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. |
Sunday, November 15, 2009
HUB weekly news--Nov. 15
