The next gathering of the Chessnuts Club is on Wednesday, December 3rd, from 1:00pm - 3:00pm at the Evesham Township Library.  All chess skill levels are welcome...including those that have never played before!  We'll teach you how!  For more information, contact Tammy Kolo at tlkolo@hotmail.com. 

The Living Water Bonfire Party and Coat Drive is still rescheduled for Saturday, November 29th from 5:00pm - 9:00pm at the Taschek Farm in Marlton.   Bring a hot covered dish (or soup/stew) to share along with lawn chairs, and any children's or adults coats you would like to donate to a local homeless shelter!  Please contact Irene Taschek at itaschek@comcast.net if your family would like to attend! 

Nadia Emery is organizing a toy drive for the children (babies to teens) admitted to the Weisman Children's Rehabilitation Hospital in Marlton.  As with last year's donations, this year's new toy donations will be used as Christmas gifts for the children.

New toy donations will be accepted at the Living Water Christmas party on December 22nd.  If you cannot attend and still wish to donate, please email Nadia at kenandnadia@yahoo.com to discuss alternative drop-off arrangements.

Click here for the hospital's wish list.  Please take note that for health safety reasons, the hospital cannot accept stuffed animals or used items of any kind.

To learn more about Weisman Pediatric Rehab Hospital, please visit their website at www.weismanchildrens.com.

Are you a High School Hero?  Junior Achievement of NJ is offering area homeschoolers an opportunity to teach Kindergarten and 1st Graders at the Hawthorne Elementary School in Willingboro on December 4th from 8:30am to 1:00pm.   If you are interested, you need to attend a brief training session on December 2nd at the Boyajian home in Lumberton.   Please email them ASAP at boyajiancrew@comcast.net, if you can help out.

This community service project will be a terrific chance to get first hand experience with teaching and public speaking.

The detailed information should give you all the information on this Junior Achievement Program…but don’t waste any time in emailing the Boyajians!

Have you heard of JSA (Junior Statesmen of America)?  There is some general information below.  On Friday, December 5th, a veteran JSA Leader is going to address area homeschool high school students and answer their questions.  You do not have to join JSA to come and hear about it.  Snack and beverages will be offered.

Also, there will be an informal debate on whether wiretapping should be permitted by the NSA.  There are many homeschool teens involved with this new chapter - don't miss your chance to see how enlightening and fun this is!  This December 5th event

The ENOCH - South Jersey

Hello, fellow homeschoolers!

So far you have read several myth-buster emails and have become more acquainted with the format of our upcoming spelling bee.  Now, for the next several weeks you will be peppered with ideas that will hopefully provide a welcome spice to your spelling bee preparations.

The first idea would be to learn to spell new words from the Scripps' list by playing games with your family. An activity such as Boggle, Scrabble or even a simple game of Hangman will raise your level of interaction with the words you're studying and will impress them more firmly on your mind.

Have fun while prepping for the Spelling Bee!

For more information contact Jack at jack.august@verizon.net.

Thank you all for coming and enjoying the Living Water Thanksgiving Feast!  I have only heard wonderful comments about it and appreciate all the "thank you's."

I wanted to stop and give special recognition to our Sunday and Monday set-up crews, the Food Menu crew, the Food Preparation crew (all of you!), the Decorating crew, the Kitchen crew, the Last-minute-cooks crew, the Serving crew, the Craft Room crew, the dish-washing crew, the clean-up crew, those who donated clothing/food/coats, those who helped keep all the children under control, and all those helpers who the group didn't even realize were there working behind the scenes.  Did I miss anyone one?!?

Do you all see how many people it takes to make a LW party a success?

We know we said December was a month off…but we just couldn’t resist getting together with the H20 gang!

WHEN:  Monday, December 15th, 6:30p - 8:30pm*

WHERE:  The Young’s residence, 38 Cochise Circle, Medford Lakes

WHAT:  Get in the Christmas spirit with your middle school friends!  Join us in our annual tradition of caroling around our circle delivering homemade breads with tracts to every neighbor. Followed by cookies & cocoa.
               
BRING:

• Flashlights or battery operated candles.
• A plate of your favorite Christmas cookies to share.

NOTE:  Please dress warmly!

RSVP: Robin Young at cochisecr@aol.com.

*In the case of bad weather, caroling will take place on 12/22.

Snowflake Ski Club, skiing Tuesdays at Shawnee Mountain, is extending its registration deadline to Saturday, November 29th.  If you haven't already registered and would like to, contact Ana Williams at williamsville@comcast.net soon!  Click here for registration information.

The ENOCH - South Jersey

Hello again!

Is your excitement building for the Spelling Bee?  I hope so!

Here's another common misconception about the Spelling Bee: you might think it's too hard to compete with kids that are older than you.  Well, don't fret.  There are winners and prizes for each grade!  So have no fear!

We'll see you there!

For more information contact Jack at jack.august@verizon.net.

The ENOCH - South Jersey

Hi!

For all those attending the spelling bee, don't be fooled into thinking that kids who win spelling bees have to study for three hours a day!  All you have to do is review maybe twice a week, and be sure to know tricky words like homonyms.  For instance, "stationary" and "stationery".  They're pronounced the same way but spelled differently, so be aware of those types of things.

