Homeschool HUB Weekly News--Dec. 22 Homeschool HUB phone: (269)362-0651 email: homeschoolhub@yahoo.com website: www.hshub.org Editor: Annette Ernsperger The information below is offered to you as a service. Please research and decide for yourself the value to your family. The Homeschool HUB does not endorse any programs or services other than those offered by the Homeschool HUB. Send information to be added to the update no later than the Thursday before the week you want it to appear: homeschoolhub@yahoo.com ON THE CALENDAR: Dec. 28 and 31--Open swimming for homeschoolers at Niles YMCA, 2-4 pm, $2 Jan. 2--Chess at Niles library, 9:30 a.m., free Details for the following events are on the calendar at: www.calendar.yahoo.com/homeschoolhub HERE'S THE BUZZ: 1) Turn in your Campbell's labels! 2) Spelling bee 3) Offerings for various classes 4) Volunteer opportunity 5) Kendo club 6) Tiller's International 7) Homeschool skiing 8) Operetta performance at Andrews Univ. And LAST BUT NOT LEAST: classified ads and links of interest at the end of your weekly news. See also the Letting it Ride section at the end. Merry Christmas one and all! Be sure to check out the Classifieds section this week. 1) This will be my final push for CAMPBELL LABELS for 2009. We will continue to collect them, but they are offering special incentives for turning in certain amounts by December 31. I plan to mail what I have on December 29 and hope to get an overwhelming influx of labels by then. You may email me, call me or drop them at my location. I will be in Edwardsburg for church on Wednesdays and Sundays. I will be at SMC in Dowagiac 3 days next week. Please make every effort to get with me and turn those labels in. Right now is the absolute best time to get involved! Thank you Diane Day 269-445-1900 2) Spelling Bee for SW Michigan homeschoolers The Homeschool HUB will be sponsoring a local bee for the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee on January 29th at 9:30am. The top three spellers will advance to the regional level. The entry fee is $12. The study words are located at http://myspellit.com/. The eligibility requirements are here: http://www.spellingbee.com/eligibility-0. To sign up contact Kathy Joyce at 269 695-1654. 3) I am an experienced theatre/speech and sign language teacher and I love to teach others! I have taught at Lake Michigan College, Buchanan HIgh School and Lakeshore High School. I currently run the Box Factory Theatre Company and I'm hoping to offer some group lessons on any of the above. I take students of all ages. If you are interested, please contact me. In addition, as the Education Director at the Box Factory for the Arts, the Berrien Artist Guild is very interested in offering various art classes to any age student. Please contact me to arrange a class to fit your needs! Thanks again. 4) Ring in the New Year and catch a glimpse of the new Shadowland Ball Room in the new Bluffside Development in St. Joseph. Southwest Michigan Symphony will be hosting an event at the Shadowland Ballroom on December 31st. Volunteers will greet guests, check coats and usher from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. They are looking for 4 volunteers to assist and from 11 pm to 1 am they are hoping for 2 volunteers to close out the evening. Volunteers should dress up in the preferred colors of black, white and silver. If you traditionally make a New Year¡¯s resolution to get more involved with the community ¨C you can accomplish it as we move into the New Year. If you are interested in getting connected or you have questions contact: Debra Panozzo Adult and Family Volunteer Coordinator Volunteer Center of Southwest MI www.volunteerswmi.org 269-983-0912 ext 303 269-683-5464 ext 322 5) From wikipedia: Kendo („‡µÀ kend¨?), meaning "Way of the Sword", is a modern Japanese martial art of sword-fighting based on traditional Japanese swordsmanship, or Kenjutsu. Kendo is a physically and mentally challenging activity that combines strong martial arts values with sport-like physical element. There has been interest expressed in restarting the Kendo Club at LMC @ Bertrand Crossing. To participate, you must be enrolled in a class at LMC. If 7-10 people express interest, the instructor said he'd give it a shot. It would meet twice a week, likely tues-thurs, for an hour per session. Please email slhollister@gmail.com if you'd be interested in learning more about this opportunity. 6) Classes for 2010 on Tiller's International web site now This is an interesting place just this side of Kalamazoo. It's about an hour's drive from Niles. They have classes in blacksmithing, coopering, draft animals, timber framing, beekeeping, cheesemaking, and lots more. The entire year's class schedule is at: www.tillersinternational.org/tillers/classes_classesbydate.html. Maybe it's a good time to plan a class for next summer and give it as a Christmas gift! 7) It's time for homeschool skiing again! Attached is a chart comparing the three ski areas in SW Michigan. Bittersweet comes out on top in everything but driving distance. Find information here: www.hshub.org/Sports.html. The forms you send in to join the SW Mich Ski Club and get the discounted rates at Bittersweet are also accessed there. 8) Operetta Performance for Homeschoolers, Thursday & Friday, Jan. 7 & 8 at the Howard Performing Arts Center on the campus of Andrews University. If there are homeschoolers in the area that would like to bring their children to see a special performance of "Amahl and the Night Visitors" by Gian-Carlo Menotti on January 7 or 8, 2010, please contact Julia Lindsay at jlindsay@andrews.edu to make arrangements. 9) College classes at reduced rates available for both Indiana and Michigan homeschool students. Michiana high school juniors and seniors can earn college credits by enrolling in Bethel College 's Register Early to Achieve College Hours program (REACH). Through REACH, students, while still in high school, can take college courses at a reduced price and earn transferable credits toward the college of their choice. To be considered for the REACH program a student must be a junior or senior in a public, private or home school setting, have a GPA of 3.0 or higher have permission from their high school. A select group of freshman level courses are available including: calculus, college algebra, exploring the Christian faith, introduction to business, introduction to computing, introduction to criminal justice, introduction to theatre, introduction to world civilization and perspectives in fine arts. Available courses are not limited to those included in this release and prerequisites may be required for some classes. Sophomore level courses may also be available with special permission. All courses will be facilitated on campus. A Bethel College transcript with college credits on file will be given when coursework is completed. REACH offers students a special reduced tuition of $75 per credit hour for the first 12 credits. Most courses are 3 credit hours. The REACH program also waives application and student activity fees. Course registration for REACH is limited to space availability and is tentative until after the last registration date for traditional students for each fall and spring term. For complete details about the REACH program, visit our Web site at www.BethelCollege.edu/REACH or contact the admission office at 800.422.4101. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLASSIFIEDS For sale: AGS Geometry Bundle w/Key & Workbook $18, Algebra 1 by John H. Saxon (2003) Lot of 4 Books $45, Programming Logic and Design 5th Edition $25, Concepts of Database Management 6th Edition $20, Apologia Exploring Creation with Physics Bundle $55, Abeka World Literature Vol. 4 book with Teacher's Manual & Test Packet, CLP Applications of Grammar Book 4, Teacher's Manual & Test Packet. Contact Diane Day: joharding_20@yahoo.com or 269-445-1900. Have something for sale, free or trade? Advertise here! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LAST BUT NOT LEAST--LINKS OF INTEREST (links do not imply endorsement): Worldometers-world statistics updated in real time: http://www.worldometers.info/ Free energy-related lesson plans and activities: http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=6 Do you have any favorite websites? Send them to us and we'll share them! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LETTING IT RIDE: The Homeschool HUB is continuing to collect Campbell Soup labels, Campbell's Chunky Soup labels, Campbell's Healthy Request labels, Campbell's Select harvest, Franco-American, Pepperidge Farm, Spaghettios, Swanson, V-8 Beverages, V-8 Fusion, Prego Italian Sauces and Campbell's Food Service. Give your labels to any board member or bring them to our homeschool functions. --AND-- We are still accepting Boxtops for education labels. You can find these on: Betty Crocker goods Gold Medal Flour Nestle products Cherrios Cascadian Farm products Chex Cocoa Puffs Cookie Crisp Country Cornflakes Fiber One products Golden Grahams Honey Nut Clusters Lucky Charms Oatmeal Crisps TotalTrix Wheaties Green Giant vegetables Pillsbury Toaster Strudel Totino Pizza olls Hamburger Helper meals Old El Paso Suddenly Salad Yoplait Fruit Flavored shapes Ziploc Kleenex Scott Kotex Poise Depend Hefty Nature Valley Cottonelle Huggies Goodnites Pull Ups Avery School supplies Go to Boxtops for Education.org for more info, and then SAVE SAVE SAVE those labels. Each one nets 10 cents and every 10 cents adds up. You can give them to any HUB board director or bring them to any of our functions that we will be having. Thank-you! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DISCLAIMERS: While the Homeschool HUB believes that these events or opportunities may be of value to home educators, announcements do not constitute an endorsement by the Homeschool HUB, or its Board of Directors. It is the responsibility of individual parents to determine the appropriateness of any event or opportunity for their children. Participation in any event is voluntary and the participant assumes complete responsibility and liability for themselves, their family, anyone accompanying them, and their personal property. |
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
HUB news update-Dec. 22 MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!
