Western Maine Home Educating Mothers Group - Homeschool Blogger

Today's Meeting

Thu, 7 Dec 2006 09:03:00 -0600

Forgive me for not updating sooner. December's meeting will be held today at the Miller home at 1:30pm. The discussion topic will be portfolios. Anyone who has put a homeschool portfolio together, please bring it to show to others who have not. Anyone who has not done a portfolio before, come prepared to learn about the hows and whys of portfolio review as a means of year-end evaluation. We will also discuss other options for evaluations which comply with state law.

Meeting Reminder

Sat, 28 Oct 2006 13:33:00 -0500

The date of our next meeting, November 2, is quickly approaching. Just a reminder to bring with you any book about homeschooling you have read recently. We will have a time of discussion and sharing about the books, and hopefully glean helpful tidbits from one another's reading!

Please be in prayer for some changes in the works for the future. The fact that the group is growing is such an encouragement, however some logistical issues have arrisen, and we will be working to remedy some of those. It is an exciting time of change and growth for our group, and I look forward to what is in store for us in the future!

Hope to see you on Thursday, November 2 at 1:30 pm!

--Kim M.

Field Trip Cancellation

Mon, 16 Oct 2006 18:23:00 -0500

Because of lack of response, the field trip to Thunder Road Farm has been cancelled. However, anyone interested in going on their own, feel free to take your own family. Please note that the regular hours for Thunder Road Farm are as follows:

Monday-Friday 12pm-6pm

Saturday and Sunday 10 am-6pm

Sorry about any inconvenience this may have caused.

Homespun Holiday or A Christmas Carol

Wed, 11 Oct 2006 14:05:00 -0500

Lisa Hilton is overseeing the details for the group attending the performances of Homespun Holiday and A Christmas Carol. Lisa needs to purchase group tickets as soon as possible, so anyone interested in attending either performance, please email Kim (see sidebar) or leave a comment below.

Both performances are at the The Public Theater in Lewiston. A Christmas Carol will be performed December 5,6, and7; Homespun Holiday will be performed on December 8.

Field Trip to Thunder Road Farm

Tue, 10 Oct 2006 14:25:00 -0500

We have some information on the field trip to the pumpkin farm and corn maize. Nicole Witt has been gracious enough to plan this field trip. We will be going to Thunder Road Farm in Corinna. We will meet at the farm at 10am on Wednesday, October 18th (a rain date is set for Oct. 25^th). Prices are as follows:

Adults 60 and over	$5.00
Adults 13 - 59	$7.00
Children 6 - 12	$4.00
Children 3 - 5	$2.00
Children 2 and under	Free
Courtyard rides	$1 tickets.
Group rates available	Groups of 10 or more will receive $1 off for each person

For more information on the farm itself, see their website: www.cornfieldmaze.com/

Anyone in the group interested in going, please contact Nicole or Kim (see email link on the sidebar) or leave a comment below.

A Great Meeting

Fri, 6 Oct 2006 14:46:00 -0500

I just wanted to thank every one who made it to the meeting yesterday. We had a very productive time, and I am looking forward to getting to know all the new faces in the future!

The information on the art classes with Luanne Wren will be posted as soon as it is available.

For those whose desire to have their children involved in the play, we will be starting practices in November. It looks as though Monday afternoons are the best choice right now. Please let me know if this will absolutely not work.

Also, information on the field trip to the pumpkin farm will be posted soon, so check back for updates.

Have a great day!

--Kim M.

Finally, Another Update!

Thu, 31 Aug 2006 12:53:00 -0500

Thank you, ladies for having been so patient with me regarding my slacking off on the posts here. Now that we are all beginning the new school year, I thought I would post an update.

The first meeting of the new year will be Thursday, September 14th. (You may remember I will not be around for the first Thursday of Sept., so we moved the date of the meeting to the second Thursday.) The time will be 1:30, just as last year. The topic of discussion will be plans for the new school year. Please come prepared with field trip ideas, as well. Hope to see you there!

--Kim

Change of Plans

Tue, 13 Jun 2006 21:01:00 -0500

Well, ladies, there has been a change of plans. The Suarez's will not be able to visit our group. They regretfully had to cancel. Hope this doesn't interfere too much with everyone's plans for the week.

Suarezes Visiting!

Wed, 7 Jun 2006 17:08:00 -0500

Well, ladies, it's official! Paul and Gena Suarez, publishers of TOS, will be having a Meet-and-Greet with our group on June 16th. (See Kim for times and details.) We are looking forward to this time of encouragement with the Suarezes. I don't know about you, but I am excited about this wonderful opportunity!

April 20th Meeting

Tue, 18 Apr 2006 10:44:00 -0500

Again ladies, this is a reminder of this weeks meeting. It will be Thursday, April 20th at 1:30pm at the Millers'.

I will be interested in getting some feedback concerning the possible children's drama we discussed at a previous meeting. Other field trip and co-op ideas will be welcomed, as well. Come ready to share!