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HEAV's Virginia Homeschool Update

June 2, 2009

Above the Fold
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CONVENTION COUNTDOWN: ONLY 9 DAYS!

Virginia Homeschool Convention - Program Convention Program Is Now Available
Download the convention program to view the final workshops, exhibitors, convention center maps, and more!

Registration Packets Are Coming Soon!
If you pre-registered for the convention, check your e-mail later this week for your e-mail registration confirmation packet. Please also check your Spam folders periodically in case the confirmation gets sent there.

Didn't Pre-register? If you missed the pre-registration deadline, just register at the door during the convention! Download maps and directions, the newly updated Schedule-at-a-Glance, and Children's Program information so you'll be ready!

We look forward to seeing you all in Richmond!

Online Science Classes and Camps: Anatomy, Biology, Forensics, Pre-Biology Anatomy & Physiology - Camps & Online Classes - Boone, NC

- Directed/taught by veteran homeschool dad/professor
- We use human cadavers for optimal anatomy
- Fun, instructive physiology labs

Please Visit Our Site for Details.

http://www.HomeschoolScienceAcademy.com

Encourage Good Study Habits with STUDYPOD Book Holder! Encourage Good Study Habits with STUDYPOD Book Holder!

STUDYPOD offers a simple change to studying that has a large impact. It improves organization & focus, frees hands for writing & typing, great for tutoring, alleviates neck strain, and ultimately reduces study time. It also makes a great fundraising item. See us at the HEAV Convention in Booth 426.

www.studypod.us

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Jessica Hulcy IMPORTANT UPDATES
Jessica Hulcy
Please keep praying for healing for Jessica Hulcy and for continued comfort and strength for her family. She has improved a great deal since last week's update and is able to breathe on her own with only the help of an oxygen tube in her nose. She can now sit up, eat small amounts of food, talk in a whisper, and even quote scripture! Even with these wonderful improvements, Jessica still has a long road of recovery ahead and needs your continued prayer support. The family has set up a CaringBridge page where you can read more.

Updated Workshops and Schedule
Five new workshops have been inserted to replace those Jessica Hulcy had planned to give. All the workshops are on similar topics to those originally scheduled. An updated Schedule-at-a-Glance is available for download.

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Do you have a Facebook account? If so, be sure to join HEAV's Facebook page--and share it with a friend!

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Free Science Experiments Free Science Experiments - Air Pressure
Here are some quick-and-easy experiments you can do at home to teach your children about aeronautics--one of the fundamental areas of engineering. Also check out the HEAV-co-sponsored Supercharged Science Camp coming to Virginia this June. Note: Supercharged Science will be at the HEAV convention, and needs volunteers there. If you're already familiar with Supercharged Science and would be interested in attending the camp for FREE, check out their volunteer offer.

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HEAV's 26th Annual Homeschool Convention

Florence Feldman A Keynote...at Last!
Our search for the Friday morning keynote has finally come to an end! Our convention director, Florence Feldman, will be delivering a heart-felt message on this year's convention theme, "Turning Our Hearts Toward Home."

For months, we've been considering different speakers. Over and over again, the door kept getting shut, and an important message became clearer and clearer to Flo. Come kick off the convention with us and find out why--and how--to turn your heart toward home and focus on what really matters! Read the workshop description online--you won't want to miss it!

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Featured Track: Struggling Learners
Are things not quite clicking? Do you have a bright, inquisitive child who doesn't seem to be getting it? Or who suffers with hyperactivity, an attention deficit, or behavior problems? Come hear Dianne Craft's concrete solutions and techniques based on the latest brain research, Steve Demme's encouraging testimony of finding hope and grace while working with his special-needs son, and Carol Barnier's humorous dose of help for that highly distractible child. View track workshops.

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Used Curriculum Sale Are You Ready for the Used Curriculum Sale?
The HEAV Used Curriculum Sale, held at the HEAV convention, is a MEGA opportunity to get homeschool resources at a bargain--and to sell those items you don't need! Find more details on the Used Curriculum Sale pages.

The barcode system will close on Wednesday, June 10, 2009, at 4 p.m., so start inputting your books today!

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Help Wanted! It's Not Too Late to Volunteer!
To those of you who have volunteered, thank you! We appreciate your help very much. If you haven't volunteered yet, it's not too late! We could still use volunteers for the convention in LOTS of different areas. Simply contact our volunteer coordinator via our Volunteer Checklist.

Note: All volunteers must be registered for the convention. This includes children and young adults--you cannot bring your children to volunteer unless they are registered.

Help Needed at Taping Tables
Broad Reach Recording needs volunteer helpers at their taping tables at the convention Friday and Saturday, June 12 and 13. Training is at 9 a.m. on Friday morning at the taping tables. This is a great opportunity for responsible teens and young adults to help out and gain a little experience. Broad Reach would like commitments of several hours at a time, since they will have to do some training. Half-day blocks would be ideal. Help is needed with both sales and production. If interested, contact Mrs. DeFazio at VolunteerNow@heav.org.

Volunteers Needed in the Children's Program
Volunteers 13 and up are needed to help in the Children's Program at the convention as team leaders, helpers, and runners. For more information or to volunteer, go to the CCI website.

