Pictures from last week...

Workbooks...

Some of the books Abigail is using this year....of course we are also using much much more than this but these are just a few of the things we fall back on. I picked up the grade one books to be sure Abigail had covered the basics that she didn't do last year. She has flown through them - especially the math which she finds ultra boring and doesn't want to do but I said if she flies through it in a couple of weeks we will go and get her grade 2 and 3 as a 'treat'...and of course she loves this idea...so she is rushing through it. instead of doing a page a day or whatever she is doing she is doing several a day. She just wants to get it done. I know she doesn't need to do it but I kind of want her to do the basics again because I think her teacher really messed with her confidence and I kind of want to bring back the fun she had with math before - she used to love how easy it was and then in school she was struggling because her teacher was a dork! I want her to find it fun again and see it as puzzles again! To WANT to do it....so thats what we're doing!

I have been having fun going through the Education Station catalogue choosing things....I much prefer their south store to Scholars Choice. I think I'm going to go there next week and head to Ikea for breakfast. There are a few things I have my eye on for Abby from Edu Station....

Trying Chinese foods for New Year...

The children tried out some Chinese foods for our new year festivities last week! We also had some decorations around our display table to celebrate the new year. We have decided to extend our study of China for the rest of the year instead of just for New Year because we have been enjoying it so much! Susannahs friend Melissa was able to join us to try the foods. Most of the foods were made with sticky rice. The bread was filled with a pureed bean.

And plans change.....

So we were meeting Val at Kidz Quarterz this morning, then heading to MP for the running track and then swimming. Sam was fine until he got out of bed to get dressed and then his head started to hurt. He started crying. I gave him meds and he went back to bed. We tried again 30 minutes later. No better. More crying. Back to bed and then he started to feel sick. Then he WAS sick.

So we are home AGAIN. Stuck at home surrounded by workmen with a sick little boy when the weather is going to be so lovely!!! What a shame!!!

Journaling Workshop

Wednesday Feb 11th - 7pm - 8:30pm

Sherwood Park Library - Free!!

Not sure if there are spaces left, but if there are, would anyone be interested in joining me?

Participants experiment with four easy to use journaling tools while learning how and why journaling works as a vehicle for personal growth. Please bring a pen and notebook, your curiosity and a sense of adventure. Presented by Kathie Sutherland.

Let me know if you're interested and I can pick up passes!