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April 2007

 Starting a new science project on seed germination, here sowing mung beans in a salad sprouter…

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Leveling the seeds so that air can reach all of them…

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Plenty of water so they can swell up and germinate; we will need to do this several times a day…

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Below are pictures from recent hand writing work… first Naomi’s

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Next Rebekah’s…

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Next Timothea’s…

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Below are some recent Maths workbooks and worksheets… first Naomi’s

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Rebekah’s… (worksheets are from themathworksheetsite.com)

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Finally Timothea’s…

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All the children worked together to build this elevated train track and station building…

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Very strange bug from the garden… it’s a dragonfly larvae from next doors pond…

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Barbeque in the garden with veggie sausage rolls…

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LegoLand March 2007

 T-rex at Legoland…marked the start of our three day break exploring the park.

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Inside the Education Centre making technic models from Lego Dacta sets…

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Naomi and Timothea’s motorised models…

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Spent over an hour making these…

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Afterwards they also had to carefully dismantle the models…

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 We stayed at Travelodge for two nights to give us as much time as possible during each day…

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Busy buiding after breakfast…

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Smile…

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Spent fifteen minutes discussing how this ‘loooong’ car would travel round corners…it’s the size of a small coach.

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March 2007

They first designed this boat on paper… 

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Version one sank but after a refit it worked well…

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Painting various craft and science kits…

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February 2007

Lots of snow was enjoyed by everyone and we built the biggest snowman for a few years… 

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Timothea enjoying her Kipper books and flashcards…

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Rebekah made a tissue paper collage…

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Naomi and Susanna busy doing craft work..

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Rebekah and Naomi spent a few days completing this puzzle…

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Another fun puzzle…

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Reading recipe cards…

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January 2007

Motorised spider with gears and working legs made by Timothea… 

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Rebekah’s helicopter and Susanna’s motorbike completed…

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Making the helicopter…

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Naomi made a car that goes forwards till it hits a wall then goes backwards until it hits a far wall using a push-pull switch…

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Making the above models is complicated with lots of trays of peices and instructions needed…

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Rebekah’s motorbike…

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Timothea’s homemade birthday card for Mummy…

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All busy with birthday ideas…

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Rebekah’s acrylic on canvas painting, took several days to do each colour seperately…

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A mathematical game of Blockus…

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