HUB news update--Feb. 13

Homeschool HUB Weekly News--Feb. 13   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. 15 and 18--Open swimming for homeschoolers at Niles YMCA, 2-4 pm, $2 Feb. 19--Homeschool bowling, Strikes and Spares, 1-3, $5 Feb. 20--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) Academy of Arts drama camp 2) United Arts and Education store discount 3) Niles library activities 4) Six Flags reading program 5) Tubing/cross country skiing 6) Spring art classes 7) Homeschool prom 8) Bethel College performances 9) Wildcats volleyball 10) Free FAFSA workshop at LMC 11) Self-defense seminar 12) Jazz jam session 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) Cue the lights... Indiana Homeschool Support presents The Academy of Arts "The Man Without a Country" and "A Day in the Country". Auditions: March 2nd K-5th will be from 1-3:00 PM 6th-12th will be from 3-5:00 PM Cost: K-5th - $75 6th-12th - $110 Camp is March 15th-20th There will be a meeting on February 23rd at 6:30 PM. at INHSS, where you will receive your scripts, and any information you will need.  Please feel free to contact us with any questions. Thank You, Melissa Taylor Indiana Homeschool Support 68080 Division St. New Paris, IN 46553 (574) 831-3770 2) Coupon for United Arts & Education store To get a coupon for buy one item and get the second for 50% off (good today and tomorrow, the 13th and 14th) at United Arts and Education in Mishawaka, go here:  http://view.exacttarget.com/?j=fe571573736d027f7c10&m=ff041670776403&ls=fdeb12747560007b7d13757d&l=fe8715777263037a71&s=fe5517737763017b7d1c&jb=ff971577&ju=fe1f15767461037a721377&r=0   3) The Children's Department at the Niles District Library marches into a new season.   ·In March the Chess Club will meet on Saturday the 6th and 20th. Competition starts at 9:30 a.m. and ends at 11:30 a.m. Marty Klubeck, our instructor, teaches and challenges everyone to spirited games of Chess. ·During March the Surprise box will have a new item in it each week. Kids can guess what's inside. Prizes will be awarded to one winner per week. ·Spring is in the air and is noticeable in the Garden and Flowers display. Birds and kites will also be featured to welcome warmer weather. Women's history, artists and St. Patrick's Day are a few more of the lively book displays in March. Most presentations have free coloring pages to take home. ·On Saturday, March 20th at 1:00 p.m. the Jr. Garden Club will discover that it is an art to watch insects. They will also learn how to compost and make a worm bin. Fun and learning go hand in hand at this meeting. ·From March 3rd through March 24th the youngsters will explore the different shapes that make our world. Storytimes are on Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. These sessions include lots of hands-on investigations. ·During March the Squigglers will be talking about their pets. The children are encouraged to bring their favorite stuffed animal to these sessions which are on Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. During Squiggler time the children will sing songs, march in the band, learn the alphabet and much, much more. Niles District Library 620 E. Main St. Niles, MI  Phone: 269-683-8545 Contact persons: Nancy Studebaker or Darlene Jackson   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. Note: The reading log you need to fill out and return to Peggy is in PDF form as an attachment to this newsletter--for real this time....  5) Homeschool tubing/cross country ski day is coming up at Five Pines--Friday, Febuary 19th, 10am-2pm.  This is the last one for the year and since we have snow, let's go!   The cost is $6 for tubing or $9 for tubing AND cross country skiing. 6) New Creations Offers 2010 Spring 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 the topic of Experiencing Color. In this seven week class, students will be learning how to mix colors and use color in painting and other art media. Color symbolism and theory will be explored using mediums of colored pencils, oil pastels, watercolors, tempera, and acrylics. CLASSES WILL BEGIN ON THE WEEK OF MARCH 15 AND END THE WEEK OF MAY 3.  There will be no classes the week of April 5th (spring break in public schools).   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. (MI times).   Wednesday classes meet at Trinity Free Church 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.   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 4:20 -5:20 p.m. (Note slight change in times for the last class).   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 if you pay by March 8.  Cost includes supplies (except sketch book, erasers, pencil, rulers, and folder:  These you will need to purchase), room rental, and Art Festival. Older students may need to purchase a canvas. The Art Festival will be held on Friday, May 7.  You may print out a registration form on line at www.newcreationsart.com.  Classes do fill up, so be sure to get your registration in early.  You may reserve your spot by calling her at 574-271-8069 even before sending in your reservation.    