Homeschool HUB News Update--November 11
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
To subscribe to this newsletter, go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HUBnewsletter/ OR send an email to the following address: HUBnewsletter-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Yes, you are welcome to forward the newsletter to anyone who might be interested! :-)
ON THE CALENDAR:
Details for the following events are on the calendar at: www.calendar.yahoo.com/homeschoolhub
November 18--Bowling at Strikes and Spares, 1:00-3:00, $5/pp
November 18--Homeschool Skate at USA Skate 1:00-3:00, $3/pp including skate rental.
December 8--HUB Christmas Party and Cookie Exchange 7-10 pm at the Niles Police Complex
December 13--HUB Board of Directors Meeting, 7 pm at the Niles Police Complex
GENERAL INTEREST
G1) Two College Scholarships for Homeschooled Students
G2) PhysicsQuest
G1) Two College Scholarships for Homeschooled Students
We are pleased to announce two new college scholarships from Landry Academy specifically for homeschooled students.
#1. A one-time $5,000 scholarship for a homeschooled student - paid to the college or university of their choice. You do not have to be a Landry Academy student to apply for this scholarship.
#2. Four year, $2500 (per year) scholarships awarded by Lees McRae College (Banner Elk, NC) through Landry Academy. Four of these are awarded each year to homeschooled students through Landry Academy. You do not have to be a Landry Academy student to apply for this scholarship.
Application deadlines are approaching. You can see details here: http://www.landryacademy.com/scholarships.html
G2) PhysicsQuest
PhysicsQuest is a story-based activity that exposes middle school students to the fun and relevance of science. APS provides a free PhysicsQuest kit to registered 6-9th grade physical science classes, home school groups, science clubs, and after-school programs. The kit includes a user's manual and materials for four physics experiments.
PhysicsQuest aims to teach middle school students physics concepts, but its overarching goal is to give them a positive experience with physics. APS is focusing this program on middle school students because these grades have been identified as the point when many students lose interest in math and science.
Here are the solutions and winners from past years: http://physicscentral.com/experiment/physicsquest/past/pq10-solutions.cfm
This years quest:
PhysicsQuest 2011: Spectra Heats Up
Follow Spectra through her next adventure as things heat up at Tesla Junior High. Spectra needs your help to learn about heat and temperature so she and the gang stop things from getting out of control. Classes will receive a free kit with everything they'll need to do 4 fun experiments and help Spectra stop Tiffany Maxwell and her evil little pet, Maxwell's Demon.
Join the adventure, sign up today. Kits are limited so register soon!
http://ultron.aps.org/forms/aps1.cgi?ID=201002
MICHIANA EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
1) HUB Christmas Party!
2) Free soybean kits
3) Bethel Christmas Concert
4) Spelling Bee
5) Bethel Athletes Coordinate Second Fall Blood Drive
6) Volunteer Opportunities
1) HUB Christma Perty!
The Annual HUB Christmas Party will be December 8 from 7-10 pm at the Niles Police Complex. There will be a cookie/treat exchange also. Bring a snack to share, any games you want to play, and any friends and family who want to come. Drinks will be provided. If you want some yummy holiday goodies to take home, bring some cookies, candy, or treats packaged in groups of six. You'll take home as many as you brought and have a variety of yumminess to eat or share for the holidays. Come join us for some family-friendly holiday fun!
2) Free soybean kits
FYI for those families interested. Free soybean educational kits (recommended for 4th graders) are available from the Michigan Soybean Promotion Committee located in Frankenmuth, MI. Please note limited supply, so it is first come, first serve. Here is the weblink with details, http://www.michigan soybean.org/ MSPCSite/ SchoolKit/ SchoolKitFillabl eForm.pdf. Just send in thru fax/e-mail, and they mail free kit to your home. Also, here is their homepage, http://www.michigan soybean.org/
3) Bethel Christmas Concert
The Bethel College music department will present this year's Christmas concert, "Angels Are Making Their Rounds," on Friday, Dec. 2 at 7:30 p.m. and also on Saturday, Dec. 3 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in the Everest-Rohrer Chapel/Fine Arts Center – Auditorium.