Have a nice week!

For more information contact Jack at jack.august@verizon.net.

The ENOCH - South Jersey

This is not just another Spelling Bee.  You'll be challenged!  You'll increase your vocabulary!  You'll have fun!

One common misconception about spelling bees that may make you reluctant to participate is that you think you're not allowed to write the word down before you spell it out loud.  Of course you can write it down!  Each participant will be given scrap paper and a pen.  It's so much easier to spell when you can visualize what you're thinking.

There's nothing to be afraid of!  We hope to see you there!

If you have any questions, email Jack at jack.august@verizon.net.

Spanish Luna, a NJ-based company, is celebrating their first year in business. To say thank you to our NJ homeschool families, we are offering free online tutoring classes until January. To sign up, please email us at contactus@spanishluna.com or visit us at www.SpanishLuna.com/enochnj.html.

When: Saturday November 29th

Time: 6:30pm - 10:00pm

Where: The Ryder's Residence, 1662 Rt. 206 S., Southampton (9/10 mile south of Rt. 70 & Rt. 206)

Why: Help support Liberty USO, share/discover your talents and enjoy winter food & chill! 

Details:

• Open Mic (Bring your own equipment - Small venue, piano provided)
• Karaoke (provided)
• $5 donation welcomed for Liberty USO
• Hot soup and drinks provided
• Bring your favorite snack to share
• After The Cause, bonfire with marshmallows

*Feel free to invite your friends for a fun night with a cause!

Please RSVP for planning purposes/or with questions to anunspeakablejoy@yahoo.com or call 609-304-5417 or 609-859-9041.

Are you graduating an 8th grader this year?  Congratulations!  Now mark your calendars for Friday evening, June 12th, 2009 at Easton Bible Church!  Parents of grads: our first planning meeting will take place at Borders on Rt. 73 in Marlton on Monday, January 12th.  We will meet in the cafe area at 7:00pm. Come and bring your ideas for organizing a memorable event for the grads and their families.

The Tale of the Tempest Cast and Crew say thank you for your support!  Our leader, Lesa Thibodeaux worked hard, the teen helpers worked hard, and cast gave it there all!  What a fun night!  Thank you for coming to see the show - we hope you had fun, too!

TCHSA Falcons is a homeschool basketball team with both boys and girls junior varsity and varsity teams which play Christian school teams, a few public schools and other homeschool teams in the area throughout the basketball season.  There are about twenty games scheduled so far.  They started practicing in October but have just enough signed up for each team and are looking for a few more players.  This is a great opportunity to join a competitive homeschool team.  Contact information is below.  If transportation is an issue, there are several parents from areas all over South Jersey that are willing to carpool or help in that regard.  Contact information is below, it isn't too late to join.
 

The Living Water Leaders would like to share the following bookfair voucher for use at any Barnes & Noble retail bookstore this coming Wednesday, November 19th, only.  When presenting this voucher at time of purchase, Education Network of Christian Homeschoolers (ENOCH) of NJ will receive a percentage of the net sales as a donation, which will in turn help fund the Annual ENOCH of NJ Homeschool Convention (scheduled for May 29th-30th of 2009).  Please consider using this voucher during your Barnes & Nobles purchases this Wednesday!  And feel free to visit ENOCH of NJ's website www.enochnj.org for the latest convention news!

Last year's bonfire party had to be postponed due to the severe drought and burning restrictions.  This year, the bonfire party has to be postponed due to the impending winds and thunderstorms in this afternoon and evening forecasts.  The new date for the Living Water Bonfire Party & Coat Drive is Saturday, November 29th, from 5:00pm - 9:00pm.  This date also happens to fall on Thanksgiving weekend so anyone who RSVP'd to today's event but cannot attend on the 29th, OR, if you have not yet RSVP'd but would like to attend on the 29th, please email Irene Taschek at itaschek@comcast.net.  If you cannot make it but would still like to donate any coats you've collected, please email Irene to make arrangements for drop-off/pick-up.

Let's hope the 29th brings better weather!

Living Water Enrichment (LWE) registration begins Monday, November 17th.   Please follow instructions that are found on this website.   We’ve been receiving some questions regarding registration and listed them below in case others had the same questions. 
 
Where do I get the forms to register?
Go to www.lwhe.org.   When you click on the LWE tab you will find all the forms there.

When can we start re-registration?
We will have a box at LWE on November 17th.  Please make sure you bring your completed form & check in an ENVELOPE.

When is it done?
Your part of registration is done when you hand in your completed form & check. 

To whom do I give my check?
Your check will stay in an envelope with your enrollment form.

How will you know when a class is full?
We will be numbering the forms as they come in, so we can keep track of the order of those registering.  The teachers will be notified if a class is full, it will be marked on the website and we will notify all those after the cut off that they will be on the waiting list for a class.

Do I need to register if my child is in a class that is continuing?
Yes!  Everyone taking a class needs to register.

IMPORTANT! Please remember to maintain a copy of your class choices for each of your children, so you remember what classes they are signed up for!