PACHEK has been approved for a tour of the Kentucky State Capitol on February 14th! The Capitol tour will begin mid-morning, so we will driving up the night before. We must send a list of everyone who wants to go ASAP. If you are interested, email Heidi with a list of names. The list will be sent to Bro. Joe soon after our January meeting.

We will be skating at the Rollerdome on January 27th from 10:00 to 12:00. The cost is $4 per child, regardless of whether they skate. We will not have the snack buffet this year, but you are welcome to either bring a snack and drink for your child or order pizza from Papa John's when we get there.

On January 13th at 10:00 AM, we will meet for a "Curriculum Show and Tell". Some of our members will bring curriculum they have used, and you will have the opportunity to look it over and ask questions. Join us at New Work Fellowship, and bring paper and a pen for taking notes.

Starting in Jan 06, the Beaumont YMCA will be offering 2 homeschool classes.

Visual Art (paint, clay, paper mache' & more)
Friday: 12-1:15

Gym & Swim   Friday 1:30-3:30

Both classes are 8 weeks & you do not have to be members of the YMCA. All classes have instructors.

The classes start on Jan 6, so please contact them if you are interested @219-9622.

Hopkinsville Community College would like to make the area home school association families aware of opportunities for senior-level students to take college courses at HCC (dual enrollment). In some cases scholarships are available (one class per semester) to encourage students to get a jump start on their college coursework. HCC counselors/admissions advisors are available weekdays on a walk-in basis. The student affairs offices are open daily 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with late evening service until 6:30 p.m. on Mondays and Thursdays as a convenience to busy families. Our financial aid officers are also available as a valuable resource for college planning.

Often, high school students do not take advantage of college-level course offerings simply because they do not realize that HCC is an open admissions institution. It is my intention in this posting to welcome home school students to HCC and let them know that the community college has much to offer. Typically, students may be admitted to HCC the summer prior to their senior year of high school (usually age 17 at a minimum). While HCC does not have an “entrance” examination per se, ACT or SAT or COMPASS (placement test administered by HCC) scores are required so that HCC counselors/advisors may have the necessary tools to place students in courses where they have the most opportunity for success. Having scores from the ACT or SAT or COMPASS is most helpful in determining recommended placement in math, English and reading courses.

HCC's website can be a valuable resource to prospective students. There, you may find the application for admission, a list of programs offered, scholarship application, an updated listing of courses available, and much more. Please let me know how HCC might be of assistance to your families.

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Jason D. Warren, Dean of Student Affairs (Interim)
Hopkinsville Community College
720 North Drive, P.O. Box 2100
Hopkinsville, Kentucky 42241-2100
Phone/Voicemail: (270) 886-3921, ext. 6199
Fax: (270) 886-0237
www.hopkinsville.kctcs.edu

On November 18 we will host a History Fair at New Work Fellowship. Our theme will be "American History". Each family may choose a topic (an event, person, etc.) and develop a 5 minute presentation/display. Your presentations/display may include elements such as posters, costumes,skits, constructed items, and foods. Have fun! Once your family has chosen a topic, please notify Ronne Cornelius to prevent duplications on presentation day.

October activity - LBL campout! 2005 October 22, 23

Join us at Hillman Ferry Campground at Land Between the Lakes for an overnight family camping trip!

Saturday afternoon, we will begin arriving and setting up. Try to get there by 4:00 so you can be set up and relaxing before sunset. Moms, please don't be intimidated if Dad can't join you! We can help you set up and enjoy a great outdoor adventure with your children!

Saturday evening will be a cookout and campfire fun. Each family is responsible for their own provisions, but families are welcome to join together for a potluck.

Sunday morning, enjoy the crisp morning air and breakfast, then gather with your instruments and Bibles! We will have a time of worship together. Musicians are welcome to lead us in songs, and fathers are encouraged to share scriptures and relevant lessons as the Holy Spirit leads.

Families may pack up whenever they're ready. Check LBL's calendar of events at http://www.lbl.org/CAL97SDOct.html for other activities your family may enjoy.

