Titus 2 Homeschoolers
Summer: June, July, August 2009
~
Michael and Juli Stewart: mandjstewart@cox.net
Gainesville,
FL
Updated:
6-29-09
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This web page is a newsletter archive to
keep us informed about homeschooling events, ideas, information,
and fellowships. |
Hi, we would like to encourage you to "love
your husbands, love your children, to be sensible, pure, workers at home,
kind, being subject to your own husbands, so that the word of God will not be
dishonored." Titus 2:4-5 NASB |
The Titus 2 Homeschoolers Newsletter is just our
"ministry" for Homeschoolers. Please feel free to share it
with anyone whom you feel it would benefit. To sign up, please e-mail
us.
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For
Information on the Titus 2 FPEA Support Group, please see the
"FPEA Support Group" section of this newsletter.
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Do you know Jesus?
http://christiananswers.net/gospel/home.html
Prayer & Praise
A place to post our prayers and praises to our Lord, Jesus Christ |
Meetings
See all the meetings for moms, Bible studies, 4-H, and more |
Events
Here are a lot of homeschooling events and just plain fun happenings |
Fellowship Times
Park day to field trips to anything that gets us together |
Opportunities
Look here to find classes, jobs, contests, clubs, programs, camps, lessons, and 4-H |
Ideas
Web sites to fun crafts and recipes to holiday fun |
Ministry Service
Meeting others needs |
Legislative/Political
Things happening in the local homeschooling arena or at the state and national level |
Information
Just F.Y.l. stuff like newsletters, articles,
FCAT, vaccines and Christian movie reviews |
H.S. Families Business Section
If you need a service, look here first! |
Calendar
See what is happening in 2009 & 2010! |
New to Homeschooling in Florida?
Some helpful resources for Florida or
anywhere! F-CAT Info, Single parent
homeschooling, curriculum ideas, reading lists, etc. |
FPEA Support Group + Other FPEA Information
Titus 2 Homeschool Support Group enrollment information and other great
resources at FPEA. Plus HSLD & HEF |
Notes from the former monthly meetings of the Moms Coffee and
Talk at Borders group |
Classifieds Businesses
Nice businesses that are not homeschooling families. Also, tutoring services |
High School & College
Check here for helpful ideas and information |
Evaluators and Evaluations
Evaluators in the area and info on evaluations. Also area testing: CAT & IOWA BASIC |
Other support Group Information Information on other groups in the area |
City
Abbreviations!!!
Gainesville
(GNV)
Hawthorne (HAW)
Jacksonville (JAX)
Lake City (LC)
Live Oak (LO)
Newberry (NEW)
Ocala (OCL)
Orlando (OR)
St. Augustine (ST. AUG)
PRAYER & PRAISE
"Trust in the LORD with all thine heart, and lean not
unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he
shall direct thy paths." Proverbs 3:5, 6
Praises:
1. We praise the Lord that to
date He has allowed us to schedule 37 5-Day Clubs for later this summer.
2. We praise the Lord for how He is working out many details for camp
including additional volunteers calling to serve with us at this eleventh hour.
(Included on this long list is the return of the bus from mechanical repairs
just this morning.)
3. We praise the Lord for the safety He provided the Westbrooks during
their trip to Michigan in direct response to prayer.
4. We praise the Lord for His empowerment and enabling. Over
Memorial Day Week-end we taught 76 different children in two groups and
last week-end we had the privilege to provide a training seminar for 18
teachers in Cross City.
Prayers:
1. Please be praying for Christian Youth In Action and Camp Good
News. Both kick off Monday. We will have many people traveling. Our
team members will all need extra strength and protection for their
health. We want this time to be used effectively for the Kingdom of God
and that He will be glorified.
2. Please be praying for the reception of our newsletter which was
mailed yesterday. We pray that God will use it to stir people's hearts to
higher level of commitment to reaching children with the gospel.
3. Please be praying for God's provision to meet several pressing
financial needs.
4. Please be praying for God to direct us to another company that would
be willing to provide us with a business credit card. Our card company
decided to close their business credit department with four-day's notice.
We have many purchases that are facilitated with a credit card especially this
time of year with diesel, food, and other camp related expenses.
Update:
We asked you to pray for Evelyn, Cheri, and Steve W. the last
P&P. Evelyn has been moved to rehab and would still welcome your
prayers. Cheri and Steve W. I believe are in better health but would also
appreciate your continued prayers.
God is in control. While sometimes it is hard to wait on the Lord we know
that He has a plan and a purpose through this all. Thank you for your
prayers. May God continue to bless you!
In service to the King for
the children,
Steve & Maxine Carlson along with the other staff (Evelyn Severino and
Steve Westbrooks) and the many volunteers of Child Evangelism Fellowship of
North Central Florida and Camp Good News
cefofncflorida@bellsouth.net
Camp Good News campgoodnews@bellsouth.net
or 352-481-3550
Camp Good News Web
Page: www.campgoodnewsfl.com
6-7-09
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Praise:
We made it back home
We are back in Ecuador. We started our journey down around 1am on Friday
morning. Craig's parents drove us down and waited until we had our luggage
packed. There is no way I could have done this alone as Craig's dad and Brooke
had to haul my crates from ticketing to a special place where they would have
to be screened due to their size. Going through security is always the most
difficult part. Valerie needs to take on plenty of water (which all has to be
screened individually). But we made it through with minimal meltdowns.
We all slept some on the flight to Panama. The breakfast wasn't that great, so
the girls didn't miss out on much. We filled out our health screening and
exited the plane in Panama. On the plane with us were a group of students (all
wearing masks). I figured they were all from Panama since that is where the
most people were masked up last time. The girls and I found a perfect corner
with seats that did not have arm rails - so Valerie and I took a 2 hour nap
(Brooke wasn't tired). We waited another half hour, then boarded our plane for
Quito. The students boarded with us - all masked up still. It was a bumpy
flight, and the landing in Quito is always interesting as they speed up right
before landing and we can practically see what people are watching on TV in the
nearby homes as we land.
We filled out another health screening, but no one took it when we exited the
plane. We went through immigration (and LOVED being back in Ecuador where there
are special lines for women with children). A man came up to me while I was at
immigration and told me he was going to help me with my bags and to not lift
any, but just wait for him to come. I thought 'wow, how nice is that'. We then realized
why we still had our health forms. A masked up doctor questioned each of us (in
Spanish). Then, one by one, we had to have our photos taken by two women (also
in masks) - apparently, Ecuador is now very afraid of swine flu.
After that, we were free to get our luggage. I wasn't going to count on the man
who approached me in immigration to actually help, so I went to the man with
the carts and requested two men and two carts. Brooke then watched Valerie as I
pointed to which bags were ours (and again LOVED being back in Ecuador). The
men loaded all of the bags on the carts and then unloaded them onto the xray
machines and loaded them back on the carts again. The doors opened to the crowd
in the airport lobby and there was Craig! He told me he had a big plan to sneak
in and get all of my luggage onto carts before we came through, but he was
caught by one of the guards. He explained what he was trying to do, and they
said they would send in a man to come and help me get my luggage (hence the man
who approached me in immigration). We got in the van and I was curious where my
other two children were. Craig said that was part of the surprise.
He told Vicente to drive to an address in Quito (and I was praying that part of
the surprise was not staying somewhere in Quito as I didn't take my altitude
medicine). We arrived at a beautiful home of some friends of ours. Courtney and
Natalie Joy were over there playing with their children. All five children were
EXCELLENT at keeping the surprise a secret. We get in the van and drive to
another location. Everyone except the girls and I went into a home and came out
with a squirrel monkey. Our friends are moving to Shell in two months and they
wanted us to house sit a monkey someone was giving them. Then, Craig told me to
go in the house because there was a bird for me to look at. It was an Amazon
parrot that greeted me with many "hola" "cookito"
"corre corre papi". Apparently, the man who had the animals is moving
and was giving them away for free. The bird got right on my hand and was super
friendly. While I was in the house alone, Craig was out telling our friend that
I might not want the bird....then I came out holding it. They strapped the cage
to the roof of the van and we were off to Shell. I held the bird on my lap for
the 5 hour drive (thankfully Craig brought a towel to put under the bird. The
monkey did escape once. It went all over the van and even across the steering
wheel as Vicente was driving - thankfully, Vicente has a good sense of humor.
Craig managed to catch it and put it back in the cage (and then he cable tied
the cage doors closed so we would not have a repeat once it was dark). We made
it home around 8pm, unloaded people, luggage, and pets and went to bed.
Love,
Celeste Welch www.thewelchfamily.org
5-31-09
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Prayer and Praise:
This morning, Valerie
enjoyed eating breakfast at the Grizzly House where we are staying. She opted
for a container of cream cheese to accompany her fruit loop cereal. We then
headed to the cafeteria for bacon and sausage (it is all about having lots of
variety to snack on :)
We were about an hour early for our appointment, but we were able to spend some
time with Grandpa Tom (one of our all time favorite volunteers here). That was
a special treat. We then went back to hear about the MRI. The MRI showed a
slightly smaller tumor and they are no longer concerned with the left side of
the brain because there are plenty of decent size collateral vessels. Now, they
are looking more at the right side (which wasn't an issue before) - I guess
because it might not have collateral vessels already made.
We then went to occupational therapy. We saw little Maria who is here with her
mom from Panama. Then another family went up to them to talk. The mom looked at
me, and it was our landlord's daughter with her son Elian Gonzalez. We hugged,
and cried and hugged some more. Elian looked very good. They will be here for
over 12 more months - which was the cause of some of the tears - she misses
Ecuador, her family, etc. It must be so hard to be in another culture - without
family - on top of all of the medical stuff. They are staying at the Target
house though, which is very nice. He will be on chemo for another year and will
have a second surgery on the other side of his neck in six months. It sounds
like the cancer spread to the lymph nodes and that some had to be removed, and
the others will be removed later. It was wonderful to see them, but sad that we
would not be staying here longer. What an amazing way the Lord orchestrated us
to rent their house in Ecuador so that we would get to know them, and then they
would be able to talk with us and get information on coming here for treatment.
Valerie then had her OT appointment and the therapist commented on how much
improvement she sees in her.
Tomorrrow we will fly back to FL, then will fly to Ecuador a week from today :)
Valerie loves St Judes so much, that she asked to come to the MRI waiting room
to play for a while since we are leaving tomorrow. (Which is why I have time to
write this update).
~Love,
Celeste Welch
www.thewelchfamily.org
5-24-09
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Prayers:
CT scan for tomorrow was
canceled. I think we were bumped due to more pressing cases (which I understand
because if Valerie Grace was a pressing case, I would want her bumping someone
else). Anyway - Valerie Grace, praise God, is symptom free, so we will have the
scan done Monday morning. Lord willing. We have been trying to have this done
since last March - who knew scheduling a CT with sedation would be so
difficult. One more week, we will be in the land of fast finger scheduling
where they always seem to have time to get everyone in - St Judes is seriously
the master of organized scheduling - they have a one stop shop that does all of
the working around so you just go from place to place to place.
We are now scheduled for CT Monday morning at 7am.
Love,
Celeste Welch
www.thewelchfamily.org
New address for Ecuador
The Welch Family
Casilla 16-01-855
Puyo, Pastaza
Ecuador
5-17-09
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Praise & Prayer: Hi. . .thank you for your prayers for our
little guy. Oliver is recovering well from eye surgery and is scheduled
for a 2nd one on June 18th. His soreness has lessened greatly and his
brothers have been wonderful and gentle with him. We thank God for his
blessings and provisions and seek His continual healing and
protection.
~K. Dunn
5-17-09
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MEETINGS
Classical
Conversations, Gainesville - Informational Meeting
Tuesday,
June, 9th
Do you use the Classical approach to home schooling? Or do you want to
know more about classical education within a Biblical world view?
This year, two families from Gainesville drive to Ocala to be a part of
Classical Conversations. We are interested in bringing Classical
Conversations to Gainesville for the 2009-2010 school year. Classical
Conversations meets one day each week for 24 weeks. www.classicalconversations.com
We are a Classical, Christian group which provides Community and
Accountability! For ages Pre-K - High School. Students (along with
a parent) will join others their age while learning art, presentation skills
and doing science projects as well as working on memory work in subjects of
History, Bible, Geography, Science, Math, Grammar and Latin!
Please join us for an Informational Meeting on Tuesday,
June 9th at 6:30 PM at Abundant Grace Community Church, 12505
NW 39th Ave. Gainesville. Please RSVP to Tracy Bright at brighttracy@bellsouth.net
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Planning Day
(Keystone Hts.)
Trinity Homeschooling
Association planning day is scheduled for August
3 at Trinity Baptist Church in Keystone Heights at 9 a.m.
Interested parties should contact Patti Crawford crawfordstanleyp@bellsouth.net
for group policy & statement of faith info prior to the meeting.
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You're Invited to
Our Webinar: The Development of a Student's Spelling Ability
The Development of a Student's Spelling Ability with Dr. Ann C. Sharp August 13, 2009 - 2 p.m. MT
This webinar will give a historical overview of how educational psychologists
discovered the nature of a student's spelling development, what that development
looks like, and how it mirrors reading development. Implications for
instruction will be discussed; including the influence of learning rules.
This will be a content rich
web presentation, ideal for all parents and educators that deal with readers of
all ages.
To attend this FREE presentation, you will need to register. Please click on
the button below to go to http://www.readinghorizons.com/community/webinars/index.aspx
Dr. Ann C. Sharp has 12 years of classroom experience teaching literacy to
children and adults. In 2006 she received her doctorate in Educational
Psychology with a focus in the science of reading, graduating with distinction
and winning Dissertation of the Year Award for her research on spelling
development in young children.
Read more - http://www.readinghorizons.com/community/webinars/popup_ann_sharp.aspx
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Dealing with the
Past Class (GVN)
A discussion group for
women to address unresolved issues from the past.
Mardy Freeman mardy@thefreemans.org or (352) 472-7700
Second Thursday's of the month October 2008 through May 2009!
Place: Creekside Community Church - 2640 N.W. 39th Avenue
Gainesville
Time: 6:00 pm till 7:00 pm
Date: Thursday, FALL 2009
Mardy's Mom's meeting: Begins shortly after 7pm. You are invited to
attend.
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F.A.C.E. Activities (LC)
Chill
& Spill (mom's mtg.)
Second Thursday of every month
Questions call Terri at 386-867-4907
Art Classes (Wellborn Community Center)
1st & 3rd Friday of the month
Begins Sept. 5, 10:30-12:00n
Call Kathy Wotton for info. 386-963-4317
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Heartstrings and
Bright Lights (LC)
Stephanie Johns 386-755-5520 or tsjohns@comcast.net
Heartstrings is a meeting to encourage homeschool moms.
We meet the
last Tuesday of each month from 7:00-9:00 at the home of Sherry Miller in Lake
City.
For directions, call 386 755-5520 or email tsjohns@comcast.net
We will be sharing testimonies this year of what God is doing in our families.
This group shares a common thread that we all desire to be the wife and mom God
wants us to be.
We realize that it is God who is working in us and He alone can transform us
and in so doing will also tranform our homes and families into what He desires
them to be.
We gain much by coming together and encouraging one another as we walk along
this path together.
Bring a friend and a snack to share....
Bright Lights meets at the same time and is for girls ages 10 and up. Please
bring your Bible and book. This is a new book and you can order it before
the meeting if you go to www.brightlights.info
If you do not get your book ordered in time for the first meeting, we will have
copies available the first night. We will have two classes this year. An older
class led by Lynn Ellis and Sherry Miller and a younger class led by Ester
Gamboa and Breya Register.
Bright Lights is a discipleship program by Sarah Malley.
The purpose is...
1.To encourage the pursuit of
godliness
2.To provide positive peer influence
and accountability
3.To have a group which can be a
team to minister to others
What is a “bright
light”? It is a girl who knows how to respond just right to people and
circumstances. It is a girl who has Biblical convictions and commitments, and
is able to go through her teenage years strong for the Lord without stumbling
as many do. It is a girl who touches the lives of others by her servant’s
spirit and the message of eternal life through Jesus Christ. God wants bright
lights! There is a great need for more of them in this generation of darkness.
-Sarah Mally
2-22-09
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High School Meeting
(GNV)
Tammy Alvarez tjalvarez@juno.com
Hi to All,
Come join others who are
homeschooling through high school ... we meet informally one hour prior to
Mardy's Mom's meetings. In the past, we have shared about the
importance of guiding our children in their interests, determining what types
of documentation we may or may NOT need, learned how easy it is to help our
teens enter dual-enrollment at the community college, shared resources
and websites that guide us on this journey, listened to a guest speaker share
about what her children thought was great about home schooling in high school
and just offered each other support and encouragement.
PLEASE get on the email
list for the MOST up-to-date info regarding meeting dates.
Place: Creekside Community Church - 2640 N.W. 39th
Avenue Gainesville
Time: 6:00 pm till 6:55 pm
Next Meeting: FALL 2009
Mardy's Mom's meeting:
Begins shortly after 7pm. You are invited to attend!
EXPERIENCED HOME
SCHOOL PARENTS WHO ALREADY HOME SCHOOL A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT - (and we have several experienced person
already) We "ROOKIES" could use your encouragement and thoughts
... or if you know an one of these EXPERIENCED people, please invite them
to continue to support home schooling by sharing their experiences with
us.
Send a message stating you would like to be one the "HS through HS email list." if you would like to receive information about various high school topics or opportunities or ask a question for the group to answer ~tjalvarez@juno.com TAMMY
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Newbie Meeting (GNV)
Juli Stewart mandjstewart@cox.net
If you are new to
homeschooling and would enjoy an informal chat time with some veteran
homeschooling moms, please come on the second Thursday's of the month
Place: Creekside
Community Church - 2640 N.W. 39th Avenue Gainesville
Time: 6:00 pm till 6:50 pm
Next Meeting: FALL 2009
Mardy's Mom's meeting: Begins shortly after 7pm. You are invited to
attend.
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The Moms Group (GVN)
Mardy Freeman mardy@thefreemans.org or
(352) 472-7700
Meeting Dates:
Second
Thursday evening during the school year (usually).
Next
Meeting: FALL 2009
Meeting Place:
Creekside
Community Church - 2640 N.W. 39th Avenue Gainesville
Meeting Times:
5:00 – 7:00 Pine Grove Baptist Church Library Happy Hour!
6:00 – 7:00 Homeschooling through High School
6:00 – 7:00 Newbie Homeschooler Meeting
6:00 – 7:00 The Way of the Master Video Class
7:00 –
8:30 Mom’s Meeting with Nursery
8:30- ?
Fellowship and Small-Group Prayer
The Moms’ Meetings are
all about encouragement -
encouragement to love the Lord more, to love our husbands and children more, to
love one another a little more in His Name. It’s Christian fellowship
with warm and loving, like-minded women from many different circumstances,
different backgrounds and different churches. We share with each other our
victories and our trials, laugh a little, cry a little, and pray for one
another. And starting in October, a mom and her teen daughter said they
would like to open our meeting with a couple of worship songs. If you
haven’t come before, if you haven’t come in a while, I hope you will join
us! I know you will be blessed.
Web Page for More
Information: www.thefreemans.org/moms
Mardy Freeman's Moms
Group on Facebook!
www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1306241264&ref=name#/group.php?gid=46530138809
Nursery:
Thanks to Sarah Gillespie,
we will again have a nursery (for the Moms’ Meeting time only – from 7:00 to
8:30).
The nursery is by e-mail
reservation only, and reservations must be sent at least 24 hours before the
meeting.
Contact Sarah at sarahjpa@gmail.com
Pine Grove Library:
Stop by the Pine Grove
Baptist Church Media Library before our meetings! (Just please please ring the
bell so she can hear you out there!
Thanks so much). The Moms’ Group certainly has been blessed by having
such a dear friend in Lena Bush, who serves as the librarian. Lena has
not only opened the library to all Moms’ Group members, but again is offering
to keep the library open after hours on Mom’s Meetings nights – from 5 to 7
p.m. If you’ve never been to this abundant Christian library before, plan
on blocking enough time for browsing. And be sure to tell Lena how
much it means to us – because it really means a lot!
Lena Bush at Mamabear727@cs.com or (352) 372-7687 at
home or (352) 376-4052 at church
Tuesday
8:00 - 12:00
Wednesday
8:00 - 4:00
Thursday
8:00 - 12:00 (and once a
month 5-7pm on Mardy's Moms Group Meeting days!!)
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The Way of the
Master Basic Training Video Class (GNV)
Melinda Griffis and
daughters, Kelcee and Kember smand4ks@alltel.net
or (352) 475-3198
Second Thursday's of the
month October 2008 through May 2009!
