Prize Giving

Me talking about my bible file.

Me talking about the countries of the world.

My guests

Last night we made a show. I helped my Mommy to cook food. We took out knives and forks and we put out plates and spoons.
My guests came to see what I did. I said my speech and I told the Bible story of how Jesus, the Saviour was born. My guests liked it and I enjoyed everything. I received an A+ award for excellent progress in all learning areas 100% effort and application. I also received a Hannah Montana book.
I saw Father Christmas.
Today is my last day of school, so this blog will close until 15 January.

Happy Christmas to all my friends!

Weekand News

On Friday I practiced my speech and Nativity play. We went to Ouma’s house. We went to movies and saw High school musical 3 Senior year again.
On Saturday we stayed at home. We ate breakfast.
On Sunday we went to Woolworths.
I did sums.

A Visit to Tomorrow's People

My Brother rings at the gate and knocks on the door loudly. It makes me nervous. He comes home at 2 o’ clock because he is writing exams.
We went to Gym. I did tummy exercises and pedaled for 10 minutes and rowed for 10 minutes. Afterwards we went to Steers for a cold drink and to practice my speech. We stayed at Steers because we wanted to wait until it was break at Tomorrow’s People. We had to give back Kaolin’s glasses which she had left here on Wednesday. They had cake and candy sale during break.

Sad news

On Friday our meercat, Rose, died and we all are very sad.
On Saturday we went to Tannie Deonette’s house and afterwards to Tannie Adrie’s house and we cooked food.
On Sunday we went to Woolworths. We went to movies to watch High school musical 3 senior year.
On Monday we went to gym for express abs class.

Voortrekker Monument

I did the weather chart.
We went to the Voortekker Monument. My brother and his friend went with Teacher Miekie and me. We looked at the frieze that tells the story of the Voortrekkers. I liked the panel of Dingane best. We climbed up the stairs. We saw the museum. Their Bibles were very big. Their dresses were very long. They had to bake bread in anthills. They had to make their own candles, biltong, bullets, riempies (narrow strips of leather) and soap.
When we came back my brother and his friend went to his friend’s house. We fetched Kaolin on our way back.

Piet Retief in sworn in as Voortrekker leader.

Piet Retief killed by Dingane

View of Pretoria

The Circle of wagons around the Monument

Shaen and his friend

I climbing the last stairs to the top. (We climbed 370 stairs all in all.)

Looking down from the top

In front of Kaolin's school.

Going to the dentist

On Wednesday my family and I went to the Ocean basket.
I ate prawns and rice. It was my parents’ 20th wedding anniversary.
We came back.
On Thursday we went to gym. On Wednesday I burned 69 calories, but on Thursday I burned 98 calories and we did express abs as well.
On Sunday we went to Menlyn. My Mommy bought me a Hannah Montana T-shirt and a black skirt.
Yesterday we went to gym again. We did a lot of express abs exercises.
I did the 4x and 2x tables. I can also multiply with 10, 9 and 11.The dentist pulled out my tooth. I was very scared and I cried. I was disappointed in myself. I thought I would be brave enough not to cry

A visit to my Oupa

Monique

On Friday we went to Durban. We took our meercat, Rose, with us. She was very good.
We stopped at Harrismith. We ate at Nando’s.
We saw Drakensberg mountains along the way.
We slept in my ouma’s house.
On Saturday we went to hospital to see my oupa.
My family visited him because he was very sick.
Shaen and I swam with my cousins Robyn and Tayla.
We came back on Sunday. On Monday we went to gym. Monique came to play. We ate with them at their house in the evening.
Today I did sums and I drew pictures for my Bible file. I looked at videos on how to draw on internet.

Holiday Pictures

Our hotel in Hermanus

Shaen, Dad and me talking to the Whale crier.

Whale watching from the rocks.

A spy hopping Southern Right Whale

Fluke tailing

With my mother

Dad, me and Shaen on the rocks at Hermanus

Waterfall in the mountains. We saw it on the way to the Aerobic Championships.

Wine Tasting!

