Friday, October 8, 2010

October 2010 Newsletter


Time for fall hikes, nature watching, leaf rubbings, pumpkin patches and apple picking, hay rides and campfires, what's not to love about autumn?!  


Lots to share with you this month!  Hope to see and meet some more of you at the upcoming field trips that are planned.

  US Forest Service Marienville Field Office 

Field Trip
POSTPONED until SPRING
   
 POTTERY MAKE & TAKE 
FIELDTRIP

Thursday, November 4th at 11 am
Meet at Deb Penley's home to make pottery (think Christmas gifts!).  
The cost will be $3 to make a small item, $5 for the larger items.  This will cover the cost of materials.
Address: 15 School St. Sugar Grove 
(right next to the elementary school, facing the school it's the house on the left with a front porch with a football "guy" on it. Bring your favorite snack or lunch food to share smorgasbord style.  
RSVP to Debbie at       
penley75@verizon.net or 814-489-7832



 Homeschool Paintball Fieldtrip


DATE:  SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH 
TIME:    3:30 pm

LOCATION: 
Homeschooler Christina Wilson's home
1106 South Ave. 
Bradford, PA

DIRECTIONS FROM WARREN:
MapQuest directions To: 1106 South Ave, Bradford, PA 16701-3834 US
 
DRIVING DIRECTIONS
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A) Warren, PA US
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    1. Start out going WEST on PENNSYLVANIA AVE W/US-6-BR toward LIBERTY ST.  (go 0.2 miles)
    2. Turn LEFT onto HICKORY ST.  (go 0.1 miles)
    3. Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto CRESCENT RD/CRESCENT PARK. Continue to follow CRESCENT PARK.  (go 0.4 miles)
    4. Turn LEFT onto US-6 E/GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC HWY.  (go 2.0 miles)
    5. Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto KINZUA RD/PA-59. Continue to follow PA-59.  (go 21.2 miles)
    6. Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto PA-770.  (go 6.7 miles)
    7. Turn LEFT onto US-219/SOUTH AVE/PA-770. Continue to follow US-219/SOUTH AVE.  (go 1.1 miles)
    8. Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto SOUTH AVE.  (go 0.2 miles)
    9. 1106 SOUTH AVE is on the LEFT.  (go 0.0 miles)
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B) 1106 South Ave, Bradford, PA 16701-3834 US

Per Christina, turn right at the 'blinking light'. You will see an old gas station on the left and they will have balloons tied to the entrance of their driveway on the right. Their driveway looks like an old logger road.

DETAILS:  All Homeschooling Families are invited to Homeschool Paintball Day at the Wilson's.   Dad's and Kid's will be playing paintball!      
The Wilson's have 45 acres and have 15 paintball guns and all supplies needed to play.  
Bring your own equipment if you like, but it's not necessary.

This is a FREE event.
            
Wear layered clothing, the paintballs do sting if you get hit.
M
om's and non playing siblings invited to come and chat and get to know each other better!
The Wilson's will be providing a hot dog dinner.





RSVP:  CALL Julie to RSVP  406-4957 or EMAIL me at   anjt@hotmail.com

Jamestown Audubon Homeschool Day

Wednesday November 17th   10am to 12 pm 
with an optional walk with anaturalist in the afternoon.
This time the topic will be all about Bears!
Please call the Audubon with any questions and to sign up at 716-569-2345
(I will call to confirm the cost, but last time it was $5 per person)




       Fall Testing Reminder

Fall Testing is October 11th, for 3rd, 5th and 8th graders.
Testing will be held with the PA Homeschoolers at Praise Fellowship Church.
Cost is $30 per child, if you pre-register postmarked October 7th or
posted online by October 9th.  Cost is $35 at the door.
            Go to http://www.pahomeschoolers.com/ for more info and to register.


YMCA Swim Lessons for Homeschoolers

  The next 5-week session will begin on Fri., October 15th.  Grades 5-8 will meet from 10:30-11:00am and grades 1-4 will have lessons from 11:00-11:30 am.  Cost is $13/session for members and $41 for non-members.  YMCA Membership for one youth is $124.

From Nan: Please let others who may not be on this email list know about this opportunity.  I have found from my own personal experience that I would rather go in the morning than late afternoon when I need to be getting dinner together.  This is also a great opportunity for our kids to get to know each other a little better.  Sign up is going on now.  Questions call Cathy Peterson at 726-0110.
                                                     For Sale / Needed Items:

• Needed: 
Prudence Perkins is looking for the Trailblazer Readers. 
Contact her at jimpru_perkins9801@yahoo.com if you have any that you would like to sell.

