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COPPER COUNTRY HOME EDUCATORS
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CHESS CLUB
Chess Club starts this September 25, Friday, at 3:00. Bethany Baptist Church in Dollar Bay. Bring a chess board if you have one. All levels are welcome and we will use the gym after wards. Hope to see you there.
FAMILY ADVENTURE DAY IN THE KEWEENAW
*Family Adventure Day in the Keweenaw***
*Saturday, September 26 ~ Noon-4 pm*
Families are encouraged to get outside and experience nature on
Saturday, September 26. Families are invited to hike one of the
following family-friendly trails featured in the new guidebook */Walking
Paths and Protected Areas of the Keweenaw/*:
* *Paavola Wetlands *(Keweenaw Land Trust)
* *Redwyn's Dunes *(Michigan Nature Association)**
* *Brockway Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary *(Copper Country Audubon Club)
* *Hunter's Point Park *(Grant Township)
* *Estivant Pines *(Michigan Nature Association)
The Western U.P. Center for Science, Mathematics & Environmental
Education is partnering with the Michigan Nature Association, Keweenaw
Land Trust, Grant Township and Copper Country Audubon to provide a wide
variety of activities geared to families at five nature sanctuaries in
the Keweenaw.
Sanctuary stewards will be at each of the five trailheads to greet
families and provide trail maps and sanctuary information. Michigan Tech
students and Center staff will be on hand to Environmental educators
will conduct hands-on science activities at each sanctuary: //
/ ☼ In Search of Wildlife ☼ Wetland Critter Sampling/
/ ☼ Edible Plants ☼ Find the Biggest White Pine/
/☼ Your Special Rock/ and more!
*The More YOU Hike, The Better YOUR Chances of Winning!!*
At each location, families may put their names into a drawing for a FREE
copy of the
new guidebook, */Walking Paths and Protected Areas of the Keweenaw/*.
There will be a drawing for TWO BOOKS at /each site/ (books will be
mailed).
Saturday's event will launch Family Adventures, a year-long program that
will offer monthly naturalist-led hikes for families, in addition to a
variety of programming conducted by the partnering organizations. To get
on the Family list-serve to be alerted to dates and activities, contact
Michelle (withheld for archive)
This is partially funded by the Kinship Foundation and the respective
organizations.
To learn more, visit http://www.wupcenter.mtu.edu/ <http://www.wupcenter.mtu.edu/>.
*Paavola Wetlands Preserve ~ **Along US-41 north of Hancock *
* *
*Directions: *From Hancock, take US-41 north past Hancock to the yellow
blinking light on Quincy Hill. Travel about 1.5 miles to the No.9 Road
where several roads intersect, including Pontiac Road and Boston Road.
Turn right onto No.9 Road, just before the new business, and travel 0.6
miles to the small trailhead parking area on the left side of the road.
* *
*Description: *This preserve is home to beaver, frogs, turtles, wild
iris and cattails, and the call of the red-winged blackbird can be heard.
A 15-acre pond is surrounded by sedges, grasses, rushes, sweet gale and
willow. Succession can be observed with gentle rises in elevation to
stands of mixed northern hardwoods studded with large white pine. The
preserve was established through the generosity of the Copper Country
Masonic Lodge No. 135 in Hancock, and community funds, including a major
donation from Sharon Emley and Don Arkin.
*Redwyn's Dunes Nature Sanctuary* ~ *Along M-26 between Eagle River &
Eagle Harbor*
*Directions:* Follow M-26 about 3.5 miles north of Eagle River or 4
miles south of Eagle Harbor. The sanctuary is across from Great Sand Bay
and has a large sign marking the entrance.
*Description:* Redwyn's Dunes Nature Sanctuary offers a pleasant hike as
it loops along the shore of several dune ponds with exceptionally large
red pine. These catch basins fill in the spring and are home to many
breeding frogs and toads. In spring and fall, these basins make a
favorite over-night stop for migrating geese and other water fowl. The
area is rich in wildlife as evidenced by the abundant wildlife sign.
