HUB news update--Jan. 31

Homeschool HUB Weekly News--Jan. 31   Homeschool HUB phone: 269-240-6094 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: Feb. 1 and 4--Open swimming for homeschoolers at Niles YMCA, 2-4 pm, $2 Feb. 5--Homeschool bowling, Strikes and Spares, 2-4, $5 Feb. 6--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) Drama tryouts 2) Sewing lessons 3) Upcoming performances 4) Six Flags reading program 5) Tubing/cross country skiing 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) Michiana Home School Drama Group has scheduled tryouts for this year's Academy of Arts Drama Camp.  Tryouts for "Joseph of Arimathea" (Jr/Sr High Drama) and "A Day in the Country" (Elementary Musical) will be held on February 5th at First Baptist Church in Niles.  There is still time to register before tryouts.  To register, go to michianadrama.org and download the registration form.  For questions, call Deb or Rebekah Barrows at 574-288-0394. 2) Sewing Lessons available for all ages! My name is Kat Esparza & I am 19 years old. I'm offering my skills with sewing to teach anyone who would like to learn how to sew. I've learned all my sewing skills from my mother who has 25 years of experience. I'm located in Niles, MI & I give the lessons out of my home. Each lesson is $15.00--not hourly--just each lesson!  I teach basic sewing (how to use a machine), sewing terms, & how to make everyday household stuff like pillows, curtains, place mats, etc.  Not many people know how to sew & use a machine, so it's a great unique skill to learn & you'll use it throughout your life!  Please email me at katesparza@yahoo.com or call at (765)-586-4279 with any questions & please leave a message. I will get back with you asap. Thank you!   3) For the following events, contact Diane Day 269-445-1900 or 269-370-4589 or joharding_20@yahoo.com. Mendel Center presents The Underground Railroad; The Story of Harriet Tubman, Friday, February 5. Ticket prices are $10 & $15 for PUBLIC admission.  They are offering a matinee performance for area schools on that day at 10 am.  These seats are only $3 each.  Call or email to reserve your seats 2 weeks prior to the event. Bethel College presents the musical "Jane Eyre" Feb. 11 and 12, at 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 13 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults and $13 for students and seniors.  I also have seats reserved for this play.  Bethel College offers a field trip performance on Thursday, February 11 at 9:30 am.  These tickets are $5 for students and teachers are free.  Call or email to reserve your seats 2 weeks prior to the event.   4) The Six Flags reading program is for elementary students (gades K-6). You need to log 6 hours of reading by February 24th.  List the teacher, who will also get a ticket.  If you have two children, list mom as teacher for one, and dad as teacher for the other and submit 2 separate forms (only one ticket allowed per teacher).  Send the form, with a stamped, self-addressed envelope, to the Homeschool HUB:  P.O. Box 286, Niles, MI  49120 attn: Peggy Schindler. We should receive it no later than March 1st.  Please don't forget the SASE -- we need it to send you your 6 Flags tickets when they come.  Admission tickets will be valid at participating Six Flags theme parks from June 14 to August 8, 2010.  For more info, contact: Peggy Schindler at 269-695-2686. 5) Homeschool tubing/cross country ski day is coming up at Five Pines--Friday, Febuary 19th, 10am-2pm.   The cost is $6 for tubing or $9 for tubing AND cross country skiing ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLASSIFIEDS I am trying to find a good home for a 9-mon. old Earlop bunny, named Peaches.  She is light brown and white in color.  The cage, food, & bedding are all included with the FREE bunny.  Please contact Criselda Steere at 269-697-4858 or cell #574-323-3476 if interested. Have something for sale, free or trade?  Advertise here! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LAST BUT NOT LEAST--LINKS OF INTEREST (links do not imply endorsement): Head of the Class Web site: http://www.theHeadoftheClass.com for preschool, kindergarten, first grade, and second grade. We will be releasing our content for third through sixth grade later this year!  Head of the Class provides online supplemental learning for free! You will find thousands of free resources for math, reading, writing, spelling, science, history, geography, Spanish, art, music, and more! Do you have any favorite websites?  Send them to us and we'll share them! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LETTING IT RIDE: February is just around the corner and the start of our winter play season.  Here are some dates that are coming up. February 5, 10 a.m.:  Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad at Mendel Center.  Seats are $3 each. I have seats reserved for this performance and need to have all money in hand before I CONFIRM the seats on or near January 10. I will be out of town until the 15th of January.  If you send a check or payment through paypal or would like to pay some other way, call me.  269-445-1900 before December 30 or 269-370-4589 after December 30.  Let's have a good turnout for this performance.    January 15, 16, 23, 24:  Home School Performing Arts presents, "The Music Man". Their auditorium is located in Kalamazoo.  I have attended many of their performances and feel that they are the best around, easily compared with Bethel College plays.  I believe their tickets are $7 each.  This troupe consists of home schoolers from all over Southwestern Michigan including the orchestra! Find out more at www.hpami.org On Feb. 11, 12* & 13, at 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 13, at 2:00 p.m.: the Bethel College theater department will present "Jane Eyre" the musical (book by John Caird, music and lyrics by Paul Gordon). Based on the classic novel by Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre is a haunting retelling of the Charlotte Bronte classic about an orphan girl who grows up to become the governess of Thornfield Hall. There she meets and falls in love with the enigmatic Edward Rochester, an earl with a dark secret. Filled with soaring melodies, Jane Eyre is a sweeping love story, breathtaking in its scope and beauty. Seats will be reserved for this play also.  Right now, I believe that it will be Thursday, February 11, at 9:30 AM. Just a note - I have had some pay me for the whole season that includes both Mendel Center plays and Bethel Plays.  If you are interested in doing that, call me. Diane Day _______________________ 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.