Homeschool HUB News Update--October 7
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
October 11--HUB Board of Directors Meeting, 7 pm at the Niles Police Complex
October 14--Bowling at Strikes and Spares, 1:00-3:00, $5/pp
October 21--Homeschool Skate at USA Skate 1:00-3:00, $3/pp including skate rental.
MICHIANA EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
1) Hospice at Home Open Houses
2) Spelling Bee Update
3) Free Dyslexia Presentation in Michigan on Oct 13
1) Hospice at Home Open Houses
Hospice at Home is celebrating 30 years of serving our community. They holding open houses at their facilities and have invited homeschoolers to join them for refreshments, tours, and good conversation. Details follow:
October 20, 4-7 p.m. - South Haven, 30 year Anniversary Open House 05055 Blue Star Highway
November 9, 4-7 p.m. St. Joseph, Lory's Place, 445 Upton Drive, 7-Year Open House/Hospice at Home 30 year Anniversary Open House
2) Spelling Bee Update
The 2012 Scripps Spelling Bee is up and at full force! What an exciting time! The Homeschool Hub is sponsoring this event and looking for spellers! Enrollment is just $15 and open to all homeschoolers to grade 8 or under 15 years of age. Word lists are available now. Email with interest, call with questions or mail your check today. Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity. The top speller gets an all-expense paid trip to Washingtom, D.C.
Our local bee will be held near the end of January and the regional will be held early February so there is still plenty of time to study.
Word lists are available to ANYONE. Request an emailed word list today.
Mail check to:
Homeschool Hub
P.O. Box 286
Niles, MI 49031
Contact: Diane Day 269-445-1900, 269-370-4589
email: joharding_20@yahoo.com
3) Free Dyslexia Presentation in Michigan on Oct 13
Dyslexia affects 20% of the population, and is the most common reason a bright child will struggle with reading, writing, and spelling. Find out why they struggle and what you can do to help. Attend a free 3-hour workshop presented live and in-person by leading dyslexia expert, Susan Barton. This presentation is open to the public and is for educational purposes only. Products and services will not be sold or promoted.
Thursday, October 13, 2011 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Howardsville Gospel Chapel, 53441 Bent Rd., Marcellus, MI 49067
Go to http://marcellus.eventbrite.com/ to register. For more information, contact Sandra Reed at 269-615-3705.
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LINKS TO SHARE:
Know of an interesting site? Share the link!
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CLASSIFIEDS
FOR SALE
9th Abeka Books $50. Please call Paula 269-591-0147
FREE ONLINE MATH LESSONS AND ONLINE MATH TUTORING SALE
www.MasterMath.info offers a free Middle School Math curriculum, with over 100 sequential lessons on the concepts needed to prepare a student for high school math. Each lesson includes a fun, 10 – 15 minute video lesson covering that lesson's concepts, and allowing the student to "You Try It". The video lessons are accompanied by a Worksheet to print and practice the concepts taught in the lesson, plus a self-grading on-line quiz, which show how to correctly do any problem the student misses on the quiz. All this material is free!
MasterMath also offers you a way to take your student to the next level. Adding some private tutoring to the free lessons will allow me to either remediate, if the student hasn't mastered the concepts, or push the student further, if she "gets it". I personally conduct all of the tutoring sessions.
These one hour lessons are conducted over GoToMeeting, a safe, secure virtual meeting website. The student sees me and my computer screen, hears me, and can solve problems I put on my screen. I can hear the student, and see his computer screen. All you need is an internet connection, and a microphone on your computer (or a telephone). It's a Virtual Classroom experience!
The normal price for tutoring is $35 for one session, $105 for 4 sessions, or $175 for 8 sessions. BUT, for any sessions purchased before October 12, 2011, I'll double your credits! Purchase a lesson for $35, I'll give you two lessons. Purchase 8 lessons for $175, I'll give you 16 lessons! That's less than $11 per hour!
You can use these lessons whenever you need them. There is no need to schedule them all at once. Just schedule a lesson whenever you think it would be helpful.
FREE CURRICULUM
The Homeschool Hub has some used curriculum that is available for free. They also accept anything, school related for donation and will keep it for use by other homeschoolers. If you have and want to donate or need call Diane Day 269-445-1900.
Looking for a group? Join the HUB! We need you.
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 (free, members only). 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!