Place: Creekside
Community Church - 2640 N.W. 39th Avenue Gainesville
Time: 6:00 pm till 7:00 pm
Next Meeting: FALL 2009
Mardy's Mom's meeting: Begins shortly after 7pm. You are invited to
attend.
From Mardy: This is a
new class being offered through the Moms’ Group, and I’m very excited about
it. Our son, Stephen, learned a great deal about sharing his faith with
kids his own age through Way of the Master before he left for college. I
just ordered workbooks for our family as our sons, Patrick and Joel, will be
attending, and I’ll be as well whenever I am not helping out in another
area. This is an outstanding class for teens as well as parents and
relates very well on how to communicate Christ to this generation. Here
is a note from the Griffises about the course:
From Melinda, Kelcee and Kember Griffis smand4ks@alltel.net
We'd like to invite you to
join us for the Way of the Master Basic Training Course! We (Melinda Griffis
and daughters Kelcee and Kember) will be facilitating it during the 6:00 - 7:00
time slot before each Moms’ Meeting. This evangelism training program has
been a great blessing to our family, encouraging and equipping us to reach out
to the lost. Now in turn, we want to pass the blessing on to your family.
You can find out more about the Way of the Master by going to www.wayofthemaster.com
If you are interested in attending, just go to:
www.livingwaters.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=WOTM-BTC to
order your family's Basic Training Course Study Guide (only $5.99 plus
S&H), and then contact us to let us know you'll be coming. There will be a
very nominal one-time fee (probably under $2 per family) for other class
materials. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us. Hope to see you
there!
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(Back to the Top)
City
Abbreviations!!!
Gainesville
(GNV)
Hawthorne (HAW)
Jacksonville (JAX)
Lake City (LC)
Live Oak (LO)
Newberry (NEW)
Ocala (OCL)
Orlando (OR)
St. Augustine (ST. AUG)
EVENTS
HOMESCHOOL
ORIENTATION (Belleview)
Shared by: Vicki Leist
FPEA District 3 Director/Secretary district3@fpea.com
Belleview Public Library
Monday, June 22nd at 3:00 p.m.
Please let any new or potential homeschoolers know of this event!!
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Calvary Chapel
Gainesville invites you to attend our VBS
ROME: Paul and the Underground Church
July 6-10th, 6:00-8:30pm
Kindergarten - 8th Grade
5510 SW 62nd Ave
Gainesville, FL 32608
www.ccgainesville.com for
directions
Please RSVP by 6/26: ccgvbs@gmail.com
Volunteers welcome & asked to sign up May 24th (please come to our after
church BBQ @ noon 5/24 for more information)
Childcare will be provided for volunteers
For questions or more information feel free to email me: gotk1ds@aol.com
Hope to see you there! ~Heather Russell:)
Calvary Chapel Gainesville VBS Coordinator
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Reading Round-up
Celebration! (GNV)
Lena Bush Mamabear727@cs.com
or (352) 372-7687 at home or (352) 376-4052 at church
Giddy up, reading
freinds and library users!
Our annual summer reading
celebration will be July 25, 2009, at Pine
Grove Baptist Church, 4200 NW 39th Ave., Gainesville. This year we have a
Western theme, so be sure to wear your cowboy outfits! Or maybe an Indian
outfit!
Roundup reading begins June
7. We will begin giving tickets then. Children who are not reading
yet may have a family member read to them. Younger children will receive
a ticket for each book read from Pine Grove Baptist Church Media Library.
Older children reading chapter books will earn a ticket for each 50 pages read.
Books must be checked out from the Church Library. Books should be on the
child's reading level.
Reading one of the Gospel's
earns 4 tickets. Tickets must be filled out and brought the day of the
Roundup to be able to choose prizes. Each prize will be labeled with the
number of tickets it requires. There will also be a table of free items.
Prizes will be available
from 8:00 until 9:30 when they will be packed away to make room for other
activities.
Prizes are the only things
that require tickets. Everything else is courtesy of Pine Grove Baptist
Church. Donations are gratefully accepted!! "Thank you"
to the friends who have already contributed!
We plan to have popcorn,
snow cones, balloons, face painting, a petting zoo, Moon Walk, pony rides, (of
course! We have gone Western!), a carriage ride, a tent with a
demonstration of outdoor cooking, rag doll making and soap making, Mr. Jim with
his illusions, horse shoe pitching and other activities. It will be a
very full morning, so please com on time!
Parents, please plan to stay
with your children, help them with their prize selection and enjoy the morning
with them! Lunch will be served at noon.
Our library hours:
Tuesday 8:00 - 12:00
Wednesday 8:00 - 4:00
Thursday 8:00 - 12:00
We will be setting up the
week of July 19 and I have three nursing home parties that week, so help that
week will be greatly appreciated!
See you in the library,
~Lena
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Pam Tebow to Speaker (Crystal River)
Karen Maddox mteam@atlantic.net
First Baptist Church of
Crystal River is hosting Pam Tebow as a speaker, Thursday evening October 15th with a reception following in
their Fellowship hall. The tickets will be available in about a month and
seating is limited. I will follow up with more details as they come.
Thank you for passing this information on to these ladies!
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Fall 2009 Book
Sale (GNV)
THE BOOKHOUSE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY
ALACHUA COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICT
GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA
http://folacld.org/bksl.html
Book Sale Schedule
Saturday, Oct 24: 9am - 6pm
Sunday, Oct 25: 1pm-6pm
Monday, Oct 26: Noon -8pm
Tuesday, Oct 27: Noon-8pm
1/2 price day
Wednesday, Oct 28: Noon-6pm 10
cent day
The Friends of the Library
(serving the Alachua County Library District in Gainesville, Florida)
is located at
430-B North Main Street
Gainesville, Florida 32601
352-375-1676
folacld@bellsouth.net
•Our large building houses a
great many books and welcomes volunteers of all ages!
•We accept donations year-round and have many volunteers who sort, price, and
arrange these books for our semi-annual book sales which are open to the
public.
•The money made during the book sales is used for budgeted library
support,scholarships for library staff, special projects, and county literacy
projects.
•Hours are:
Monday - Thursday: 9:00 am-3:00 pm,
Friday and Saturday 9:00 am-Noon
Spring Book Sale
April 2010
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4th Annual
Homeschool Cruise
Hello,
My name is Gretchen Pfeiffer, and I am a homeschool mom from Charlotte,
NC. I am helping to promote an annual homeschool cruise that my family
and I have attended. It was one of the best vacations we have ever had.
Join other homeschool families from all over the southeastern US and beyond for
the 4th ANNUAL HOMESCHOOL CRUISE to the Southern Caribbean on January 7 - 15, 2010 out of Fort Lauderdale,
Florida aboard the Carnival Miracle. This is an 8 day cruise to
"God's Country": St. Maarten, St. Kitts and St. Lucia. Prices
begin at only $1933.84 for a family of four which includes $100 onboard credit
per cabin. Also lots of fun family group activities onboard will be
offered. Prices include everything except transportation to the port,
parking at the port, travel insurance, shore excursions, tips, soft drinks, and
alcohol. Deposits of only $50 per person will reserve your cabin
today! For further info, contact Gretchen at pfeifferhome@gmail.com to have a
attachment sent to you with more information.
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to the Top)
FELLOWSHIP TIMES
Want to Organize a Field Trip?!
Here is a sample form to
help!!
http://members.cox.net/mandjstewart/t2/fieldtripform/
Here are fun Field Trip
Ideas!!
http://members.cox.net/mandjstewart/t2/ideas/
Pick and idea and a date and
time that is good for you and your family and post it on the newsletter to see
who can join you!
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Municipal Pools
(GNV)
www.cityofgainesville.org/GOVERNMENT/CityDepartmentsNZ/RecreationDivision/aqPools/tabid/167/Default.aspx
Westside Pool
Adult $3.50
Child $2.25
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Free Family Film
Festival (GNV)
Hey,
Check this out:
REG Free Family Film Festival Beginning June
2009!
When school’s out, kids around the country visit selected Regal
theatres for the Free Family Film Festival. It’s a fun-filled nine weeks of
movies for kids and parents. Since 1991, Regal has provided this service to the
community, and best of all it’s FREE!
Selected G & PG movies
start at 10AM each Tuesday and Wednesday during the festival. First-come,
first-served seating is limited to theatre capacity. The Free Family Film
Festival is safe, lots of fun and a great way for kids to spend a weekday
morning in the summer.
Tickets for our 2009 Free Family Film Festival are exclusively available at
select theatres’ box office on the day of the show.
(This part is new to me... before they just had
the doors propped open, and we just bypassed the box office.)
Local theatre info and show schedule:
Gainesville Cinema 14
3101 SW 35th Blvd.
Gainesville ,FL 32608
352-336-0414
06/09/2009-06/11/2009
Mr. Bean's Holiday (G)
Madagascar 2: Escape To Africa (PG)
06/16/2009-06/18/2009
Arctic Tale (G)
Igor (PG)
06/23/2009-06/25/2009
Everyone's Hero (G)
Kung Fu Panda (PG)
06/30/2009-07/02/2009
Charlotte's Web (G)
Shrek The Third (PG)
07/07/2009-07/09/2009
The Tale Of Despereaux (G)
Bee Movie (PG)
07/14/2009-07/16/2009
Space Chimps (G)
Alvin And The Chipmunks (PG)
07/21/2009-07/23/2009
Horton Hears A Who (G)
Nim's Island (PG)
07/28/2009-07/30/2009
Doogal (G)
Spiderwick Chronicles (PG)
08/04/2009-08/06/2009
Mr. Magorium's Wonder
Emporium (G)
Water Horse: Legend Of The Deep (PG)
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Homeschoolers Summer Park Day (GNV)
Juli Stewart mandjstewart@cox.net
When: Every Monday of the month
starting June 8th
Where: Westside Park NW
34th Street and NW 8th Ave.
When: 9:30 - 10:30 am … then
it’s REALLY hot!
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Moms Dinner Out
(GNV)
Juli Stewart mandjstewart@cox.net
Any ladies wishing
to have a scrumptious dinner and lively conversation every other month,
come join the Moms Dinner Out gang! Please RSVP so I can arrange for a
table to accommodate the group.
2008
Thursday, July
17, 6:30 pm at Book Lover's Cafe in NW Gainesville (It was yummy!)
Thursday, Sept.
11, 6:30 pm at Outdoor Cafe in High Springs (It was yummy!)
Saturday, Nov. 15,
6:30 pm at Olive Garden in SW Gainesville (It was yummy!)
2009
Thursday, Jan.
22, 6:30 pm at Red Onion Grill NW Gainesville (It was yummy!)
Saturday,
Mar. 21, 6:30 pm at Conestoga’s in Alachua (It was yummy!)
July TBA
September TBA
November TBA
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HOMESCHOOLERS
"BEGINNING OF THE YEAR" PICNIC (HAW)
Mike and Juli Stewart mandjstewart@cox.net
Dear Families,
We are inviting you to come to Camp Good News on Saturday, September 26, 2009 between 10:00 AM till 4
PM. This is for any homeschooling family. We would like to start
off the year with a fun family picnic and fellowship time. Please bring
your family's lunch and a dessert to share. There is a grill available.
Lunch-time will be at noon. There is a $6 fee per family for
this event.
Facilities include grill, ice, swimming in lake, pontoon platform, canoes,
water slide (BRING YOUR OWN INFLATABLE
RAFT!!), volley ball and
basketball courts (bring your own balls), and a playground, activity field for
running or soccer, non-motorized dirt bike trail that intertwines through
woods and rock wall for younger children. There will be no lifeguard
on duty. There are rest rooms and changing rooms.
We and the camp ask that you wear modest bathing attire.
Directions: Camp Good News, Hawthorne, FL is east on SR 20. Go
to and through Hawthorne. Go 4 miles to 20-A. Turn Right on 20-A. Go 1/2 mile
to Twin Lakes Rd (and Camp sign), and turn Left. Camp Good News will be down
the dirt road, on the right, clearly marked.
(BRING YOUR OWN INFLATABLE RAFT!! We
have found the 74" x 28" pool lounger ... the one that looks like it
has cup holder all in it ... really works the best for the slide.
Also, a large doughnut inner tube is good.)
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Field Trip Ideas
Find lots of good ideas
here!!
Freeman Family Field Trip Guide
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Field Trip Idea -
Dare to Dream Alpacas (NEW)
The Turchon Family turchon@yahoo.com
We welcome groups to come out and see our farm. Not only do we have alpacas (two
of the cutest babies you have ever seen!!!) but a whole menagerie of other
animals. Come out and learn about alpacas and other farm animals, help collect
eggs and feed all the animals. Bring a picnic lunch and spend the morning!!
Please e-mail me to set up your visit.
8-10-08
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Other Park Days
Mike and Juli Stewart mandjstewart@cox.net
I will have a homeschoolers park day on the NW side of Gainesville for
2008-2009. But if anyone has park days or would like to start one
up on other sides of town (or other towns) and you would like to get the
word out, e-mail us and we'll be happy to post a note for you.
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City
Abbreviations!!!
Gainesville
(GNV)
Hawthorne (HAW)
Jacksonville (JAX)
Lake City (LC)
Live Oak (LO)
Newberry (NEW)
Ocala (OCL)
Orlando (OR)
St. Augustine (ST. AUG)
OPPORTUNITIES
THIS IS A
DATED LIST (ALPHABETIZED LIST BELOW)
FREE GYM USE
Shared by: Milagros Ruiz
I wanted to share something for you to forward to the entire homeschool
community that lives in or near Gainesville, Florida. The Gainesville Health
and Fitness Center is hosting/sponsoring a program that allows teens from 13-17
years of age to use their facility {within certain times of the day} for the
entire summer for FREE. Have anyone interested call the GHFC and obtain
specific details.
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Fiber Arts Homeschooler Co-op
Corrine Swinney corrineswinney@yahoo.com or 352-245-9878
I am interested in starting a Fiber Arts Homeschoolers Co-op. I have a good friend who has an Arts Degree and is willing to teach families various fiber arts. We have a spinning wheel dealer who will give us a great discount on spinning wheels for the whole group (each family would be responsible for purchasing their own spinning wheels). If anyone is interested, please, contact me.
5-3-09
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The Link: Summer Camp Edition!
www.homeschoolnewslink.com/homeschool/e-newsletter/summer1/index.html
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FUNDRED DOLLAR BILL
PROJECT
Jane Gravois flcreate@yahoo.com
You are invited and encouraged to participate
in The FUNDRED DOLLAR BILL PROJECT, an innovative artwork made of millions of
drawings. "This creative collective action is intended to support
OPERATION PAYDIRT, an extraordinary art/science project uniting three million
children with educators, scientists, health care professionals, designers,
urban planners, engineers and artists. Together they are working to make safe
the lead polluted soil of New Orleans that places thousands of children at risk
for severe learning disabilities and behavioral problems, including violent
crime".
-If successful this scientific method of plants absorbing heavy metals can be
applied to other major cities with heavy metal pollution!-
At its simplest, all that is involved is downloading the template for the blank
Fundred dollar bill, drawing your creative ideas onto it and sending it to the
nearest collection center. There is now one in Gainesville! A cool armored
truck fueled with vegetable oil will pick up the bills! The project can be
turned into a lesson appropriate to introduce though any number of subjects
including social studies, science, community service, history, political
science, or art and design. Ultimately it is hoped your children's
contributions will demonstrate that their creative actions can make a
difference.
For more perspective on how to join the fun please check out the site: www.fundred.org
Included is the template, lessons plans, an art gallery of bills already
submitted and interviews with Mel Chin, artist resposible for the conception of
the project. Look for his sculpture 'Safehouse', and actual house in New
Orleans transformed into a 'vault' for the Fundred dollar bills until they move
onto Washington, D.C.
If you decided to participate in the project, I've set up a collection center in Gainesville where you can
send your bills!
The Fundred team wants homeschoolers to have a voice! Participate and then
spread the word!
Thanks you and have fun!
Jane Gravois
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Book It! Homeschool
Enrollment OPEN NOW!!
Thank you for your interest
in the BOOK IT! Program for grades K-6.
Enrollment for the 2009-10
program is underway.
www.bookitprogram.com/enrollment/homeschool.asp
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. Who is eligible for the BOOK IT! Program for homeschools?
Any student in grades K-6 (5 years old by September of current school year)
that is homeschooled and does not attend any other educational facility.
2. What are the program
dates for 2009-010?
October 1, 2009, through March 31, 2010.
3. When will the 2009-10 materials be shipped to enrolled homeschools?
Materials will arrive by early to mid-September.
2-8-09
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Creation Apologetics
(Naples)
12 Week Course By Catie Frates
Location: New Hope Ministries Naples
May 26th-August 11th
Tuesdays 7pm-8pm
Be prepared to protect and defend your faith against controversial issues
pertaining to science and how it relates to the Bible!
This course will provide the opportunity to explore the answers to some very
hard questions Christians have to face in our secular society and world. It is
our prayer that this information will build your faith as well as assist in
equipping you to better defend and share your faith with others.
Class 1 Foundations and Worldviews at War
Class 2 - The Creation Week and Young Earth Evidence
Class 3 - The Fall, Genealogies, and Introduction to the Flood
Class 4 - The Flood - Catastrophic Plate Tectonics Model
Class 5 The Flood Fossils and the Geologic Column
Class 6 Radiometric Dating
Class 7 The Ice Age
Class 8 The Division of the Nations and Ancient Man
Class 9 Dinosaurs
Class 10 Icons of Evolution
Class 11 Creation Astronomy including Starlight and Time
Class 12 Christian Compromises
For more information visit www.CatieFrates.com or
to register now visit www.Creationdata.com
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We are excited to
announce Interactive Online Classes with Catie Frates!
Bring science to life, as your student learns about God's creation!
Did you know that current statistics state that 70% of college students that
professed Christ before college and were raised in Christian homes choose to
turn from their faith because of what they learn about evolution and science in
school?
These interactive on-line courses, taught from a Biblical worldview by a
nationally known creation scientist, will prepare your student for high school
science, college science and their station in life!
Courses Include:
1) Students have their own username and password to access their online
course(s)
-Students can access classes from anywhere with internet
2) Online classes available to be watched 24/7 for 90 days per class! View labs
demonstrated and recorded one on one with Catie Frates to insure maximum
student benefit!
-These classes are recorded in front of a live class
-Your student will see the labs performed as they were intended to be performed
3) Access to Catie Frates for questions and clarification via e-mail
-Students will still have access to Catie Frates scientific expertise
4) Students will have weekly assignments to complete as specified on the
syllabus
- Tests are graded in "class"
- Suggested grading format is provided!
- Ultimately, parents are in control of assigning grades
5) Bonus Material
- Extra math problem with solutions will be demonstrated
- FAQs will be posted to site for student benefit
- Recommended Field Trips
- Catie Frates' additional insights and updates on material being covered
Register before June 1st and receive the
convention special!
For more information visit http://catiefrates.com/index.html
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Summer Soccer Clinic
& Private Soccer Lessons Summer Soccer Clinics (GNV)
Jodi Knack
9226 NW 14th PL
Gainesville, FL 32606
Phone: (352) 222-6765
E-mail: Knackj@jbu.edu
- Learn fundamental tactics
- Increase technical foot skills
- Enhance speed and agility
Dates:
June 1-12 (For girls in 8th - 12th grade)
June 15-26 (For co-ed in 5th - 7th grade)
- Sessions on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays each week from 6 – 7:30
p.m.
- Make-up sessions for rained-out days are on Wednesdays and Saturdays
- Small group of six participants
in each clinic
- Sign up by May 18 – contact Jodi Knack
$30 for each participant
Private Soccer Lessons
- Receive one-on-one instruction and assessment
- Sessions tapered to the needs of the player
- Primary focus on ball-handling skills
$12 per hour
Jodi Knack, Trainer Credentials
· Collegiate soccer player for John Brown University
women’s soccer team
· 2nd team all-conference and scholar athlete at JBU
· Cornerstone high school soccer alumni & MVP for 2002,
2003, and 2005 seasons
· FCAL all-conference in 2002, 2003, and 2005
· 2005 FCAL Tournament MVP (CHAMPIONS!!)
· Four years of select soccer through GSA
· Pursuing a degree in Exercise Studies along with Accounting
· Interning this summer at GHFC as a personal trainer
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Anatomy Summer Camps
(Boone, NC)
Greg Landry, M.S.