Saturday, December 5, 2009
HUB news-Dec. 5
Homeschool HUB Weekly News--Dec. 5 Homeschool HUB phone: (269)362-0651 email: homeschoolhub@yahoo.com website: www.hshub.org Editor: Annette Ernsperger The information below is offered to you as a service. Please research and decide for yourself the value to your family. The Homeschool HUB does not endorse any programs or services other than those offered by the Homeschool HUB. Send information to be added to the update no later than the Thursday before the week you want it to appear: homeschoolhub@yahoo.com ON THE CALENDAR: Dec. 7 and 10--Homeschool swimming at Niles YMCA, 2-4 pm, $2 Dec. 11--Homeschool bowling, Strikes and Spares, 1:00, $5 Details for the following events are on the calendar at: www.calendar.yahoo.com/homeschoolhub HERE'S THE BUZZ: 1) Voice teacher accepting students 2) Winter activities 3) Piano teacher accepting students 4) volunteer opportunity 5) Youth tractor operator program 6) Bethel College Christmas concert 7) Pickleball clinic And LAST BUT NOT LEAST: classified ads and links of interest at the end of your weekly news. See also the Letting it Ride section at the end. 1) I am a classically-trained voice teacher and I love to teach others how to sing! I emphasize a solid breathing technique, vocal health, tension-free singing and intelligent artistry. I teach musical theater repertoire and classical repertoire. My students learn how to breathe properly, expand their vocal range, develop a healthy vibrato, project their voice, prepare for an audition, interpret music and musical roles. I take students of all ages, depending on the maturity and musical level of the student. If you are interested, please contact me. Claire Peterson Voice Teacher B. Music, McGill University E-Mail: claire.cp@gmail.com Phone: 574-286-7007 ANYONE can sing, they just need to be taught how! 2) Homeschool swimming at the Niles YMCA is Monday and Thursday, 2-4, $2 per swimmer. The dates for Five Pines tubing/cross country skiing are: Friday, January 15th, 10am-2pm Friday, Febuary 19th, 10am-2pm The cost is $6 for tubing or $9 for tubing AND cross country skiing 3) I am accepting new students of all ages in the South Bend, Mishawaka, Granger and Niles area. Our studio offers a wide range of opportunites for students to excel with his/her skills at the piano. The Studio exposes each student to many different styles of music, ranging from classical, jazz, religious and contemporary music. This enhances their musical knowledge in theory, music history and their musicianship and performance skills. My goal as a teacher is to nurture each student and to help them explore the beauty and love of music. I encourage all students to support the arts in their community. I'm conservatory trained as a classical pianist and teacher. I have studied at Goshen College, IUSB and the Eastman School of Music in Rochester NY. I have National level students. Anthony Beer 574-292-2038 apbeer@yahoo.com 4) The History Center at the Courthouse Square , formerly know as the Berrien County Historical Association, welcomes volunteers to staff their holiday exhibit at the Orchard's Mall in Benton Harbor . The theme of this year's exhibit is "War Stories"… with reminiscences of WWII. This is a great opportunity to do as a family because your children will learn about history and volunteer at the same time. It is also a good option to do with a friend while taking a break from the busyness of the holidays. The exhibit opens on December 1st and runs through January 7, 2010. With two shifts each day, the options are as follows: Monday-Saturday noon till 4 pm or 4 pm to 8pm Sunday noon to 3 pm or 3pm to 6pm If you would like to find out open days and times when volunteers are needed, contact: Kristen Patzer Umphrey, Museum Store Manager The History Center at Courthouse Square P.O. Box 261 , Berrien Springs , MI 49103 Phone: 269-471-1202 kpatzer@berrienhistory.org 5) Berrien County MSU Extension is offering a Tractor Operator Program (TOP) for youth ages 9-13. The cost of the class is $40 and will meet from 7-9 p.m. on Mondays beginning January 4 - March 29 at Baroda Township Hall. Contact Deb Barrett at 269-944-4126 to register. 6) The Bethel College Concert Band will perform a free fall semester concert on Friday Dec. 11 at 7:30 p.m. in the Everest-Rohrer Chapel Fine Arts Auditorium. Prior to the concert at 7:15 p.m. a Flute Choir will be performing Christmas carols as a prelude to the program. In addition to the Concert Band, the concert will feature numbers by the Bethel Brass Choir, Flute Choir and Flute Trio. These numbers include: "Diamond Fanfare" by Samuel Hazo, "Emblem of Unity" by J.J. Richards, "Prelude and Fugue in G Minor" by J.S. Bach, "Ye Banks and Braes O'Bonnie Doon" by Percy Grainger, and "From Whom all Blessings Flow" by Ed Huckeby. Senior music education major Jake Robuska will get the chance to direct the Concert Band in a composition by Steven Reineke titled "Where Eagles Soar." For more information about the concert call 574.257.3394. In addition, Kendall will seek involvement from students, faculty, staff and the community for the 2010 spring semester Concert Band performance. 7) The Lakeland Athletic Club is hosting a "Pickleball" Demonstration on Thursday, December 10 from 1:00-2:30 pm. Adress: 1912 S. 3rd St. Niles, MI 49120 Never heard of Pickleball? Come on over for the Introduction/Demonstration. It is played on a smaller court (Badminton size), with paddles and a whiffle ball. The sport is growing with all ages, but particularly with "senior" adults. It is also a great sport for beginners...bring a friend! All are welcome to come and see what the sport is all about....give us a call if possible to let us know you are coming...269-684-8030. It is a FREE clinic. Patty Schrock Lakeland Athletic Club 269-684-8030 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLASSIFIEDS Have something for sale, free or trade? Advertise here! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LAST BUT NOT LEAST--LINKS OF INTEREST (links do not imply endorsement): Foreign language game ideas: http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/foreignlanguages/contents.htm Practice math and feed the hungry: http://www.homefires.com/click?freericemath Language Arts with "TEL.A.VISION": http://telavision.tv/ Do you have any favorite websites? Send them to us and we'll share them! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LETTING IT RIDE: The Homeschool HUB is continuing to collect Campbell Soup labels, Campbell's Chunky Soup labels, Campbell's Healthy Request labels, Campbell's Select harvest, Franco-American, Pepperidge Farm, Spaghettios, Swanson, V-8 Beverages, V-8 Fusion, Prego Italian Sauces and Campbell's Food Service. Give your labels to any board member or bring them to our homeschool functions. --AND-- We are still accepting Boxtops for education labels. You can find these on: Betty Crocker goods Gold Medal Flour Nestle products Cherrios Cascadian Farm products Chex Cocoa Puffs Cookie Crisp Country Cornflakes Fiber One products Golden Grahams Honey Nut Clusters Lucky Charms Oatmeal Crisps TotalTrix Wheaties Green Giant vegetables Pillsbury Toaster Strudel Totino Pizza olls Hamburger Helper meals Old El Paso Suddenly Salad Yoplait Fruit Flavored shapes Ziploc Kleenex Scott Kotex Poise Depend Hefty Nature Valley Cottonelle Huggies Goodnites Pull Ups Avery School supplies Go to Boxtops for Education.org for more info, and then SAVE SAVE SAVE those labels. Each one nets 10 cents and every 10 cents adds up. You can give them to any HUB board director or bring them to any of our functions that we will be having. Thank-you! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DISCLAIMERS: While the Homeschool HUB believes that these events or opportunities may be of value to home educators, announcements do not constitute an endorsement by the Homeschool HUB, or its Board of Directors. It is the responsibility of individual parents to determine the appropriateness of any event or opportunity for their children. Participation in any event is voluntary and the participant assumes complete responsibility and liability for themselves, their family, anyone accompanying them, and their personal property. |
Sunday, November 22, 2009
HUB weekly news-Nov. 22
Homeschool HUB Weekly News--Nov. 22 Homeschool HUB phone: (269)362-0651 email: homeschoolhub@yahoo.com website: www.hshub.org Editor: Annette Ernsperger The information below is offered to you as a service. Please research and decide for yourself the value to your family. The Homeschool HUB does not endorse any programs or services other than those offered by the Homeschool HUB. Send information to be added to the update no later than the Thursday before the week you want it to appear: homeschoolhub@yahoo.com ON THE CALENDAR: Nov. 23--Homeschool soccer, 1:00, Howard Park, free Nov. 27--Homeschool bowling, Strikes and Spares, 1:00, $5 Details for the following events are on the calendar at: www.calendar.yahoo.com/homeschoolhub HERE'S THE BUZZ: 1) Winter art classes 2) Teen caving trip 3) More art classes 4) Online piano lessons 5) Niles library offerings for December 6) Upward basketball and cheerleading 7) Ski helmet fittings And LAST BUT NOT LEAST: classified ads and links of interest at the end of your weekly news. See also the Letting it Ride section at the end. 1) New Creations Offers 2010 Winter Art Classes in the Michiana Area for Students in Grades 1-12. Adults and home schoolers welcome! Gloria Seitz, a certified K-12 art teacher, will be teaching classes on UNCOVERING THE ART OF ANCIENT CULTURES. In this seven week class we will be learning about the various cultural styles of art which will culminate in a project related to the style we are exploring. We will also be fitting the civilizations into a timeline. Some of the cultures studied will include Egyptian, Vietnamese, African, Indian, and Chinese. CLASSES WILL BEGIN ON THE WEEK OF JANUARY 11th AND END THE WEEK OF MARCH 1st. There will be no class the last week of February. Tuesdays, classes at Community Free Church in Niles are as follows: Ages 6-9 will meet at 10:30-11:30 a.m. Ages 9-13 meet from 11:45 -12:45 p.m. and 7th -adult meet from 1-2 p.m. Classes meet in the west (Bond St.) side of the building. Wednesday classes meet at Trinity Free Church on Miami Road in South Bend. Ages 6-9 will meet at 10:30-11:30 a.m. Ages 9-13 meet from 11:45 -12:45 p.m. and 7th -adult meet from 1-2 p.m. Classes meet on lower south entrance across from gym. Thursday classes meet at Hobby Lobby in Mishawaka at the following times: Ages 6-9 will meet at 11:30-12:30 AND at 12:45-1:45 p.m.. Ages 9-13 will meet at 2-3. 7th through adult will meet from 3:15-4:15. 