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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 functions that we have. Thank-you!
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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.
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
October 11--HUB Board of Directors Meeting, 7 pm at the Niles Police Complex
October 14--Bowling at Strikes and Spares, 1:00-3:00, $5/pp
October 21--Homeschool Skate at USA Skate 1:00-3:00, $3/pp including skate rental.
MICHIANA EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
1) Hospice at Home Open Houses
2) Spelling Bee Update
3) Free Dyslexia Presentation in Michigan on Oct 13
1) Hospice at Home Open Houses
Hospice at Home is celebrating 30 years of serving our community. They holding open houses at their facilities and have invited homeschoolers to join them for refreshments, tours, and good conversation. Details follow:
October 20, 4-7 p.m. - South Haven, 30 year Anniversary Open House 05055 Blue Star Highway
November 9, 4-7 p.m. St. Joseph, Lory's Place, 445 Upton Drive, 7-Year Open House/Hospice at Home 30 year Anniversary Open House
2) Spelling Bee Update
The 2012 Scripps Spelling Bee is up and at full force! What an exciting time! The Homeschool Hub is sponsoring this event and looking for spellers! Enrollment is just $15 and open to all homeschoolers to grade 8 or under 15 years of age. Word lists are available now. Email with interest, call with questions or mail your check today. Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity. The top speller gets an all-expense paid trip to Washingtom, D.C.
Our local bee will be held near the end of January and the regional will be held early February so there is still plenty of time to study.
Word lists are available to ANYONE. Request an emailed word list today.
Mail check to:
Homeschool Hub
P.O. Box 286
Niles, MI 49031
Contact: Diane Day 269-445-1900, 269-370-4589
email: joharding_20@yahoo.com
3) Free Dyslexia Presentation in Michigan on Oct 13
Dyslexia affects 20% of the population, and is the most common reason a bright child will struggle with reading, writing, and spelling. Find out why they struggle and what you can do to help. Attend a free 3-hour workshop presented live and in-person by leading dyslexia expert, Susan Barton. This presentation is open to the public and is for educational purposes only. Products and services will not be sold or promoted.
Thursday, October 13, 2011 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Howardsville Gospel Chapel, 53441 Bent Rd., Marcellus, MI 49067
Go to http://marcellus.eventbrite.com/ to register. For more information, contact Sandra Reed at 269-615-3705.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
LINKS TO SHARE:
Know of an interesting site? Share the link!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CLASSIFIEDS
FOR SALE
9th Abeka Books $50. Please call Paula 269-591-0147
FREE ONLINE MATH LESSONS AND ONLINE MATH TUTORING SALE
www.MasterMath.info offers a free Middle School Math curriculum, with over 100 sequential lessons on the concepts needed to prepare a student for high school math. Each lesson includes a fun, 10 – 15 minute video lesson covering that lesson's concepts, and allowing the student to "You Try It". The video lessons are accompanied by a Worksheet to print and practice the concepts taught in the lesson, plus a self-grading on-line quiz, which show how to correctly do any problem the student misses on the quiz. All this material is free!
MasterMath also offers you a way to take your student to the next level. Adding some private tutoring to the free lessons will allow me to either remediate, if the student hasn't mastered the concepts, or push the student further, if she "gets it". I personally conduct all of the tutoring sessions.
These one hour lessons are conducted over GoToMeeting, a safe, secure virtual meeting website. The student sees me and my computer screen, hears me, and can solve problems I put on my screen. I can hear the student, and see his computer screen. All you need is an internet connection, and a microphone on your computer (or a telephone). It's a Virtual Classroom experience!
The normal price for tutoring is $35 for one session, $105 for 4 sessions, or $175 for 8 sessions. BUT, for any sessions purchased before October 12, 2011, I'll double your credits! Purchase a lesson for $35, I'll give you two lessons. Purchase 8 lessons for $175, I'll give you 16 lessons! That's less than $11 per hour!
You can use these lessons whenever you need them. There is no need to schedule them all at once. Just schedule a lesson whenever you think it would be helpful.
FREE CURRICULUM
The Homeschool Hub has some used curriculum that is available for free. They also accept anything, school related for donation and will keep it for use by other homeschoolers. If you have and want to donate or need call Diane Day 269-445-1900.
Looking for a group? Join the HUB! We need you.
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 (free, members only). 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 functions that we have. 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.