7) Home School Prom   The prom will be held May 1st at the "Res" in Mishawaka.  Dinner will be served with a DJ and dancing afterward.  The tickets are $25 a person.  Space is limited so watch for details on sending your reservations in.   8) The public is invited to enjoy an evening of free musical theatre showcasing Bethel alumni in "Escape to Broadway." The show starts at 7 p.m. in the Everest-Rohrer Chapel/Fine Arts Center Auditorium on Saturday, Feb. 20. It's all part of Bethel 's "Winter Escape" alumni weekend festivities.   Shawn Holtgren, '95, '97; Jennie Sophia Grunseth, '02; Jeff Cramer, '01; and Heidi Ferris, '01 will sing songs from shows including "Ragtime," "Into the Woods," "West Side Story" and the "Secret Garden." These talented graduates have past or current experience in musical theatre — collegiate and regional. Their performance together should be sure to warm the night.   For more information, visit www.BethelCollege.edu/Escape. --AND-- The Bethel College Collegians and Voices of Triumph will present "Zeitgeist!" at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 12, 2010, in the Everest-Rohrer Chapel/Fine Arts Center Auditorium. "Zeitgeist!" is an evening of fun combining music, dance and theatre in a slapstick, "whodunit?" murder mystery.  General seating tickets are available through the Bethel College box office at $5 for adults and $3 for students.  Call 574.807.7080. Don't miss this entertaining night of comedy and surprise! --AND--  The Bethel School of Arts and Sciences presents The Mexican Film Festival during spring semester. Three classic films of Mexican cinema will be screened for free at 7 p.m. in the Miller/Moore Academic Center, room 342. All films are in Spanish with English subtitles. Mar. 24 "El Rebelde" When his father is murdered, a young rebel (Jorge Negrete) vows revenge against society. Intending to get even with the wealthy rancher responsible for his father's death, Negrete poses as the music teacher to the rancher's pretty daughter Maria Elena Marques. Falling in love with the girl, our hero decides to mend his ways, but is still obliged to kidnap the heroine before her father will consent to their marriage. Apr. 21 "El Santo En El Museo De Cera" El Santo, the masked Mexican wrestler, investigates a series of kidnappings. He discovers that the mysterious Doctor Caroll is using the victims as part of his experiments to develop an army of monsters. Will El Santo's wrestling prevail in the end? For more information, contact Scott Devries at 574.257.2544 or visit www.BethelCollege.edu/mexicanfilmfestival. 9) MCAC Wildcats Volleyball   We will be offering some open gyms for volleyball in the near future.  If you are interested in possibly playing for the Wildcats please let me know.  This year we had a junior high, Junior Varsity, and a varsity team.  The team will officially start their practices in the summer, but space is limited, so I need to know who is committed to playing.  You can email Dana DoBrodt at hiddeneagles@att.net if interested or if you have any questions. 10) Lake Michigan College will be offering two financial aid workshops for area students to assist them through the process of financing their college education.  The first will be at the Napier campus on Sunday, February 14, from 1PM to 4PM, and the second will be at the Bertrand Crossing campus on Saturday, February 20, from 8AM to noon.  Students and parents will need to bring their 2009 Federal Income Tax returns with them.  The workshops are open to all students who plan on attending college, not just prospective LMC students.  Please call (269) 927-8100 or (269) 695-1391 for more information. In addition, the deadline for best consideration for Lake Michigan College scholarships is March 1.  Awards are not guaranteed, but all students are encouraged to apply, as with only one application, one can apply for thousands of dollars of scholarships.  Not only are there awards for academic achievement, but also for community service, specific majors, and leadership.  Please call (269) 695-1391 or visit www.lakemichigancollege.edu/scholarships for more information. 11)  A womens self-defense and rape prevention seminar is scheduled for Sat.,  March 6, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.,  for ages 14 and up, $30.  This will be held at Calvary Baptist Church, 3001 Cleveland Rd., South Bend by homeschool mom and 3rd degree black belt Jenny England.  Call to reserve your spot: 574-514-3199. 12) A jazz jam session is set for Sat., Feb. 20, 11:00-1:30 at LMC at Bertrand Crossing in Niles.  This is open to any homeschoolers.  You already know when--watch for details on what, why and where (classroom location) to be sent later this week.  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLASSIFIEDS Have something for sale, free or trade?  Advertise here! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LAST BUT NOT LEAST--LINKS OF INTEREST (links do not imply endorsement): Hangman and word search games for every subject: http://www.wordduck.com Free math lessons and video textbooks:  http://www.mathtv.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.