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> Issue #100, December 15, 1999
> Keyword: Homeschool
> In This Week's Edition:

Can someone, anyone tell me if they are aware of a homeschoolers that
would provide homeschooling to my 9th grade son. I work an 8 to 5
and I too am a student at USC Beaufort. I would kindly pay any $ to
have someone work with my son . Please respond to me, Tonja. Thank
you kindly for your assistance.


>
>
> Featured Chats
> Hail & Farewell
> Resource Center Scavanger Hunt - Win a Prize
> Holiday School
> Newsletter Delivery Schedule
> Homeschool Sites of the Week
> Subscription & Back Issue Information
> AfterWords
>
>
>
> Featured Chat
> Science Rules!!!
> Friday, December 17 -11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
> Topic: Light And Sound - Bending Light (Make a Laser)
> Is your idea of science watching a video or reading a book, since
there isn't
> a lab in your homeschool? How about joining us for a chat that is
totally
> kewl? We can discover together the fun that can be found when
Science
> Rules!!!
> Check out the weekly experiments, crafts, and writing ideas at
> http://members.aol.com/ldrshmscadmin/Science_rules before coming
to the chat.
> We will discuss the outcome of the experiments at the chat. Hope
to see you
> there!!
> Host: HOST HMSC Poet
>
> For the full chat schedule, please go to
> This Week's
Chat
> Schedule
>
> Hail & Farewell
> The time has come for me to say farewell to Homeschool
Connection. After
> a holiday vacation, I will take up my new responsibilities as
Forum Leader in
> the Families Community. This past year has been one of excitement
and growth
> for both Homeschool Connection and homeschooling across the
country. My wish
> for you is that the first decade of the new century bring as
much...and
> more... growth to homeschooling as this last decade in the old one.
> May you and yours have a safe and happy holiday season,
however and
> whatever it is you choose to celebrate. And may the year 2000
bring you
> personal joy, peace and happiness.
> MissPatC
> former Forum Manager
> Homeschool Connection
> Families Channel
>
> Hello From the New Forum Leader
> During this time of the year, thoughts turn to family and
spending time
> with them. Family is very important to most homeschoolers and I
am no
> exception. I am a wife and mother of three kids. My oldest is
almost 17 and
> is the typical teenager, wants to have a good time. My 9 year old
is the
> sensitive one of the group but very energetic also. The baby is
not much of
> a baby at almost 5 but he definitely knows how to wrap me around
his little
> finger.
> I enjoy spending quiet times having a nice dinner with family
and
> friends. Yeah, I know, sounds mushy doesn't it. But everytime I
think of
> the Homeschool Connection Forum, I think of family and friends.
Family is
> very important to most homeschoolers and the volunteers here at
Homeschool
> Connection are no exception.
> For those of you that I have not yet had the pleasure of
meeting, I have
> volunteered my time in the Homeschool Connection Forum as a Chat
Host, Chat
> Host Team Leader, and Assistant Forum Manager. Through the
different duties
> that I have had, I have had the opportunity to meet many wonderful
people and
> hopefully helped a few.
> As the Homeschool Connection Forum Leader, my greatest wish is
that I can
> draw on my business background to fulfill the duties such as
paperwork and
> other management tasks, while drawing on my active homeschooling
parent side
> to find the ways that I can best help the forum and enable it to
help other
> homeschoolers as much as it has helped me.
> As we go into the new year, Homeschool Connection shows
promise of
> growing more and helping even more homeschoolers. This continued
growth will
> mean that as Homeschool Connection continues to grow, it must also
adapt to
> the needs of homeschoolers.
> As Forum Leader, I would like to take this opportunity to
thank the
> volunteers who give of their time, energy, and heart to help, and
the many
> members that come share in the wealth of knowledge available right
here on
> Homeschool Connection. Without the help of each and every one of
you, this
> forum could not be what it is today.
> Although the Homeschool Connection forum is far from boring,
the new year
> promises to be filled with opportunities for more growth, learning
> experiences, and fun!! Although I will not be doing regular chats
any
> longer, you will occasionally see me in a chat or posting on a
message board.
> I will be available via e-mail to help if you should have a
question,
> comment, or suggestion. I look forward to reading your e-mails!!
> I hope this holiday season finds you with the ones that you
love and a
> light, warm heart!! Good luck Homeschooling and feel free to e-
mail me
> sometime.
