Wednesday, April 13, 2011

April 4th, 2011

Copper Country

Home Educators

April 4th, 2011

 

 

Ancient Civilizations Film at PLDL April 5th

Robert Wheeler from the Ancient American Preservation Society will show the film "The Lost Civilizations of North America" on Tuesday, April 5, at 7:00 p.m. in the community room of the Portage Lake District Library.  

The film explores the fascinating world of ancient North America and the advanced societies that lived there. It also discusses why some artifacts and evidence of advanced civilizations have largely been ignored or lost. There will be a question and discussion period following the film. 

This program is free and open to all. For more information, please call the library at

482-4570 or visit www.pldl.org.

Big Violins for Little People at PLDL April 5th

The Portage Lake District Library will host "Big Violins for Little People" on Tuesday, April 5, from 10:15 -11:00 a.m. 

Children are invited to a musical introduction to the cello with Copper Country Suzuki Association instructor Maggie Twining and her students. Find out what makes these big instruments so much fun for little people! Children will have an opportunity to try out these instruments afterwards as part of a musical "petting zoo." 

Everyone is welcome to attend and library presentations are free. For more information, please call the library at 482-4570 or visit www.pldl.org.

Drawing Families into Nature April 6th

Join author/illustrator Wendy Halperin at Hancock Public School (in the High School) on April 6th from 6 to 8pm for a workshop on drawing nature. This workshop is part of a larger series/movement called "Drawing Children into Reading". See the following link to view the flier for this event: https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=19CqKWI2vOi4MaVx-E5A0XcqHztmtmau1mcx_v5_Y8PQZWdQHYPYoxPbrXGDB&hl=en&authkey=CIyG3ZYO

The Portage Lake District Library invites children of all ages to a "Dr. Seuss Extravaganza" on Thursday, April 7, at 6:30 p.m. This event will celebrate Dr. Seuss and the whimsical magic of his stories.  

This event is sponsored by members of Michigan Tech's Circle K Service Organization. Tech students will read classic Dr. Seuss stories and lead the kids in decorating Cat in the Hat cookies with a Dr. Seuss-ish flourish. Gluten-free cookies will also be available for those who want them. 

Circle K International Service Organization looks for opportunities for service, leadership, and friendship. Their wide range of projects includes activities such as picking up trash on highways and playing board games with the elderly. 

Library programs are free and open to all. For more information, please call the library at 482-4570 or visit www.pldl.org.

Kiwanis Family Fun Day April 9th

This is an annual event held at the Copper Country Mall. It includes free activities for the children and access to child and family resources from area organizations.

KFRC Consignment Sale April 9th

A consignment sale to benefit the KFRC Tree House Indoor Playground is being held at the Copper Country Mall on the weekend of April 8th – 9th.  See the flier online at:

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=1X9bR-p_IuUi2MwMmDF9ZuSIW6ZVwGcVdwOLtPcKtlj41oiR6qkrQ9s-Jiima&hl=en&authkey=CJqX3LgN

HomeSchool Theater Production April 12th

On the evening of Tuesday, April 12th at the Little Gem Theater in Lake Linden (time TBA), the homeschooler's drama club will be putting on several short plays that they've been diligently working on.  This will also be an opportunity for individual students to perform (play an instrument, recite a poem, do a monologue, whatever!).  If your student is interested in sharing a particular talent at this event, please contact Margo Rudd at mcruddart@gmail.com or 906.369.4086.

Note from Val: All homeschooling families are also welcome to attend the production.

Science Field trips April 13th & April 29th

If you KNOW you are going to attend, RSVP to keranena@sbcglobal.net.  If you don't know until the day of the trip that you will be attending-- just show up. 

Isle Royale Moose-Wolf Ecology Field Trip

Who: Grades 4-6

When: WED, April 13th at 1:30pm

Where: Lake Linden School Forest

Cost: $25 charge to be split among the families attending

 

Brockway Mountain Raptor Migration Viewing

Who: Grades 3-12

When: Friday, April 29 at 12:30pm (will go to about 2:15 w/an optional hike)

Where: Brockway Mountain Drive

Cost: Free 

History Smackdown April 6th

From Val – As far as I've heard no one has put together a team yet. If anyone wants to do so please let me know and I'll help get the word out for students interested in joining. This event will only be available to our group if someone takes the initiative to lead it. Thank you!

It has only just dawned on us that the registration deadline set by the
Smackdown team of March 31, 2011 happened during your Spring Break. To
rectify that oversight, the 9th Annual Copper Country High School Local
History Smackdown registration deadline has been extended to close of
business, Wednesday, April 6, 2011. As of this writing, nine (9) teams have
registered; one (1) team from Jeffers High School, one (1) team from
Houghton High School, three (3) teams from Ontonagon High School, two (2)
teams from Baraga High School, one (1) from Dollar Bay High School, and one
(1) from L'Anse High School. Remember, due to seating limitations on the
Calumet Theater stage, we can register no more than twenty teams total. The
new extended registration deadline is now April 6th.