This area also has several unique plant communities. Club mosses,
lichen, trailing arbutus dwarf blueberry, holly, bearberry, and
cranberries are found in profusion. /Hudsonia tomentosa/, also called
false heather or beach heather, adorns the open dunes and is sometimes
buried by the shifting sand. The new one-mile loop trail starts and ends
on the east side of the road, across the highway from Lake Superior.
*Brockway Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary ~ **Along Brockway Mountain Drive*
*Directions: *Follow M-26 through Eagle Harbor several miles and turn
onto Brockway Mountain Drive just past the Silver River bridge. Follow
the drive 2.5 miles and watch for a large sign on the north side of the
road.
* *
*Description:* The sanctuary has a .3/4 mile loop trail on gently
rolling terrain. The sanctuary is wooded and due to the harsh Lake
Superior winds on the north-facing slopes, many trees and shrubs exhibit
stunted growth. Many beautiful orchids occur, as well as blueberries,
bearberry, large-leaved aster and various grasses and sedges.
*Hunter's Point Park (North Shore Trailhead) ~ **West of Copper Harbor
Marina*
*Directions: *From the blinker light in Copper Harbor at the
intersection of M-26 and US-41, drive west on M-26 about 0.7 mile and
turn right onto North Coast Shores Road. Drive north to Harbor Coast
Lane and turn right; drive 0.3 mile to the main parking area and trailhead.
* *
*Description:* The North Shore Trail is 0.9 mile along flat ground. The
trail offers numerous scenic overlooks and provides access to nearly
one-half mile of picturesque rocky beaches where you can find your
special rock!
*Estivant Pines Nature Sanctuary ~ **South of Copper Harbor near
Manganese Lake*
*Directions: *From Houghton-Hancock, follow US-41 or M-26, north to
Copper Harbor. At the junction of US-41 and M-26, travel through the
town of Copper Harbor to the community center and turn right onto the
road to Lake Manganese. Follow signs to Estivant Pines.
* *
*Description:* Estivant Pines boasts one of the largest tracts of
old-growth white pine in the United States, east of the Mississippi
River! Walk beneath 500 year-old pines that tower more then 100 feet
overhead. Can your family reach their arms around these giant pines?
There are three loop trails over moderately-rugged terrain:
*1. Cathedral Grove loop* is a one mile trail where you will gaze in awe
at some of the biggest and oldest giants,
measuring over four feet in diameter and 125 feet tall.
*2. Memorial Grove loop *is a 1.2 mile trail through one of the thickest
groves of old growth pine, as well as,
a large grove of younger pine, maple, and oak.
*3. Combination loop* combines both trails for a total length of 2.5 miles
- Joan, K-12 Education & Outreach Program Coordinator
Western U.P Center for Science, Mathematics & Environmental Education and the Center for Science and Environmental Outreach
2009 President, Michigan Alliance for Environmental and Outdoor Education (MAEOE)
105 Dillman Hall - Michigan Technological University
1400 Townsend Dr., Houghton, MI 49931-1295
Tel: (906) 487-3341 Fax: (906) 487-1620 Email: jchadde@mtu.edu
Visit http://www.michiganenvironmentaled.org/ to learn about the MAEOE annual conference Oct. 8-10, 2009 on Urban Environmental Education at University of Michigan Dearborn.
