Homeschool HUB News Update--March 23
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.
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ON THE CALENDAR:
Details for the following events are on the calendar at: www.calendar.yahoo.com/homeschoolhub
March 30--Bowling at Chippewa Bowl 10:00-12:00pm. $1.50/pp per game
March 30--Bowling at Strikes and Spares, 1:00-3:00, $5/pp
April 2--Club BLUE Martin's Cafe in Niles 7 pm
April 3--Homeschool Hangout at Clay Church Firehouse Youth Center 2-3:30
April 12--HUB Board of Directors Meeting, 7 pm at the Niles Police Complex
April 20--Homeschool Skate at USA Skate 1:00-3:00, $3/pp including skate rental.
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 (You can also sign up on the home page of our website hshub.org--just type your email in the box!)
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
March 30--Bowling at Chippewa Bowl 10:00-12:00pm. $1.50/pp per game
March 30--Bowling at Strikes and Spares, 1:00-3:00, $5/pp
April 2--Club BLUE Martin's Cafe in Niles 7 pm
April 3--Homeschool Hangout at Clay Church Firehouse Youth Center 2-3:30
April 12--HUB Board of Directors Meeting, 7 pm at the Niles Police Complex
April 20--Homeschool Skate at USA Skate 1:00-3:00, $3/pp including skate rental.
GENERAL INTEREST
G1) Computer Programing Space Challenge (for teens to adults)
G2) Free Webcast on Black Holes
G1) Computer Programing Space Challenge (for teens to adults)
Zero Robotics Autonomous Space Capture Challenge
NASA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or MIT's Space Systems Laboratory are offering the opportunity to design experiments that will be tested in space aboard the International Space Station.
The Zero Robotics Autonomous Space Capture Challenge is a programming tournament that uses bowling ball-sized spherical satellites aboard the International Space Station. These Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental Satellites, or SPHERES, are used inside the space station to test maneuvers for spacecraft performing autonomous rendezvous and docking.
This challenge opens the SPHERES satellite research platform to the general public for the first time. The goal of the tournament is to write a computer program to control a satellite to dock with a space object that may be tumbling through space. The best algorithm submissions from simulation competitions will be tested in microgravity on real SPHERES satellites aboard the International Space Station.
The Zero Robotics Autonomous Space Capture Challenge is open to anyone 13 years of age or older who meets eligibility requirements. Participants may work individually or in teams of up to 50 members to write their own algorithms to fly the satellites in the station.
The contest runs March 28 - April 25, 2012. Registration is now open and teams must join the competition by April 20, 2012. For more information, visit http://www.zerorobotics.org/web/zero-robotics/tournament-details?tournamentId=6.
For additional information about NASA and MIT's Zero Robotics program, visit www.zerorobotics.org.
For additional information about DARPA, visit http://www.darpa.mil.
Please email any questions about this opportunity to zerorobotics@mit.edu.
G2) Free Webcast on Black Holes
Mathematical Models: Black Holes Web Seminar
As part of a series of electronic professional development experiences for educators, the NASA Explorer Schools and Learning Environments and Research Network, or LE&RN, projects are hosting a 60-minute live professional development Web seminar for educators on March 29, 2012, at 8 p.m. EDT. Misconceptions about black holes will be addressed, as participants learn background information about the structure and behavior of one of the universe's most mysterious and spectacular bodies. Learn how to derive the equations used in the Black Hole Math problem set for students to better understand the physics of black holes.
For more information and to register online, visit https://digitalmedia.wufoo.com/forms/nes-webinar-registration-mathematical-models/.
To learn more about the NASA Explorer Schools project, visit http://explorerschools.nasa.gov.
Email any questions about this opportunity to NASA-Explorer-Schools@mail.nasa.gov.
MICHIANA EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
1) Homeschool Showcase!
2) Silverhawks Fundraiser Available
3) Bethel College Hosts Michiana Elite Bird Fair
4) NACHS Used Book Sale
1) Homeschool Showcase!
Has your homeschool student done something great this year? Learned something interesting he or she would like to share? Projects, science experiments, artwork, musical performaces, skits, speeches, whatever it is, we want to give you a chance to share. The HUB's annual Homeschool Showcase will be held Thursday May 10th from 6-8 pm at Lake Michigan College's Bertrand campus in Niles. You do not need to be a member of the Homeschool HUB to participate. All homeschoolers are welcome. Contact Diane Day for info or to arrange for a performance/speech/skit, etc. 269-370-4589 or joharding_20@yahoo.com.
2) Silverhawks Fundraiser Available
The HUB is here to support all area homeschoolers.....this opportunity is available to any homeschool group or organization. Adults and students ages 16 and up can work at the South Bend Silverhawks baseball game concessions stands this spring and summer. We arrive about an hour before the game starts and work until it ends. The Silverhawks donate $35/worker to the HUB. We will pass the money along to any homeschool group or organization (sports team, Girl Scout troop, support group, robotics team, etc.) minus 10% for the HUB. So a group of fifteen could work one evening and bring in almost $500 for their cause. The first time you work you must purchase a baseball cap to wear....the cost is $5, and it comes out of your reimbursement check. Also, a few day games and holiday games pay $40 instead of $35. The first game is April 1st. If you are interested call to get a schedule of available dates emailed to you. Kathy Joyce 269 362-0651.....or email at kathyjoyce@yahoo.com.
3) Bethel College Hosts Michiana Elite Bird Fair
Bethel College is hosting the 2012 Michiana Elite Bird Fair on Saturday, March 24 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Wiekamp Athletic Center Gates Gymnasium. Royal Wings Aviary will present more than 30,000 square feet of displays as part of the largest bird fair in the Michiana area.
In attempts to improve the Potawatomi Zoo, offer quality family time and inform the public about exotic birds, the fair will feature two speakers: Dr. Peter Sakas, DVM, and Dr. Ric Berlinski, DVM. Both guests are well-known veterinarians. There will be a Q & A following their presentations.
The fair will also provide guests with the opportunity to purchase birds directly from breeders, as well as all of the products necessary to properly care for them. Guests may also bid on certificates from restaurants and businesses, bird products and autographed sports memorabilia during a silent auction.
The event is open to the public. Admission is $4 for adults; kids 10 and under are free. Free face painting and balloon sculptures will be available throughout the day. A portion of the fair's proceeds will benefit the Potawatomi Zoo and endangered bird species.
For more information, contact Allan or Pam at 574.273.1767 or email michianaelitebirdfair@comcast.net.
4) NACHS Used Book Sale
Niles Area Christian Homeschoolers will host a used book sale Saturday April 14 from 9 am to 4 pm. Any homeschooler interested in selling used books or educational materials can contact Kim Anglemyer at 269-476- 1338 for info and a seller number. Admission: $1.00 per adult. To be held at Community Evangelical Free Church 127 E. Bertrand Rd, Niles, MI 49120 Concessions will be available for Breakfast and Lunch.
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LINKS TO SHARE:
Have a favorite educational, fun, or informative website? Share it with us!
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CLASSIFIEDS
WANTED:
Wanted: Switched on Schoolhouse for 4th grade. I am interested in Math & Language only but will consider any and all components. text or call 269-370-4589 or email Diane Day joharding_20@yahoo.com.
Looking for a group? Join the HUB! We need you.
The HUB is a volunteer organization. Without the support and participation of homeschool families, we can't function effectively. 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! (Advertisements stay in for two weeks unless we work out something else in advance)
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.
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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.
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