Volunteers Needed at Graduation
We're looking for able-bodied men who would be willing to put on suits and ties and help with crowd control on Saturday, June 13, 2009, before the graduation ceremony. There are always a lot of people (graduates' families and friends) wandering the halls during this time that would definitely appreciate a friendly face and someone to point them in the correct direction. If you are willing to serve in this way, please contact Wendy Fish at graduation@heav.org or 804-278-9200.

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Bring Your Golden Gift Certificates and Box Tops to Convention! Bring Your Golden Gift Certificates and Box Tops to Convention!
Attention Ukrop customers! Turn your Ukrop Golden Gift certificate into support for Virginia homeschoolers by sending it in to the HEAV office (2248 G Dabney Road, Richmond, VA 23230)...or by bringing it with you to convention and giving it to HEAV at registration!

New this year! There will be boxes at the convention for Box Top labels. Although tiny, Box Top labels can support homeschooling in a BIG way! So...before you toss that next food box or can, check to see if it has a Box Top label. Then collect the labels, trim them neatly, rubber band them in sets of 50, put them in a zip lock bag along with a completed form, and bring them with you to turn in at the convention! See www.heav.org/events/boxtops for more details.

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HOMESCHOOLING MAKES THE NEWS
Homeschooling has made it into the news quite a bit lately--and in many positive ways! Please pray this exposure will be used to introduce new families to homeschooling, and keep our publicity team in your prayers as they continue to work with the media both leading up to and during the convention.

TV and Radio Interviews with Convention Speakers - Tune In!

  • NEXT MONDAY! Author and pastor Voddie Baucham, a keynote speaker at this year's convention, will talk about the convention on WAUQ, Richmond's American Family Radio (AFR) station, on Monday, June 8, at 5:30 p.m. Tune in to WAUQ at 89.7 FM or listen online at wauq.afr.net.
  • Veteran homeschool mom Yvonne Bunn talked about homeschooling during a live appearance on WTVR's Virginia This Morning on Tuesday, June 2, at 9 a.m.
  • Convention speaker Rick Boyer was the guest May 26th on Truth For Our Time with Tamara Scott.

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    1) Homeschool Items
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    1.1 Botanical Garden Homeschool Takeover Day - Norfolk - Register by June 4
    1.2 Free: Virginia Historical Society - Richmond - June 6 Through August 30
    1.3 Greater Roanoke Home Educators Used Book Sale - Roanoke - June 27
    1.4 Latin Class - Henrico - Register by July 1
    1.5 Article - Why Know Your History?
    1.6 BOOK IT! Reading Incentive Program for Homeschoolers

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    2) General Interest Items
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    2.1 Kids Bowl Free at AMF - Various - Begins June 1
    2.2 Free Fishing Days - Statewide - June 5 Through 7
    2.3 Home Depot Workshops - Nationwide - First Saturday Monthly
    2.4 Article - 13 Ways to Save Money on Vacation

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    3) Cool Sites for Homeschoolers
    View All Cool Sites for Homeschoolers
    3.1 Biblical Arcing - Free Online Tutorial
    3.2 PDF E-book - The Junior Classics
    3.3 Educational Printables with Mini-Office
    3.4 Free Conversational Hebrew Booklet

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    4) Parting Thought - How Does a Homeschooler Change a Light Bulb?
    First, mom checks three books on electricity out of the library. Then, the kids make models of light bulbs, read a biography of Thomas Edison, and do a skit based on his life.

    Next, everyone studies the history of lighting methods, wrapping up with dipping their own candles.

    Everyone then takes a trip to the store where they compare types of light bulbs as well as prices and figure out how much change they'll get if they buy two bulbs for $1.99 and pay with a $5 bill.

    On the way home, a discussion develops over the history of money and also Abraham Lincoln, as his picture is on the $5 bill.

    Finally, after building a homemade ladder out of branches dragged from the woods, the light bulb is installed.

    And there is light.

    - Author Unknown

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    5) Worth Repeating
    "...schools will become clinics whose purpose is to provide individualized psycho-social treatment for the student, and teachers must become psycho-social therapists."
    - Education for the 70's, a report by the National Education Association.

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    6) Verse of the Week
    Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
    - 1 Peter 5:7 (KJV)

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    7) Homeschool Laugh of the Week
    Laugh of the Week
    Taken from the Official Book of Homeschooling Cartoons (www.familymanweb.com). Reprinted with Permission.

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    Note: We compile information for publication at least two weeks prior to send-out date, so please submit items as early as possible (preferably one month in advance). HEAV reserves the right to accept or reject any material submitted.

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    Disclaimer
    The Virginia Homeschool Update is produced by Kathleen Dillie (copy editor), Chris (editor), Anna Dykhoff (graphic designer), Sarah Kohrs (manager), Katherine Loop (assistant director of publications & marketing), and Anne Miller (director of publications & marketing).

    HEAV does not necessarily endorse the above-mentioned resources, nor guarantee the accuracy of information found on any external resource we may mention. If you find anything wrong on our website, please let us know so we can correct it.

    HEAV diligently researches each link prior to publication. However, we recommend you, the parent, fully examine websites before allowing your children to surf them without supervision.

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