The Western U.P. Center is a partnership of Copper Country & Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School Districts and Michigan Technological University, serving 19 school districts and the communities in Houghton, Baraga, Gogebic, Ontonagon and Keweenaw Counties. Center programs reach more than 10,000 students, teachers, and community members in the Upper Great Lakes region annually. Find out more at: http://wupcenter.mtu.edu/
*Saturday, September 26 ~ Noon-4 pm*
Families are encouraged to get outside and experience nature on
Saturday, September 26. Families are invited to hike one of the
following family-friendly trails featured in the new guidebook */Walking
Paths and Protected Areas of the Keweenaw/*:
* *Paavola Wetlands *(Keweenaw Land Trust)
* *Redwyn's Dunes *(Michigan Nature Association)**
* *Brockway Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary *(Copper Country Audubon Club)
* *Hunter's Point Park *(Grant Township)
* *Estivant Pines *(Michigan Nature Association)
The Western U.P. Center for Science, Mathematics & Environmental
Education is partnering with the Michigan Nature Association, Keweenaw
Land Trust, Grant Township and Copper Country Audubon to provide a wide
variety of activities geared to families at five nature sanctuaries in
the Keweenaw.
Sanctuary stewards will be at each of the five trailheads to greet
families and provide trail maps and sanctuary information. Michigan Tech
students and Center staff will be on hand to Environmental educators
will conduct hands-on science activities at each sanctuary: //
/ ☼ In Search of Wildlife ☼ Wetland Critter Sampling/
/ ☼ Edible Plants ☼ Find the Biggest White Pine/
/☼ Your Special Rock/ and more!
*The More YOU Hike, The Better YOUR Chances of Winning!!*
At each location, families may put their names into a drawing for a FREE
copy of the
new guidebook, */Walking Paths and Protected Areas of the Keweenaw/*.
There will be a drawing for TWO BOOKS at /each site/ (books will be
mailed).
Saturday's event will launch Family Adventures, a year-long program that
will offer monthly naturalist-led hikes for families, in addition to a
variety of programming conducted by the partnering organizations. To get
on the Family list-serve to be alerted to dates and activities, contact
Michelle (withheld for archive)
This is partially funded by the Kinship Foundation and the respective
organizations.
To learn more, visit http://www.wupcenter.mtu.edu/ <http://www.wupcenter.mtu.edu/>.
*Paavola Wetlands Preserve ~ **Along US-41 north of Hancock *
* *
*Directions: *From Hancock, take US-41 north past Hancock to the yellow
blinking light on Quincy Hill. Travel about 1.5 miles to the No.9 Road
where several roads intersect, including Pontiac Road and Boston Road.
Turn right onto No.9 Road, just before the new business, and travel 0.6
miles to the small trailhead parking area on the left side of the road.
* *
*Description: *This preserve is home to beaver, frogs, turtles, wild
iris and cattails, and the call of the red-winged blackbird can be heard.
A 15-acre pond is surrounded by sedges, grasses, rushes, sweet gale and
willow. Succession can be observed with gentle rises in elevation to
stands of mixed northern hardwoods studded with large white pine. The
preserve was established through the generosity of the Copper Country
Masonic Lodge No. 135 in Hancock, and community funds, including a major
donation from Sharon Emley and Don Arkin.
*Redwyn's Dunes Nature Sanctuary* ~ *Along M-26 between Eagle River &
Eagle Harbor*
*Directions:* Follow M-26 about 3.5 miles north of Eagle River or 4
miles south of Eagle Harbor. The sanctuary is across from Great Sand Bay
and has a large sign marking the entrance.
*Description:* Redwyn's Dunes Nature Sanctuary offers a pleasant hike as
it loops along the shore of several dune ponds with exceptionally large
red pine. These catch basins fill in the spring and are home to many
breeding frogs and toads. In spring and fall, these basins make a
favorite over-night stop for migrating geese and other water fowl. The
area is rich in wildlife as evidenced by the abundant wildlife sign.
This area also has several unique plant communities. Club mosses,
lichen, trailing arbutus dwarf blueberry, holly, bearberry, and
cranberries are found in profusion. /Hudsonia tomentosa/, also called
false heather or beach heather, adorns the open dunes and is sometimes
buried by the shifting sand. The new one-mile loop trail starts and ends
on the east side of the road, across the highway from Lake Superior.
