Events, happenings, ideas, and meanderings about homeschooling in Mississippi. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Mississippi/ en-us Homeschool Blogger Mon, 2 Nov 2009 07:52:01 -0600 Mon, 2 Nov 2009 07:52:01 -0600 November 15th 6 p.m. Corinth Crossroads Arena Guest Speaker Tony Nolan Newsong, Bluetree, and Chynna & Vaugnan visit www.theblitz09.com for more info! http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Mississippi/741370/ Mon, 2 Nov 2009 07:52:01 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Mississippi/741370/ I just got this in an email and wanted to pass it on... Dear Friends,   Good News!  The Final Challenge of the 2009 National Bible Bee Contest will be available for you to view via a live webcast on the National Bible Bee website – www.biblebee.org  Be sure to mark your calendars and invite your family, friends and neighbors to watch as our children proclaim the Word of God in our Nation’s capital!   The webcast can be viewed live on Friday, November 6, 2009, from 1:30pm – 5:15pm. (EST).     Please continue to pray for God’s protection and blessing on this inaugural event!   Proclaiming God’s Word and Exalting our Savior!   --Bible Bee Headquarters http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Mississippi/740342/ Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:51:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Mississippi/740342/ Are your homeschoolers ready to push their education to the next level, or simply needing a new out-of-the-box challenge? Disney Homeschool Days offers exciting programs that are sure to enhance and add a new level to your homeschool curriculum. Learning has never been more fun. Disney Homeschool Days invites your students to explore scientific, cultural, creative and natural exhibits of the Walt Disney World® Resort Theme Parks for hands-on, eye-opening experiences. Just announced! The next Disney Homeschool Days event is planned for January 25 & 26, 2010 at the Magic Kingdom® Park. Event Information January is Disney Homeschool Month!   Here's the link: http://disneyyouthgroups.disney.go.com/wdyp/index?id=HSDSplashPage&CMP=OTC-DisHomeSchoolDaysGenVan On January 25 and 26, 2010, at the Magic Kingdom® Park, bring your students to see "Engineering the Magic". Science rocks in this one hour interactive presentation hosted by Disney Engineers. Everyday, this incredible team uses science to create the world famous attractions and tell the stories that transport Walt Disney World Park and Resort Guests into some really exciting places. Engineering the Magic is food for your brain as you discover the scientific principles that put the thrills, chills, and fun into the most magical place on earth. Jump on board and discover the engineer in you! "Engineering The Magic" (Limited capacity. Please reserve your space early) Disney Story Theater Magic Kingdom® Park Janary 25 & 26, 2010 10:00 AM On January 24, 25, and 26, several Disney Youth Education Series (Y.E.S.) programs will be available (for an additional fee/limited capacity) for your students. These programs will take them further inside the science and magic of the theme parks. PROGRAMS AVAILABLE: January 24, 2010 Epcot® Dymanics of Technology: 6—12th Grade, 7:45 AM Making Waves With A Marine Career: 9—12th Grade, 1:00 PM Millennium Cultures: 4—9th Grade, 8:45 AM Disney's Ocean Discoveries: 3—9th Grade, 8:30 AM Disney's Animal Kingdom® Theme Park Disney's Wild By Nature: 2—9th Grade, 8:30 AM January 25, 2010 Magic Kingdom® Park Disney's World of Physics: Properties of Motion: 3—12th Grade, 7:15 AM Disney's World of Physics: Energy and Waves: 3—12th, 9:00 AM and 11:30AM How Things Move: K—2nd Grade, 8:15 AM Epcot® Everyday Chemistry: 4—9th Grade, 8:45 AM and 12:45 PM Synergy In Science: 1—5th Grade, 8:45 AM and 12:45 PM Disney's Ocean Discoveries: 3—9th Grade, 8:30 AM and 12:45 PM Disney's Animal Kingdom® Theme Park Disney's Wild By Nature: 2—9th Grade, 8:30 AM January 26, 2010 Magic Kingdom® Park Disney's World of Physics: Properties of Motion: 3—12th Grade, 7:15 AM Disney's World of Physics: Energy and Waves: 3—12th Grade, 9:00 AM and 11:30 AM How Things Move: K—2nd Grade, 8:15 AM Epcot® Everyday Chemistry: 4—9th Grade, 8:45 AM and 12:45 PM Synergy In Science: 1—5th Grade, 8:45 AM and 12:45 PM Disney's Ocean Discoveries: 3—9th Grade, 8:30 AM and 1:00 PM Disney's Animal Kingdom® Theme Park Disney's Wild By Nature: 2—9th Grade, 8:30 AM Additional Open Enrollment programs available: January 11, 18, and 19, 2010. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Mississippi/738005/ Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:27:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Mississippi/738005/ Blue Mountain College in Blue Mountain, Mississippi (Northeast part of state) is holding their fall fest this Friday and Saturday.  Registration is at 5 p.m.  Friday and the festival concludes 1 p.m. Saturday.  Parents can attend.  For more info go to bmc.edu or call 1-800-235-0136. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Mississippi/736052/ Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:19:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Mississippi/736052/ (This info is taken from the MHEA website mhea.org.  