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BHEA Activities
Enrichment Classes began August 18th for High School students and will begin September 8th for K-6 and some 8th grade classes. For more info on Enrichment Classes, click here.
The first Cub Scout Pack Meeting of the 2008-09 school year will be Tuesday, September 2nd. Both Cub Scouts and American Heritage Girls will commence on September the 11th.
Mark your calendar for September 19th for the BHEA Family Picnic. Location and details to be announced. Contact info@bhea.net for more information.
THIS WEEK AT BHEA: August 25-31
MONDAY, 8/25
* Monday Fun for high school classes (or others that met last week)
only.
* Greg Metcalf's Chemistry class, 4-5:30
WEDNESDAY, 8/27
* Greg Metcalf's Chemistry class, 4-5:30
FRIDAY, 8/29
* Julie Cagle's class.
* David vanderVeen's classes.
* Scouting Family Weekend begins, anytime after 3 p.m. at Big South
Fork. If you haven't received details yet, please email Sarah Small
at shc.small@gmail.com.
ODDS AND ENDS:
* If you have not yet renewed your BHEA membership for 2007-8, please
do so by Aug. 31!! Your membership, including the BHEA ALERT, yahoogroups,
and newsletter subscription, will expire then. You can print out
a form at www.BHEA.net
* If you are a new homeschooler or new to the area and would like to have a BHEA mentor, please contact Sarah at shc.small@gmail.com for an application.
* Coming up next week: BHEA's Pack 442 will be having its annual
kick-off pack meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 6 p.m. at the Greenbelt
Pavilion (by the courthouse). This is the traditional opening pack
meeting and boat race. Each boy should build a boat out of whatever
material they want (wood, styrofoam, empty soda bottles, etc.)
and decorate it however they want. We will meet at the Greenbelt
pavilion for a bring-your-own food and drinks picnic and then race
boat in the creek.
* Most Enrichment Classes still have openings. Please check the website
at http://www.BHEA.net for full class listings. Classes for preK-6th
grade will begin in September.
* Box-Tops: To join the Box Tops booster group and support BHEA,
go to www.boxtops4education.com
there is a place to check my schools progress. We're listed as Blount
Home Education. They also have a new book club program, where for
every dollar you spend on books through their club, you get a box
top per dollar. Let Debbie know it you are interested in doing this.
Debbie Hodge, mommyofjmtera@aol.com
* The BHEA Calendar is for everyone! All members can access this
by going to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BHEA/cal (You will first
need to subscribe to the yahoogroups list by going to BHEA-subscribe@yahoogroups.com).
The calendar is updated frequently. You can also print this out
if you'd prefer.
* If you would like to join our "chatty" yahoo group, please send an email to BHEA-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. This is the place where you can post questions about anything from curriculum to dishwasher repair, items to sell or buy, prayer requests, etc. Any member may join the group. This is a great place of new families to "meet" others, find out about activities, etc.
FIELD TRIP/SEMINAR RSVPs:
1. Meet and Greet Moms' Night Out! Join us for an evening just for
BHEA moms, old and new!
When: Thursday, Sept. 4, 7 p.m.
Where: Leigh Laney's home, 2843 Stock Creek Rd. in South Knoxville
What to bring: Old members, please bring a finger food or dessert.
New members, just bring yourselves!
RSVP: To Leigh Laney at 577-2288 or KampingKiwi@aol.com by Monday,
Sept. 1
2. THE VELVETEEN RABBIT at the Oak Ridge Jr. Playhouse (1 hr)
When: Friday, October 3, 10:30 a.m.
Cost: Students: $5; Adults: $8 Please note that children under 3
(as well as nursing babies) are not permitted.)
RSVP and Payment Deadline:Sept 2
Description: "There are two ways to be real. The first is to
be real to one special child. The other is to be real to the world." When
faced with opportunity to fianlly have his dreams come true, the
Velveteen Rabbit is faced with the reality that in doing so, he must
forever leave behind a the sick little boy who has loved him so dearly.
