Jun. 25, 2009
2009 HINTS Bookfair
2009 HINTS BOOK FAIR IS COMING!
Mark your calendars now!! Come SEE, TOUCH and FEEL all kinds of homeschool and educational resources at the 18th annual HINTS Book Fair in Charlotte, July 10‑11!
Enjoy informative workshops and browse these great vendors: Bob Jones, Math‑U‑See, A Beka, Rainbow Resources, Growing Scholars, Total Language Plus, Lampstand Press, Apologia, Miller Pads & Paper and MANY more. Also, be sure to tell all your homeschooling friends about it‑‑especially those who aren't in a homeschool group.
WHEN: Friday, July 10th, 1:30 p.m.‑ 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 11th, 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
WHERE: Christ Covenant Church. 800 Fullwood Lane, Matthews, 28105
COST: Individual or married couple‑ $5; Children‑ $1; Grandparents & newborns‑ free. **Strollers allowed only if occupied by a child‑‑ not for hauling purchases.
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Jun. 23, 2009
Cross Country Opportunities
Come join the Twin City Track Club’s Summer Cross Country Series
Who: Rising 9th through 12th graders from Winston-Salem and Triad
area interested in cross country
What: A group run led by coaches that will help develop you as a runner
When: 6:00 to 7:30. Wednesdays, Beginning Wednesday, June 24th
through July 29th
Where: Reynolda Village Green
Cost: $10, includes a one year membership in the Twin City Track Club
You may fill out a registration form and pay the fee at the first
session on June 24th.
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Jun. 18, 2009
Information on Regional Library Programs for Summer!
Jun. 18, 2009
Independance Day Celebration
Historic Bethabara Park invites you to join us as we celebrate life, liberty, and the pursuit of fun during our Independence Day Celebration! The event will take place on June 28, from 1:30-4:30 PM and will include wagon rides, 25 cent ice cream, a maypole, colonial games, band concert, and much more! The event is free, and we hope to see you there.
Thank you!
Diana Overbey
Assistant Director
Historic Bethabara Park
(336) 924-8191 ext. 26
www.historicbethabarapark.org
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Jun. 17, 2009
Homeschool Opera nights 2009-20010 Season
Hello!
I wanted to give those of you already planning your schedules for the upcoming 2009-2010 school year a heads of on this year’s Student Night at the Opera (at Piedmont Opera in Winston-Salem, NC)
The dates for Student Night at the Opera are:
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 Hansel and Gretel
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 Turandot Semi-Staged in concert
The special for homeschoolers usually includes a third regular performance by the NC School of the Arts Students. It is not yet on the calendar. I will update you all as the new school year begins. Just wanted to give you a heads up on the other two dates.
The Piedmont Opera sets up a homeschooling section on student nights now that we have been doing this for several years in a row (4!) – so once the box office opens for ticket sales, you can buy individual tickets of the season tickets. When you call to purchase tickets, just tell them that you’d like to be seated in the homeschool section.
Student Night at the Opera is an opportunity for students in grades 6-12 to witness professional opera performances for a very small cost. In the past years it has been $3 for students and $15 for adults.
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Jun. 4, 2009
Free Band Classes
Please contact me if you are interested in participating or need further information.
Hope each of you have a wonderful Summer!!!!
Beginning Band Classes offered by the Salem Congregation at Home Moravian Church:
Classes are held on Tuesday evenings for all levels of players and are free of charge. It is a great way to learn how to read music and play a band instrument!
Percussion is not offered in these classes.
Beginning Band- For those who have never played an instrument &/or can't read music
Leaders - Robah Ogburn and Connie Merritt
Orientation - September 8 & 15
Materials Needed - Standard of Excellence (Enhanced Method) Instrument not necessary for first class
Second Year Band
For those who have played for at least 1 full year
Leader - Connie Merritt
Starting Date: September 8
Materials Needed - Band Technique Step-By-Step by Robert Elledge and Donald Haddad & Green and Blue Chorale Books
Third Year Band (Techniques Class)
For those who have played 2 or more years
Leader - Robah Ogburn
Starting Date: September 8
Materials Needed - Band Technique Step-By-Step by Robert Elledge and Donald Haddad and Green and Blue Chorale Books
Questions? Call Robah Ogburn, (teacher) 336- 983-9018 or 336- 917-0046
Connie Merritt, teacher kapwing@triad.rr.com
Children from fourth grade and up are invited to participate along with Youth and Adults. Parents of fourth and fifth graders are asked to attend and sit with their children. If parents wish they too can participate in class as this is a class for children and adults. Due to air conditioning work being done at Home Moravian Church, the rooms we are using for classes will be announced when we are closer to our September start time.