*Brockway Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary ~ **Along Brockway Mountain Drive*
*Directions: *Follow M-26 through Eagle Harbor several miles and turn
onto Brockway Mountain Drive just past the Silver River bridge. Follow
the drive 2.5 miles and watch for a large sign on the north side of the
road.
* *
*Description:* The sanctuary has a .3/4 mile loop trail on gently
rolling terrain. The sanctuary is wooded and due to the harsh Lake
Superior winds on the north-facing slopes, many trees and shrubs exhibit
stunted growth. Many beautiful orchids occur, as well as blueberries,
bearberry, large-leaved aster and various grasses and sedges.
*Hunter's Point Park (North Shore Trailhead) ~ **West of Copper Harbor
Marina*
*Directions: *From the blinker light in Copper Harbor at the
intersection of M-26 and US-41, drive west on M-26 about 0.7 mile and
turn right onto North Coast Shores Road. Drive north to Harbor Coast
Lane and turn right; drive 0.3 mile to the main parking area and trailhead.
* *
*Description:* The North Shore Trail is 0.9 mile along flat ground. The
trail offers numerous scenic overlooks and provides access to nearly
one-half mile of picturesque rocky beaches where you can find your
special rock!
*Estivant Pines Nature Sanctuary ~ **South of Copper Harbor near
Manganese Lake*
*Directions: *From Houghton-Hancock, follow US-41 or M-26, north to
Copper Harbor. At the junction of US-41 and M-26, travel through the
town of Copper Harbor to the community center and turn right onto the
road to Lake Manganese. Follow signs to Estivant Pines.
* *
*Description:* Estivant Pines boasts one of the largest tracts of
old-growth white pine in the United States, east of the Mississippi
River! Walk beneath 500 year-old pines that tower more then 100 feet
overhead. Can your family reach their arms around these giant pines?
There are three loop trails over moderately-rugged terrain:
*1. Cathedral Grove loop* is a one mile trail where you will gaze in awe
at some of the biggest and oldest giants,
measuring over four feet in diameter and 125 feet tall.
*2. Memorial Grove loop *is a 1.2 mile trail through one of the thickest
groves of old growth pine, as well as,
a large grove of younger pine, maple, and oak.
*3. Combination loop* combines both trails for a total length of 2.5 miles
- Joan, K-12 Education & Outreach Program Coordinator
Western U.P Center for Science, Mathematics & Environmental Education and the Center for Science and Environmental Outreach
2009 President, Michigan Alliance for Environmental and Outdoor Education (MAEOE)
105 Dillman Hall - Michigan Technological University
1400 Townsend Dr., Houghton, MI 49931-1295
Tel: (906) 487-3341 Fax: (906) 487-1620 Email: jchadde@mtu.edu
Visit http://www.michiganenvironmentaled.org/ to learn about the MAEOE annual conference Oct. 8-10, 2009 on Urban Environmental Education at University of Michigan Dearborn.
The Western U.P. Center is a partnership of Copper Country & Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School Districts and Michigan Technological University, serving 19 school districts and the communities in Houghton, Baraga, Gogebic, Ontonagon and Keweenaw Counties. Center programs reach more than 10,000 students, teachers, and community members in the Upper Great Lakes region annually. Find out more at: http://wupcenter.mtu.edu/
CLASS ACTS EVENTS
Attached is the schedule of the 2009-10 Class Acts events. The mission of the Class Acts program is to present a diverse program of performing arts events for young audiences in the Copper Country Intermediate School District. The program is designed to entertain and educate students and to enrich the school curriculum with performances by professionals from a broad range of disciplines. Study guides are offered that provide teachers with background information so they can prepare students for their visits.
