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HEAV's Virginia Homeschool Update
December 1, 2010
Above the Fold
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THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
Thanksgiving Everyday
"Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you." 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Thanksgiving is over, or is it? As we head "back to school" this week, let's let gratitude infect our school day with a fresh and grateful perspective!
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HEAV IS NOW ON TWITTER!
Do you use Twitter? If so, check out HEAV's new Twitter page and follow us there!
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CEDAW STALLED
Thank You for Your Phone Calls!
In the November 17 Update, we shared HSLDA's request for phone calls to oppose the CEDAW treaty. We're happy to report that the phone calls made a difference! Read the full report from HSLDA.
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SPECIAL PRESCHOOL ISSUE - GET A PREVIEW ONLINE!
The fall edition of the Virginia Home Educator magazine is packed with encouraging information for parents of young children!
CHECK IT OUT ONLINE--and share it with a friend!
Watch your mailbox--physical copies of the magazine are being mailed this week. Not on our list? Sign up today!
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 NEW WEBINAR!
Homeschool High School: Path to Success
In this webinar, Yvonne Bunn clarifies important high school questions, highlights the benefits of homeschooling through high school, and helps you understand transcripts, AP courses, PSATs, SATs, ACTs, and other high school topics! You'll leave this seminar with the confidence to move forward and the tools to develop a high school plan that will work for your student.
Purchase and view this webinar today!
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Remember to save those Box Tops! If each Update subscriber sends in just 10 labels, we could raise approximately $9,000.
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Make Your Online Shopping Count!
Do you shop online at retailers such as J. C. Penney, Staples, Home Depot, Kohls, or other major chains? If you click over to these websites through the links on GoodShop (make sure "Home Educators Association of Virginia" is selected as your charity), a portion of your purchases will go towards supporting the work of HEAV--all while you pay the same prices you normally would!
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Take a look at YTBTravel (previously known as EduTravel) today!
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HOMESCHOOL Q&A How Much Grade Keeping Is Required?
Q. I just started homeschooling my kindergartner and I was wondering how much grading/grade-keeping I am required to do? |
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SPECIAL ARTICLE
Homeschool Makeover
This past August, a group of homeschool volunteers had the opportunity to both bless and be blessed in a homeschool version of "Extreme Home Makeover." Read the touching story and check out the pictures. Be sure to also tune in to the Homeschool Heartbeat December 15 and 16 to hear HEAV's president, Anne Miller, discuss the project.
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HELP NEEDED!
Museum Coordinator
Do you love field trips? Are you looking for a way to bless homeschoolers from your home? HEAV is seeking a volunteer to contact museums and historical sites and schedule
Homeschool Day events.
View position details online.
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UPCOMING HOLIDAY SCHEDULE
There will be no Virginia Homeschool Update on December 22 or December 29.
If you have events to share that occur during the last few weeks of December, please submit them as soon as possible so we can try to include them before the break.
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YOUR MESSAGE IS IMPORTANT TO US!
If for any reason you do not hear back from us, please e-mail or call again! Every now and then messages get lost in cyberspace, and we do not want to miss yours! |
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ARTICLE OF THE WEEK When Life Broadsides Your Homeschool - Vicki Bentley Mrs. Vicki Bentley, a veteran homeschooler of 17 children over the last 15 years, provides helpful advice on what to do about your well-planned curriculum when the unexpected strikes. She discusses the necessity of redefining "normal," establishing simpler routines, and making shorter lists of priorities. More importantly, instead of yielding to the tendency to blame ourselves for the crisis, we should remember that "the Lord's mercies are new every morning" (Lamentation 3:22, 23) and model a Christ-like attitude. |
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1) Homeschool Items
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1.1 Free Christmas Concerts and Webcast - Purcellville - December 4 and 5
1.2 Virginia Museum of Natural History: Homeschool Wednesdays - Martinsville - Begin December 8
1.3 Homeschool Connections Support Group - Midlothian - December 13
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2) General Interest Items
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2.1 Focus on the Family "12 Days of Blessing" Contest - Daily Through December 10
2.2 Science Museum Activities - Richmond - December
2.3 Free Battle of Great Bridge Reenactment - Chesapeake - December 4 and 5 2.4 Gingerbread Tea and Tour - Richmond - December 4
2.5 "Love the Church" Conference - Asheville, NC - December 9 Through 11
2.6 Plugged In Video Promo Contest - Deadline Is December 31
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3) Cool Sites for Homeschoolers
View All Cool Sites for Homeschoolers
3.1 "Give Like No One Else" Money Tracker
3.2 Free December Coloring Pages
3.3 Bible Broadcasting Network - Christian Christmas Music All Month!
3.4 Games for the Right Brain 3.5 Free Online Spelling Checker in English, Other Languages, and More 3.6 Frazzle-Free Christmas - Organizing Aids 3.7 First Telescope Info and Free Astronomy Newsletters 3.8 Free White Noise Generator: Download or Play Online |
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4) Parting Thought - Did You Know There Was a Word For... "Mondegreens" are misunderstood or misheard song lyrics or words in poetry. ("Jose, can you see, by Dawn's early light...")
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"Keeping Christmas is good, but sharing it with others is even better." - Eliza Edmunds Stites Hewitt (1851-1920), American teacher, Sunday School superintendent, and hymnodist. Although an invalid much of her life, she devoted herself to writing Sunday school materials and many well-known hymns. Read more about her and hear some of her hymns at the Blue Letter Bible website.
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6) Verse of the Week
For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.
Let thy mercy, O LORD, be upon us, according as we hope in thee. - Psalm 33:21-22 (KJV)
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Taken from The Official Book of Homeschooling Cartoons (www.familymanweb.com). Reprinted with permission.
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YOU MAKE HEAV POSSIBLE! Your membership support and tax-deductible gifts help us continue to promote and protect homeschooling in Virginia. We couldn't do what we do without you! Thank you for your support!
HEAV is a non-profit 501(c)(3) educational organization, and your contribution is tax-deductible to the extent provided by law. Upon written request, a financial statement is available from the Office of Consumer Affairs.
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Submit an Item
Know of an event, contest, or resource that would interest fellow homeschoolers? Please submit it using our online form at www.heav.org/resources/update/submit-event.html.
Note: We compile information for publication at least two weeks prior to the send-out date, so please submit items as early as possible (preferably one month in advance). HEAV reserves the right to accept or reject any material submitted.
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Disclaimer
The Virginia Homeschool Update is produced by Maya Barnes (graphics & layout), Kathleen Dillie (manager & copy editor), Chris (editor), Katherine Loop (director of publications & marketing), Anne Miller (publications advisor), Karen Sweeney (content editor) and Abigail Trumbo (copy editor).
HEAV does not necessarily endorse the above-mentioned resources, nor guarantee the accuracy of information found on any external resource we may mention. If you find anything wrong on our website, please let us know so we can correct it.
HEAV diligently researches each link prior to publication. However, we recommend you, the parent, fully examine websites before allowing your children to surf them without supervision.
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