SUMMARY 2018 - 2019
Remy is a very active and social child. He participates in ballet for three classes per week; one of these classes he assists his teacher with a toddler class. He helps guide the younger children and is friendly to all, he makes everyone feel included and comfortable. Every Tuesday he has a private violin lesson, following this violin lesson he plays with another home-schooled friend (also 6yrs) and is often joined by other families. He participates in Poetry Tea Time with this group – actively listens to the poetry and engages with other children and their parents. Wednesday and Saturdays, Remy has League training and a football game. He has been described by his coaches as an ‘enthusiastic team player’. Each Thursday Remy participates in an Orchestra Group (Cootamundra Strings) at our local Arts Centre with about 12 other String players (ages ranging from 6 to 16). At the end of each term he participates in the Orchestra Performance for parents and family. The Orchestra have completed performances at two local primary schools, the town library and for two functions at Cootamundra's local Arts Centre. He fills his time in and around these scheduled weekly activities by playing with his siblings and friends, drawing and painting, bouncing on the trampoline, visiting the library, reading books, listening to books, watching movies, playing with his dogs, completing tasks on study ladder, creating Artventure's, playing board games, making paper planes, visiting family, going to parties, making cards, feeding his pet Blue Tongue Lizard, doing experiments, riding his bike / scooter / skate boards, climbing trees, building with magnatiles / duplo / lego, making stop motion movies, riding his motorbike, singing, dancing, helping around the house, and cooking. This year he has also helped out on a friend's farm with marking, crutching and shearing sheep. He has visited museums and zoos. He has helped out at his Dad's new work opening where he welcomed the staff, explained the facilities and made ice creams for everyone. He has had so much growth in this past year, and it is such a pleasure to watch him love and enjoy learning through all he does. He crosses all learning groups (English / Maths / Science / History / Geography / Art / PDHPE) each week, month and term, he has great general knowledge of these areas, is a very sound communicator and an interested learner.
EARLY STAGE 1
ENGLISH RESOURCES:
Reading Eggs, Study Ladder
Reading Aloud: The Jungle Book - Rudyard Kipling, Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll, The Secret Seven – Enid Blyton (7 Books So Far), Mrs Frisby and the Rats of Nimh – Robert C. O’Brien, Collier’s Children’s Classics, The Enchanted Wood Series (Magic Faraway Tree, The Enchanted Wood, The folk of the faraway tree) – Enid Blyton, Blinky Bill – Dorothy Wall, Brer Rabbits a Rascal – Enid Blyton, Dinosaurium, Anamalium, Now We are Six – A.A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh – A.A. Milne, When We were very young, A.A. Milne, How to Train your Dragon – Cressida Cowell, The Jungle Book – The Strength of the Wolf is the Pack by Disney Studios
Various Spiderman Comics
Atlas, Fact Books: Snakes, Spiders, Australia’s Most Deadly
Audio Books: Harry Potter (Books 1, 2 and 3) , Just So Stories
Various picture books: Cliffords Sports Day, How the Grinch stole Christmas, Blinky Bill’s Busy Day, I don’t believe in Dragons, Paddington, On a Tall Tall Cliff, The Muddle Headed Wombat and the Invention, When I’m feeling lonely, The Red Book, Did you take the B from my Book, The Grouchy Lady Bug, Stick Man, Super Worm, Zog, The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom, Blossom Possum, The Bear went over the Mountain, The very cranky bear, The very noisy bear, the very itchy bear, Possum Magic, Black Dog, Inside Mary Elizabeth’s House, Magic School Bus ‘On the ocean floor’, Robbles Rain Dance, The Cat in the Hat, Oh The Places You’ll Go, Hop on Pop, Green Eggs and Ham, A Gaggle of Geese - The collective names of the Animal Kingdom
Reading Eggs, Study Ladder
Reading Aloud: The Jungle Book - Rudyard Kipling, Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll, The Secret Seven – Enid Blyton (7 Books So Far), Mrs Frisby and the Rats of Nimh – Robert C. O’Brien, Collier’s Children’s Classics, The Enchanted Wood Series (Magic Faraway Tree, The Enchanted Wood, The folk of the faraway tree) – Enid Blyton, Blinky Bill – Dorothy Wall, Brer Rabbits a Rascal – Enid Blyton, Dinosaurium, Anamalium, Now We are Six – A.A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh – A.A. Milne, When We were very young, A.A. Milne, How to Train your Dragon – Cressida Cowell, The Jungle Book – The Strength of the Wolf is the Pack by Disney Studios
Various Spiderman Comics
Atlas, Fact Books: Snakes, Spiders, Australia’s Most Deadly
Audio Books: Harry Potter (Books 1, 2 and 3) , Just So Stories
Various picture books: Cliffords Sports Day, How the Grinch stole Christmas, Blinky Bill’s Busy Day, I don’t believe in Dragons, Paddington, On a Tall Tall Cliff, The Muddle Headed Wombat and the Invention, When I’m feeling lonely, The Red Book, Did you take the B from my Book, The Grouchy Lady Bug, Stick Man, Super Worm, Zog, The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom, Blossom Possum, The Bear went over the Mountain, The very cranky bear, The very noisy bear, the very itchy bear, Possum Magic, Black Dog, Inside Mary Elizabeth’s House, Magic School Bus ‘On the ocean floor’, Robbles Rain Dance, The Cat in the Hat, Oh The Places You’ll Go, Hop on Pop, Green Eggs and Ham, A Gaggle of Geese - The collective names of the Animal Kingdom
ENGLISH OUTCOMES ACHIEVED:
ENe-1A: - Orchestra Group, Basketball, Moving Sheep with Matt, SWFC Opening & making ice creams for everyone; welcoming them, Soccer Team, League Team, Drama Group, Ballet Groups
ENe-2A: - Designs and writes own birthday cards and invitations, writes messages, plays Hotels – makes money
ENe-3A: - YouTube browser, writes all letters, could do with more practice. Searches for movies and songs on tv, iPhone and iPad
ENe-5A: sounds out words. He reads books daily to Louie and Violet (Where is the Green Sheep, Hop on Pop, Brown Bear what do you see, etc)
ENe-6B: - Competent
ENe-7B: - We read a lot of books together. We discuss contents and index and references. We discuss differences between text from fact books and magazines, we look at maps (atlas), book titles, chapters and comics, quotation marks, exclamation marks, picture books, music notes and song lyrics.