8 through 13 year olds will meet from 4:15 -5:15 p.m. Classes meet on right side of building near fabrics. The cost for the seven week classes is $65 for the first child and $5 LESS for each additional child. You will save $5 on the total cost (not per student) if you pay by January 4. Cost includes supplies (except sketch book, erasers, pencil, rulers, and folder: These you will need to purchase), room rental, and Art Festival. The Art Festival will be held on Friday, March 5th . You can register on line. www.newcreationsart.com You will need to print out a registration form on line and mail it (address on form) if you want to save $5. Classes do fill up, so be sure to get your registration in early. You may reserve your spot by calling Gloria at 574-271-8069 even before sending in your reservation. 2) Peggy Sergio is helping with a teen caving trip in southern Indiana on the weekend of December 11-13, 2009. To get further information call her at 269-687-3096 or e-mail peggysue0612@aol.com. www.trcamp.org will give more information about cost and what to bring. Deadline for registration is December 1, 2009. 3) Winter Holiday Art Camps After our very popular summer art camps, we at Studio Art Classes are excited to announce a new series of art workshops for kids. Kids' Creative Express allows children to tap into their creative spirit during winter break. And, with our convenient location on Grape Road, parents can get those last-minute shopping stops done while class is in session. Designed with the homeschool student in mind, Kids' Creative Express exposes students to a full spectrum of visual art concepts and materials. Experienced art instructor and professional artist, Vince Dominello, will be introducing young artists to fundamental drawing and painting skills through age-appropriate class projects using oil pastel, acrylic and watercolor paint, printmaking and more. Children ages 5 to 7 are welcome to attend for one-hour sessions for $10 or sign up for any 3 sessions for $25. Children ages 8 to 12 are welcome to attend any of the two-hour sessions for $20, or sign up for any 3 sessions for $55. For more information or to register, please call Studio Art Classes at 574/243-2006. Class dates and times are: Monday, December 21 10:00 am - 12:00 pm 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Tuesday, December 22 10:00 am - 12:00 pm 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Wednesday, December 23 10:00 am - 12:00 pm 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Monday, December 28 10:00 am - 12:00 pm 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Tuesday, December 29 10:00 am - 12:00 pm 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Wednesday, December 30 10:00 am - 12:00 pm 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm 4) Dear fellow homeschooling parents, My name is Melissa and I'm a piano teacher and proud homeschooling mother of 3 children in Warren , Massachusetts . I'm writing as I have a very special opportunity to offer the homeschool community. With technology changing the way education and business is done these days it is essential that we keep up with the growing demand for online learning. This is why we have decided to expand and offer private piano lessons - online. Private piano lessons online work the same way as traditional private piano lessons. These are not recorded video lessons; they are given live via webcam with a private instructor. Lessons can be arranged weekly or biweekly. The benefits of online learning are: *Comfort of home *Save money on gas *Comfort of your own instrument *Save time and aggravation fighting traffic or inclement weather commuting to lessons Since this is a new feature being offered and some technical issues may occur we are giving a steep discount on lessons. Pricing is $9 per 30-minute lesson (normally $18) and will stay at this rate through June 2010. There will be a free online consultation prior to the first lesson to work out any kinks and be sure we can connect on time without difficultly when lessons are scheduled. Payment is accepted via Paypal or personal check. There is absolutely NO obligation or long term commitment. In order to register for private online lessons, you must have (or be willing to acquire) the following: *A computer that is able to be near your instrument *DSL, FIOS, cable or satellite internet connection *A headset with microphone that plugs into the USB port in your computer *Web camera *Piano or piano keyboard with at least 76 keys Enrolled students will also be given a membership to www.MusicLearningCommunity.com which allows them to utilize 100's of games that reinforce music theory! If you are interested, please contact me as soon as possible so we can discuss a time that is convenient for lessons. I'll be happy to answer any questions that you may have as well. 5) Don't Miss any of the December Activities in the Children's Department at the Niles District Library: •During December the stories for Preschool Storytime will be about winter days, Christmas trees, sharing & giving, the librarian's favorite holiday stories and the New Year. Join this group on Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m. or 1:30 p.m. for great books and stories. •During December the Squigglers will celebrate all the holidays with songs, coloring pages and games. This group meets on Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Our theme song for December will be Jingle Bells. •Marty Klubeck, our Chess Club instructor, will be on hand Saturday, December 5 and 19 at 9:30 a.m. He teaches the basics of Chess to beginners and challenges the experts. Bring a friend to this growing group. •When the Jr. Garden Club meets on Saturday, December 12th at 1:00 p.m. the kids will learn how to arrange various evergreens into swags that can be used as gifts. Ribbons, bows and fancy decorations will be added to this project for professional looking door or wall hangings. This is a great opportunity for children to learn a useful craft. •The Christmas tree in the Children's Department is extra special this year. It is decorated with ornaments from children's books. Guess how many ornaments are on the tree and the child who gets closest to the correct number will win a stack of great books and other goodies. Stop by and see this unusual tree. •Being bored will not be allowed in the Children's Department during Christmas break. From December 21st through January 5th, over fifteen board games will be set out to chase boredom out into the snow. During those two weeks, take-home coloring pages and crafts, raffles and other activities will abound. With over 40,000 children's books and many bean bag chairs, the Children's Department is the only place to be. Niles District Library 620 E. Main St. Niles Phone: 269-683-8545 Contact persons: Nancy Studebaker or Darlene Jackson 6) Upward Michiana Basketball & Cheerleading UPWARD is a first-class sports experience that emphasizes healthy competition, sportsmanship, skill building and fun; versus the "win-at- all-costs" mentality found in many children sports leagues. We would love to have you on our team! Whether you want to play basketball or cheer; UPWARD is the league for you! All league registrations will be online at www.upwardmichiana. com or view our quicklinks below. Register now, evaluations are Saturday, December 5! Grace Church K-4th Grade Basketball Community Baptist K-4th Grade Basketball Clay Church 5th-8th Grade Basketball K-8th Grade Cheerleading 7) Any skiers need a helmet? The trauma center in Kalamazoo has a program where they sell ski helmets for only $17. The Berrien Springs Parent Partnership has a PE class in which they are doing a unit in sking/snowboarding. On Dec 9th at 8:30am the trauma center people will be at Berrien Springs school to do a safety presentation and helmet fitting. All homeschoolers can take advantage of this time and order a helmet. If you are not part of the Parent Partnership you will need to pay the $17 yourself. The helmets will be picked up a few days later and brought to Berrien Springs, where you can then pick yours up. There are several sizes and six different colors of helmets. Please let Sharon Haynes know if you are coming, so they can move to a larger room if necessary. Her number is 269 429-4004. 8) Cultural Diversity Day Berrien Springs High School has their Cultural Diversity Day this coming Wednesday. Due to the fact that they have Andrews University in their town, they have students from 27 different nations attending their schools. This day is a celebration of that diversity. It's like a big talent show, where the students showcase their native culture. It could be a native dance, music, costumes, etc. All homeschoolers are invited to attend. It starts at 8:30am, so you should arrive at the high school by 8:10 in order to get seated before all the high school students pour in. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLASSIFIEDS For sale: HuskyLock 234 D Serger and several spools of thread. $100.00. Contact Valerie Boruff at vboruff@gmail.com or 574 276-0642. Have something for sale, free or trade? Advertise here! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LAST BUT NOT LEAST--LINKS OF INTEREST (links do not imply endorsement): See a costume factory: http://www.costumefactory.com/TheFactory.html Interactive portrait of George Washington: http://www.georgewashington.si.edu/portrait/index.html Money tracking: http://www.wheresgeorge.com/ Do you have any favorite websites? Send them to us and we'll share them! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LETTING IT RIDE: The Homeschool HUB is continuing to collect Campbell Soup labels, Campbell's Chunky Soup labels, Campbell's Healthy Request labels, Campbell's Select harvest, Franco-American, Pepperidge Farm, Spaghettios, Swanson, V-8 Beverages, V-8 Fusion, Prego Italian Sauces and Campbell's Food Service. Give your labels to any board member or bring them to our homeschool functions. --AND-- We are still accepting Boxtops for education labels. You can find these on: Betty Crocker goods Gold Medal Flour Nestle products Cherrios Cascadian Farm products Chex Cocoa Puffs Cookie Crisp Country Cornflakes Fiber One products Golden Grahams Honey Nut Clusters Lucky Charms Oatmeal Crisps TotalTrix Wheaties Green Giant vegetables Pillsbury Toaster Strudel Totino Pizza olls Hamburger Helper meals Old El Paso Suddenly Salad Yoplait Fruit Flavored shapes Ziploc Kleenex Scott Kotex Poise Depend Hefty Nature Valley Cottonelle Huggies Goodnites Pull Ups Avery School supplies Go to Boxtops for Education.org for more info, and then SAVE SAVE SAVE those labels. Each one nets 10 cents and every 10 cents adds up. You can give them to any HUB board director or bring them to any of our functions that we will be having. Thank-you! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DISCLAIMERS: While the Homeschool HUB believes that these events or opportunities may be of value to home educators, announcements do not constitute an endorsement by the Homeschool HUB, or its Board of Directors. It is the responsibility of individual parents to determine the appropriateness of any event or opportunity for their children. Participation in any event is voluntary and the participant assumes complete responsibility and liability for themselves, their family, anyone accompanying them, and their personal property. |