The performance will feature the Concert Choir, Chamber Orchestra, Percussion Ensemble, Voices Of Triumph, soloists and The Collegians. All in all, nearly 150 students will unite to proclaim the beautiful story of Christmas.
Adult admission is $8 and $7 for students and seniors. Individual tickets can be purchased through the ticket office at 574.807.7080 or online at www.BethelCollege.edu/Tickets. The Dec. 3 performance at 7:30 p.m. will be interpreted for the d/Deaf community.
4) Spelling Bee
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
5) Bethel Athletes Coordinate Second Fall Blood Drive
Bethel College will host a second community blood drive on Dec. 6 from 10:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Goodman Gymnasium. Softball player Danielle Reilly ('13) and soccer player Jon Rogers ('12) and are once again coordinating this event. "It is cool to watch Bethel's community come together in such a big way and I couldn't be happier with everyone's willingness to take part in the blood drives," says Reilly.
To schedule a donation appointment, visit www.RedCrossBlood.org and enter the sponsor code "pilots." However, walk-ins with a form of identification are welcome! The drive is also available to the public.
6) Volunteer Opportunities
A)Family Volunteer Day is coming on Saturday, Nov. 19, from 10 am to noon. It is being held at the First Church of God in St. Joseph , located at the corner of Niles Ave. and Botham on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011, from 10 a.m. until noon. If your schedule allows, come for the whole time and do all of the activities or come when you can and leave when you must. If you would like to volunteer at the event respond to this email. Adults, children and families welcome.
Opportunity to donate: one of the activities will be to pack a bag with personal items to be given to people as they enter one of the local shelters. Do you have unopened shampoo or other small items left over from a hotel that you would like it to go for a good use? Drop it off at one of the Volunteer Center offices (or make other arrangements) by Monday, the 14th and we will include the items in the bags.
From the Volunteer Family web site: Benefits of Family Volunteering
Family volunteering strengthens families and strengthens our community. When you decide to become a family volunteer, you are not only contributing to an important cause, but you are also helping your family and children in ways you never thought possible. Here is a sample of benefits your family and your community can achieve through family volunteering.
* Children are able to develop compassion and an understanding for others. Not only will involving children in the decision-making process and volunteer activity help them feel appreciated and respected, but the volunteer activity will also enable them to acquire new skills.
* Parents can help others while spending more time with their kids, passing on important values, and sharing meaningful conversations in a positive environment.
* Nonprofits are often understaffed and overstressed and need additional help. Family volunteering helps them broaden their outreach to the community while improving community image and relations. Depending on their interests, family volunteers may want to help many types of non-profits, including the homeless, the sick and disabled, the elderly, children, animals, and the environment.
* Society benefits from family volunteering, as it is a natural multiplier of volunteers. Studies show that children who volunteer are much more likely to continue as adults and carry on the tradition with their own children.
B) Volunteer and/or Attend A Civil War Christmas
WHAT: A Civil War Christmas The Morton House Museum in Benton Harbor is hosting a collection of Civil War artifacts and will be decorated appropriately for the time period. Located at 501 Territorial Road , near to Paw Paw Ave.
WHEN: Saturday, November 19, 11a.m.- 4p.m. Sunday, November 20, 12 p.m.- 4p.m.
Saturday November 26, noon- 4 p.m. Is a kid focused day with time period appropriate games and activities.
VOLUNTEERS WILL:
- decorate for the open house on Tuesday - Thursday, November 15, 16 and 17, starting each day at 9:30 a.m. No experience is necessary. Volunteers will be working with fresh greens, creating arrangements, swags, making the Morton House beautiful. Also doing some exhibit set up.
- help interpret artifacts to visitors at Holiday Open House. Information is available on the artifacts, but any individual research on specific items will only add to the presentations. This is a perfect option for a Civil War History buff.
If you are not available to volunteer, you are invited to attend. Bring some kids on Saturday the 26th, they will have fun and not realize they will be learning about history also. If you need more information contact:
Debra Panozzo
Adult and family volunteer coordinator
Volunteer Center of Southwest Michigan
269-983-0912 ext 13 St. Joseph
269-683-5464 Niles
www.volunteerswmi.org
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LINKS TO SHARE:
Know of an interesting site? Share the link!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CLASSIFIEDS
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. 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.
