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Volume 3, Number 5 |
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Volume 3, Number 5 |
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Greetings, Members! Well, I survived my first Spelling Bee as an anxious parent. I was really impressed by the poise of all the children. I, on the other hand, lacked such poise. It wasn't so nerve-racking when kids other than mine were carefully spelling out their words. But from the point when Maddie was given her word until the moment I heard that blessed word, "correct", I held my breath! Darin and I stressed to her that it doesn't matter how many rounds she was still in. Just the fact that she participated made us proud. After all, how many of us would sit in a room testing our spelling expertise against our friends with a roomful of on-lookers to boot! Hats go off to the 24 students who participated. The contestants this year were over double the amount from last year! Hope to see even more next year! Keep spelling! Brook Gall Coming Up This WeekMon Feb 9 Tue Feb 10 Wed Feb 11 In This Issue
Spelling Bee Results
ENOCH - South Jersey
The results of the ENOCH - South Jersey Spelling Bee held on February 4th are in! The winners are: 1st place: Kelly DiStefano (the winning sord was
'ephemeral') 5th Grade winner: Kelly Giddes Special thanks goes to: Sovereign Grace Church Homeschoolers – Life Purpose Planning
Class End of Year General MeetingMark your calendars! The Living Water End-of-Year General Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 19th! Details will follow shortly! Website SubmissionsIf you have an announcement, reminder, or any other submission for the Living Water website, email it to lwhenews@lwhe.org. Please know that a request for a submission does not constitute a submission! Be sure your submission is completely written in narrative form and includes any pertinent details such as photos, attachments, contact information, deadline information, etc. The webmaster will provide the necessary formatting and editing for submissions but cannot be responsible for authoring any content. Thank you for your cooperation! Calling All Boxtops!We need your help to reach our group's yearly goal of $700! We are currently at $314. The next mailing of box tops must be sent in prior to February 28, 2009 for a check to be received in April. Let's see if we can not only reach, but surpass our goal! Please bring all boxtops to Living Water Enrichment on Mondays or to any sports events prior to February 20th. You can put them in the collection box or hand them to me, Jeanette Saville, Dawn Miller or Brook Gall. This is an EASY way to raise funds for our group! For more information about Box Tops for Education and how to join, visit the Living Water Fundraiser page or the official Boxs Tops for Education website. Thank you! Sign Up for the Valentine Day Party! - LW MEMBERS ONLYThe Living Water Annual Valentine Day's Party is just around the corner! The festivities will take place at Easton Bible Church on Monday, February 16th from 11:00am to 2:00pm. To sign up for participation of various events and volunteer roles please contact Jeanette Saville at wayneandjeanette@comcast.net. Include the following information in your email: - Family Name The following volunteer positions need to be filled by participating parents: (3) Valentine Exchange Coordinators Also, several volunteer helpers are needed for party set-up & breakdown. H2O Night With The Stars! - LW MEMBERS ONLY
Bernie Hosko, astronomer with the Willingboro Astronomy Society, will take us on a tour of the night time sky without ever leaving the back porch of the Laberee home. We will have a laptop that will first show us what can be viewed from our area in February. This could include: Orion, Taurus, Canis Major, Canis Minor, Gemini, Percius, Andromeda and Pegasus. WOW. Then with a laser pointer, Mr. Hosko will show us where to look for these using our bare eyes or binoculars (yes, be sure to bring a pair!!). Finally, we will view them through one of the most sophisticated scopes available to mere mortals! Don’t worry about the cold. You can just step 2 yards to the inside and get warmed by the fire if you feel chilled. To get primed for our “Night with the Stars”, click on this: www.quietbay.net/Science/astronomy/nightsky/007.html To confirm participation, email Ro Laberee at labereeland@verizon.net. New Location for February's Mom's Game Night Out - LW MEMBERS ONLYThis month's Mom's Game Night Out is scheduled for Thursday, February 19th at 7:00pm. The location will be at the Zampino residence in Shamong! Moms - bring your favorite games, a snack or dessert to share and have a blast! But please remember this is for Moms only - give yourselves a break and leave the kiddies with a sitter! Email Heather Zampino at hzampino@comcast.net if you plan on attending! Encore Trip to Whole Foods Market - LW MEMBERS ONLYDue to popular demand, a THIRD trip to Whole Foods Market is being planned for Wednesday, May 6th at 10:00am. This is a free event. Like the others, this event is limited to 15 participants including adults. There are TWO SPOTS left! If you are interested in participating email Jacqui Zollner at wmjz@earthlink.net. Birds of a Feather Field Trip - LW MEMBERS ONLYLOCATION: Rancocas Nature Center, 794 Rancocas