Sunday, November 15, 2009
HUB weekly news--Nov. 15
Homeschool HUB Weekly News--Nov. 15 Homeschool HUB phone: (269)362-0651 email: homeschoolhub@yahoo.com website: www.hshub.org Editor: Annette Ernsperger The information below is offered to you as a service. Please research and decide for yourself the value to your family. The Homeschool HUB does not endorse any programs or services other than those offered by the Homeschool HUB. Send information to be added to the update no later than the Thursday before the week you want it to appear: homeschoolhub@yahoo.com ON THE CALENDAR: Nov. 16--Homeschool soccer, 1:00, Howard Park, free Nov. 20--Homeschool bowling, Strikes and Spares, 1:00, $5 Nov. 21--Chess at Niles library, 9:30 a.m., free Details for the following events are on the calendar at: www.calendar.yahoo.com/homeschoolhub HERE'S THE BUZZ: 1) Homeschool hangout 2) Children's film festival 3) National Family Volunteer Day And LAST BUT NOT LEAST: classified ads and links of interest at the end of your weekly news. See also the Letting it Ride section at the end. 1) Homeschool Hangout will meet Tuesday, Nov. 17 from 1-3 p.m. at Clay Church, Firehouse/South Campus. Meetings are bi-weekly. Find more info here: www.homeschoolhangout.blogspot.com 2) 7th annual Saugatuck Children's Film Festival Saturday, Nov. 21 - $5.00/person all day! 2 pm, 4-6 years 2:45 pm, 7-10 years 3:45 pm, ages 10+ Laugh, think, wonder, and be amazed by the professionally made films for yung audiences at the SCA Children's Film Festival. The Festival includes films by international filmmakers and young directors! A 9-year old filmmaker from Grand Rapids will be on hand during the 2:45 pm session for the screening of his film "Dino Beat Up" -- he will chat with the audience and talk about his experience making the short. Festival selections are both "shorts" and longer films in a variety of genres including stop motion animation, live action, and more. For more information visit www.sc4a.org and click on the Film Festival icon or call 269-857-2399. 3) Come to the YMCA at 905 N. Front Street in Niles on November 21, 10 a.m.–1:00 p.m. to participate in National Family Volunteer Day. The Volunteer Center of Southwest Michigan in partnership with the Niles-Buchanan YMCA has invited area nonprofits and civic groups to have hands-on volunteer activities for you and your family to do. There will be at least ten activities for you to choose from and you will be able to learn how you can be involved in your community all year long. Help make blankets for kids in shelters, learn how to organize your own mini-food drive, ring the Salvation Army bell, make cards for hospice patients, make duffle bags/pillow cases for a local women's shelter and many more volunteer activities. Information will also be available at the event about Disney Parks 2010 "Give a Day Get a Day program." You and your family may qualify to volunteer a day in 2010 and receive free Disney Passes. So bring a grandchild, nieces and nephews, your mentee, some neighborhood kids and even your own children …all are invited! Check out the Family Volunteer Day Event and other family volunteer opportunities either online at www.volunteerswmi.org or call the Volunteer Center at 983-0912 or 683-5464. The Volunteer Center is a United Way partner agency affiliated with the HandsOn Network. This event is made possible with a "Minnie" Grant from Disney Parks. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLASSIFIEDS Have something for sale, free or trade? Advertise here! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LAST BUT NOT LEAST--LINKS OF INTEREST (links do not imply endorsement): Interactive math games: http://www.mangahigh.com/games/ Free typing tutorials: http://typingsoft.com/all_typing_tutors.htm Chemistry experiments and activities: http://www.homefires.com/click?chemistry Do you have any favorite websites? Send them to us and we'll share them! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LETTING IT RIDE: The Homeschool HUB is continuing to collect Campbell Soup labels, Campbell's Chunky Soup labels, Campbell's Healthy Request labels, Campbell's Select harvest, Franco-American, Pepperidge Farm, Spaghettios, Swanson, V-8 Beverages, V-8 Fusion, Prego Italian Sauces and Campbell's Food Service. Give your labels to any board member or bring them to our homeschool functions. --AND-- We are still accepting Boxtops for education labels. You can find these on: Betty Crocker goods Gold Medal Flour Nestle products Cherrios Cascadian Farm products Chex Cocoa Puffs Cookie Crisp Country Cornflakes Fiber One products Golden Grahams Honey Nut Clusters Lucky Charms Oatmeal Crisps TotalTrix Wheaties Green Giant vegetables Pillsbury Toaster Strudel Totino Pizza olls Hamburger Helper meals Old El Paso Suddenly Salad Yoplait Fruit Flavored shapes Ziploc Kleenex Scott Kotex Poise Depend Hefty Nature Valley Cottonelle Huggies Goodnites Pull Ups Avery School supplies Go to Boxtops for Education.org for more info, and then SAVE SAVE SAVE those labels. Each one nets 10 cents and every 10 cents adds up. You can give them to any HUB board director or bring them to any of our functions that we will be having. Thank-you! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DISCLAIMERS: While the Homeschool HUB believes that these events or opportunities may be of value to home educators, announcements do not constitute an endorsement by the Homeschool HUB, or its Board of Directors. It is the responsibility of individual parents to determine the appropriateness of any event or opportunity for their children. Participation in any event is voluntary and the participant assumes complete responsibility and liability for themselves, their family, anyone accompanying them, and their personal property. |
Monday, November 9, 2009
HUB weekly news-Nov. 9
Homeschool HUB Weekly News--Nov. 9 Homeschool HUB phone: (269)362-0651 email: homeschoolhub@yahoo.com website: www.hshub.org Editor: Annette Ernsperger The information below is offered to you as a service. Please research and decide for yourself the value to your family. The Homeschool HUB does not endorse any programs or services other than those offered by the Homeschool HUB. Send information to be added to the update no later than the Thursday before the week you want it to appear: homeschoolhub@yahoo.com ON THE CALENDAR: Nov. 13--Homeschool bowling, Strikes and Spares, 1:00, $5 Details for the following events are on the calendar at: www.calendar.yahoo.com/homeschoolhub HERE'S THE BUZZ: 1) High school math competitiion 2) Writing composition class 3) Niles Adventist School Fall Festival 4) Bethel College Christmas concert 5) Spelling bee 6) Fundraiser 7) Contest info on HUB website 8) Local businesses supporting homeschoolers And LAST BUT NOT LEAST: classified ads and links of interest at the end of your weekly news. See also the Letting it Ride section at the end. 1) Sign up Now for Blaise Pascal High School Math Competition High school math groups can now sign up for the annual Blaise Pascal High School Math Competition to take place at Bethel College on Saturday, Nov. 21 at 8:30 a.m. Registration is free for those who sign up by Nov. 7. Those who register after will have to pay a fee of $2 per student. Each school may bring up to 20 students to the competition. Home school students and students who attend schools that are not participating are encouraged to register individually or as a group. Individual and team awards will be given, some of which include substantial scholarship money. In addition, Bethel will conduct several random drawings among registered students for prizes, including iTunes gift cards. The competition will consist of taking a 45-question test that combines standard mathematics contest problems with several history of mathematics questions. The students will be given 90 minutes to take the test. For more information or to register your school, please visit www.BethelCollege.edu/Academics/UndergradMathcomp/Competition or contact Rob Myers at 574.257.3524. 2) WRITING CLASS Dawn Frasieur will teach a writing composition class called Writing From Literature. This five week class will be held in Berrien Springs on Tuesdays from 2:30pm - 4pm. Dawn is a journalist and is known for her fun teaching ability with teens! Teens from ages 13 - 18 are welcome. Cost will be $40 per student or $60 per family. Class will start on November 3rd, but students are welcome to join us as late as the 10th. If you would like more information or are interested in this class, please contact Jane Kerr at sunnykerr@truevine.net or at 269-471-9004. 3) Niles Adventist School Fall Festival Niles Adventist School is having their annual Fall Festival again this coming Sunday (November 1) starting at 4pm. If you have kids this is SUCH a fun event! And the money you spend there goes to a great cause. They have super bounce houses and many games and prizes to win, come hungry and eat yummy vegetarian food. Hope to see you there! Nicole K 4) Bethel Provides a Global Perspective in This Year's Christmas Concert The Bethel College Music Department will present this year's Christmas concert "The Whole World Rejoices" at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 4 and again at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 5 in the Everest-Rohrer Chapel/Fine Arts Center Auditorium at Bethel College. This year's multicultural concert will feature performances by the Concert Choir, Women's Chorale, The Collegians, Voices of Triumph, Chamber Orchestra and Marilynn Ham. A diverse repertoire in many languages will proclaim spiritual riches and truth through music as well as celebrate the season. "Betelehemu," "The First Nowell," "Gesu Bambino" and "Sussex Carol" are just a few of the pieces that will be performed. "We have a tradition of providing a meaningful Christmas concert to the community every year. It is both an educational and worship experience. Our hope this year is that by singing Christmas carols and pieces from other countries that we'll display more of a sense of global celebration," said Director Robert Ham. All are encouraged to attend. Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for students and seniors. Tickets are available through the ticket office at 574.807.7080. The Dec. 5 concert at 7:30 p.m. will be interpreted for the d/Deaf community. 