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HEAV's Virginia Homeschool Update
December 2, 2009
Above the Fold
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E-mail and Online Form Difficulties -
Please Resubmit
We
experienced technical difficulties with our e-mails and online forms for
several days last week. If you submitted an online form or tried to e-mail us
and have not heard back, please re-contact us! Your message is VERY important
to us and we want to be able to respond.
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 DECEMBER'S
TOP PICK - VIRGINIA HOMESCHOOL MANUAL
Starting Next Week - Special Package Valued at More than $200!Get ready for a special deal! For a limited time starting next week, we will include two 25th Anniversary CDs, containing resources valued at more than $200, PLUS your choice of either a free Willie Gets a History Lesson or 1/2 off a Homeschooling Tote Bag with every Virginia Homeschool Manual purchase! Watch for details next week!
 Is Reading a Struggle?
Does your child:
- Skip words, reread lines or lose track?
- Have problems with comprehension?
- Have a short attention span?
- Take longer to do assignments than it should?
Find out how we can help! Samuel C. Smart, OD,
FAAO, Wm. Mitchell Powell, OD, Angela Tsai, OD
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Make Your Online Shopping Count!
Do you shop online at retailers
such as J. C. Penny, Staples, Home Depot, Kohls, or other major chains? If you click over to
these websites through the links on GoodShop, a portion of
your purchases will go towards supporting the work of HEAV--all while you pay
the same prices you normally would!
It's easy! No logging in required, and you can easily find stores by
searching for a name, choosing from an alphabetical drop down, or browsing by
category. Just visit GoodShop,
make sure "Home Educators Association of Virginia" is selected as
your charity, and begin shopping! Don't forget to bookmark the page so you
can easily visit it whenever you need to shop online.
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 New Internship and Volunteer
Incentive Program!
Keep your
eyes open for information on a brand-new internship and VIP volunteer
program! The internship program offers office internships for high school
and college students interested in learning real-life skills, while the
volunteer incentive program provides a way for the entire family to bless
others while earning points toward HEAV materials or events.
Watch for upcoming details!
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 Chris Klicka Fundraiser at Chick-fil-A
Warrenton - December 7
Our thanks to Jennifer Davidson for helping put this together and letting us know about it!
The
homeschool community is partnering with Chick-fil-A
Warrenton for a Klicka Spirit Day fundraiser on Monday, December 7,
2009, to raise funds for the Klicka family. The fundraiser will be held
ALL DAY at the Warrenton restaurant only. The Klicka Family will
receive 30% of
the total sales from the coupon letters turned in that day to be used
for the
children's education. So please bring in your family and friends for a
great
meal, and support the Klickas! To participate, print this coupon and turn it in when you order. Please pass this information on to your friends!
Questions should be sent to Stephanie Kennedy at chickmarketing@gmail.com or Jennifer Davidson at jenilyn10@juno.com.
P.S. Since 30% of the total purchases that day will go towards the Klickas, please consider using your
free food coupons on another occasion.
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 Upcoming Holiday Schedule
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 Earn
Extra Money for Christmas, Extracurriculars, Your Support Group or Team--and
Support HEAV at the Same Time!
Needing
extra cash for the Christmas season...or maybe for extracurricular activities,
a sports program, mission trip, band program, or curriculum? Could your support
group use a financial boost? Have an entrepreneurial child?
Selling
Peel-A-Way cards is a simple and do-able way to raise funds either as an
individual or as a group. People love the cards AND you'll be supporting HEAV
at the same time!
Find out more and get started today!
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 COMMUNITY OUTREACH
- HELP NEEDED!
Help Get Homeschool Resources in Your Local Library!
Does your library receive the Virginia Home Educator magazine? HEAV is offering free subscriptions! But we need your help!
Letters are being mailed to libraries next week to tell them about the free magazine, and also the availability of the Virginia Homeschool Manual. So on your next visit, ask the librarian if he or she
received our letter and let them know you would like them to acquire these resources for
your library--it's that simple!
Note: The
letters went out Monday and should arrive in all the libraries by this Friday.
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Help Get the Virginia Home Educator in Medical Offices!
Doctors,
dentists, orthodontists, and other medical offices often display magazines for
patients to read while waiting. Wouldn't it be wonderful if parents learned
about the benefits of home education while waiting to be seen?
At your next appointment, bring a past issue of the Virginia Home Educator with you and ask
the receptionist if the office would like to receive a complimentary
subscription. HEAV is happy to send the magazine regularly to any medical
office--just send their name and address, and a
note saying they gave you permission to subscribe them, to office@heav.org!
Thank you for letting others in your community know about home
education!
