Homeschool HUB News Update--April 19
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!) Don't forget to do one of these if you change your email address!
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 (Check with those offering the program for cancellations or changes before you go.)
April 26--Bowling at Chippewa Bowl 10:00am-12:00pm. $1.50/pp per game
May 6--Annual Homeschool Showcase--6-8 pm, LMC Bertrand
May 7--Homeschool Hangout. 2:00-3:30 p.m. at Clay Church Firehouse Youth Center on Cleveland Rd.
May 10--Homeschool Skate at USA Skate 1:00-3:00, $3/pp including skate rental
GENERAL INTEREST
G1) Fun Learning Tool
G2) Everglades Video
G1) Fun Learning Tool
How Much is that Tree? You can promote active appreciation and stewardship of the environment by identifying and mapping trees, and using online software tools such as i-Tree Design which can calculate the dollar ecological value of individual trees in your yard or neighborhood. Putting a dollar value on the environmental services of living trees takes learning and understanding about the economic value of trees far beyond assessing aesthetics, and their timber or fruit value!
How to use the i-Tree Design Software Tool
1. Identify your tree. Use an app such as Leafsnap, online tree guides (check out eNature Field Guides) or invite an expert such as a Tree Steward, Master Gardener or a forester to help.
2. Measure the tree circumference, and check the tree's location and health.
3. Enter this simple input data into the i-Tree Design tool: http://www.itreetools.org/design.php
4. The i-Tree Design software immediately calculates the overall ecological dollar value of each specific tree. You find out the amount of stormwater runoff the tree intercepts annually, the tree's effect on air quality, and how much CO2 it mitigates. Within i-Tree Design you can then input an outline of the building footprint near a tree and calculate additional effects on a building's energy performance.
The i-Tree suite of software developed by the USDA Forest Service is free and is being used worldwide. Students as young as 8 years old can easily use the i-Tree Design tool for urban forestry analysis and environmental services assessment, while other more complex programs in the i-Tree software suite are marketed for more expert audiences of citizen scientists and urban foresters.
G2) Everglades Video
The Arthur R. Marshall Foundation for The Everglades' Annual River of Grass Canoe Expedition allows students to experience a virtual tour of the Everglades and expand their knowledge of this unique ecosystem.
With this year's annual canoe expedition, canoe leaders and general public paddlers, including students, completed a part of the journey from past years by tracing the water flow south from the northern part of the Everglades. They started on March 9, 2013 at 20 Mile Bend Area (the northern tip of the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge) and ended after 16 miles on March 10, 2013 at the Lee Road dock of the Refuge. The paddlers viewed a variety of Everglades' habitats rarely seen, searching for signs of endangered wildlife and highlighting the dramatic changes that humans have brought to this ecosystem.
You can see a short video about the trip here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxfiKSmXmVs
MICHIANA EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
1) Homeschool Spring Showcase
2) Grace Homeschool Co-op Visitation
3) Bethel's Summer Theatre Presents "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown"
4) Bethel Athletes Coordinate Walk for Boston
1) Homeschool Spring Showcase
Have a talent to show off? A speech you'd like to give? Some artwork or projects you'd like to display? An experiment you want to share? Come toot your own horn! Show us what you've been up to this year! Monday, May 6th 6-8 pm at LMC Bertrand. Contact Andrea to reserve a spot/space for your stuff or performance. andreamom001@gmail.com All homeschoolers are welcome; you don't have to be a Homeschool HUB member to participate. Anyone who wants to come see the performances and displays is welcome, too. There will be music and musical theatre performances, art displays, and free refreshments. Come hobnob with local homeschoolers.
2) Grace Homeschool Co-op Visitation
Come see us in action! Monday April 22nd and 29th at Lakeshore Baptist Church 5411 Cleveland Ave. 9-12 classes and then lunch 12-1. Come for any hour and stay for lunch. Please email us concerning which part of the day you would like to come and how many people will be with you.
We look forward to seeing you Monday,
Barbara Kuhlmann
tinydelite@gmail.com
3) Bethel's Summer Theatre Presents "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown"
Tickets to Go on Sale April 22
Laugh with the comics you grew up with as a child as the department of theatre presents "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown" at Bethel College's annual summer theatre. Show times are Friday, May 31 and Saturday, June 1 at 7:30 p.m., and also on June 1 at 1 p.m. located in the Everest-Rohrer Chapel/Fine Arts Center – Auditorium.