5) Any spellers out there? The HUB is considering putting on a local competition for the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee in Niles. The top three spellers would move on to the regional level. This is for Michigan students in grades 5 - 8 who are under the age of 15. The cost would be $10/student. If you are interested please contact Kathy Joyce ASAP at 269 695-1654. In next week's update we will announce whether we had enough interest. 6) Elder Beerman fundraiser Elder Beerman stores have a Community Day on Saturday, November 14th. The HUB is selling $10 coupons for $5. The coupons can only be used on that day, and up to five of them can be used on one item. The item can be either sale priced or regular price. Thus, a $50 item can be purchased for $25. There are Elder Beerman stores in Benton Harbor and Ellkhart. If you'd like to purchase some of the coupons from us, contact Kathy Joyce at 269 695-1654. 7) Contest info available at the HUB web site We've added a section to our web site where we will post info on contests. We'll be sifting through many of them to find the ones that are useful educationally or just look like lots of fun, and have good prizes, or (for older students) will be good on a transcript. Go to www.hshub.org to check it out. We've started with 2 English, 1 Math, and 2 Art contests. There is a brief description of each contest, along with a link to the web site for each contest. If you find a contest you think we should post, please send the info to homeschoolhub@yahoo.com. 8) Thank you to local businesses supporting homeschoolers The players and parents of the Mishawaka Athletic Club would like to thank the following businesses for sponsoring home school athletics in our area. Without their financial support we wouldn't be able to provide this program for more than 70 students. Please share your appreciation with these companies and go to www.MCAC-Wildcats.com and click on the Sponsors link. Hoosier Tire, North Central Neurosurgery, Granger Missionary Church, Bethel College, Rink Printing, Andrews University, Art For Your Soul, Charlie Adams, Faulkner Strategies, Hoffman Insurance Group, Indiana Wesleyan, Kreative Koncepts, Kruse Auction, Leichter Chiropractic, Midwest Athletic Equipment , Remote Controls, Schiffman Clinic of Chiropractic, Teachers Credit Union, TCU Insurance, Wakarusa Electronics, Wal-Mart, Caudle's Portable Sawmill, Family Wellness Center, GNC Customs, Guenther State Farm Insurance, Halsey Tile, Joshua Marten Chiropractor, McDonald's, Newton Farms, North Point Pediatric Dentistry, OnLine Data, Phoenix Construction, The Tax Place, WFRN, Bittersweet Dentists, Dean's Marathon, Dr. Brian Eberhart DDS, Key Private Bank, Laurel Enterprises, Prairie Street Family Dentistry, South Bend Chocolate, TB Irrigation, Veldman's Marathon, Wellspring Chiropractic. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLASSIFIEDS I have some math curriculum I'd like to sell -- Investigations in Number, Data, and Space for 2nd and 3rd grades. It's an excellent math program much like Connected Math for 6-8 grades. If you're planning on using Connected Math, the Investigations curriculum is an obvious transition. I also have Transition Math (2002) Student text, Teachers Edition (complete parts 1 & 2), and assessment resource book. I have miscellaneous math books like learning math facts, etc. I have Writing Strands Level 2. Please contact Beth Denton at farmgirlbeth@gmail.com if interested in any of this material -- we'll deal! Have something for sale, free or trade? Advertise here! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LAST BUT NOT LEAST--LINKS OF INTEREST (links do not imply endorsement): Virtual field trip to flour mill: http://www.namamillers.org/kids.html Virtual animal safari: http://www.junglewalk.com/video/Animal-movie.htm The Great Chicago Fire: http://www.chicagohs.org/fire/intro/ Do you have any favorite websites? Send them to us and we'll share them! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LETTING IT RIDE: The Homeschool HUB is continuing to collect Campbell Soup labels, Campbell's Chunky Soup labels, Campbell's Healthy Request labels, Campbell's Select harvest, Franco-American, Pepperidge Farm, Spaghettios, Swanson, V-8 Beverages, V-8 Fusion, Prego Italian Sauces and Campbell's Food Service. Give your labels to any board member or bring them to our homeschool functions. --AND-- We are still accepting Boxtops for education labels. You can find these on: Betty Crocker goods Gold Medal Flour Nestle products Cherrios Cascadian Farm products Chex Cocoa Puffs Cookie Crisp Country Cornflakes Fiber One products Golden Grahams Honey Nut Clusters Lucky Charms Oatmeal Crisps TotalTrix Wheaties Green Giant vegetables Pillsbury Toaster Strudel Totino Pizza olls Hamburger Helper meals Old El Paso Suddenly Salad Yoplait Fruit Flavored shapes Ziploc Kleenex Scott Kotex Poise Depend Hefty Nature Valley Cottonelle Huggies Goodnites Pull Ups Avery School supplies Go to Boxtops for Education.org for more info, and then SAVE SAVE SAVE those labels. Each one nets 10 cents and every 10 cents adds up. You can give them to any HUB board director or bring them to any of our functions that we will be having. Thank-you! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DISCLAIMERS: While the Homeschool HUB believes that these events or opportunities may be of value to home educators, announcements do not constitute an endorsement by the Homeschool HUB, or its Board of Directors. It is the responsibility of individual parents to determine the appropriateness of any event or opportunity for their children. Participation in any event is voluntary and the participant assumes complete responsibility and liability for themselves, their family, anyone accompanying them, and their personal property. |
Monday, November 2, 2009
HUB news update-Nov. 2
Homeschool HUB Weekly News--Nov. 2 Homeschool HUB phone: (269)362-0651 email: homeschoolhub@yahoo.com website: www.hshub.org Editor: Annette Ernsperger The information below is offered to you as a service. Please research and decide for yourself the value to your family. The Homeschool HUB does not endorse any programs or services other than those offered by the Homeschool HUB. Send information to be added to the update no later than the Thursday before the week you want it to appear: homeschoolhub@yahoo.com ON THE CALENDAR: Nov. 6--Homeschool bowling, Strikes and Spares, 1:00, $5 Nov. 7--Chess, Niles library, 9:30 a.m., free Details for the following events are on the calendar at: www.calendar.yahoo.com/homeschoolhub HERE'S THE BUZZ: 1) Stage show at Mendel Center 2) Writing composition class 3) Piano lessons And LAST BUT NOT LEAST: classified ads and links of interest at the end of your weekly news. See also the Letting it Ride section at the end. 1) Shaolin Warriors will be performing at Mendel Center on Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 7 PM. Mendel Center has sent an offer for special pricing on Zone B seating. This seating is normally $32.50 per ticket but is now being offered for only $17.00 per ticket. That is a savings of $15.50 per ticket! Call the box office today to purchase your tickets and mention offer code SW01. Box office hours are M-F 10am-2pm 269-927-1221 About the Shaolin Warriors: In a fully choreographed theatrical production, the Shaolin Warriors bring the remarkable skill, stunning movement and spectacular imagery of Kung Fu to stages throughout the world. Performed by disciples of the Shaolin schools, known throughout the world for their disciplined and deadly martial-arts prowess. These Kung Fu masters have trained from a very young age in mental and physical disciplines, which allow them to perform feats one thought only possible in the movies. The production features many forms of Shaolin Kung Fu as well as a look at the daily life of the warriors and their Zen philosophy. 2) WRITING CLASS Dawn Frasieur will teach a writing composition class called, Writing From Literature. This five week class will be held in Berrien Springs on Tuesdays from 2:30pm - 4pm. Dawn is a journalist and is known for her fun teaching ability with teens! Teens from ages 13 - 18 are welcome. Cost will be $40 per student or $60 per family. Class will start on November 3rd, but students are welcome to join us as late as the 10th. If you would like more information or are interested in this class, please contact Jane Kerr at sunnykerr@truevine.net or at 269-471-9004. 3) Anthony Beer is accepting new students of all ages in the South Bend, Mishawaka, Granger and Niles area. Our studio offers a wide range of opportunites for students to excel with his/her skills at the piano. The Studio exposes each student to many different styles of music, ranging from classical, jazz, religious and contemporary music. This enhances their musical knowledge in theory, music history and their musicianship and performance skills. My goal as a teacher is to nurture each student and to help them explore the beauty and love of music. I encourage all students to support the arts in their community. I'm conservatory trained as a classical pianist and teacher. I have studied at Goshen College, IUSB and the Eastman School of Music in Rochester NY. I have National level students. If you have any questions please, call me 574-292-2038 or email me apbeer@yahoo.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLASSIFIEDS Have something for sale, free or trade? Advertise here! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LAST BUT NOT LEAST--LINKS OF INTEREST (links do not imply endorsement): Great inventions and inventors interactive site: http://www.homefires.com/click?invent Free DVDs--Stossel in the Classroom: http://stosselintheclassroom.org Interactive science: http://www.scienceu.com/ Do you have any favorite websites? Send them to us and we'll share them! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LETTING IT RIDE: The Homeschool HUB is continuing to collect Campbell Soup labels, Campbell's Chunky Soup labels, Campbell's Healthy Request labels, Campbell's Select harvest, Franco-American, Pepperidge Farm, Spaghettios, Swanson, V-8 Beverages, V-8 Fusion, Prego Italian Sauces and Campbell's Food Service. Give your labels to any board member or bring them to our homeschool functions. --AND-- We are still accepting Boxtops for education labels. You can find these on: Betty Crocker goods Gold Medal Flour Nestle products Cherrios Cascadian Farm products Chex Cocoa Puffs Cookie Crisp Country Cornflakes Fiber One products Golden Grahams Honey Nut Clusters Lucky Charms Oatmeal Crisps TotalTrix Wheaties Green Giant vegetables Pillsbury Toaster Strudel Totino Pizza olls Hamburger Helper meals Old El Paso Suddenly Salad Yoplait Fruit Flavored shapes Ziploc Kleenex Scott Kotex Poise Depend Hefty Nature Valley Cottonelle Huggies Goodnites Pull Ups Avery School supplies Go to Boxtops for Education.org for more info, and then SAVE SAVE SAVE those labels. Each one nets 10 cents and every 10 cents adds up. You can give them to any HUB board director or bring them to any of our functions that we will be having. Thank-you! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DISCLAIMERS: While the Homeschool HUB believes that these events or opportunities may be of value to home educators, announcements do not constitute an endorsement by the Homeschool HUB, or its Board of Directors. It is the responsibility of individual parents to determine the appropriateness of any event or opportunity for their children. Participation in any event is voluntary and the participant assumes complete responsibility and liability for themselves, their family, anyone accompanying them, and their personal property. |