Director, Human Anatomy and Physiology Lab
office: 828-265-4101
Greg@homeschoolscienceacademy.com
http://www.HomeschoolScienceAcademy.com
===> Summer Camps - Anatomy and Physiology
===> Very Cool Week-Long Camps in Boone, NC :)
== June 7 - 12, all girls camp
== June 14 - 19, all girls camp
- ALMOST FULL
== June 21 - 26, all guys camp
== July 5 - 10, guys and girls
camp - FULL
We only have a few spots still available.
See details, photos, and letters from parents and students here.
http://www.HomeschoolScienceAcademy.com
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Summertime Blues?
Camp Good News campgoodnews@bellsouth.net
Camp Good News offers all of the fun expected from a traditional summer camp
while also teaching campers about God’s Word. Nestled on 11 beautiful
acres, the camp features activities such as swimming, canoeing, archery, rock
wall, activity field, game pavilion, play ground, basketball courts, skating,
and a bike trail. Bible and Missionary times teach kids about the importance of
God’s Word in their daily lives. The fun begins on June 8th - August, so log on to www.campgoodnewsfl.com or call (352)
481-3550 for registration information. One week at camp could change your
child’s eternity!
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Summer Camps:
Florida Etiquette & Protocol (ALA)
Corporate and Personal Training Instructing Adults,Teens and Children
Everyone likes to be treated with courtesy and respect. Good manners and good fun
go hand-in-hand. Our company teaches young ladies and gentlemen how to conduct
themselves properly in any social setting. Teens are taught social graces,
dining etiquette and business protocol. We will help them enhance their
confidence in any situation, giving them an edge both socially and
professionally. By acquiring the skills of etiquette early in life,
teens have greater potential to step forward to meet their lifelong goals.
Those with proper etiquette training are more likely to carry themselves in
social and dining situations with confidence.
We are pleased to announce that we will be holding Summer Etiquette Camps: June 8 - 12 and July 6 - 10 at First Baptist Church of
Alachua (14005 NW 146th Ave, Alachua, FL.) Classes for children ages 5-10
will be held in the mornings from 9-12 pm and classes for youth ages 11-17 will
be held in the afternoons from 1-4 pm.
We teach through quality instruction and fun activities that help make learning
manners fun! We believe in non-stuffy etiquette classes. Almost every manner
rule coincides with a fun-interactive role playing activity. These camps can
give the student the tools in a motivational environment that builds
self-esteem and the desire to present oneself properly in any setting.
The camps will include:
Greeting and Handshakes
Business Etiquette
Showing Appreciation and Being Thankful
Showing Respect For Others
Conversation Skills
Party Manners
Respectfulness
Honoring and Obeying Parents and God's Other 9 Rules
Responding To Invitations
Church and Theater Etiquette
Guest Manners
Telephone Manners
Thank You Notes
The 65 Dining Manners
Utensil Placement
Restaurant Manners
Navigating and Identifying The Place Setting
Proper Tea Manners,
Eating Difficult Foods
The Formal Meal
American and Continental Eating Styles
There is individualized
classroom instruction with a maximum of 25 students per class. At the end of
each class is a formal dinner followed by an awards ceremony that friends and
family are welcome to attend.
The cost of each class is $195 per child. Registration
and payment received before April 1st will qualify for a discount
with the cost being $185 per child. Our registration form is available by
email or from our website (under the “Events” tab) :
www.floridaetiquette.com
If you have questions, you may contact me by return email or by phone at
352-225-1069.
We look forward to teaching morals, values and good manners to your
children.
Robin Steele
Founder and Director
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The Rape Aggression
Defense Program (GNV)
After having
taken this class with my daughter, I am even more convinced that the
information provided is invaluable. This class is geared towards teens
aged thirteen through senior aged women. If you have an injury, they are
mindful of that in training. One dear lady made use of her walking cane
very effectively. Deputy Shawn Pagel has taught classes to school groups,
church groups, groups of friends, and more. Currently, three summer camps
for kids are in the works which will have a focus on safety entitled something
like Resisting Aggression Defense for children of both genders. It's my
understanding that these deputies volunteer their time towards this program as
it is obviously something they feel very strongly about. This is
currently offered as a free program so please share this information with
friends, family, etc., so we can demonstrate a need and desire for this type of
personal safety program.
~Odette
Hinson
The Rape Aggression Defense program, known as RAD, is a self-defense course
specifically and only for women. The program was founded in 1989 by a former
campus police officer. Today the course is taught at more than four hundred
colleges and universities and has trained more than four thousand instructors
and more than one hundred fifty thousand women. The program’s instructional
objective is "to develop and enhance the options of self-defense, so they
become viable considerations to the woman who is attacked." The growing
wide spread acceptance of this system is primarily due to the ease, simplicity
and effectiveness of our tactics, solid research, legal defensibility and
unique teaching methodology.
http://www.alachuasheriff.org/crime_prevention_reporting/rad_program.htm
2009 RAD Class Dates
June 11th, 15th, & 16th 5:30-9:30
Santa Fe College Room S-29
The class is FREE, but enrollment is limited to ensure the highest level of
quality instruction.
Register by calling Deputy Shawn Pagel. (352-367-4044 or 538-1277) or email at spagel@alachuasheriff.org
.
Please provide your name, email address, phone number and which class dates you
would like to attend.
Remember, the class consists of three (3) four (4)-hour sections. You need to
attend all 3 sessions.
**Time and location are subject to change.**
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Eagles Rest Camp
(Melrose)
1221 North County Road 315
Melrose, FL 32666
(386) 659-1650
This is where Rachel rides in case you are
interested in horse camp.
Blessings,
~Patti Crawford
Campers Riding Ability:
_ Beginner – Little or no riding experience or lacks confidence
_ Novice – Can ride a gentle horse at a walk, perhaps trot a little
_ Intermediate – Can walk, trot, canter, but needs to improve skills
_ Advanced – Previous experience and instruction, good form and control
_ June 14 - June 19
_ June 21 - June 26
The cost of Camp is $300 per participant per camp. Full payment must accompany
registration Form.
Call for a 2009 Camp
Registration Form to be e-mailed to you.
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Lighthouse Summer Camp Programs & Scholarship
Info (St. AUG.)
6 Weeks - 3 Different Camps!
June 15 through July 31
9am - 3 pm Daily
Shrimping and Fishing - Learn what there is to know about shrimp. Go sailing.
Try fishing. Take a hike. Write a song. Climb the Lighthouse!
Marine Ecology - Meet the creatures of the coast. Learn how we live together.
See how we can help each other. Explore. Take a cruise. Write a play. Climb the
Lighthouse... again!
Historic Foodways - Investigate why we eat certain foods. Find out where we get
our food. Discover how to make sure we always have food. Go for a boat ride.
Tell the story. And climb the Lighthouse one more time!
All camping sessions include arts and crafts, creative writing, music, science
and technology, hiking, storytelling, a cruise or sail, games, lunch, snacks, a
final presentation for parents and the community and, of course, climbing the
Lighthouse.
For ages 10-12:
6/22-26: Shrimping and Fishing
7/13-17: Marine Ecology
7/27-7/31: Historic Foodways
For ages 6-9:
6/15-19: Shrimping and Fishing
7/6-10: Marine Ecology
7/20-24: Historic Foodways
E-mail and ask for an application for our Summer Camp Scholarship.
The St. Augustine Lighthouse & Museum is pleased to announce the
availability of one-week summer camp scholarships for underserved children,
made possible through the Steve Senecal Scholarship Fund, in partnership with
Sertoma of St. Augustine. See the email attachment for more information
and an application, or contact the Education Department at 904-829-0745 ext
208, 223 or 201, or email ckastle@staugustinelighthouse.com
.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Susan Graffweg
St. Augustine Lighthouse & Museum
81 Lighthouse Avenue
St. Augustine, FL 32080
904.829.0745 x 223
sgraffweg@staugustinelighthouse.com
5-17-09
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Calvary Chapel
Gainesville invites you to attend our VBS
ROME: Paul and the Underground Church
July 6-10th, 6:00-8:30pm
Kindergarten - 8th Grade
5510 SW 62nd Ave
Gainesville, FL 32608
www.ccgainesville.com for directions
Please RSVP by 6/26: ccgvbs@gmail.com
For questions or more information feel free to email me: gotk1ds@aol.com
Hope to see you there! ~Heather Russell:)
Calvary Chapel Gainesville VBS Coordinator
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Kid Sewing Camp!!
Linda Handley lindasewcrazy@windstream.net or
352-468-3558
I am having a kids sewing
camp July 6 to July 10 from
9am - 12pm ages 8-13 (beginning sewing ) .
The cost is $40 and each
child will need to bring 6 fat quarters of their favorite fabric.
I have been sewing now for
almost 30 years and have homeschooled my children for 17 years. I have 7
children and 2 are now graduated. There will be a lot of projects to do and a
lot of fun in learning. Call Linda at for more info. Thanks!!
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2009 SUMMER PROGRAMS
FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
6. Female juniors and seniors. - University of Maryland, College Park:
Women in Engineering, E2@UMD , July 12-18 or July 19-25; rising juniors and
seniors. Go to www.wie.umd.edu/precollege
or call 301-405-3283 University of Maryland Young Scholars Program
targets rising juniors and seniors who have a strong academic record and a
desire to excel to experience college life while earning three academic
credits. 14 courses are offered for three weeks from July 12 - 31, 2009. Visit www.ysp.umd.edu/pr
.
7. Graduating seniors CITY YEAR, WASHINGTON DC (Americorps) - Graduating
seniors who are not sure what they want to do after high school should consider
applying for a paid community service position with City Year, Washington, DC.,
a group of 17-24 year olds committed to full-time service for ten months in the
Washington, DC community. Benefits include: living stipend ($200 per week),
health care coverage, free metro pass, and $4,725 educational scholarship. For
more info: www.cityyear.org or
email: cmurphy@cityyear.org/dc or
call: 202-776-7780, Amanda Seligman. Recruitment open houses will be held once
a month at their headquarters: 918 U Street, NW, 2nd floor, Washington, DC
20001.
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Dance Camp (GNV)
5310 NW 24h Place
Gainesville, FL 32606
352-514-5199 (cell)
352-692-1757 (home)
sarahi@ufl.edu
Once again, summer is upon
us parents! Many of you have been asking me when I will repeat the week-long
dance camp I've held the past three years at the downtown Gainesville Dance and
Music Association.
The camp will be held July 13th-17th, one week only, with two
different age groups and new material for returning dancers.
Please note that we now have a great NEW LOCATION for 2009 - the Mile Run
Neighborhood Clubhouse (near Hunter's Crossing Publix). Some of you will
find this northwest Gainesville location more convenient to where you
live. I apologize to any of you who may now have a slightly longer drive.
I think that all of you will appreciate the clean, secure, family-oriented
locale, situated in an easy-to-find residential area rather than a
downtown business district. We'll now have both a water fountain and a
kitchen - with a fridge for your child's snacks and drinks - at our
disposal.
There is still plenty of parking. Though we will no longer have a parent
waiting room available, there is a covered area just outside
the Clubhouse, and we'll be right beside some easy, pretty walking trails.
Both a registration form and an informative flyer can be e-mailed to you,
so please ask for them. I hope you will all be able to participate again,
and I hope you enjoy fun and relaxing summers with your families!
Please feel free to contact me with any questions. Registration is ongoing up
until the camp begins, but for the past two years camps have filled, and
payment is required for me to hold a spot in the camp.
Please let me know if you have any questions. A registration form, a
camp description, and a brief professional bio of myself are all
attached.
Fondly,
Ms. Sarah
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Visual Manna -
Narnia Workshop
Visual Manna, P.O. Box 553,
Salem, MO 65560
1-888-2757309 or visualmanna@gmail.com
Visual Manna's 12th annual camp for the
arts is July 20-24th this
year. We are offering not only the visual arts, but music and drama as
well. It is located in the beautiful town of Salem, MO close to the
Current River. See our art camp section. Master professional
artists come daily and give instruction on techniques and tell their inspiring
stories.
Cost is $35.00 per day for day students. All supplies are included. Cost
is $75.00 per day for overnight students. Family discounts are
available. Contact us for more information.
Six hours a day of delightful art training. Cost is $450.00. This
includes a complete set of our books...some on CD and training. We
can supply you with a packet for teaching art in the Visual Manna Method.
You need to sign up for our Teaching Camp offered this year. You can take
it via the internet, or come to Salem and do art camp with us. The other
date available is July 20-23.
This is the same date as our kid's camp. You receive the newly updated
Visual Manna one and two, the unit study that now goes with them, all of our
art through the core books with a syllabus that shows you how to use it with
each lesson in the Visual Manna one curriculum. If you would like to be a
Rep for Visual Manna, contact us today. We need people to
teach art lessons that reinforce core subjects and would like to sell our books
at your local conventions. If you think that art is important and
creativity is important, this might be the job for you. When you do an
art workshop, it is like having a party. You can sell all the books at a
wholesale price as if you were a bookstore. All Visual Manna materials
are protected by copyright. Incentives are given for sales. You cannot
teach Visual Manna art classes without our permission and knowledge. We
will provide teaching materials. You will need to be a licensed teacher
in the Visual Manna Method.
Coming soon! Fall classes available from Visual Manna to cover art credit
needed for college requirements. Classes offered on the internet for
older and younger children.
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Reading Round-up
Celebration! (GNV)
Lena Bush Mamabear727@cs.com or (352)
372-7687 at home or (352) 376-4052 at church
Giddy up, reading freinds and library users!
Our annual summer reading celebration will be July
25, 2009, at Pine Grove Baptist Church, 4200 NW 39th Ave.,
Gainesville. This year we have a Western theme, so be sure to wear your
cowboy outfits! Or maybe an Indian outfit!
Roundup reading HAD BEGUN!!!!!!!!!!
We have begun giving
tickets. Children who are not reading yet may have a family member read
to them. Younger children will receive a ticket for each book read from
Pine Grove Baptist Church Media Library. Older children reading chapter
books will earn a ticket for each 50 pages read. Books must be checked
out from the Church Library. Books should be on the child's reading
level.
Reading one of the Gospel's earns 4 tickets. Tickets must be filled out
and brought the day of the Roundup to be able to choose prizes. Each
prize will be labeled with the number of tickets it requires. There will
also be a table of free items.
Prizes will be available from 8:00 until 9:30 when they will be packed away to
make room for other activities.
Prizes are the only things that require tickets. Everything else is
courtesy of Pine Grove Baptist Church. Donations are gratefully
accepted!! "Thank you" to the friends who have already
contributed!
We plan to have popcorn, snow cones, balloons, face painting, a petting zoo,
Moon Walk, pony rides, (of course! We have gone Western!), a carriage
ride, a tent with a demonstration of outdoor cooking, rag doll making and soap
making, Mr. Jim with his illusions, horse shoe pitching and other
activities. It will be a very full morning, so please com on time!
Parents, please plan to stay with your children, help them with their prize
selection and enjoy the morning with them! Lunch will be served at noon.
Our library hours:
Tuesday 8:00 - 12:00
Wednesday 8:00 - 4:00
Thursday 8:00 - 12:00
We will be setting up the week of July 19 and I have three nursing home parties
that week, so help that week will be greatly appreciated!
See you in the library,
~Lena
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I Love Art! Summer
Art Camps 2009
My daughter took a summer art class offered by
Gayle Bone several years ago and loved it. In fact, we’re still using the
hand-painted ceramic hot mat she made in the class. Gayle will be touring Spain
this summer and plans to incorporate some Picasso into her art classes.
Drawing, crafts, and paper making are among other possibilities. ~Melinda
Taught by Gayle Anne Bone, Certified Art Teacher
Where:
Faith Presbyterian Church Annex
Melrose, SR 21
Date and Time:
July 27-31 and August 3-7
Morning class (elementary) 10:00-11:30
Afternoon class (advanced) 1:00-2:30
Cost:
Prepaid $45 per week or $50 at the class
Lessons and materials included
To Register:
Call 352-219-2507
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Gainesville Bible Bee (GNV)
It is a fun competition for
kids 7 – 18 years (three categories: 7 – 10; 11 - 14 and 15 – 18 years)
To participate kids have to register by April 30
at www.biblebee.org . The actual contest
will happen on Saturday, September 12 in
Gainesville. The local contact is Steve Westbrooks (386) 559-3173 or biblebeegainesvillefl@yahoo.com
.
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Bible Study Fellowship
(Orange Park)
Shared by: Patti Crawford
There is a Bible Study
Fellowship group www.bsfinternational.org
on the Middleburg edge of Orange Park (198 Knight Boxx, Middleburg
32068 at Pinewood Presbyterian). They just completed their 1st year. Next
year's study is John. BSF introduction classes will be held Thursdays Sept. 17 & 24 at 9:30 a.m.
The intro classes have no
provision for child care however there is a program for preschoolers ages 2 - 5
for members. There is nothing provided for the older kids at this day
class. I'm hoping to get together some carpoolers that meet in Keystone.
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SAT SEMINAR (Tampa)
This January and early February 2010, I will be in the
Tampa, Florida, area and I am anxious to schedule SAT seminars. This
seminar will include: college admission, SAT I test-taking strategies, and
other timely subjects. I will also evaluate participant SAT I practice
essays. I will also have other products available for participants to evaluate
and to purchase. Since preparation the coaching-resistant SAT I requires
a significant, long term test preparation period, All 8th through 12th graders
should attend.
In Christ,
Jim Stobaugh
jpstobaugh@aol.com
ALPHABETIZED
LIST
4-H
Homeschoolers
find 4-H a lot of fun!
Florida
4-H
National
4-H Council
About Alachua County 4-H
Program
http://alachua.ifas.ufl.edu/4h/
Sign up here for new members or for re-enrolling members!
https://florida.4honline.com
Greener Pastures
A blog for Alachua County
4-H members
http://alachua4-h.blogspot.com
You can get
information about 4-H clubs, activities and programs in your area by contacting
your local UF/IFAS county extension office. The link lists the web pages for
county 4-H programs in Florida.
http://4h.ifas.ufl.edu/Links/County4HPages.htm
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American Heritage
Girls
While AHG’s mission statement is to “Build women of integrity through service
to God, family, community and country”, we recognize that our overall mission
as part of God’s family is the Great Commission, as commanded by our Lord,
Jesus Christ.
Christian and non-Christian youth alike are bombarded daily as today’s culture
attempts to rob them of moral absolutes. This lack of a moral barometer creates
a tumultuous sea of confusion for today’s girls.
Girls want to make meaning out of their lives and statistics show that girls
have a high desire to believe in a higher being. What will that belief system
be? Will it be of false idols or the one true God? According to Barna Research,
if youth do not make a commitment to Christ by age 12, the probability of them
finding Him during their life is extremely low.
Given the pop-culture icons present in today’s society, there is an obvious
need for a cultural change for our nation and its daughters; a need for girls
to know the love of Christ, the joy of lasting friendships and the fun of new
wholesome experiences –in essence, the need for a ministry for girls that has
transforming significance.
The small, all-girl unit structure in AHG provides a nurturing environment ripe
for learning and the building of positive relationships. The AHG program grows
as a girl grows. The program structure allows a girl to be involved from age 5
and well into adulthood. This longevity of experience and consistency of
messaging allows the program to be life changing to its members.
www.ahgonline.org
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Art Lessons by Maryn
(Keystone Heights)
Maryn Chilson 352-473-0156
Private Art Lessons in drawing and painting for ages 10 and up.
$20/hour.
Maryn Chilson is a Christian
artist who lives in Keystone Heights. She recently graduated from Florida
School of the Arts with a major in Fine Art and received the FloArts 2008 Visual
Artist of the Year Award. Her work can be viewed on her page at www.fineartamerica.com or seen at
Gallery East in Ocala through August.
Maryn attempts to capture personalities and emotions in her pieces. She
specializes in oils, ink, graphite, charcoal, pastel, and other mediums.
Maryn is a freelance artist and does commissions, portraits, and murals.
One of her commissions was a series of pen and ink drawings representing the
Armor of God. She has painted murals in the youth rooms at Friendship
Bible Church and Trinity Baptist Church where she is a member.
8-24-08
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Artist Hub of Ocala
Dear Parents,
There are registration deadlines at Palomina Play.
This is a wonderful facility that is geared for children 20 months to school
age. Child proof! and lots of fun! I have been holding classes at Brick
City for 3-5 year olds but Brick City is a gallery and I will keep my school
age and teen/adult classes there. I receive so many calls to have classes
for the young ones and now lets show some support and register yourself and
your child. Lets show our support and go to Palomino Play where children can
have fun and learn in the same environment. New web site: www.artisthubofocala.com
Thank you, Sheila Ramos 352-867-9660
9-1-08
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HOMESCHOOLER’S ART
IN THE PARK (GNV)
Jane Gravois
Artist/Instructor
flcreate@yahoo.com
352-595-3071
Spring Session
is over. Look for this in the fall!
