Please let me do another worksheet........

Yes, those words were really what Leo said to me on Tuesday. Words I never, ever expected to hear him say in a million years, as he is a boy who worried about, and hated, Maths more than anything else at school. I mean really worried.....and not just 'oh dear I'm worried about maths' but as in crying, nightmares......I had prepared a worksheet for us to do, and he enjoyed it so much that he ended up doing three complete worksheets. They are quite basic at present precisely so that he can succeed and we can build his confidence.

A good start!

The Civil War ink project went really well too. Leo made the ink with blackberries, salt and vinegar, and we then used a technique of wetting the paper and then dropping the ink on. He made a cover for his Civil War folder and really enjoyed the technique and enjoyed experimenting, coming up with a 'flicking' technique of his own, which made what looked like blood splatters, something that pleased him greatly. He's bloodthirsty!!!

I think I'm going to try and update this blog perhaps weekly as a summary of what we've done - I just don't get time during the week, really so maybe a week's worth of photos and notes will be what I need to aim for...