RSVP Details: You can reserve your space by e-mailing me at shc.small@gmail.com.
You should then immediately mail your check to me at 738 W. Hunt Rd., Alcoa,
TN 37701. I must have your money when you sign up. You will be given a chance
to change your mind after we receive confirmation. After that, I will NOT be
able to give refunds, even if you get sick and can't go that day. Sarah Small
681-8423
3. Maple Lane Farms Pumpkin Pickin' Trip: Friday, Oct. 24, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. There will be a hayride at 11 a.m. The charge is $6 for all people, even young ones, for the pumpkin. The money needs to be to sent in by Oct. 10. To RSVP and for payment details, please contact Kim Myers at kmmaryville@aol.com
IN THE AREA:
* There will be a meeting on Thursday, August 28 from 6:30 - 8:00
PM, at the West Knoxville Branch Public Library at Kingston Pike & Papermill
Rd, in Bearden (100 Golfclub Rd., Knoxville 37919). The purpose
of the meeting is to organize a home school high school swim team
under SMHEA. We tentatively started a team last year, but want
to expand on it. For those that might be interested, this would
include any home school swimmer in grades 9-12. We can also accept
middle school swimmers, grades 7-8, but they will only be allowed
to swim exhibition in dual or tri-meets, if all teams agree. This
gives middle school swimmers a chance to experience high school
swimming & it is good practice.
In 2007, TISCA (Tennessee Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association)
approved into their bylaws that home school high school swim teams
could form & swim with the public/private school teams.
Our team will be under SMHEA. Please RSVP if you are interested & can
come to the meeting.
David & Becky vanderVeen 379-9181 or vanderveen5@charter.net
* * If you have a child who will be in K-6th this coming school year
('08-'09) and would like to sign up for the Pizza Hut Book It!
reading reward program, visit their web site at www.bookitprogram.com
or call their hotline at 1-800-426-6548 (9 am -4 pm CT, M-F). They
will be taking home school sign-ups only directly from each family,
on a first-come, first-served basis. Materials will be sent to
each
family in mid-September. e-mail questions to Sandra Bohling at mwbohling@bellsouth.net
* Homeschool Tuesdays at the zoo! Programs are typically offered
on Tuesday. Check the schedule below for specific dates. All programs
meet at the Log Cabin. For more information call 865.637.5331 ext.
331 or email us at cfifer@knoxville-zoo.org.
Time and Cost
Ages 4-8: Programs meet at either 10 a.m. or 2 p.m.
All programs are 45 minutes in length unless otherwise specified
Members pay only $3 per person per program; Non-members pay $10 per
person to cover the cost of admission
Ages 9-13: Programs meet at 11:30 a.m.
First, Second, and Third Tuesday of each month are 45-minute programs
Last Tuesday of each month is a 2-hour workshop
Members pay only $3 per person per program and $5 per person for
workshops; Non-members pay $10 per person for all programs to cover
the cost of admission
How to Register
* Members DO NOT need to register. Just show up on the scheduled
date and time for your program and pay at the door.
* Non-members must pre-register through the Zoo Education Department by filling
out the Onsite Reservation Form.
Program Schedule: Earth Science Module
August 5, 12, 19, 26: Geology
August 26: Geology Workshop (11:30-1:30pm)
September 2, 9, 16, 23: Oceanography
September 23: Oceanography Workshop (11:30-1:30pm)
September 30: NO PROGRAMS
October 7, 14, 21, 28: Meteorology
October 28: Meteorology Workshop (11:30-1:30pm)
November 4, 11, 18, 25: Astronomy
November 25: Astronomy Workshop (11:30-1:30pm)
November 25: Astronomy Star Gazing (7:00-9:00pm)
* Camp Wesley Woods Homeschoolers Days:
The dates are Sept. 26th and November 7th.
http://www.campwesleywoods.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19&Itemid=40
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