ENe-8B: - As above. We discuss target audience and why things are displayed the way they are in different books / articles.
ENe-9B: - verbally very competent. He has ample exposure through reading aloud and various mediums. He knows how to use capital letters for proper nouns, and he uses full stops at the end of sentences and would love to put exclamation marks at the end of each sentence.
ENe-10C: - verbally very competent. He is incredibly imaginative and loves to tell stories. His writing capacity is nowhere near his verbal so I “Jot Down” his thoughts / stories and occasionally he will copy down.
ENe-11D: - Remy is a very reflective and open communicator. He regularly reminisces about his experiences and describes profound details with great expression.
ENe-12E: - Remy attended Louie’s speech appointments weekly and was very observant and encouraging to Louie’s progress. We discussed at length how everyone learns and retains differently, and how we could all help each other. He likes to give instruction on how to dance / how to jump on the trampoline / how to play his games and communicates differently to whoever his audience is.
ENe-1A: - Orchestra Group, Basketball, Moving Sheep with Matt, SWFC Opening & making ice creams for everyone; welcoming them, Soccer Team, League Team, Drama Group, Ballet Groups
ENe-2A: - Designs and writes own birthday cards and invitations, writes messages, plays Hotels – makes money
ENe-3A: - YouTube browser, writes all letters, could do with more practice. Searches for movies and songs on tv, iPhone and iPad
ENe-5A: sounds out words. He reads books daily to Louie and Violet (Where is the Green Sheep, Hop on Pop, Brown Bear what do you see, etc)
ENe-6B: - Competent
ENe-7B: - We read a lot of books together. We discuss contents and index and references. We discuss differences between text from fact books and magazines, we look at maps (atlas), book titles, chapters and comics, quotation marks, exclamation marks, picture books, music notes and song lyrics.
ENe-8B: - As above. We discuss target audience and why things are displayed the way they are in different books / articles.
ENe-9B: - verbally very competent. He has ample exposure through reading aloud and various mediums. He knows how to use capital letters for proper nouns, and he uses full stops at the end of sentences and would love to put exclamation marks at the end of each sentence.
ENe-10C: - verbally very competent. He is incredibly imaginative and loves to tell stories. His writing capacity is nowhere near his verbal so I “Jot Down” his thoughts / stories and occasionally he will copy down.
ENe-11D: - Remy is a very reflective and open communicator. He regularly reminisces about his experiences and describes profound details with great expression.
ENe-12E: - Remy attended Louie’s speech appointments weekly and was very observant and encouraging to Louie’s progress. We discussed at length how everyone learns and retains differently, and how we could all help each other. He likes to give instruction on how to dance / how to jump on the trampoline / how to play his games and communicates differently to whoever his audience is.
MATHS RESOURCES:
Study ladder, Singapore Maths workbook, Geo shapes, sudoku puzzles, magnatiles, music, art, dice, geometry set, card games, memory, monopoly, Lego
MATHS OUTCOMES ACHIEVED:
Remy actively uses study ladder and works through tasks smoothly. He enjoys discussing additions and subtractions and estimating. He sorts and makes patterns using shape tiles. He has a dice he regularly plays games with. He has a geometry set he explores often, and he enjoys counting money in real life and in games, e.g. monopoly. He helps with weekly groceries and identifies length and volume and compares objects (fruit / veggies), etc. He plays with Duplo and Lego daily. He cuts fruit into halves / quarters / eighths. He has sound understanding of 2D and 3D shapes through creating with magnatiles. He knows the order of days in the week and can tell the time to the hour. Through dancing and violin, he understands pattern and counting in groups. He often has the tape measure out to measure and compare objects. He tracks his pet Blue Tongue Lizards weight. His practical understanding of everyday mathematics is sound. He needs some improvement in writing / printing numerals; however, this will come with practice (he often writes numbers on pathway in chalk).
