Homeschool HUB Weekly News--March 20 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 at the Homeschool HUB resource center. 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: Details for the following events are on the calendar at: www.calendar.yahoo.com/homeschoolhub Mar. 24--Homeschool hangout, Clay Firehouse Youth center, 2-4 pm, free Mar. 27--Ice hockey, Ice Box in South Bend, 10:00, $5 Mar. 27--Homeschool bowling, 1:00, Strikes and Spares, Mishawaka, $5 HERE'S THE BUZZ: 1) Safety Day 2) JEWEL's club 3) Stage performance 4) March mentoring and cultural expo And LAST BUT NOT LEAST: classified ads and links of interest at the end of your weekly news. 1) The American Red Cross of Greater Kalamazoo is offering a Home School Safety Day for children of all ages on Friday, May 1, 2009 from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. This event will take place in Kalamazoo . Home School Day will include structured activities for individuals 5 yrs and older. For more information, contact: 2) The JEWEL's (Juniors Exploring, Wonderful, Earth Sciences and Lapidary Arts) will have their first meeting on Wed., March 25th, from 3:00-4:30 at the home of Valerie Boruff. If your student has a favorite rock or fossil, we would love for them to bring it to show or share information about it. Students will meet one another and the Merit Badge Program will be explained. Students 10 years and older may be dropped off for pickup again at 4:30, but we ask that students under age 10 be accompanied by an adult at all times. Any questions about the JEWEL group or need for directions, can be sent to Valerie. Cordelia Tomasino and Valerie Boruff 1260 Mossy Ln. Mishawaka, IN 46544 vboruff@gmail.com valerie.boruff@yahoo.com 3) News from Diane Day: Thoroughly Modern Millie will be playing at Bethel College March 26, 27, & 28. Bethel College will not be doing a school field trip matinee for this play. They have offered a discount to home schoolers for their Saturday matinee on March 28 at 2 pm. Adults will be $10 and students $5. That is $5 off the regular adult admission and $8 off the regular student admission. Thoroughly Modern Millie is set in the 20's and is about a girl who goes to New York City looking for excitement, fame and fortune. She sets her sights on marrying money but learns that it is not what life is about. There is at least one scene that depicts a bar and drinking so keep that in mind. No seats have been reserved. Please contact Bethel directly for this play: 574-257-3425. I will be reserving seats for our group for the 2009/2010 theatre season which promises to be a family friendly line up of at least 1 old favorite. Check back for updates. Dessert theatre at Bethel will be performing "Dearly Beloved" It will take place in July. I will be getting back with details. I will not be reserving seats for this performance. 4) Looking for something fun to do on Saturday March 21st? The Mentoring Collaborative of Southwest Michigan is sponsoring "March Mentoring Expo" at the main stage area near door #4 of Orchards Mall in Benton Harbor on March 21, 2009 from 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. Adults, families, teens and children are invited to learn and experience different cultures and the magic of mentoring. Featured Educational Entertainment will be Michigan State University 's Pilipino American Student Society (PASS) and friends who will be performing and teaching cultural dances as well as hosting a variety of games. Crafts will be provided by the Whirlpool Asian Community where you can learn about other cultures by doing crafts like calligraphy and origami. Local mentoring organizations will have booths with information on how to become a mentor or how to apply to have a mentor. A limited number of booths are still available for mentoring organizations or schools with tutoring/mentoring programs to join in this event. This program is made possible by a Meijers/Mentor Michigan grant and the Volunteer Center of Southwest Michigan. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TOTAL RECALL (These items will run until their pertinent information expires) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLASSIFIEDS Gail Bliss has a friend from church that has a dark brown up-right piano with bench for sale for $85.00. Their names are Gene & Hannah Devlin and you may reach them at 574-849-7646. Have something for sale, free or trade? Advertise here! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LAST BUT NOT LEAST--LINKS OF INTEREST (links do not imply endorsement): Spring crafts and activities: http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/spring/ Looking for a family hobby? Try letterboxing: http://letterboxing.org/ 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. |
Friday, March 20, 2009
HUB weekly news-March 20