Zeverwacht Estate

Vats in Wine cellar

Fynbos show. I point to a protea. Proteas are our national flower

We picked up a lot of shells.

Pretoria Outing Pictures

I in front of the Union Buildings (Government).

The statue of Andries Pretorius in front of the City Hall. He was the Voortrekker leader at Blood River in 1838.

The Unveling of the Monument of the Unknown Child, at my teacher's old school. Here you can sit and think about children who suffer.

come back

Thurs 18 Sep
I learned about the history of South Africa.
Friday 19 Sep
We went to the Union Buildings ,the city hall, and the Unveiling of the Monument of the Unknown Child at Teacher’s old school.
Monday 22 Sep
I learned about Jan van Riebeeck, wine making and Parliament for in case we went to Cape Town during the holidays.
Tues 23 Sep
We flew to Cape Town.
Wed 24 Sep
We went to the whale festival in Hermanus. I saw my first whale. He jumped 3 times.
Fri 26 Sep
We saw two shows (Hemel en Aarde; Karen Zoid) We went on a trip to Homeland valley.
Sat 27 Sep
We went to the show in Bellville. We went to a wine farm in Franschoek. My mommy took a photo of me in front of wooden vats. I tasted wine with my family. I like white wine best. My daddy bought me appletizer and cheese biscuits.
Sun 28 Sep
We went to the prize giving in Hermanus.
Thurs 2 Oct
I bought a whale key ring for my Teacher.
Sat 4 Oct
We flew back in the morning. We fetched Rose, our baby meercat. She was happy to see us.
Mon 6 Oct
My school started again.

Kaolin and me in class

Spring

I practiced my speech about the Southern right whale.
Kaolin and I swam. I made a birthday card for my friend.
I did 10+ and 10- sums.
My Mommy has leave. I like to have Mommy at home
It is spring. Some days are very hot.
I am sewing a white T- shirt.
On Saturday we all went to Oom PW’s house and the dam.
On Sunday we went Tannie Loune’s house for lunch.

My Tea Party

On Saturday we went to the dam and Ouma’s party.
On Sunday we had a braai with my parents on our own.
We watched the Grand Prix (race cars) on TV. After the Grand Prix my daddy went to a meeting.

Yesterday I had my tea party. I baked some scones and fish bites. I set the table in the swimming pool room. Dorette and Franco came at 11.00. I tickled him he smiled at me. Thelwyn and Martelize came late. I fell in the water and hurt my ankle! I felt embarrassed! Nonetheless we all enjoyed the party.

Birthdays

on Friday it was Lee's birthday party at our house. Caelen and I watched Kim Possible.
On Saturday we went to Oupa’s house and we watched rugby on TV.
On Sunday it was Ouma’s birthday. We ate pizza with them.
Yesterday I read My Secret Unicorn.
I practiced sums: adding and subtracting 9 and the 9 times table.
Monique and I had noodles and tuna for lunch. We did homework together and then we watched the Olympic Games. There was not enough time to play.
Today it is very cold! I want to start sewing my T-shirt. I drink lots of water.

Mommy was in hospital

On Monday Mommy went to hospital.
On Tuesday we went to see baby Franco. I showed him my flag he liked it. He watched it and he smiled. Kaolin and I played outside with my make-up. We watched show jumping on TV.
Yesterday, Wednesday, my Mommy came back at 12:30
I read My Secret Unicorn.
I did sums and cut out paper pattern pieces for my top.
My Teacher Miekie read Kim possible.

Walking, Rugby and the Olympic Games

8 August 2008
We had a walk to the horse stables. We wanted to arrange horse riding lessons, but unfortunately there is no opening at the moment. We will try again at the end of August.
We talked about rugby. For the try you get 5 points, for a conversion kick 2 points and for a penalty 3 points.
I practiced sums.

11 August 2008
On Friday I went to my ouma’s house and watched opening of the Olympic Games on Saturday we went to Dischem with my Mommy to fetch her medicine. My Daddy bought a flag for me. We watched the Springbucks play against Argentina on TV. The Springbucks won 63-9. The Pumas scored 3 penalty kicks: 9 points.
On Sunday, yesterday, we ate in the Wimpy in Menlyn with my parents. I had a sandwich and chips.
Today we watched the Olympie Games (men’s diving) on TV.
We practiced the National Anthem.