MAe-1WM, MAe-2WM, MAe-3WM, MAe-4NA, MAe-5NA, MAe-6NA, MAe-7NA, MAe-8NA, MAe, 9MG, MAe-10MG, MAe-11MG, Mae-12MG, MAe, 13MG, MAe-14MG, MAe-15MG, MAe-15MG, MAe-16MG, MAe-17SP
Study ladder, Singapore Maths workbook, Geo shapes, sudoku puzzles, magnatiles, music, art, dice, geometry set, card games, memory, monopoly, Lego
MATHS OUTCOMES ACHIEVED:
Remy actively uses study ladder and works through tasks smoothly. He enjoys discussing additions and subtractions and estimating. He sorts and makes patterns using shape tiles. He has a dice he regularly plays games with. He has a geometry set he explores often, and he enjoys counting money in real life and in games, e.g. monopoly. He helps with weekly groceries and identifies length and volume and compares objects (fruit / veggies), etc. He plays with Duplo and Lego daily. He cuts fruit into halves / quarters / eighths. He has sound understanding of 2D and 3D shapes through creating with magnatiles. He knows the order of days in the week and can tell the time to the hour. Through dancing and violin, he understands pattern and counting in groups. He often has the tape measure out to measure and compare objects. He tracks his pet Blue Tongue Lizards weight. His practical understanding of everyday mathematics is sound. He needs some improvement in writing / printing numerals; however, this will come with practice (he often writes numbers on pathway in chalk).
MAe-1WM, MAe-2WM, MAe-3WM, MAe-4NA, MAe-5NA, MAe-6NA, MAe-7NA, MAe-8NA, MAe, 9MG, MAe-10MG, MAe-11MG, Mae-12MG, MAe, 13MG, MAe-14MG, MAe-15MG, MAe-15MG, MAe-16MG, MAe-17SP
SCIENCE RESOURCES:
Study Ladder, lots of free time to explore and observe Nature, pet Blue Tongue Lizard, KiwiCo. Crates, Library, Canberra Dinosaur Museum, Eden Whale Museum, Oak Vale Farm in the Hunter Valley, Bird Watching in Wonboyn (known for its native Bird life)
SCIENCE OUTCOMES ACHIEVED
Remy has a good understanding of the Natural and Made Environment. He spends a lot of his time outside observing and questioning. He is lucky enough to experience a lot of nature through living next to a paddock of cows and observing their connections (Bull, Heifer, Calves). He has friends who farm sheep and has spent days with them crutching, marking and sheering. He observes birds and collects feathers. We have had great experiences and discussions on Reptiles with having six snakes at our house over the summer. He has a pet baby blue tongue lizard and often weighs and observes his movements. We watch David Attenborough’s Blue Planet / Our Planet which always results in further discussion and education. Remy loves conducting science experiments, he often makes volcanoes with bicarb and vinegar, and he often makes predictions about his experiments, and then reflects on what happened. We have an easily accessible nature table in our house with things he has collected: shells, feathers, rocks, pinecones, dried out lizards, eggs, cicadas, nests, and a brown snake skin. He uses the activities in Kiwico. Crates and study ladder to further meet any outcome requirements of science.
STe-1VA, STe-2VA, STe-3VA, STe-4WS, STe-5WT, STe-6NE, STe-7NE, STe-8NE, STe-9ME, STe-10ME
Study Ladder, lots of free time to explore and observe Nature, pet Blue Tongue Lizard, KiwiCo. Crates, Library, Canberra Dinosaur Museum, Eden Whale Museum, Oak Vale Farm in the Hunter Valley, Bird Watching in Wonboyn (known for its native Bird life)
SCIENCE OUTCOMES ACHIEVED
Remy has a good understanding of the Natural and Made Environment. He spends a lot of his time outside observing and questioning. He is lucky enough to experience a lot of nature through living next to a paddock of cows and observing their connections (Bull, Heifer, Calves). He has friends who farm sheep and has spent days with them crutching, marking and sheering. He observes birds and collects feathers. We have had great experiences and discussions on Reptiles with having six snakes at our house over the summer. He has a pet baby blue tongue lizard and often weighs and observes his movements. We watch David Attenborough’s Blue Planet / Our Planet which always results in further discussion and education. Remy loves conducting science experiments, he often makes volcanoes with bicarb and vinegar, and he often makes predictions about his experiments, and then reflects on what happened. We have an easily accessible nature table in our house with things he has collected: shells, feathers, rocks, pinecones, dried out lizards, eggs, cicadas, nests, and a brown snake skin. He uses the activities in Kiwico. Crates and study ladder to further meet any outcome requirements of science.