> HOST HMSC Dixie
> Forum Leader
> Homeschool Connection
> Families Channel
>
> Homeschool Resource Center Scavenger Hunt
> The Homeschool Resource Center invites you to participate in our
new
> SCAVENGER HUNT! Play along with us and have fun while you get
acquainted
> with some fo the latest resources available to help forum
members. If you
> e-mail LDRS HMSC Admin with the correct answers by Wednesday,
December 23,
> you will be eligible to win ONE FREE HOUR OF RESEARCH on the
subject
> of your choice. The winner will be chosen at random from among
those
> submitting correct responses.
>
> Here are this issue's Scavenger Hunt items:
>
> 1. What site tells how the Babylonians "whooped it up" at New
Years?
> (Hint: Party down in our > HREF="aol://4344:1595.bhhcholi.12334711.622206768"> Holidays
folder.)
>
> 2. Where can I find a Grinch wav file for a holiday chat?
> (Hint: Slide into one of our > HREF="aol://4344:1595.hslib.12327596.557016778"> Homeschool
Connection
> Libraries)
>
> 3. What site should I recommend to my Australian friend who wants
to use the
> Charlotte Mason style of homeschooling?
> (Hint: Visit our HREF="aol://4344:1595.hsstyle.12334427.611127832">
> Major Homeschooling Styles section, Mate.)
>
> 4. I need Old Testament worksheets for my Sunday School class.
Where can I
> find them?
> (Hint: Noah says check out our > HREF="aol://4344:1595.adminsup.12334407.611127705"> Administrative
Support
> area.)
>
> 5. My military neighbor is being transferred to Germany. Can
they find a
> homeschool group there?
> (Hint: March on over to our > HREF="aol://4344:1595.hslaws.12333046.610508214"> State
Information area.)
>
> The Homeschool Resource Center (HRC) staff, LDRS HMSC OneWay, LDRS
HMSC Ivy,
> LDRS HMSC Ruthie, and HOST HMSC Blues, are working hard to bring
you the
> highest quality resources for homeschooling. Your contributions
are
> important and appreciated. So don't hesitate to send along your
comments and
> suggestions. We'll be looking for you in the
> Homeschool
Resource
> Center
>
> Holiday School
> A friend of mine does something called "Christmas School" It
began when
> year after year, for the month of December, she would say, "no
school this
> month" because of all of her commitments as a pastor's wife and
now a
> military chaplain's wife and mother of a large family. Her
husband pointed
> out, and rightly so, that they do "school" but just not
traditional stuff
> during December so why not "count" it too? I thought I would
share it with
> you folks. Maybe you can take her ideas and make them fit into
your family
> and lifestyle.
> The house if filled with music, since many of her children play
> instruments. They pick out all the "holiday" stuff and play and
play. They
> have holiday videos that are kept away until this time of year.
We do this
> too, and one of my favorites is "It's a Wonderful Life" with Jimmy
Stewart.
> I love the oldies. I have "Miracle on 34th Street" old and new
versions.
> "White Christmas" with Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye and "Holiday
Inn" with Bing
> Crosby and Fred Astaire. I am a sucker for AMC and Turner
Classics this time
> of year. Ok.. I liked the Santa Clause with Tim Allen and I like
some of
> other newer movies too..
> She has a ton of Christmas books and she wraps them all
individually.
> Each night starting at the first advent Sunday her children take
turns and
> pick a wrapped book. That is their reading together that night.
> They host a cookie exchange where each person brings a dozen
cookies per
> participant. You then each get a dozen of different kinds of
cookies for the
> holidays. I hope she shares recipes too!! Her children bake and
help host
> the party! Again, great skills for the future.
> I hope to add to her "Christmas School" this year by hosting a
> gingerbread house party at my house. I am going to send an
invitation to a
> couple of homeschooling families with the directions to make the
sides and
> pieces of a ginger bread house. They can come with as many houses
as they
> want assemble but they have to bring the candy to go on them
too...a bag per
> child. I will provide the icing and the huge dining room table
covered in
> plastic. (ok, and some candy too.. LOL). Hopefully we will all
end up with
> a fairly normal looking gingerbread house.
