generally this week has been a very good working week for SB. Have been proud of her getting her head down and working. I am hoping that this equates to something going in the brain! certainly the piano practice has made a difference between the last weeks lesson and this one. BB has also gradually been getting going as well. proud that she has powered through the english without much kerfuffle. TBH, I think she now gets it, and it is much easier, but still baby steps as she doesnt enjoy it. going to try and push more maths also – a bit most days would be lovely!
This week we have had a weds4ed – which i have totally failed to take any photos at! there were some snowmen haiku. science was evolution survival of the fitttest, and thinking about how selection etc might work. the kids, as always, were quite inventive and looked to change the parameters of the experiments quite interestingly. lovely that ems girls could come this time 
. SB did a prac gcse paper for barbara, and got a comfortable c. suggested things to work on for the future [she isnt taking till next year, but nice to know already on course for a pass] SB likes maths . the late stayers played our current fav game of alchemists
thursday was a sports day, so the girls went off to that with DH and met up with the local home ed group for the regular sports session. indoors due to the rubbish weather recently and the muddiness of outside.
friday they all went to the royal opera house to see un ballo in maschera. SB was v much excited, and BB more on the not too bothered front. They joined the deependers there, and also met up with m and c from the manor born. SB loved it. she really enjoyed the whole thing, spectacle, music the lot . BB was a bit more take or leave it, but she did sit happily without moaning, so we were pleased with that too! After the opera they all went to covent garden, and BB was v happy to go to the cap store again, and buy a cap with christmas money. they all went to the transport museum afterwards and were happy and crazy with friends
this weekend we had a relaxed saturday – doing some bookwork, a piano lesson for both girls. we took down the decs in the playroom and hallway 
I have one xmas tree left to go! more board game playing – we are getting a bit of a thing again for regular board gaming [we always like it]
today we had a lazy start and then sb and i went geocaching, meeting up with nattyem and the deependers. we have had 2 travelbugs for far too long, and needed to move them along! duly done. it was a lovely circular trail, well thought out and well signposted. it ended with a fab hint as well. it said it took an hour in dayligt, but i think we took 3!! it was pretty chilly towatds the end, so the flask of tea back att the car was quite welcome!
BB stayed at home with DH and they built a big bonfire and burnt lots of branches trimmed off a tree. both smell v smoky now! BB has also been playing sims 4 nearly ceaselessly having got this with most of her xmas moeny. she loves it. i think sb may end up buying it too.
I’m such a dope. I read that SB did a prac gcse paper for Barbara and wondered what that would be. Maths set in the real world which would be far more meaningful for C and thought that’s a good change they’ve made. Then only this morning thought that prac didn’t mean practical it meant practice?
I think a practical maths gcse would be fab though. Interest rates, loans, mortgages, house building, all sorts like that.
Haven’t done maths for so long I can’t remember. Yet she enjoys maths lectures and workshops. Just the doing at home doesn’t appeal.
yep it is a practice edexcel maths paper – should have been clearer! tho it did havr a baking question on it