Interested in seeing the International Space Station go over your neighborhood? There's a new webpage to tell you when a good time to catch sight of this is. Space Weather.com has a web tool to help you. Just put in your zip code and click!
There's an email going around encouraging folks to send out Christmas cards to soldiers recovering at the Walter Reed hospital. If you would like to participate, here is the email as I recieved it:
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When you are making out your Christmas card list this year, please include the following:
Voyagers in Acton is having a lecture series about college, testing and careers for homeschoolers with Josh Shane coming up beginning Monday, March 5th. Each Monday in March from 7:30-9PM, $10 per lecture. For all the info and whom to contact, please see their website or email execdirector@voyagersinc.org
AHEm is embarking on a new project to enlighten our legislators about homeschooling laws here in MA ad is looking for volunteer help. Please read thier email below and see their website.
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Educating Legislators
During the coming year, AHEM will embark on a campaign to educate Massachusetts legislators about homeschooling. We plan to hand deliver informational packets to state senators and representatives. Included in these packets will be AHEMs handout, Information for Elected Officials, which we will revise to make more visually appealing by the addition of graphics, photographs, and color.
You can assist us with this campaign by:
* volunteering to help assemble the packets, or
* volunteering to help deliver the packets, or
* by your monetary contribution, which will help defray the costs of paper and printing (AHEM is a 501(c)3 charitable organization, and all contributions are tax-deductible).
Volunteering for AHEM will be a good way for high school age homeschoolers to accrue community service hours. Younger children who want to help are welcome if accompanied by an adult.
Please send us any ideas you may have and please let us know if you are interested in helping out. We will keep you posted as the project gets underway and more details become available.
If you received this message as a forwarded email and would like to be added to the Friends of AHEM list to receive updates on issues that may affect Massachusetts homeschoolers, as well as special notice of AHEM events and field trips, reply to this email (info@ahem.info) with your name, address, town, and zip code.
If you choose to forward this email, PLEASE forward all of it, including signature below.
Here's an interesting website that was passed along to me; Project FeederWatch. Here is the description from their website of what it is:
"Project FeederWatch is a winter-long survey of birds that visit feeders at backyards, nature centers, community areas, and other locales in North America. FeederWatchers periodically count the highest numbers of each species they see at their feeders from November through early April. FeederWatch helps scientists track broadscale movements of winter bird populations and long-term trends in bird distribution and abundance."
It looks like you can still sign up through March. There is a cost to this project, though - $15. Please see their website for all the details.
Passing along an email I received about an unusual opportunity on a cruise ship.
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Homeschool Learning Cruises
Many Dates and Itineraries Available
www.HomeschoolontheSeas.com
Departing from ports in New Jersey (to Bermuda), Texas (to Caribbean), Florida (to Caribbean), California (to Caribbean) and Washington (to Alaska)
Where Children Learn, Have Fun & Parents Vacation
ALL FOR ONE GREAT PRICE!!!
Onboard Royal Caribbeans amazing ships.
Get Ready to Sail!
Your children will be provided with not only a fun trip with all the amenities aboard Royal Caribbeans amazing ships, but an educational experience that will provide the basis for studies for years to come!
INTERACTIVE lessons and activities are structured to your child's age group, in Science, History and Current Events. Topics include: ecology, threats to ecology, colonization, political climate, government structure, economy, and culture.
Learners and their families can attend group classes, complete independent study projects, and small group projects.
Upon arriving at one of the ports of call , families will have the opportunity to complete the HotS Quest, a memorable adventure for the whole family. Then how about a little night-time learning, featuring the "HotS Star-Gazing Slumber Party.....get your blankets out!!!!
"Homeschool on the Seas" Learning Cruises
Many Dates and Itineraries Available
www.HomeschoolontheSeas.com
HotS Bermuda Learning Cruise 2007 Departing New Jersey
EARLY BOOKING SPECIAL
Book on or before December 1st and receive a $50 Onboard Credit for each cabin booked.