Hi Everyone!
Please come join us each Monday at Westside Park for a different of art
project! We have fun expressing our thoughts and ideas in visual form, getting
ideas from each other, and creating satisfying pieces of art! I provide parents
with a handout on the lesson that includes information about the project, the
artist, materials and technique.
Here is the 2009 schedule with class descriptions...please do not hesitate to
call or email with any questions you may have!
MONDAYS AT WESTSIDE PARK (At pavilion near playground)
AGES: 4-7 (10:00 am - 11:00 am),
7-OLDER (11:15 am - 12:15pm)
$10/CHILD -Includes sketchbook, supplies and an informational handout
SCHEDULE AND CLASS DESCRIPTIONS:
TBA
Please email me with your choices of classes.
Payment accepted at class.
Thank you!
Jane Gravois
I am a self-employed artist/instructor who loves working with children. I am
certified in Childhood Education and Art K-12. I have enjoyed a variety of
teaching experiences including home schooling my children, public school
Elementary Art, museum studio classes, home school groups, summer camps and
mobile art classes. I keep my Florida teaching certificate valid and am
available to do evaluations for home school families.
“I believe in encouraging students to create and communicate through art. This
strengthens student problem-solving and critical-thinking skills and gives them
an appreciation for art in the world past and present”.
6-8-09
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Baseball Tryouts
(GNV)
Robbie Kuschel 321-431-0927
Westwood Hills Christian School is having baseball tryouts February 2009 for 7th - 12th grade homeschoolers. Please call Robbie for more information.
2-5-09
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Basketball (GNV)
Coach Andy Farina at (352)
337-2659 or andyfarina@earthlink.com
All young men interested in
trying out for the Westwood Hills Warriors JV and Varsity Basketball teams
(grades 6th - 12th).
Homeschool athletes will be
very welcome and treated as valued equals on the team. Cost to play is
TBD. If you have any questions please call or email.
Grace in HIM,
Andy Farina
P.S. There is going to be a woman's basketball team. Please call the
school for more info if interested.
9-28-08
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Bible Bee
1st National Bible
Bee - $260,000 in prizes for ages 7-18
$100,000 prize to top winner!!
You may have heard of the national Spelling Bee. Why not a Bible
Bee? Could the Bible actually be as important to learn as good
spelling? Could someone actually value people learning the Bible so much
that they would give bigger rewards for a national Bible Bee than the famous
Spelling Bee?
Hi. My name is Phil Walker. I am the Scripture Memory coordinator
at Upton Lake Christian school in Clinton Corners, NY. Memorizing
Scripture and encouraging others to develop a love for and commitment to the
Bible has been my main passion and life calling ever since a verse I had
memorized in high school at Faith Academy (Manila) came back to me several
years later and led me to place a saving faith in Jesus Christ.
You can imagine my thrill when I saw the ad in World magazine for the first
national Bible Bee, then went to www.biblebee.org
to learn more. The Shelby Kennedy foundation is partnering with World
magazine and Patrick Henry College to run this first annual world class Bible
Bee.
The deadline for registering to run a local Bible Bee is January 31st. Contestants can sign up for
the Bible Bee through April 30th. May 1st we find what Scripture content we will be quizzed
over. (Participants may use KJV, NKJ, NASB, NIV, or
ESV.) Then after a summer of study, the local
contests are held around the country on Sept 12th,
2009. The top 100 finishers in each of the 3 age categories
(7-10; 11-14; 15-18) will go to Washington DC for the final competition Nov 4th - 6th and a chance at the outlandish cash
prizes.
I encourage you to consider running a local Bible Bee. What a great
outreach and service for your Christian community this could be for your
school, church, homeschool association,etc! Or you could see if there
already is a local contest near you and join them. We would love for
anyone near Clinton Corners, NY to help us run our local contest.
I got to believe that there are many 7-18 year olds in every Christian school,
every church, every homeschool group, every Bible Quiz and Bible Bowl team,
every Awana club, etc. who would be thrilled to participate in this first
annual Bible Bee. I pray that one way or another, everyone who would want
to participate will hear about it. Any help you could give towards
spreading the word would be greatly appreciated.
Please feel free to contact the Bible Bee directly at www.biblebee.org or by calling toll free
(888)3 - Bible - B (888-324-2532) for more information or with any
questions you have. (They will be taking a Christmas break Dec 24th - Jan
5th) Or you may also contact me at philjohn1558@yahoo.com
or (845) 416-8010 or through my facebook group "Bible Bee - I can't
wait" www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=101543350152&ref=mf
A missionary who recently returned to the USA made this observation, "The
unchurched in the USA in the late 50s knew the Bible much better than those in
church today." This is especially sad given today's high number of
Christian schools, colleges, homeschool groups, camps, retreats, etc. I
pray, Lord willing, that God will use this Bible Bee as an inspiration to help
us combat Biblical illiteracy in the US church, leading to a change worth every
penny of the $260,000 the Shelby Kennedy Foundation has committed to
annually invest.
I included some helps below for those who are interested in participating in
this first annual Bible Bee. May God bless you as you get to know Him
better and better through His Word, and as you help inspire and equip the next
generation of Christians to truly get to know the Biblical God.
I hope to see many of you, and/or the young people you told about this
historic first national Bible Bee in Washington, DC Nov 4th - 6th!!
In Christ,
Phil Walker
PS For those outside the US who receive this, I would ask you to pray for
the impact the Bible Bee will have on the US church. I also know that the
Shelby Kennedy Foundation does have plans to eventually run Bible Bees
overseas. You can contact them through the website and let them know you
would love to see a national Bible Bee in your country.
PPS Here at Upton Lake Christian school we are very excited about doing
everything we can to help our students get the most out of the Bible Bee.
We have about 80 students and I am expecting around 50-60 of them to take this
opportunity very seriously and work hard to try to be one of the 300 finalists
invited to Washington DC. We would like to share our ideas with you to
help you inspire your young people to also dive into the Bible this
summer. We would also welcome any tips or suggestions you could give us.
May 1st Obviously we can't do too much before they tell us May 1st which
content will be quized over. I have informed all teachers and the
administration of this date and am planning a big Scripture memory kick-off and
a mini school wide Bible Bee to send them into the summer.
Summer Camps: I hope, Lord willing, to run several day and/or overnight
Scripture Memory summer camps or weekend clinics to help people prepare for
this first Bible Bee.
The only one fully scheduled is an NIV based overnight Bible Bee camp at Camp
Iroquoina (www.campiroquoina.org )
June 22nd - 26th in Hallstead, PA (15 minutes from Binghamton, NY) which
features The Stevensons www.getthejoy.com
from Jacksonville, FL who will be teaching us tons of NIV Scripture songs
throughout the week.
I will also, Lord willing, run an NIV based 1 week day Bible Bee camp in or
near Clinton Corners, NY (1 hour south of Albany; 2 hours north of NYC) Exact
dates in August and location TBA
I hope to, Lord willing, run a overnight NIV based Bible Bee camp this summer
in the midwest. Location and Dates TBA.
I am open to running more NIV based Bible Bee week long camps or weekend
clinics throughout the summer as God leads and opens doors.
Potential open weeks include June 15th - 19th; June 29th - July 3rd; July 27th
- August 21st.
If you would be interested in me running a NIV based Bible Bee camp or weekend
clinic in your area, or would like encouragement/support as you run your own
Bible Bee camp and/or clinic, feel free to call me at (85)416-8010 or email philjohn1558@yahoo.com
Scriptorium 2009 There is an annual celebration of Scripture where Bible
enthusiasts from around the country converge on Hannibal, MO to quote several
books of the Bible. This year will cover GENESIS, EXODUS, DANIEL, LUKE,
GALATIANS, REVELATION and will feature professional Scripture dramatist Marquis
Laughlin presenting DANIEL 1-6. Scriptorium 2009 meets April 24th - 26th
(which means the Scripture we hear that is included in the Bible Bee list given
out May 1st will still be fresh in our minds) and is free (including food and
lodging) for everyone who quotes at least one chapter. Chapters that are
still available include GENESIS 14, 17-20, 23, 25, 27-36; EXODUS 16-19,
21-25, 31, 35-37; LUKE 13. For those who can make it, you will get to
meet other Bible Bee contestants from around the country as well as be inspired
and learn tips from older Scripture memory enthusiasts. Those wanting
more information about Scriptorium 2009 can go to my website www.scripture-memory-support.org
or contact us through Facebook at "Scriptorium 2009" www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=101543350152&ref=mf#/group.php?gid=37020586378
I would love to see you this April in Hannibal.
Visual Bible: There is a word for word (NIV) Visual Bible DVD made for
MATTHEW and ACTS as well as a mostly word for word (NLT) of JOHN that we will
encourage our students to watch and get familiar with before May 1st.
Scripture Songs: Nothing beats Scripture songs to help Scripture memory
stick and be enjoyable at the same time. There are tons of songs out
there. I praise God for the many people who have used their talent in
this way. A list of some Scripture song providers (mostly NIV) can be found
on the links page of my www.scripturememorychallenge.org
website. I have 2 songwriters who have written Scripture songs for me in
the past on call ready to write new songs when we get the list May 1st.
Iva Hoth's Picture Bible: It came out in the 1970s, but I know of nothing
better to help people learn and enjoy much of the content of the Bible
(especially the often hard to get through Old Testament) I first read the
Picture Bible when I was around 10, and I still read it today (when I don't
give away my last copy). I have read it through close to 50 times and
have given several 100 away. We highly encourage all of our students to
read and love Iva Hoth's Picture Bible.
The New Testament One Year Challenge: This is a list of one key verse for
every chapter of the NT. We will encourage our students who want to
excell at the Bible Bee to memorize all 260 verses before May 1st, as this,
along with the Scripture they already know, should give a great framework for
whatever NT verses are assigned May 1st. There will be a support group
both on and off Facebook (www.scripture-memory-support.org
) that will encourage each other in memorizing these 260 verses starting Feb
1st, 2009 and going through April 30th. You can get a head start by
seeing the entire list of 260 verses in the translation of your choice and/or
receive a daily email devotional based on these verses (NIV) by going to www.scripturememorychallenge.org
Drama: To see how our little school uses Scripture in our Dinner Theater
productions, you can go to www.youtube.com/results?search_query=scripturechallenge&search_type=&aq=f
to see scenes from my latest two Biblical Drama epics "Jesus,
Masterful Teacher" featuring The parables of The Sower, The Treasure
Hidden in the Field, and The Unmerciful Servant quoted and acted out; and
"The Sermon on the Mount" Both of these dramas are purposely
not copyrighted so that anyone can use them for God's glory.
I hope some of these ideas will help and/or encourage you as you prepare for
the 1st National Bible Bee or as you simply get to know Scripture better and
better. Please feel free to share any ideas or tips you have with us.
In Christ,
Phil Walker
(845)416-8010
philjohn1558@yahoo.com
12-21-08
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Biology Classes
Greg Landry, M.S.
Director, Human Anatomy and Physiology Lab
Appalachian State University
LandryGL@appstate.edu
office: 828-265-4101 or 828-262-7625
Go here for details and to register.
http://www.HomeschoolScienceAcademy.com
9-14-08
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Book It! Homeschool
Enrollment OPEN NOW!!
Thank you for your interest in
the BOOK IT! Program for grades K-6.
Enrollment for the 2009-10
program is underway.
www.bookitprogram.com/enrollment/homeschool.asp
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. Who is eligible for the BOOK IT! Program for homeschools?
Any student in grades K-6 (5 years old by September of current school year)
that is homeschooled and does not attend any other educational facility.
2. What are the program
dates for 2009-010?
October 1, 2009, through March 31, 2010.
3. When will the 2009-10 materials be shipped to enrolled homeschools?
Materials will arrive by early to mid-September.
2-8-09
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Cornerstone Academy
Cornerstone Academy is a non-church affiliated, 617 private, Christian school
352-378-9337 or www.cornerstone.st
or office@cornerstone.st
Homeschool Connection - Part-time Enrollment
Cornerstone invites home schooled students in 7th through 12th grades to take
courses on an ala carte basis as we have space in the classes. Classes such
as Logic, regular, honors and AP science (Earth Science, Biology, Chemistry,
Physics), regular, honors and AP Math courses (Pre-Algebra through AP
Calculus), English and History (Omnibus II and III, American History,
Worldviews, American Government & Economics, AP English) and Latin as well
as art and drama.
To help us as we research
the local demand for this opportunity, please contact our office and let us
know of your interest and the specific courses that your student would like to
take at 352 378-9337.
The cost would be pro-rated
based on the number of classes for which the student registers.
Courses: www.cornerstone.st/secondary_courses.php
5-17-09
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Free Kids Bowling
this Summer
This website is offering free
bowling for kids all summer long with major discounts for other family members
too.
www.kidsbowlfree.com/state.php?state=FL
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Homeschool Bowling
League (LC)
Karen 386-454-4299 or mskaren16@hotmail.com
Lake City Bowl on HWY 247.
It will start Sep. 3, the first time
everyone needs to be there by 2pm so bowling can start at 2:30pm. The
cost will be $9.00 each bowling session except for the first time which is
$21.00, which includes certification. The only limitation is that the
bowler must be able to throw the ball with one hand. If you have any
questions please call me. Pass the word around so we can have a good
league.
7-27-08
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Camp:
Eagle's Nest Outdoor
Academy Meeting
An Outdoor Academy in North
Carolina. It is a program for tenth
graders www.enf.org/outdoor_academy
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Civil Air Patrol (GNV)
Greetings,
My name is Daniel Cook and I am a cadet leader in the local Civil Air Patrol squadron.
If you’re unfamiliar with us, we are, first and foremost, a community service
volunteer organization. In addition, we provide young people aged 12-21 with
opportunities for leadership training, aviation/aerospace education, character
development and much more. I wanted to contact you because many of our most
outstanding members (including Cooks and Eades) are or have been from
homeschool families. We wanted to reach out to the local homeschool community
to ensure that everyone is aware of the wonderful opportunities available to
young people in our organization.
Our local squadron will be accepting new applicants in April. In fact, we are
holding an open house the second Thursday in April. I wanted to contact you to
ask if you can pass along the information to your group.
Our open house will be held on Thursday, April 9th
at 7:00 PM at Southwest United Methodist Church in Gainesville. A map can be
found on our website at www.gainesvillecap.org
. Please pass along my contact information to any interested families.
I can be reached at drhcook@comcast.net .
Sincerely,
Daniel Cook, Cadet First Lieutenant, CAP
Cadet Executive Officer
Gainesville Composite Squadron
SER-FL-142
www.gainesvillecap.org
3-29-09
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CAP (Civil Air
Patrol) Lake City Squadron
Susan Palmer, Squadron Commander
lakecitycadetsquadron@yahoo.com
Our squadron meets at the Windsong Apartments Phase II Clubhouse (by the pool)
every Thursday evening from 6:30 - 8:30 PM. The exception is next
Thursday, July 3rd. Because of the July 4th holiday, we won't meet again
until July 10th.
6-29-08
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Constitutional Law
Do you want to not only interpret Supreme Court cases but also build a foundation for evaluating future judicial decisions? Learn constitutional law with Michael Farris!
Dr. Farris is offering his high school-level Constitutional Law course to help
you:
* Understand our nation’s founding documents
* Explore precedent-setting Supreme Court cases
* Master tough legal terms and complex judicial and legislative concepts
* Tackle tough questions about what the Founders really intended and what you
can do to uphold their vision
* Broaden your understanding of and appreciation for the Constitution of the
United States
http://conlaw.hslda.org/cms/
1-25-09
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Cooking and
Nutrition for Health (GNV)
Verna Groger 352-514-1305
verna@groger.net
www.JoyfullyFit.com
Verna Groger, Registered Dietitian, is willing to teach cooking classes
focusing on natural, whole, unprocessed foods. Sample classes: Whole Grain
Bread Baking, International cooking, Healthy Desserts, Cooking with Soy Foods,
and much more. She will teach a nutrition-related topic at each class for
approximately 20 minutes. Cost is $5 per family/class. Call or email for more
information.
5-4-08
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Community Christian
Band (GNV)
Everett McConn bandman53@yahoo.com
or (352) 332-1190
For students of all ability levels from Beginning, to Advanced Students 4th
grade up. (Adults who already play a traditional band instrument are welcome.)
Ideal for Home school students, Private Christian school students, public
school students who don’t play in their school band but want to keep up their
horn, students who want a band with a distinctly Christian Spirit and approach.
Traditional Band instrumentation (Woodwinds, Brass, percussion)
Meets Monday evenings, At Living Faith Fellowship 5510 NW 39th Ave.
Beginners: 5:00PM - 5:55PM
Intermediate: 6:05– 7:00PM
Advanced meets 7:10 – 8:30 PM
First meeting of the new year is Monday, September
8, 2008
Registration $30 per year
Monthly tuition $20 1st child, $35 for two and $45 per month for three or more
(Tuition is paid September – May including incomplete months like December and
May which tend to be concert months and include extra practices)
Quality instruction from Everett McConn over 20 years of experience
Distinctly Christian in Spirit and purpose
COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN BAND STUDENT INFORMATION
Last Name ___________________, First____________________ Middle_________________
First and last names of the Parent(s) you live with: (Below)
Father_________________________
Mother________________________________
Street Address:____________________________________ City
________________________ Zip_____________________
Home Phone ____________________________ Parent’s E-Mail
________________________
Business Phone ____________________________________
Cell Phone:________________________________________
Instrument ________________________________________
Band: Advanced ______________ Beginning _________________
7-27-08
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Cub Scouts
Round
Up Night - High Springs
Lee Bone dembonz59@aol.com
High Springs Community School
9-2008
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Dance
Let’s Dance
Rachel or Danielle Johnson
352-331-7529
Let's Dance! within the By Ear Musician Studio. Ballet and Tap classes, ages 4
to 16 years, coed. Thursday's at 7:30 to 8:30.
Behind the Home Depot off Tower Rd. in Gainesville.
6-21-09
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Dolphin Interactive
Programs
In many programs, children younger than a given age (age depends on the
program) must be accompanied by a paying participating adult. Prices for
dolphin interactive programs start at $65. General admission to Marineland is
$5.00 for adults and $2.50 for children, 12 and under. Marineland's Dolphin
Conservation Center is located off Florida A1A, at 9600 Oceanshore Blvd., in
Flagler County, north of Flagler Beach, south of St. Augustine. It is open
seven days a week from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. For more information, further
details about programs or reservations, call 888-279-9194 or visit the website
at www.marineland.net
6-22-09
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Fencing Classes for Homeschoolers!!!
I just found out that there is a
fencing class for Homeschoolers in Gainesville. It is not advertised
anywhere & I only found out because I met the owner/instructor.
My 3 kids signed up today, bringing the total in the class to 6. Please
see his website for directions: ~Heather R.
www.floridafencingacademy.com/FloridaFencingAcademy.com/Welcome.html
The class for Homeschoolers is every Friday, 9:30am-11:30am. (He told me
there is an hour of warm-up we were welcome to come to if we wanted to get
there @ 8:30am) He charges $60/mo per student, BUT, he (being a
father of 5 himself) gives a discount for multiple children.... I'm not going
to say what he gave me, but I will say that I'm paying 1/2 what I was going to
be charged at the other place to do fencing in Jonesville, & it's for 2 hrs
a week compared to their 1hr. My kids are very excited to get starting
with this, & are hoping to make some new friends. Please come check
out a class (I'm sure he'd let you come try it out before signing up).
11-16-08
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Film -- Gideon Media
Arts Conference and Film Festival
If you have children ages 16
- 18 and they have a talent within the media arts, the application process is
now open for the Intern Program with the Gideon Media Arts Conference and Film
Festival to be held May 31 - June 4, 2009
at the Ridgecrest Conference Center in Ridgecrest, NC (exit 66 off Interstate
40).
Media Arts may include short films they have created, work within radio,
songwriting or playing a musical instrument, painting/drawing/ illustrations
(see our new Graphic Arts track for 2009!), acting, work in theater or church
drama, scriptwriting, etc
Five interns were chosen from across the country in 2008: CA, TN, NC and SC.
Workshops and classes were provided and interns had 12 individual meals with
top Christian industry professionals, including such names as Phil Vischer
(creator of Veggie Tales), Ken Wales (Producer of Amazing Grace) and Linda
Seger (Hollywood script consultant).
Please visit our website www.gideonfilmfestival.com
for contact information and the intern application.