Ocean Basket

On Saturday I went with Oom P.W in his car to his house, after we had eaten at Ocean Basket. I had prawns and rice and chips and a Tab.
On Sunday we went to the garage.
On Monday I searched for the Olympic Games on the internet. There might be a storm during the opening ceremony. The games start on Friday. It will be evening in Beijing and afternoon in South Africa. Teams of the countries will come in in alphabetical order.
I got 22/25 for my sums test.
I got my progress report.

Cinderella

Yesterday Thelwyn had a little baby.
We went to the theater to see Cinderella.
We went to Teacher Miekie’s old school.
We went to Pick ‘n Pay and bought pies and tuna.
We went to fetch Kaolin.
Today I completed the register of July on Excel.

Shaen's Birthday

Yesterday was my Brother’s Birthday. I give him the gifts: he got a T-shirt, soap, an i-pod, and a Harry Potter book.
I did sums, if the sum is more nine you carry over.
I did the exercises.
We read Kim possible. I read My Secret Unicorn page 40-42.
Last night we had visitors. My Mommy cooked macaroni and cheese.

Making a card, buying a gift

23 July 2008
On Saturday we went to the dam. I looked after Peter. He was sick.
On Sunday we ate meat and potatoes. We had visitors.
On Monday I read My Secret Unicorn.
I typed some more Bible verses for my blog.
Monique came to visit. We played sister- sister.
Yesterday I made a birthday card for my Brother. We went to the shops. I bought a book for my brother. I tried to buy with my card, but the pin number did not work. Teacher Miekie paid. I will pay her back. We bought minse meat for lasagna and a glue stick.
We saw Dorette at the shops and I pushed the pram.

lots of typing

I went to my brother’s show. I came back with Daddy.
I had pie for breakfast.
I tidied my room.
I typed Bible verses for my blog.
I looked up on the internet about Hermanus. There will be a Whale Festival in September.

16 July 2008

We walked to the horses. We asked about riding lessons.
We talked about American money (Dollars =$) $1.00=R8.00. We also talked about aeroplanes: We may not take scissors or sharp things in the aeroplane.
We saw a big van. The people were moving out.
We read Kim possible.
I created a blog.

My Homeschooling so far

9 January 2008

Today I learned about money.
I read My secret unicorn page 1 to 3 .
I swam 40 laps.
I painted a rainbow.


10 January 2008
I drew a cross.
We went shopping.
We made bobotie.
I practiced spelling.

11 January 2008
I drew a heart and a Bible.
I counted money.
I practiced words.
We played a memory game.
I started to knit

15 January 2008
I started to sew.
We played cards.
We swam 50 laps.
I read My Secret Unicorn page 1 to 4.
I made a shopping list.
The electricity was off.

16 January 2008
I learnt I must obey my leaders.
The electricity was off.
We went shopping.

17 January 2008
I made chicken a la king.
The electricity was off.
We played cards.
I sewed again.

21 January 2008
On the news they talked about power cuts.
We watched weather forecast. There was a 60% chance of rain.
We practiced ay spelling words like day and way.
We read My Secret Unicorn page 4-6.
I sewed on a button.
22 January 2008
On the news they talked about power cuts and a man who was charged with murder of Bret Kebble.
They talked about tennis in Australia.
We watched weather forecast. There was a 60% chance of rain.
I learned about google earth.

28 January 2008
Last week the power was off often.
Last week I practiced sh spelling.
Today I practiced th spelling.
I counted in twenties.
I counted my money.
We danced and did exercises.

29 January 2008
Yesterday I went to have my eyes checked.
Today I drew Joseph and his boss’s wife. He said no!
We watched weather forecast. There was a 30% chance of rain

4 February 2008
Last Thursday I burned my arm.
On Friday I went to my cousins’ house.
Today it is windy. We walked to the gate and back.
I practiced th spelling.
We played ball.
I weighed my animals. Duchess weighs 370g and Poodle weighs 110g.