General camping information is available at http://www.lbl.org/RatesAndHours.html. Our plan is to get the group backcountry camping permit. This way, you only need to pay for your own campsite.

Ice Skating Field Trip 2005 December 2

Ice skating at the Centennial Sportsplex in Nashville is from 10am-2pm. This is their open skating time for all and the fee is $3 per person.This could be a learning opportunity and a lot of fun also

Field Trip to Corvette Assembly Plant and Museum 2005 November 4 Bowling Green, KY

We will be taking an hour and a half guided tour at the assembly plant.The tour will start at 11:15. 4th - 8th graders and parent teachers are free, 9th-12th graders are $5 per child.

Sorry children under the 4th grade are not allowed in the plant. There are some safety rules to follow. Electronic devices may interfere so please leave these in your vehicle, also closed toed shoes must be worn.

We will have the opportunity to tour the Corvette Museum after this, which is only about 1 block from the assembly plant. There is no age limit and the fee is $3 per child and $6 per adult or $20 per family. The tour here is about one and a half hours also and can be shorter for younger ones.

For those of you who are familiar with Brian Bliese, I know that you will be looking forward to seeing his presentation again. For those of you who do not know him, it will be an exciting introduction to all of his wonderful Native American knowledge.

Brian is a homeschool graduate who has been entertaining and informing school age children in our community with all of his amazing Native American artifacts, skills, and knowledge for the past several years. In past presentations he has demonstrated how to make an arrow head out of flint rock and how to start a fire out of raw materials. He can explain with great detail how to tan a hide, how to attach an arrowhead to a spear, and how to make a bow.

Brian is a taxidermist by trade, so he has a large display of animals that he has killed and preserved. His knowledge in the primitive way of life is very extensive.

Brian has agreed to put on his presentation at his home at 5010 Prosperity Lane on Friday October 21st. It will begin at 10:00 a.m. We are welcome to bring a lunch to eat when he is finished. You may want to bring a blanket, or some chairs.

If you have any questions, you may contact me (Kristen) at 424-8396 or 305-4828. I hope to see you there

Our October 14th meeting will be held at 10:00 AM in the Preschool Building at Second Baptist Church. We will have a panel of experienced homeschoolers to share ideas and answer questions. Please come a few minutes early so we can help get everyone situated and still start on time.

The 2005 Social Studies Fair will be Tuesday, November 8 at 6:30pm.
It will be held at New Covenant Church in Paducah.

Deadline to sign up is Monday, October 17.

Non-PATCH members will have a $3 registration fee for 1 project or $5
per family.

The theme this year is Explorers.  Choose any person who has explored
anything.  Students are welcome to work in groups.  All ages and
ability levels are welcome.  Below you will find a list of explorers
who are already taken.

The requirements are:
1.  Prepare a display board about your chosen explorer.

2.  Prepare a brief oral presentation about your explorer.  Only ONE
MINUTE per project.  Parents, please time your students and make sure
they won't go over 1 minute.  Any longer than that and we will be
there all night!  Students may do a dramatization, dress up, be in
character, read a brief report, or whatever.

For those who don't like to speak in front of groups: 

You do NOT have to dress up, be in character, or use your whole minute
if you choose not to.  You may choose to simply say, "My name is John
Doe.  My explorer is Ferdinand Magellan.  He was the first to sail
around the world."  That would be just fine.  We just want each
student to be recognized for their work.

3.  NO LATER THAN November 1, please submit to me a year for your
explorer and two facts relevant to your explorer that can be found ON
YOUR DISPLAY BOARD.  These facts will be used in a kind of explorers
game that night so the facts you submit must be found on your board.

Refreshments will be provided.

If you have questions or would like to sign up to participate just
e-mail me.