STe-1VA, STe-2VA, STe-3VA, STe-4WS, STe-5WT, STe-6NE, STe-7NE, STe-8NE, STe-9ME, STe-10ME
HISTORY RESOURCES:
Books, Movies, library, discussions, experiences
HISTORY OUTCOMES ACHIEVED:
Remy has great discussions and has an appropriate awareness of our own family heritage and the heritage of others. We read a lot of books and talk about past events and their place in our current world. We talk a lot about Australia’s first people and the importance of their culture in Australia through story telling.
HTe-1, HTe-2
GEOGRAPHY RESOURCES:
Books, Atlas, movies, internet library, discussion, experiences, puzzles
GEOGRAPHY OUTCOMES ACHIEVED:
Remy regularly looks at the map of Australia and the World. When he was two, we flew to Vietnam and Cambodia and he often wants to see where these countries are in relation to Australia. Both sets of his grandparents regularly go on International trips and we have the Atlas our to look where they are. Remy’s Dad often goes on International business trips and together they discuss Cultures, Food, Sight Seeing, and Time Differences. Remy has Grandparents and cousins in the Hunter Valley and knows the distance from Cootamundra to visit them. He has flown to Brisbane and takes regular trips to Wonboyn Lake (soon to be his new home). We talk about ‘coastal’, ‘inland’, ‘residential’, ‘city’, and the differences between cities and towns and states and territories in Australia. We are also reading Blinky Bill by Dorothy Wall, and it has a lot of great references to Australian Geography.
GEe-1, GEe-2
Books, Movies, library, discussions, experiences
HISTORY OUTCOMES ACHIEVED:
Remy has great discussions and has an appropriate awareness of our own family heritage and the heritage of others. We read a lot of books and talk about past events and their place in our current world. We talk a lot about Australia’s first people and the importance of their culture in Australia through story telling.
HTe-1, HTe-2
GEOGRAPHY RESOURCES:
Books, Atlas, movies, internet library, discussion, experiences, puzzles
GEOGRAPHY OUTCOMES ACHIEVED:
Remy regularly looks at the map of Australia and the World. When he was two, we flew to Vietnam and Cambodia and he often wants to see where these countries are in relation to Australia. Both sets of his grandparents regularly go on International trips and we have the Atlas our to look where they are. Remy’s Dad often goes on International business trips and together they discuss Cultures, Food, Sight Seeing, and Time Differences. Remy has Grandparents and cousins in the Hunter Valley and knows the distance from Cootamundra to visit them. He has flown to Brisbane and takes regular trips to Wonboyn Lake (soon to be his new home). We talk about ‘coastal’, ‘inland’, ‘residential’, ‘city’, and the differences between cities and towns and states and territories in Australia. We are also reading Blinky Bill by Dorothy Wall, and it has a lot of great references to Australian Geography.
GEe-1, GEe-2
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- All stories following have been scribed by Sarah for Remy as he talks -
Remy + The Mandarin Adventure
Once upon a time there was a person named Remy Burch; he wanted to explore every forest, and then one day he found lemonade on a table made from Rocks. He burped out a mandarin seed from the lemonade and it grew bigger and bigger and bigger until it was bigger than his Mum and Dad. It was even bigger than a house. He started to nibble through the juicy mandarin, and he did another burp.
After he had eaten the entire mandarin, he went for another walk burping out mandarin seeds along the way. He came across a watermelon, bigger than a microwave. He got his sharp knife out of his pocket, it’s like a sword. He sliced through the watermelon.
As soon as he finished eating the entire watermelon, he walked away, and he found himself in a beautiful forest. He walked onto an island, he found a scooter and as soon as he found the scooter it was time for him to go home. He rode the scooter all the way. He walked from the forest to a taxi rank and got a taxi from Wagga to Cootamundra. The taxi stopped right at the start of Cootamundra and then he rode his scooter all the way home.
The End.
Spoken by Remy, scribed by Mummy.
September 2018
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September 2018 - Narration after morning time
Mrs Frisby and the Rats of Nimh
Timothy was bitten by a spider when he was little. Mr Ages, The Doctor, said it wasn’t a black widow. Timothy is so sick, when he looks at his Mum, he looks straight past her. Mrs Frisby went to the Doctors house for Timothy. The Doctor gave her medicine for him – he is to take the first one today, the second in the morning, and the third the morning after. The Doctor said to “Keep him warm”.
Blinky Bill
The wombat was sleeping in his chair and didn’t even notice Blinky Bill was there. Blinky put wattle up his nose and the wombat sneezed ‘aaa choo!’. Blinky ran away and the wombat fell into the thorny bushes and yelled “Blinky, I know that was you”. Blinky ran away and said “Sorry, it wasn’t, it was an accident. I thought you were a human vase”.
Questions and learning together October 2018
Why are there more insects in Sumemer? Are Scientists right every time?
*Insects are POIKOLOTHERMS (cold blooded). Their internal temp is affected by outside temps.
