About National Pancake Day
February 24, 2009

Known also as Fat Tuesday or Mardi Gras, National Pancake Day dates back 
several centuries to when the English prepped for fasting during Lent. 
Strict rules prohibited the eating of all dairy products during Lent, so 
pancakes were made to use up the supply of eggs, milk, butter and other 
dairy products…hence the name Pancake Tuesday, or Shrove Tuesday.

Since beginning its National Pancake Day celebration in 2006, IHOP has 
raised nearly two million dollars to support charities in the 
communities in which it operates. With your help, we hope to raise 
$1,000,000 for Children’s Miracle Network in 2009!

Find an IHOP in TX:
http://ihop.know-where.com/ihop/region/US/TX.html

http://www.ihoppancakeday.com/
Join IHOP to celebrate National Pancake Day on Tuesday, February 24, 
2009. From 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., we’ll give you one free short stack 
(three) of our famous buttermilk pancakes.* All we ask is that you 
consider making a donation to support local children’s hospitals through 
Children’s Miracle Network, or other local charities.

Officials with the Consumer Product Safety Commission initially said that thrift stores couldn’t sell any clothes, toys or other merchandise for children younger than 12 that had not been tested for lead starting Feb. 10, as required by the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act passed by Congress last year.

Outraged thrift store owners blitzed the commission with objections, and on Tuesday the two-member panel gave preliminary approval of several measures to exempt products made from natural materials, such as cotton and wood, from the rules.

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On Thursday the agency backed away even more, issuing a statement saying that “sellers of used children’s products, such as thrift stores and consignment stores, are not required to certify that those products meet the new lead limits . . . or new toy standards.”

more at:

http://tinyurl.com/9phrm4

This recall includes products made since July, 2008, so if you have purchased any of this stuff since that time, take it back to the store.

Hi everyone,
Just in case anyone hasn't heard about this I decided to post it.
 
http://tinyurl.com/8gwvpo

Just to be safe for awhile, we're not eating anything that contains peanut
butter unless it came from our own jars that we bought, hope that remains
okay. So far they think this salmonella problem that's been going on for
months is due to King Nut:

http://tinyurl.com/7ro239

and Peanut Corporation of America:

http://tinyurl.com/753pze

Please keep this event in mind for someone you know who is considering homeschooling in the New Year. You may run across someone in your church, neighborhood, or even your very own family. You can give them our web address www.sethsa.org for all the details.

The stores that will be participating in 2009 are:

• HEP Bookstore - located I-45 South

  Date: Saturday, January 10
  Time: 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
  Store Location: 11665 Fuqua Suite A-100, Houston, TX, 77034
  Phone: (281)922-0472
  Saturday Schedule:
     Workshop, "Getting Started Homeschooling", for beginners (10:00 a.m.)
     Workshop, "Choosing Curriculum", for beginners (11:00 a.m.)
     Workshop, "Creating the High School Four Year Plan & Transcript", for parents of older students (1:30 p.m.)

• Ladybug Children’s Books and Homeschool Supplies – in the Kingwood area

  Date: Saturday, January 10
  Time: 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
  Store Location: 23854 Highway 59 N, Kingwood, TX 77339
  Phone: (281)358-0286
  Saturday Schedule:
     Workshop, "Homeschool Successfully", for beginners with Hank Tate,
     Workshop for parents with resistant learners by Tina Robertson from New Beginnings,
     Workshops for kids by Artz in Action and Ladybug Science

• The Curious Mind Store – in the Katy area

  Date: Friday, January 9 & Saturday, January 10
  Time: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  Store Location: 515 Pin Oak Katy, TX 77493
  Phone: (281)392-4477
  Friday Schedule:
     "Understanding and Appreciating your Child's Personality Type" (6:00-8:00 p.m.)
  Saturday Schedule:
     "Getting Started with Homeschooling" (10:00-10:45 a.m.),
     "Fresh Ideas for Planning Your School Year" (11:00-11:45a.m.),
     "Teaching your Child to Read: a Balanced Approach" (12:00-12:45 p.m.)

• The Homeschool Store – 610 North Loop (north of downtown)

  Date: Saturday, January 10
  Time: 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
  Store Location: 1355 Judiway, Houston, TX 77018
  Phone: (713)683-8894
  Saturday Schedule:
     Individualized consultation throughout the day for new homeschoolers.

Most stores will be offering special discounts, snacks/refreshments, & specials. Be sure to RSVP & visit the store nearest you.

With the upcoming space shuttle missions continuing construction on the International Space Station and to provide maintenance to the Hubble Space Telescope, the importance of spacewalks and the reliance on spacesuits are taking center stage. To help educators share these topics with their students, NASA Education has unveiled a new Web site.

The NASA Education Spacesuits and Spacewalks Web site brings a wealth of educational resources together in one place.

Visitors to the Web site can:

--Check out the Clickable Spacesuit and learn about the different parts of a spacesuit.

--Take a look at videos about the spacesuits of the future.

--Watch Brain Bites videos and learn about hard-to-do moves in a spacesuit.

--Take a step back in time and visit the Spacesuit History Gallery.

--Explore the Educational Activities.

--Read about spacesuit designers and engineers who create and test spacesuits.

--Discover other NASA Web sites with information about spacesuits and spacewalks.

www.nasa.gov/education/spacesuits

College Fair 2008
Saturday December 6, 2008
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Crestview Baptist Church
7600 Woodrow Avenue
5 blocks south of Anderson Lane - between Burnet and Lamar
Anyone who is interested in attending college is welcome to attend.
No registration fee will be charged - no reservation will be required.

Growing list of colleges both in and out of state will have 
representatives there.
They held this last year and has  great turnout for their event.

Science and Art Fair
Saturday, January 17, 2009
9am - 12pm
Crestview Baptist Church
7600 Woodrow Avenue
5 blocks south of Anderson Lane
between Burnet and Lamar

For further information contact p.ashley@onedayacademy.com
and visit the One Day Academy website.
http://onedayacademy.com/

Educator Day at the Zoo!
Saturday, November 15, 2008
9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Discover how the Zoo can help you and your students learn about the natural world.  We will offer a variety of professional development workshops, chats with the animal keepers, and a number of amazing stage shows.  Local conservation education organizations will also be here to talk to you about what they too have to offer you and your students.  You will receive 3 or 6 SBEC hours for attending.

All of this—as well as the opportunity to enjoy the beautiful Houston Zoo—will be FREE to all educators who register by November 13 or present their school ID at the event.

If you register on-line, your name will be automatically entered into the drawing for fabulous door prizes!

Workshops are on a first-come, first-served basis. Concurrent workshops will take place at 10:00 a.m., 10:45 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 1:45 p.m., and 2:00 p.m.

A box lunch will be provided to the first 500 educators from 12:15 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the Brown Education Center with time to talk to other educators.

For more information please call 713.533.6557.