Road, Mount Holly In Birds of a Feather, students will explore unique bird features, including feathers, wings, feet, beaks, and nest building. We will take a walk to listen for songs and look for birds in different habitats. Contact Kelly Linhart at plinhart1@yahoo.com to register. Deadline for payment is April 6th. Make checks out to NJAS-Rancocas Nature Center and mail to Kelly. Maximum of 20 children. For more information about the Rancocas Nature Center visit their website at www.njaudubon.org/Centers/Rancocas/. NJ Homeschool Scholars Yahoo! Discussion GroupIf you have a high school homeschool student and are interested in being part of a homeschool scholar society, check out the NJ Homeschool Scholars Yahoo! discussion group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NJ_homeschool_scholars You can request membership in this yahoo group, which is the first step. There is an application process. The group meets once per month at the Evesham Library in the Marlton/Medford area of NJ. The teens are getting to know each other and an induction ceremony is planned for early May. This is a good transcript item. Additionally, it offers your son/daughter an opportunity to spend time with like-minded high school students. This is open to all homeschoolers from 9th to 12 grades. Check it out! Final "Bring-A-Friend" Ski DayBelow is information for our final Bring a Friend Day. If you or your friends would like to join us, please send me an email with the names of those participating, what they are purchasing (lift, snowboard rental & lesson, etc) and which dates they are joining us. Also, please put "Snowflake Bring a Friend" in the subject line so I don't miss anyone. I need to have a general count by the Sunday prior to the day for Group Sales. We can still add to this count by that Monday night though, as long as I know in advance. You are welcome to forward this email to your friends and family. Pick up lift tickets, rental forms and lesson tags in Trepp Lodge, located in the lodge upstairs to the right after crossing the bridge. There will be no online pre-set registrations this year. We are assured that the rental department will process Bring A Friend participants quickly. Any questions or to register, feel free to email me at williamsville@comcast.net. Hope you can join us! Ana Williams SNOWFLAKE BRING A FRIEND Lift $26 Update on Winter Tennis with Ike JohnsonAny homeschooler from any homeschool group can join! Starts: 2/10/09 Please contact Tracy Apple at gtafam@juno.com if you are interested. She needs to hear from you ASAP. We have racquets available - please let Tracy know if you need one. Spanish Classes with Valerie HandletonHello everyone! I thought I would tell you of some classes I have available! Here are the classes where I currently have openings: Spanish II (H.S./early college)--Grammar and Conversation--Great along with the Reading Class! Reading, Conversation, Grammar Class (Combined--Accelerated Spanish I and Spanish II). The reader we're using starts out with language that's easy to understand. Spanish for Children of Native Speakers of Spanish (Roughly ages 9-11)--Great class for children who are accustomed to hearing Spanish but who aren't accustomed to (or comfortable with) speaking Spanish! Spanish for Four Year Olds--Learning with Games, Songs and More! Anyone who knows some Spanish and is interested in an informal conversation/chat class may contact me as well. This isn't up and running yet but is a possibility if you contact me about this. If time is an issue, we might be able to meet every other week instead of weekly. I'm also open to all ages (including adults), as long as students can converse at a basic level. The chats will be held in Spanish; a group may be formed according to the ages of those interested. Here's just a little about my background....I have a BA in Spanish and French from Rutgers, New Brunswick, from long ago; I have teaching experience, and I have spent time in Spanish-speaking countries. I also have experience in interpreting and translating. I also wrote for a local paper for a while. (I have a strong command of grammar and composition.) Feel free to ask me for more details about my background. My regular rate is $40 per hour per person. But I do offer considerable discounts to home school families (as long as classes can be held during the daytime). These classes each cost a mere $15 per child per class session (except for the class for children of native speakers--please ask about rates--and the chat/conversation class will likely cost less than $15 each). On that $15 per child per hour rate, the third