*Humans are HOMEOTHERMS (warm blooded). We keep our internal temps constant and aren’t usually affected by outside temps.
*Butterflies can’t fly if it’s not hot enough
*Crickets: count the number of chirps in 8 seconds, add 5 to calculate the outside temperature in Celsius.
*H2o is water
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03.01.18
I have a secret pet bird and it just pooed on my leg. Its name is Violet Bird. Naughty Violet bird. He poos the same as yogurt because he only likes to eat yoghurt. And every time he poo’s it goes plop the same as yoghurt. He comes out in the night time, I let him out in the night. I have a little hook around his beak so he doesn’t wake everyone up and I let him flap around on his lead so he can walk around the house.
I won’t tell you where his secret hideout is. You can’t tell anyone. Only I can. It’s one of the birds we have at Wonboyn.
My secret Rainbow Lorikeet.
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Cowgirl Hat
Spoken by Remy, scribed by Mummy
Cowgirl Hat Cowgirl Hat
This is a poem about a Cowgirl Hat
So, one day
There was a cow girl
She loved her cowgirl hats
She wore them East
She wore them West
She didn’t know which one she liked the best
Why don’t you wear all of them?
Yeah, put this one here,
Yeah, that one there
Cowgirl hats up everywhere.
Buy yourself a new horse
Be careful of that low bridge
‘BOOM’… “Ahhhhhh”
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November 2018
“I thought it was a Christmas Beetle. By the time I called out “Mum, Mum”, I noticed it was shining and that it definitely was a Christmas Beetle. Its furry legs clawed onto my hand. We built him a habitat out of sticks, bark and gum leaves. We also covered the container with soil. We named him Chrisby, The Christmas Beetle.”
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This is the story of how the birds got their colours. Illustartions and words by Remy Burch. Written down by his Mum.
Once there was a black bird. All the birds were black in the olden days. One of the birds saw a sharp twig with a worm near it. He went to fly over the worm. Instead of landing on the worm, he landed on the twig and he bled out for a couple of weeks.
He was dying. All the other birds flew to him and said, ‘are you ok?’. Except for Black Crow.
One time a black parrot flew over with his sharp beak and pecked the black birds sore. All of the colours shot out of his wound like a rainbow onto all of the black birds. Except for Black Crow who was just watching and waiting.
And that’s how all the Birds got their colours. The Black Bird said ‘thank you’ to the parrot whose feathers were every colour of the rainbow.
The End.
October 2018
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Pretty Sir; The Ballet Dancing Dog
By Remy Burch
When I look past the trees and up at the sky, I see Pretty Sir; The Ballet Dancing Dog. First, it’s just a fluffy cloud and then, all of a sudden, the cloud looks like Pretty Sir. I watch the cloud form into a dog shape with pointed paws like a ballerina. It puts one paw up, the other down, stands up on its back paws and turns around. Pretty Sir dances all over the sky. I feel dancy watching Pretty Sir.
A plane goes past Pretty Sir and it catches my eye and I follow it. I look back for Pretty Sir and he is gone. The clouds are normal again. And I run off to play.
Once upon a time there was a person named Remy Burch; he wanted to explore every forest, and then one day he found lemonade on a table made from Rocks. He burped out a mandarin seed from the lemonade and it grew bigger and bigger and bigger until it was bigger than his Mum and Dad. It was even bigger than a house. He started to nibble through the juicy mandarin, and he did another burp.
After he had eaten the entire mandarin, he went for another walk burping out mandarin seeds along the way. He came across a watermelon, bigger than a microwave. He got his sharp knife out of his pocket, it’s like a sword. He sliced through the watermelon.
As soon as he finished eating the entire watermelon, he walked away, and he found himself in a beautiful forest. He walked onto an island, he found a scooter and as soon as he found the scooter it was time for him to go home. He rode the scooter all the way. He walked from the forest to a taxi rank and got a taxi from Wagga to Cootamundra. The taxi stopped right at the start of Cootamundra and then he rode his scooter all the way home.
The End.
Spoken by Remy, scribed by Mummy.
September 2018
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September 2018 - Narration after morning time
Mrs Frisby and the Rats of Nimh
Timothy was bitten by a spider when he was little. Mr Ages, The Doctor, said it wasn’t a black widow. Timothy is so sick, when he looks at his Mum, he looks straight past her. Mrs Frisby went to the Doctors house for Timothy. The Doctor gave her medicine for him – he is to take the first one today, the second in the morning, and the third the morning after. The Doctor said to “Keep him warm”.
Blinky Bill
The wombat was sleeping in his chair and didn’t even notice Blinky Bill was there. Blinky put wattle up his nose and the wombat sneezed ‘aaa choo!’. Blinky ran away and the wombat fell into the thorny bushes and yelled “Blinky, I know that was you”. Blinky ran away and said “Sorry, it wasn’t, it was an accident. I thought you were a human vase”.