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Jun. 4, 2009
NC Shakespeare -Acting Camps
Apprentice Company in Training:
ACT Summer Camps
July 13-24, 2009 - Monday through Friday
IMAGINE....
...performing in one of the world's greatest plays...
...experiencing two fantastic weeks of training, rehearsals and performance. ..
...being an Apprentice Company member in Training with the state Shakespeare Festival of North Carolina!
Professional theatre artists will be teaching stage combat, voice and text work, clowning, and more
ACTors will perform 30-minute versions of A Midsummer Night's Dream and Macbeth for invited family and friends.
Camp ACTors will receive complementary tickets to NCSF's 2009 MainStage season and an invitation to an exclusive ACT behind-the-scenes event!
Where is the ACTion?
NCSF's exciting new ACT camps will take place at Spirit Center, The Festival's new central operations campus located at 807 West Ward Avenue in High Point. Enjoying ACT camp activities in this safe and beautiful location will be a highlight of every young ACTor's camp experience.
Like its quality productions, The Festival's ACT Shakespeare Camps will challenge and inspire young people as they devel
op their acting skills under the guidance of dedicated professionals who use Shakespeare' s genius to bring out the best in each ACTor.
For more information and an ACT registration form, go to www.ncshakes.org
The North Carolina Shakespeare Festival
336-841-2273
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May. 31, 2009
Homeschool Basketball for Stokes and Surrounding Counties
Interested in becoming involved in a first-rate ALL homeschool basketball program??!!
We'd like to give you a little information about the Surry Runnin' Patriots
Basketball Program.
Since its inception in 2003, we have grown to field 6 competitive teams:
Middle School Girls and Boys (Grades 6-8) - max age eligibility 13 by Sept
1, 2009
Junior Varsity Girls and Boys (Grades 8-11) - max age eligibility 17 by Sept
1, 2009
And Varsity Girls and Boys (Grades 9-12) - max age eligibility 19 by Sept 1,
2009.
Our families last year came from Surry, Stokes, Yadkin, Forsyth and Virginia counties.
We are just now starting to gear up for this coming year, knowing it will be bigger and better than last.
Starting on June 1 & 2, there will be Girls' Basketball camps offered for $20 per player at Fountain of Life Family Life Center in Mt. Airy on US 52.
If you have a daughter (6th grade or older) who might like to participate in these camps, it's not too late to sign up.
Please contact Glenn Edwards at gmsaredwards@ yahoo.com
These camps will be led by an AAU coach from VA; younger girls will meet in the morning; older girls in the afternoon for 2 days.
We will also be holding Skills Sessions in August and September for all ages.
Open Gyms will start for Varsity teams in August with try-outs in September.
Final JV & Varsity Teams will be chosen by mid-September.
Middle School Teams will have try-outs in October with games starting after Thanksgiving.
Is keen competition not your choice, but you'd still like to be active and learning with other homeschoolers? ?
Runnin' Patriots is working toward developing a recreational component to its program for younger players and those who'd like to play just for fun.
We'd like to keep the boys' and girls' programs separated and start as young as 5 years old.
We need plenty of volunteers to make this opportunity work and keep it as inexpensive as possible.
RPHR (Runnin' Patriots Homeschool Recreation) will probably play games for 2 months in the winter (January & February) depending on interest and possibly practice and have some open gym time in
December.
We are now compiling email contact lists to keep all interested families updated as information develops.
Runnin' Patriots is also accepting applications for Coach and Assistant positions.
If you are interested in any aspect of Runnin' Patriots or have questions, please contact:
Andrew Gibbons at andrewg@carolinafar ms.com or 336-469-0022, Athletic
Director or
Christina Gibbons at csawg@surry. net or 336-351-5899, Asst. Athletic
Director
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May. 31, 2009
Christian Co-op Classes
May. 31, 2009
Woodcock-Johnson Testing
Woodcock-Johnson Testing
is available at The Homeschool Room
Testing done by Shawn M. Hill
Bachelor of Arts in Education from Bryan College
· 14 years of teaching experience
· 13 years of Woodcock-Johnson administration experience
· 11 years of classroom experience
I provide…….
Immediate Feedback/ Computerized read-out
Explanation of Results
Brief Consultation
Cost: $70.00
Please call (704) 607-9092 for appointments.
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May. 31, 2009
Lego Club and Wildlife Drawing
Lego Club
Wednesday May 27, 2009
Location: Union West Library
123 Unionville Indian Trail Rd
Indian Trail, NC 28079
This is an Explore and Discover event open to all homeschoolers.
