Homeschool HUB News Update--October 15

Homeschool HUB News Update--October 15 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 Oct. 22--Bowling at Strikes and Spares, 1:00-3:00, $5/pp HERE'S THE BUZZ: 1) Corn Maze and Bonfire Homeschool Get-together 2) Free Philosophy Lecture Series at Bethel 3) Project Feederwatch 1) Corn Maze and Bonfire Homeschool Get-together The HUB is hosting a fun romp through a corn maze with a bonfire following. WHEN: Thursday October 28, 2010 6 pm WHERE:  Amazing Acres on US-12 E in Edwardsburg COST: $6.00 per person 10 years and up, $4.00 per person age 2-9, under 2 is free Bring whatever food your family would like to eat and drink.  The bonfire will be available for roasting hotdogs and marshmallows, etc. Pumpkins will be available for purchase.  Wear warm clothing and comfortable walking shoes.  This is a fun outing many have enjoyed in the past. If you plan to go, please contact Donelda at lohrgalore@juno.com by Tuesday, October 26th.  She can also answer questions. 2) Free Philosophy Lecture Series at Bethel MISHAWAKA, IND., Oct. 12, 2010 - Eleonore Stump, Ph.D., will be the speaker for the "Lectures in Philosophy" series at Bethel College. The first of the lectures will be on Thursday, Oct. 21, from 7 to 8:15 p.m. in the Miller/Moore Academic Center, room 342 and the second lecture will take place during chapel on Friday, Oct. 22, from 10 to 10:50 a.m. in the Everest-Rohrer Chapel/Fine Arts Center Auditorium. The first of the lectures is titled "Modes of Knowing: Autism, Fiction and Second-Person Perspectives. The second is titled "Job and the Problem of Evil." Stump is The Robert J. Henle Professor of Philosophy at Saint Louis University, where she has taught since 1992. She received a Ph.D. in medieval studies and medieval philosophy from Cornell University in 1975. Among other honors, she is past president of the Society of Christian Philosophers and the American Philosophical Association, Central Division. For more information contact James Stump, Ph.D., at james.stump@bethelcollege.edu or 574.807.7125. Both lectures are free and open to the public. Interpretation for the d/Deaf community is available upon request in advance. 3) Project Feederwatch The 24th season of Project FeederWatch begins November 13, although new participants can join at any time. Our participants share information online about the numbers and species of birds that visit their feeders between November and April. They learn about birds while helping scientists track large-scale changes in bird populations and movements from year to year--changes we would not be able to see without the massive amount of data we receive from our participants. Watching birds in your own backyard can make a difference. Project FeederWatch is a great teaching tool for homeschoolers. It encourages careful observation, independent study, and helps students explore their own questions about birds and nature. There are three ways to incorporate Project FeederWatch into your activities: Evening Grosbeak by Jane Ogilvie 1) Simply sign up to participate in FeederWatch as an indiviudal or family. You can do that on the project's website, www.FeederWatch.org, or call the Cornell Lab toll-free at (866) 989-2473. In return for the $15 project 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, four issues of BirdScope, plus Winter Bird Highlights, an annual summary of FeederWatch findings. 2) Use The Homeschooler's Guide to Project FeederWatch. Download this FREE guide to learn more about easy homeschool activities you can do using Project FeederWatch, if you already participate. 3) Use the Cornell Lab's complete curriculum: The Science Investigators Kit for Homeschoolers offers hands-on lessons and includes participation in Project FeederWatch as well as other resources such as books and a CD-ROM. Right now we are offering a discount and free shipping on this curriculum. Visit the website or contact Lisa at (607) 254-2489 or email LD85@cornell.edu to take advantage of this special offer. I do hope we'll be able to complement your education efforts at home through Project FeederWatch. If you have any questions or concerns, please let me know.   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LINKS TO SHARE: Share your links! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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.