Brownsville Homeschool Association: July 2009

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Home School Field Trip--September 15, 2009

Our first field trip of the year!

We will have a sign up sheet at the meeting for school sign ups (see previous post!) If you can't (or didn't) make the meeting, please e-mail Shawnna if you wish to go.

OREGON GARDENS Home School Day
Tuesday September 15th, 2009 - 10am - 2pm
Admission
$8 Adults
$6 Students (8-18)
Children 7 and under Free
Admission includes tram ride

Description
The Oregon Garden would like to invite all home schoolers ages 5-12 to visit the Garden in full bloom. Learn more about your natural world as you investigate a wetland habitat and visit the Rediscovery forest. See our new tropical house and discover unique plant adaptations. We will have hands-on learning stations set up throughout the Garden that you may visit at your own pace. Pre-registration is not required! Check in at the Visitors Center located at the upper parking lot entrance to pay admission and receive packet of station information and resources. Activities are geared toward ages 5-12, younger siblings or older students are welcome. Picnic area will be available. Bring your own lunch or visit our café.

Back To School Meeting

Hi!!

We are scheduling our back to school meeting at Brownsville Park in Brownsville.

Bring your brown bag lunch and a drink, and join us to get your kids signed up for class. We will let the kids have fun hanging out with their friends (and meet new friends)and play on the playground while we meet. We will discuss schedules for this fall, curriculum and take your suggestions for future things that will be taught.

Where: Pioneer Park--Brownsville From Hwy 228: Turn onto Main Street, cross the bridge, and turn left at City Hall. We will meet at the back of the park near the new play structure.

When: August 10th, 11:30Am

What to Bring--Lunch for you & your kids, something to drink and if you wish to stay to swim in the river after the meeting....your bathing suit & towel!

Questions? Call Shawnna at 367-5178

Year End Pictures

Our last day of school was spent having some FUN!

We enjoyed some fun activities in our own class groups, and then headed outside for some field games. We had a great time with three legged races, sack races, and a relay race with eggs. The kids did a great job of working together. One thing about our group....young or older kids, they all work together great.

Afterward we had a great lunch bbq style, with help from some great Moms (and a Dad!) Thanks so much! Check out the blog listing below for the details of the last day. The pics are all here!

Enjoy the pictures!

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

Brownsville Homeschool Association

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Home School Field Trip--September 15, 2009

Back To School Meeting

Year End Pictures

Supply List for Home School Classes

Home School Calendar for Scheduled Days Off 2010/2011