Rodney Marett
Co-Director
Gideon Media Arts Conference and Film Festival
May 31-June 4, 2009
(828) 777-4343
rtmarett@charter.net
www.gideonfilmfestival.com
www.lifeway.com/gideonmediaarts
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2008 Fishing For
Success Family Fishing Day Schedule (GNV)
For more information contact
Steve Caton:
scaton@ufl.edu 352-392-5283
or visit our website:
http://fishweb.ifas.ufl.edu/FishSUCCESS
1-25-09
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FRENCH
CLASSES (GNV)
Diane Yazedjian dianesarki@aol.com or 352-380-0042
Individual tutoring or groups of 3 to 4. K-12. Rates vary.
About me: I have a M.A. in counseling; been certified in french (New Jersey);
16 graduate credits in french from the University of Mass.; studied in France;
taught pre-K to college level in Indiana, New Jersey and Florida; taught at
Lincoln Middle in Gainesville in the Lyceum Program; been an instructor at SFCC
College For Kids and Community Education.
2-1-09
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Golf/Landscape/Forestry
Lake City Community College
Welcome back and Happy
New Year!
We are all having to deal with budget cuts which affects travel, but we still
need to get good information to students about career opportunities where there
are jobs even in our slow economy. We have jobs in the golf, landscape, and
forest industries; more jobs than we can fill. We need outside oriented,
college bound, management oriented students. Interestingly, the landscape
industry is in dire need on managers. Our programs are:
1.
Golf Course Operations – 3 years – AS degree
2. Landscape Technology – 2 years – AS
degree
3. Agribusiness Management – 2 years – AS
degree
4. Forest Operations – 1 year - certificate
5. Turf Equipment Technology – 1 year –
applied technology diploma
Also, remember that our AS degrees above articulate to Saint Leo on our campus
so that in two more years students can earn a bachelors in business on top of
our AS degree; very powerful
combination!
John R. Piersol, Director
Golf/Landscape/Forestry
Lake City Community College
149 SE College Place
Lake City, Fl. 32025
ph: 386-754-4225
fax: 386-754-4582
piersolj@lakecitycc.edu
1-25-09
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HAM
Radio CLUB at Cornerstone Academy (GNV)
Cornerstone Academy
Cornerstone Academy is a non-church affiliated, 617 private, Christian school
352-378-9337 or www.cornerstone.st or office@cornerstone.st
Club Leader: Dr. Gordon Gibby 352-331-6639
Formal Meetings 2nd and 4th Friday's of month C-6
3:30-5:00pm. There is a fee. Please ask for info sheet and registration
attachments to be sent to you in e-mail.
2-1-09
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Host Family:
Pacific
Intercultural Exchange (P.I.E.)
Patricia Littrell
Regional Manager
Pacific Intercultural Exchange
Phone: 931-853-7942
Toll-Free: 877-534-3144
Fax: 931-853-7945
Email: patlittrell@pieusa.org
Hello,
My name is Patricia Littrell and I am the Regional Manager with Pacific
Intercultural Exchange (P.I.E.), a nonprofit educational organization. I
am working with international students coming to your community to attend local
high schools in the fall. They are in need of host families. These
students come from a variety of backgrounds and have many different
interests. I have successfully placed students with home school families
many times and it has been beneficial for everyone. The opportunity to
learn about another culture, another language and another part of the world is
enriching for your children as well as our students.
All students must have a family to call their own before August 30th. I
am hoping that some kind and loving families will be interested in opening up
their heart and home to one of them. There are few opportunities in this
world where an individual can take an active hand in making the world a better
place. This is such an opportunity!
You can go to the following website to take a look at the teens in need of an
immediate home.
Go to: http://www.pieusa.info
User Name: Family PLittrell
Password: pie6775
There is no such thing as a typical host family! Single-parent families,
retired couples, families with young children, no children, as well as those
with teenagers or who are empty-nesters have all had successful hosting
experiences and embrace the opportunity to share their lives. Host
families are asked to provide a bed, meals and a loving home environment.
Students are between the ages of 15-18, come with their own personal spending
money to cover such expenses as clothing, school lunches, school supplies and
entertainment. They have their own medical insurance. Mostly, they
have a lot of love to give their American family!
Thank you in advance for helping to make a dream come true! If you
have any questions or need additional information, please contact me.
Kind Regards,
Patricia Littrell
8-17-08
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Haven Horse Ranch
We have one of the finest programs around; not because we think so, but because
our moms think so. We have a copy of our flyer for lessons and summer camps to
forward to anyone. Please call and ask or visit our web site.
The results have spoken for themselves for the past 20 years and over 4,000
children that have come through our programs. The only problem is that even
after that long and that many successes, we are one of the best kept secrets in
the area.
As a Christian, non-profit ranch, we strive to help kids learn from horses all
that they can teach in a family oriented, safe environment here in St
Augustine. Our riding students come from as far as 60 miles away because of our
programs. We also have more than a 70% return rate from our moms with a 35%
plus referral rate. In short, we are time tested and mom approved!
We have recently added 2 riding instructors, both moms in their own rights, who
now offer lessons during the day for home schoolers. Our summer camp program
begins June 6th. We would appreciate any help you can provide by passing this
on to other Home School families.
If I can answer any other questions, don’t hesitate to ask. If there is any
other way we can be of service, please let us know. Thank you very much.
Ric Lehman
Haven Horse Ranch
(904) 813-5710
www.havenhorseranch.org
6-22-09
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Horses: Party Ponies
Riding Lessons
Sonia Thomas rthoma14@bellsouth.net
or 352-472-6721 or cell 665-3107
We are currently offering 1 hour riding sessions at our farm in Newberry for
$25. Students are also offered the opportunity to participate in horse shows
and competitions once their skill level allows. We are now scheduling for
fall and have flexible am and pm hours during the week. We offer a
comprehensive program of both English and Western styles of riding, horse care
and barn management in a caring Christian environment with a strong
emphasis on safety and team work.
7-27-08
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Horseback Riding
Lessons
Molly Cobb-Smith
Pony Paddock at Cedar Lane
High Springs, FL 32643
386-853-0615
ponypaddock@windstream.net
Pony Paddock at Cedar Lane is now offering discounts on Horseback riding
lessons for home schoolers. Home schoolers will receive an introductory
lesson free of charge. Cost of lessons is then $20 per half hour
individual lesson. ( a $5 per lessons discount) Pony Paddock also offers a day
camp program and birthday parties. Information on all of our services can be
found on our web site at www.ponypaddockatcedarlane.com
Specializing in teaching children life lessons through safe horsemanship
4-28-08
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Horse Assisted
Learning & Therapy (Summerfield)
Betty Jo bjpony@hotmail.com
Program Director 352-347-9967
Good Day, Horse Assisted Learning & Therapy is a 501c3 program in
Summerfield, FL (Marion County). We offer educational and mental health
services. We have an established curriculum, accepted by the State of Fl Dept
of Education. We can instruct on 20 aspects of horse care and management that
is competency based. This curriculum is more than riding a horse. A student
will discuss history, nutrition, anatomy and math while learning all about
horses.
8-17-08
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Lady Christendom
(for young ladies) and West Point Christian Academy (for young men)
I am Lisa Hazelton, the
current director of Hope Homeschoolers in Lakeland. I just wanted to
share something with you that I thought might be of interest to your group in
the Gainesville area. They are programs called Lady Christendom (for young
ladies) and West Point Christian Academy (for young men) run by William and
Jill Roy (and their daughters) from North Carolina. They are week-long
"day camps" for students ages 8 -15.
West Point offers a
comprehensive history curriculum from an unashamedly Christian Worldview,
physical endurance tests, obstacle courses, marksmanship, strategy concepts,
and Biblical character for young men. These camps run from 10:00 a.m -
4:00 p.m. for the week, with a special program for families on Friday
evening.
Lady Christendom offers
lessons in civility and etiquette, Scripture memory, domestic cuisine skills,
physical exercise, nutrition, and personal dress and modesty. These camps
run from 10:30 - 1:30 (or 3:30 with the optional extended program) for the
week, with a special mother/daughter tea on Friday at lunch time.
Four of my children have
participated in these camps for the past two years and have thoroughly enjoyed
them! They have learned many lessons from the Roys which they will carry
with them for a lifetime. The part I love the best is that the Roys are
truly reinforcing the Christian values in which I am endeavoring to train my
children, and they are such Godly role models for my children. Their
website is www.churstorian.com . If
you have time, go there and go to the Character Camps section and check it
out. You will be able to see more details than I can give here.
We hope to offer these camps in Lakeland again next March, but the Roys would
like to have several other camps in Florida around the same time if
possible. If you have any questions, please feel free to
contact the Roys directly at Churstorian@ntelos.net
. Also, please feel free to share this with any others you think might be
interested.
Thanks for your time!
Lisa
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Lake Swan Outdoor
School (Melrose)
Looking for a field trip
opportunity for your home schoolers? Lake Swan Outdoor school is the
adventure you are looking for! Through our program, students experience
science in the place where it occurs--nature--and walk away with a hands on
experience. All lessons have a biblical base and spiritual
application. Lake Swan Outdoor School is committed to teaching about God's
wonderful creation and truth in the setting of outdoor classrooms.
With over 20 classes offeredand located just 25 miles east of Gainesville, we
are holding Home School days for Home Schoolers and Home School communities to
participate in our program. The dates are Monday September 15th and Monday November 17th, 2008. We are also open
throughout the school year for those home schooling groups who want to reserve
a day in God's classroom.
Please call Stacie Farris at 352-475-2828 or email her at lakeswanoutdoor@aol.com for more
information. Visit our website at www.lakeswan.com
!
Thanks!
God bless,
Stacie
6-29-08
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Latin
Karen Karppinen karp1248@yahoo.com or karp1248@gmail.com
Latin 100 (first-year high school Latin course for grades 8-12), Latin 200 (second-year high school course), and STELLAE (an introductory Latin class for grades 3-7) will be offered. The Latin program is a full 4-year program (Latin 100, 200, 300, 400) using Orberg's Lingua Latina for the first two years (students love the book!). Online high school Latin classes meet twice weekly for a live, interactive (video & audio) session. Students may also attend a live online "help session" once a week (optional), and ask questions via email at any time. STELLAE meets once/week for one hour; STELLAE students are welcome to attend the help session if they have questions.
www.lonepineclassical.com/online_index.asp
5-2008
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Legacy Clubs: A conservative
alternative to Girl Scouts!
Greetings to Home Educators,
Are you looking for a conservative organization for you and your daughter(s) to
join? Are you looking for a program to help you in your efforts to teach
your daughters your conservative values? You have finally found us!
The only mother and daughter organization in the world -- www.legacyclubs.org .
Legacy Clubs for Mothers and Daughters is the answer for mothers searching for
a conservative alternative to Girl Scouts who desire to pass on their legacy of
conservative family values. If you are a mother who desires to create a strong,
lasting bond with your daughter(s), then this is the organization for you.
Legacy Clubs is perfect for Home Eductors. You already have a support
group that will be interested in also creating a mother/daughter club.
Get started today! Please forward this email to other Home Educators that
you know that will be interestd in starting their Legacy Clubs.
Thank you.
Connie Fielding
Founder of Legacy Clubs for Mothers and Daughters
www.legacyclubs.org
7-6-08
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Math Adventures!!
(GNV)
dee@privettes.com
This program is given periodically.
If your child is
Kindergarten age - 3rd grade come join us for a math adventure morning.
You and your child will participate in activities that will help them visualize
and compare fractions, work with measurements and create a board game. As
a bonus you will leave armed with materials and ideas that can help supplement
your curriculum in a fun and exciting way.
The program is co - taught by Lee Anne Privette, a certified math teacher
(M.Ed) and mother of one, and Dee Privette, (B.A.-Ed) experienced homeschool
mom and the mother of 8.
11-4-08
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MODEL
AIRPLANE CLUB at Cornerstone Academy (GNV)
Cornerstone
Academy
Cornerstone
Academy is a non-church affiliated, 617 private, Christian school
352-378-9337
or www.cornerstone.st or office@cornerstone.st
Club Leader: Dr.
Gordon Gibby 352-331-6639
Formal Meetings 1st and 3rd Friday's of month C-6 3:30-5:00pm
There is a fee. Please ask for info sheet and registration
attachments to be sent to you in e-mail.
2-1-09
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Museum:
HOME SCHOOL
DAY: (ST. AUG)
Please visit our link: http://www.staugustinelighthouse.com/events/details.php?month=4&year=2009&day=8&eid=576
Pre and post program study materials are available by request as well as
Sunshine Standards covered.
For information contact
Chris Kastle 904-829-0745 ext 208, ckastle@staugustinelighthouse.com
6-22-09
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Music Lessons
Kees Boer (352) 335-0399 or keesboer@positive-entertainment.com
I am available to teach classical guitar and drums.
8-17-08
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Music Lessons
Learn to Play By Ear - The By
Ear Musician Studio, serving Gainesville and vicinity 11 years!
Jesse or Claire Johnson at 352-331-7529
Piano, Guitar, Drums, Mandolin, Banjo, Violin, Cello, and Voice (Vocal training
follows traditional format). Also dual track for note reading available.
Morning, early afternoon, and evening classes available for home schooling
families. Located off Tower Rd. just behind the Home Depot. See our
advertisement under Music Instruction in the Yellow Pages. Please call for more
information. www.TheByEarMusician.com
1-18-09
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Nutrition:
Inspiring Children to Make Healthy Choices
Verna Groger, RD
Registered Dietitian and Certified Personal Trainer
www.JoyfullyFit.com ; verna@groger.net
Home: 352-374-7907 Cell: 352-514-1305
When children learn the
importance of good nutrition and exercise, they often become very proactive in
taking care of their health. I have weekly Healthy Family Parties designed to
equip and inspire children to go against the unhealthy tide of our society and
commit to good stewardship in the area of eating and physical activity. I can
provide this in my home or anywhere you like.
These events follow the following format:
I talk a little about why we need antioxidants in our diet, what they are,
where they are found, and how they protect the body from disease. I tell an
interactive story.
The children go into an adjoining room and play Traffic Light Eating while the
moms (dads welcome also) watch Dr. William Sears' 9 Simple Steps to a Healthier
Family Diet DVD (12 minutes).
I share information about a form of concentrated fruits and vegetables
available in a capsule, chewable, or gummie that Dr. Sears and many other
widely known physicians recommend. There is no obligation to buy.
Parents frequently find their children very motivated by what they learn and
empowered to lead the family in making healthy choices. Oftentimes, when
the lessons being taught at home are reinforced by a health professional, it
increases the effectiveness.
The times I'm available to do this are:
All day Tuesday
Saturday afternoon and evenings
Monday evenings
Call or email if you're interested or have any questions. Refreshments will be
served. If anyone would like to see the details of the story or the game, go to
the Events page of my website where there are links to the PDF files. Health is
a blessing that requires informed choices and self-control.
5-2008
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Outdoor Adventures
for Homeschoolers
Peggy Letson
Nomad Backcountry Adventures
peggy@nomadbackcountryadventures.com
802-376-9603
Nomad Backcountry Adventures, an Alabama based, wilderness adventure
program invites you to join us. Exploratory and free-spirited in
nature, our trips are designed to foster stewardship, empowerment, community
and fun. We specialize in facilitating fun learning experiences in
spectacular non-traditional settings.
Our 2009 Adventure Schedule is now posted on our website.
www.nomadbackcountryadventures.com
12-21-08
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Piano Lessons (GNV
and surrounding area)
Eric Redmond (352) 336-6294, www.redmondmusic.net , or redmond.music@gmail.com
I'm a homeschooling father of five and have been teaching piano professionally
since 1992. My goal has been to glorify God through excellent,
encouraging teaching. Curriculum includes some music theory (why we do
what we do), ear training (helps to read music or play by ear), and songs that
are a fun challenge to learn and enjoyable to hear. I emphasize different
parts of this curriculum depending on the specific needs and desires of my
students and their families, so talk with me about your goals for music!
I am equipped to teach styles ranging from classical to the best of
contemporary music (including reading chord symbols). My special niche is
teaching interested students how to arrange hymns and praise songs to use in
worship. Many people think you must be born with the ability to arrange
music, but this is not true – it can be taught (and I really enjoy teaching it
). I can teach you in my home studio (tuition is $60/month), but the more
popular option with my students has been for me to teach in their homes (with a
travel fee), freeing up their schedules.
I currently have a few openings at clients' homes (start times are approximate
depending on travel time):
*Monday afternoon in the Keystone/Melrose area from 1pm - 3:30
*Thursday evening in West Gainesville from 6-7pm
*Friday afternoon in Ocala from 11:30am - 2:30 pm
1-18-09
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PIANO,
RECORDER/FLUTE OR VOICE LESSONS
($80/mo. for 30 min. lessons, once a week)
VOICE CLASSES (2-4 students per class, ($120 for eight 45-minute classes, once
a week)
Ages 5 and up, grouped by age
Music: from Disney to folk songs to musicals...repertoire geared toward
students' interests
Location: NE Gainesville (Michigan Heights)
Times available: morning and early afternoon, M-F
I'm a music teacher offering a service that I believe would be valuable to home
school families in the area. I
have 18 years private teaching experience and 7 years public and private school
experience teaching music in Florida and Massachusetts (I'm certified in
MA). I have a masters degree in music from Indiana University and I'm
friendly, patient and good with children. The first lesson is free!
Contact Sophia Bergmann bergmannsophia@hotmail.com
or (352) 214-0217
11-9-08
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Piano Lessons
(Keystone/Melrose)
Dayna Gonzalez daynagonzalez@hotmail.com or
352-478-4581
I have 8 years of teaching experience in classical piano, meeting and exceeding
Sunshine State music standards. I offer private lessons in my home for
$60/month (four - 30 minute lessons/month). We are a homeschooling
family. Anyone interested can visit my website at http://genevaservices.com/pianolessons
.
11-9-08
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Piano, Voice, Basic
Guitar Lessons (GNV)
Rebekah W. Burcham Home:
386.462.0973 or Cell: 352.573.8479 or rebekahburcham@yahoo.com
B.M.E., M.M.
Hello Everyone! I hope that everyone has had a wonderful summer!
Have you ever considered music lessons for yourself or someone in your
family? Do you not have time for music lessons "after school"
because of other obligations? Would you like your child/children/yourself to
take during the day?
If you have, why wait until tomorrow what you can do today? I am
currently scheduling lesson times (9am-6pm) for the fall and would love to
teach your child/children, you, or all members of your family. I teach from my
home on the northwest side of Gainesville and close to the Alachua area
(aproximately 25 minutes from the university). If you are interested in lessons
(piano, voice, basic guitar) please contact me via email or phone.
I have two attachments I can email/mail to you that contain information that
might be helpful. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Thank You!
Rebekah Burcham
8-17-08
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Piano: Suzuki Piano Lessons (NW GNV)
Nancy Hochstetler joyfulsounds@rapidoffice.com or
352-375-8777
Study piano using a very positive, highly motivational method with an
experienced Christian teacher. Parent involvement necessary . Works great
with homeschooling. Ages 4 and up. Call or email for more
information.
Our piano teacher has a
few openings for the Fall. She is an EXCELLENT teacher and we highly
recommend her.
~Dee P.
7-27-08
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Pray Then
Play Sports
Many different
churches participate in this sports program. Here are two:
Westside Baptist
http://www.westsidebaptist.org/templates/con13bl/Details.asp?id=32671&PID=335887
First Baptist of
High Springs
http://www.fbchighsprings.org/index.html
You can go to their web site
to see which churches near you are participating.
www.praythenplay.com
9-1-08
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Precious Girls Club
Lisa Shaw
BSM Media561.818.4806 or lshaw@bsmmedia.com
I work at BSM Media and we are working with Precious Moments. I
would like to introduce you to the Precious Moments brand and their mission of
keeping young girls innocent and sweet. In keeping with that goal,
Precious Moments is introducing a new product line and an interactive virtual
world website for girls 4-8 years old. This new concept is called the Precious
Girls Club and is a virtual world that inspires, enriches and encourages that
all too brief moment in a girl’s life journey: being a precious little
girl.
Unlike most of the sites developed for our little girls, the Precious Girls
Club site will be grounded in truths from the Bible and will be designed to
help Christian girls grow in their faith. The site will be filled with
fun and exciting games, quests and virtual charms that can reward good behavior
in the virtual world, as well as in the external world. The site, www.preciousgirlsclub.com will
launch at the beginning of September.
8-31-08
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Robotics (GNV)
Jeff Knack 352-222-6760 or info@cornerstonerobotics.org
Electronics Technology and Robotics 1 will be offered for the 2008-2009 school year as a credited course.
