school next week ... 
 Helpful homeschooling tips or advice to share…
Places we’re going and people we’re seeing…
  • We returned home from South Australia on Monday
  • Paul and Sir N spent the day fishing and 'camping' in Anglesea on Wednesday.  I had a quiet day at home by myself.  Mothers do need these days to recharge.  Thank you my friend.
  • A dinner date with another homeschool family
My favourite thing this week was…
Source

Things I’m working on…
In Bloggy world I’m reading…
I’m cooking…
  • I'm trying desperately to get back into THM cooking I enjoyed my holidays but am ready to be back on board and sugar detox this week.
On Pinterest I found...
  • If you are after some music appreciation resources take a look at SQUILT
I’m grateful for…
A photo, video, link, or quote to share…
Yesterday …. was our Lord’s grace.
Tomorrow…. is our Lord willing.
Today…. is our Lord’s gift —
which is why everyone, everywhere, calls right now the present.
- Anne Voskamp
Blessings

Chareen

Homegrown Learners

Photo collages made with: Photoscape a FREE photo editor

Thursday 9 January 2014

Picasso Cubist Inspired Art {Virtual Fridge}

This Week
Welcome back to the Virtual Fridge where we take a picture of our children's art work and hang it on our 'fridge' and share.  I am looking forward to seeing your artistic inspiration this year. We will be back to school next week however I thought I would share one of our projects from last year with you to start of 2014 edition of the Virtual Fridge.

This particular project was one we did a while ago and was inspired by a tutorial over at Practical Pages called: Picasso Inspired Collages. One of the amazing things about this art project was that Nadene's daughters art was featured on a the cover of Sacred & Profane Arizona Choir & Symphonic Choir concert booklet.

It was really easy to do and the results speak for themselves.  Sir N and I did this one together.



 Featured This Week


I loved seeing this post by Greatly Blessed.  You can see a photo journal of this project along with descriptions of their families adventure of Art in History creating Tomb Walls.


Your Turn

I invite you to take some photo's of your children's artistic pursuits put them in a post and link up with me I would love to come over and see the wonderful art your children have enjoyed doing.

Virtual Fridge Link Up

Blessings
Chareen


The Virtual Fridge a weekly art meme where we can hang our children's art on a virtual fridge. This meme was started by Jennifer over at A Glimpse of our Life who kindly invited three other bloggers to co-host this weekly meme.

Your hosts are



Welcome to the weekly art meme.
Please grab a button take a picture of your children's art and add your link.

Wednesday 8 January 2014

Winter Olympics 2014 Unit Study Resources


It feels like the other day that we enjoyed meeting the Australian Summer Olympic Champions at Federation Square and studying the Summer Olympics .  This year it's time to take a look at the Winter Olympics.

The very first Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France in 1924.  This event is held every four years. The 2014 Winter Olympic Games host city was selected on the 4th of July 2007 and is Sochi, in Russia.  There will be 98 events in 15 winter sports.



"The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph, but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered, but to have fought well." Olympic Creed
At the Library

To Print

On Pinterest

On YouTube

On the WWW

Russia




Winter Olympics Resources Round-Up Have you found any good resources to use to teach about the upcoming 2014 Winter Olympics ?? For more resources the Schoolhouse Review Crew (15 January 2014)  are sharing their favourite resources for the Winter Olympics

Blessings
Chareen

"The practice of sport is a human right. Every individual must have the possibility of practicing sport, without discrimination of any kind and in the Olympic spirit, which requires mutual understanding with a spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play." –Olympic Charter