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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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!

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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!

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Our next meeting will be Thursday, April 6th at 1:30pm at the Millers'.  We will be discussing portfolio options.  Hope to see you there!

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Don't forget, ladies--the March 2nd meeting is "Bring your favorite resouce and share" time!

Thursday, March 2, 2006 at 1:30pm at the Millers'. 

See you there!

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Maggieraye sent in an idea for another field trip.  It looks interesting, especially for older students.  Let me know what you think.

Maine E-Week 2006 Expo Information

Expo - Saturday, March 4 from 9AM to 2PM at the UMaine Field House, Orono, ME

Over 50 of Maine's top engineering firms, engineering schools, government agencies, and industries will be set up exhibits throughout the Fieldhouse who will share their ideas and knowledge of engineering and technology.  In addition to the demonstrations and exhibits, there will be activity tables set up by engineers and educators for kids, parents, and the general public to challenge the designer and problem solver in everyone. Come discover engineering and science through hands-on interaction.

See pictures of previous year's events.

There will be food service available so plan to stay for a while. There will also be guided tours of UMaine's Engineering departments.

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We have finalized the information on the skating activity we have been planning.

The date for the activity is Tuesday, February 28th.  It will be held at Kinneowatha Park from 3pm-5pm.  There is no cost for the activity and free skate rental is available.

Hope you all can come!

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Has everyone received their copy of the HOME Newsletter for this quarter?  If you have, you probably noticed that our own Maggieraye has an article on the front page!  Great job, Raye!  We're so proud of you!

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Our meeting today will be a chance to encourage one another, and set dates for some upcoming field trips.

See you at 1:30 at the Millers'.

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We have some information for our members concerning the skating activity we discussed at the February meeting.

The Kennebec Ice Arena has a public skate time Mon.-Thurs. from 11:30am-1:30pm.  The price is: $5 for adults, $4 for children 18 & under, and $2 for children 6 & under.  Groups of 11 or more get a $1 discount per person.  Skate rental is $3. 

It looks like Monday or Tuesday would be the least busy, and therefore best days for us to have our activity.

Members of the group, please email Kim or Nicole, or leave a comment below concerning your interest in the activity and your preference of days.

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Just a reminder from Maggieraye that Scholastic book orders should be turned into her by February 12th.

Thanks!

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The ideas shared at Thursday's meeting regarding the sunshine basket for Val were fine.  She might appreciate notes of encouragement, gift certificates to McDonalds, or even Walmart, candles, lotion, inspirational books, a relaxing music CD, or anything else that makes her feel cared for.

Bring your gift tomorrow and I will assemble and deliver the basket this week(unless we feel we need more time to contribute the gifts).

--Kim

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As usual, our monthly meeting will be held at the Miller residence at 1:30 pm.  The date of the meeting is February 2 (today).  There will be several topics to cover at this meeting. 

Hope to see you there!