Questions and learning together October 2018
Why are there more insects in Sumemer? Are Scientists right every time?
*Insects are POIKOLOTHERMS (cold blooded). Their internal temp is affected by outside temps.
*Humans are HOMEOTHERMS (warm blooded). We keep our internal temps constant and aren’t usually affected by outside temps.
*Butterflies can’t fly if it’s not hot enough
*Crickets: count the number of chirps in 8 seconds, add 5 to calculate the outside temperature in Celsius.
*H2o is water
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03.01.18
I have a secret pet bird and it just pooed on my leg. Its name is Violet Bird. Naughty Violet bird. He poos the same as yogurt because he only likes to eat yoghurt. And every time he poo’s it goes plop the same as yoghurt. He comes out in the night time, I let him out in the night. I have a little hook around his beak so he doesn’t wake everyone up and I let him flap around on his lead so he can walk around the house.
I won’t tell you where his secret hideout is. You can’t tell anyone. Only I can. It’s one of the birds we have at Wonboyn.
My secret Rainbow Lorikeet.
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Cowgirl Hat
Spoken by Remy, scribed by Mummy
Cowgirl Hat Cowgirl Hat
This is a poem about a Cowgirl Hat
So, one day
There was a cow girl
She loved her cowgirl hats
She wore them East
She wore them West
She didn’t know which one she liked the best
Why don’t you wear all of them?
Yeah, put this one here,
Yeah, that one there
Cowgirl hats up everywhere.
Buy yourself a new horse
Be careful of that low bridge
‘BOOM’… “Ahhhhhh”
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November 2018
“I thought it was a Christmas Beetle. By the time I called out “Mum, Mum”, I noticed it was shining and that it definitely was a Christmas Beetle. Its furry legs clawed onto my hand. We built him a habitat out of sticks, bark and gum leaves. We also covered the container with soil. We named him Chrisby, The Christmas Beetle.”
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This is the story of how the birds got their colours. Illustartions and words by Remy Burch. Written down by his Mum.
Once there was a black bird. All the birds were black in the olden days. One of the birds saw a sharp twig with a worm near it. He went to fly over the worm. Instead of landing on the worm, he landed on the twig and he bled out for a couple of weeks.
He was dying. All the other birds flew to him and said, ‘are you ok?’. Except for Black Crow.
One time a black parrot flew over with his sharp beak and pecked the black birds sore. All of the colours shot out of his wound like a rainbow onto all of the black birds. Except for Black Crow who was just watching and waiting.
And that’s how all the Birds got their colours. The Black Bird said ‘thank you’ to the parrot whose feathers were every colour of the rainbow.
The End.
October 2018
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Pretty Sir; The Ballet Dancing Dog
By Remy Burch
When I look past the trees and up at the sky, I see Pretty Sir; The Ballet Dancing Dog. First, it’s just a fluffy cloud and then, all of a sudden, the cloud looks like Pretty Sir. I watch the cloud form into a dog shape with pointed paws like a ballerina. It puts one paw up, the other down, stands up on its back paws and turns around. Pretty Sir dances all over the sky. I feel dancy watching Pretty Sir.
A plane goes past Pretty Sir and it catches my eye and I follow it. I look back for Pretty Sir and he is gone. The clouds are normal again. And I run off to play.
Monthly Overview for 2018 - 2019
August 2018
- Attending preschool 2 days per week
- Violin lessons
- Library visits
- Book Parade with schools (walked with Library group) dressed up as the Lorax
- Reading The Lorax + drawing with pastels
- Busking on the guitar with Louie
- Using geo shapes (Melissa + doug)
- Reading Blinky Bill Picture Book + doing painting
- Sight words on wall
- Went to Wagga Civic Theatre to see HUMANS circa
- Visit to Hunter Valley – time with cousins / grandparents
- Afternoons out at The Block + reading Brer Rabbit (Enid Blyton)
September 2018
- Morning read aloud: Colliers Junior Cassics, Winnie The Pooh
- Attending preschool 2 days per week
- Violin lessons
- Orchestra Group
- Fathers Day at Preschool
- Visit from both grandparents
- Violet’s 1st Birthday
- Saturday 8th Solo + Group Violin performance with Orchestra at Arts Centre
- 14th September first time on School Bus to Preschool
- Moved to Grandparents House
October 2018
- Design + make Birthday Invitation, Delivered Invitation
- Violin Lessons
- Silk play (parachute)
- Two lots of cousins visiting
- Discussion about humane animal killing at dinner while eating pork. Also talked about advertising and marketing and plastic and the environment and animals.
- Reading: Stickman, Wombat Stew, The Grouchy Ladybug, Little Aussie Adventurers, The Enchanted Wood, And now we are six, Mrs Frisby and The Rats of Nimh
- Interested in Egyptian Mummies – watched YouTube clip, looked at Egypt in the 7 Continents of the world book.
