Reminder: Used Curriculum Fair and Tag Sale

Passing this along from Kris McCue.....


Save the date!  

Bring a Friend or tell a friend!

Come to a Used Curriculum Fair and Tag Sale!

June 15th

9:00AM - 1:00PM

7 Wescott Street, Simsbury

 (Shepherd of the Hills Evangelical Lutheran Church)

Sale organized by Farmington Valley Home Educators Group, but sellers are home-school families from all around Connecticut.  Sale will be indoors and outside, weather permitting.

I have 17 vendors bringing all manner of new and used curriculum and educational materials, plus 2 home-schooled teens selling their professional quality art-work, and along with all the amazing deals on curriculum, some families are bringing items to tag sale.   There will be something for everyone, and then some!  Too many goodies to list!

Buyers, cash is preferred particularly for small purchases, but checks are ok if you are buying a quantity from one seller.

There is no admission fee to come shop, but as the church has been so generous to the home-school community over the years I am asking attendees to make a good-will donation of a dollar.   Shepherd of the Hills is due for some major repairs on damaged parts of the building this year and I would like to give them a thank you gift of some cash to put toward this on behalf of the home-school community.   With the exception of $20 for an ad in the Yankee Flyer, all the money the vendors paid to register is going toward this gift to the church.   I will leave a donation basket on a small table near the entrance to the sale, please put a little something in on your way by.

I look forward to seeing you on June 15!
Kris McCue
fvhegroupis@hotmail.com

Homeschool Curriculum for sale

Passing this along from Jennie Liquori.......

Jennie is selling a bunch of homeschool curriculum such as Seton, Saxon, Apologia Science books and several readers.  Too many to list individually. 

Contact her if you are interested at 860-749-2027

Capture the Flag this Friday

Passing this along from Kim Starkey......

Just a reminder that we will be having 'Capture the Flag' for all ages this Friday, 12:30pm – 2:00pm at Brookside Park on route 140 in Ellington. This is not a drop off and leave your kids, you will need to stay. Bring your water and sunscreen, it's going to be a hot day.

 Hope to see you there!

Kim Starkey

rkstarkey@gmail.com

TEACH Graduation Registration extended to May 29th

Passing this along.....

Do you have a graduating high school senior who would like to be publicly recognized for their achievement?

Let us help you celebrate!

Graduate Recognition Ceremony and

Special Graduation Dinner (optional)

When:  Saturday, June 8th,  2013 at 6:30 pm 

Where: Central Baptist Church (Southington, CT)

Registration Deadline Extended to May 29^th!!

  

Graduation Information and Registration: http://www.teachct.org/events-convention/news/graduation-registration-deadline-may-24th/

**Forms must be printed off and postmarked with payment by May 29th!!**

Special Graduation Dinner June 8^th, 5:00–6:15pm at Central Baptist Church

Adults/Children 7+ - $8.00

Children under 7 - $5.00

Dinner Menu and Registration: http://teachct.org/events-convention/graduation-dinner/

RSVP Deadline to mail in with payment extended to May 29th!!

   

Registration fee per graduate is $20 for TEACH members, $25 for non-members.   

The Graduate Recognition Ceremony is FREE

and open to the public, and there is no limit to the number of guests.

  

The intent of this ceremony is to recognize the accomplishments of the graduate, as well as allow him/ 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 and provide encouragement to those 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. 

 We hope to see you there! ~ TEACH

MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Next boys' 10-14 yr (+/-) hang-out times

Passing this along from Shelley Wurst....

We had a great turn-out for our boys' 10-14 yr hang-out date at Sunrise Park in Suffield last week (what a great location, thanks for arranging it for us, Dorota!). By popular demand from all the Simsbury-area folks, our next date will be out that way, too (but then we'll swing back over this way so those of us local to Stafford/Somers/Ellington are not always the ones driving).