5 February 2008
I practiced th spelling some more.
I nearly made a crab stand. We danced for 30 minutes.
We checked for Ingredients.
Chantel came to visit. We had chicken for lunch.
We watched High school musical 2.

6 February 2008
I went to the garage with Daddy. A man worked on his car.
I learned about the Passover ( Exodus 12).
We revised all the sight words until page 8 of My secret Unicorn.

7 February 2008
We went to the shop. We bought Food for R 98.65. I got R1.35 change.
I made lasagna without spinach. The shop did not have spinach.



8 February 2008
I watched news with my Daddy. Today was the opening of parliament. I saw President Mbeki.
Mommy is going to the dentist. I am going to the eye doctor.

11 February 2008
I played tennis. I sewed on the sewing machine. I made a bag.

13 February 2008
Yesterday I sewed a lot on the sewing machine. I typed a recipe.
Today I made my parents cards. I counted my money. I made a budget.
I made valentine cards.

15 February 2008
Yesterday we bought food at PicknPay . I made chicken pie and roast vegetables. Oom P.W. and Tannie Adele liked it.
Today we measured the distance between the house and the gate.
I did ½ price sums.

19 February 2008
Yesterday we practiced When and Where questions.
I made sums from 1+1=2, 2+2=4 till 25+25=50.
I practiced words of page 9 of My Secret Unicorn. I read pages 1-9.
Today I typed God’s ten great laws and painted the two stones. We walked 6 times to the gate and back i.e. 1.2 km.

22 February 2008
Yesterday I got my glasses. Now I can see better.
Today I made a fridge tart for my birthday party on Saturday.
I practiced explaining how to make the tart with my teacher, in case my aunts ask me how I did it.

26 February 2008
My birthday party was on Saturday. Oliver, Thomas, Kaolin, Caelen, Lee, Monique, Rico, Verlin, Shaen, me and about 11 adults came to my party. We swam and ate a lot. It was a Bratz party. On Sunday it was my real birthday. Mommy and Daddy hid my present in their room. Mommy and Daddy gave me ponies. We went out for breakfast. We went shopping.


Yesterday we walked 7 times to the gate and back i.e. 1.4 km.

28 February 2008
I walked 300m. I baked a maize meal bread. I built the number line and did division sums (2 times table till 100)

29 February 2008
We walked 9 times to the gate and back i.e. 1.8 km.
I made a weather chart in Excel.
I took 11 minutes 48 seconds to complete the number line.

3 March 2008
I must let my light shine so that other people will honour God. I practiced tennis I hit the ball with the racket 7 out of 12 when teacher threw the ball at me.
I practiced new words for page 11 of My secret Unicorn. I learned +9 sums.

7 March 2008
We went for long walks on Tuesday and Thursday. On Tuesday, we walked to the main gate and back: 2.4km.
I read page 11-12 of My Secret Unicorn.
On Wednesday I sent my first E-mail to my mom. On Thursday, I made meatballs and I washed my hair myself. We ate fish at Woolworths.
Today we talked about healthy food. I’m going to sew.

11 March 2008
Yesterday I went to my Ouma’s house because my teacher miekie
was in Cape Town.
I sent an Email to my mommy.
I have a headache but teacher gave me medicine.

12 March 2008
This afternoon I’ll go with my daddy to the airport. Daddy will fetch me at 15:00 and then we will fetch Tannie Adele before we go to fetch Oom P.W.
This morning teacher and me walked to the horse stables and back =4.5km. It was hot, but it was fun. A plover gave us a fright when we walked close to its eggs on the ground.
I practiced +2 sums .


19 March 2008
On Thursday I made meatballs again and mash chopped up four pineapples.
We practiced our dance.
On Friday we practiced new words and I read page 13 of My Secret Unicorn.
On Monday and Tuesday I was sick.
Today we watched The Visual Bible: Matthew. It was about Jesus.
I practiced new +3 sums. I answered questions about page 13. I wrote neatly.