> Don't forget crafts too! There are tons of things that you
can make for
> the holidays. I saw something great for children-- making
Chanukah candles
> for the menorrah. What about tree ornaments? We have made
peppermint mice,
> peppermint reindeer and other great ornaments. I have found tons
of ideas on
> the web. Make a cloth nativity. The options are limitless.
> What can you do? If you are from a different religion how
about a
> Chanukah or a Kwanzaa month? If the religious aspect is not your
thing, then
> what about a "service" month, where you focus on doing things for
others?
> There are so many options out there for the month of December!
> I really appreciate my friends the Klines. We were all living
in Panama
> and they invited us to their home for a Chanukah celebration.
They taught my
> then five year old daughter to spin a dreidel and I tasted the
best food in
> my life. Cabbage rolls, potato latkes and cholent. My mouth is
watering
> thinking of it! Maybe you can share something special your family
does with
> others. We plan to invite my husband's office over for a chili
luncheon one
> day next month. One family I know of sings at a nursing home each
week
> during the holidays.
> What can you do? Only our own imagination can limit you!
> HOST HMSC Suze
>
> Newsletter Delivery Schedule
> Beginning with the next issue, Connections will be in your email
box on a
> biweekly basis. The next issue will be December 27, 1999. Watch
for some
> exciting new features!
>
> Homeschool Sites of the Week
> Just click here
> Homeschool
Resource
> Center
> and open the file in the box on the right hand side of the screen
entitled
> Homeschooling Sites of the Week. You'll find links to all this
week's
> fantastic Homeschool Sites of the Week and more.
>
> Letterboxing
> It is a map learning skill/hobby that one of our readers has been
sharing
> with her kids and others in their homeschooling group. The first
two sites
> explain the hobby in detail and also provide maps for the hobby.
Her kids
> love it ... they can look for a hidden treasure and learn how to
follow a
> compass and read a map and work together at the same time. There
are
> "letterboxes" hidden on Liberty Island New York; at Valley Forge
and
> Washington DC and all the way around the world. This sounds like a
great
> combination of geography, map skills and things to do when
traveling!
>
>
> Lots of resources for teachers!
> This site is packed with links for other sites for lesson plans,
virtual
> field trips, theory, stock market strategy games and links to more
sites with
> even more resources. This is a definate Favorite Place!
>
> Vexillology
> When you find a dictionary that has a definition for that word,
buy it!
> Anyway, this site is dedicated to vexillology and I'm not going to
tell you
> what it is! You'll have to see for yourself :)
>
> How to Do Math in Your Head
> Here's a site with tips for multiplying, dividing and doing math
in your head
> faster than a calculator!
>
> Spelling and word games
> These sites are fun to try (if only once)...They are Japanese
sites designed
> for persons learning English. There are Hangman games, a sentence
building
> game (it isn't very sophisticated, but when you complete the
sentence it
> gives you the Japanese translation in our alphabet). Another is a
bingo type
> game.
>
> Holiday Celebrations Around the World
> This site offers recipes galore and links to other sites where you
can learn
> about holidays celebrated in other countries.
>
> Ecology site
> This site was created by a group of high school students. It
features links
> to various sites for marine biology, El Nino and La Nina,
Environmental
> Science, Lunar Tides, and a whole lot more.
>
> Christmas Crafts
> For kids and adults for your decorating and gift giving and just
plain
> enjoying :)
>
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> Afterwords
> ...and that is it! We hope you've enjoyed this issue of
Connections! We
> welcome any comments, ideas, suggestions or news items that might
be of
> interest to our readers! You may send your comments directly to
LDRS HMSC
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> Have you ever wondered about heaven and what the "entrance
requirements" are?
> There are many theories but you can find out for yourself what the
Bible
> says. These are just a few passages that explain God's plan:
> Acts 2:36-40 Romans 10:14-17 Matt 10:32-33
> Romans 10:9-10 Acts 8:34-38 Acts 2:38
> Matt 28:19-20 Mark 16:16 Acts 22:16
> 1 Peter 3:21
> How do you do that? These passages are good examples of how:
> Acts 2:36-38; Romans 6:1-5; Ephesians 2:19; Acts 2:46-47
> Then: Eph 2:4-5; 2 Cor 5:14-17 & Romans 8:12-14; Eph 4:16
> On that last day you can claim your reward: Romans 8:18
>
> For more information or a free Bible Study call 618-667-6708
> Romans 16:16
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