Starting from Monday we have had quite a busy week.
Monday morning started with a Dentist checkup for the kids,which I'm pleased to say went well and showed that their teeth are fine and there are no problems. Phew...what with the lack of Dentists were we used to live the kids had only seen a Dentist once between them ,not good I know. I had a very bad experience with Dental treatment,even though my teeth are fine. (now!)Anyway I decided to put my money were my mouth was(!!) and pay for the best Dentist I could find. Our new Dentist is lovely and I'm very happy for her to see my sencitive and quirky children!! Really that was quite an achievement for a dentaphobe . Only thing was though I had a mental block and when I came to pay with my card I forgot my pin number put it in wrong 3 times and had a block put on card!!?? Very embarassing.I remembered it as soon as I got out of there?
The afternoon was much less traumatic and we spent it learning about Guy Falkes and the Gunpowder Plot.Here in the UK we celebrate the fact that it was foiled and the Houses of Parliment didn't blow up!
In the evening we all went
INSANE and my middle son nearly decapitated my eldest with the freezer door! Ignore that last bit,my son hyjacked this while I was away!The cheeky monkey!
So in the evening of the 5th we all went out to celebrate Bonfire Night. Our local community Centre had a Barbeque and some other activities for the children. It was free. It was really one of the best spots to see all the fireworks around the City,like watching 6 different displays all at once.It was a great evening,finished off with hot Chocs,a perfect ending.
Tuesday my mother inlaw came to help and we got stuck into our Festive theme. I had made some maths questions taylored to each child based on The Nutcracker. Lots of problem solving which went down well. (in the end,heh!)
After the maths we watched an animation of the Nutcracker. It was actually hilarious! But it did give a good outline of the story and at under three pounds I was pleased.
In the afternoon we looked at German Christmas traditions and learned about Martinmas,the life of St Martin (patron St of outcasts) and made lanterns used in the yearly celebrations.We enjoyed that and I ignored the lazy attitudes,yes I do expect....more writing!
We have kept up the Festive theme over the last two days,learning new carols,work in maths,creative writing and listening to the music of the Ballet of the Nutcracker and a bit about the composer. We finally got around to making our Christmas cake today.On the whole I feel peaceful at how this week is going. Thanks Lord!! | 