3 April 2008
Last week we had school holidays. It was Easter. On Family Day I was sick. Mommy was sick too. We slept a lot. On Thursday Shaen and me went to Ouma Louise. I played with Monique. We played sister-sister with books. On Friday I stayed at home and watched TV. My Daddy and me took Shaen to singing lesson. We bought some cold drinks while Shaen was singing. Yesterday we went to the movies. We saw Nanny. It was about a girl who had an old school. She danced in the class. I liked the movies.

Today is the first day of the 2nd term.

8 April 2008
On Sunday we had a picnic with Oom PW and Tannie Adel at their new house. Yesterday I did my homework: sums ( 10 - ), a Bible picture, and My Secret Unicorn page 16-17. Shaen was sick. Today we did more sums. We walked 5km. We bought chocolates for Jeannette because her husband died. We will fetch Caelen lunch time.

11 April 2008
Yesterday we walked around the block and our socks got wet from the dew. We saw some mole hills. I saw a picture of moles on the internet. Moles are hairy and have big claws. I looked up the pictures of Roy Roger and Trigger, a cowboy, and his horse on the internet. I made spaghetti. We fetched Caelen. We played power rangers in the swimming pool. Today I learned +4 sums and I worked out the distances between towns and how long it would take to get to Harrismith. I looked up the map in the road atlas. I read My Secret Unicorn.

17 April 2008
This last week I learned how to use a Map ( Road Atlas) I know the road from Pretoria to Durban. The distance is 638 km. I worked out the Distance on Excel.
Yesterday we walked to the gate again (5km). I searched the Cabana beach Hotel on the internet.
22 April 2008
Last Friday I baked cookies for our holidays. On Saturday my brother sang at Tannie Louise. I watched.
Yesterday I did sums: adding ones and tens for example 18+15. We revised all My Secret Unicorn words. : I remembered 249 / 333 words i.e. 75%. My teacher it is very good. We are going practice the ones I don’t know today.

23 April 2008
The lady of the Department of Education visited us. She was happy with my homeschool. She told my Mommy we must have a register. It was my Daddy’s birthday I gave him a card. Dorette’s baby was born. My school closed.


5 May 2008
My Holidays:
24 April
We left for Durban at 12:00. We stopped at Harrismith and ate cheeseburgers at Spur. We went in Ouma Vossie’s house. I showed her my report. We slept at Tannie Lydia’s.
25 April
Robyn, Tayla, Caelen and me played lions.
26 April
We went to Umhlanga. We saw the dolphins in the sea.
27 April
We swam in the pool.
28 April
We went to the movies. We saw Nanny again.
29 April
It was cold.
30 April
The sun came out. We swam in the sea. The waves were low.
1 May
It was cold again. We went to the movies again.
2 May
The sun came out again. We swam in the sea again.
3 May
We went to Durban. It was Johnny’s birthday.
4 May
We came back at 18:00. I was sad because the holidays had ended.

School started today




9 May 2008
I made a Mother’s day card and I sewed a bag. I learned about Pentecost (the coming of the Holy Spirit). I made a register on Excel. I typed April‘s weather on our Excel weather charts. We went to Dorette to see her baby. We walked to PicknPay with Dorette

16 May 2008
This week I learned about ½ and ¼ ( ¼ of 60 = 15, ½ of 100 = 50). I did sums like 7+5=12, 17+5=22, 27+5=32.
I learned words of My Secret Unicorn page 19-21. I looked up sc, sh, sk sm, sn words in the Dictionary. I know my alphabet.
I cooked broccoli and butternut.
Shaen sang in a competion. He got A+.
My Mother wrote an exam.


20 May 2008
I sewed a bag and made a card for my previous school principal, Teacher Zelna. We visited Teacher Zelna and I showed my books to her. I saw my friends at Tomorrow ‘s People.
I do sums.
My Mommy is sick.

23 May 2008
Yesterday my Mommy took me to Tannie Marinda to check my pills and to treat me.
Today I learned in Bible lesson that I must be ready when Jesus comes back.
I looked Rome on Google Earth.
I read page 23-24 of My Secret Unicorn: Dreams Come True.