Friday, October 23, 2009
HUB weekly news-Oct. 23
Homeschool HUB Weekly News--Oct. 23 Homeschool HUB phone: (269)362-0651 email: homeschoolhub@yahoo.com website: www.hshub.org Editor: Annette Ernsperger The information below is offered to you as a service. Please research and decide for yourself the value to your family. The Homeschool HUB does not endorse any programs or services other than those offered by the Homeschool HUB. Send information to be added to the update no later than the Thursday before the week you want it to appear: homeschoolhub@yahoo.com ON THE CALENDAR: Oct. 26--Homeschool soccer, Howard Park SB, 1:00, contact Tom Borek 574-302-7865 Oct. 30--Homeschool bowling, Strikes and Spares, 1:00, $5 Details for the following events are on the calendar at: www.calendar.yahoo.com/homeschoolhub HERE'S THE BUZZ: 1) Notre Dame admissions information 2) Blood Center tour 3) Natural resources day And LAST BUT NOT LEAST: classified ads and links of interest at the end of your weekly news. 1) Michiana Covenant Academy is pleased to present an informational session with Mr. Gabriel Brown on November 5 at 7:00pm. We invite area homeschoolers to come join us as we hear about the requirements and admissions process for attending Notre Dame. This is a great opportunity to get your questions answered by someone with first-hand knowledge about the ins and outs of the admissions process at a top-ranked university! Where: Michiana Covenant Church, 14567 Cleveland Road (between Fir and Capital) When: Thursday, November 5, at 7:00pm Who: Any homeshooling parent and/or student wishing to learn more about the Notre Dame admissions process. Cost: None Childcare is not provided for this event. 2) Michigan Community Blood Centers has an excellent educational resource for Berrien County's home school community--the Blood Centers' Education Program field trips for grades 1-12. Student learn about blood and blood donation, tour the blood center and possibly watch blood being donated. Go here for more information: http://miblood.org/services/education.html. You may also contact Karen Ziebart at 269-408-1540 ext. 704 or kziebart@miblood.org. 3) All Berrien County 5th graders and teachers are invited to learn about our Earth and all its wonderful natural resources at Natural Resource Day on Wed., April 21, 2010at the Berrien County Youth Fairgrounds in Berrien Springs. The program runs from 9:45 am to 12:30 pm. NR Day is free, but participation is by reservation only. Reservations are taken on a first-come, first-served basis, so contact Jill Adams by Nov. 20: jadams@berriencounty.org. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLASSIFIEDS Have something for sale, free or trade? Advertise here! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LAST BUT NOT LEAST--LINKS OF INTEREST (links do not imply endorsement): Caring for the environment and the poor BIBLICALLY: www.wegetit.org Free online first aid courses: http://www.stjohnambulance.com.au/content.asp?id=127 Jamestown adventure online: http://www.historyglobe.com/jamestown/ Do you have any favorite websites? Send them to us and we'll share them! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LETTING IT RIDE: The Homeschool HUB is continuing to collect Campbell Soup labels, Campbell's Chunky Soup labels, Campbell's Healthy Request labels, Campbell's Select harvest, Franco-American, Pepperidge Farm, Spaghettios, Swanson, V-8 Beverages, V-8 Fusion, Prego Italian Sauces and Campbell's Food Service. Give your labels to any board member or bring them to our homeschool functions. --AND-- We are still accepting Boxtops for education labels. You can find these on: Betty Crocker goods Gold Medal Flour Nestle products Cherrios Cascadian Farm products Chex Cocoa Puffs Cookie Crisp Country Cornflakes Fiber One products Golden Grahams Honey Nut Clusters Lucky Charms Oatmeal Crisps TotalTrix Wheaties Green Giant vegetables Pillsbury Toaster Strudel Totino Pizza olls Hamburger Helper meals Old El Paso Suddenly Salad Yoplait Fruit Flavored shapes Ziploc Kleenex Scott Kotex Poise Depend Hefty Nature Valley Cottonelle Huggies Goodnites Pull Ups Avery School supplies Go to Boxtops for Education.org for more info, and then SAVE SAVE SAVE those labels. Each one nets 10 cents and every 10 cents adds up. You can give them to any HUB board director or bring them to any of our functions that we will be having. Thank-you! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DISCLAIMERS: While the Homeschool HUB believes that these events or opportunities may be of value to home educators, announcements do not constitute an endorsement by the Homeschool HUB, or its Board of Directors. It is the responsibility of individual parents to determine the appropriateness of any event or opportunity for their children. Participation in any event is voluntary and the participant assumes complete responsibility and liability for themselves, their family, anyone accompanying them, and their personal property. |
Sunday, October 18, 2009
HUB weekly news-Oct. 18
Homeschool HUB Weekly News--Oct. 18 Homeschool HUB phone: (269)362-0651 email: homeschoolhub@yahoo.com website: www.hshub.org Editor: Annette Ernsperger The information below is offered to you as a service. Please research and decide for yourself the value to your family. The Homeschool HUB does not endorse any programs or services other than those offered by the Homeschool HUB. Send information to be added to the update no later than the Thursday before the week you want it to appear: homeschoolhub@yahoo.com ON THE CALENDAR: Oct. 19--Homeschool soccer, Howard Park SB, 1:00, contact Tom Borek 574-302-7865 Oct. 23--Homeschool bowling, Strikes and Spares, 1:00, $5 Details for the following events are on the calendar at: www.calendar.yahoo.com/homeschoolhub HERE'S THE BUZZ: 1) Save those Campbell's labels! 2) Phtography contest 3) Piano lessons available 4) Beginner basketball 5) College scholarship info 6) Blaise Pascal high school math competition 7) Musicians wanted And LAST BUT NOT LEAST: classified ads and links of interest at the end of your weekly news. 1) We are accepting UPCs from Campbell's brand products. Campbell's is now offering bonus points: if we can send in 500 labels by December 31, 2009, they will match it with another 500 points! Let's save those labels. Get them to any board member or any Hub event! Here is a link to view all the participating brands: http://www.labelsforeducation.com/pdf/eligible_products.pdf A great way to save your labels is by downloading the easy to save label sheets. When you save and attach 19 label UPC's from participating products Campbell's will give you the 20th free! Download 1 pt.collection sheet here: http://www.labelsforeducation.com/pdf/upccollectionsheet_1pt.pdf Download 5 pt. collection sheet here: http://www.labelsforeducation.com/pdf/upccollectionsheet_5pt.pdf All of us here at the Homeschool Hub thank you for your contributions to our programs. Without you we would not be able to offer our help, support and services to homeschool families in our areas and even nationwide! 2) Calling all photographers! Entry forms for the "Life in Michiana" photography exhibit are now available as downloadable pdf files from our website at http://libraryforlife.org/photoexhibit. They will also be available in hard copy form from any branch of the St. Joseph County Public Library. Photo entries will be accepted on the 2nd floor of the Main library from Nov. 16 to Dec. 15. Can't wait to see what the creative minds of Michiana youth have in store for us this year --- in the way of photography that is. 3) Sarah Hageman now has openings in her schedule to teach more piano students! She teaches on Tuesdays and Thursdays at her home in Buchanan and currently has openings on Thursdays from 11am-12pm or from 1pm-2:30pm. (If another time, or Tuesday works better she may be able to rearrange to fit you in.) Fees are $12 for a weekly half hour lesson; $24 for a weekly hour lesson. Students will be given weekly practice assignments at each lesson and are expected to practice at home between lessons. Emphasis in lessons will be on learning to sight-read music, but Sarah will also teach chording in addition to sight reading if the student desires. Sarah has 15 years of piano teaching experience, has taught all levels and ages, and has bachelors degree in Music Education. She also has experience in teaching violin and will consider teaching beginning violin students. Prices are the same. Contact phone: (269) 695-3517. Contact e-mail: rescuedtolive@gmail.com. 4) Beginners' Basketball Calling all students (ages 10-17)! Join us at the Niles Adventist School for Beginners' Basketball, taught by Michael Paradise. The fee is $30 per student (family discount available for 3+ students per family). The class will meet afternoons from 3:45 to 5:15 on the following dates: October 27, November 3,10,17,18, December 1. (Alternate "snow date" is December 9.) To register, contact Dorothea Sarli (269-684-3590 or dsarli@melwade.com). 