Friday 12 October 2012

HSMJ - No such thing as too many books...

In my life this week…
It's been an emotional week but all in all a good one.
   
In our homeschool this week…
Helpful homeschooling tips or advice to share…
Join Me at The Homeschool Post!
  • The nominations for Homeschool Blog Awards have commenced.
  • Hammock Tracks has a new weekly link up for homeschoolers called It's a Wrap.
  • Have you heard about Homeschool Mosaics ?  Great site with lots of homeschool Mom's contributing some excellent support articles.
  • Are you strapped for cash and in need of homeschool supplies, curriculum?  Over at Homeschool Mosaics I found a great blog post on Homeschool for FREE.  This page contains a HUGE organised list of links to help you homeschool for free.
  • Aussie Homeschool is hosting a Charlotte Mason Education book discussion.
I am inspired by…
  • It amazes me the gifts some people have to create ...
Places we’re going and people we’re seeing…

My favorite thing this week was…
  • Watching Sir N enjoy his trip to the Marine Discovery Center.

What’s working/not working for us…
  • Using the community and museums to discover and learn together.

Questions/thoughts I have…
  • What do you think about Waldorf Steiner teaching ?  I like SOME (a couple) of the concepts but NOT the whole philosophy.
Things I’m working on…
  • What and how I want to do in History this coming year with Sir N.  I really like the idea of teaching history chronologically the way they do in The Well Trained Mind and would like to do that alongside Sonlight.
On My Bedside Table ...
  •  A stack of books I aught to be reading but somehow I don't get to ...
In Bloggy world I’m reading…
  •  Nothing this week :)  I have been surfing Pinterest.
I’m cooking…
On Pinterest I found...
  • Courtney from Women Living Well is hosting a Pinterest Link Up until the 16th of October.
  • Laura Orak has 4600+ pins for you to look through.
  • The Homeschool Chicks are hosting a Pin it to Win it! until 14 October. 
    Everyone is a winner with this one.  You get to download a mnemonics pack for free for participating. 
  • I have found some interesting things you can do with paper plates and paper bags.
  • I am looking for lists to add to my Homeschool FREE board.

I’m grateful for…
  • My son has had some desperate financial needs which we prayed about on Wednesday evening at dinner.  On Thursday morning I found an envelope with his name on it in our letter box.  This amazing envelope had a note from someone saying the Lord had layed it on their heart to bless him.  The amount in the envelope was the EXACT amount he was in need of.  Our God is an AWESOME God and supplies our needs according to His glory.  Please continue to pray for him.

A photo, video, link, or quote to share…
Source: Don't Eat The Paste

Blessings

Chareen
This post is linking to:
Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers - Weekly Wrap Up
iHomeschool - Homeschool Mothers Journal
Hammock Tracks - Its A Wrap
Homegrown Learners - Collage Friday
Ben and Me - Friday Fun Stuff 

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Thursday 11 October 2012

Blog Award Nominations are open and Linky's of interrest

Nominations for the 8th Annual Homeschool Blog Awards are open until the 22 October.
Voting will commence on 2 November and run until the 16th of November.

Courtney from Women Living Well 
is hosting a Pinterest Link Up until the 16th of October.

The Homeschool Chicks are hosting a Pin it to Win it! until 14 October. 
Everyone is a winner with this one.  
You get to download a mnemonics pack for free for participating.

Blessings
Chareen
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Monday 8 October 2012

Aussie Homeschool Giveaway

Brooke from Teachable Moments is currently hosting an Awesome Aussie Giveaway. For your chance to win something in her giveaway follow one of the blogs and add your entry to her raffelcopter.  The give away is open until Friday.

Aussie Bloggers 
contributing to the Give Away

Teachable Moments Teaching Maths with Meaning Classroom Fun The Paper Maid Fun Games 4 Learning Frog Spot Blog From the Pond Down Under Teacher Mrs Poultney's ponderings

Click on any of the blog buttons above to meet the Aussie Bloggers who are donating product from their TPT store to this giveaway.

Follow her blog pop on back to Teachable Moments and enter the give away by clicking an entry into the Raffelcopter button.