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HEAV-SPONSORED EVENT -
TODAY IS THE
LAST DAY TO REGISTER!
Nauticus and Real Pirates
Homeschool Day Norfolk - Register by December 2
Wednesday, December 9, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Join other homeschoolers for another fun-filled, HEAV-sponsored day at
Nauticus! Today's the last day to register, so don't delay!
View all the details on HEAV's Homeschool Day Events page.
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AN HEAV-SPONSORED EVENT!
Jefferson Lab
Physics Fest -
Register by December 18!
CEBAF
Center Auditorium
628 Hofstadter Road
Newport News
Tuesday,
January 12, 2010, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Moms, dads, and potential scientists, don't miss this FREE homeschool science presentation sponsored by HEAV! Jefferson
Lab is a laboratory for world-class research in nuclear physics (study of the
nucleus of the atom). The lab provides scientists opportunities to experiment
with and learn more about nucleons.
This two-hour presentation, geared
to middle school and high school homeschoolers, will include a brief,
interactive summary of the science and technology at Jefferson Lab followed by
Deep Freeze (cryogenics) and Hot Stuff (plasmas) presentations. All lectures
take place in the CEBAF Center Auditorium and are free and open to the public.
Seating
is limited--register online or by calling the HEAV office at 804-278-9200. The registration deadline is December 18. For science education
resources to enhance your visit, visit http://education.jlab.org/index.php.
NOTICE:
For security purposes, everyone over 16 is asked to carry a photo I.D. Security guards may inspect vehicles, book bags and purses.
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 Homeschool Robotics Team Wins
Regional Tournament!
Nosco
Mechanicus, Latin for "I know or I learn mechanics," won First Place
Overall Champion and Second Place Robot Performance in Division 2 at the recent
FIRST Lego League (FLL) Regional Tournament in Lynchburg, Virginia. They beat
30 competing teams and advance to the state championships. Visit the team's website
to learn more about both the team and the league.
[Pictured
left to right: David Norton, Andrew Norton, James Depret-Guillaume, and Josiah Sprankle. The teams
coaches, Patrick and Cari
Norton of Daleville, are not pictured.]
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 Give a Gift - Get a Gift
Make an end-of-the-year,
tax-deductible donation to HEAV for $100 or more, and as a special thank you, you'll
receive the engaging and fun Willi Gets A History Lesson (a $24 value) as a gift! Thank you for your support!
As a long-time Williamsburg resident I took my first incredulous
look at Willi Gets A History Lesson in Virginia's Historic Triangle and
thought, "Oh, brother, how hokie, someone's dog 'photoshopped'
into local historic sites." But as I read the story about Willi's
adventures in the Historic Triangle, I began to smile, and then to laugh. Next
I gave it to my 10- and 13-year-old sons to see what their reaction would be
and they LOVED it--even my husband laughed out loud. --Anne Miller
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1) Homeschool Items
View All Homeschool Items
1.1
Patrick Henry College Christmas Concerts - Purcellville - December 5 and 6
1.2 Chippokes Farm: Holiday Crafts on the Plantation - Surry -
Register by December 9
1.3 Classical Conversations Challenge Meetings - Central Virginia and Elsewhere - December
and January
1.4 Articles - How Teachers
Impact Kids: The Positive and Negative
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2) General Interest
Items
View All General Interest Items
2.1
Outdoor Art: Let There Be Light - Charlottesville - December 11
2.2 Court End Christmas - Richmond -
December 13
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3) Cool Sites for Homeschoolers
View All Cool Sites for Homeschoolers
3.1 Teaching
Home Christmas Archives
3.2 "A Bach Christmas" Advent Calendar
3.3 Pinecone Birdfeeders and More
3.4 Cell Size and Scale
3.5 Math Site - Pre-K Through Sixth Grade
3.6 First Microwave Oven Patented - December 6, 1945
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Temporary Section - H1N1 Vaccinations
The Virginia Department of Health has added a section on their website, www.vdh.virginia.gov, you can use to
search for upcoming vaccination locations. Since vaccination location
information is now available there, we will no longer be running this section
in the Update.
Note: HEAV does not recommend or endorse any vaccine.
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4)
Parting Thought - Fillings
A little boy was taken to the dentist. It was
discovered he had a cavity that would have to be filled.
"Now, young man," asked the dentist, "what kind of filling would
you like for that tooth?"
"Chocolate!" replied the youngster without a moment's hesitation.
- An Old Joke
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5)
Worth Repeating
"Everybody
is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will
spend its whole life believing that it is stupid."
- Attributed
to Albert Einstein, (1879-1955) physicist.
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6) Verse of the Week
If we believe not,
yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.
- 2 Timothy 2:13
(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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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).
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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