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HEAV's Virginia Homeschool Update
 
August 5, 2009
 
Above the Fold
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UPCOMING BLOWOUT SALE - GET READY TO SAVE!
Tax-Free Shopping and Great Specials! 
This Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (August 7-9) is Virginia's Sales Tax Holiday! Get ready to save big on homeschool materials, Virginia history resources, and more! Watch for details this Friday.


Save BIG during LEARN A LANGUAGE Month at the Co-op!
This month the Co-op has lined up the BEST DEALS ON THE PLANET for these popular foreign language learning products:

· Rosetta Stone: Save 10% + FREE Bonus Curriculum
· Auralog's TELL ME MORE Homeschool: Save up to 50%
 

Join & Save!Member Savings - Back-to-School Ideas
Did you know many of your member benefits can help save you money on helpful resources for the upcoming year? Here are some ideas to ponder...and savings to enjoy!
  • Homeschool mentoring program - Are you a veteran homeschooler? Remember what it was like when you began? Consider making time this fall to reach back and help new homeschoolers in your area. As an HEAV member, you save 15% on the Home Education 101 mentoring program, a program geared specifically to help you encourage and equip new homeschoolers.
  • High school resources - If you have a high school student and are looking for record keeping help or for ideas on getting a head start on college, check out your College in the Bag, Transcript Pro, and CollegePlus! member savings. Many of these savings are quite significant. HEAV members also receive 25% off tuition at Regent University!
To access your benefits, visit www.heav.org/login and log in using the username and password given you when you became a member.
 
Not a member? Check out the benefits and join today!
 
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Yvonne BunnNEXT THURSDAY!
How to Begin Homeschooling:
What You Really Need To Know!
August 13, 2009
Thinking about homeschooling next year? Get your questions answered and use the information from this seminar to prepare for the coming year!
 
Visit www.heav.org/events/seminar/index.html for more details and to reserve your spot today.
 
Note: If you have friends who are thinking about homeschooling or just beginning, please let them know about this semi.nar!

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Vicki BentleyHigh School 101: Blueprint for Success 
August 28, 2009
Vicki Bentley, mom of 17 homeschooled students, shares the secrets to mapping out a successful high school course of study and shows why the high school years are the most important years to homeschool. She covers planning; recordkeeping; preparing for college admission and/or apprenticeship, military service, or other options; and much, much more!

Visit www.heav.org/events/seminar/index.html for more details and to reserve your spot today.

Don't miss this you-can-do-it seminar! 
 
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Website Reminder
Remember to check the websites of your favorite museums, historic sites, or cultural groups for updates, or subscribe to their newsletters. Space limitations keep us from publicizing all of the events that may interest your family!
 
If you need ideas on field trips, check past Virginia Homeschool Updates to find events or sites we have listed in the past. You may also want to consult the Virginia field trip information we have on our website.

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Tip - Graph Paper to the Rescue!
If your child is having trouble keeping place values lined up, or just with general neatness, try using graph paper to write math problems in vertical columns. This can be particularly helpful for a student who has learning difficulties or organizational issues.

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1) Homeschool Items
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1.1 Used Curriculum Sale - Mechanicsville - August 6
1.2 Blog: General Homeschooling and More! - Harrisonburg and Rockingham Counties
1.3 How to Do a Unit Study - More Free Downloads
1.4 A Christian Response to Racism - Online Study

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2) General Interest Items
View All General Interest Items
2.1 Mariners' Museum Educational Trips - Various Locations and Dates
2.2 Article - "Husbands, love your wives--build hedges"

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3) Cool Sites for Homeschoolers
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3.1 Witnessing and Website Resources: Printable Ten Commandments
3.2 Animated U.S. Atlas
3.3 Homemade Growth Chart - and More!
3.4 National S'mores Day and Perseid Meteor Shower - August 10 and 12
3.5 Less Hand Stress Typing Instructional Software?
 
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4) Parting Thought - Vocabulary
 
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia - fear of long words. Now you know.
 
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5) Worth Repeating
"The more subsidized it is, the less free it is. What is known as 'free education' is the least free of all, for it is a state-owned institution; it is socialized education--just like socialized medicine or the socialized post office--and cannot possibly be separated from political control."
- Frank Chodorov, (1887-1966), American thinker, writer, and libertarian. The quote is from Why Free Schools Are Not Free. He published a broadsheet that eventually merged with Human Events and, with William F. Buckley, founded an organization that later became the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, a tremendous resource for parents, collegians, and serious high school students.

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6) Verse of the Week
I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD: I will make mention of thy righteousness, [even] of thine only.
- Psalm 71:16 (KJV)  

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7) Homeschool Laugh of the Week
 
Homeschool Laugh of the Week
 
Taken from The Official Book of Homeschooling Cartoons (www.familymanweb.com). Reprinted with permission.
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Submit an Item
Know of an event, contest, or resource that would interest fellow homeschoolers? Please submit it using our online form at www.heav.org/resources/update/submit-event.html.
 
Note: We compile information for publication at least two weeks prior to the 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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