Thanks,
Eve Silverstein   mailto:silverdl@yahoo.com

Samuel de Champlain
Hernando Cortez
Sacajawea
Ogelthorpe
Coronado
Amerigo Vespucci
David Livingstone
Meriwether Lewis
William Clark
Daniel Boone
Amelia Earhart
Christopher Columbus
Neil Armstrong
Captain James Cook
Madoc ap Owen Gwynedd
St. Brendan
Jacqueline Cochran
Jane Goodall
Ferdinand Magellan
Chuck Yeager
Sally Ride
John Smith
Sir Ernest Shackleton
Marco Polo
Kit Carson

Dear Friends,

Below is NEW information from the Murray Minister's group,  involving  volunteering/helping/showing up/ etc. at the Woodmen of the World Campground.  Because of the  overwhelming response all efforts need to be  coordinated for the best of the survivors, the facility, and those  helping.

Michael Pickens (contact info below) will be coordinating these  efforts at this point and developing schedules/forms to be used for  the next few months in conjunction with the WOW staff/volunteers.

General Info:  The survivors CANNOT move into homes or they lose  all government/red cross/etc. assistance.

WOW facility maintenance is covered at this point by the WOW staff.

WHAT IS NEEDED:

Kitchen Help to prepare/serve 3 meals per day - 7 days a week (a  coordinator is on site)

Gatekeeper/Security volunteers are needed 24 hrs/day - 7 days a week

Computer Support (help survivors enter data) needed 7 am - 9 pm - 7  days a week

First Aid Assistants needed - 7 am - 9 pm - 7 days a week

Transportation and/or vehicle use for daily runs to Wal-Mar/Dollar  Store/etc.

Tutoring - 3pm - 9 pm - Monday - Friday

Phone Answerers (2 lines) - 7 am - 9 pm  - 7 days a week

Night/Weekend Activities - Everything from books to board games to  movies to yard games to basketball to Frisbee to softball/baseball  to yard soccer to ??

AGAIN - let me stress - you cannot just show up now - they are  having to coordinate ALL activities but want everyone who wants to come to be able to in an orderly fashion.

 Michael Pickens contact info:  mapickens@charter.net or at New Life Christian Bookstore (753-1640) or at NLCC (753-1620).  If you want  to talk to him in person, he is usually at the store during the day.

WOW Phone is 753-2319 (they are not ready for your calls today-9/6  or tomorrow - contact Michael)

Help us spread this information!

We will have our 2nd Home School Group Meeting for military families on tomorrow. Please come and share with other military families that are home schooling as well as share your concerns and needs with us. We want to provide support to all of our school-age children - including home schoolers!

When: September 8, 2005

Where: Taylor Youth Center

(bldg. 80, Texas Ave.)

Time: 12:30pm

FREE CHILD CARE

For more information, please contact the Fort Campbell School Liaison Officer at

(270) 798-9874.

On Oct.27 from 9:30-3:30 we have a field trip to High Ropes camp in Dawson Springs for children 12 yrs. and up. The great outdoor activities will include climbing, repelling, obstacle courses, teamwork etc.

We will need to bring a sack lunch and the maximum number of participents is 20. This includes parents who want to join in this activity. The fee is $10 per person.

On Fri. Oct.7 PACHEK will take a trip to Christian Way Farm for the Fall Harvest presentation. It will be 10:30am-12noon so we can bring a picnic lunch to enjoy after we are finished. They have a corn maze,hayride to pick pumpkins, story, animals to feed etc!
The fee is $5 per child, adults are free and of course you get to take home the pumpkin you picked.

September's activity will be a pizza party at Tie Breaker Park on September 23rd from 10:00 to noon. We will be celebrating the conclusion of our Readathon and passing out prizes!

On September 16th, we will have a field trip to the fire station next to Tiebreaker Park on the bypass. We will start with a picnic at the park at 11:00 AM. At 1:00 PM we will tour the fire station, learn about the trucks, and discuss fire safety. This will be followed by a half hour of water play, so bring towels and dry clothes!

Our next meeting will be on September 9th from 10:00 to noon at New Work Fellowship. Denise Perdue will be speaking on accountability. Plan to come and be blessed!

August 30th is Moms' Night Out! Join us at Shoney's at 7:30 for food and fellowship.