Luna Negra
Thursday, November 5 at 1:00pm
Dance is a powerful tool for exploring cultural identity. We encourage students to explore the world around them, examine their own history and find their own voice to express their unique identity through dance.
grades 7-12
Thursday, November 5 at 1:00pm
Dance is a powerful tool for exploring cultural identity. We encourage students to explore the world around them, examine their own history and find their own voice to express their unique identity through dance.
grades 7-12
Garry Krinsky
Wednesday, November 11 at 1:00pm
Toying with Science is a fast-paced, varied and dynamic program. It combines circus skills, mime, original music, and audience involvement in the exploration of the scientific principles of gravity, leverage, fulcrums, and simple machines. Garry and his audience investigate basic scientific information and delve into the imaginations of scientists who have played important roles in the exploration and discovery of concepts that define our world.
grades K-3
Wednesday, November 11 at 1:00pm
Toying with Science is a fast-paced, varied and dynamic program. It combines circus skills, mime, original music, and audience involvement in the exploration of the scientific principles of gravity, leverage, fulcrums, and simple machines. Garry and his audience investigate basic scientific information and delve into the imaginations of scientists who have played important roles in the exploration and discovery of concepts that define our world.
grades K-3
Hot Peas 'N Butter
Thursday, November 12 at 1:00pm
Winners of the "Parent's Choice Award", Hot Peas 'N Butter is a unique children's musical group that incorporates elements of traditional Latin music, Afro-Caribbean rhythms, jazz, folk, and rock. By combining an interactive, invigorating approach to performance with mature, multicultural music, Hot Peas 'N Butter has developed a distinct way of inspiring care and creativity in kids and adults alike.
grades 4-6
Thursday, November 12 at 1:00pm
Winners of the "Parent's Choice Award", Hot Peas 'N Butter is a unique children's musical group that incorporates elements of traditional Latin music, Afro-Caribbean rhythms, jazz, folk, and rock. By combining an interactive, invigorating approach to performance with mature, multicultural music, Hot Peas 'N Butter has developed a distinct way of inspiring care and creativity in kids and adults alike.
grades 4-6
ArtsPower production of Four Score and Seven Years Ago
Monday, March 15 at 1:00pm
The importance of courage and personal integrity is presented against the backdrop of the American Civil War in ArtsPower National Touring Theatre's production of Four Score and Seven Years Ago. Even as it exposes the conflicts between patriotism and pacifism, Four Score and Seven Years Ago reveals to young audiences the dilemma of families torn apart by differing beliefs.
grades 4-6
Monday, March 15 at 1:00pm
The importance of courage and personal integrity is presented against the backdrop of the American Civil War in ArtsPower National Touring Theatre's production of Four Score and Seven Years Ago. Even as it exposes the conflicts between patriotism and pacifism, Four Score and Seven Years Ago reveals to young audiences the dilemma of families torn apart by differing beliefs.
grades 4-6
Rumpelstiltskin
Thursday, March 25 at 1:00pm
Rumpelstiltskin is a wonderful play with music for young audiences - in fact, for everyone. The audience helps the play's characters make sensible decisions and everyone works together to create a happy ending. Rumpelstiltskin is a production of the Visual & Performing Arts Department at Michigan Tech.
grades K-3
Thursday, March 25 at 1:00pm
Rumpelstiltskin is a wonderful play with music for young audiences - in fact, for everyone. The audience helps the play's characters make sensible decisions and everyone works together to create a happy ending. Rumpelstiltskin is a production of the Visual & Performing Arts Department at Michigan Tech.
grades K-3
Kevin Locke
Wednesday, April 21 at 1:00pm
Kevin Locke is known throughout the world as a visionary Hoop Dancer, the preeminent player of the indigenous Northern Plains flute, a traditional storyteller, cultural ambassador, recording artist, and educator. Kevin has learned many lessons in global citizenship and how we each can draw from our individual heritages to create a vibrant, evolving global civilization embracing and celebrating our collective heritage.
grades 7-12
Wednesday, April 21 at 1:00pm
Kevin Locke is known throughout the world as a visionary Hoop Dancer, the preeminent player of the indigenous Northern Plains flute, a traditional storyteller, cultural ambassador, recording artist, and educator. Kevin has learned many lessons in global citizenship and how we each can draw from our individual heritages to create a vibrant, evolving global civilization embracing and celebrating our collective heritage.
grades 7-12
Registration needs to be made through (withheld for archive) to attend any of the shows through our homeschool groups (Copper Country Home Educators & Superior Home Educators). Do not contact the Rozsa Center directly as I have already reserved seats for our groups. Also, grade recommendations need to be observed for all performances. The cost is $1 per student due the day of the performance.
