Dec. 11, 2008
Buzz about Bees
The Buzz about Bees
*** Register for the Maine GeoBee by December 15th!
This year, Maine homeschoolers in grades 4-8 have an opportunity to
participate in the National Geographic GeoBee. A local event is being
held Thursday, December 18th at 10:30 a.m. at the York Public Library
located at 15 Longs Sands Road, York, ME 03909.
To register a homeschooler or seek more information, contact Linda at
mainehs@earthlink.net or 207-289-9048. Those registering will receive
additional materials to help prepare for the GeoBee.
To learn more about the GeoBee go to
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee
*** National Bible Bee
The Shelby Kennedy Foundation is launching the first-of-its-kind,
world-class National Bible Bee Competition. The competition will begin
with local contests in communities nationwide on September 12, 2009.
The top 100 finalists from each age group will advance to the National
Contest in Washington D.C. to compete on November 5-6, 2009.
For more information, go to http://www.biblebee.org |
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Jul. 10, 2008
Getting Started Homeschooling Workshops
Jim White, Vice President of Homeschoolers of Maine will be presenting a workshop on
Getting Started Homeschooling at two locations and times.
The first location and date is:
Sebec Corner Baptist Church
Sebec
July 26, 2008
10:00 am
The second location and date is:
United Baptist Church
Dover-Foxcroft
Aug 9, 2008
10:00 am
Jim White will present the law, information on support, curriculum and facing challenges.
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Apr. 24, 2008
Asvab Testing 2 locations
FREE
CAREER EXPLORATION PROGRAM
FOR HOMESCHOOLERS
This is a government run program to help the youth of America get their career exploration and decision making done before entering college.
ONLY FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES 10, 11, 12 AND THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF COLLEGE
It consists of a skills assessment/aptitude test; interest inventory, values determination and a giant job search using the Department of Labor’s job banks.
This program can help students find out who they are, in what kind of environment they would feel most comfortable working, and what role personal values play in making a career choice. It will enable them to identify jobs/careers that are individualized to them and will lead to the greatest chance for success. It can help them choose the right college/technical training programs available to them for their chosen career.
This is a two part program administered over two dates: The skills assessment, followed approximately one week later with a hands-on career workshop.
Where & When?
SITE #1
Blueberry Mtn Bible Camp
716 Phillips Rd.
Weld, ME 04285
Phone: (207) 585-2410 (WEB: www.blueberrymountain.org )
Part 1: Skills Assessment: May 19th, 2008 @ 9:30 a..m. (3-hour exam)
Part 2: Career Workshop: May 29th , 2008 @ 9:30 a.m. (90-minute workshop)
SITE # 2
Sebec Corner Baptist Church
RTE 16
Sebec
Phone: (207) 564-7308 (E-MAIL: guilfordchristianacademy@wildblue.net )
Part 1: Skills Assessment: May 20th, 2008 @ 9:30 a..m. (3-hour exam)
Part 2: Career Workshop: May 30th , 2008 @ 9:30 a.m. (90-minute workshop
Each site can hold 50 students- parents welcome to wait and a study area will be provided for siblings not participating in the ASVAB Career Program. |
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Apr. 21, 2008
Used Curriculum Sale April 26th
Used
Curriculum Sale
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Sebec Corner
Baptist Church
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April 26th 10am-1pm
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For more information call
Trisha White
564-7308
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Free Seller space still available
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Apr. 3, 2008
FREE one month trial of ALEKS Quicktables.
Free one month trial! ALEKS Quicktables.
To view this email as a web page, go here.
With courses from Arithmetic through Precalculus, ALEKS can provide you with the instruction and support you need to homeschool your child in mathematics.
New! ALEKS now includes QuickTables, a research-based, math fact mastery tool for multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction for grades 3 and up.
ALEKS is a Research-Based Online Math Program:
Complete Curriculum Solution for Math - No Textbook Required
Artificial Intelligence Targets Gaps in Student Knowledge
Assessment and Individualized Learning for Grades 3-12
Automated Reports Monitor Learning Progress
Unlimited Online Access - PC & Mac Compatible
Learn more about homeschooling with ALEKS and about our new family discounts for multiple student enrollments!
"When I asked [my daughter] what she likes about ALEKS she responded, 'I love ALEKS. It is really helping me a lot with math. I like my pie a lot; I get to see what I can learn next. I like to get to pick out what I will learn next. Everyone should get to use ALEKS!' "
Tina Rice, Homeschooling Parent and
Reviewer for The Old Schoolhouse, GA
Read complete review at The Old Schoolhouse
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Mar. 21, 2008
How much snow did we get?
