It’s suddenly started raining lots so we’ve enjoyed a few days at home (although Jonathan and I had a foray out to Carisbrooke Castle in the wind and rain). All the kids were involved in helping with Jonathan’s magnificent gingerbread creation. War on Gingerbread: Jonathan describes it in detail: “at the top left [Continue]

Ruth is doing IGCSE Chemistry – aiming to sit it next January.  She prefers working with some others so we have teamed up with Sam and Albie to work through it and some others are joining in as well. We’re approaching it in a different way to other exams – Maths was weekly tutorials and [Continue]

We’ve done a bit more science over the last few days too. Just some observations of celery and food dye. The inside of some celery that has been in the food dye. And the inside of some that hasn’t been in the food dye. Jonathan also made some lovely gloop.  You need real borax for [Continue]

So Jonathan really enjoys science and Ruth fancies having a go at Chemistry and Biology international GCSEs over the next year or so which has meant we’ve been thinking about science activities a lot recently.  We’ve started doing a few more science demonstrations so that Jonathan can enjoy them and Ruth can learn something! So [Continue]

A few of us met up to do some science this afternoon.  The theme was Levers and Pulleys.  Having nothing to contribute to the levers and pulleys theme, and having recently rediscovered a container of real borax, I took gloop making ingredients.   So we met up in a garden and had a good play.    Clever [Continue]

I’m so behind with blogging so here are some photos from way back in February. We had a lovely Sunday afternoon walk out at Bembridge, Rebekah was at a youth event with the Eternal Flame but the rest of us had a great afternoon outdoors.   Martin spent the time taking arty-farty photos.         [Continue]

A couple of weeks ago we had a lovely trip to Winchester.  We started off with a load of friends on the Ferry.   The teens and some of the braver adults walked from Southampton to Winchester while the rest of us went to spent the day experimenting at INTECH.  We were delighted to unexpectedly meet up [Continue]

I’m so behind with blogging so here are a few bits and bobs we’ve done over the last few weeks rather than individual posts. Dinosaur Isle: More Tesco vouchers to use up (thanks friends).  We did this with Eli and even had clipboards and worksheets!!!           Science Paper: Clearly the worksheet sparked [Continue]

We were very lucky to be given a few Tesco vouchers that needed to be used up and as there are not many places to go to with them on the Island we opted for Amazon World with a friend. Jonathan really loved looking at the birds and even sketched a few.  We liked the wintery tree [Continue]

A few of the other things we have managed to do this December have been: Watching the amazing  Bloodstone at Jubilee Stores (we even persuaded Jamie to come and watch Morris dancing )     Cookie Exchange:   The Learning Zone Christmas Party:    Family Christmas time:         [Continue]