Boys and girls, all ages, are welcome to drop in and play with the big tub of Legos. Come late, leave early - this is the most relaxed homeschool activity ever. Join us once or every month.
For more information, email Karen Davis at juicepluslady@ carolina. rr.com
Home School Special: Wildlife Art
Thursday, Jul 23, 2009 2 PM - 3:30 PM
http://web.eenorthc arolina.org/ core/elements/ dots/clear. gif
Are you wild about art? Join us as we discover the beauty in nature through
illustration. Practice your sketching techniques and find out why Reedy
Creek Nature Preserve is a special place. Sketching pencils and paper will
be provided. Please bring an easel or a drawing board if you have one.
ages 8 - 12
Admission: $5/child
Location:
http://web.eenorthc arolina.org/ net/org/info. aspx?s=41654. 0.0.37430
Reedy Creek Nature Center
2900 Rocky River Road
Charlotte, NC 28215
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May. 31, 2009
The Homeschool Room in Matthews
The Homeschool Room in Matthews offers Classes! This Summer, they are offering History, Art, Drama and other classes. This Fall, they will be offering:
Grammar Matters (two classes), Beginning Violin, Art (multiple classes, and
two full days of Simply Music (piano) just to name a few!!!
Thank you for allowing us to be a part of your educating experience!
For More information and detailed schedules, please contact Liz Jenkins @
The Homeschool Room
2920 Old Monroe Rd. Suite B
Matthews, NC 28104
(704) 821-2662
Tues.- Sat. 10am-5pm
Closed, Sun. Mon.
www.thehomeschoolroom.net
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May. 31, 2009
Information on Charlotte Area Events
May. 27, 2009
Calling All North Carolina Bloggers!
Hey there all you NC bloggers - you know who you are, but I might not  and I would love to link your blog here so leave me your url, a comment or email it to me!
Thanks !
Merit K
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May. 25, 2009
Apologetics Conference
YOUTH APOLOGETICS CONFERENCE
Charlotte Christian School
731 Sardis Rd., Charlotte, NC
July 6-10, 2009
8:30 am - 2:30 pm
Ages 13-19
Seminar fee $100 if paid by June 1 & $125 thereafter. The Youth Apologetics Conference is designed to give students evidences for the Christian faith. The seminars are taught by professional school teachers, as well as college and seminary professors. While the focus is the study of apologetics, students will also have time to develop new relationships, have small group interaction,
worship with the student-led worship team, and play sports and other wild games.
Check out the website for more information, including speakers, and videos and photos of the 2008 Youth Apologetics Conference.
http://www.tostandyourground.com/conference.php
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May. 25, 2009
Homeschool Conferences and Informational Sessions
Here is some information for Home Educators in the Charlotte, Matthews & Cary areas - Many thanks to Karen @ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CCHNet/ for all the research on this and keeping me posted on the areas activities for Homeschoolers!
Remember, if you have information that you would like for me to post, please email me and I will edit it (for safety/privacy) and post it here. At HSB the goal is to help us network together all over the State and to get Homeschooling information out to every area.
If you have questions about Homeschooling in NC, feel free to email me here also, I do not always have the answers, but usually can help you find someone who does!
MeritK
Monthly Homeschool Information meetings
Growing Scholars http://www.growings cholars.com/upcomingevents.htm
Call for seat. These now cost $10 and you get $10 coupon for spending in
store. These are worth many times that for a new homeschooler just getting
started. Two hours with Misty will put you many hours ahead on research.
For basic legal info see my new website:
http://www.CharlotteHomeschoolinfo. com
Parts are still under construction, however the Getting Started and NC Law
are done. Please feel free to pass this link onto to friends thinking about
homeschooling for a very basic intro.
It is helpful to simply browse the shelves at Growing Scholars (above) or
The Homeschool Room
http://www.thehomeschoolroom. net/
The workers at both stores are all homeschoolers and very helpful.
It is also helpful to browse used curriculum sales. You will see these come
through the list.
There is a big sale at Colonel Beatty Park in Matthews/Weddington this Friday, May 29th.
I am giving a high school workshop Tuesday, May 26th in Concord. Contact
Shannon Reichard [shannonreichard@ mac.com] for details.
2009 Conferences, Workshops and Bookfairs:
July 10, 11
HINTS Bookfair, Matthews NC
http://giftsnc.com/
http://www.hintsonl ine.org/bookfair .htm
Midsize nice bookfair with workshops. Very
affordable. Christian. Grandparents can attend free!
