HEAV's Virginia Homeschool Update

July 28, 2010

Above the Fold
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OUR APOLOGIES
We're sorry some of you visiting our website this week experienced some problems and warning messages. We are happy to report we have worked on the site and it looks like the problems have been fixed. If you have any further problems at www.heav.org, please let us know. Thanks for your patience!

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THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
Running to the Source
"In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge" Colossians 2:3 (KJV). Let's remember this week to continually run to the Source of wisdom--Christ Jesus. May His Word, not our own ideas or man's opinion, ever be our guide.
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TESTING DEADLINE THIS SUNDAY - NOI DEADLINE APPROACHING
If you homeschool under the homeschool statute, §22.1-254.1, it's time to send in the results of your evaluation or assessment. They should be sent to your division superintendent by August 1. See our Testing Overview and Testing FAQs for details.

The deadline to let your division superintendent know you will be homeschooling is August 15. The HEAV website has Notice of Intent information, a Notice of Intent form you can download and use, and Notice of Intent FAQs.

Have questions? Not sure if you need to file? Take a look at the online FAQs linked to above. If you don't find the answer to your question, please give us a call (804-278-9200) or send us an e-mail (support@heav.org).

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PHONE SCAM AIMED AT HOMESCHOOLERS
Several people have received fraudulent calls from someone pretending to be from the Home School Foundation (HSF) who tells them that they've received a grant/award and then asks questions, including ones about their disciplinary methods and practices (something HSF would never ask).

If you are ever on the phone with someone saying they are from HSF, and you become even slightly suspicious, please ask for a name and number and offer to call back. Then report the phone call to HSLDA. The more information you can gather (call time, etc.), the better. View the Virginia Homeschool Blog for details on how to respond and to submit any information to HSLDA to help them stop this caller.
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UPCOMING HEAV SUCCESS SEMINARS

Yvonne BunnHow-to-Begin-Homeschooling Seminars

August 2 - Virginia Beach - 6 to 9 p.m.
August 5 - South Hill - 2 to 4 p.m. - FREE!
August 12 - Richmond - 1 to 5 p.m.

Are you thinking about homeschooling? Or have you decided to homeschool, but don't know where to begin? Would you like to know more about curriculum and resources, day-to-day organization, Virginia homeschool laws and requirements, support groups, or testing requirements? Maximize your success with practical information from a veteran homeschool parent and teacher who has helped thousands of parents get off to the right start!

Know new homeschoolers? Please help them get started on the right foot by letting them know about these seminars!

View all upcoming Homeschool Success Seminars.
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NEW PROGRAM!Walk. Bike. Canoe.
Walk-a-Thon, Bike-a-Thon, and Canoe-a-Thons for Homeschooling
Want to raise money for your local homeschool support group or other community service group? Try a walk-a-thon, bike-a-thon, or a canoe-a-thon! Raise money for your local group, have a fun group outing in the great outdoors, AND raise money to support the work of HEAV!
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Join & Save!BECOME A MEMBER OF HEAV!
Save money. Support HEAV. Get great benefits.
Your membership helps continue the work of HEAV, and gives you special benefits! Besides saving on HEAV resources and events, your membership will give you a discount on HSLDA membership, CollegePlus! enrollment, and more! Memberships start at just $35 a year.

Check out all the benefits of being an HEAV member and join today!
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PLEASE DON'T THROW AWAY THAT BOX OR LABEL!PLEASE DON'T THROW AWAY THAT BOX OR LABEL!
Through the Box Tops for Education program, you can turn the box tops found on certain cereal boxes and soup labels into cash for your homeschool support group--and HEAV! The September 30 submission deadline will be here soon! More details are on our website at www.heav.org/events/boxtops/index.html.
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ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PUBLICATIONS & MARKETINGHelp Wanted!
HEAV is looking for an enthusiastic individual who loves homeschooling to help oversee and work with our publications and marketing team. Position requires some publication and marketing experience, familiarity with the Adobe Design Suite, good design sense, and writing and proofreading skills. Requires 20-30 flexible hours a week. If interested, please view the complete description online.
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1) Homeschool Items
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1.1 Free Reading Seminar - Virginia Beach - August 9
1.2 C.H.E.S.S. Expo and Class Preview: Grades 7-12 - Centreville - August 17
1.3 TOOL Homeschool Group - Fredericksburg - August 17
1.4 Mariners' Museum: Homeschool Day - Newport News - Best Price by September 22
1.5 Free Trial Membership: Learn About the Principle Approach

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2) General Interest Items
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2.1 Science Museum Activities - Richmond - August
2.2 Sully Historic Site Activities - Chantilly - August
2.3 Worldview Sunday - Richmond - August 8
2.4 Bread Beckers' Holiday Recipe Contest - Deadline Is September 15

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3) Cool Sites for Homeschoolers
View All Cool Sites for Homeschoolers
3.1 Bible Maps - Google Maps Meets the Bible!
3.2 Winterize and Learn
3.3 Five Cozy Reading Spots for Kids
3.4 Heritage Foundation Video - The Debt Limit: Made Simple
3.5 Postcard Exchange Group
3.6 Cooking Skills Checklist
3.7 Make a Pie Chart
3.8 American Revolution Website
3.9 Vocabulary Coach
3.10 Make a Memory - "100 Days of Summer" Ideas

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4) Parting Thought - Odds 'n Ads

"In the far West, a man advertises for a woman 'to wash, iron and milk one or two cows.'"

"Lost a cameo brooch representing Venus and Adonis on the Drumcondra Road at about 10 o'clock on Tuesday evening."

"An inducement to return property is offered as follows: 'If the gentleman who keeps the shoe store with a red head will return the umbrella of a young lady with whalebone ribs and an iron handle to the slate-roofed grocer's shop, he will hear of something to his advantage, as the same is a gift of a deceased mother now no more with the name engraved upon it.'"

"For sale, a handsome piano, the property of a young lady who is leaving Scotland in a walnut case with turned legs."

"A large Spanish blue gentleman's cloak lost in the neighborhood of the market."

- From the book English As She Wuz Wrote, by Anonymous, published in 1883.

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5) Worth Repeating
"My Time might have been improved to some Purpose, in mowing Grass, raking Hay, or hoeing Corn, weeding Carrotts [sic], picking or shelling Peas. Much better should I have been employed in schooling my Children, in teaching them to write, cypher, Latin, French, English and Greek."
- John Adams (1735-1826), second president of the United States, in a letter to Abigail Adams dated July 2, 1774. At the beginning of the letter, John lamented that he was quite bored (so he decided to write) and wrote this paragraph, sharing his longing for his routine at home with his family.

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6) Verse of the Week
But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.
- Psalm 73:28 (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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Your membership support and tax-deductible gifts help us continue to promote and protect homeschooling in Virginia. We couldn't do what we do without you!
Thank you for your support!

HEAV is a non-profit 501(c)(3) educational organization, and your contribution is tax-deductible to the extent provided by law. Upon written request, a financial statement is available from the Office of Consumer Affairs.
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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 Maya Barnes (graphics & layout), Kathleen Dillie (copy editor), Chris (editor), Katherine Loop (director of publications & marketing), Anne Miller (publications advisor), and Karen Sweeney (content editor).

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.

Copyright © 2010 by the Home Educators Association of Virginia. All rights reserved. You are free to pass along all or part of this Update, but please include the following credit line when you do: "Taken from HEAV's Virginia Homeschool Update, a free newsletter for Virginia homeschoolers. You can sign up to receive this publication at www.heav.org." You may modify this credit line if needed, but please credit HEAV and link to the HEAV website (www.heav.org).


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