The class is open to Cornerstone Academy and home school students who will
attend the eighth through twelfth grades. Three openings remain and the
registration deadline is August 18, 2008.
Course info may be found at:
http://cornerstonerobotics.org/curriculum/lessons_year1/course%20outline%20and%20pretest_2008.pdf
Course curriculum link:
http://cornerstonerobotics.org/curriculumyear1.php
The Cornerstone Robotics web site is:
http://cornerstonerobotics.org
8-10-08
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Spanish Lessons
Katie Ortiz (352) 871-6239
Beneficial
Achieving a second language is a priceless gift to our children. It can
ONLYBENEFIT their cognitive and social skill development, and allow them to
excel.
Enjoyable
Lessons are taught by a mom who knows how important it is to make learning FUN!
Affordable
Services are made available at prices that are affordable for the average,
working family!
Home School Families & Groups Welcome!
Call now!
7-6-08
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Speech and Debate
Club (GNV)
Joy Minchin: joyousservant@gmail.com or (352)
222-2877 or www.freewebs.com/gainesville_impact
Gainesville IMPACT Speech and Debate Club will be kicking off soon! Our first
meeting will be at Antioch Baptist Church (visit our website for the church
address) from 3:30 - 5:30 in the afternoon.
The purpose of our club is to equip young people with communication skills and
build character in their lives so that they can glorify God and make an impact
in their world. "And who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for
such a time as this?"
We would love to help your family improve their communication! If you have any
questions or would like to know more, please visit our website, e-mail me or
give me a call.
8-24-08
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Sports - Homeschool
SportsNet
e-mail: info@hspn.net
Phone: 540.636.3713
Web: www.hspn.net
The Homeschool SportsNet (HSPN) is the only national organization dedicated to
the promotion of any and all homeschool sports. The web-site ( www.hspn.net ) is the most visited homeschool
sports web-site in the country and their exclusive team locator pages, lists
and identifies homeschool sports organizations for each state.
Florida: http://www.hspn.net/Involved/default.asp?ref=locator&lstate=FL
6-22-09
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Sports - Extracurricular Activities
www.flhef.org/extracurricular-activities/sports.html
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Swim Lessons: Ready,
Set Swim (GNV)
Private & Small Group Swim Lessons
By Kathie Frison (352) 378-3336 or 2home2school@bellsouth.net
*Families with multiple students discount: first student: $11.00, second
student $9.00, three and fourth $8.00, per lesson*
Lesson Times Available:
10:00am - 10:30am
10:45am - 11:15am
11:30am - 12:00pm
2:00pm - 2:30pm
2:45pm - 3:15pm
3:30pm - 4:00pm
First lesson free
$11.00/per lesson
Lessons in our NW GNV home pool
Small classes (3-4students) are available for $8.00 per lesson per
student.
I am American Red Cross certified in WSI (Water Safety Instructor = Swim Teacher),
FIT (Fundamentals of Instructor Training), CPR in Infant, Child and Adult and
First Aid.
I have worked with children for over 30 year now. I have homeschooled my three
kids since 1996. I have taught many classes with fun hands-on techniques and
have experience with all kinds of learners. I also taught in Preschool and had
my own Family Daycare business for 4 years. I believe learning should be fun
and I teach using all the senses to enhance every ones learning abilities with
fun games and lots of practice. These are private lessons that are taught to
the individual’s needs and in accordance with the “Learn To Swim” guidelines
set forth by the American Red Cross. Participants will receive an American Red
Cross Certificate upon completion of leveled skills enrolled in according to
the guidelines set forth by the American Red Cross Swimming and Water Safety
program “Learn To Swim”. All students receive an Achievement Card.
I have a passion for swimming and would love to help others enjoy the water as
much as I do. If you have any other questions please feel free to call or email
me at: (352)-378-3336 or 2home2school@bellsouth.net ~
Kathie Frison
6-7-09
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TeenPact
TeenPact
What is TeenPact you ask? Teen Pact is a wonderful, hands on learning
experience held in Tallahassee each spring which teaches students Florida State
Government. Classes are available for students ages 8 - 18. Older students,
ages 13 - 18, attend a 4 - day class, while the younger students, ages 8 - 12,
attend a 1 - day class.
For complete details,
additional discounts and for online registration, see website, www.teenpact.com .
5-27-09
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Theatre -
The Star Center
Children’s Theater of Gainesville
At 3921 SW
13th Street
Near the intersection of Williston Road and 441
9-1-08
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West Point Christian
Academy (for young men) and
Lady Christendom (for young ladies)
I am Lisa Hazelton, the
current director of Hope Homeschoolers in Lakeland. I just wanted to
share something with you that I thought might be of interest to your group in
the Gainesville area. They are programs called Lady Christendom (for young
ladies) and West Point Christian Academy (for young men) run by William and
Jill Roy (and their daughters) from North Carolina. They are week-long
"day camps" for students ages 8 -15.
West Point offers a
comprehensive history curriculum from an unashamedly Christian Worldview,
physical endurance tests, obstacle courses, marksmanship, strategy concepts,
and Biblical character for young men. These camps run from 10:00 a.m -
4:00 p.m. for the week, with a special program for families on Friday
evening.
Lady Christendom offers
lessons in civility and etiquette, Scripture memory, domestic cuisine skills,
physical exercise, nutrition, and personal dress and modesty. These camps
run from 10:30 - 1:30 (or 3:30 with the optional extended program) for the
week, with a special mother/daughter tea on Friday at lunch time.
Four of my children have
participated in these camps for the past two years and have thoroughly enjoyed
them! They have learned many lessons from the Roys which they will carry
with them for a lifetime. The part I love the best is that the Roys are
truly reinforcing the Christian values in which I am endeavoring to train my
children, and they are such Godly role models for my children. Their
website is www.churstorian.com . If
you have time, go there and go to the Character Camps section and check it
out. You will be able to see more details than I can give here.
We hope to offer these camps in Lakeland again next March, but the Roys would
like to have several other camps in Florida around the same time if
possible. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the
Roys directly at Churstorian@ntelos.net
. Also, please feel free to share this with any others you think might be
interested.
Thanks for your time!
Lisa
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Wood Building
Projects – For Kids!!
Let's hear the hammer and
nails making noise!!
Kids receive a cute apron
and either pins or patches for each project.
Home Depot stores offer the 1st Saturday of the month for their
building clinics.
Lowe's stores offer the 2nd and 4th Saturday's of the month
for their building clinics.
And the clinics are ...
FREE!!
3-1-09
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Worldview Class: Starting Points (LC)
Stephanie Johns tsjohns@comcast.net
Beginning in August, HEART will be offering a
beginning Biblical worldview class using David Quine's curriculum, Starting
Points. The curriculum is designed for ages 12 to adult. The fee for the
class will be $20.00 a month per student. You can view samples of the
curriculum and purchase your curriculum from www.cornerstonecurriculm.com .
If you are attending the FPEA conference you can purchase it there. If you are
interested in participating in this class or have any questions, please call or
email us. Russell Taylor will be teaching this course at Grace
Church.
This e-mail is to see who
all is interested. If you already signed up at the HEART Open House, you do not
need to sign up again. The date and time will be announced soon.
Other classes and upcoming events will also be announced soon.
Blessings,
Scott and Stephanie
8-2008
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WRITE
ON!
WRITE
ON! and EXCELLENT ESSAYS writing courses:
Visit Gwen's website at www.writeonagain.com for a complete course description,
parent and student testimonials, sample lessons, and information about
enrollment. If you have specific questions, you may email Gwen at igd77@lisco.net with any specific questions.
www.writeonagain.com
http://devotionalswithgwen.blogspot.com/
6-15-08
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Zoo Home School
Programs
The
Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens offers a wide variety of education programs at the
PepsiCo Foundation Education Campus. These programs are available to the
many home-schooled children in Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia.
Programs for Individual
Home School Students run from August through February. See web site for
schedule and registration.
http://www.jacksonvillezoo.org/education/homeschool.asp
8-2008
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IDEAS
The Smorgas-Board
Game
A Game of Healthy Food Choices
Children have fun learning about the six food groups and making healthy food
choices!
www.creativeimaginations.net/Nutrition-Pyramid_Smorgas-board_Game.html
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Future Christian
Homemakers Book for home instruction
Free to download for a short
time. Read this post for more info: www.moneysavingmom.com/money_saving_mom/2009/06/free-download-of-future-christian-homemakers-handbook.html
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Toy Theater -
Education
www.toytheater.com
Hello,
My husband has spent many years creating www.toytheater.com
as a free and quality educational website for PreK through Grade 5. It
covers areas of math, reading, art and music. Please visit when you have
a chance to see if it can help with your homeschooling experience.
Thanks,
Maaria Hoagland
learning@toytheater.com
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Art History
Picturing America Teaching
Resource available online at:
http://edsitement.neh.gov/special_features_view.asp?id=7
Some of us in the G'ville area applied and were rewarded the printed materials.
But, everyone can view them and use them for free at their website! It's great
and our evaluator LOVED them.
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What's in Season?
Alachua County Farmer's
Market
www.441market.com/seasonbymonth.htm
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Scam Warners
Internet Fraud Center
http://scamwarners.com/forum It
seems helpful for getting an idea about what to avoid and what could cause
a risk to our safety.
5-17-09
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Summer Camping and
Canoeing!
www.ichetuckneecanoeandcabins.net
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Your age in
Chocolate
Don't tell me your age; you probably would tell a falsehood anyway
-but the Hershey Man will know! YOUR AGE BY CHOCOLATE MATH
This is pretty neat.
DON'T CHEAT BY SCROLLING DOWN FIRST!
It takes less than a minute .
Work this out as you read .
Be sure you don't read the bottom until you've worked it out!
This is not one of those waste of time things, it's fun.
1. First of all, pick the number of times a week that you would like
to have chocolate (more than once but less than 10)
2. Multiply this number by 2 (just to be bold)
3. Add 5
4. Multiply it by 50 -- I'll wait while you get the calculator
5. If you have already had your birthday this year add 1759 ..
If you haven't, add 1758.
6. Now subtract the four digit year that you were born.
You should have a three digit number
The first digit of this was your original number
(i.e., how many times you want to have chocolate each week).
The next two numbers are
YOUR AGE! (Oh YES, it is!!!!!)
THIS IS THE ONLY YEAR (2009) IT WILL EVER WORK, SO SPREAD IT
AROUND WHILE IT LASTS.
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Breakfast Around the
World
www.breakfastandbrunch.com/countryhome.php
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Travels with MAX
Dear
Homeschooler,
Welcome to Travels with MAX, a series of children's books
about historic events and important concepts.
Our school workbooks and Teacher's Guides, travel activity
books, and mystery chapter books are sold to families and schools nationwide.
We have written books for the US Capitol Historical Society,
US Supreme Court Historical Society, and the Office
of the Secretary of the US Senate. Kids, educators (and some
Congresspeople, too!) read MAX's books.
www.maxtravelbooks.com
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Animal Rescue Site
A friend introduced me to this site and I try to click daily … thought I would
share with you animal lovers!
www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/home.faces?siteId=3
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An Encouraging Word Subscription
**Great publications!!!**
WHATEVER YOU CAN AFFORD SUBSCRIPTIONS!
Don't let the economy get you down! Remember, you and your friends can
subscribe to any of our magazines, including our magazine for Christian women,
An Encouraging Word, for WHATEVER YOU CAN AFFORD! That is our gift from the
Lord to you.
www.anencouragingword.net
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Wal-mart FREE Samples
http://walmart.triaddigital.com/In-Stores-Now-Free-Samples-And-Trials.aspx
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Free School
Activities
Vern & Eleanor Smith
http://free-school-activities.com
Our first goal is to get our friends to good, usable, FREE school activities
with as few clicks as possible. Our second goal is to provide a forum for
discussing current education, family values, societal pressures, teaching
strategies, learning methods, and anything that effects what and how people
learn.
3-8-09
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Art Contest
- your vote counts!
Jacob's fiance, Maryn, has entered an online art contest in which the
winner is the one who receives the most votes. Check out her painting at
http://fineartamerica.com/contests/first-fine-art-america-contest.html?tab=vote&artworkid=132847
3-1-09
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CREATIVE WRITING
As beautiful as a garden in
bloom is the ability to write well!!
www.thefathersbooks.com/writing.htm#CreativeWriting-Header
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Christian-owned
Horse Magazine
Hi there!
My name is Mandee Widrick and I am the editor of a Christian-owned horse
magazine based out of NY. Being a homeschool graduate myself, I would like to
introduce to you Bit & Bridle, as I believe it may be of interest
to your homeschool group. This magazine is not only great for young horse
owners, but it is also directed at those who aren't fortunate enough to have
their own horse. We feature interviews with top horsemen such as Lew Sterrett
and John Lyons, advice from certified veterinarians and other professionals,
subscriber interaction and contests, fictional and true stories, and much more.
We are also now accepting freelance submissions from young writers and
photographers over the age of 16. The website is www.bitandbridlemag.com
for anyone who would like more information. This magazine prints bi-monthly,
and subscriptions are available for $15 (US funds) per year. (Sample issues are
$3 each and available by request.)
Advertising space is also available for business owners, starting at only $30
per issue.
Sincerely,
Mandee Widrick
Phone: 315-222-3119
Email: mandee@bitandbridlemag.com
Online: www.bitandbridlemag.com
2-15-09
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Website to Check
Reading Level
www.arbookfind.com (click on “advanced
search”)
This is a website designed for the Accelerated Reader program for public
schools. The students read books and then take an online test for
comprehension. They earn points if they pass the test and the school receives
some kind of reward for the points the students earn. We don’t participate in
the program, but I have found the website helpful for checking on the
approximate reading level for books we read. You can query the database by
title, author or reading level. The reading levels are by grade, by month. For
example 3.4 would be third grade, fourth month. Of course the reading levels
are somewhat subjective so I would only use it as a guide and not a diagnostic
tool.
2-1-09
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Art: Millers Pads
& Paper
www.millerpadsandpaper.com
If you'd like to recieve Miller's Free Art Newsletter via email 4 times a year,
please email us at:
info@millerpadsandpaper.com .
You will recieve the next issue when it becomes available! Just send a note
stating you'd like to receive the Art Newsletter.
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The Power of Fathers
www.focusonthefamily.com/parenting/parenting_stages/the_power_of_fathers.aspx
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Auto Upkeep
Homeschool Curriculum Kit
Have teens in your homeschool co-op group been asking for a hands-on elective? The
Auto Upkeep Homeschool Curriculum Kit has the resources needed to homeschool
students on basic car care, maintenance, repair, and ownership. The kit
includes the Auto Upkeep textbook, Auto Upkeep paperback workbook, and a CD
with PowerPoint slides, chapter tests, exams, and answer keys. Auto Upkeep
helps teens discover how to choose a quality repair facility, buy a car, handle
roadside emergencies, diagnose common problems, and communicate effectively
with technicians - all while saving money. To view all homeschool kit options
and to download a FREE sample chapter, go to www.AutoUpkeep.com/kit
Look for us this winter in the following magazines:
Homeschool Today
The Old Schoolhouse
Home School Enrichment
The LINK Homeschool Magazine
Sincerely,
Michael Gray
Educator, Author, Publisher
Rolling Hills Publishing
242 Eagle Flight
Ozark, MO 65721
Phone: 800-918-READ
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BIBLE BATTLES
Please drop in and take
a look!
www.letticebell.com
We are especially thrilled about this new book since our 15 yr old daughter is
the co-author and illustrator - and she has just done an outstanding job of it.
We are so proud of her!
(Amazing what these homeschoolers can do, isn't it?)
All the extra goodies we've got lined up to celebrate the release of this new
book will only be available for a short time... so please consider adding
this book to your Christmas list now - or get it so you'll be ready for
"back to school" time in January.
These are just too good to pass up!
Your Friends,
The Erskine Family
www.HomeschoolFreebieOfTheDay.com
www.HomeschoolRadioShows.com
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Rich Dad, Poor
Dad for Teens by
Robert T. Kiyosaki
I used this for our financial/ entrepreneur lessons.
http://www.amazon.com/Rich-Dad-Poor-Teens-Money-That/dp/0446693219/ref=pd_sim_b_img_6
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Free Character
Journal
www.characterjournal.com
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Chart Jungle Printables!
Books Read from the Library
http://www.chartjungle.com/schoolhome/library.html
Reading Chart
http://www.chartjungle.com/schoolhome/readingchart.html
Preschool Diploma
http://www.chartjungle.com/schoolhome/preschooldiploma.html
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Lapbook Lessons,
Free Lapbooks!
www.lapbooklessons.com
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Homeschooling Boys
http://familyclassroom.net/hsboys/
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Allergy Kids Web
Site
http://www.allergykids.com/index.php?id=8&page=About_Us
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Easy Lessons for the
Little Ones at Home
Sunday School Books in 19th
Century America
http://digital.lib.msu.edu/projects/ssb/display.cfm?TitleID=500&Format=jpg&PageNum=1
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Bible Drill
www.teachingtruth.org/bibleDrill/A/drill.cgi
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Farm to Family Coop
Pick up in Alachua
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Where Can I Find
Real Milk in Florida
www.realmilk.com/where1.html#fl
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God's World News
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A to Z Home's Cool
Homeschooling
http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/regional/Florida.htm
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The Joy FM
BBN
www.bbnradio.org/WCM4/Default.aspx?alias=www.bbnradio.org/wcm4/english
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Welcome To Homeschooling The Easy Way E-zine!
Brought to you by:
Cindy Rushton and Rushton Family Ministries
See Us Online!
Time Out--To Fill YOUR Cup!
Parched? Dry? Weary in your well doing? You are not alone! Studies
overwhelmingly show that today’s Christian woman is busier than ever balancing
more demands than ever before! The typical Christian woman balances a
wide variety of demands ranging from marriage to mothering to homemaking to
homeschooling to home-business/career to ministry, in addition to somehow
fitting in time to develop and deepen her relationship with the Lord ..
Read the article at:
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/CindyRushton/67289/
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Urban Legends
Ever wonder about all those
circulating e-mail stories? Check out Urban Lengends Reference Pages!
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Do you need a
good Bible study site?
Crosswalk.com has study tools and Bibles in may
versions. You can look up words or verses!
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Above Rubies
Recipes for Health (on
left-hand side) - Our Daily Bread
"Prior to the 1900;s
most flour was milled locally and bread was baked at home. God designed the
wheat kernel, as well as other grains, to perfectly store the nutrients within.
Once broken open, as in milling, the nutrients immediately begin to oxidize.
Within about 72 hours, 90 per cent of over 30 nutrients are virtually gone.
Since the germ oil causes the flour to turn rancid very quickly, only enough
grain was ground each day to meet the needs of the community. This meant that
just about every family was gathering their manna daily."
More at:
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The Hope Chest Home
School Newsletter and Web site by a Florida mom! www.VirginiaKnowles.com
The Hope Chest Web Site is hosted by
Virginia Knowles. It includes selected articles from The Hope Chest Home
School Newsletter (available only by e-mail)
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No Greater
Joy
We
support successful child-training and family relationships, homeschooling,
and more!
Partners in building families,
Michael and Debi Pearl
No Greater Joy Ministries
1000 Pearl Road
Pleasantville, TN 37033
www.nogreaterjoy.org
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Anne's
Homey Place
If your family
life needs some "first aid", you probably don't have the time or emotional
energy to sort through the thousands of web sites listed at Anne's Homey
Place. You need help NOW!
Here we've listed what you need to do first to get your home back to where God
wants it to be. I have listed 10 steps ...
http://www.anneshomeyplace.com/Family%20First%20Aid.htm
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MINISTRY SERVICE
MINISTRY OPPORTUNITY
(OCL)
Sandy Beckwith Sandy@AmazingGrains.net
Our youth group from our church will be going on a missions outreach to Haiti
this summer. They are trying to raise money by having a huge yard
sale. If there are any items you would like to donate for the yard sale,
we need to have these by Monday, June 6th.
Please contact Kim DeHart at (352) 624-8907.
Also, one of the ministries they will be helping out with while in Haiti is a
wedding ministry. These people are very poor and cannot afford the luxury
of a wedding. Some are also just wanting to make things right by getting
married and making a commitment instead of just living together. If
anybody would like to donate their wedding dress (larger sizes preferred), suit
or tuxedo, dress shoes and rings, contact Kim DeHart at (352) 624-8907.
We need to have any wedding donations by the first
week of July. When I got married, I was donated a
beautiful dress so I know what a blessing this would be for those brides to
have something beautiful to wear on their wedding day.