For more information on registration please see the park's Smackdown page
on our website at http://www.nps.gov/kewe/forkids/smackdown.htm

You will also find at that same URL, a coaches guide, a student guide, and
after the registration deadline, this year's sample questions (for new
coaches - be sure to study those!). For your convenience, a registration
form is attached to this email.

If you haven't coached a team before, or if it has been awhile, please
contact me with any questions. I would be happy to speak with you.

Please use the following registration form:

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=1FGRHpvsCVQLU37FPIIy_bRgHy0j0MEtv4cmQJwQ_iAalLNaFbJunHoGxRpDu&hl=en&authkey=CNXrsbMG


Thank you.

Regards,

Brian

phone: 906-483-3026 (new number)
facsimile: 906-337-3169
email: brian_hoduski@nps.gov
906/487-7234 (office)

906/370-9575 (cell)

Ancient Civilizations Film at PLDL April 5th

Robert Wheeler from the Ancient American Preservation Society will show the film "The Lost Civilizations of North America" on Tuesday, April 5, at 7:00 p.m. in the community room of the Portage Lake District Library.  

The film explores the fascinating world of ancient North America and the advanced societies that lived there. It also discusses why some artifacts and evidence of advanced civilizations have largely been ignored or lost. There will be a question and discussion period following the film. 

This program is free and open to all. For more information, please call the library at

482-4570 or visit www.pldl.org.

Autism Symposium May 12-13th

For educators, parents, family members, policy makers, researchers, practitioners, students and persons living with ASD. Presented by Oakland University's Center for Autism, Research, Education and Support (OUCARES) and the Department of Human Development and Child Studies.

Marriott at Centerpoint 

3600 Centerpoint Parkway

Pontiac, MI 48341

248-648-6018

Discounted rooms at $89. Please call the Marriott at 1-800-579-8395 for reservations. Use group code: qlcqlca.

 

Registration Prices:

Early Bird: $175
Regular: $205
(after March 31st)

Includes lunch and refreshments

 

For more information and registration:

oakland.edu/oucares

or 248-370-3077/248-370-2424 

Register now for the 28th annual WPA Home Education Conference on Friday and Saturday, May 6 and 7, at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. Find information on the WPA Web site http://homeschooling-wpa.org/conference/index.shtml or get a hard copy by emailing WPA at wpa@homeschooling-wpa.org or calling the WPA voice mail at 608-283-3131.

Here's an overview of the conference:

98 workshops, 53 new

Choosing a Curriculum • Blogging • Hands-on Science • Starting a Family Business • Homeschooling Boys • Socialization • Being a Homeschooling Dad • Homeschooling Kids of Different Ages • Baking Sourdough Bread • Kids With Special Needs • Homeschooling Without Outside Support • Dealing with Boy Energy • Homeschooling for High School • College Admission and Financial Aid • and much more

Outstanding new and returning speakers 

Connections workshops for the whole family

Ham/Amateur Radio and Weather Spotting • Bird Banding • Nanotechnology • Ground School for Future Pilots • Theatrical Techniques • Unit Origami • Taekwondo • Rock Polishing • and much more

More opportunities to meet homeschoolers

General session and graduation ceremony

Affordable on-site housing and all-you-can-eat buffets for breakfast, lunch, and dinner

 

The conference for everyone

Whether you're completely new to homeschooling or a veteran; Whether your children are toddlers, teens, or grown; Whether you purchase your curriculum, create your own, do unit studies, are eclectic, or unschool; Whatever your reasons for homeschooling.

 

Save $15 on your conference registration fees and $7 on each WPA handbook you purchase by becoming a member of WPA.

 

Get a $10 WPA coupon (NOTE from Val: Holly Emmert has graciously kept us informed about the WPA conference – so if you want to credit someone it should be her) for each individual or family who did not attend the conference in 2009 or 2010 and who names you on their registration form as the one who encouraged them. http://homeschooling-wpa.org/conference/special.shtml#coupons

 

Thank you.

The WPA Board

Wisconsin Parents Association

Voice Mail 608.283.3131

www.homeschooling-wpa.org

wpa@homeschooling-wpa.org

Find us on Facebook

http://www.facebook.com/homeschoolWI

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=185900271426517&index=1

Story Line Project Deadline May 15th

Dear Homeschooling Families,
 
There is still time to participate in the Story Line Project, and it is my sincerest hope that you will decide to do this.
 
The Story Line Project seems like a perfect fit for homeschooling families. In fact, this is a great opportunity to learn a new art form, investigate your family history, pay tribute to your family's ancestors, enjoy friendship with others in doing a project of this size and scope, and attend "Rockland" at the Rozsa Center, an opera about local history.
 