5) Anycollege.com is a free online resource for college bound high school students as well as teachers and guidance counselors. We offer two scholarships through the website that your home school and your students are eligible for. The first is for high schools who work with students helping them find their career path. This one is $1,000 and drawn twice a year, and the winner can use the money however best benefits the school. (Info here: https://www.anycollege.com/hsmember/registration.cfm ) Once you register you are eligible for all of our future drawings! We will also send you some free posters, etc. for our student scholarships. Multiple teachers/staff may enter for additional chances to win. The other is for college bound high school students: $2,000 drawn four times a year. (Found here: https://www.anycollege.com/scholarship.cfm ) We also run periodic other scholarship contests throughout the year, please watch our website or blog for details. Go here to enter your school in the drawing for $1,000 and receive a packet of information about our student scholarships: http://www.anycollege.com/hsmember/registration.cfm (Everything is free and we won't SPAM you, don't worry!) You can find more information about our company here: https://www.anycollege.com/hsmember/ as well as career search resources and access to our college search. AnyCollege.com lists over 5,500 accredited colleges and universities, giving each individual student options to fit their post-secondary needs. AnyCollege.com provides colleges with their own private access code that allows them to update their school's information throughout the year. This provides the most current and complete college information available to students and those helping them as the information listed is coming directly from the college itself! We understand that it is important for students to find a college with the right "fit", so we have tried to make it as easy as possible for students to find the college that will be perfect. With over 5,500 colleges in the United States alone there are many options for students, and our mission is to help them find and connect with the perfect one. 6) I am pleased to announce that Bethel College will again be hosting our annual Blaise Pascal High School Mathematics Competition. This competition for Michiana area high school students combines standard mathematics contest problems with several history of mathematics questions. The exam will take place at Bethel College on Saturday, November 21. The exam itself will consist of 45 multiple-choice questions, and students will have 90 minutes to work on the exam. Individual and team awards will be given, some of which include substantial scholarship money. (Members of the various participating home school communities will be grouped together for the team portion of the competition.) In addition, the college will conduct several random drawings among registered students for prizes, including iTunes gift cards. We look forward to having you participate this year! Anyone interested should fill out a registration form and return it by November 7 (see below for link). Because of current economic constraints you may be experiencing, we are offering this contest free of charge for those who register by November 7; no registration fee will be required. Those who register after that date will have to pay $2 per student registering. We will not be providing lunch, so you should make plans for lunch between the competition and the awards ceremony. Many restaurants are available in the area, as well as some on-campus options. You may access forms directly from our department website at the following link: http://www.bethelcollege.edu/academics/undergrad/mathcomp/competition/ A map of the college campus is available at the following link: http://www.bethelcollege.edu/about/maps.php Should you have any questions at all, please do not hesitate to contact Robert Myers by phone at (574)257-3524 or by email at robert.myers@bethelcollege.edu. Again, please forward this information to members of your home school communities. We hope to see many of you on November 21! 7) Homeschool high schooler would like to try her hand at directing a small group of musicians. She is looking for high schoolers with at least 4-5 years experience with their instruments. Her plan is to lead a quartet or quintet composed of flute, clarinet, violin and cello players. If interested, please contact Sara at 269-357-3848 or 269-683-7223. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLASSIFIEDS Have something for sale, free or trade? Advertise here! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LAST BUT NOT LEAST--LINKS OF INTEREST (links do not imply endorsement): Free audio science lessons: http://www.pulseplanet.com/dailyprogram/ Learn about pencil grip, spelling and more: http://www.parentchildeducation.com See how funnel cakes are made: http://www.homefires.com/click?funnelcake Do you have any favorite websites? Send them to us and we'll share them! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LETTING IT RIDE: The Homeschool HUB is continuing to collect Campbell Soup labels, Campbell's Chunky Soup labels, Campbell's Healthy Request labels, Campbell's Select harvest, Franco-American, Pepperidge Farm, Spaghettios, Swanson, V-8 Beverages, V-8 Fusion, Prego Italian Sauces and Campbell's Food Service. Give your labels to any board member or bring them to our homeschool functions. --AND-- We are still accepting Boxtops for education labels. You can find these on: Betty Crocker goods Gold Medal Flour Nestle products Cherrios Cascadian Farm products Chex Cocoa Puffs Cookie Crisp Country Cornflakes Fiber One products Golden Grahams Honey Nut Clusters Lucky Charms Oatmeal Crisps TotalTrix Wheaties Green Giant vegetables Pillsbury Toaster Strudel Totino Pizza olls Hamburger Helper meals Old El Paso Suddenly Salad Yoplait Fruit Flavored shapes Ziploc Kleenex Scott Kotex Poise Depend Hefty Nature Valley Cottonelle Huggies Goodnites Pull Ups Avery School supplies Go to Boxtops for Education.org for more info, and then SAVE SAVE SAVE those labels. Each one nets 10 cents and every 10 cents adds up. You can give them to any HUB board director or bring them to any of our functions that we will be having. Thank-you! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DISCLAIMERS: While the Homeschool HUB believes that these events or opportunities may be of value to home educators, announcements do not constitute an endorsement by the Homeschool HUB, or its Board of Directors. It is the responsibility of individual parents to determine the appropriateness of any event or opportunity for their children. Participation in any event is voluntary and the participant assumes complete responsibility and liability for themselves, their family, anyone accompanying them, and their personal property. |
Friday, October 9, 2009
HUB weekly news-Oct. 9
Homeschool HUB Weekly News--Oct. 9 Homeschool HUB phone: (269)362-0651 email: homeschoolhub@yahoo.com website: www.hshub.org Editor: Annette Ernsperger The information below is offered to you as a service. Please research and decide for yourself the value to your family. The Homeschool HUB does not endorse any programs or services other than those offered by the Homeschool HUB. Send information to be added to the update no later than the Thursday before the week you want it to appear: homeschoolhub@yahoo.com ON THE CALENDAR: Oct. 12--Homeschool soccer, Howard Park SB, 1:00, contact Tom Borek 574-302-7865 Oct. 16--Homeschool bowling, Strikes and Spares, 1:00, $5 Oct. 17--Chess at Niles library, 9:30, free Details for the following events are on the calendar at: www.calendar.yahoo.com/homeschoolhub HERE'S THE BUZZ: 1) Fall homeschool party! 2) Homeschool programs at SMC museum 3) Free Bethel College concert 4) Upcoming stage play 5) Chess tournament 6) Free days at Field Museum 7) 2010 Mid-Winter conference 8) Volunteer opportunities 9) ND admissions informational event 10) Musicians wanted 11) How about those labels? And LAST BUT NOT LEAST: classified ads and links of interest at the end of your weekly news. 1) YOU ARE INVITED TO OUR ANNUAL FALL HOMESCHOOL PARTY!!--Note: Rain date is Oct. 22. This year we will be going to AMAZING ACRES in Edwardsburg MI (18430 US 12 East) on Thursday October 15th at 5:30 p.m.. They have 14 acres of corn maze (18,480 feet of pathways; 375,000 cornstalks). Cost: $5 students, $8 adults, under 2 is free. We need to enter the barnyard as a group. We will be given clues and start our way through the corn maze at 5:45 and finish up by 7:45. At 7:45 we will have a bonfire and everyone may bring food of their choosing to cook over the fire. You will also need to bring place settings, drinks and condiments. At 8:30 we will board the wagon and take a tour of the farm, stopping long enough to pick a pumpkin. We will finish up around 9 p.m. The HUB will cover the cost of the hayride and the pumpkin that you will be able to pick out to take home. We hope that you decide that this is something you and your family would enjoy. Contact Donnelda Lohr at: lohrgalore@juno.com or 269-683-2372 before October 13th. We need to get a head count so that Amazing Acres can prepare for our coming. Hope to see you there! 2) Hello, I am director of the Museum at Southwestern Michigan College in Dowagiac. I am happy to announce our annual Homeschool Program Days for 2009-10. Programs are listed below. Steve Arseneau Museum Director November 11, 2009, 1-3 p.m.: Keepers of the Fire This program explores the history and living culture of the Potawatomi Indians of southwest Michigan. Students will learn about traditional crafts and make a memento to keep, find out about village sites in Cass County, and learn about the Neshnabek language. April 14, 2010, 1-3 p.m.: Escape to Freedom This program demonstrates the role residents of southwest Michigan played in the Underground Railroad. Students will play the role of fugitives and follow the path to freedom from Kentucky to Canada through Cass County. They will learn songs and stories and make a memento to take home. All programs require advance registration. Programs are free, but space is limited so please book early. To reserve a spot, contact the Museum Educator at 269-782-1334 or jquail@swmich.edu 3) Dear Music Friend, Warm fall greetings to you! It is once again our pleasure to invite you and your students to this semester's educational concert at Bethel College on Thursday, November 19, at 10:00-10:50 a.m. This free concert will take place in the Everest-Rohrer Auditorium on the Bethel campus and will feature the Bethel College Percussion Ensemble and the Bethel College String Ensemble. The program will feature demonstrations of the various instruments as well as performances of music in a variety of styles. We will also include some interactive question-and-answer times, with small prizes for the winners! We think your students will find this event to be both enjoyable and beneficial. Please call or email our music department secretary, Sue Holmes (574 257 3393: holmess@bethelcollege.edu), if you'll be attending and include the approximate number of students in your group. Any interested students from your school may be included and are welcome! We're looking forward to seeing you on November 19! 4) On October 30 at 10:30 am the Mendel Center will be presenting Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing. All seats are $3. Contact Diane to confirm your seats for this performance. 