6-7-09
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Food Ministry in
Keystone Hts.
Shared by: Billy and Traci Thompson
Hi everyone!
http://www.angelfoodministries.com/menu_0906en.asp
This is a link to a food
ministry that we have been using for about a year now… We have been very
pleased with the quality of food that we have received. The main box is enough
food for a family of 4 for one week. We always get 2 of those. Also the fruit
and vege box is ALWAYS awesome. We get 2 of those as well. Watch for the
chicken tender boxes. That is a 10 lb box of breaded tenders that are VERY
YUMMY!!! Sometimes they offer a boneless/skinless box as well… very good.
Sometimes the meat boxes are
not cost effective but many times they are… just do your math!
Hope this is a blessing to
someone. Community Church in Keystone is participating for pickups this month.
Hopefully they will become a constant pick up place. Let’s use them this month
and let them know that there is a need in our community.
Deadline for ordering this
month is June 14th. You may need
to contact Community church to find out who is taking the money. I do not think
that they are set up on line for ordering yet. You can also pick up in Palatka
or Orange Heights… just specify where you are picking up when you place your
order. Hope this helps!
Have a Blessed day in the
Lord!
Traci
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Housing?
Shared by: Jennie Hall
This note
from a fellow Harding Graduate. I don't know them personally but I thought
perhaps someone on the list could help them out. ~Jennie
Our 16 month old daughter, Hailey Trainer, has AT/RT, a highly aggressive and
rare form of brain cancer. She has completed all 7 scheduled rounds of chemo,
including 3 stem cell transplants and is now getting ready to head to Jacksonville,
Fla. for proton beam radiation therapy for 6 weeks. We will be leaving within
the next 30 days and are looking for at least a 3 bedroom condo of some sorts.
We have a total of 4 children ages 6, 4, almost 3 and 16 month old
Hailey. We would love for them to have some semblance of a normal,
enjoyable summer. Being cooped up in the Ronald McDonald house is not an option
for us as we have such a large family. There will be 2 to 3 adults as well as
the 4 children staying there. Insurance does not cover lodging so we are
looking for help in any way. Please let us know if you have any information on
a housing option.
Thank you,
Mark and Shauna Trainer
shaunatrainer@att.net
Check out Hailey's website
at www.caringbridge.org/visit/haileyanntrainer
5-31-09
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Nursing Home Parties
(GNV)
Lena Bush Mamabear727@cs.com
or (352) 372-7687 at home or (352) 376-4052 at church
Hello, partying friends!
June schedule:
Monday June 1 popcorn at Signature 2:30
Tuesday June 2 popcorn at Park Meadows 2:30
Monday June 8 popcorn at Gainesville Health 2:30
Tuesday June 9 popcorn at Altrusa 2:00
Monday June 15 birthday at Signature 2:30
Tuesday June 16 birthday at Park Meadows 2:30
Thank you for all your help, support and encouragement!
In His love, Lena
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Child Evangelism Fellowship
Child Evangelism Fellowship of North Central
Florida is looking for Christians to help them reach more children of our area
with the gospel this summer.
During the summer we have 5 Day Clubs, a program taught by local teenagers and
young adults for children. Every day for 5 days we come to your home, business,
daycare, or anywhere possible and use games, memory verses, Bible lessons and
missionary stories to teach children the Gospel message.
We are looking for:
* Any and all locations for
clubs. We teach at Boys and Girls Clubs, daycares, churches, schools, backyards
and driveways. 5 Day Clubs serve as a great follow up or leader to your
churches Vacation Bible School. We will come anywhere there is children to
hear.
* More Teenagers and Young Adults that have a heart for reaching children to
help with the clubs, teach, help with the activities and children. While we
already have some teenagers and young adults we could use more. We have
openings June 29 – August 21.
Any weekday for as many hours as possible. There is a training June 23 and 24.
* Adult drivers to help with the transportation to and from clubs.
For more about Child Evangelism Fellowship, please go to our website at www.cefonline.com .
If you are interested in helping in any capacity, please contact Katie Van Zant
at (352) 378-0949 or at katiecef@gmail.com
.
5-24-09
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Magazines Needed
One of the nursing homes has asked for magazines. They read them and then
use the pictures for craft time. If you have magazines you could share,
please bring them to the Media Library and I will pass them on where they can
be used! Thank you!
In His love,
Lena Bush
Media Library Director
Pine Grove Baptist Church (GNV)
Mamabear727@cs.com
5-24-09
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A Great Opportunity
Shared by: Barbar Fuller
Our son, George, has taken private drum lessons from Tobin Wagstaff at Studio
Percussion (Gainesville’s only non-profit music studio) over the last four
years. This year, the Studio is having a fund raiser to provide
scholarships for students who can’t afford music lessons: piano, drums,
percussion, guitar, bass and dance. The owner of Studio Percussion, Tobin
Wagstaff, has a vision to help under-privileged kids get off the streets and
learn self-respect and responsibility through mastering an instrument.
If you would like to contribute to this great cause, and bless George by your
participation, please send a tax deductable donation to:
Student: George Fuller
Studio Percussion
P.O. Box 1123
Gainesville, FL 32602
4-12-09
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Warm Up America
Odette Hinson mhinson615@aol.com & Juli
Stewart mandjstewart@cox.net
Hi all,
We would like to invite
anyone who loves to knit and crochet to make some squares for Warm Up
America! This will be an ongoing ministry. Odette and Juli will
take the squares and put them together to make an blanket and donate
them. See Warm Up America web page for patterns and other great
information. Just pass along squares to us whenever you see us!
We'll keep ya'll posted on our next donated blanket!
Blessings.
Here's our blankets: http://members.cox.net/mandjstewart/t2/blanket/
Thanks!
www.warmupamerica.com
4-5-09
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Helping Hands
Outreach Ministries Inc.
c/o Jan Carroll - Social Worker / Director
Waldo, FL
352-468-2268
jmykidsmom@aol.com
I want everyone to know that we are the ONLY organization in our area that
helps with these items: FOOD, CLOTHING, SHOES and TOYS.
We have also partnered with another ministry through our church and when we
have extra items that we cannot use we are now sending items to the Appalachian
Mountain areas. My sister and her husband, along with two other couples are
going several times a year to take clothing, toys and food items.
We are desperate for food for our local food pantry.
We need any and all kinds of canned foods and pantry type items.
We will even take EXPIRED items as I cook meals for others several items a
week.
We are always in much need of CHILDREN'S CLOTHING and SHOES,along with Chest of
Drawers and /or Dressers, End Tables (NO glass tops-PLEASE) and good clean Twin
Mattresses and Box Springs along with Sheets and Pillowcases and Blankets for
them.
We will take any and all good clean unstained and torn clothing and shoes of
any size and type.
I am in Gainesville every Thursday and Friday and can pick up most anywhere in
Gainesville on these days.
People should email me at: jmykidsmom@aol.com
with the word DONATIONS in the subject line and I will get with them on a pick
up.or call me at 352-468-2268 and leave a message if I do not answer.
Please let everyone know that If anyone has a need or knows of someone
that has a need, please tell them to call or email me. I am now a social worker
and can help with such things as filing for disability, and giving referrals
and information for other type assistance such as rent and utility payments.
Thanks ever so much,
God Bless,
Jan Carroll
Pick up available! ***1 Cor. 13:3 **
3-1-09
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Compassion
Kees Boer (352) 335-0399 or keesboer@positive-entertainment.com
"Sponsor a child online
through Compassion's Christian child sponsorship ministry. Search for a child
by age, gender, country, birthday, special needs and more."
To Sponsor a Child:
http://www.compassion.com/Sponsor_a_child/default.htm
8-17-08
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Angel Food
Ministries
Angel Food Ministries is a non-profit, non-denominational organization
dedicated to providing grocery relief and financial support to communities
throughout the United States. The program began in 1994 with 34 families in
Monroe, Georgia (between Atlanta and Athens), and has grown to serve hundreds
of thousands of families every month across 35 states. Angel Food Ministries
crosses denominational lines and has spread the good news of the gospel of
Christ through salvation tracts that are placed in each food order.
Sample Menu for $30!!
· 4 lb. IQF Leg Quarters
· 4 oz. Beef Back Ribs
· 1 lb. 80/20 Lean Ground Beef
· 2 lb. Breaded Chicken Tenders
· 1.5 lb. Bone in Pork Chops (4 x 6oz.)
· 1 lb. Ground Turkey
· 18 oz. Stuffed Manicotti (Cheese)
· 12 oz. Smoked Sausage
· Betty Crocker Seasoned Potatoes
· 7 oz. Cheeseburger Dinner
· 16 oz. Green Beans
· 16 oz. Baby Carrots
· 2 lb. Onions
· 1 lb. Pinto Beans
· 1 lb. Rice
· 7 oz. Blueberry Muffin Mix
· 10 ct. Homestyle Waffles
· Dessert Item
www.angelfoodministries.com
For Gainesville, payment is G.C.M. Pick up is The Vineyard Christian
Fellowship Church.
Check web site for other
city locations!!
4-6-09
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Christian Ministry/Wise Companion
Opportunities is Mardy Freeman's site with many helpful ideas.
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LEGISLATIVE/ POLITICAL
Meet-and-Greet (GNV)
Blessings,
Barbara Fuller
www.ltenews.com
bfuller@ltenews.com
A very important race in our county for House
of Representative, District 22 – a district that consists of both Alachua and
Marion Counties – has already begun. This race is highly critical because
Rep. Larry Cretul, the House Speaker, who currently holds the seat, is
term-limited and with his absence a wide variety of unknowns can happen.
We need to make sure our next representative is someone who we can trust and
someone who shares our same values…and we believe John Deakins is that
candidate.
As home educators, it is encouraging to know that John Deakins is supportive of
homeschoolers and shares the same beliefs of many Florida legislators such as
former House of Representative Dennis Baxley, who has been one of the strongest
champions of homeschooling next to Dan Webster in the Senate.
John is close friends with
Dennis Baxley and as a fellow co-worker, Dennis endorses him.
Please see the invitation to a Meet-and-Greet we are hosting on June 19, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.
Also, to learn more about John Deakins, please visit his website: www.voteDeakins2010.com
.
Please join us at the home of Chris and Barbara
Fuller for a Meet-and-Greet
for
John Deakins
Candidate for House of Representative, District 22
On June 19, 2009 at 6:30 p.m.
until 8:00 p.m.,
Guest speaker:
Dennis Baxley
Executive Director of the Christian Coalition of Florida and Former House of
Representative, District 24
The Fuller’s address:
Mile Run Subdivision
6552 NW 37th Drive
Gainesville, Florida
352-373-7089 (RSVP by June 15th)
Refreshments served
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HEF Info:
Legislative Session
Final Report
Brenda
Dickinson
President, The Home Education Foundation
www.flhef.org
Final Report of the 2009
Legislative Session
Florida Virtual School
Funding:
§ The per student allocation was reduced by
10.1% which is off-set by a 31.7% increase in funding based on projected growth
for the 2009/10 school year.
§ There will be another reduction in per
student funding in 2010/11.
Courses:
§ FLVS can offer full time 6-8 individual
courses using FLVS curriculum.
§ FLVS will be able to offer the same full
range of courses they offer now. They were
not limited to core courses.
§ FLVS can continue to offer courses to
home education and private school students.
§ FLVS will continue to offer summer
courses.
§ As of this date, FLVS has space available
in all courses and if students want courses now, it's a great time to beat the
summer rush.
School District Virtual Program
§ Program is available to those already in
a K-8 Virtual School program
§ Student must have been in a public school
for the previous school year
§ Parent/instructional coach must keep
hours of instruction and days of attendance.
§ Students must take the FCAT.
Bright Futures Scholarships
The award per credit hour or credit hour equivalent for the 2009-2010 academic
year shall be as follows:
Four-Year Institutions:
Academic Scholars Award....................... $126
Medallion Scholars Award.......................... $95
Gold Seal Vocational Scholars Award........ $95
Two-Year Institutions:
Academic Scholars Award.......................... $78
Medallion Scholars Award........................... $78
Gold Seal Vocational Scholars Award......... $59
The additional stipend for Top Scholars shall be $54 per credit hour.
§ Book allowance was eliminated for the
Academic Scholarship Award.
§ Students who fail to drop or withdraw
before the end of the drop and add period will have to pay for those
courses. There some exceptions for illness and a documented emergency
which may be granted by the DOE.
§ Effective for the 2009-2010 academic
year, to renew a BF scholarship a student must earn at least 24 semester credit
hours in the previous academic year. If the student fails to earn the
minimum number of hours, the student shall be ineligible for renewal for a
period equivalent to 1 academic year.
Excess Credit Hours:
Beginning in the 2009-2010 for first time enrollees:
§ Students will be required to pay a
surcharge equal to 50% of the tuition rate for each credit hour in excess of
120 % of the number of credit hours required to complete the baccalaureate
degree.
§ There are some allowances for more hours
are listed in s.1009.286(4) F.S. Two of those are:
Articulated acceleration hours earned through s. 1007.27 including, dual
enrollment, AP and IB, are not counted as hours required to earn a
baccalaureate degree.
Dual major hours taken while pursuing a baccalaureate degree.
Waiver of Liability (HB 363/SB 886) Failed
§ Leaves the question open as to whether a
waiver signed by a parent on behalf of a minor child has any legal authority.
§ Though this did not pass this year, the
industry will surely be back next year to propose new legislation to protect
them from legal action. Parents need to carefully read any waiver of
liability they are asked to sign for their minor child to participate in
activities. You could be signing away your right to sue the activity or
amusement provider in case there is an accident.
5-17-09
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HEF Fundraiser
The FPEA has again offered HEF the
opportunity to do a fundraiser at their Convention. The purpose is to
raise both money and awareness of HEF/Brenda's efforts in Tallahassee.
HEF will have a table near the Registration area for better exposure and easier
access for those wishing to participate in the drawing. Please stop by
while you are at the Convention.
To make our fundraiser even more successful, HEF is soliciting donations of
raffle items. In the past, donations came from individuals and businesses and
included gorgeous handmade jewelry, gift baskets, a signed Jaguar football,
support group memberships, beautiful quilts and other items. To
participate in the drawing you can purchase tickets for an opportunity to win
one of the gifts donated. The more tickets you purchase, the higher your
chances are of winning. Many participants place tickets on multiple items.
This year Tales of Waterville (www.talesofwaterville.com
) will be donating DVDs to the HEF raffle as well as selling their DVDs at our
table. A portion of the sales will go to HEF.
On the Home Education Foundation website (www.flhef.org
), you will find other affiliate programs which also donate money for purchases
made through the HEF website. Please encourage your members to
purchase their home education materials through R.O.C.K. Solid and TALES OF
WATERVILLE™ or flight and hotel reservations through HEF TRAVEL to help support
our lobbying efforts inTallahassee.
For those of you who wish to donate for our Convention drawing, please send
your items to:
The Ohly Family
5007 Lake Mabel Loop Road
Lake Wales, FL 33898
You may also bring your items to us at the Convention. Please drop off your
items at the HEF table or at the FPEA registration desk by 6:00 p.m.
Thursday. Ask anyone at the FPEA registration desk to hold the item for
HEF. For any other questions, call Brenda at 850-264-2184.
We so appreciate your generosity and support of HEF.
The HEF Board
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HEF
Brenda Dickinson
President, The Home Education Foundation
www.flhef.org
HEF has been working
hand-in-hand with officials from the NCAA to ensure a smooth eligibility
process for students wishing to participate in competitive athletics through
the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The following Q & A will be
posted on the HEF website (http://www.flhef.org
).
Answers to NCAA Eligibility Questions
If a student athlete is talented enough to play at the college level, it is
very important to become very familiar with the NCAA website at least when the
student enters 8th grade, if not before. The requirements are very strict
and failing to meet those requirements could deny a star athlete eligibility to
play college sports and receive a scholarship. The NCAA Eligibility
website is very helpful. (www.ncaa.org
) Go to Academics & Athletes, then click on NCAA Eligibility Center.
Home educated students must meet the same academic requirements as other
students, although the documentation is a little different. The academic
requirements and other information are on the NCAA website. However,
additional questions to those on the website come up from time to time for home
education students. Because home education students have so many choices
and paths to achieve their educational goals, they don't always fit the mold
for public or private school students. Therefore, the HEF has asked the
following questions and answers which have been approved by the NCAA in order
to provide parents more information.
1. Can courses taken in the 8th grade count toward the NCAA required core
courses?
Yes, if the course satisfies the core course requirement and is an approved
high school course. The course must be:
Algebra or above
Biology, physical science or above
English if it can be proved that the course is a college-prep course level
2. Will the NCAA accept Credit by Exam?
No.
3. How can home educated students document their coursework?
The NCAA will want to know the textbooks and publishers for each course
taken. They will accept Rosetta Stone for foreign language if done at
home. However, Florida colleges will not accept a foreign language taken
at home. It must be through a public or private school or through dual
enrollment.
4. Can a student have too many credits on the high school transcript?
There is no cap on the number of credits a student can earn. The NCAA
only considers the required core courses for determining eligibility and grade
point average. At this time, Division 1 requires 16 core courses and
Division II requires 14, but on August 1, 2013, Division II will also begin
requiring 16 core courses. See the NCAA website for specific
requirements.
5. May college courses count as core courses? College courses may be used
to satisfy core-curriculum requirements if the courses are accepted and are
awarded credit by the high school (or in a home education program) for any
student and meets all other requirements for core courses.
For NCAA Division I only, such courses must be placed on the student's high
school transcript. Courses taken at a college will NOT appear on the high
school's NCAA List of Approved Core Courses. The high school's NCAA List of
Approved Core Courses will include only those courses taught/offered by the
high school.
6. How would a home education parent know if the college courses taken
through dual enrollment satisfy the NCAA core-curriculum requirements?
Florida students who take dual enrollment courses can view the Dual Enrollment
Course/High School Equivalency List on the FL Dept. of Education website at http://files.facts.usf.edu/AdvisingManuals/Dual_Enrollment_List_2008.pdf
This list equates the college course content to the content of high school
courses. The course codes for college courses and high school courses are
specified on this list. The Florida Department of Education Office of
Articulation has examined the content of each course, as required by law, to
establish this approved list. It is used by public and private schools to
determine if a dual enrollment course meets the high school graduation
requirement.
7. Can a high school student take too many college courses?
Not if the courses are taken concurrently in the high school or in a home
education program. A student can even earn an AA degree as long as the
courses are taken part-time through dual enrollment. The college
eligibility clock starts running the moment a student is enrolled full-time in
college.
Caution: High school students need to know how the college is classifying
them. Early admission programs may classify the student as a full-time
college student, even though the student has not completed home education. This
would cause the college clock to start running and the student would loose a
year of eligibility.
8. How many years of college eligibility does a student who has completed
an AA degree have?
Generally, if a student has never been classified as a full-time college, the
student has 5 years in a Division I college and 10 semesters in Division II or
III colleges to complete 4 seasons. However, to guarantee accurate information
in each situation, student-athletes and/or their parents are urged to contact
NCAA Membership Service at 317-917-6000, Monday-Friday, from Noon to 4:00 pm to
obtain official information about individual eligibility. NCAA will be
glad to advise and answer specific questions.
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The Presidential
Prayer Team
www.presidentialprayerteam.org
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ParentalRights.Org
MONITORING THE UN
CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD
www.parentalrights.org
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Justice Candidate a
Threat to Parental Rights
www.hslda.org/docs/news/200902060.asp
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Oklahoma
Senate Bill 472: Requires Home Education Notification and Academic Reports
Summary:
Even before the Oklahoma 2009 legislative session has officially started, two
bills have come to our attention, and we need your help. Both of these bills,
Senate Bill 308 and Senate Bill 472, threaten the foundation of home education
freedom that parents have in Oklahoma. These bills are scheduled to be
officially introduced on February 2.
Read More:
http://www.hslda.org/Legislation/State/ok/2009/OKSB472/default.asp
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The Fourth
Amendment's Impact on Child Abuse Investigations
Michael P. Farris
President, Patrick Henry College
Chairman, Home School Legal Defense Association
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit said it best,
"The government's interest in the welfare of children embraces not only
protecting children from physical abuse, but also protecting children's
interest in the privacy and dignity of their homes and in the lawfully
exercised authority of their parents." Calabretta v. Floyd, 189 F.3d 808
(1999).
This statement came in a case which held that social workers who, in pursuit of
a child abuse investigation, invaded a family home without a warrant violate
the Fourth Amendment rights of both children and parents. Upon remand for the
damages phase of the trial, the social workers, the police officers, and the
governments that employed them settled this civil rights case for $150,000.