Visit www.HomeschoolontheSeas.com for more information and other cruises.
The Old Schoolhouse magazine is looking for a single parent homeschooler to be a guest editor for their September e-newsletter. For more information, please email Kris at kprice@theoldhomeschoolhouse.com
Happy Patriotic Friday! FirstGov.gov has a website of recreational activities including hiking in National Parks, educational programs at Historical Parks, fishing at Army Corps of Engineer sites, and way more! I'd say it's a website with a boatload of things to do, but there are so many land-based activities as well, that the metaphore just, well, doesn't hold water. :-) Please check out Recreation.gov for things to do in your state.
There's an idea going around that seems to be picking up steam called Patriotic Friday's. A couple of years ago, I remember an idea going around the internet to wear red on Fridays to show our love of Old Glory. Patriotic Fridays is a great way to add to that in a much more in-depth way. Please see Show Your American Pride! for more great ideas and information. I will attempt to post pertinent links each Friday this summer to add to this movement.
There's a Homeschoolers Chess Club open to all meeting at the Tufts Library, 46 Broad St. in Weymouth every Monday from 10:00 am to 11:00 am.
The kids playing are generally 'school-aged', and there's a children's room at the library for younger siblings.
Unfortunately, I have no more information than that, but since it is a drop-in (but not a 'drop-off'), you could just show up to ask any questions you might have. :-)
They are now on summer break. I assume they will continue in September, but I will find out and post it here as soon as I know.
I just heard about this place in RI offering a homeschooling gymnastics class. For more details, please contact them directly.
OSSG Center
3 New England Way
Lincoln, RI 02865
401-333-1530
office@ossg.com
There is currently a class available for boys and girls 6-12 years on Friday's 2:00-3:15pm. The email added that more times may become available as the need arises.
"Just a Reminder about the next Roller Skating/Rollerblading Event at Roll On America - Rt. 2 @ Exit 34 on the Leominster/Lancaster Line - on Tuesday April 25th, May 9th and May 23rd from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. There are only three more skating days left! We will start up again on September 12th.
This is a Homeschool Skate which costs $3.00 per person or $8.00 for a family up to four people. Roller Skate and rollerblade rental is included or you may bring your own if you have them. All Christian music will be played along with games like the Hokey Pokey, Limbo and the Chicken Dance. Bring your own music if you would like. Parents may walk on the floor with their children if they would like or may "Stroller-Skate" with small children in carriages.
Print this page, give it to the cashier when you arrive on Tuesday and each child that you bring will receive 50 Tickets to redeem for a prize at the Stuff Shop!
If you have any questions, please email at vheinly@msn.com
Other Options Available - Let the cashier know when you arrive if you would like to take advantage of any of these other options:
Meal Deal-$3.00 for slice of cheese pizza & a 16 oz. Pepsi product
Mega Meal Deal-$4.00 for two slices of pizza and a 16 oz. Pepsi product
Laser Storm-$3.00 for a single game per person or $5.00 for a double game per person
Token Note-$2.50 for ten arcade tokens
Supersize-$3.00 (THE BEST DEAL!) for a Meal Deal and a single game of Laser Storm"
The Carnival of Homeschooling project started in January '06 at Why Homeschool on BlogSpot. What in the world is that? See here what a Blog Carnival is. Suffice it to say, the Carnival of Homeschooling is a wonderful resource of information; about homeschooling, for homeschoolers, and musings of homeschoolers. Beware of the addictive nature of this Carnival, though. It's so easy to spend hours and hours following the links! ;-) (At least it is for me! lol)
Week 1 Themed Carnival, hosted by WhyHomeschool at BlogSpot
Week 2 Themed Carnival or Circus, hosted by HSB Company Blog at HomeschoolBlogger
Week 3 Themed Homeschooling A-Z, hosted by WhyHomeschool at BlogSpot
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