Friday 30 March 2012

HSMJ 20 Autumn leaf play


The Home school Mother’s Journal began as a single post on a Friday morning over at The Homeschool Chick, and turned into a link-up for homeschool mothers across the blog-O-sphere to share a piece of their journey with one another each week. The link party is open from Friday to Monday so join me in The Homeschool Journal and lets encourage one another on our homeschool journey.

In my life this week…
 
In our homeschool this week…
Helpful homeschooling tips or advice to share…
I am inspired by…
The Child Training Bible.

Places we’re going and people we’re seeing…
  • On Sunday we went to the Vet School open Day.
  • On Thursday we went to Melbourne Museum and explored Bugs.
  • On Friday we babysat a wonderful little boy for his mum and dad who were at an expo introducing Melbourne parents to the Mi Bike.  I grew up with this bike and have many happy memories of playing for hours and hours on it.
  • Counting down the months, weeks and days

My favorite thing this week was…

2012 in 2012
  • Read about this idea over at Behind the Scenes and was really intrigued.  I think I will give it a go.  Won't make 2012 I don't think but it will definitely help me de-clutter.
Opening
Balance
What  This Week Balance
2 Thrown Away 0 2
0 Sold 0 0
0 Donated 0 0
1 Returned to their owner 2 3


Running Total out of the goal 2012


5

Questions/thoughts I have…
  • How do you heal up from total exhaustion ? {Emotional, Mental and Physical}
Things I’m working on…
  • I'm looking through Education.com for Easter Ideas to do with Sir N next week.
  • I was reading Young Men who love God and am inspired to put the following scripture in a frame in Sir N's room.
    Likewise urge the young men to be sensible;  in all things show yourself to be an example of good deeds, with purity in doctrine, dignified, sound in speech which is beyond reproach. 
I’m reading…
I’m cooking…
I’m grateful for…
  •  The support and encouragement of friends and family.

A photo, video, link, or quote to share…


Blessings







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Two hours at the Museum

We joined some fellow home schoolers for the Bugs Bugs Bugs talk.  It was a great time of hands on activity and we also had a 30 min window of being in the bugs gallery on our own as a group.

I had forgotten just how much there is to see and do at the Melbourne Museum. I think that when we return from South Africa I will definitely take the time to get a museum membership so Sir N and I can spend an afternoon once a month at the museum exploring !


Bugs Olympics


  1. Worlds fastest flying insect: Desert Locust [Africa]
  2. World's largest moth wing-span - White Witch Moth [South America]
  3. World's most poisonous butterfly - Antimachus Swallowtail [Uganda]
  4. World's largest moth - Atlas Moth [Indonesia]
  5. World's longest beetle - Hercules Beetle [Central & South America]
  6. World's largest beetle - Goliath Beetle [Africa]
  7. World's slowest wing-beat butterfuly - Holarctic Swallowtail [China]
  8. World's loudest insect - Double Drummer [Australia]
  9. World's best defensive strategy - Australia Bombardier Beetle [Australia]
  10. World's most poisonous butterfly - Antimachus Swallowtail [Uganda]
  11. World's largest butterfly - Queen Alexandra Birdwing [New Guinea]
  12. World's fastest butterfly - Payen's Swallowtail [Indonesia]
  13. World's heaviest insect - Little Barrier Island Weta [New Zealand]
  14. Badge Huntsman Adult body length 18 mm

Dinosaur Walk

We enjoyed the big and the small of this exhibit.

Marine Life Exploring our Seas.

We enjoyed exploring our marine life.

Playing in the autumn leaves outside.

It was a wonderful day of exploring

Where have you been exploring ?
Blessings
Chareen

Thursday 29 March 2012

Vet School Open Day

On Sunday our local university had a Veterinary Science & Hospital Open Day.

The open day was hosted at The University of Melbourne Werribee Campus

There were many animals walking around to meet and vet students sharing information.

There was a self guided tour through the emergency department.

We had a look at the surgery area.

In the X-Ray department there were some interesting xrays to look at.

The snake bus was there with some interesting crocodiles.
It was a day filled with loads of hands on displays. 

Blessings
Chareen