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HEAV's Virginia Homeschool Update
October 21, 2009
Above the Fold
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http://www.heav.org/update/2009/october-21/text-only.html
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 Open Invitation to a Memorial Service for Chris Klicka
Christian Fellowship Church
21673 Beaumeade Circle
Ashburn, VA 20147
All are invited to attend Chris' memorial service on Saturday, October 31, at the Christian Fellowship Church in Ashburn. View details, as well as a tribute and interviews with Chris during his life, on HEAV's Virginia Homeschool Blog.
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 OCTOBER'S TOP PICK - FREE SHIPPING!
THE HOMESCHOOLER'S GUIDE TO....
By
Vicki Caruana
Reviewed by Linda Trumbo, homeschool mother of five and past publisher of
the "How to Homeschool Newsletter."
"This unique book is for folks who
are looking for more than just basic schooling information. Mrs. Caruana has
collected a number of articles (chapters) on a variety of topics ranging from
testing to home-based business. Some of the chapters are written by her; other
chapters are from fellow homeschoolers who have expertise and experience in
particular areas."
Voted as one of the best 10 books on homeschooling by Homeschool.com's product testers!
Read the rest of the review and order your copy today!
Our Christmas Soaps Are Back!
Come take a look at our Pumpkin Spice,
Peppermint and Wild Bayberry soaps on our Christmas page. "Cookies
& Cream" is on our Gourmet Soap page and our Bed & Breakfast
Sampler on our Gifts page. Our webstore is open for holiday
shopping. Soap makes a great Christmas gift!!
www.virginiasoapsandscents.com
LAST
CHANCE! Join Governor Mike Huckabee for Dinner October 26th
Join The Family Foundation for their Gala. The Family Foundation is the state affiliate for Dr. James Dobson's Focus on the Family. Promoting traditional family values of parental authority, religious liberty, life, marriage, and constitutional government, their mission is to strengthen the family through accurate research and education, prompting civic activism, and affecting policy outcomes.
To register: http://www.familyfoundation.org/gala.htm
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Bonus Box Tops - Join or
Invite a Friend and Earn Cash for Homeschooling!
If you're not signed up on
the Box Tops website, now's the time! Box Tops will donate five Box Tops for
every person who joins.
Joining is free and gives you
access to special coupons, as well as the online marketplace, through which you
can shop at major online retailers (Kohls, Wal-Mart, Home Depot, and MANY
more). So take a look...and invite a friend!
Note: To make sure your Box
Tops get donated to HEAV, you will need to select "Home Educators Association
of Virginia" as your "school." HEAV should show up as a choice if you type 23230 in as the zip code.
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 One Computer Still Needed
Through the generosity of a
donor, one of our two computer needs has been met! We're very excited and
thankful! We're still in need of one more computer. If you have a
computer in good working condition you would consider donating, it would
greatly benefit our budgeting going into the new accounting year. The donation
would be tax-deductible--and greatly appreciated!
The computer would be used
either for Yvonne Bunn, HEAV's director of homeschool support and legislative
affairs, whose computer is more than seven years old and failing fast, or for the
back room of the HEAV office. The computer we have in the back room now is old,
slow and prone to freezing, but needed for order processing and data entry.
If you have a computer you
feel led to donate, please contact George Lansing, HEAV's executive director,
at executivedirector@heav.org
or 804-278-9200
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 HEAV Sponsored Homeschool Day
Virginia Holocaust Museum's Homeschool
Day
October 28, 2009
The
Virginia Holocaust Museum's Homeschool Day, co-sponsored by HEAV, is scheduled
for October 28, 2009, from 10 a.m. to noon.
A
guided two-hour teaching tour is available for students who are 10 years old and older. Students must
be accompanied by a parent. Students should have some prior knowledge of the
Holocaust. Admission and parking for the museum are FREE, although
contributions to the museum are greatly appreciated. Participation is limited
to 75 students. Please RSVP with the number attending by October 26 to rberlin@va-holocaust.com.
For
more details, please visit HEAV's Homeschool Day Events page.