"You're a Good Man Charlie Brown" is a story based on the strip "Peanuts" by Charles Schulz. It tells the story of an average day in the life of the famous comic strip hero, Charlie Brown, and his friends. Don't miss the chance to take a peek into the world of Charlie Brown, his dog Snoopy and the rest of the Peanuts gang for a fast-paced, lighthearted musical sure to entertain audiences of all ages!
Tickets go on sale April 22. Call 574.807.7080, Mon.-Fri., 1-5 p.m. or purchase online at BethelCollege.edu/Tickets. The cost is $15 for adults, $13 for seniors and students, and $5 for ages 10 and under.
Add dinner with your show tickets. The cost is $16 for adults, $9 for ages 4-10, 3 and under are free. Dinner is served at 6 p.m. before the 7:30 p.m. shows on Friday and Saturday. Lunch is served at 11:30 a.m. before the 1 p.m. show on June 1.
4) Bethel Athletes Coordinate Walk for Boston
Bethel College will host a fundraiser to benefit victims of the Boston Marathon bombing. The Walk for Boston will begin at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, April 30 at the Bethel College outdoor track and will end Wednesday, May 1 with a closing ceremony at 12 p.m. noon. Students, faculty, staff and community members are invited to participate by making a $10 donation and walking or running around the track for any amount of time.
The idea came about when track team members Betty Graber ('15) and Marissa Watts ('15) approached Track Coach Tony Natali. "They felt moved by what had happened in Boston and wanted to help in some way," said Natali. After doing some brainstorming with a group of students, they decided to have a fundraiser similar to a Relay for Life event.
For more information contact Natali at 574.257.3478.
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LINKS TO SHARE:
If you have a favorite site, please email it to homeschoolhub@yahoo.com
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CLASSIFIEDS
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 resource library that includes things like 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 Andrea Bikfalvy homeschoolhub@yahoo.com or 269-240-6094
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 member 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
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!) Don't forget to do one of these if you change your email address!
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 (Check with those offering the program for cancellations or changes before you go.)
April 26--Bowling at Chippewa Bowl 10:00am-12:00pm. $1.50/pp per game
May 6--Annual Homeschool Showcase--6-8 pm, LMC Bertrand
May 7--Homeschool Hangout. 2:00-3:30 p.m. at Clay Church Firehouse Youth Center on Cleveland Rd.
May 10--Homeschool Skate at USA Skate 1:00-3:00, $3/pp including skate rental
GENERAL INTEREST
G1) Fun Learning Tool
G2) Everglades Video
G1) Fun Learning Tool
How Much is that Tree? You can promote active appreciation and stewardship of the environment by identifying and mapping trees, and using online software tools such as i-Tree Design which can calculate the dollar ecological value of individual trees in your yard or neighborhood. Putting a dollar value on the environmental services of living trees takes learning and understanding about the economic value of trees far beyond assessing aesthetics, and their timber or fruit value!
How to use the i-Tree Design Software Tool
1. Identify your tree. Use an app such as Leafsnap, online tree guides (check out eNature Field Guides) or invite an expert such as a Tree Steward, Master Gardener or a forester to help.
2. Measure the tree circumference, and check the tree's location and health.
3. Enter this simple input data into the i-Tree Design tool: http://www.itreetools.org/design.php
4. The i-Tree Design software immediately calculates the overall ecological dollar value of each specific tree. You find out the amount of stormwater runoff the tree intercepts annually, the tree's effect on air quality, and how much CO2 it mitigates. Within i-Tree Design you can then input an outline of the building footprint near a tree and calculate additional effects on a building's energy performance.
The i-Tree suite of software developed by the USDA Forest Service is free and is being used worldwide. Students as young as 8 years old can easily use the i-Tree Design tool for urban forestry analysis and environmental services assessment, while other more complex programs in the i-Tree software suite are marketed for more expert audiences of citizen scientists and urban foresters.
