Lockdown High Five teach in

Thank goodness I have my Family Link Up project to keep me busy and give me purpose to motivate me in these troubled topsy turvy world days and weeks.  

I am having fun sending activity books to Leen and Celine.  Also trying out ways to continue their education with Boshra too.  I have been putting more videos together that I send via messenger. We also have some skype sharing too. 

I have to go to the nearest open post office in Hayes to send parcels & the team there are so caring and kind. The post office is in WH Smiths so I can pick up more educational tools too. I enjoy these trips.

But we also have some resources in our local hardware store too round the corner from me.

This week we have been doing High Five maths looking at 5xs table.. and for this was fun to cut out some hands for us to work with 5 fingers on each hand. Plus look at groups of 5 too. Below is a glimmer of our activities. I have laid the foundation of this and need to test out Leen has grasped it.  Scroll through for more updates too - Thank you all that follow our project -  and keep well and keep safe... 

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Here below is a catch up to my little boyfriends in Turkey .. Hamid and Mohammed who are looking good in their hats bless them.. The family are keeping well and in lockdown in Turkey too. 

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Another jumper hot of the needles for Adam in Germany and this has been sent today with the other blue Arran one I showed you in a previous post.  

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Today Easter Spring Theme play

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Josie my Age UK befriender had got me two of these books for the girls a while back and I have been waiting for the Easter time to use them. So what I have done is sent one to them and kept one so we can do the activities together over skype and little films in messenger. Schooling fun between Oostende & Hayes West London with Family Link Up. 

I could not find the roof for my Hen hut but I see Leen and Boshra did and now I can find it in the book... lol and I have learnt dak is dutch for roof and saqf in Arabic.. My writing of the word which Dante was saying is pronounced sakif سقف

There are a lot of demands on all families now with the virus critter upheaval so I am trying to do what I can to link up and help my Syrian family.  But if anyone still wishes to help Boshra with Art Materials for her continued study and creative expression I would be grateful. I can get some canvasses to her through online ordering. 

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This project is my life for the rest of my life for sure and there is so much we can do together in the family life rebuild. Don't forget you can help not only with donations but shopping online with me as my registered valued customer Marjorie's Yard Independent Consultant NYR  the commission on sales & turnover bonus will help me with this project and expenses. 

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Link Up learn share

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Busy week of learn share while we are all in lockdown..While humans locked away the animals are coming out to play.. I had a fox in my garden, friendly listening to my Mrs Dolittle chatter to him.. Monsieur Reynard gave me some fun share with Leen Celine in Belgium and the boys, their cousins in Turkey... It gave all great delight to think M. Reynard Mr Fox was visiting me...  We had some word share fun on Dutch for Fox and Arabic... my writing of Arabic a giggle.

The flash cards worked well on Skype for Leen & Celine and Boshra sharing English, Dutch and fits of laughter at my pronunciation of Arabic...Always good to exaggerate sounds and make mistakes so the girls spontaneously correct me.. makes a fun game. They have lots of paper now to practice writing in Arabic, English and Dutch. 

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Yesterday we had a look at fractions 1/2 and 1/4...I put a series short films together to send via messenger.

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My garden had some blossom on the pear tree..and leaf buds so we were able to link back to the Tree book and seasons. For those following my Family Link Up you will know I bought a copy of the Tree book last year and took it over to Belgium on a visit.

Yesterday my parcel arrived thank you post office dank u wel ..as activity fun began.

Celine homed in on the colouring book with wobbly eyes that I got from my local hardware store. Today I saw the shopkeeper and told him his activity books are being appreciated by the girls in Belgium.. He was well pleased by this. 

And the girls been enjoying the colour paints palette to be like Mummy painting pictures.

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Early in the week I filmed reading from the Book "Guess How much do I love you." I did short films to pages. It is a very moving book as I do love the family very much. We can vocabulary harvest words in English and have had fun over skype talking about this book and sharing languages. 

In my next parcel I will send this book for them to keep always.

 And more knitting in my "lockdown factory" as Dante calls it.