Mary Wright, lead artist for and inspiration behind the Story Line Project, will do a public presentation about it at the library later this month. While she is here, we will have the fabric, transfer paper, and heat press set up in the community room and do a demonstration of how it works.
 
The supplies for making your family banner will be available in the community room for several days for you to use at your convenience. The only thing you will need to do is write your story and print it out as a document or pdf file. I will print your stories for you at the library free of charge.
 
In fact, this entire project is free. Fabric, transfer paper, use of the heat press, copies of stories, and tickets to "Rockland" are all free.
 
What an opportunity!
 
Please call or email me if you have questions. If you want the detailed information about The Story Line Project re-sent to you, I will be happy to do that. Please ask. (Please see the links below for more detailed information)
 
Thank you!
Chris
 
Chris Alquist
Community Programs Director
calquist@hotmail.com
Portage Lake District Library
58 Huron St.
Houghton, MI 49931
(906) 482-45470 (phone)
(906) 482-2129 (fax)
www.pldl.org

Note from Val: Please contact Chris if you plan on participating in this project. Also, consider contacting me as I think this would be a great presentation for one of the "Parents' Night Out".

The following links will explain more:

Dear Teachers: https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=1qyxaHWxrbzEy3X4o6RDvIW8dWmjOQciTkxsAujf6V3vQ1MFHYrHP3wlPs8DV&hl=en&authkey=CNup6sYH

Lesson Plans: https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=1yB9ZCtZMxMTOPip-SwiaCgtBlwC9_XSrsgKzpBnL_5POvS-AELFR9GDsDTdZ&hl=en&authkey=CKim4eIJ

A New Wave of Genealogists: https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=1lw-_1LX0N8HFhrlfF6Sl2sEyjdfd4HzRRtcztRh2L78Xm3XRAKPzbCif7toG&hl=en&authkey=CLrP_PwD

Remembering the Chairs: https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=1doBw3Kzpr3LRKG070xTFbPPVwBlRU0ZxEgdwkOt0NwnENKOlXdmiemu2xm9v&hl=en&authkey=COme3IsJ

INCH Homeschool Convention May 20th – 21st

28th Annual INCH Homeschool Convention in Lansing Michigan is May 20th – 21st. See http://inch.org/convention/ for details.

Vidalia Onion Benefit Sale Order By May 1st

The local Shriners' are raising money for the transportation fund that pays for kids from our area to go to the Shriners' Hospital (usually in the Twin Cities) where they receive free, advanced orthopedic, burn and cleft palette care. (From Val: My daughter, Jessica, is a Shriners' Hospital patient.) One of the many fundraisers they do to raise the needed funds is a Vidalia onion sale.

You get: 10lb bag of Vidalia onions for $10. The onions have a reputation of being excellent. They come from Vidalia, Georgia.

Please email me at ccheupdates@gmail.com if you are interested in ordering onions. You can pay when they come in – on May 16th. The onions will be available at either Bay Insurance on Sharon St. in Houghton or (if you make arrangements with me) I am willing to deliver.

I have a copy of The Young Voyager: An Exciting Historical Novel of Mackinac here that I would like to offer to anyone on the Updates list that wants it for their homeschooled child to read. The cover is not in great condition but the book is clean inside. The book is by Dirk Gringhuis. Reading level of "young adult."  visit http://www.whsmith.co.uk/CatalogAndSearch/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=9780911872347 for a description.  Please contact me via email if interested: crazyjolson@gmail.com

Items to Remember

Open Swim at Finlandia's Pool, 1-2pm on Thusdays ($2 per a person; $6 for a family, with possible gym time afterwards until 2:30). 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! Remember that in order to participate in the Open Gym the child must wear clean gym shoes or socks. Per Finlandia's rules – bare feet are not permitted.

Drama Club -  Tuesdays, 3-4(:30) at Bethany Baptist Church in Dollar Bay. Those in the Aliens, Ballerinas, and Woodsmen play meet at 1:30pm. Public performance on Tuesday April 12th at 6:30pm.

Gymnastics with Jeanie- on Mondays at 3:30. The sessions are pro-rated to students that would like to join after the start date. Anyone that would like to continue with classes after that can be placed in the regular program at the home-school rate.

No Homeschool Chess  on March 25 and April 8 due to the 4H sponsoring chess with the MTU Chess Club during those weeks.  This is an opportunity to learn some new skills and play different people. All ages can attend.  Contact Sharon Foix  sharonfoix@wildblue.net 906-337-3404 or Judy Chizek  jgchizek@mtu.edu with any questions. March 19 &26, April 9 &16,   CHESS with the MTU Chess Club, MTU Mub.  Rooms to be determined.  Cost free for members, and $10 membership fee for non-members.  Scholarships are available.  Call 482-5830 to register.

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