First week of Class 5 and Class 7

We're in the middle of a rather hot spell, but fortunately we had some cooler weather for our first few days of school last week. I've been wondering how we'll manage with Willow running through her work independently, and Gabriel and Arden and I working together. Pleasingly it went very well. Willow worked through her planned work over 4 days, whilst Gabriel and I did school stuff over 3, and I have a planned activity (painting, drawing, modelling, cooking, home loving) for each day of the week for Arden. Arden loved it, and Gabriel really enjoyed doing the kindy stuff with Arden once he got into the idea of it.

Here's a selection of work from this week.

Willow's first week of class 7

Willow's bread- baked this morning for breakfast


One point perspective


Modelling


Breathing exercises


Willow found the dark centre to the lighter edge more difficult.


Geometry




Some of Gabriel's work from our first week of class 5

Modelling



Mandala


Forms


My mandala (drawn with Gabriel for his form drawing this week)

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Arden loved the structured learning the most I think of all the kids.  He continued to want to work alongside Irving in highschool and see what he was doing too, where the older kids were more inclined to work independantly.  This was partly necessary  because I was busy with the younger two, but it was also because that was what they wanted to do.

Princess Irene, SpaceShips and Mandalas

Princess Irene version 1- by Willow

Version 2-also by Willow



Spaceship for the Storm Troopers by Gabriel

And my own Mandala

Princess Irene is from this series by George MacDonald.