Thursday, June 4, 2009

Meeting Reminder

Just a reminder. Our next afternoon meeting is approaching fast.

Next Friday 12th June at 1.30pm, at Claire Latta's house.

Please bring a plate for afternoon tea!

Home School Expo Podcast

This came through on Hefnet and I thought some of you might be interested.
Cindy Rushton of Mom-to-Mom Radio is running a huge homeschooling Expo online (over 6000 "attending" at times. She runs the talks through Blog Talk Radio and they are on Friday and Sat at 3am(!!) and 7am.

The talks are freely available if you listen in live.

Optionally, you can buy a ticket to the whole EXPO (US$39.95)then you will have indefinite membership and you can access and download all the talks as well as hundreds of dollars of samples, freebies, other audios etc.


All you have to doto get to Blog talk radio and listen is click here:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Ultimate-Homeschool-Expo


To find out more check out the Expo site:
http://ultimatehomeschoolexpo.com/UHSE2009.html


The talks to come are:

Fri 3am: *Doing the Impossible One Day at a Time* with Felice Gerwitz

7am: *Listening Beyond the Words: Communicating with Your Teen* with Lorrie Flem

Sat 3am: *Making Time for What Really Matters* with Janice Campbell

7am: *Homeschooling:Preference or Conviction?* with Israel Wayne




Monday, June 1, 2009

Second Fire Station Trip

The first trip to the Fire station (on the 5th June) is completely full.

A second trip has been organised for Friday 12th of June at 10.30am
This is also filling up fast. There are still a few places available.
If you want a place on this trip contact Selina-Jane.

For those who a wanted Fire Wise materials Selina-Jane will have them at both tours.
See you then


Lucky Book Club

Tania now has Scholastic Book Club fliers:

ABC for preschoolers/early readers

Lucky for lower primary/ beginner readers

Star for less confident readers, easy story lines

Arrow for upper primary

Pick up from Tania as soon as possible or phone her after 12pm (it is possible that she could drop them to the Firestation trip on Friday).

Orders and payment must be back to Tania by the Friday 12th June.