Brownsville Homeschool Association: November 2008

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Science Homework in 4th-8th Class

There are some difficult questions on our science homework! The answers are contained in the handouts, but some of the words didnt' seem to fit well.

Here are the answers to some of the tricky ones:

6. Recharge
9. Sublimination
10. Hydrologic

Good luck! Happy Thanksgiving

Monday, November 10, 2008

Thanksgiving Luncheon

Our Annual Thanksgiving Luncheon will be November 24th at 11:15!

Be sure to bring your item to class by 9AM on the 24th, so we can enjoy a full meal of turkey, potatoes, and the fixin's!

Questions? Please call Shawnna or Dana M!

Christmas Vacation Schedule

Christmas Vacation--

Last day of class for this year will be December 15th. We will celebrate with a Christmas Luncheon, and dismiss are regular time.

Classes will resume January 5th, 2009.

Supply List for Home School Classes

Supplies for Home School Classes--Each Student should have:

K-3rd Grade Supplies

Pencil box or similar filled with:

Crayons or colored pencils (no markers please)

Pencils (6-8)

3-4 Glue Sticks

Scissors

Please mark box, and all items inside,

in case they get misplaced.

4th-7th Grade Supplies Three Ring Binder with dividers for different subjects

Spiral Notebook

Pencils (at least 6-8)

Dictionary

Colored Pencils (crayons are fine too)

8th-12th Grade Supplies

Three Ring Binder with dividers for different subjects

Pencils and/or pens

Colored Pencils

Spiral Notebook

Dictionary

**All students need tennis shoes, gym shoes or the like for PE. These can be worn each week, brought extra to change into or kept in class. For safety reasons, flip flops, slip-on’s, boots or sandals should not be worn to PE.

Enrichment Classes

Brownsville Homeschool Association offers Enrichment classes on Monday's at the Central Linn District Office in a classroom setting. We have three classes; K-3rd Grade, 4th-7th Grade and 8th-12th Grade. We begin at 8:45AM and finish at 1PM.

We offer:
Science (All grades)
History (All grades)
Sign Language (All grades)
Physical Eduction (All grades)
Creative Writing (4th-12th grades)

Please check below for an explanation of each class

Enrichment Class Explanation

Science--Science is broken into three groups K-3rd Grade, 4th-7th Grade and 8th-12th Grade--all of which study the same subject, just on different learning levels. There are hands on experiments and a great opportunity for kids to do what you don't do in your home school program! We are planning to continue the microscope unit and move into Marine Biology. Science for K-3rd & 4th -7th is taught by Felicia Molahan and 8th-12th is taught by Dana Morehead.

History--History is broken into three groups K-3rd Grade and 4th-7th Grade and 8th-12th Grade. All classes study the same subject, just on different learning levels. We use many resources for history, including books, videos, visuals, speakers, and stories. We will continue with Native American History and then work in the early 1900's. History for K-3rd & 4th -7th is taught by Felicia Molohan and 8th-12th is taught by Shawn Garrett.
Sign Language--We are fortunate to have Dana Morehead who is very fluent in Sign Language to teach our kids. She has done a lot of interpreting, and what a great way for your kids to get a 2nd language.

PE--Physical Education is offered for all age groups, and split into three groups, K-3rd, 4th-7th and 8th-12th. A great way for your home schooled student to join in group activities

PE is taught by Shawn Garrett and Dana Morehead

Creative Writing-Creative Writing is broken into two groups. The High School Class and the advanced Middle School class are both taught by Shawn Garrett. Jennifer Ewing teaches more of the fundamentals to the new writers in 4-7th grade. Attention is given to creative writing, techniques and reports.

Meet Our Teachers

Dana Morehead--Dana has been with the program for 8 years...and teaching for 7. She is fluent in sign language which makes her a great asset to our program and to the kids. She will be teaching High School Science, and K-3 PE.

Shawn Garrett--Shawn has been with the program since January of 2009. He is a great asset to our High School Class and teaches History, Creative Writing, and teaches PE to 4th-12th grades.

Jennifer Ewing--Jennifer joined us October 2009, and brings Language Arts as her specialty. She is working with the 4-7th grade Creative/Fundamentals Writing Class and also heads up many of our online programs and home school opportunities through the district. She's a great source of home school help!

Registration forms for Home School Group

--Registration Form (either Elementary K-6 or Jr High/High School 7-12)
--Household Verification
--Emergency Card (To be filled out the first day of class--available in the classroom)

A district transfer form is required at the end of the 2nd week you preview classes if you are not currently in the Central Linn School District. We do not turn in registration forms for two weeks...but do require them to be turned in when you preview classes. The district transfer form has to be renewed each year.

Forms will be given to you after the first class, providing you have decided to return. An emergency card is required the first day of class, regardless if you plan to stay in the program or not. We need to know allergies, emergency contacts, etc.

State Testing Requirements

Students in home schooling need to be tested by August 15th following the completion of 3rd, 5th, 8th and 10th Grades. Results are due to LBL ESD by September 30th of the indicated test year.

Our own Dana Giles is a state certified Home School Tester and although she has moved, she is still willing to test our kids in her home in Eugene, or if a group is ready to test, she can schedule a date & time in Brownsville!

She can be reached for you testing needs

Rates are as follows for basic testing:

Individuals $50.00

*Basic Testing includes tests required by ESD: Vocabulary, Comprehension, Language Mechanics, Language Expression, Math Computation, Math Concepts and Math Applications.

Additional testing categories of Spelling, Study Skills, Science & Social Studies can be added for a fee of $20.00. The ESD does not require test scores in these categories but some families find it helpful for monitoring their children's progress.

Any questions? Please contact Dana Giles at danddgiles@hotmail.com or call her at home at 541-343-3446