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
To subscribe to this newsletter, go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HUBnewsletter/ OR send an email to the following address: HUBnewsletter-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Yes, you are welcome to forward the newsletter to anyone who might be interested! :-)
ON THE CALENDAR:
Details for the following events are on the calendar at: www.calendar.yahoo.com/homeschoolhub
November 18--Bowling at Strikes and Spares, 1:00-3:00, $5/pp
November 18--Homeschool Skate at USA Skate 1:00-3:00, $3/pp including skate rental.
December 8--HUB Christmas Party and Cookie Exchange 7-10 pm at the Niles Police Complex
December 13--HUB Board of Directors Meeting, 7 pm at the Niles Police Complex
GENERAL INTEREST
G1) Two College Scholarships for Homeschooled Students
G2) PhysicsQuest
G1) Two College Scholarships for Homeschooled Students
We are pleased to announce two new college scholarships from Landry Academy specifically for homeschooled students.
#1. A one-time $5,000 scholarship for a homeschooled student - paid to the college or university of their choice. You do not have to be a Landry Academy student to apply for this scholarship.
#2. Four year, $2500 (per year) scholarships awarded by Lees McRae College (Banner Elk, NC) through Landry Academy. Four of these are awarded each year to homeschooled students through Landry Academy. You do not have to be a Landry Academy student to apply for this scholarship.
Application deadlines are approaching. You can see details here: http://www.landryacademy.com/scholarships.html
G2) PhysicsQuest
PhysicsQuest is a story-based activity that exposes middle school students to the fun and relevance of science. APS provides a free PhysicsQuest kit to registered 6-9th grade physical science classes, home school groups, science clubs, and after-school programs. The kit includes a user's manual and materials for four physics experiments.
PhysicsQuest aims to teach middle school students physics concepts, but its overarching goal is to give them a positive experience with physics. APS is focusing this program on middle school students because these grades have been identified as the point when many students lose interest in math and science.
Here are the solutions and winners from past years: http://physicscentral.com/experiment/physicsquest/past/pq10-solutions.cfm
This years quest:
PhysicsQuest 2011: Spectra Heats Up
Follow Spectra through her next adventure as things heat up at Tesla Junior High. Spectra needs your help to learn about heat and temperature so she and the gang stop things from getting out of control. Classes will receive a free kit with everything they'll need to do 4 fun experiments and help Spectra stop Tiffany Maxwell and her evil little pet, Maxwell's Demon.
Join the adventure, sign up today. Kits are limited so register soon!
http://ultron.aps.org/forms/aps1.cgi?ID=201002
MICHIANA EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
1) HUB Christmas Party!
2) Free soybean kits
3) Bethel Christmas Concert
4) Spelling Bee
5) Bethel Athletes Coordinate Second Fall Blood Drive
6) Volunteer Opportunities
1) HUB Christma Perty!
The Annual HUB Christmas Party will be December 8 from 7-10 pm at the Niles Police Complex. There will be a cookie/treat exchange also. Bring a snack to share, any games you want to play, and any friends and family who want to come. Drinks will be provided. If you want some yummy holiday goodies to take home, bring some cookies, candy, or treats packaged in groups of six. You'll take home as many as you brought and have a variety of yumminess to eat or share for the holidays. Come join us for some family-friendly holiday fun!
2) Free soybean kits
FYI for those families interested. Free soybean educational kits (recommended for 4th graders) are available from the Michigan Soybean Promotion Committee located in Frankenmuth, MI. Please note limited supply, so it is first come, first serve. Here is the weblink with details, http://www.michigan soybean.org/ MSPCSite/ SchoolKit/ SchoolKitFillabl eForm.pdf. Just send in thru fax/e-mail, and they mail free kit to your home. Also, here is their homepage, http://www.michigan soybean.org/
3) Bethel Christmas Concert
The Bethel College music department will present this year's Christmas concert, "Angels Are Making Their Rounds," on Friday, Dec. 2 at 7:30 p.m. and also on Saturday, Dec. 3 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in the Everest-Rohrer Chapel/Fine Arts Center – Auditorium.