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Lockdown Link Up

We have been linking up with Skype, messenger and sending little films to one another. Lockdown here in UK and over in Belgium... I joined in with a flower challenge that is happening in Oostende to keep the children busy and to thank all the healthcare workers... Windows are being decorated with art flowers to show heartfelt appreciation of all the care and attempts to beat the critter of a virus. 
Our Link up as been intensified with knitting, reading stories, maths I have a powerpont slide for 3xs table with fun... we have done baking film share to build on English vocab, how to knit..and finding useful links to help Boshra to teach the girls..  Busy time in crazy worry time for us all  Keep safe and well all. 

Parcels got through activities begin

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All the cards and coloured pencils and crafts bits and pieces arrived in Oostende today that I was to take if I could have travel... so not to be defeated by distance we have been linking up on messenger sending photos of crafts so me in Hayes and Leen in Oostende.. her sister Celine has also been joining in.. Like us all around the world hunkered down with the corona virus and schools closed it is a case of finding ways round the obstacles.... 

Leen in Oostende

Me below in Hayes rustle up this idea while my dinner cooking. 

Queen Leen with her new crown

And she loves the blanket I made remember from all the odds and ends of knitting jumpers and cardigans! 

We still need help for Art Materials for Boshra to continue her Artwork too!

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Thank you for your help!

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I am a hand to hand link up 

and can evidence your help with thanks!

This project is my life for the rest of my life for sure and there is so much we can do together in the family life rebuild. Don't forget you can help not only with donations but shopping online with me as my registered valued customer Marjorie's Yard Independent Consultant NYR  the commission on sales & turnover bonus will help me with this project and expenses. 

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Thank you for your help!

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Thank goodness for Skype

 While we all hunkered down indoors with pandemic..thank goodness for Skype to keep in contact.. Belgium in lockdown and schools closed so amidst the fun with skype I will load some fun educational slides and films to entertain the girls...hopefully the parcels will arrive soon with activities & crafts I had planned to do when I visited over this week now cancelled ..but Boshra can orchestrate with them .. life in a turmoil for us all...!!!!  

Keep healthy, well and strong 

Love from Family Link Up.

Art Update & Travel Update

I was to have travelled to Belgium today but in view of the Corona Virus WHO defined pandemic & some countries in lock down I decided it was best not to travel. Not for fear of my health but I was worried that given I would be travelling in total on 4 trains  that I could pick up the virus and transmit it to the family.  
So I am heavyhearted and frustrated that I cannot go and have time with them. We are intensifying our skype calls and sharing on messenger too.  Leen last night was proudly showing me her hands and saying how she was listening to the teachers and washing them to stop the virus spread. I have sent some funds too for Boshra to stock up on necessary supplies in case of lockdown there..

I had arranged the visit for a sharing of birthdays mine and little Celine and to be able to help Boshra with some art marketing and if successful in the first round of art judging for the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition bring back the canvasses for the second round.  But today we got feedback both in our account with the RA and emails that the work we submitted has not been selected for the second round.  The emails stated after careful consideration they were not selected.  So we feel a little deflated but not depressed as we will simply try again next year when the portal opens again.  From the way 2020 is panning out for us all around the globe maybe this year was not going to be so highly successful with the summer exhibition... so we now focus on 2021..

Boshra is developing an interesting style which the Kunst Academie and her Social worker are loving so there will be chance to find galleries and exhibit locally.  We will be producing some exclusive prints to market plus cards and other merchandise.... Actually we had a lot to do over the days trip that I have now had to cancel.... 
I have now posted the bargain acrylics and other goodies to her that was to have gone with me today if I could have travelled.

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You can email me on marjoriesyard@gmail.com
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Family Link Up - be part of the story.

Thank you for your help!

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I am a hand to hand link up 

and can evidence your help with thanks!

This project is my life for the rest of my life for sure and there is so much we can do together in the family life rebuild. Don't forget you can help not only with donations but shopping online with me as my registered valued customer Marjorie's Yard Independent Consultant NYR  the commission on sales & turnover bonus will help me with this project and expenses. 

See the collection of award winning products 

Marjorie's Yard 

There is a Mother & Baby

range of skincare products too!

        ✿✿Shop Now✿✿

Thank you for your help!

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