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HEAV-Co-Sponsored
Homeschool Series
Virginia Holocaust Museum Homeschool Series
Register by October 28, 2009
Co-sponsored by HEAV
Wednesdays,
from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., beginning November 4, 2009, and continuing
through December 9, 2009, with the exception of November 25. Cost: $30/student
(includes all sessions). Appropriate for high school students (grades 9-12).
In
addition to the Homeschool Day described above, the Virginia Holocaust Museum
will be offering a series of classes about the Holocaust for homeschool
students. Topics are "WWI and the Treaty of Versailles," the "Rise of the
Nazi Party," "Loss of Civil Rights," "Final Solution," and "Liberation."
To register, please contact Laura Murphy at 804-257-5400,
ext. 223, or lmurphy@va-holocaust.com
by Wednesday, October 28, 2009. See
the website for more information.
www.va-holocaust.com
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 Calls Needed to Reunite
Homeschool Family
HSLDA
recently sent out a request for families to contact the Swedish embassy on
behalf of a homeschool family in Sweden "whose only child, 7-year-old Dominic Johansson, was seized by Swedish
police from a plane just as the family was about to leave the country for a new
life in India." Find more details and contact information for the embassy on
HEAV's Virginia Homeschool Blog.
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Voter Guides Now Available
The Family Foundation's voter guides are now available! These voter guides are non-partisan
bulletin inserts comparing the positions of candidates on important
issues such as life, marriage, parental rights, and religious liberty. The guides do not endorse or oppose any candidate or political party and are legal for distribution in churches. You can download them at www.tffaction.org.
The Family Foundation could use help getting these guides into the hands of churches and individuals. If you can help, please e-mail (preferred) Roger Pogge at roger@tffaction.org or call 804-343-0010 to have voter guides mailed to you for distribution at your church and other appropriate venues.
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1) Homeschool Items
View All Homeschool Items
1.1
Ice
Skating Classes - Glen Allen - October 30 Through December 18
1.2
Homeschooler's
Harvest Day at Chippokes - Surry - October 29
1.3
WinterSown.org - A Family
Gardening Project This Winter
1.4
Free E-book: Autumn Treasures Unit Study and Lapbook
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2) General Interest
Items
View All General Interest Items
2.1
Old
Virginia Christmas Fair - Surry - October 23-25
2.2
Green
Living and Energy Expo - Roanoke - November 6 and 7
2.3
Colonial Farm Autumn Chores - McLean - November 8
2.4
Voter Guides and Gala - Gala is October 26
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3) Cool Sites for Homeschoolers
View All Cool Sites for Homeschoolers
3.1
Free
Unit Study on the Reformation
3.2
What
Can Be Cheaper Than String?
3.3
Christian
Mother Goose
Blog
3.4
Fall
Gardening for Wildlife
3.5
World
Origami Day - October 24
3.6
LabWrite - Lab Report Writing Helps
3.7
Puzzles in Education
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4)
Parting Thought - Ponderings
If Carmen San Diego and Waldo ever get married, will
their kids be completely invisible?
Why is it that during an icebreaker, when the whole
room has to go around and say their name and where they are from, I get so
incredibly nervous? I know my name, and I know where I'm from; this shouldn't
be a problem.
Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after
DVDs? I don't want to have to restart my collection--again.
-Adapted from Grif.net. Written by Dr. Bob and readers.
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5)
Worth Repeating
"The
times call for courage. The times call for hard work. But if the demands are
high, it is because the stakes are even higher. They are nothing less than the
future of human liberty, which means the future of civilization."
- Henry Hazlitt (1894-1993), economist and
journalist for the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and Newsweek. Hazlitt authored Economics
in One Lesson, was the founding vice-president of the
Foundation for Economic Education, and was an early editor of the Freeman magazine.
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6) Verse of the Week
I therefore, the prisoner
of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are
called...
- Ephesians 4:1 (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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Disclaimer
The Virginia Homeschool Update is produced by Maya Barnes (graphics & layout),
Kathleen Dillie (copy editor), Chris (editor), Sarah Kohrs (manager), Katherine Loop (assistant director of publications & marketing), and Anne Miller (director of publications & marketing).
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