Blessings
Chareen
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Friday 5 October 2012

HSMJ - Discovering Mali

In my life this week…
  Its been a rather busy but fruitful week.  On Tuesday afternoon I went to the local CHEF (Christian Home Educating Families) meeting where I met a teacher from the local Steiner School who is a Christian.  She came to share some insights into the Steiner method of education with us.  I thoroughly enjoyed listening to her and felt so encouraged in my role as a homeschooler and the privilege it is. There are a few of the Steiner methods that I would like to implement in my homeschooling one of them being the three day cycle of learning. I am still doing some research on this and will write more about it in the future.
In our homeschool this week…

A trip to the Zoo to celebrate their 150th birthday.
Helpful homeschooling tips or advice to share…
I am inspired by…
Places we’re going and people we’re seeing…
  • Saturday -Visited Mr T in hospital.
  • Sunday - Spent the day at home and caught up on reading.
  • Monday - It was a busy day today and the best part was fetching Mr T from hospital.  He is still having some ongoing issues so we do still covert your prayer cover and support.
  • Tuesday - Paul's birthday.  It was a lovely day and we celebrated with great friends and family as well as a trip to Melbourne Zoo.
  • Wednesday - A day at home.
  • Thursday - Today is Mrs G birthday and she shares it with Miss B so they cam over to celebrate birthdays with cake and tea at our home.
  • Friday - Today was a great day too. This morning we enjoyed school, went to lunch at Aunty M's house and had a play date at Mrs T's house.  This evening we watched a documentary on Melbourne Zoo's 150 years.  We also prepared for a trip away tomorrow. We also managed to book tickets to see Maximus Musicus with the MSO in November.

My favorite thing this week was…

What’s working/not working for us…


Questions/thoughts I have…
  • How much written work would you expect of a seven year old ?
Things I’m working on…
  • Mentally sorting out how I will be using Sonlight with more of a Charlotte Mason approach and the Steiner three day cycle.  
  • Figuring out how to use my new homeschool / home planner.
  • How and what we will do in regards to teaching Shakespeare and Dickens.
On My Bedside Table ...
  •  Is my Charlotte Mason Companion and Teaching the Trivium.
In Bloggy world I’m reading…
I’m cooking…
  • Nothing new.
On Pinterest I found...

I’m grateful for…
  •  The families who have prayed for us diligently over the last two weeks and new friends.
A photo, video, link, or quote to share…

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." ~ Mark Twain 

Blessings

Chareen
This post is linking to:
Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers -
iHomeschool - Homeschool Mothers Journal
Hammock Tracks - Its A Wrap
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Thursday 4 October 2012

Carnival of the Animals at Melbourne Zoo


Just arrived and find a spot to sit.
The main reason for our trip to the Melbourne Zoo on Monday was to to watch the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra perform Carnival of the Animals.

This member from the MSO sat on the floor and chatted with the kids.
He explained to Sir N which instrament he plays and let him look and touch the mallets he uses to play. 
The 11 member performing arrived tuned their instruments. Once they were ready the conductor came out and introduced the instruments and Noni Hazlehurst who was our host and read an adaptation of Ogden Nash's Poem between each section of music.  It was a wonderful introduction to the Orchestra.

Members of the MSO tuning up and preparing for the conductor and performance.

On the WWW
On YouTube
Did you know that the MSO performs Free concerts ?  The next one will be at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl in February 2013. Coming up in November is the MSO Classic Kids! Maximus Musicus.

Blessings
Chareen

Carnival of the Animals 
Performed with Ogden Nash's Poem
Narrated by Noel Coward for this 1949 recording.

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Wednesday 3 October 2012

Melbourne Zoo and Mali (The one with lots of photo's)

The guard at the entrance to the Carousel Park
On Monday we went to the zoo to watch the MSO perform Carnival of the Animals. It's Melbourne Zoo's 150th birthday and to celebrate they have an elephant theme.  In August we went to Federation Square to meet the Olympians and while we were there we saw these statues of elephants dotted around as part of the Mali in the City program.  Loved them.

I loved the pictures on this one.

So yesterday we went for a trip to Melbourne Zoo where all 50 Mali statues are currently on display in front of the Carousel Park. We took some time to look at them as they will be auctioned off  on 17-18 October at the Carousel Park.
I took heaps of photo's of the Mali's but there were heaps of people and loads of pic's on my camera so I've made some collages for you.  To see them more clearly click on them and they will open up to fill your screen.




 If you would like to see some great close ups and detail photography of each elephant, Fresh Photography has three pages of photos of Mali in Melbourne.
  1. Elephants in Melbourne - Pictures of Mali!  (20 Mali's)
  2. Elephant Sculptures in Melbourne - Pictures of Mali Part II (15 Mali's)
  3. Melbourne's Elephant Art - Pictures of Mali Part III (15 Mali's)
You can find some Facebook albums on Mali by Fresh Photography and Jay S.Cook. theage.com.au has a photo album Mali in Melbourne to look at as well.

YouTube has some great clips:




Around the Carousel are another 55 mini Mali elephant statues that were decorated by students at schools around Victoria.  These will be returned to their origins for permanent displays.

We had a wonderful time exploring these sculptures and seeing the variety of ideas expressed were great.





These are my top three:



Blessings
Chareen

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Tuesday 2 October 2012

TT - Charles Dickens and Friends

 Welcome to Tuesdays Treasures.  I started these posts as a way of sharing great books in honour of my friend in New Zealand who would arrive with the treasures she had unearthed at her weekly trip to the library!