5) 2nd Annual Charyl Stockwell Academy Scholastic Open Chess Tournament, Saturday, November 7, 2009 K-8 Rated and K-8 Unrated Registration Deadline: October 30, 2009 Location: Charyl Stockwell Academy, 9758 E. Highland Rd., Howell, MI An OPEN chess tournament, open to any children in the community in grades K-8. This is a GREAT tournament for kids of many abilities. Beginners should be able to know all the basic moves of all the chess pieces and be able to sit through a 30 minute game. Come and enjoy a day of chess and bring your friends!! All participants will receive trophies or medals. This tournament is a great way to "stick your child's toe in the water" to see if chess is something they would like to pursue. For more information and registration material, send email to kloent@hotmail.com or hgay@csaschool.org or call (517)545-0741 Some benefits of playing chess: « improves schoolwork and grades « develops logical thinking « requires some understanding of logical strategy « promotes imagination and creativity « encourages you to be inventive « teaches independence because you are forced to make important decisions influenced only by your own judgment « develops the capability to predict and foresee consequences of actions 6) There is free museum general admission on weekdays, Oct. 8-30 at Chicago's Field Museum. For those of you who have been thinking about going to the Field Museum and don't have a membership, October has 3 weeks of free days! They are also featuring a new permanent exhibit about the body and mind called "YOU!" 7) Don't miss out on the best pricing for the 2010 Mid-Winter Home Educator's Conference. Earlybird pricing ends next Tuesday, October 13! Register at http://MidWinterConference.org/ using PayPal. Otherwise, download the conference brochure at the website, print it, fill it in and choose your payment option - credit/debit card, personal check or T.R.I.P. funds (for HSB families). Get the most for your money now at the bargain price of $35/attendee! Looking forward to seeing you there! MWC Steering Committee P.S. Please help us spread the word and forward this to all your home school friends! 8) The Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc. #177 is sponsoring the 7th Annual Support the Troops Christmas Open House, Saturday November 14 from 1-4 pm Michigan Lutheran High School 615 Marquette Woods Rd. St. Joseph, MI. Help make Christmas special and a little less lonely by packing boxes to send our troops. How can you get involved? *Gather items to put in the packages like: Edibles: Individual snacks, hard candy, beef jerky, small cans of fruit, pop tarts, presweetened drink mixes, tuna pouches, cereal bars, granola bars, crackers/cheese snack packs, peanuts, gum, mints, suckers, peanut butter squeeze tubes, Pringles, small cans of soups(pop tops). Hygienic/Personal: Band-aids, hand lotion, shaving cream(non-aerosol), toothbrushes, toothpaste, chapstick, ladies sanitary pant liners, tampons, disposable razors, nail clippers, emery boards, non-alcoholic wipes, zip-lock bags, small laundry detergent packets, calendars, sunscreen lotion. Entertainment: Batteries, paper envelopes, playing cards, Sun day funnies, Frisbee, puzzle books, CD's, bubbles, disposable camera, small hand held games. *Come and pack the items on the 14th. *Prepare a card that could be received by any soldier to let them know that you are thinking of them. If you are unable to attend the event on the 14th and would like to donate, the Volunteer Center offices will receive your items and pass them on to the Blue Star Moms. Drop them off at either one of our offices located at 605 Pleasant, St. Joseph or 210 E. Main St. Suite 237 , Niles . Option #2: Volunteers and donors hope to provide a new pair of gloves/mittens and hat to the men, women and children who come to the Benton Harbor Soup Kitchen on a regular basis. If you would like to donate an item or have a collection drive with friends, coworkers, or in your faith community – they hope to provide the items on November 6 – since it tends to get cold in November. Call the Volunteer Center with questions or if you need assistance with dropping off items. If you would like to donate items to a shelter nearer to your home or work place, call and I can help brainstorm options with you. Debra Panozzo Adult and Family Volunteer Coordinator Volunteer Center of Southwest MI www.volunteerswmi.org 269-983-0912 ext 303 269-683-5464 ext 322 --AND-- United Way is partnering with school districts, preschool programs and child care centers in Berrien and Cass Counties to bring in volunteers to read to children and do activities to promote literacy. Studies show that early literacy is crucial if children are going to succeed in school. The goal is to have volunteers interact with the children to get them excited about literacy. United Way is looking for volunteers willing to spend a day or a portion of their day working with children and promoting literacy through reading, activities and play. This event has been organized to be more considerate of employees and employers time in that they are focusing on specific communities on one particular day. Each school district in Berrien and Cass County has been assigned one specific day when they will have volunteer readers in their community during the dates of October 19th - October 22nd. Contact: Angela Brownie at angela.brownie@uwsm.org or 269/925-7772 ext. 12. --ALSO-- Connect to the Volunteer Opportunity that is Right for YOU! Lake Michigan College and the Volunteer Center of Southwest Michigan are presenting three volunteer fairs for the community. Nonprofit, governmental and faith-based agencies represented at one or more fairs include: Adult Learning Community of Southwest Michigan, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Berrien and Cass, Hospice at Home, Lory's Place, Tri-County Head Start, Blue Stars Mothers, Representatives of Earned Income Tax Coalition, Bridges to Digital Excellence, Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan, Opportunity Center, Lakeland Health Care, Therapeutic Equestrian Center, Emergency Shelter, The History Center at Courthouse Square, Berrien County Courts, Junior Achievement, the Volunteer Center of Southwest Michigan, the Mentoring Collaborative of Southwest Michigan and many more. For more information contact the Volunteer Center of Southwest Michigan at 269-683-5464 in Niles or 269-983-0912 in St. Joseph What: Volunteer Fairs featuring agencies with long term and short term volunteer opportunities in many areas of interest. Who is invited: Everyone! All ages, abilities, and skills welcome. When & Where: Monday, October 5th 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. & 5 - 6:30 p.m. at the Napier Campus (Benton Harbor); Tuesday, October 6th 11 a.m.– 2 p.m. & 5–6:30 p.m. at the South Haven Campus; Wednesday, October 7th 11 a.m.–2 p.m. at the Bertrand Crossing Campus (Niles) 9) MCA presents Mr. Gabriel Brown, Associate Director of Admissions at the University of Notre Dame. Michiana Covenant Academy is pleased to present an informational session with Mr. Gabriel Brown on November 5 at 7:00pm. We invite area homeschoolers to come join us as we hear about the requirements and admissions process for attending Notre Dame. This is a great opportunity to get your questions answered by someone with first-hand knowledge about the ins and outs of the admissions process at a top-ranked university! Where: Michiana Covenant Church, 14567 Cleveland Road (between Fir and Capital) When: Thursday, November 5, at 7:00pm Who: Any homeshooling parent and/or student wishing to learn more about the Notre Dame admissions process. Cost: None Childcare is not provided for this event. 10) Homeschool high schooler would like to try her hand at directing a small group of musicians. She is looking for high schoolers with at least 4-5 years experience with their instruments. Her plan is to lead a quartet or quintet composed of flute, clarinet, violin and cello players. If interested, please contact Sara at 269-357-3848 or 269-683-7223. 11) The Homeschool HUB is continuing to collect Campbell Soup labels, Campbell's Chunky Soup labels, Campbell's Healthy Request labels, Campbell's Select harvest, Franco-American, Pepperidge Farm, Spaghettios, Swanson, V-8 Beverages, V-8 Fusion, Prego Italian Sauces and Campbell's Food Service. Give your labels to any board member or bring them to our homeschool functions. --AND-- We are still accepting Boxtops for education labels. You can find these on: Betty Crocker goods Gold Medal Flour Nestle products Cherrios Cascadian Farm products Chex Cocoa Puffs Cookie Crisp Country Cornflakes Fiber One products Golden Grahams Honey Nut Clusters Lucky Charms Oatmeal Crisps TotalTrix Wheaties Green Giant vegetables Pillsbury Toaster Strudel Totino Pizza olls Hamburger Helper meals Old El Paso Suddenly Salad Yoplait Fruit Flavored shapes Ziploc Kleenex Scott Kotex Poise Depend Hefty Nature Valley Cottonelle Huggies Goodnites Pull Ups Avery School supplies Go to Boxtops for Education.org for more info, and then SAVE SAVE SAVE those labels. Each one nets 10 cents and every 10 cents adds up. You can give them to any HUB board director or bring them to any of our functions that we will be having. Thank-you! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLASSIFIEDS Check out this yard sale! Nearly the entire contents of my mother's home is in my yard. Come and take it away! There are deals-o-plenty. Fri-Sun 9:00 a.m. til ??, rain or shine, 1716 S. 3rd St., Niles. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I am writing to inform your group about our new website providing educational worksheets for children. Wondrous Worksheets is a new and rapidly growing website designed to offer quick and ready worksheets for homeschoolers, teachers and parents. Each worksheet is decorated by a childs illustration with answer sheets provided where appropriate. New worksheets are being added all the time and individual requests for particular worksheets are highly encouraged. I have also provided a free test account for your evaluation. This account will be valid for 1 week. User Name : reviewguest71 Password : worksheets71 We also have a special registration price of $9.95 for you and members of your group by entering the promotion code "worksheets" when they register. Please feel free to pass this offer on to your members. Have something for sale, free or trade? Advertise here! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LAST BUT NOT LEAST--LINKS OF INTEREST (links do not imply endorsement): Science toys, gifts and educational supplies: www.xump.com FREE online math video resource for homeschool students: www.brightstorm.com Chemistry experiment videos (middle and high school): http://jchemed.chem.wisc.edu/JCESoft/CCA/pirelli/index.html Do you have any favorite websites? Send them to us and we'll share them! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DISCLAIMERS: While the Homeschool HUB believes that these events or opportunities may be of value to home educators, announcements do not constitute an endorsement by the Homeschool HUB, or its Board of Directors. It is the responsibility of individual parents to determine the appropriateness of any event or opportunity for their children. Participation in any event is voluntary and the participant assumes complete responsibility and liability for themselves, their family, anyone accompanying them, and their personal property. |
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