- Gardening, observed Joey in back paddock
- Cooking, Reading Eggs
- Playdough play
- Ended Preschool
- Watched YouTube clips on how Chicken Eggs are fertilised. Also watched Chickens hatching
- Nature – saw a spider in its hole in the ground
- Found a dead baby brown snake + watched ants / flies and maggots eat it
- Monday nights playing Basketball (Summer program)
- Kiwico. crate – Secret agent
- Remy put Louie to sleep singing songs to him
- Observing Crop Duster over our house in the mornings
- Counted carriages while watching train – 120 of them
- Spotted Bearded Dragon Lizard – observed it and then looked up on google
- Read Hop on Pop, Where is the Green Sheep himself
- Participated in Louie’s speech appointments
November 2018
- Violin lessons
- Orchestra Group
- Basketball Comp at Stadium
- Read aloud: Zog, Hattie and the Fox, My Mum The Pirate, Now We Are Six, Blinky Bill
- Lego building
- ArtVenture
- Watched youtube clips on How sugar is made
- Discussion about losing teeth
- Observe + empathising hurt Moth
- Playing card games
- Poetry Tea Time
- Imagine This Podcast
- Aunty Kirsty visited with a baby Wallaby she is helping
- Family day at SWFC before official opening – Remy welcomed everyone and made their ice creams / got drinks for them / helped Luke set up
- Friday 16th – Solo and Group Violin Performance with Orchestra at The Arts Centre
- Observing Bulls + Heifer’s
- Playing fetch with Slash
- Snake trying to get into the house
- Cutting vegies for dinner
- Made lego car with 4 motors
- Learning to tie own shoe laces
- Cardboard box play
- Pocket Knife carving
December 2018
- Cherry Festival in Young
- Violin Lessons
- Orchestra Group
- Poetry Tea Time
- Snake before Orchestra
- Went to Jugiong (Murrimbidgee River)
- ArtVenture
- Riding Motorbike
- Found Snake Skin
- Found birds eggs in garden
- Performed at Cootamundra Public School with Orchestra Group
- Jumps on Motorbike
- Performed at Cootamundra Library with Orchestra Group
- Holiday to the Hunter Valley to see family
- Went to OakVale Farm; watched frilled neck lizard be fed crickets, Remy loved the big python (called him Kaa from The Jungle Book), Saw turtles and lizards, got to feed the baby goats with bottles, saw other baby animals (piglets, goats, sheep, calfs, ducklings, rabbits, guineapigs, etc), Went on a tractor ride around the park, Watched a reptile Talk (saw a blue tongue lizard, frilled neck lizard and a carpet python called Jenny), Remy held Jenny and got a photo in the photobooth. We watched a Koala presentation – Remy patted the Koala. Feeding Kangaroos, ducks, horses, camel, donkey and Llamas.
- Went to Boat Harbour Beach with Family
- AudioBooks: Harry Potter
- Wonboyn holiday with more family
- Saw a Ringtailed Possum in the Night
- Observing / feeding local native birds (King Parrots and Rainbow Lorrikeets)
- Making lots of new friends
- Swimming very confidently (front flips from edge)
- Learning how to Skateboard
January 2019
- Went to Dinosaur Museum in Canberra
- Magnatile Play
- Lots of Swimming
- Painting
- Jumped off High Diving Board at Cootamundra Public Pool
- Catching Gecko’s
- Wonboyn visit
- Sunday 27th Caught a fish off the Jetty
- Visit Eden Whale Museum
- Fishing at Lake (teaching Louie how to Fish)
- Beach exploring
- Feeding birds (King Parrots and Rainbow Lorrikeets)
- Reading: Secret Seven, Alice in Wonderland
- Helped Frog out of pool in storm
- Finding lots of cicadas in backyard trees
February 2019
- Held twin baby possums and baby Joey at Aunty / Uncle’s House in Pambula
- Met Steph Cook for Cootamundra Strings, and accepted cheque (MP for Cootamundra)
- Front flip off diving board at Cootamundra Pool
- Violin Lessons
- Poetry Tea Time
- Orchestra Group
- Reading: Alice in Wonderland, Secret Seven, The Very Cranky Bear
- Another baby brown snake at house
- Participating in 3 ballet classes per week
- Doing Drama lessons each Monday afternoon
- Park plays
- Motorbike riding a lot
- Audio Books: Just So Stories (Rudyard Kipling)
- Made own ACDC Book
- Discussion about crayons that melted outside – Which colours had melted the most? And why – Remy suggested the heat. The Green had melted the least, and the Black crayon had melted the most.
- Lots of searching for songs he like: Billie Jean, It’s a long way to the top, David Bowie’s ‘Magic Dance’
- Got a pet baby blue tongue lizard – named him Lachie
- Made a habitat for Lachie Lizard, weighs Lachie weekly
- Participated in Mainly Music
- Carving with Pocket Knife
- Lego Play
March 2019
- Violin Lessons
- Drama Group Lessons
- Orchestra Group
- Ballet lessons
- Poetry Tea Time
- Football season commenced (weekly training)
- Performed at Sacred Heart Central School with Orchestra Group
- Watched a Stop Motion HOW TO on JAM + ended up making 10 videos himself (with lego setup)
- Loves doing additions + is quick to recognise patterns
- Showing patience and using clear communication with Louie
- At a Drs appointment, Remy wrote out the letters (as notes) for twinkle
- Reading: How to Train your Dragon, Secret Seven, Brown Bear What do you see?