August 8 Love to Learn Conference, Charlotte NC
http://www.lovetole arnconference. com/
Small inclusive conference with good workshops.
Vendor fair has been small but may grow now that
the conference has moved to Charlotte.
August 15, 16 GIFTSNC Conference, Cary NC Has been CANCELLED, but find valuable Homeschooling information here for parents teaching students with special needs:
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May. 12, 2009
Book Fair in Charlotte
2009 HINTS BOOK FAIR IS COMING!
Mark your calendars now!! Come SEE, TOUCH and FEEL all kinds of homeschool and educational resources at the 18th annual HINTS Book Fair in Charlotte, July 1011! Enjoy informative workshops and browse these great vendors: Bob Jones, MathUSee, A Beka, Rainbow Resources, Growing Scholars, Total Language Plus, Lampstand Press, Apologia, Miller Pads & Paper and MANY more.
Want a reminder two weeks before the book fair? Go to www.hintsonline.org click on the book fair tab and input your email addressgo on, sign up now so you won't forget! Also, be sure to tell all your homeschooling friends about it especially those who aren't in a homeschool group.
WHEN: Friday, July 10th, 1:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. & Saturday, July 11th, 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
WHERE: Christ Covenant Church. 800 Fullwood Lane, Matthews, 28105
COST: Individual or married couple $5; Children $1; Grandparents & newborns free. **Strollers allowed only if occupied by a child not for hauling purchases.
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May. 5, 2009
Phone Caller Posed as HSLDA Employee
Just FYI, here is an important announcement from HSLDA regarding a recent occurence with one of their Member Families:
Phone Scam Aimed At Homeschoolers
We want to bring your attention to a situation that occurred recently so you can be on your alert for any suspicious calls. Yesterday, the Home School Foundation (the charitable branch of HSLDA) received a call from an HSLDA member family who had received a suspicious call from a "Dr. Carey." Dr. Carey claimed to be a homeschooling mother of 12 gathering information for research work on behalf of the Home School Foundation.
She told the family, in this case, the leader of a local homeschool group, that their group had been nominated by members in their group for a compassion grant from HSF. To qualify for the grant, Dr. Carey explained she needed to ask some questions. These questions started with general queries about homeschooling and quickly led to questions concerning the family's disciplinary techniques. The family then called HSF and confirmed that there isn't a Dr. Carey on the payroll with either HSF or HSLDA.
While the Home School Foundation does offer compassion grants to homeschooling families in need, neither HSLDA nor the Home School Foundation would ever call their members and question them on the discipline of their children.
Also, if you have caller ID, all calls from HSLDA read: (540) 338-5600 while all HSF calls read: (540) 338-8688. This caller showed up as a restricted or blocked number. HSLDA does not block our number from your phone.
If any families in your group receive any calls from someone claiming to be from HSLDA or HSF and the caller's number is either blocked or doesn't match either of the numbers above, please gather as much information as possible and let us know. And let's pray that this person will not be successful in deceiving any HSLDA members or other homeschooling families.
Please contact DiscountGroups@hslda.org if you have any further questions or need to report a suspicious call.
Regards,
Discount Group Program Administrator
Home School Legal Defense Association
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Apr. 20, 2009
Free PE Class
Here's what's going on in the NCHE Region 7 Area:
(Anson, Chatham, Harnett, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond, and Scotland Counties)
Free Outdoor PE Class :
On Fridays!
There will be different outdoor games based on the interests of the kids.
If it is raining, PE is canceled for the day.
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Apr. 20, 2009
Bible Bee Information
Just a reminder that registration for the Bible Bee closes in 10 days on April 30. To learn more about the Bible Bee, visit www.BibleBee.org .
The Shelby Kennedy Foundation is launching the first-of-its- kind, world-class National Bible Bee Competition for children ages 7 to 18. The competition will begin with local contests in communities nationwide on September 12th, 2009. The top 100 finalists from each age group will advance to the National Contest in Washington D.C. to compete for awards totaling over $260,000. The purpose of the Bible Bee is to promote godly character in children and youth by motivating them to memorize passages and facts found in the Bible. The ultimate goal is to equip the next generation to be bold ambassadors for Jesus Christ. Local contestants may enroll online NOW through April 30, 2009 by going to www.BibleBee.org
There will be several local contests in the Greater Charlotte area.
The Concord Bible Bee will be held at Crossroads Church
Specific questions about the Bible Bee may be directed to Melanie Newton
mnewton3@carolina. rr.com
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