sibling is free! (Please inquire for rates for fourth child or more.) Other discounts may be available. I also offer budget plans to help you with your payments. Feel free to inquire about that, too! I'd be happy to help you with that! If you're interested in any of the above, please call me for more information. Thanks very much! I hope you can join us! Looking forward to hearing from you! 3rd Annual Not Back To School Rally/Conference in Disneyland CA!The Southwest Home Educators Association (SHEA) is organizing their 3RD ANNUAL NOT BACK TO SCHOOL DAYS RALLY AND CONFERENCE at Disneyland, California, from September 14th - 17th, 2009! This year, the Rally will include a conference - with vendors, workshops, and tons more activities for you! You, your friends, and family will receive deep discounts on DISNEYLAND HOTELS and DISNEY PARK HOPPERS and DISNEY MAGIC!!! For about $68 per person per day, you can get 4 nights at a Disneyland hotel, and 5 park hopper days. The Exhibit Hall will be in the Sequoia Ballroom, Monday Sept. 14, 2009 from 9am-5pm and Tuesday Sept. 15, 2009 from 9am-4pm. These hours are subject to change at the discrepancy of the conference committee. Come see our free, exclusive production of "Are you Smarter than a Homeschooler?TM" Our popular Homecoming Dance for teens will be held in the Trillium Ballroom on Monday, Sept. 14 from 8-11pm. The Talent Show has been moved to Tuesday, Sept. 15 in the Trillium Ballroom and will include our exclusive production "Funniest Homeschooler in AmericaTM" YES classes (educational classes) are available again this year on Sept. 14, 15, and 16, and are taught by Disney staff. You must sign up for them through SHEA, space is limited and cannot be reserved through Disney for Sept. 14, 15, and 16th - we blocked all of them for our rally attendees. Discounted park hopper tickets choose from 2, 3, 4, or 5 days!! Choose your park hoppers on the first page of the reservation form, after you click continue, you will go to a second page and will be asked to select which YES classes for each day. Workshops and speakers are forthcoming - please bookmark all SHEA sites to keep up on the latest updates. This event is open to all home educators. You need not be a member of SHEA to participate. For registration information visit http://sheadisney2009.eventbrite.com/. For more information about Southwest Home Educators Association visit www.southwest-home-education.com. Homeschool Cruise In the Works!This event was originally posted on another homeschool online discussion group and is being organized outside of Living Water Home Educators. Dear Homeschool Family, I would like to invite you and your family on a wonderfully educational, fun trip. We are coordinating a homeschool cruise! I have homeschooled my four boys for over 8 years, and am a veteran cruiser. My mother-in-law, who has been on dozens of cruises over the past 15 years, is working with me to bring you a wonderful vacation that will inspire and invigorate your homeschooling journey. Dates: November 1-8, 2009 What makes THIS homeschool cruise unique is that we will be having many activities set up for the homeschool families that will be traveling together. Possible activities will include scavenger hunts, Game shows (ex. Jeopardy, Family Feud, etc.), Scrabble tournaments, sing-alongs, talent show/skits, lots of get-to-know-you activities and opportunities for both the kids and the parents to interact. On our two days at sea, we will have activities lined up all day to help make this a unique experience in travel for your homeschool family. Special pricing will remain in effect for the 1st & 2nd person rates until March 15. The 3rd & 4th person rates are subject to availability and cannot be guaranteed until booked, but should be available through that date as well. After that date, Holland America reserves the right to raise the rates, depending upon availability and how the ship is booking. If the prices go lower at any point, Holland America will give us the least expensive rate. Prices listed include all taxes, port charges and government charges. There is no fuel charge currently, but Holland American reserves the right to impose a fuel surcharge if oil prices go over $70/barrel. Inside cabin – Lower deck Outside cabin with obstructed view Ocean view with window Balcony A deposit of $175 is necessary for each occupant in the room. The full deposit will be returned if the room is cancelled three months before the cruise. Each cabin will also receive a $50 onboard credit to use as you wish. Please forward this information to any homeschool group or individual that may be interested in joining this unique adventure. Please contact Loni Kaplan at adamfolk@hotmail.com with any questions, as well as with your reservation requests. We look forward to sailing with you and getting to know your family as we share this exciting piece of our homeschooling journey! Sincerely,
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