Read more at:
www.hslda.org/research/docs/200404020.asp
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The 4th Amendment Applies to Social Workers
Volume 44, Program 8
4/2/2003
Is it legal for social workers to come into your home without a search warrant?
Today on Home School Heartbeat Mike Smith talks with HSLDA's litigation
attorney Jim Mason about the 4th Amendment.
Mike:
Jim, it seems that social workers in the Stumbo case thought the constitution
didn't apply to them. Does the 4th amendment apply to social workers? And if so
why is it important that they recognize this?
Jim:
Mike, most emphatically the 4th amendment applies to social workers. The 4th
amendment says that the right of the people to be secure in their persons,
houses, papers and affects against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not
be violated. The 4th amendment applies to all state actors. It doesn't say that
it doesn't apply to social workers. When social workers come out to investigate
an allegation of abuse or neglect, they are under the exact same requirements
as police officers investigating crime. It's important that they understand
that because when a social worker comes out to the house, they are intruding
into one of the most important areas of our lives--our homes and our families.
That's the very heart of what the 4th amendment was intended to protect. And
social workers while they have an important role in finding child abuse and
neglect cases, they can't run rough shod over the
rights of people.
Mike:
Well, Jim was you know HSLDA has committed a lot of time to making this a
reality. That is that social workers have to realize that the 4th Amendment to
the Constitution applies to them and other government workers. And until next
time, I'm Mike Smith.
www.hslda.org/docs/hshb/44/hshb4408.asp
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Practical Ways to Reform the Child Welfare System
In recent years it has become frighteningly common for homeschoolers to be
wrongfully accused of abuse and neglect on hotlines to state child welfare
departments.
HSLDA :
www.hslda.org/docs/nche/000000/00000058.asp?PrinterFriendly=True
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Voting Guides
Florida Family Association
is providing the following Florida Voter Guide By County from the Christian
Family Coalition.
http://cfc-alert.com/FL-Voter-County-guides-2008.asp
for a downloadable version of the guide to assist with your vote.
Florida Family Association is providing the following Voter Issue Guide for the
2008 Presidential Race from the American Family Association. www.afa.net/pdfs/08VG_print.pdf
for a downloadable version of this guide to assist with your vote on our next
president which you may also print and distribute.
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Online Voter Guides
Shared by: Barbara Fuller
To download Christian Coalition of Florida's (CCFLA) nonpartisan 2008 General
Election Voter Guides, visit
http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5638 .
A statewide judicial voter guide is also available at
http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5639 .
If you have not yet used a voter's guidebook, you'll be pleased with how easy
it is to decide who to vote for by answering the same
questions submitted to the candidates and comparing your answers to theirs.
CCFLA's 2008 Voter's Guide is nonpartisan and legal for distribution at your
church, civic club, etc.
Please help spread the word about this resource for responsible citizenship!
Forward this message to your family and friends in
Florida so they can also use this valuable resource.
A couple of things to keep in mind:
> For a legal perspective on what activities churches and pastors are
allowed to take part in, check out these resources prepared by attorney James
Bopp: "Do's and Don'ts for Political Activities of Pastors": http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5634 and "Guidelines for Political Activities by
Churches and Pastors": http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=3380
> Early voting begins on Monday, October 20. To request an absentee ballot,
contact your local election authority by visiting
http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=5640 .
Don't forget to exercise your right to vote on November 4!
Sincerely,
Chris Klicka
HSLDA Senior Counsel
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Citizens for Good
Public Policy Web Site
Barbara Fuller bfuller@ltenews.com
After much hard work, the website for Citizens for Good Public Policy is now up
and running. Please take time to visit the site and then pass the link
along to your family and friends who live in the city limits as well as in the
county – everyone in Alachua County needs to be aware of the ordinance repeal
petition drive.
www.citizensforgoodpublicpolicy.org
If you live in the city limits and haven’t signed a petition yet, you can
download one from the site, print it, fill it out and mail it to the address
listed at the bottom of the petition.
If you do not live in Gainesville’s city limits, you can help us in other ways:
making a donation online; volunteering to help with different needs.
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Election Updates/
Political Issues
Barbara Fuller bfuller@ltenews.com
Election updates on issues
and candidates in Alachua County
(including our county’s
state and U.S. legislators, judges and presidential races):
www.ltenews.com/pub/issues-education/files/LOCAL%20ISSUES.htm
Whether you’re wanting to write letters to the editor on current political
issues or looking for good reliable links about our Christian History heritage,
please visit our website for resources: www.ltenews.com
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Focus on the Family's Site
Contact your Legislators
Site
____________________________________
If you are interested in Action Alerts by American Family Association (AFA) visit their site to sign up at
Also, Focus on the Family
has Citizen
Link at http://www.family.org/cforum/
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HEF (Home Education
Foundation)
Do
you know what HEF is? HEF was established in 1991 to raise support and direct lobbying
for home education in Florida. HEF exists to safeguard existing legislation and
evaluate future legislation. The web site offers great
information and how you can help!
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INFORMATION
Family Preparedness
Mike and Juli Stewart mandjstewart@cox.net
If you missed the family preparedness
class given by Greg and Lori LaBell a few weeks ago, they would love for you to
have the information sheet they gave out so you can get your family prepared,
too. Mike and I learned so much from this family who have been doing this
for 20 years! This couple really spoke from their heart on this issue and
it blessed all of us in the room.
You can get the notes
online at: http://members.cox.net/mandjstewart/t2/Prepare/
Mike and I are also keeping
a running list of people who are wanting the Dare to Prepare. If we
get 8 or more families to order, it is a great discount. So, please
contact us soon if you are interested. We have 7 families now on
the list. The book should be about $30 that's with shipping.
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Suggesting Math
Online Program
Forwarding e-mail to anyone needing math help. We used it for algebra, great
tool. Now they have a free trial.
Great for us homeschoolers. Please forward to anyone who may find it
useful :)
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The Old Schoolhouse
Magazine Promo
We have never, EVER had a 19 gifts
promotion as good as this one. Complimentary cheesecake and crepes mixes, a
free DVD from Franklin Springs Media, a 10 x 13 portrait (no sitting fee!) from
Sears; the women’s exercise chain, Curves even got involved with 50 bonus
memberships!
www.thehomeschoolmagazine.com/TOSSummer19Gifts
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How is your current
reading curriculum working?
Shantell shantell@readinghorizons.com
Reading Horizons at Home Intensive Phonics at Home
Is it giving your child the essential reading foundation necessary for
reading success?
Research and scientifically proven, the Discover Intensive Phonics program
proves that this foundation is necessary. This program is a systematic,
explicit, Orton-Gillingham based approach to reading. Discover Intensive
Phonics instruction helps automatic readers excel, struggling readers improve,
and/or gives young readers a proven foundation that covers all of the necessary
beginning reading skills. Reading Horizons offers free online training and
numerous resources to ensure successful instruction and make it easy to teach.
All materials are non-consumable. These materials include but not limited to,
games, activities, and progress assessments. The computer software teaches the
entire program, offering hands-on, independent learning.
It is never too late to
start down the right road to reading! Reading Horizons At Home
www.readinghorizonsathome.com/language.aspx#tips
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Just BASIC
Just learned of a great
resources: www.justbasic.com ...
A programming language for the Windows operating system. It is
completely free and it is suitable for creating all kinds of applications for
business, industry, education and entertainment.
Because Just BASIC is based on the classic BASIC programming language it is
easy to learn, and it has been extended with structured programming facilities
and with easy to use GUI commands so you can create your own Windows programs
without needing to learn all the underlying details of the Windows operating
system.
Here are some features of Just BASIC:
It's free, of course!
Full tutorial and many example programs
Large online community
Syntax coloring editor
Easy source level debugging
Graphics including sprites and printing
Create standalone programs royalty free
The free dowload is 2.4 megabytes.
A great way to explore programming!
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Clear &
Understandable Math for Homeschoolers
Dear Homeschool Friend:
I'm reaching out to you from TabletClass.com. We are a fairly new company with
an amazing online math system especially designed for independent learners.
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We're a cross between Teaching Textbooks and Aleks
We're extremely affordable – on average we're 50% less than other online math
program.
Read some of our Testimonials.
We invite you to try our system free for 30 days...any feedback would be most
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Click Here www.tabletclass.com/Secure/trial.aspx
to begin your free trial. Hope you'll share with your Homeschool group.
Best regards,
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John Zimmerman
TabletClass Team
www.TabletClass.com "Clear &
Understandable Math"
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Balancing The Sword
Are you looking for a
well-rounded study guide for the Scripture?
Do you struggle to maintain
a structured approach to Bible reading?
Would you like to achieve a
broader understanding of all the Word?
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Make summer a blast
with BirdSleuth!
Are you looking for new, low-cost
activities for your camp, nature center, scouting troop, homeschool, or youth
program? I hope you’ll consider the BirdSleuth curriculum developed by
the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
www.birds.cornell.edu/birdsleuth
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Reading Horizons
Reading Horizons is a
company that sells a scientifically-based intensive phonics reading system used
successfully in schools for over 30 years. We are now making this program
available for home use. We have non-consumable teaching materials and companion
software for ages 4-10 and 10-adult that promise reading gains of 2-5 grade
levels in about 40 hours of work.
Many parents and teachers don’t know how to teach reading/phonics in a
systematic way to help those who don't easily read automatically. Each child is
different and many don’t just “pick up” reading through exposure to the
alphabet and literature. They require the right type of instruction delivered
in an explicit, systematic way. I’d like to invite you to evaluate a vital tool
for home school families, (whether you have struggling readers or not), because
you desire to provide the most solid educational foundation you can. We offer
an online version of our training for parents at no charge. Please visit this
link to have a look at the Online Workshop and a myriad of other free
resources, including assessments and games, we have developed for your use: www.readinghorizonsathome.com/resources.aspx
Our decoding strategies pave the way for reading any length word accurately and
fluently. If you are interested in a LIVE demonstration for your group via the
internet where we can discuss our strategies and answer any questions, we would
be happy to set something up, (again free of charge). Just give us a call at
your earliest convenience.
Thank you.
Jeri Graybill
Account Manager
Reading Horizons
1-800-333-0054
jeri@readinghorizons.com
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Science Take-Out
News
It's not too late to think about summer science programs and it's not too early
to think about fall academic programs!
Visit Science Take-Out online at www.sciencetakeout.com
to see our entire selection of kits and to download teacher guides for all of
our kits free of charge.
For more information about Science Take-Out kits, contact us at contact@sciencetakeout.com or call
us at (585)764-5400
Convenient, versatile, and cost-effective science kits!
5-24-09
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NEW PE Programs for
Homeschoolers coming to you!
Hello Parents and Organizations of Homeschoolers,
We wanted to personally extend our services to you and your kids! We are
South Florida's fastest growing recreational program and want to bring the fun
and excitement to you! We know that parents are always looking for NEW and
EXHILARATING activities for your kids, and this is it!!
We are fully equipped Physical Education Professionals with numerous years of
education, teaching experience and participation in Sports/Athletics and
Fitness. We will provide a curriculum that is meaningful, challenging,
developmentally appropriate and more exhilarating than most school PE
programs! Instructors will present activities that will stimulate and
enhance cognitive as well as psychomotor skills.
We offer an extensive variety of activities including physical fitness, motor
skill development, sports skills instruction, lead-up games of sports, sports
as well as our highly popular innovative and exhilarating cooperative games and
relays, all modified for ages 4 and up. Our PE instructors strongly
promote physical fitness, good sportsmanship and cooperative play. Your kids
will greatly improve overall motor skill development, enhance athletic
performance, build self-confidence and develop a sense of personal achievement.
The instructors will also be emphasizing game rules, strategies, fair play and
friendly competition!
Our programs and activities are designed to cater to the developmental needs of
children at any skill level. Athletes and non-athletes are welcome! Here
is our website: www.getfit4kidz.com
. We look forward to speaking with you soon and making Get Fit 4 Kidz a
huge success in your area!
Sincerely,
Joe and Corey
Get Fit 4 Kidz
954 931-1571
www.getfit4kidz.com / www.getfittraininginc.com
5-24-09
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Wildlife DVD -
“Creation’s Creatures”
Hello,
My name is Laura and I am with the Christian production company “Uplifting
Entertainment”. We have just released a wildlife DVD that is perfect for
homeschoolers. “Creation’s Creatures” teaches children about wildlife through
the days of God’s creation, NOT evolution.
Now your students can learn about wildlife the way God intended them to. “Creation’s
Creatures” contains 10 episodes, each giving credit to God, NOT evolution.
Join hosts Sherri and Shauna as they learn about animals, show amazing wildlife
in their natural habitat, share a Bible verse of the day and end each episode
with a short quiz and a prayer.
Over 4 hours of education in this 2-DVD set is available at: Walmart,
www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=11016433
Best Buy,
www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1&id=pcat17071&type=page&st=creations+creatures&sc=titleSP&cp=1&nrp=15&sp=&qp=&list=n&iht=y&usc=%A0-Artist&ks=960
F.Y.E.
www.fye.com/viewfdsearch.htm?moreHitsFromSite=&category=&similarTo=&similarType=find&breadCrumb=&oldQuery=&begin=&page=&sortBy=&path=&searchBy=&seeAll=&profile=DVD&query=creations+creatures
and
Be sure to add this DVD to your collection! And remember, this is a great
learning tool not only for your child, but for their friends as well.
Wildlife…the way GOD created it!
If you have any questions, feel free to contact me.
Laura Romeo
President, Uplifting Entertainment LLC
100 Rosslyn Road
Carnegie, PA 15106
(412) 279-2453
5-24-09
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Math Without Walls
Hello~
I am pleased to be contacting home school organizations in Florida about the on
line math program designed to meet the individual math needs of students in
grades 5 through algebra - Math Without Walls. Please visit the Math Without
Walls web site at www.mathwithoutwalls.com
If you have any questions after visiting the web site, please feel free to
contact me at seanpatrick70@yahoo.com
Thanks for your time.
~Sean Patrick
5-17-09
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Looking for A
Christian Alternative to the Harry Potter Series
Hello,
I’m D.W.Murray, Disney animation artist and the author of the Majesty book
series. The idea for the books came about as a series of bedtime stories for my
kids when they became curious about magic due to the Harry Potter craze. As a
Christian dad and a story artist, I decided to tell them a story about magic
from a Biblical perspective. I've received rave reviews of the books, from
children and their parents, grandparents, and teachers. Now I’d love to share
this story with you as well.
For more information about
the Majesty Series and to view my Disney artwork visit, www.dwmurraybooks.com
Read The 700 Club article on D.W. Murray article www.cbn.com/700club/guests/bios/DWMurray062706.aspx
Thank you for your consideration.
David W. Murray
www.dwmurraybooks.com
dwmurray5@aol.com
321-663-4520
5-17-09
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Angie Booth Memorial
Library (GNV)
Juli Stewart mandjstewart@cox.net
This curriculum library is
housed at Pinegrove Baptist Church along with Lena Bush's library. The
hours are the same as her library and just kindly ask about being able to go in
a browse around. It has been straightened up lately, although it still
needs some work, I believe one can find something in there better now!
:-) Please put your name on the sign out sheet along with the books you
borrowed. And when you return the books, please put a line through your
name. You may check items out as long as you need.
I went through the list and
I am not sure how old this list is but I wrote down the name and if you have
materials checked out, please, whenever you return them, just scratch your name
out.
Thanks so much!
~Juli
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Farmer Markets
The following is from the
Hogtown HomeGrown Newsletter - "Local and Seasonal Recipes, Menus and
More"
Tioga Monday Market
4-7pm
Tioga Town Center
Union Street
Wednesday Market
4-7pm
Community Plaza downtown
Gainesville
High Spring Thursday
Market
2-6pm
downtown corner of Main St.
& 1st Ave.
www.farmersmarket.highsprings.com
Haile Village Saturday
Market
8:30-12pm
Haile Plantation
Alachua County Saturday
Market
8:30-1pm
5920 NW 13th St.
Levy County's Saturday
Market
7am-3pm
Williston Lions Club, 401 SE
6 Ave.
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Family Watchdog
Sites
The Florida Dept of Corrections search
www.dc.state.fl.us/appcommon/searchall.asp
Florida Offender Alert system, where you can be alerted anytime an offender
moves in near you
www.floridaoffenderalert.com/index.php
Criminal Check.com where you can search all states’ sex offenders for free
www.criminalcheck.com
The FDLE sex offender and predator web search site
http://offender.fdle.state.fl.us/offender/homepage.do;jsessionid=JYJHKl8JnYhLSpc1Jw3rFn28Yx94BvVgvRyGDJD3pQZyQlpkyQlF!-1727407229
The FDLE criminal history search site, some info might cost a fee, but alot of
it is free
www.fdle.state.fl.us/content/getdoc/2952da22-ba08-4dfc-9e45-2d7932a803ea/Obtaining-Criminal-History-Information.aspx
2-22-09
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Creation Based
Mobile Science Show
My name is Ben Roy, I am a Christian and a former director of News
Channel 9 Science Theatre in Chattanooga, TN. I teach science methods at
the University of TN at Chattanooga.
I have a mobile science show and would love to put on a science show for
your group. During my show I have students help with some of the
demonstrations.
My Christian Oriented Science Shows focus on a Creator God.
My demonstrations are captivating and are design to turn students on to science
while providing instruction based on natural phenomena which all points to a
Creator God.
My fast-paced and entertaining lessons feature spectacular demonstrations of
physical and chemical science: Students are amazed as they watch!
Here is a list of some of the things that may be used during a show:
Liquid Nitrogen
Oxygen
Hydrogen
Helium
Tesla Coil
Hover Craft
There are several different different shows that you can choose from. I
will attach a brochure to this email for you to look at. One of the
most popular shows for a wide age group is the "Science Show Case"
this show combines demos from many different shows. Children of all ages
as well as adults love this fast-paced science show.
The cost of the shows is $5.00 per student for Homeschool age students, parents
are free.
To see a demo of one of my public school science shows produced by students in
Riverside, CA go to: www.gosciencezone.com/video
If you would like a reference from another Christian Homeschool group let me
know?
Please feel free to contact me directly on my cell phone at 423-596-0730
Regards, Ben Roy
Science Zone Corporation President
Science Methods Instructor University of Tennessee at Chattanooga,TN
SAU Adjunct Professor
Teacher Resource Agent American Astronomical Society
Cell 423-596-0730
Office 423-596-7469
Fax 706-937-2967
Web Site: www.gosciencezone.com
2-8-09
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Former Homeschooler
Publishes First Book
As a former homeschool and
long-time reader of Titus 2, I wanted to share exciting news with you! My first
middle-grade novel, Take the Reins (Canterwood Crest #1) is out now
from Simon & Schuster. It's a "clean tween" book that follows
twelve-year old small town girl Sasha Silver to a prestigous boarding school where
she competes with the equestrian elite. Take the Reins is the first of
eight books in a series that's tagged as a modern twist on The Saddle Club.
Homeschooling opened so many doors for me. I was able to start college at
sixteen, graduate at twenty and have the drive to pursue my goals. I'm now
twenty-one and a full-time author. I hope other homeschoolers are able to be
inspired by my story. I'm incredibly grateful to the always supportive
homeschooling community.
Best wishes,
Jessica Burkhart
Canterwood Crest, a new
series from Simon & Schuster's Aladdin MIX
Five girls. One academy. And some serious attitude.
Take the Reins
Official Canterwood Crest series Website http://www.canterwoodcrest.com
TAKE THE REINS video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSPDcYKuO80
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Christian Teens
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Nature Friend
Magazine
A few years ago, we began looking for a science magazine for our boys but were
disappointed at having to continually deal with evolution and world view information.
We came upon a creation-based magazine called "Nature Friend" and
have enjoyed our subscription thoroughly. The boys really look forward to
receiving it each month. It is full of interesting photographs, articles,
puzzles, etc. You can learn more about it at the following link:
http://www.dogwoodridgeoutdoors.com/v.php?pg=45
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The Gainesville
Freecycle
Network serves the greater
Gainesville and surrounding areas of Alachua County.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/freecyclegainesville
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Museum
Pass
Juli, Our family
pays only $30 per year for a family membership with the Charlotte County Museum
each year. We used to pay $100 for the same pass from the Orlando Science
Museum. That pass gets us in for free to any one of a hundred or more
science museums around the nation, including the ones in Tampa, Ocala and
Jacksonville. We’ve even used it to get into the Omaha Children’s museum
for free. Folks can get more info from museum@sunline.net .
~Mardy F.
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