Click on the links here or go to that site for more details) MHEA SPRING CONFERENCE & CURRICULUM FAIR 2009   Conference Flyer Brochure and Registration Form Doug Phillips - keynote speaker William Estrada - Teen Track (iAmend Program) Conference Location: Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS Schedule (subject to change)  - Friday, May 15 / Saturday, May 16  Exhibitors Door Prizes   EXHIBITORS   Exhibitor Information Packet Registration Forms ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES Spring Conference Program ( deadline extended to March 28)     MHEA CONTESTS   Photo Contest Guidelines and Application Form Art Contest Guidelines and Application Form     SPRING CONFERENCE 2010   Voddie Baucham - keynote speaker Location: Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS   http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Mississippi/736049/ Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:12:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Mississippi/736049/ The following trip to nearby Tennessee has come highly recommended by fellow homeschoolers in north Mississippi.  Click on the brochure link on their site for details.  Twelfth Annual Heritage Festival and Antique Auction Saturday October 10, 2009 9:00 - 5:00 Click Here for Festival Program Click Here for Photos of Past Festivals   Heritage Festival Antique Auction Over 125 Folk Artists, Historical Interpreters, Musicians, and Civil War Reenactors will provide a day of entertaining and educational activity unlike any other in the area.   Bluegrass, Blues and Gospel Music all day! Don't miss this great collection of early Tennessee furniture, glassware, country collectibles, cast iron, old books, pottery, and much more!       Auction Preview 9:00 a.m. Auction Begins 10:00 a.m. Admission is $4.00 for Adults, $2.00 for Children 5 - 16, Free for Children 4 and under. No pets allowed.  Free off site parking and shuttle service to festival. Food will be available for purchase on site. Auction managed by Mark Kennedy (TN Lic. No. 5119) *Antiques pictured are not for sale; they are indicative of auction items. Information: Jamie Evans (901)878-1067 e-mail: jevans@amesplantation.org Located 5 miles north of Grand Junction, TN on Buford Ellington Road. Click Here for Map DON'T MISS THIS IF YOU GO: The Ames Schoolhouse is a classic example of the early 20th century one-room school. Now a part of the Heritage Village, the school building was originally located approximately 300 yards north of the current site. Today it provides local children with a glimpse into the world of education as experienced by their grandparents or great-grandparents. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Mississippi/734412/ Thu, 8 Oct 2009 13:21:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Mississippi/734412/ SALES TAX HOLIDAY NOTICE House Bill 348, as passed during the 2009 Regular Session of the Mississippi Legislature amended Section 27-65-111, Miss. Code Ann. to provide for a sales tax holiday to begin at 12:01 a.m. on the last Friday in July and end at 12:00 midnight the following Saturday. For 2009, the sales tax holiday will begin Friday, July 31, 2009 and end Saturday, August 1, 2009. Each year the dates for the sales tax holiday will coincide with the last Friday in July. The sales tax holiday allows customers to purchase certain articles of clothing or footwear free from Mississippi sales tax. The sales price of each article of clothing or footwear must be less than $100.00 to qualify for the sales tax holiday. Items priced at $100.00 or more will be taxable during the sales tax holiday. The following items do not qualify for the sales tax holiday: jewelry, handbags, luggage, umbrellas, wallets, watches, backpacks, briefcases, garment bags, skis, swim fins, roller blades, skates and similar items and accessories. Adequate records must be maintained to substantiate tax classifications of sales and purchases regarding the sales tax holiday. When reporting the qualifying sales, retailers should use one of the open lines in the “Schedule of Itemized Deductions” to report the dollar amount of qualifying sales. “QSTHS” (Qualifying Sales Tax Holiday Sales) should be used to indicate the deduction. All retailers located in Mississippi are required to participate in the first sales tax holiday. Beginning in 2010, cities may decide through a resolution adopted by the city not to participate in the annual sales tax holiday. Businesses may not participate in the annual sales tax holiday if they are located in cities that have adopted a resolution not to participate in the sales tax holiday. Beginning in 2010, cities choosing to opt out of the sales tax holiday must send a certified copy of the cities resolution stating the date the resolution shall take effect. A certified copy of the resolution shall be furnished to the State Tax Commission at least ninety (90) days prior to the date upon which the city desires the resolution to take effect. Please see the Sales Tax Holiday brochure on our website at www.mstc.state.ms.us for additional information concerning the annual sales tax holiday. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Mississippi/698786/ Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:53:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Mississippi/698786/ MSU helps kids cook up fun MISSISSIPPI STATE – Mississippi State University will hold two camps this summer to teach kids and teens that there can never be too many cooks in the kitchen. MSU’s Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion is offering “Fun with Food” camp for third- through sixth-grade students and “Culinology for Teens” camp for ninth- through 12th-grade students. Both camps will provide participants hands-on food discovery experiences. “Fun with Food” takes place on campus from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. June 22-26 and will include activities to spark children’s interest in food and give them an understanding of how food makes its way from the farm to their tables. Sylvia