Friends it is that time again to sign up for the TOS Summer Reading Program. Just click on the button above and see what is going on this summer. It is going to be great fun for the summer !

The Old Schoolhouse^® Magazine is having an amazing sale on subscriptions during their annual Black Friday Sale November 26 – 30. For those 5 days only, they are actually lowering their new one-year U.S.  subscription price to $7.95! That's the price you would usually pay for just one issue at a bookstore!

This is their lowest price ever on the magazine and they want all of you to take advantage of this offer and share the info with your friends.

Please don't miss out. Your one-year subscription will pay for itself time and time again as you receive practical tips and Biblical encouragement to keep going strong in your commitment to homeschooling and to the Lord. Since it's a quarterly magazine, they even have a monthly subscriber's only E-Newsletter called Teacher's Toolbox that will give you seasonal teaching ideas and a free E-Book download! It's like joining a unit study of the month club! The free E-Books alone are valued at almost $250/year. It's really perfect for people who are homeschooling on a shoestring or just wanting to add in some little extras to your teaching.

Plus during the Black Friday Sale, they have all kind of bonus gifts when you spend $50, $75, $100, or $150. Some are electronic downloads that you can download immediately, while other are physical products mailed from various vendors directly to your home.

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September 25, 2008

Act Now to Stop Costly Federal Early Education Spending Bill

Dear HSLDA Members and Friends,

Action is needed now to stop a harmful early education bill, H.R. 2343, the Education Begins at Home Act. Despite the bill’s seemingly homeschool-friendly title, the legislation is actually yet another “big government” encroachment into the sphere of education.

H.R. 2343 seeks to expand the Head Start Early Home Visitation program to supposedly “educate” parents of children from infants to 5-year-olds on parenting strategies. If passed, this bill would literally open the door for government employees to enter private homes to impose unelected officials’ educational agendas, which may prove offensive and contrary to many families’ moral and religious beliefs. Although at this point enrollment in the home visitation program is voluntary, government programs almost always grow beyond their original scope when bills are amended.

This intrusive and unnecessary legislation comes at a whopping starting cost of more than $190 million—a burden that will be incurred by already struggling American taxpayers.

Action Requested

Please call your U.S. representative today and urge him or her to oppose H.R. 2343, the Education Begins at Home Act. It is not necessary to identify yourself as a homeschooler. You can say something as simple as the following:

You can reach your U.S. representative by calling the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121, or by using our Legislative Toolbox.

This bill has been placed on the House calendar and could come up for a vote anytime this week, or even during the weekend as Congress rushes to finish legislative priorities before they adjourn.

Background

For more information on H.R. 2343 and the dangers of early education, please visit our online bill page.

Sincerely,

J. Michael Smith
HSLDA President

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200 TOS Gift Bags stuffed with wonderful homeschooling items and goodies are arriving at the
Southeast Homeschool Expo 2008!

In just a few days, The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine will be setting up a very special booth for the Southeast Homeschool Expo at the Cobb Galleria in Atlanta, Georgia, on July 25th and 26th, 2008. For weeks, TOS has been carefully selecting wonderful items to go into these gift bags, artfully keeping this whole project under wraps! It is designed to spoil homeschool moms at our last convention on the East Coast!

Yes, physical TOS gift bags that you take WITH you from booth #6 in the convention hall! Want one? Keep reading.

The ultra secret TOS mobile will be arriving at the convention hall loaded down with gift bags packed full of goodies for 200 happy homeschooling moms! More on those gift bags in a minute. What will you find at The Old Schoolhouse booth? The gorgeous, thick, new Summer 2008 TOS magazine is hot off the press, overnight Fed-Exed to make sure they get to the Southeast Homeschool Expo on time, to spoil YOU rotten! Even before subscribers get the Summer 2008 issue in their mailbox, Southeast Expo attendees will see them at the TOS booth! One look at the cover, and you will know this is the one magazine you have to read before you start school in the Fall! Peek inside and peruse the table of contents, where you will find informative articles on homeschooling the special needs child, helpful tips for fostering a love of reading in your child, and information on the Charlotte Mason method. We're going to share the lives of homeschooling pioneers, let you peek in on homeschool life on the homestead, and give you a fun unit on flight. There are tips on nature walks and outdoor play, discussions of intelligent design and theistic evolution, and a look at homeschooling families and adoption. There is even an article on a homeschooling family whose daughter did not read until she was 12; imagine that! We feel your pain at the pump! With gas and grocery prices on the rise, it's more important than ever to select the right homeschool products the FIRST time. Our product reviews, stories from other homeschool families about what works for them, and articles about different homeschool methods will give you the information you need to make the right decisions for your family! You will also find stacks of the most popular "back issues" of The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine! Wait until you see the selection of TOS issues at Booth #6! And, check out the back table full of TOS gift bags. What are they all about? Pick up a Spring 2008 issue for the latest Excellence in Education Awards, listing all of the top curriculum choices in math, history, science, writing, phonics, and so much more. Whether you are an experienced homeschooler, brand new, or still considering homeschooling, the Excellence in Education Awards will help you navigate the convention hall! This issue will be right by the special TOS gift bags crammed with goodies you cannot live without. We love to talk to our readers and help them find just the right back issue to help solve their problems, concerns, and goals for today! If it affects homeschoolers, TOS has covered it in at least one of their issues! Missing a favorite magazine? Friend "borrowed" it forever? Just buy another one. Who can resist at the unbelievable Convention Special of only $5 per back issue? The regular price is $9.95 in the Schoolhouse Store. Did you know that some select issues sell for up to $25 apiece in our Schoolhouse Store? For Expo attendees, all TOS back issues are only $5 while they last! And guess what? Buy three and get one FREE! TOS gift bags? Were you wondering what The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine is doing with gift bags at their booth? We're celebrating our last convention for the year on the East Coast. These gorgeous bags are stuffed full of things homeschool moms will absolutely love! We can't wait to hand out those gift bags, packed full of everything from handcrafted soap to pamper you and whisk you away, to books. Our gift bags are bursting with wonderful, top rated, homeschool... But, wait! We can't let that secret out! You will have to come by the booth and ask how YOU can be one of the first people to get the TOS gift bag! You are going to go nuts when you pick it up, feel the heft, and know that the ultra secret TOS crew has been out collecting the best of the best and stuffing it into gorgeous TOS gift bags to spoil you rotten! We dare not say more! We'll share with you how you can get YOURS when we see you - If there are any left! See you at Booth #6 in the vendor hall at the Southeast Homeschool Expo in Georgia, July 25th and 26th, 2008! And sure, you can forward this to your friends, if you don't mind competition for being one of the first 200 to get the gift bags! That's right - we only have 200, and then they are GONE. Be the first one at our booth; see you there! We'll meet you in Atlanta! Lisa Baughn and Family for TOS Magazine Email: Lisa Baughn Email: Gena Suarez, Publisher

At least that is what us mom's hope for !!!! Right?

Well I just wanted to list a few places that I have found for signing up for reading programs. One or two might be for the up coming school year, but you will want to go ahead and sign up before it is too late.

Barnes and Noble

http://www.barnesandnobleinc.com/our_company/community/Summer_Reading/Summer_Reading_Program.html

Pizza Hut Book-It

http://www.bookitprogram.com/parents/

Braums Ice Cream

http://www.braums.com/BookBuddy.asp

If you will also check out your state page here at Homeschool Nations, you should be able to find a public library near you with a program going on now.

Have a good summer and HAPPY READING !!!!!