- Lots of dressing up, magnatiles, lego, motorbike riding
- Cooking pizzas
- ArtVenture
- Found a turtle on the road and released it near the creek
- Adventures down at the creek on the farm with Poppy and under the causeway
- Created a secret society in the fallen down trees
- Friday 29th Drama Performance at Sacred Heart Central School Fete
- Birthday Party + made card
- Went to a folk music event in Grenfel – took photos of band (had own camera) – very engaging with the band
- Discussion on erosion / how sand is made
- Louie’s birthday and celebration – Remy made card
March Summary: Remy watched a Stop Motion tutorial on JAM and then built his own lego scene and has done about twenty different movies. Louie has helped him and Remy has showed patience and clear communication to make it work together. They also giggled a lot. He has asked Luke to do additions with him: 10 plus __ - Remy is quick to see a pattern. His ballet is going well and he follows direction easily and his coordination is very natural. Drama is a lot of fun for him and their group will work towards a performance next Friday. He asked about oxygen yesterday – question led to question which evolved into a discussion about the atmosphere and trees and what fuels humans and life on earth. His violin is improving. He is quick to practice each morning and he loves Orchestra. Each Thursday he has Orchestra and afterwards they all play handball in the carpark – ages 17yrs down to Remy. He loves it and looks up to the big boys. He has been watching Avengers movies and types in his own searches. I was in hospital this week and he wrote me a ‘Get well, I love you’ card. He needs a bit of attention and help with being a team member in our family and cleaning up, etc. He went to work with Luke on Tuesday and was very polite and spoke clearly to everyone. Remy has great communication skills. He is so enthusiastic for football and had his second training session this week. Loves tackling and running fast.
April 2019
- Violin Lessons
- Poetry Tea Time
- Orchestra Group
- Ballet Lessons (3 per week)
- League Training and first game
- First Wobbly tooth
- Builiding obstacle course
- Watching paper plane tutorials on youtube
- Copywork: named four paper planes Jack Black, ACDC, Beat It, and AXL
- Watched Our Planet Episode 1
- Dancing to Michael Jackson
- Looked for caterpillars and watched them eating leaves
- Saturday 13th – first league game
- Wonboyn for Easter
May 2019
- Violin Lessons
- Poetry Tea Time
- Orchestra Group
- Ballet Lessons (3 per week)
- League (weekly training and Saturday games)
- Building trains with Louie
- Riding on Poppy’s horse Hamish
- Helping pick up Hamish’s poo and brush him
- Poetry Tea Time in the park
- Learning about odd and even numbers
- Playing Hotels at Home – writing out numbers and sticking on doors to rooms, counting money, etc
- Working through maths workbook
- Watching youtube clips trying to learn ukulele
- Tried to perfect writing the letter ‘S’ – wrote it all over the pathway
- A friend’s 6th birthday party + created card
- Reading: Dinosaurium, The Jungle Book, Secret Seven
- Playing with Roberts girls and visited their farm. Held baby goats, fed the horse, saw their cows and searched for Fairies with Abbey
- Grandparents, Uncle and cousins visit
- Sudoku with his Grandmother
- Hailstorm on Monday 27th – looked like snow – covered backyard / deck
- Counting 1 to 20, then by 10s to 100, then by 100s to 1000. And by 2s to 50.
June 2019
- Violin Lessons
- Poetry Tea Time
- Orchestra Group
- Ballet Lessons (3 per week)
- League (weekly training and Saturday games)
- League Stars additional league program (Thurs afternoons for 9 weeks over May / June)
- Study Ladder
- First Ballet performance at Cancer Council Bridal Parade held at Cootamundra RSL Club with six other dancers from Chris Edwards School of Dance
- Remy made more birthday cards
- Reading: Green Eggs and Ham himself
- Grandmother visit
- Doing Sudoku puzzles
- Riding motorbike with second cousins
- Read aloud: Goodnight stories for rebel girls
- Interested in Frida Kahlo – we looked up her artwork and discussed the pieces
- Discussions around who cousins are / first / second
- Helping out at friends farm with sheep – crutching and marking
- Dinosaur Museum from Sydney exhibition posted to friends house – got to explore all of the pieces and had it at our house for a week.
July 2019
- Remy will participate in a Violin Workshop for two days at TACC (Cootamundra Strings)
- Remy will participate in a Ballet Workshop for three days in preparation for August Exams
- Remy will visit family and friends in the Hunter Valley
- League (weekly training and Saturday games)
- Violin Lessons
- Poetry Tea Time
- Ballet Lessons
- Study Ladder