Byrd, an associate professor in the department, and Roland Parny, coordinator of culinary activities, will lead the camp. Campers will take trips to Mayhew Tomato Farm, MSU’s cheese plant and dairy farm, the food processing plant and sensory laboratory, and the grocery store. Each day will include a cooking experience that will teach them about nutrition, health and the culinary arts. Campers also will learn more about mathematics, specifically fractions, by measuring ingredients. “Our camp can be beneficial to the whole family,” Byrd said. “Grandparents who have their grandchildren for summer visits find it to be a great chance for the kids to have fun. But what is even better is that the children bring the lessons home, creating some memorable activities grandparents can enjoy with the children.” The $200 registration fee for “Fun with Food” includes snacks and lunch. To register, visit http://www.fsnhp.msstate.edu or call Byrd at (662) 325-0919. The registration deadline is June 15. “Culinology for Teens” will be held from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. July 13-17 on campus and is open to all teen-agers interested in discovering how to have fun with food. The camp blends the culinary arts with food science. Jason Behrends, assistant Extension and research professor in the department, will lead the camp’s activities. Campers will learn proper knife skills, cooking methods and about the role specific ingredients play in recipes. “The camp is the perfect blend of fun with food and science,” Behrends said. “The students will learn everything from pastry and soup making to preparing stocks and sauces.” The $250 registration fee for “Culinology for Teens” includes snacks, lunch and course materials. To register, visit http://www.fsnhp.msstate.edu or call Behrends at (662) 325-3200 or Elizabeth Dimino at (662) 325-8632. The registration deadline is July 1. http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Mississippi/698433/ Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:55:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Mississippi/698433/ EAGLE Homeschool Association has just started a new free forum for members (and visitors to view).  Check it out at http://eaglehomeschool.freeforums.org/index.php BTW, EAGLE is located in Northeast Mississippi (Corinth).  It's main webpage is http://www.eaglehomeschool.com http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Mississippi/698425/ Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:41:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Mississippi/698425/ North Mississippi Gourd Festival - Saturday May 9th, 2009 atkinsfarm.com Atkins Farm has a gourd festival in the Spring where people come from all over to share all sorts of creations made from gourds. Our 1st gourd festival was a great success. We were hoping for 100 visitors and had over 250. Don't miss this years festival! Open 8am - 5 pm, Admission is FREE Kids Kreations $5.00 per child to paint their own gourd. Mississippi Gourd Society will be here with demonstrations throughout the day on different gourd techniques. Join the society while you're here! A gourd raffle, $1.00 per ticket: three gourd vases with gourd flowers and critters; one for the spring, one for fall and one for winter. Silent auction Gourd vendors from several states will be here with beautiful and unique creations from gourds. Raw gourds will be for sale and gourd craft supplies. Morning Classes: Gourds 101 New or Old to gourds you will love this class. It covers an overall view how gourds are planted, raised, harvested, cleane, and prepared to craft. A slide show will be presented to explain the cultivating of gourds. You will be shown how a pattern is placed on a gourd with press -n- seal and wood burned. Next, you will copy and woodburn your selected pattern on a gourd then paint with acryics, seal and varnish. You will learn alot from this class, and have a great time. If you have a wood burner bring it with you, if not some will be provided to share. Class will be from 9am to 12pm. Cost: $25.00, Maximum 20 students Instructor: Kate Bangle, Mermentau, LA Afternoon Classes: Painted Chicken (Click) If you like chickens, this is the class you need to take. In this class you will be shown how to paint a full size chicken. Then you will varnish the gourd. Everything will be furnished for you at the class. You will end up with a beautiful chicken to place inside or outside your home. Makes for a great accent piece. Class time: 1pm to 4 pm. Cost $20.00, Maxiumum 10 students Instructor: Sherry Maness, Weir, MS Lady Bug or Bumble Bee Purse (Click) description: will send this to you Class time: 1pm to 4pm Cost: $20.00, Maximum 20 students Instructor: Madge Smith from Walnut, MS Stained Glass Shingled Bird House (Click) Time: 1pm to 4pm Cost: $20.00, Maximum 15 students Instructor: Sonya Main, from Pontotoc, MS Contact: Madge Smith @ 662-808-3344 or Charlotte Adkins @ 662-790-3726 to sign up for classes and receive information. There is a $5.00 unrefundable fee to hold your place in any class. We'll be raffling off this gourd vase. Tickets will be $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00. You do not have to be present to win. Gourd vase (Click) Refreshements Our Famous Walkin' Taco Chicken on a Stick Hamburgers, Hot Dogs French Fries Chip & Dip assorted chips soft drinks water and coffee Contact us American Gourd Society Gourdgracious World Of Gourds Festivals and Events.com Mardigourds.com http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Mississippi/685487/ Mon, 4 May 2009 09:32:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Mississippi/685487/