26 May 2008
On Saturday we went to Caelen’s house. We played with Caelen’s toys and my toys. We played with horses. Tannie Deonette lent me her drawing books. On Sunday we looked at tackies, but we did not buy any. We ate in a restaurant. We slept when we came home. My Mother did scrapbooking.
I do not feel so well today.
Today I learned in Bible that Children of God have hope: Paul did not die in the Shipwreck or when the snake bit him.


28 May 2008
Tannie Deonette sent me an E-mail of a bush pilot.Yesterday I made pancakes. I played with Kaolin. We played hide and seek. We read My Secret Unicorn. I did sums. I used the drawing book to draw a face.
I feel worse. I have a cold and I cough a lot.
I enjoyed the dogs that Teacher Miekie E-mailed me!


2 June 2008
Last week I was sick: I was in bed for 2 days . I had a headache, backache, tummy ache and my throat was sore. I still have a cold
On Saturday we went to the new shops. We had lunch there. I had chicken, rice & vegetables (eggplant). After we came back, we sorted my clothes.
On Sunday my Mommy bought me new tackies and an orange T- shirt.
This morning Shaen gave me a fright when I came out of the shower.

4 June 2008
I forwarded Tannie Deonette’s E-mail of the planets and the sun to Thelwyn and Oom Jan.
Mommy is in the Sun City.
Today I cut out my skirt pattern. I looked up Sun City, New York and the White House in Washington on Google Earth

6 June 2008
Thelwyn sent me E-mail. I enjoyed the pictures and I read the sentences. I knew all the words except 13 words
I will practice these words regularly!
I am making a skirt for myself. I practiced spelling on the computer. I did 1/2 and 1/4 sums. We went to the shops to buy elastic for my skirt. We saw Dorette and Franco there and I pushed the pram.
Tomorrow my brother and I are going to make appletarts for Zelda.

9 June 2008
Last Friday I sewed my skirt.
On Saturday I went to Zelda’s birthday and my brother’s show. On Sunday we went to the movies.
We looked up the weather forecast on channel 415. It is cold today.
I talked about youth day. In 1976 the black children protested against their schools. Today everyone has the same rights. Today life is more fair (just) than 22 years ago.
I looked up the Comrades Marathon, it is 89km race from Durban to Pietermaritzburg.

13 June 2008
This week I learned to draw from the internet. I drew a body and faces. I made cards and fudge for Father’s Day.
Yesterday I looked up Wales and London on the internet. Wales is the best rugby team in the northern hemisphere. The Equator divides the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres. (sphere=ball shape) Queen Elizabeth’s palace is in London. I learned words for page 28 and page 29 of My Secret Unicorn.
Yesterday afternoon we played ball and we climbed on the rocks behind my house. Our clothes got so full of black jacks.


18 June 2008
On Saturday we saw the rugby match between Wales and the Springbucks at Oupa’s house.
On Sunday it was Father’s day. We went in the swimming pool room. We ate breakfast. I gave my Daddy the card I had made. I gave my Daddy fudge. He liked it very much. We laid the table with the silver plates. Ouma Louise, Oupa Willie, Tannie Jess. Oom Tjaart, Monique, and Rico came for lunch.
Monday we went to the movies. Caelen and Bea came with us. In Woolworths Sharne saw me and grabbed me around my waist.
Yesterday I made a card for my mother I bought her a gift at Pick’n pay.
Today is my mother‘s Happy Birthday. I did exercises. I drew a man sitting up in his coffin for Bible.

20 June 2008
Yesterday I played with cousin Caelen. We swam. It was parents day. My school closes today for three weeks. We go to the movies and Wimpy to celebrate!


14 July 2008
July Holidays
The 1st week we played ten pin bowling. Mommy, my brother Shaen, Lee were in the 1st group. Caelen, Gerdie, were in the 2nd group. Emsa, Pieter and me were in the 3rd group. Our group were the winners!
The week 2nd I made the card for my Teacher. The 3rd week Mommy was sick
Last Friday I went to the dentist. I got a bank card. On Sunday we had a picnic at Oom P.W.’s new house. We ate Nando’s and pizza.