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Please - Coordinator Needed for Raptor Education Program - ASAP
This is a wonderful opportunity for our children and a great opportunity for you to become involved in the homeschool community! I had a great response to the cancelled show announcement and I really wish I could offer to coordinate this but I simply will not be in town. Coordination is not difficult, just email me and I can forward/coordinate with you BUT we need a coordinator NOW!
The "Whooo's in Houghton" Raptor Education Program is back on for Friday October 29th.
This event is only open to grades 2-9. Kindergarten and 1st grade classes are not allowed – per the request of the presenters – due to the controlled environment required with live animals.
Local classes are invited to attend "Whoo's in Houghton?" at Michigan Tech on Friday, October 29th. The program is presented by the Upper Peninsula Raptor Rehabilitation Center of Gladstone, Michigan and will include two live birds─a Great-Horned Owl and a Barred Owl─as well as, several other "surprise" species.
This unique event is sponsored by The Wadsworth Hall Student Association (WHSA) of Michigan Technological University. WHSA volunteers will do small group activities with the students to further enhance their learning experience.
PROGRAM LENGTH: 1 hour. Program length can be adjusted upon request.
LOCATION: Michigan Technological University, Douglass Houghton Hall Front Lawn (outside).
Participants must provide their own transportation to Michigan Technological University.
COST: Free! (But you may want to bring money as past events of this nature have had souvenirs for sale)
More Information here:
Fieldtrip to Lake Linden School Forest
On October 29th (Friday) at 1:30 p,m. at the Lake Linden School Forest we will have another field trip as described below. Depending on the number of families that attend, it could cost ~$4 or so per family. Bring your tree guide books and other plant identification material. We will have a great time, again!
Tree Identification and Determining Forest Types
Michelle Miller, from MTU and her husband Justin, a licensed consulting forester, will lead us in a forestry field trip at the Lake Linden School Forest on Friday, October 29th at 1:30. We will be identifying trees using dichotomous keys and field guides, along with determining the forest types by observing the soil and ground vegetation present.
Justin will also demonstrate the high-tech tools foresters currently use to take forest measurements and we will compare these with the tools used in the past.
Please RSVP to (withheld for archive) by noon on Monday October 25th so that we can determine the level of interest in the field trip. We hope to get at least 4 or 5 families so that we can share in the reasonable cost ($25) of the field trip and keep these opportunities coming for our students! If you aren't sure you can come and you don't RSVP, you are still very welcome to just show up, but we need enough families to confirm so that we can commit to the field trip. Thanks!
Reminders..
Parents' Night Out Quiz – CCHE wants to organize a monthly Parent's Night (or other) get together. Please take a moment to participate in the quiz that will help guide this event! http://polldaddy.com/s/571E6873381A10C7
Open Swim at Finlandia University – every Thursday, 1-2pm ($2 per a person; $6 for a family, with possible gym time afterwards until 2:30). We've had an incredible turn-out. Parents can swim too or enjoy some time chatting with other adults. This is an excellent way to get to know other homeschoolers while giving the kids some exercise and group activities!
Home School Chess Club – Meets at Bethany Baptist Church in Dollar Bay every 2nd and 4th Friday. Next meeting: Friday October 22nd at 3:00pm
The gymnastics program is set to start on Monday October 25th – at the E-center Gymnasium (the Gymn in the Little Gem building in Lake Linden). Please see the linked pamphlet for registration information:
Vote for Copper Country Humane Society – help them win a $2,000 grant. Just visit: http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/shelterchallenge.faces?siteId=3
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