TEACH Graduation & Dinner Registration Now Open!

Passing this along........

Greetings Fellow Homeschoolers, Do you have a graduating high school senior who would like to be publicly recognized for their achievement?      TEACH is pleased to once again offer a  Graduate Recognition Ceremony and  Special Graduation Dinner (optional)  Saturday, June 8th,  2013  Central Baptist Church (Southington, CT) 5:00pm - Special Graduation Dinner -- RSVP required -. 6:30 pm - Prelude by Laudate Homeschool Orchestra  7:00 pm - Key note address delivered by Steve Maxwell 7:45 pm - Graduate Recognition 8:30 pm - Ceremony finished -- opportunity for pictures    Graduating homeschooled high school seniors who wish to participate must register by May 24th, 2013    Click HERE for Registration Information Click HERE for Registration Form to download and send in with your payment.    If you have further questions after you have read the above forms, contact:  Cheryl Blough - bloughfamily@sbcglobal.net    Registration fee per graduate is $20 for TEACH members, $25 for non-members.    (email:  teachct.membership@sbcglobal.net if unsure of membership status) NOTE: There is an opportunity to renew or become a TEACH member on the registration form.    The Graduate Recognition Ceremony is FREE and open to the public, and there is no limit to the number of guests -- although we would appreciate a rough estimate for planning puposes.      The intent of this ceremony is to not only recognize the accomplishments of the graduate, but to allow him or her to express gratitude to all those who have invested in their life up to that point. It can also be a wonderful testimony to the excellence of homeschooling, as well as provide encouragement to those considering or just beginning their homeschool journey.                            Here's what one mom had to say... "We attended our first TEACH Convention intending just to try homeschooling for kindergarten. As we left the graduation, we decided -- 'We're homeschooling!'... this year our oldest is attending that same graduation, as a graduate."    S.T. So we encourage you to invite not just friends and family of the graduate, but anyone who you think would be encouraged to witness the wonderful results of homeschooling!   Saturday, June 8th Special Graduation Dinner 5:00 - 6:15 pm @ Central Baptist Church ~~   For those who would like to honor their graduate with a special family dinner out,(at an affordable price), we are offering a lovely, catered buffet-style,  dinner, complete with a  decorated Congratulations Graduate cake! Adults/Children 7+ - $8.00 Children under 7 - $5.00   A detailed dinner menu will be listed on our website shortly. Dinner registration and payment is on the form for:  Graduation Registration  Deadline May 24th  We hope to see you there!  Come to bless...and be blessed!    The TEACH Board ~

Web: TEACH-CT Email: teachct@teachct.org Phone: 860-938.6765

Lectures on Connecticut’s Preachers at Noah Webster House

Passing this along from Karen Cupit.............

On May 4^th and 18^th, the Institute of Connecticut History will be presenting lectures on Connecticut’s Preachers.  Both will be held at the Noah Webster House in West Hartford from 11 AM-1PM.  For more information, visit their web site at instituteofcthistory.com

Stafford/Somers/Ellington/Tolland area boys 10-14ish hang-out time

Passing this along from Shelley Wurst, please see below for contact info.......

Get together for boys 10-14yrs

Connor's Place playground

Field Rd in Somers 

Thursday, May 2, from 1pm - 3pm.

  Please feel free to come with your boys (and any siblings of either sex and any age), and have them bring whatever they'd like to do -- there are ball fields, a basketball court, a covered pavillion with picnic tables in addition to the playground, so really anything goes. We moms will meet in the pavillion area and try to figure out what it is we/our boys would like to see with a group(s) like this -- it's possible that the group will divide by ages/interests/availability/compatibility/location, so if Thursday afternoons are just impossible for you yet you'd like your son involved, please drop me an email with what DOES work for you, and I'll keep your needs/desires in mind while we chat.

My general plan is to provide various sorts of hang-out opportunities for the boys to get acquainted and comfortable with each other, as a springboard for friendships to form as they will. A rough idea of what I have in mind would be a once a month park date, a once a month hike date, a once a month activity/outing (mini-golf, bowling, movies, museums, etc), and a once a month games type get together (board games or organized games or card games or video games or whatever the boys want and works for them). The boys could pick and choose which activities they'd like to be involved in and how often. This is only an outline of what I think could work -- it will of course depend on what everyone else wants to do. The only goal I have is for my boys to get to spend time with other homeschooled boys their age.

Please feel free to write with any questions! The age is just a guideline -- if you have a mature 9 yr old or a 15 or 16 year old that would rather hang with younger kids, that's fine too! And siblings of any age are welcome. Also, if you are not from the Stafford/Somers/Ellington/Tolland area but don't mind driving to come hang out with us, you are absolutely welcome and encouraged to come!

I will write again with just the basic info as the date approaches -- in the meantime, if you know you plan on being there, or would like to but can't make it that particular day, shoot me a quick note at collieherd@cox.net with your boys' name(s) and age(s), and I'll put together a rough list of whom we might expect to show up that day. :)

--Shelley Wurst, mom to Jacob (12), Gabe (10), and Clara (15 mos

Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum Homeschool Field Trip

Passing this along from Diane Connors, see below for registration info......

