We're now just over two months into de-schooling and Curlys coming round slowly. We've spent a lot of our time relaxing, just playing around the house, taking walks, watchin a lot of Nat Geo and discovering the internet!! Curlys attitude to writing is improving slowly and though he's only written a few short notes, at least he's done them because he wanted to. He's learning about volcanos, the industrial revolution, crocodiles, space, cooking and he's becoming a great little helper around the house.
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| Soup Chef |
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| Cooking Cupcakes |
A couple of Curlys cooking 'lessons'. Broccoli & Stilton soup and baking chocolate cakes.
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| Smiling At Last |
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| Mill |
These are a few photos I took on some of our walks along the local canal. I love talks we have and he the questions he asks. We mainly talk about the local history, how and why the canal was built and the plants and animals we see along the way. And the game of poo-sticks on the bridge is a must-do for him.
We went along to the local Home-Ed group monthly meet ups last week for first time. Apart from getting lost (only slightly!) on the way and not having as much time as I'd hoped, it went well. Curly made a new friend and burned off some energy in the soft play area. His younger brother was upset when he found out where we'd been and I'm worried that he's being affected awfully by being sent to school while we have 'fun'. I'd prefer to take him out of school to, but I'm scared that I'm going to fail with Curly.
The LEA visited in Oct and are intent on a January visit, even though it will have only been 3 months. They're expecting to see folders of work, even though I'm not legally obliged to provide them. The LEA officer did emphasise the point they can and will push for an Attendance order if I dont prove he's getting a 'suitable' education and isn't falling behind writting. Thats going to easy to do when he refuses to write, argh!!Something tells me I'm going to have a battle on my hands in the future to try and stop them forcing Curly to attend the same 'behaviour' school as his brother used to and ending up in the same awful situation he's in every day.