The performance will feature the Concert Choir, Chamber Orchestra, Percussion Ensemble, Voices Of Triumph, soloists and The Collegians. All in all, nearly 150 students will unite to proclaim the beautiful story of Christmas.
Adult admission is $8 and $7 for students and seniors. Individual tickets can be purchased through the ticket office at 574.807.7080 or online at www.BethelCollege.edu/Tickets. The Dec. 3 performance at 7:30 p.m. will be interpreted for the d/Deaf community.
4) Spelling Bee
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
5) Bethel Athletes Coordinate Second Fall Blood Drive
Bethel College will host a second community blood drive on Dec. 6 from 10:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Goodman Gymnasium. Softball player Danielle Reilly ('13) and soccer player Jon Rogers ('12) and are once again coordinating this event. "It is cool to watch Bethel's community come together in such a big way and I couldn't be happier with everyone's willingness to take part in the blood drives," says Reilly.
To schedule a donation appointment, visit www.RedCrossBlood.org and enter the sponsor code "pilots." However, walk-ins with a form of identification are welcome! The drive is also available to the public.
6) Volunteer Opportunities
A)Family Volunteer Day is coming on Saturday, Nov. 19, from 10 am to noon. It is being held at the First Church of God in St. Joseph , located at the corner of Niles Ave. and Botham on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011, from 10 a.m. until noon. If your schedule allows, come for the whole time and do all of the activities or come when you can and leave when you must. If you would like to volunteer at the event respond to this email. Adults, children and families welcome.
Opportunity to donate: one of the activities will be to pack a bag with personal items to be given to people as they enter one of the local shelters. Do you have unopened shampoo or other small items left over from a hotel that you would like it to go for a good use? Drop it off at one of the Volunteer Center offices (or make other arrangements) by Monday, the 14th and we will include the items in the bags.
From the Volunteer Family web site: Benefits of Family Volunteering
Family volunteering strengthens families and strengthens our community. When you decide to become a family volunteer, you are not only contributing to an important cause, but you are also helping your family and children in ways you never thought possible. Here is a sample of benefits your family and your community can achieve through family volunteering.
* Children are able to develop compassion and an understanding for others. Not only will involving children in the decision-making process and volunteer activity help them feel appreciated and respected, but the volunteer activity will also enable them to acquire new skills.
* Parents can help others while spending more time with their kids, passing on important values, and sharing meaningful conversations in a positive environment.
* Nonprofits are often understaffed and overstressed and need additional help. Family volunteering helps them broaden their outreach to the community while improving community image and relations. Depending on their interests, family volunteers may want to help many types of non-profits, including the homeless, the sick and disabled, the elderly, children, animals, and the environment.
* Society benefits from family volunteering, as it is a natural multiplier of volunteers. Studies show that children who volunteer are much more likely to continue as adults and carry on the tradition with their own children.
B) Volunteer and/or Attend A Civil War Christmas
WHAT: A Civil War Christmas The Morton House Museum in Benton Harbor is hosting a collection of Civil War artifacts and will be decorated appropriately for the time period. Located at 501 Territorial Road , near to Paw Paw Ave.
WHEN: Saturday, November 19, 11a.m.- 4p.m. Sunday, November 20, 12 p.m.- 4p.m.
Saturday November 26, noon- 4 p.m. Is a kid focused day with time period appropriate games and activities.
VOLUNTEERS WILL:
- decorate for the open house on Tuesday - Thursday, November 15, 16 and 17, starting each day at 9:30 a.m. No experience is necessary. Volunteers will be working with fresh greens, creating arrangements, swags, making the Morton House beautiful. Also doing some exhibit set up.
- help interpret artifacts to visitors at Holiday Open House. Information is available on the artifacts, but any individual research on specific items will only add to the presentations. This is a perfect option for a Civil War History buff.
If you are not available to volunteer, you are invited to attend. Bring some kids on Saturday the 26th, they will have fun and not realize they will be learning about history also. If you need more information contact:
Debra Panozzo
Adult and family volunteer coordinator
Volunteer Center of Southwest Michigan
269-983-0912 ext 13 St. Joseph
269-683-5464 Niles
www.volunteerswmi.org
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
LINKS TO SHARE:
Know of an interesting site? Share the link!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CLASSIFIEDS
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. 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.
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