There are so many wonderful books out there hiding on shelves so I invite you to blog about a book on your shelf, one you're reading or one you found at the library and add your post to Learning All the Time Favourite Resource Link Up. 


This week ...

Five lively retellings by
Marcia Williams

  • Format: Paperback
  • Number of Pages: 48 pages
  • Vendor:  Walker Books Ltd
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • ISBN 13: 9781406305630 
  • ISBN 10: 1406305634
  • Author : Marcia Williams
  • Illustrator: Marcia Williams
Main description
Five of Dickens' most famous works are introduced in an exciting comic book style. Whilst retaining the characteristic feel of the Dickensian language, this book is highly accessible and is suitable for use at Key Stage 2. Ages: 7+.

This book has been the highlight of my past week.  I was at the op shop and found it.  I have been wanting to read Dickens to Sir N and this will be perfect.  Each page is just beautifully illustrated and there is enough of Dickensian language to capture and hold the imagination.  Marcia has done an absolute superb job of this book.  Love this book.  Pop on over to The Book Depository and see the range of books Marcia has written and illustrated.

The book contains these five books retold in comic format
  1. Great Expectations
  2. Oliver Twist
  3. A Christmas Carol
  4. David Copperfield
  5. A Tale of two Cities 
Blessings






Check out Marcia's website

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Monday 1 October 2012

Anouncing the birth of Home School Chicks

http://www.homeschoolchicks.com/

Yesterday was their official hatching and to celebrate their birthday they have:

There are five chicks in the nest
  1. How to Chick is Heidi from How To Homeschool.
  2. Organized Chick is Heather from Teaching My 3.
  3. Fun Chick is Tamara from Teaching with TLC
  4. Reading Chick is Annie from The Moffatt Girls.
  5. Math Chick is Cindy from love 2 learn 2 day
Pop on over and say hello as well as follow this site for great HomeSchool support.

Blessings
Chareen
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Saturday 29 September 2012

HSMJ - In need of your prayer

In my life this week…
Please pray for us.  My eldest son is having some serious health issues and we are in need of specialist appointments and I am anxious for answers and solutions.
As of now my son has been in hospital since Wednesday and so far all the tests have come back negative. (In most ways this is a good thing but at the same time it means that we still don't know why he has no feeling / movement in his legs from mid thigh down.)  We definitely need a revelation as to what is going on.

On a positive note however I placed my order with Sonlight and had the experience of our items arriving in under four days!

In our homeschool this week…
 

Helpful homeschooling tips or advice to share…

iHomeschool Network is hosting a FREE printable link up party extravaganza. 



Erica from Confessions of a Homeschooler currently has World's Greatest Artists Vol 1 and World's Greatest Artisits Vol II for FREE until Sunday.

 I am inspired by…

Places we’re going and people we’re seeing…
  • Saturday -I accompanied my friend to see the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.  The music was beautiful.
  • Sunday - Went for a trip to the beach with friends who came to visit.
  • Monday - Was a good day at home and in the evening I visited my sister with a friend who gave us a tutorial in making an explosion album.  I had fun learning to do this.  Sir N also did exercise class with the L family.
  • Tuesday - We stayed home.  It's school holidays and we are resting. YAY
  • Wednesday - Spent the whole day at hospital with no 1 son.
  • Thursday - spent the afternoon at the hospital.  Still no answers.
  • Friday - Spent a few hours at the hospital and went out my mom.

My favorite thing this week was…


What’s working/not working for us…
  • Having my first born in hospital with no answers and him wanting to check himself out.

Questions/thoughts I have…

Things I’m working on…
On My Bedside Table ...
  •  I finished reading  From a Distance by Tamera Alexander (Currently free on Kindle) while at the hospital with Mr T on Wednesday.
  •  I have a few books but have not read much since Wednesday due to no 1 son's hospitalization.
In Bloggy world I’m reading…
I’m cooking…
  •  Not much.  I have been blessed with two cooked meals from a friend.
On Pinterest I found...
  • A few more pins of interest.  I have been gathering resources to teach Shakespeare in the future with Sir N.
I’m grateful for…
  •  The prayer warriors on the Sonlight Forums as well as my friends and family who are praying for Mr T while he is in hospital.
A photo, video, link, or quote to share…
In the introduction to A Child's History of the World in the introduction the author says this about teaching a child only about their own countries history:
"It only promotes a narrow-mindedness and an absurd conceit, based on utter ignorance of any other peoples and any other times - an intolerant egotism without foundation or fact." Virgil M. Hillyer.

Blessings

Chareen
This post is linking to:
Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers - Weekly Wrap-Up
iHomeschool - Homeschool Mother's Journal

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