HEAV's Virginia Homeschool Update
September 2
, 2009
Above the Fold
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 Box Tops for Education -
Each Label
Makes a BIG Difference!
Did you realize that Box Top labels, found on the back of many cereal boxes,
soup cans, and other everyday items, can help support homeschooling? You can
turn those labels into cash for both your local support group and HEAV! Even
though each label is only worth 10 cents, 10 cents adds up quickly!
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If each person who receives this e-mail sends in
just five labels, we could raise
about $4,500!
- If each person sends in just ten labels, we could raise about $9,000!
That's a LOT of money that could go to help support
homeschooling in Virginia--all from empty boxes and cans!
September 30 Deadline
Is Approaching
Box Top labels can only be submitted twice a year--once in
the fall and once in the spring. Now's the time to start clipping and getting
your labels ready to submit!
Fun Online Resources
Check our website for some fun collection sheets you can use
to help keep track of your Box Top labels throughout the year...as well as some
special offers for Sam's Club and Food Lion customers!
View details and start turning those empty boxes and cans into cash today!
Remember, EVERY label counts!
 Save
BIG during SCIENCE Month at the Homeschool Buyers Co-op!
This month the Co-op has lined up the
BEST DEALS ON THE PLANET for these popular science learning products:
- Discovery Education Science: Save
76%
- Aha!Science: Save
67%
- CyberEd: Save
63%
- Adaptive Curriculum:
Only $49
Click here for more information.
Colonial Williamsburg presents Homeschooler Experiences
Explore Colonial Williamsburg's Historic Area September 12-27,
2009, and discover a variety of activities and special programming for
homeschoolers. Take time to experience Revolutionary City®, our
interactive, outdoor street
theater! For more information, see the link below.
http://www.history.org/homeschoolers/
Have You Found a
Support Group Yet?
If you haven't found a local support group yet, take a look at our Virginia support group listings. No matter how
fresh and enthusiastic you feel right now, there may be days when you need
someone to come alongside you and remind you of why you're homeschooling--and
there are others who need you to remind them of the same thing!
When looking for a support group, consider more than just the
activities or services the group offers. Is it a group with like-minded parents
who will encourage you and help you see difficulties as opportunities to
grow? The right group can be a tremendous blessing and can also offer an
opportunity to serve other families.
If you have a support
group you enjoy or are a support group leader, please check to make sure your support group is listed on our website. If it is
not, simply fill out our online form so we can add your group to the
listings!
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Check Out All the HEAV Member Benefits!
Members, be sure to remember your HEAV member benefits! Discounts are offered on many excellent resources including CollegePlus, HSLDA membership, TranscriptPro, Home Education 101 series, College in a Box, Regent University tuition, and others.
Not a member? Join today!
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The
Advantages of Homeschooling Struggling Learners
Richmond,
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Are you homeschooling a struggling learner? If so, don't
miss this encouraging seminar with Kathy Kuhl, author of Homeschooling Your Struggling Learner! This
is a wonderful opportunity to get the encouragement, support, and
practical ideas you need in a small-group, friendly setting.
Find out more on the Homeschool Success Seminar page, and be sure to let your friends know!
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 Homeschool
Day at Chippokes Farm and Forestry Museum!
September
10, 2009, from 10 a.m. to noon
Chippokes State Park - Surry, Virginia
Bring your children up to the Chippokes Farm and Forestry
Museum for a fun-filled and educational day on the farm co-sponsored by HEAV!
Admission is just $3/participating child--parents are free!
Meet and feed sheep, goats, chickens, and turkeys. Plow a furrow in the garden.
Fetch water from the "well" and learn how to use an old time
washboard. Card wool and cotton, and learn how to play old time games. Bring a
picnic lunch with you and enjoy an outdoor picnic with your family, and perhaps
top off your day with a trip to the Chippokes State Park swimming pool.
Find out more on HEAV's Homeschool Day Events page!
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 Homeschool Day at the State
Fair Tickets Available!
Get ready for a fun day at
the State Fair! HEAV has partnered with the State Fair of Virginia to bring you
special discounted admission tickets to the Fair on Monday, September 28, 2009. You can now find out all
the details and download an order form on the HEAV website. If you have any
questions about the homeschool tickets, please contact the HEAV office at 804-278-9200 or statefair@heav.org;
please do NOT contact the State Fair directly. Learn more about Homeschool Day at the State Fair of Virginia.