Through sponsorships and contributions, these organizations make the Class Acts events possible:
Friends of the Rozsa and the Rozsa staff, ThermoAnalytics, Inc., the Copper Country Intermediate School District, Jane Fryman Laird, Michigan Tech Alumna - 1968, and the Rebecca Sandretto and Susan Stackhouse Rozsa Center Endowment
Friends of the Rozsa and the Rozsa staff, ThermoAnalytics, Inc., the Copper Country Intermediate School District, Jane Fryman Laird, Michigan Tech Alumna - 1968, and the Rebecca Sandretto and Susan Stackhouse Rozsa Center Endowment
PIPE ORGAN NEWS
Hi everyone,
Here is a super opportunity that is shaping up at the Calumet Arts Center. You may remember that the Center is home to a 12-rank pipe organ. Christina Harmon, a nationally-known organist, was the organist for the Pine Mt. Music Festival this year. She was so impressed with our area organs that she has offered to come UP and teach a master class and/or a pipe organ introduction for a group of students. Private lessons are also available at an incredibly low rate--even free, though I am suggesting a donation of some sort. There is a nominal charge of $2/student or $7/family for the presentation and organ tour. The group presentation is scheduled for Friday, October 2, tentatively 2:30. Times available for a group lesson for organ students or advanced piano students who would like to try the organ, as well as individual organ lessons, are on Friday at 1:30, 4:00 and 5:00, and on Saturday, 10/3, and possibly on the morning of Monday, 10/5.
Remember that First Fridays in Calumet will also be on 10/2. You are invited to make a super field trip: come up to visit the organ, bring along a picnic supper, then take a walking tour of the galleries, including the Center, where there will be onformal, live music (flute, violin, maybe organ) from 6:30 - 9:00.
At any rate, sorry for the short notice--no excuse but procrastination and disorganization on my part. Please let me know by Thursday of any students who would like to participate.
Thanks,
Kathleen (withheld for archive)
Here is a super opportunity that is shaping up at the Calumet Arts Center. You may remember that the Center is home to a 12-rank pipe organ. Christina Harmon, a nationally-known organist, was the organist for the Pine Mt. Music Festival this year. She was so impressed with our area organs that she has offered to come UP and teach a master class and/or a pipe organ introduction for a group of students. Private lessons are also available at an incredibly low rate--even free, though I am suggesting a donation of some sort. There is a nominal charge of $2/student or $7/family for the presentation and organ tour. The group presentation is scheduled for Friday, October 2, tentatively 2:30. Times available for a group lesson for organ students or advanced piano students who would like to try the organ, as well as individual organ lessons, are on Friday at 1:30, 4:00 and 5:00, and on Saturday, 10/3, and possibly on the morning of Monday, 10/5.
Remember that First Fridays in Calumet will also be on 10/2. You are invited to make a super field trip: come up to visit the organ, bring along a picnic supper, then take a walking tour of the galleries, including the Center, where there will be onformal, live music (flute, violin, maybe organ) from 6:30 - 9:00.
At any rate, sorry for the short notice--no excuse but procrastination and disorganization on my part. Please let me know by Thursday of any students who would like to participate.
Thanks,
Kathleen (withheld for archive)
SAXON MATH AND BJU CURRICULUM FOR SALE
If anyone is interested in any of the curriculum I have to sell, email me and I will send you a list of what I have (it would come as an attachment). (withheld for archive)
Thanks!
Kris (withheld for archive)
Thanks!
Kris (withheld for archive)
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