Homeschool HUB News Update--February 25

Homeschool HUB News Update--February 25 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 March 4--Bowling at Strikes and Spares, 1:00-3:00, $5/pp March 10--HUB Board of Directors Meeting, 7 pm at the Niles Police Complex March 18--Homeschool Skate at USA Skate 1:00-3:00, $3/pp including skate rental. HERE'S THE BUZZ: 1) New at the website! 2) No Games Night for March 3) Student Art Show 4) Homeschool Day at the Capitol 5) Spring Formal "A Night In Paradise" 6) Special Homeschool Roller Skate 7) Good News Update 8) April Day camps north of Battle Creek 9) Six Flags Reading Program - free tickets 1) New at hshub.org This week on the web site we've added links to 5 really good sites with homeschool info here: http://www.hshub.org/New_to_Homeschooling.html Random fun stuff has some samples of "live looping" for all the musicians.  Check it out here: http://www.hshub.org/Random_Fun_Stuff.html 2) No Games night for March The HUB Games Night for March is canceled due to the weather and concerns over driving.  There will be no Hub Game Night in March. 3) Student Art Show Gloria Seitz is holding an Art Festival in 3D at Community Evangelical Free Church, 120 E Bertrand Rd. Niles, MI 49120 on Friday, March 4.  It is free and open to the public.  Art can be viewed from 1-5 pm and awards will be handed out at 6:45 p.m. 4) Homeschool Day at the Capitol Homeschool Family Day at the Michigan state Capitol is March 22, 2011.  Michigan's BEST Homeschool Field Trip!!  Registration Now Open  www.HomeEdMi.NET 5)  Spring Formal "A Night In Paradise"   The homeschool spring formal will be held May 14th Saturday at the "RES" in Mishawaka. Cost is $25 and will include dinner and music.  The evening will begin with open trails and pictures from 5:00-5:45.  Dinner will be at 6:15 with the night ending at 10:45.  The theme this year will be Hawaiin.  Dress is formal with dress shirts and ties for guys and modest dresses for girls.  Pictures will be available for anyone wanting them for $10.  This is a meant to be a fun night for homeschoolers.  Feel free to come alone or with a group of your friends.  We will also be honoring graduating seniors. Registration forms and checks need to be mailed to Dana DoBrodt, 58896 Elm Rd., Mishawaka, IN 46544 by April 23rd. Seating is limited so it is first come, first served.  This event is open to 9-12th grade homeschoolers throughout the extended area.  Send questions to hiddeneagles@att.net.   Name_____________________________________________GR_____________   Phone____________________________________________   email_____________________________________________   guest_____________________________________________GR______________ 6) Special Homeschool Roller Skate Lakeshore Lifelong Learners invites all area homeschoolers to Homeschool Roller-Skate, please spread the word! Fri. Mar. 11, 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.  All area homeschoolers are welcome to attend this skate at Lakeshore Roller World, 5567 Red Arrow HWY, Stevensville. $5.50 to Skate and regular rental included, roller-blades $2 extra. (or you may bring your own). Please RSVP early!  We must have a minimum number of participants committed to attending.  Therefore please RSVP early to Noel at 429-3235  or bash5849@sbcglobal.net 7) Good News Update Carrie Steere's husband, Simeon, was in a logging accident recently.  Many of you have been praying for him.  Here is an update from Joan: Date: Wednesday, February 23, 2011, 11:45 PM Hi All, Simeon returned to the hospital for x-rays to check on his progress today.  The doctors were very pleased- his pelvis is healing well as is the bladder. The plan now is to remove the catheter on March 5.     Then on March 30 ( 2 wks. ahead of schedule!) to remove the external brace and pins.  Yes!  They think that he will be able  to do a little more weight bearing then, shortly after he might be able to begin to use a walker with restrictions!  He is still on pain meds and is starting to take a muscle relaxer to help reduce the leg muscle pain.  Carrie says his legs hurt so much, especially at night.  The Dr. says the muscles begin to shrink from not being used which causes the pain.  So hopefully that will help. He is getting around well in the wheelchair but, of course, a walker would be a big improvement in a small house.  She says Lenah enjoys sitting with her Daddy on his hospital bed or in his chair - still just glad to have him home. 8) April Day camps north of Battle Creek This look interesting for those of you in the Battle Creek or Lansing areas -- especially the underwater robotics! The Battle Creek Outdoor Education Center -Clear Lake Camp wants to share with you an exciting new opportunity for students aged 10-14 to participate in over spring break.  The theme is water so we are calling it Camp H20!  There will be water sampling activities, water quality testing, pond dipping, canoeing and we are teaming up with Mark Gleason from the Great Lakes Naval Maritime Museum to do underwater robotics! We will be hosting 3 day camp opportunities.  Two one day sessions that take place April 4 and 5.  The same activiites run each day.  We will do mini sessions of the above mentioned activities.  The three day camp which takes place on April 6,7,8 is more intense and we will be able to get more in depth on each activity.  Again, these are all day camp experiences and parents will be responsible for transportation, registration and payment to us. Lunch is included in the cost. Registrations materials are available on our website: clearlakecamp.org 9) Six Flags Tickets for Elementary Students who read six hours We are late getting this info out to you because our coordinator moved, and the Read to Succeed program didn't send us materials as they have in previous years, which would have served as a reminder.  They did not send us the info on this program because, in their words on the web site, "We are streamlining the process this year and all program materials will be available online, so you will not receive a registration packet or any other Read to Succeed materials in the mail."   It's a bit late to start, so you will have to hustle, but you can still participate.  All six hours of reading must be logged in by March 4.  Instead of The HUB coordinating it and mailing in all of the reading logs each homeschool teacher can sign up his/her own student(s), log the hours online, and receive a ticket for each student and one for the teacher.  Go to these links: To sign up: http://readtosucceed.discoveryeducation.com/register.cfm Student reading log: http://readtosucceed.discoveryeducation.com/pdf/reading_log_en.pdf Teacher guide (homeschool info on page 2): http://readtosucceed.discoveryeducation.com/pdf/reading_club_guide.pdf To log in your 6 hours, which must be done by March 4th, go to the home page and log in using the username and password you set up when you registered. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LINKS TO SHARE: Geography Activities and Info http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLASSIFIEDS Looking for a group?  Join the HUB! There are several benefits of membership including a travel club and a resource library that includes things like books, games, laptops, video cameras and other items to borrow. 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 at 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: Amazon.com--Please come to www.hshub.org before you shop at Amazon.  You can either shop the Associate Store listed in the Menu bar or click on the "Help the Homeschool HUB - Purchase at Amazon" link just below the Menu bar. By using this link to Amazon The Homeschool HUB will earn money through Amazon's Associates program on everything you purchase. So whenever you think "Amazon" please remember your purchase can help The Homeschool HUB. 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.