Our next boys' 10-14 yr hang-out date will be on Thursday, June 6, from 1-3 pm at Salmon Brook Park, 215 Salmon Brook St, Granby, CT. Salmon Brook park features a wading brook; kids can fish a little farther down the brook near the bridge, ball fields, and playgrounds. Boys ages 10-14 (ish)and their any-sex any-age siblings are welcome to come hang out and bring whatever they'd like to do with other boys their age. Parents will visit casually while the boys participate in whatever activity happens to appeal to them. This is VERY casual, you do not need to RSVP, just be sure to introduce yourself if you don't already know someone in the group. It's honestly not even necessary to have boys, just come hang out if you want to.

 

The following date will be on Thursday, June 20, from 1-3pm at Valley Falls in Vernon (I will post the address ahead of time, I believe it's on Valley Falls Rd). Valley Falls has a swimming/fishing pond, mountain bike and hiking trails, an open field, and a little beach area. I will confirm ahead of time whether or not there is an admission or parking fee. This will be the last of our "official" meet-ups for the year. HOWEVER:

For the summer a couple of us are working on coming up with a schedule of where we MIGHT be each Thursday afternoon throughout the summer (same time frame, 1-3pm) -- these will be locations with swimming or water play availability (and likely fishing opportunities as well), and will be scattered throughout the state for variety and to make sure everyone has a chance to do something local. I will post our schedule weekly throughout the summer so that families with boys ages 10-14 (ish) will know where they might find other boys in that age range on Thursdays throughout the summer.

We are also planning a beach date (CT Shore)in early September to kick off the new school year, so look for details about that towards the middle of August.  We will be discussing needs/desires/plans for the fall while soaking up the sun and surf. Some possibilities include organized outings (in addition to our hang-out dates), "club" formations for special interests (fishing club, video game club, etc for example), and alternating days/parts of the state for our hang-outs (like Simsbury area on Tuesday and Stafford/Somers area on Thursdays, or rotating throughout the state each month, etc). EVERYTHING is optional and open to suggestion and nothing is set in stone until we schedule it (as is proven by our Granby location for this next meeting, LOL).

Any questions?? Feel free to contact me at collieherd@cox.net

Hope to see you all at Salmon Brook in 2 weeks!

--Shelley, mom to Jacob (12), Gabe (10) and Clara (16 mos)

June Classes for A Pilgrimage through Connecticut’s Spiritual History at Noah Webster House

Passing this along from Karen Cupit....

June Classes for  A Pilgrimage through Connecticut’s Spiritual History at Noah Webster House

1800-1830 Revival in Connecticut: The Second Great Awakening

The lives of these four Connecticut natives were profoundly affected by the religious movement known as the Second Great Awakening. Though this revival began as a clarion call to holiness it also produced the great social movements of the 19th century including the Temperance movement, the Women’s movement and the Abolition movement.

Saturday June 1, 11-1pm

at the Noah Webster House, 227 South Main Street, West Hartford

Fanny Crosby (1820-1915) Greatest Hymn Writer in History

This Connecticut resident wrote over 8,000 hymns and over 100 million copies of her songs have been printed. Blessed Assurance is one of her most loved songs. Undaunted by her blindness, this poet/preacher and evangelist was the  first woman to speak before Congress. She knew 22 U.S. Presidents and was a  close friend to four of them.

Saturday, June 15, 11-1pm

at the Noah Webster House, 227 South Main St, West Hartford

****This lecture will include music and singing and cost will be free for all students.

Cost per Lecture: $7 per person; $6 for Noah Webster members; (under 10 free) Tickets at the door.

Save on a tour of the Noah Webster House after the Lecture!

Sponsored by:

noahwebsterhouse.org 860.521.5362

Capture the Flag on Friday – Canceled

Capture the Flag in Ellington – Canceled

Due to the inclement weather this Friday, May 24 we will NOT be having Capture the Flag in Ellington. 

Hope to see you next week.

Kim Starkey – rkstarkey@gmail.com