March 20-21 storm gives N. Maine snow record
By The Associated Press
Friday, March 21, 2008 - Bangor Daily News
The National Weather Service in Caribou, Maine, said it recorded 182.5 inches of snowfall between the beginning of the 2007-2008 snowfall season and midnight ending March 20. That's the greatest seasonal snowfall total in that area since records began in 1939.
The previous record, 181.1 inches, was set during the 1954-1955 snowfall season, the weather service said.
If Caribou receives normal snowfall for the remainder of March, April and May (8.1 inches, 9.7 inches and 0.5 inch respectively, Caribou would end the 2007-2008 snow season with 200.8 inches of snowfall.
The top 10 snow seasons in Caribou since 1939:
1. 182.5 inches, 2007-2008
2. 181.1 inches, 1954-1955
3. 158.8 inches, 1981-1982
4. 153.0 inches, 1972-1973
5. 152.0 inches, 1968-1969
6. 147.5 inches, 1962-1963
7. 145.9 inches, 1976-1977
8. 144.8 inches, 1960-1961
9. 136.8 inches, 1971-1972
10. 134.7 inches, 1970-1971
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You've had arguments over the comparative quality of Fried Dough.
You call four inches of snow "a dusting."
You don't understand why there aren't fried clam shacks elsewhere in the county.
You know what an Irving is and the location of 15 of them.
You knew all the flavors at Perry's Nut House.
Your car is covered in yellow-green dust in May.
You can drive the Augusta traffic circle without slowing down.
You've hung out at a gravel pit.
You think a mosquito could be a species of bird.
You once skipped school and went to Bar Harbor, Old Orchard Beach or Reid State Park.
Even your school cafeteria made good chowder.
You've almost fallen asleep driving between Houlton and Presque Isle.
You know how to pronounce Calais.
You've made a meal out of a Jordan's red dye hot-dog, a bag of Humpty Dumpty potato chips and a can of soda.
You've gone to a Grange bean supper.
In high school, you (or a friend) packed Deering Ice Cream cones.
At least once in your life, a seagull pooped on your head.
At least once in your life you've said, "It smells like the mill in here."
There's a fruit and vegetable stand within 10 minutes of your house.
You crave Italian sandwiches at least weekly.
Your house converts to a B&B every July and August for people from away that you happen to know.
All year long you're tracking sand in the house-from the beach in the summer and the roads and sidewalks in the winter.
You have to have the sand cleaned out of your brake system every spring.
You do the majority of your shopping out of Uncle Henry's.
You've ditched the car on the side of the road somewhere because you thought you saw some good fiddleheads!
You know a lobster pot is a trap, not a kettle.
You know not to plant tender crops until the last full moon in May.
You go to the dump and bring back more than you brought.
You've watched "Murder she Wrote" and snickered at the stupid fake accents.
You know how to find the rope swing at the quarry.
You take the New Hampshire toll personally.
You always wave when you see a Maine license plate in another state.
When you're supposed to dress up, you wear flannel with a tie.
There's too much "stuff" in your 2 "cah" garage to get either of your cars into it.
You know what a frappe is.
L.L. Bean's not just a store, it's a way of life.
"The City" means exclusively Portland.
"Salt damage" is a viable insurance claim.
All of the traffic lights blink yellow at 10 o'clock at night.
It's not a storm - it's a Nor'eastah.
"Open 24/7" might as well be Greek.
More stores have "Bienvenue" flags than "Welcome" flags.
You eat ice cream with flavors like 'Moose Tracks" and "Maine Black Bear".
You know that a chocolate doughnut is not a white doughnut with chocolate frosting.
You wouldn't eat beans in tomato sauce or Manhattan clam chowder if you were starving!
As a child, you played outside in a snow storm without hat, mittens, scarf and with your jacket open because it was just a little cool.
The area around your back door is referred to as "the dooryard".
You eat potato chips with flavors such as "clam dip", "ketchup" and "dill pickle".
You call the basement "downcellah."
There is only one shopping plaza in town.
You use "wicked" as a multipurpose part of speech
Your pickup has more mud on it then the ground around it for a 15 foot radius.
More than 1/2 the meat in your freezer is moose.
You enjoy a hot chocolate more than a margarita.
If your "luxury vehicle" is a twelve-year-old rustbucket on wheels.
If your dog eats better than you do, and more often too.
If you never say what you paid for an item but how much you "give" for it.
You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Maine.
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