Homeschool Group - Devonport Aquatic Centre

The Bean didn't like it at all. I'd read that the baby pool was supposed to be 30 deg and the other ones 27 deg but they didn't feel anywhere near that and it didn't take long for poor Beanie to start shivering. So Beanie and I only spent about 20-30 mins in there before getting dressed again.

Loo and Shmoo had a snack before hopping back into the little pool. I had to tie the back of Shmoo's swimming top closed as it inexplicably developed a big rip. Must get him a new one before swimming lessons start in just over a week!

There were some ominous looking clouds. We had to wait by the kiosk for a bit when we first got there while a storm went by. We had little patches of sun between thunder and a sprinkling of rain.

Library Love

Maybe I'm a bit slow but I've just discovered the online library hold system: I search through the online library catalogue, put the books on hold, and somebody at the library gathers the books together and has them ready and waiting for me at the library. No wandering up and down the aisles, kids in tow, looking for books that are supposed to be there. (And does anybody else remember the old days of the card catalogue system? Ahhh fond memories. My Nanna used to be a school librarian so I spent many childhood hours in the library).

I love the fact that kids can have library cards. Actually, I love the fact that they don't charge overdue fees on kids' library cards. We now have cards for Shmoo and Loo so that's 30 books. Sounds like a lot but we do it easily each library trip. We get bedtime reading books, books for Shmoo and Loo to practice reading by themselves, and then heaps of books for whatever our current 'theme' (unit study) is.

As it's only mid-Feb, we haven't done too many unit studies so far, just a short one on Australia and we're drawing to the end of a study on the seasons. We'll be doing a unit on astronomy next, making the most of having an astronomer staying with us at the moment!