January - 2021

Orchard Training

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Friday's Reflections

Friday's Reflections

Well what a difference this week, we are all feeling a whole lot more cheerful and looking forward to the Spring. This may be because of the Orchard Training Seed Swop. It has caused quite a stir and a lot of conversation in the last few days. We have a few duplicated seed packets in the pot which can be called up for new growers, if you fancy a go at growing: beetroot, tomatoes, Brussels Sprouts cabbage, okra, aubergine, sprouting seeds, potatoes and herbs. let us know and w

Weekly Maths Problem

Weekly Maths Problem

Don’t forget to write out the problem at the top of the page, date the work and show all your workings out (even the wrong answers) and then file the evidence in your folder! This is a multi-step problem. Think about all the steps you need to do to find the answer. A seed company filled 3 bags with seed. They put 5,569 grams of seed in each bag. How many grams of seed are there in all the bags combined? You can share your answers here in the forum on the website or with me as

Word of the Week

Word of the Week

valuable (adjectives) Meaning – someone or something worth a great deal of money or personal meaning. Example of using it in a sentence: “A passport is not all that expensive but it valuable to you if you wish to travel.” Spelling Tip – We are just going to break this down in to the sounds we can hear. val + u + able Use the word as many times throughout the week as you can. This can be verbally, in your written work or listen out for other people using it.

Homeschool Garden Club - Recycling to Keep The Costs Down

Homeschool Garden Club - Recycling to Keep The Costs Down

Because homeschooling is funded by your family and not by the state money is key issue. so everything we can do to save money is a good thing. Recycling is also a very important task to save resources not just money. Here are a few ways we at the Homeschool Garden Club can help save both. Old Compost Bags - Old compost bags and old shopping bags are well worth hanging on to. Use them as super strong rubbish bags to transport garden waste to the tip, or split them open and peg

Mischievous Moral Mayhem

Mischievous Moral Mayhem

This week’s Mischievous Moral Mayhem is: You are out and about babysitting your little sister, you discover she has taken a chocolate bar from the shop and eaten it. It is too late to go back and pay for it. Do you tell your parents about the theft? On the surface, some of these Mischievous Moral Mayhem questions appear to be a quick yes or no answer. I want you to think deeper than yes or no – you need to explain your answers. Some answers will depend on your gender, some wi

Friday's Reflections

Friday's Reflections

We have now made it to the half way point of this half term. We have done three weeks and we have three weeks to go. January is a hard month to home school in, the weather is cold and wet and the days are very short, the light levels are low and after Christmas we all feel a bit flat. This year, that flatness has been made worse with many families having Covid-19 either for the Christmas period or just after it and the weather being partially poor. Although many scientists ha

Weekly Maths Problem

Weekly Maths Problem

Don’t forget to write out the problem at the top of the page, date the work and show all your workings out (even the wrong answers) and then file the evidence in your folder! Something slightly different this week. Make a poster and in your own words with graphics explain the rules for adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing positive and negative numbers. You can share your answers here in the forum on the website or with me as I visit during the week. Remember you need

Word of the Week

Word of the Week

Wednesday (noun) Meaning – the day that comes after Tuesday and before Thursday. Example of using it in a sentence: “Word of the Week is always done on Wednesday.” Spelling Tip – This word comes from the Old English for the ‘Day of Odin’ named after the Germanic god and from Norse mythology supreme god Odin or Woden, God of Wisdom according to the Vikings, which is why we have the Word of the Week on Wednesday. We are just going to break this down in to the words and sounds w

Homeschool Garden Club - Seed Swop 23rd January 2021

Homeschool Garden Club - Seed Swop 23rd January 2021

Our Seed Swop is officially taking place, this weekend on Saturday. Current Covid-19 Rules applying of course. Last year was our first year and as we were just setting up the Garden Club, no one had any seeds to swop but we managed just fine. We managed to hold a brilliant sunflower compitation. This year, we are organising our very own seed swop and we will be better than last year! January is the best time of year to arrange a seed exchange, just when we are all thinking a

Mischievous Moral Mayhem

Mischievous Moral Mayhem

This week’s Mischievous Moral Mayhem is: At the local cinema, you are mucking around and the fire alarm is set off by accident. You find out that someone else has been blamed for your accident. You cannot be identified as the person who set off the fire alarm but the rumour is that they lost their job. Do you own up? On the surface, some of these Mischievous Moral Mayhem questions appear to be a quick yes or no answer. I want you to think deeper than yes or no – you need to e

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