LEGO Quest #2

Rocket Boy decided to choose definition 2.  of, pertaining to, or having tones of one color in addition to the ground hue: monochromatic pottery.

"This is Santa's Sled, which I built in one colour.  But the mini figure was just from my collection."

Again Would love to see photos of any others creations, please email me any photos at homeschoolingaotearoa@gmail.com and I'll add them to this post. 

Next challenge... #3 Vessel

A vessel could mean many things so here's the Dictionary.com definitions. 

ves·sel  [ves-uhl] 

noun

1.a craft for traveling on water, now usually one larger than an ordinary rowboat; a ship or boat.

2.an airship.

3.a hollow or concave utensil, as a cup, bowl, pitcher, or vase, used for holding liquids or other contents.

4.Anatomy, Zoology . a tube or duct, as an artery or vein, containing or conveying blood or some other body fluid.

5.Botany . a duct formed in the xylem, composed of connected cells that have lost their intervening partitions, that conducts water and mineral nutrients.

Meal Plan Monday 23rd - 29th September

Meal planning is still part of my day to day life.  It's the only way I can stick to my weekly food budget, and it really does help decrease some of the late afternoon/early evening chaos you get with young kids. 

Hubby and I are now on weight watchers, while this hasn't changed our meals much, you might find more vegetables and less fats and carbs in our plans. 

	Breakfast	Lunch	Dinner	Snacks
Monday	Cereal, Fruit, Yoghurt and Toast	Salad with Boiled Egg and Croutons	Meatballs and Fresh Home made Spaghetti	Fresh Fruit, Crackers and Cheese
Tuesday	Cereal, Fruit, Yoghurt and Toast	Cheese and Tomato Toasted Sandwich	Vietnamese Salad	Fresh Fruit, Crackers and Cheese
Wednesday	Cereal, Fruit, Yoghurt and Toast	Salad with Egg and Croutons	Crispy chicken salad wraps	Fresh Fruit, Crackers and Cheese
Thursday	Cereal, Fruit, Yoghurt and Toast	Tuna Salad Sandwich	Lemon Tarragon Chicken with vegetables	Fresh Fruit, Crackers and Cheese
Friday	Cereal, Fruit, Yoghurt and Toast	Salad with Egg and Croutons	Spaghetti Bolognaise	Fresh Fruit, Crackers and Cheese
Saturday	Cereal, Fruit, Yoghurt and Toast	Cheese and SpinachToasted Sandwich	Roast Chicken Pieces, with Potato and Silverbeet	Fresh Fruit, Crackers and Cheese
Sunday	Cereal, Fruit, Yoghurt and Toast	Egg Sandwich	Silverbeet and Sausage Pie	Fresh Fruit, Crackers and Cheese

Share it Sunday

Sharing is Caring by krissen, on Flickr

During the week both Mama J and Mama T find many ideas which we would love to do with our kids and want to share with anyone else.  Just click on the photos to visit the websites. 

Write a letter to your favourite Disney Charater and they will reply with a autographed photo. 

Walt Disney World Communications

PO Box 10040

Lake Buena Vista, FL

32830-0040

USA

Make and explore watercolor science at Teach Preschool

Homemade Silly Putty at  Paging Fun Mums!

Name Broom Hocky at Toddler Approved 

Make your own Rock Candy at Paging Fun Mums!

Fun Bug Crafts at Paging Fun Mums!

LEGO Quest #1

Here's Rocket Boy's car, 

This is my first LEGO car from Legends of Chima, Lenox from Chima is driving. You lift the cockpit up to launch in and out.  There is a level on the back you use to launch him in and out. 

Would love to see photos of any others creations, please email me any photos at homeschoolingaotearoa@gmail.com and I'll add them to this post. 

Next challenge... #2 Monochromatic

This is one of the new words that Rocket Boy had to learn before he could start creating. 

Here's what Dictionary.com says.... 

mon·o·chro·mat·ic  [mon-uh-kroh-mat-ik, -oh-kruh-]  

adjective

1.  of or having one color.

2.  of, pertaining to, or having tones of one color in addition to the ground hue: monochromatic pottery.

3.  Optics. pertaining to light of one color or to radiation of a single wavelength or narrow range of wavelengths.

4.  Ophthalmology . of or pertaining to monochromatism.

LEGO Quest

What is LEGO Quest??


A few weeks ago I was browsing the web as you do am I came across this LEGO Quest website, which lists 52 LEGO building challenges or quests for your LEGO mad child to complete.  These were completed over 3 years, but I'm sure we could do them in just 1.

