Homeschool HUB News Update--September 10

Homeschool HUB News Update--September 10 Homeschool HUB phone: 269-240-6094 email: homeschoolhub@yahoo.com   website: www.hshub.org Editor: Andrea Bikfalvy   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: Details for the following events are on the calendar at: www.calendar.yahoo.com/homeschoolhub Sept. 17--Bowling at Strikes and Spares, 1:00-3:00, $5/pp HERE'S THE BUZZ: 1) Family Game Night Tonight! 2) Spelling Bee 3) Last call for Fencing class - adults welcome 4) Free Spirit of America performance 1) Game Night The Homeschool HUB is hosting another games night for area homeschoolers.  Everyone is invited!  It will be Friday, Sept 10, from 7pm to midnight in the community room at the Niles police station at 1600 Silverbrook Avenue.  Bring your favorite board games and a snack to share; the HUB will provide punch and paper products.  The games nights are so much fun that the HUB has decided to do one every month this year.  See you there!! 2) Spelling Bee The Homeschool Hub is once again sponsoring the Scripps National Spelling Bee.  Local competition will take place in mid-December but word lists will be available soon!  Must be younger than 16 to compete. Nominal Fee.  Details TBA.  Contact Diane Day if you are interested, joharding_20@yahoo.com or call 269-445-1900. 3) Last call for Fencing class We would like to see this class go, but we need more students in order to run it.  We need a minimum of 25 and right now we have 12.  Therefore, we are opening registration up to older siblings and parents.  We will continue to take sign-ups all of next week and see if we have enough by Friday, the 17th, to start the following Tuesday.  The class info is below. The HUB would like to bring fencing lessons for students ages 10 and up to our area.  We have an instructor willing to come and bring all of the equipment, and we have a location at a church in Niles.  We want to do a six week introductory class on Tuesday mornings from 8:30 - 11am starting either Sept 7 or 14.  For the 15 hours of instruction the cost will be $75/student; additional students in the same family at $60/student.  The instructors credentials are below.  Homeschoolers in Battle Creek say he is excellent, and brings a lot of history lessons into the class as well.  In order to get this started we need to have 25 students.  He is traveling a good distance to get here, and that is the minimum required to make it worthwhile for him.  If things go well, he would continue to offer 6 week sessions.  To sign up please call Kathy Joyce at 269 695-1654. Instructor: Craig Smith, Director/Owner Tri-Blade Fencing of Michigan and Maryland                           4) Free tickets to "Spirit of America" performance The 2010 Spirit of America schedule will bring more than 300 active duty Soldiers from the U.S. Army Military District of Washington to the cities of Pittsburgh, Pa.,Highland Heights, Ky., and Grand Rapids, Mich. The history of the nation will come to life through historical reenactments, musical entertainment and precision military drill.  Historical accounts, taken directly from Soldiers' letters and diaries, provide the storyline for this powerful drama, designed to entertain while presenting the history and development of the U.S. Army from its origins through the wars, conflicts, and missions that have molded the Army and the nation. The Homeschool Hub has secured tickets to this event and is offering them to the homeschool community free of charge. Date for this event is Saturday, September 25 at 2 PM at Van Andel Arena. Contact Diane Day if you are interested, joharding_20@yahoo.com or call 269-445-1900. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LINKS TO SHARE:   Free MP3 recordings of classic books: http://librivox.org/newcatalog ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLASSIFIEDS Looking for a group?  Join the HUB! There are several benefits of membership including a travel club and a resource library. Members receive first chance at events and classes when availability is limited.  The cost of membership is only $24/year.  Information about becoming a member is on the website www.hshub.org   Have something for sale, free or trade?  Advertise here! Homeschool groups are welcome to advertise their group, too.  It's free! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LETTING IT RIDE: The Homeschool HUB is collecting used textbooks.  Contact Diane Day:  joharding_20@yahoo.com or 269-445-1900. 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 many products. 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.