• Needed:  
Julie Turbide is looking for Abeka Place Value Concept Cards and Combination Dot Cards.
Contact her at anjt@hotmail.com if you have any for sale.

HSLDA Homeschool Material Auction Site: 
 http://market.hslda.org/auction/xcAuction.asp

  Tips, Advice and Ideas!


From Nan Chapman...
"When working in a workbook that you hate to let the kids write in - because you don't want to spend the money on another workbook or because you might not find another just like it or ....  Try using a sheet protector or clear report cover, a clip(to hold it in place), and dry erase markers.
  I found a pack of 5 different color dry-erase markers with erasers built right on the lids at Walmart for a few dollars that work really well and the whole thing is so portable.  Just initial the page once the child has done it and it is ready for the next child to use!!"

 HSLDA Essay Contest
Submission Dates:  October 1st through November 1, 2010

Category 1/Ages 7-10 - If you were asked to create a new invention to be used in 2011, what would it be, and how would it be valuable? 

Category 2/Ages 11-14 -   In 1620 the first pilgrims who landed in America wrote and signed a document called the Mayflower Compact.
Compare and contrast the attitude, passion and goals of the first pilgrims with James Truslow Adam’s definition of the “American Dream.” The term was believed to be first coined in his book The Epic of America which was written in 1931. He states: The American Dream is “that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement. It is a difficult dream for the European upper classes to interpret adequately, and too many of us ourselves have grown weary and mistrustful of it. It is not a dream of motor cars and high wages merely, but a dream of social order in which each man and each woman shall be able to attain to the fullest stature of which they are innately capable, and be recognized by others for what they are, regardless of the fortuitous circumstances of birth or position.”

Category 3/Ages 15-19 - Read the following essay on a famous, old story that offers a new and controversial twist: “In Defense of Scrooge.” Write an essay in response to this author’s opinion. You may choose one or several points to address.
 
Category 1: Homeschoolers ages 7 to 10 as of October 1, 2010.
Category 2: Homeschoolers ages 11 to 14 as of October 1, 2010.
Category 3: Homeschoolers ages 15 to 19 as of October 1, 2010. 

Visit the HSLDA Website for qualifications, guidelines and address for submission.



 HSLDA Commercial Video Contest
Submission Dates August 16th - November 15th

This contest is open to anyone.  Each entrant will submit a video commercial that illustrates the value of HSLDA membership to a family. Videos will be a minimum of 60 seconds and may not exceed 90 seconds.

 Visit the HSLDA Website for guidelines, format, etc...

Struthers Library Theatre Arts & Education Program

The following plays are FREE for the student in the specified grade, and the parent, only.  
No siblings in other grades please.
If your other children and/or whole family would like to attend, the plays will also perform in the evening, which cost $5 per student, $10 per adult.

November 17 @ 9 am - HAMLET
Intended for 10th - 12th grades.  

January 14 @ 9am - CONCERT PIANIST ALPIN HONG
Intended for 7th and 8th grades.

February 22 @ 9am - SONG OF MULAN
Intended for 3rd and 4th grades.

Contact Nan Chapman if you would like to attend.

723-7367  






Reg Lenna Civic Center Youth Series 
Call the Box Office at 716-484-7070 to make reservations.
$5 per student, Accompanying parents are free.


 December 10 @ 10 am - CHAUTAUQUA REGIONAL YOUTH BALLET: THE NUTCRACKER
Grades K-12

February 2 @ 10 am and 12:30 pm - TOM CHAPIN
Grades K-4

March 4 @ 8 pm - JIM DONOVAN'S DRUM THE ECSTATIC
Ideal for Middle and High School

April 1 @ 8 pm - MAYHEM POETS
High School




 

 
 

May 13th & 14th - 25th Annual CHAP Homeschool Convention, Harrisburg, PA

    September Field Trip Re-Cap
On September 29th, several families met at Port Farms for a fun fall field trip.  First, we took a wagon ride out to the pumpkin patch where we each chose our favorite pumpkin to bring home.  After exploring the different areas, we all met at the barn for lunch.  We were blessed with decent weather and everyone had a great time!

A few of us also went out to the Lander Fire Department Community Safety Day.  The kids learned about fire safety, escape routes, got to watch the helicopter land and then tour it and even met Smokey the Bear.
















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