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. |
Friday, October 23, 2009
HUB weekly news-Oct. 23
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. |
Monday, October 5, 2009
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Friday, October 2, 2009
HUB news update--Oct. 2
Homeschool HUB Weekly News--Oct. 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: Oct. 3--Chess instruction, Niles library, 9:30 am, free Oct. 5--Homeschool soccer for fun, Howard park, 1:00, Tom Borek 574-302-7865 Oct. 9--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) Audition notice for Bethel College musical 2) Fort St. Joseph Museum event 3) Piano lessons 4) Upcoming plays 5) Creation Science symposium 6) School pictures 7) Border's Educator Appreciation Week 8) Help track backyard birds 9) How about those labels? And LAST BUT NOT LEAST: classified ads and links of interest at the end of your weekly news. 1) Auditions for young actors with voice training will be held for "Jane Eyre", the musical at Bethel College on October 13th at 5:30 pm. The auditions will be held in the Everest-Rohrer Chapel/Fine Arts Center lower level classroom FA111. We are seeking actors and actresses ranging in age from 8-12 for the roles of Adele, young Jane, Helen and John Reed and also 5 young school girls. Those interested in auditioning must sing and acting experience is preferred. For the audition we ask that you have a memorized one minute song, of your choice and be prepared for cold readings from the script. The actors must be available for rehearsals, which are usually held in the evening, and for the tech and performance week of February 8th – 13th. If you would like more information please contact Lisa Staples at 574-807-7193. 2) The Fort St. Joseph Museum is excited to welcome Sitting Bull's great-grandson, Ernie LaPointe for a book signing event on October 5, 6, and 7th. The book, Sitting Bull: His Life and Legacy, is the only biography of Sitting Bull written by a direct descendant. This book is great for parents and even high school homeschoolers would find this a very interesting book. This is a wonderful opportunity for parents and high school students to hear and meet the last surviving great-grandson of Sitting Bull. Books will be available to purchase at this event for $20. For more information about this event please go to www.ci.niles.mi.us Annette Morales Education Curator Fort St. Joseph Museum 508 E. Main St. Niles, MI. 49120 (269)683-4702 ext. 236 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. I will be giving a concert on October 18 with another pianist at Wesley United Methodist Church. All are welcome! If you have any questions please, call me 574-292-2038 or email me apbeer@yahoo.com 4) The Boys Next Door will be the first of 3 Field Trip plays offered by Bethel College this season. This performance will be October 8th at 9:30 am. Diane Day has reserved seats for all 3 performances this season and is willing to share her priority seating area with you. Seats are $5 for students and teachers are free. To reserve your seats for this performance on the 8th, contact Diane to arrange advance payment. Please call or email today to reserve your seat: 269-445-1900 or joharding_20@yahoo.com --Also-- On October 30 at 10:30 am 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) Creation Science Symposium In our culture, evolution is considered to be fact. The media considers it hard science. Universities build their science courses on it. Almost no one questions it. Isn't it time to give our own kids the other side. Tell them they can be true to the Bible and to biology at the same time. Show them that creation and science are not incompatible. On October 19, Dr. Timothy Standish, a research biologist and educator, will be on the Andrews University campus with a symposium designed especially for homeschool students. For more information and to register, go to: www.creationsymposium.org 6) School pictures Crystal Prenkert, a homeschool mom in north Niles, is doing school pictures again this year. Crystal does regular school pictures and senior pictures as well. The school package is $14 for 3 sheets. A sheet can contain one 8 x 10 or two 5 x 7s, or eight wallets. Extra sheets of the same pose are $5 each. Crystal recommends that you arrange to get your pictures taken some time in October. That way the pictures will arrive before the holidays. Senior pictures can be taken at Fernwood, or another local location that you choose. There is a $35 sitting fee, which includes 10 proofs. Each sheet is then $13. Senior pictures are retouched to remove blemishes and perfect skin tones. You receive the pictures about 2 - 3 weeks after you choose the poses you want. You may choose several different poses. To set up a time call Crystal at 269 687-1752. 7) September 29-October 7 is Border's Educator Appreciation Week. You now REGULARLY get 25% off all items for use in the classroom, but during this week you will get 30% off of everything for personal or classroom use. They request proof of educator status, but filling out a form there has been sufficient in the past. A membership list to a homeschool group or a lesson plan are other ways to verify your status as a homeschooler. They frequently send 40% off coupons too if you sign up for their rewards program. 8) Project FeederWatch is for people of all ages and skill levels. To learn more and to sign up, visit www.feederwatch.org or call the Cornell Lab toll-free at (866) 982-2473. In return for a $15 fee ($12 for Cornell Lab members) participants receive the FeederWatcher's Handbook, an identification poster of the most common feeder birds, a calendar, complete instructions, and Winter Bird Highlights, an annual summary of FeederWatch findings. 9) 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 Have something for sale, free or trade? Advertise here! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LAST BUT NOT LEAST--LINKS OF INTEREST (links do not imply endorsement): Visual fractions-math helps: http://visualfractions.com/ Free language arts and literature lessons: http://edsitement.neh.gov/ Free art lessons: http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/lessons.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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