As Rocket Boy is totally addicted to LEGO I decided to set him the first challenge, at first he was keen but before he finished his creation he had ran out of steam and it sat unfinished for almost 2 weeks.  Then this week all of a sudden he bought me his finished creation to photograph and asked for his next challenge.

Before the day was over he had managed to complete the first 6 challenges, and also learnt 2 new words.

I've decided I'm going to post about his creations here.  At first I thought I would only do one a week, but I know Rocket Boy will not stay interested as this would be to slow for him, so I'm hoping we'll complete 2-3 each week.  I hope that others will be keen to join us in completing this challenge and email me your pictures to share here or even blog about it yourself and share a link to your blog.

Challenge #1 - Create a car.

Tuatara's Daily Log

This is a picture that Tara drew using the paint app on mum's laptop. It is of dad's work

Well today Tuatara would view herself as not doing any learning today. But little does she know she did a lot of 'life as it happens' learning 

Today Tuatara and mum went to work with dad and his new shop.

Tuatara learnt how to use the work computer to find codes and prices for stock and then transfer that information to the price gun and price the goods that needed price tags. Considering she is only 8yrs old, I think she did a great job  But then again I'm her mum so I guess I am bias 

Tuatara is also learning about shop etiquette. How it is not like home and that it is not ok to yell at mum or dad from the other side of the shop when she needs us 
She is doing great with this one, it is just curbing the 'interruption' bug. Especially when dad is talking to a customer and Tuatara is needing to urgently (well urgently to her) talk to dad. Practice makes perfect though when learning this one, so it will get better over time.
She always greets every customer with a big smile and a 'Good Morning' or 'Good Afternoon', which is very cute and brings a smile to every customer face.

When Tuatara felt she had done her part as being a shop helper, she went and watched 'Ergon' DVD and later did some of her Minecraft.

Oh and I (mum) is trying to organise a tour of the local Tip Top factory to extend on Tara's interest in ice cream from her 'Land of Ice Cream' story.
We are still in organisation mode for this, as we are trying to get some other home schooling families to come too. Which will be great for us being new to Auckland, to meet some other home schooling families from around here.

Introducing Mama T and Tuatara

Please help me welcome Mama T and Tuatara to Homeschooling Aotearoa Style.

Mama T is going to start sharing about her home schooling journey with her daughter Tuatara here in the Aotearoa.

I started off my parenting life at the tender age of 17 years old. Operating on the auto pilot parenting style from my parents. As I have gone through each experience in my life, and had each child, I have found my parenting style keeps evolving, and as it should. My first 2 children (now 21 & 18) from my first marriage went to school. My step daughter (2nd husband's daughter, 3 when I met her, but now 13) goes to school. My daughter to my current husband started off at school (8 nearly 9) But through constant re-evaluating what will suit each child, as I have had them. We have come to the point with my youngest, that it suits her best to be educated at home. I want her to want to learn, not be told what to learn (with some guidance). But I am sure our style and approach will keep evolving too, as I grow more confident in my daughter's own ability to learn everything she feels she needs to know. I will keep supporting her, encouraging her to have confidence in herself, and I will learn some new things as well along the way.

So if you are interested, you are more than welcome to follow our nutty journey of home education. Through the trials and errors and laughter and tears

Jellybean

On the 13th of July 2013 at 4:48am Jellybean entered our lives.

Perfect and tiny at only 2870grams (6pounds 1oz).

A beautiful gentle home water birth surrounded with love and support by our wonderful midwife, her student, and my loving and wonderful husband.

Ladybug was awake and awesome throughout the whole labour and birth. 

Rocket boy didn't wake until Jellybean had already entered the world.

We feel very blessed.

Let's catch up

It's been awhile so why don't we spend some time caching up over a coffee

Untitled by Br3nda, on Flickr

So what have I been up to since I last posted?? Well the biggest most important change of our lives...  

I had a baby

Rocket Boy completed his first HWOT work book.

Rocket Boy turned 6

 

We went on bush walks

Climbed mulch mountains. 

Ladybug decided she wanted to start her HWOT workbook

 

Rocket Boy has almost finished his second HWOT workbook

Feed our animals

We also have a turtle, cat, and frogs, as well as the two bunnies.

Picked vegetables from our garden

Most ended up being fed to the bunnies.

Letter L from letter of the week

Washing dishes

"Cleaning" with water in a spray bottle

Presenting at Legofest

Making Muffins

Exploring new playgrounds

Rocket Boy started drawing people

Went shopping

Making our own sandwiches

Went for walks and found very colourful bus shelters

Made gingerbread men

Explored the woodwork tools at playcentre

Played with robots

Well that's a little of what we've been up to, would love to hear what you've been doing since I last posted.