We had a bleary eyed breakfast, washed, dressed and left the house in the space of fifteen minutes. It was a fine team effort. We caught the tram to our destination which always makes Tristan very happy.
We met several other home educating families at the pizza restaurant. The event had been organised by one of the other mums and is usually put on by the restaurant for school parties.
The children were given aprons and pizza hats which Tristan wore with pride.Theo was not keen on wearing it though and stayed next to a teenage boy who also refused to wear a hat. They were introduced to the chef and his assistant and then watched him demonstrate how pizzas are made. They also asked the children what they knew about various vegetables and herbs. The thing that I have noticed about home educated children is that they are interested and enthusiastic about learning. They all appreciate what they are being taught and ask appropriate questions. They answered the questions well and asked a couple of questions themselves.
The children were given a pizza base each and then applied their own toppings. Both of the boys really enjoyed doing this. Tristan loved the olives so much that he asked the chef if he could have some to eat whilst he waited for his pizza. The chef obliged. Theo asked if they would provide some pepperoni for the group which they did. Once the pizzas were ready the chef took them to the pizza oven and cooked them.
Theo disappeared at one point and was found chatting to the chefs assistant near the pizza oven. When he came back to the table he was able to tell me what ingredients were used to make the dough and how the oven worked.
The cooked pizzas arrived and there was great excitement. The boys tucked into theirs straight away despite it only being 11am. They saved some for their lunch later on. I was very impressed by the pizza class and must say that they were very accommodating to people's individual dietary requirements. All the children received certificates to say that they could now make pizza.
We said goodbye to the other families and left taking the pizzas with us. We had a look at the remains of a local castle before heading to Bury Library. Theo sat and read a book for ten minutes whilst Tristan played with some toys. We then headed into Bury Art Gallery.
The boys loved playing in the boats which are currently in the gallery. They sat in a boat and used the magnetic fishing rods to catch fish. Theo sketched a picture of the sea inspired by one of the paintings.
I asked Tristan to look around and pick his favourite painting. He selected a road scene because of the bright colours.
They found the dressing up wardrobe and wore various costumes. They had a great time and really did not want to leave.
We returned home and ate the remaining slices of pizza for our late lunch. We went to the park where Theo spent lots of time patiently teaching his brother how to climb down the pole on the climbing frame.
Theo completed the final magic square activity in his Maths book and then went on to write a diary entry about his day making pizza. We have decided that on the days where we attend an activity he will write about the event in his diary as part of his English work.
Tristan wanted to make some fish after playing with the toy fish in the gallery. I read 'Hooray For Fish' by Lucy Cousins to him which made him giggle. We then set about making some some fish from foam board. He painted the final fish shapes in bright colours.
Theo wanted to paint a sea life picture. Whilst I made dinner he drew his picture on a sheet of paper and will paint it later this week. I am glad that they are so inspired by the gallery visit.
After dinner we went to the park. They played with all the children for an hour before returning home and going to bed.
We have yet another outing planned for tomorrow. They are both very excited because there will be many, many other children attending. I will tell you about it tomorrow.
Prudence Clarke
04.09.2013
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