WEBB-DEANE-STEVENS MUSEUM

 HOMESCHOOL FIELD TRIP

211 Main Street

Wethersfield,  CT

Date:  Thursday, May 9th
1 PM - 2:45 PM
Arrive *before* 1 PM, please, for a prompt start
Registration deadline:  May 2nd when I pick up  my mail, will be the last day I accept registrations/payments.

Classes:  Pick TWO classes per student (no single classes).  One at 1 PM and one at 2 PM, for a combined price of $6 per student for both classes.  The classes are indoors and will be held regardless of weather.  Parking is easy, on the street in a quiet area.

Class Title: HOME, SCHOOL & PLAY: CHILD LIFE IN THE EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Time: 1 – 1:45 PM for 45 minutes
Grades: 4 - 6
Description: The children’s exhibits and interactive classroom on the 2nd floor of the Stevens House are used to teach about the dress, work, life-style, schooling and play things of children 200 years ago.  Using the artifacts from the Stevens House, students will attend “school” and play with reproduction toys and games. 

Class Title: A SOLDIER IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Time: 1 – 1:45 PM for 45 minutes
Grades: 1-3
Description:  With a soldier in the American Revolution’s knapsack, students will write a letter using invisible ink.  Sam Webb, the son of the builder of the Webb House and aide-de-camp to General George Washington, is used as an example. 

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Class Title: APPRENTICESHIP & BARTERING
Time: 2 – 2:45 PM for 45 minutes
Grades: 4 - 6
Description:  The home of Isaac Stevens provides the setting for learning about an important early American craft. Students tour the Steven's home, learn about the stages of leather production, and hunt for objects made of leather, including a set of leather fire-buckets. In this program, students will be given the opportunity to barter using goods and services. Students will also learn what it was like to be an apprentice in the early 1800's.

Class Title: EARLY AMERICAN HEALTH & MEDICINE
Time: 2 – 2:45 PM for 45 minutes
Grades: 1-3
Description:  Students examine the medical practices and theories of early New England.  They visit a sickroom set up in the Stevens House and an outhouse.  They learn about herbal medicine and make a scent bag.

PARENTS:  Parents and non-participating siblings are welcome to stay and visit in the large barn at the WDS’s property.  You may bring games to play.  There are sidewalks in the area if you’d like to go for a walk. There are a few shoppes down the street.  Several miles down the road there is a small playground.  There will only be one chaperone per class, which needs to be someone without a non-participating sibling.  The museum also has a little gift shop if you’d like to peruse that, as well.

REGISTRATION:   Send a check for $6 per child, and be sure to include the following:

    Parent’s name, phone and email, neatly please

    Child(ren)’s name, grade level of the classes they are participating in.

    Check made payable to:  Diane Connors that you should mail to P.O. Box 629, Columbia, CT 06237.  You will receive an EMAIL confirmation.You may email me to let you know you intend to register, but I will only secure a child’s space when I receive payment.  If you have any questions, please email me at drmomoften@hotmail.com

TEACH Used Curriculum Sale May 4, 2013

Passing this along from Sharon Grous.......

CAST Theatre

PO Box 1268

113 Summit Street

Manchester, CT. 06040

http://www.casttheatre.org/

Intro to Drama (taught by Rebecca Duval)

Learn the fundamentals of acting. Classes will work on improvisation and vocal projection technique through exercises and theater games. Skits during class time will help students with character development.

Weekly classes start Monday April 15 and run through Monday June 10. (No class on May 27)

Class time 1:30pm-3:00pm

Program fee is $60

860.649.5062

casttheatre113@yahoo.com

Gym Classes open to homeschoolers at YMCA in Granby, Ct.

Passing this along from Elana Knutson, please see contact info below:

 The YMCA a in Granby, Ct. has two play groups that are being opened to home school families. Once we have enough of us in there, they would like to create exclusive home school classes based on our wants and needs.

GYM DANDY: Wednesdays 9:00-10:30 AM. All Ages. No registration required; this is a weekly drop in play group every Wednesday. $5 per family for full members, $10 per family for program members (non members). The entire 10,000 s/ft gymnasium will be open for exploration of gymnastics and sports equipment, including preschool activities such as parachutes and tunnels! This play group will enjoy activities for 1 hour followed by 30 minutes of story and craft time in our community rooms. Families are encouraged to bring snack for story time. Bring some friends and meet new ones as well!

SPORTS GYM JAM: Fridays 9:00-9:45 AM. For ages 1.5-3. Registration required. Rolling enrollment through a 14 week session. Free for full members, $99 for program members (non members). Price prorated when joining mid-session. This class is a parent/child fun time which allows exploration of our preschool sports equipment by toddlers with their parents. This is a supervised playtime, not an instructed program. Great starter program for our Preschool Sports classes!

Questions? Contact the Y @ 860-653-5524 or noelle.chandler@ghymca.org

For more classes visit the web @ www.ghymca.org/farmington

Farmington Valley YMCA 97 Salmon Brook St, Granby, CT 06035

Thank you!