HEAV's Virginia Homeschool Update
 
November 4, 2009
 
Above the Fold

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Featured Article: Personal Quiet Time in Busy Households
Have you ever found yourself dreaming of a quiet room to read and pray in peace while facing the reality of a household that is anything BUT quiet? Come spend a moment with Marilyn Boyer, a mom of 14, as she shares practical advice about finding personal quiet time in a busy household.
 
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Making Travel Plans? Save and Support HEAV!Making Travel Plans? Save and Support HEAV!
On a tight budget? Trying to book airfare, hotels, or car rentals for the holiday season? Check out www.edutravel.org! You'll often find fares much lower than you could get directly through the airline or hotel, plus 40% of the travel commissions will go toward supporting HEAV!
 
"After booking flights through Travelocity for more than five years, last month I decided to try EduTravel. I compared the two sites and was pleasantly surprised to find I could get the exact same flight and price! It is so nice to know EduTravel will offer my family the best deals while benefiting HEAV!" - Linda Linder of Manassas

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H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine Update and New Section
The Richmond City Health Department is now offering an H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine Clinic to children who are being homeschooled in Richmond City. View a letter from the department and other details on HEAV's Homeschooling in Virginia Blog. To view a daily updated list of clinics in other areas of the state, see www.vdh.state.va.us/index.htm.

Starting next week, a list of clinics will appear each week below the Cool Sites section of the Update.

*Important Note: HEAV does not recommend or endorse any vaccine. Vaccination decisions are the responsibility of the parents. Because homeschoolers fall within the at-risk target group for H1N1 influenza, HEAV wants to make sure parents of homeschooled children have equal access to the vaccine, and have the information they need to make decisions for their family members.
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1) Homeschool Items
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1.1 Janice Campbell's Beat-the-Clock Essay Workshop - Chesterfield - Register by November 9
1.2 Patrick Henry Journalism Scholarship - Deadline Is December 1
1.3 Book Arts Bash Homeschool Writing Competition - Deadline Is January 1, 2010
1.4 Newsletter - Free Carschooling
1.5 Article - "Raising Your Own Superheroes"
1.6 Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007: $59.95 for Qualified College Students
1.7 Historic Tredegar Homeschool Day - Richmond - November 6

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2) General Interest Items
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2.1 Peacemaker Seminar - Richmond - November 7
2.2 Consignment Sales - Winchester and Strasburg - November 7 and 14
2.3 Tell Me A Story - Isle of Wight - Begins November 10
2.4 Veterans' Day Events and Memorials - Virginia - Multiple
2.5 Veterans Eat Free at Applebees - Nationwide - November 11
2.6 National Zoo Poster Contest - Deadline Is November 12
2.7 Americanism Essay Contest - Deadline Is December 1
2.8 True Meaning of Christmas Art Contest and Event - December 5
2.9 STEM Scholarships (Undergrad and Grad) - Deadline Is December 9
2.10 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Scholarship and Fellowship Opportunities

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3) Cool Sites for Homeschoolers
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3.1 Christian Telegraph - Worldwide Christian News
3.2 "Ten Dollar" Grocery List
3.3 Baking with Kids
3.4 The Homeschool Mom - Website and Newsletter
3.5 Homeschool Mom's Free HTML Yahoo Group
3.6 Candy Experiments
3.7 Receive Faxes Free
3.8 Singapore Education - Free Workbooks and E-books
3.9 Tomb of King Tut Discovered - November 4, 1922
3.10 Creation Videos on YouTube

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4) Parting Thought - Common Fishing Expressions Explained
Lure: An object that is semi-enticing to fish, but will drive an angler into such a frenzy he will charge his credit card to the limit before exiting the tackle shop.

Reel: A weighty object that causes a rod to sink quickly when dropped overboard.

Rod: An attractively painted length of fiberglass that keeps an angler from ever getting too close to a fish.

School: A grouping in which fish are taught to avoid your $30 lures and hold out for bread instead.

Tackle: What your last catch did to you as you reeled him in just before he wrestled free and jumped back overboard.

Tackle Box: A box shaped amazingly like your first-aid kit, except containing many sharp objects. When you reach in blindly to get a Band-Aid, you soon find you need more than one.

- Author Unknown
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5) Worth Repeating
"The notion that the church, the press, and the universities should serve the state is essentially a Communist notion. In a free society these institutions must be wholly free--which is to say that their function is to serve as checks upon the state."

 - Alan Barth, (1906-1979), in The Loyalty of Free Men, 1951. Barth served on the editorial board of the Washington Post for 30 years.

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6) Verse of the Week
The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.
- Proverbs 29:25 (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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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 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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