G2) Everglades Video
The Arthur R. Marshall Foundation for The Everglades' Annual River of Grass Canoe Expedition allows students to experience a virtual tour of the Everglades and expand their knowledge of this unique ecosystem.
With this year's annual canoe expedition, canoe leaders and general public paddlers, including students, completed a part of the journey from past years by tracing the water flow south from the northern part of the Everglades. They started on March 9, 2013 at 20 Mile Bend Area (the northern tip of the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge) and ended after 16 miles on March 10, 2013 at the Lee Road dock of the Refuge. The paddlers viewed a variety of Everglades' habitats rarely seen, searching for signs of endangered wildlife and highlighting the dramatic changes that humans have brought to this ecosystem.
You can see a short video about the trip here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxfiKSmXmVs
MICHIANA EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
1) Homeschool Spring Showcase
2) Grace Homeschool Co-op Visitation
3) Bethel's Summer Theatre Presents "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown"
4) Bethel Athletes Coordinate Walk for Boston
1) Homeschool Spring Showcase
Have a talent to show off? A speech you'd like to give? Some artwork or projects you'd like to display? An experiment you want to share? Come toot your own horn! Show us what you've been up to this year! Monday, May 6th 6-8 pm at LMC Bertrand. Contact Andrea to reserve a spot/space for your stuff or performance. andreamom001@gmail.com All homeschoolers are welcome; you don't have to be a Homeschool HUB member to participate. Anyone who wants to come see the performances and displays is welcome, too. There will be music and musical theatre performances, art displays, and free refreshments. Come hobnob with local homeschoolers.
2) Grace Homeschool Co-op Visitation
Come see us in action! Monday April 22nd and 29th at Lakeshore Baptist Church 5411 Cleveland Ave. 9-12 classes and then lunch 12-1. Come for any hour and stay for lunch. Please email us concerning which part of the day you would like to come and how many people will be with you.
We look forward to seeing you Monday,
Barbara Kuhlmann
tinydelite@gmail.com
3) Bethel's Summer Theatre Presents "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown"
Tickets to Go on Sale April 22
Laugh with the comics you grew up with as a child as the department of theatre presents "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown" at Bethel College's annual summer theatre. Show times are Friday, May 31 and Saturday, June 1 at 7:30 p.m., and also on June 1 at 1 p.m. located in the Everest-Rohrer Chapel/Fine Arts Center – Auditorium.
"You're a Good Man Charlie Brown" is a story based on the strip "Peanuts" by Charles Schulz. It tells the story of an average day in the life of the famous comic strip hero, Charlie Brown, and his friends. Don't miss the chance to take a peek into the world of Charlie Brown, his dog Snoopy and the rest of the Peanuts gang for a fast-paced, lighthearted musical sure to entertain audiences of all ages!
Tickets go on sale April 22. Call 574.807.7080, Mon.-Fri., 1-5 p.m. or purchase online at BethelCollege.edu/Tickets. The cost is $15 for adults, $13 for seniors and students, and $5 for ages 10 and under.
Add dinner with your show tickets. The cost is $16 for adults, $9 for ages 4-10, 3 and under are free. Dinner is served at 6 p.m. before the 7:30 p.m. shows on Friday and Saturday. Lunch is served at 11:30 a.m. before the 1 p.m. show on June 1.
4) Bethel Athletes Coordinate Walk for Boston
Bethel College will host a fundraiser to benefit victims of the Boston Marathon bombing. The Walk for Boston will begin at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, April 30 at the Bethel College outdoor track and will end Wednesday, May 1 with a closing ceremony at 12 p.m. noon. Students, faculty, staff and community members are invited to participate by making a $10 donation and walking or running around the track for any amount of time.
The idea came about when track team members Betty Graber ('15) and Marissa Watts ('15) approached Track Coach Tony Natali. "They felt moved by what had happened in Boston and wanted to help in some way," said Natali. After doing some brainstorming with a group of students, they decided to have a fundraiser similar to a Relay for Life event.
For more information contact Natali at 574.257.3478.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
LINKS TO SHARE:
If you have a favorite site, please email it to homeschoolhub@yahoo.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CLASSIFIEDS
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 resource library that includes things like 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!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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 Andrea Bikfalvy homeschoolhub@yahoo.com or 269-240-6094
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 member 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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