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Congratulations - Richmond
Patriots Go to Homeschool World Series
After eight years of hard work, the Central Virginia Homeschool Athletic
Association's Richmond Patriot baseball team made it to the Homeschool World Series!
Coach Gregg Tobey and his team were featured on the front page of the Richmond Times-Dispatch sports section
on May 20. The team also sent players on to college teams for the first
time.
(Thanks to Rebecca Perry for sending this to us--two of her boys were on the
team. Great work, Team!)
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1) Homeschool Items
View All Homeschool Items
1.1
Online Chinese Classes -
Register by September 6
1.2
Home
School Symphonic Winds Registration - Northern Virginia - Rehearsals Begin
September 9
1.3
Piano
Master Class Session - Norfolk - September 10
1.4
Pirates!
for Pre-K-1st Graders - Newport News - Register by September 11
1.5
Boy Scout Pack and Troop
1807 - Richmond - Register by September 14
1.6
Classical
Conversations Group - Manassas - Begins September 14
1.7
Free:
Constitution Day at Montpelier - Montpelier Station - September 17
1.8
River
Farm Children and Youth Programs - Alexandria - 2009-2010
1.9
Homeschool
Communicator Yahoo Group - For Northern Virginia
1.10
Free E-book: Are
Public Schools an Option for Christian Kids?
1.11 Article - Five Ways to Organize Your High School Student
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2) General Interest
Items
View All General Interest Items
2.1 Remembering Local Heroes - Your Town! -
September 11
2.2 Windsor Farms Events - Richmond - September 12
or 20
2.3 Student Night at the Opera - Norfolk and
Richmond - First Deadline Is September 17
2.4 Worldview Weekend Rallies -
Fredericksburg and Richmond - September 19 and 20
2.5 Opera in the Park - Norfolk - September 20
2.6 Ham Biscuit Day - Smithfield - September 26
2.7 Kids'
Science Challenge - Begins October 1
2.8
Joshua's Hands Fall Festival - Loudoun County - October 17
2.9 Creation Anatomy Research
Paper Contest - Deadline Is March 15, 2010
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3) Cool Sites for Homeschoolers
View All Cool Sites for Homeschoolers
3.1 Bible Study Planet for Kids, Teens, and Parents
3.2 My Audio School
3.3 Rosh Hashanah Recipes and Crafts - September 19
3.4 NOAA Ocean Service Education
3.5 Free Homeschool Toolbar
3.6 Resources
for the Culture War: 250 Potential Resources!
3.7 Free
Pirate Unit Study - Talk Like a Pirate Day Is September 19
3.8
"American Labor" Merit Badge as a Unit Study - Labor Day Is September 7
3.9
Virginia Career VIEW
3.10 A history
of the United States and its people: for the use of schools
3.11
Smokey Bear Flip Book
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4) Parting Thought -
Scrabble
Trivia
QUIXOTRY is the highest-scoring Scrabble word ever
in tournament play (164
points).
The
highest possible score a player can get in Scrabble, on a first turn, is for
the word MUZJIKS (128 points).
The game is sold in 121 countries in 29 different languages.
Scrabble
sets are found in one out of every three American homes.
"Scrabble"
is a real word. It means "to scratch frantically."
Letter
tiles are made of Vermont maple.
There is
a Braille version of Scrabble.
A local
ordinance in Atwoodville, Connecticut, prohibits people from playing Scrabble
while waiting for a politician to speak.
- Adapted from Internet sources
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5)
Worth Repeating
"Fundamental, Bible-believing people do not have
the right to indoctrinate their children in their religious beliefs because we,
the state, are preparing them for the year 2000, when America will be part of a
one-world global society and their children will not fit in."
- Peter Hoagland,
Nebraska State Senator, Humanist, speaking in a radio interview in 1983.
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6) Verse of the Week
Teaching
them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with
you alway, [even] unto the end of the world. Amen.
- Matthew 28:20 (KJV)
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7) Homeschool Laugh of the Week
Taken from The Official Book of Homeschooling Cartoons (www.familymanweb.com). Reprinted with permission.
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Kohrs (manager), Katherine Loop (assistant director of publications
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