Registration Forms are ONLINE!!

If you need registration forms for the first day of class--they are here & can be printed!!

Go to the sidebar, and follow it down to "registration forms". Choose the ones you need, save them to your computer and print them from home!

Back to School Meeting Update

We had a good turn out yesterday (August 10th), and lots of new faces! Welcome! It was great to meet each of you. We hope to become more aquainted when school starts! As for those familiar faces...we missed you over the summer. It was great to see you too!

If you missed the meeting, and are planning on sending your children to homeschool group, please contact me by e-mail, so that I can get you on the class list. We want to be prepared for supplies for science, sign and for class size. We want to ensure your child a spot, as we will only take 25 per class....the High School we will cut off between 15-18 due to classroom size.

We covered a lot of information--I will try to get it all down.

Registration forms were passed out. If you filled them out, and returned them before leaving--you are all set except the emergency card (one per student) that you will need to fill out on the morning of the 14th. If you took them, and have them in your possession...please bring them back filled out. If you didn't get them, or didn't make the meeting--e-mail me, and I will send the forms to you via e-mail. District transfer forms are required by the 3rd week of classes for those coming in from other districts.

First Day of Class- Monday, September 14th, 2009

Home School Calendar for 2009/2010

School begins September 14th, 2009

Christmas Break December 21st & December 28th, 2009

Martin Luther King Day, January 18th, 2010

Presidents Day, February 15th, 2010

Spring Break, March 22nd, 2010

Last day of Classes May 17th, 2010

PICTURES—
Scheduled for October 26th @ 9:00AM
Picture packets will come home around the 1st week of October

FIELD TRIP—OREGON GARDENS Home School Day
Tuesday September 15th, 2009 - 10am - 2pm
Admission
$8 Adults Children 7 and under Free
$6 Students (8-18) Admission includes tram ride
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.
For more information contact Cindy Quam at 503-584-7256.

We will meet at Oregon Gardens. If you are interested in Carpool info-call 367-5178.

Helpful Sites
www.bookfinder4u Great prices on new & used books—they find the cheapest place for you!
www.bvillehomeschool.blogspot.com Our own web address—we have lots of helpful links, and try to keep info current.

SUPPLIES FOR CLASS (PER STUDENT)

K-3rd
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

Three Ring Binder with dividers for different subjects

Spiral notebook for sign language
Pencils (at least 6-8)
Lined Paper

Dictionary
Colored Pencils (crayons are fine too)

8th-12th

Three Ring Binder with dividers for different subjects
Spiral notebook for sign language

Pencils (at least 6-8)

Lined Paper
Dictionary

Colored Pencils (crayons are fine too)

TESTING:

Benchmark testing through the district is required to be in our program. We are provided the tests, and we take them on Monday's to comply with the Districts requirements. This does not take the place of your required home school testing requirements through ESD. We do this simply because we are in the District's headcount, and our student numbers not testing affects the money they receive from the state.

LUNCHES: Brown bag lunch is needed each week. Non perishable please, or ice pack provided, as we have no refrigeration. Please also send a drink. We do not have a microwave that is ours, so please do not send items that need heated with your child. Thanks!

DONATION: We are asking a $10.00 donation from each family for the year to help defray costs for class supplies that the teachers provide.

ITEMS NEEDED FOR CLASSROOMS:

Paper or plastic cups (5 oz work great--kitchen size dixie cups)

Snacks & Juice for K-3rd class

Ream of colored paper for newsletters

Plastic spoons & forks

LUNCHROOM HELP-We are asking parents to help out with lunchtime. It's very difficult for teachers to get lunch eaten and watch the kids during lunch & recess time. A parent available from 11:30 to 12:30 to help watch kids, and clean up after would be great! There are many that have signed up. The sign up sheet will be in the hallway on the bulletin board by the K-3 class.

ONLINE CLASSES-

The district has also asked about interest regarding online classes for our students. If you are interested in Language Arts, History & Social Sciences, Math, or Science, please get with Shawnna and we will get more information from the district. These classes are geared for Middle & High School students. These are free classes to us.

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, 11:30AmWhat 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!

Barnes & Nobel Summer Reading Program Info and other Helpful Tips

We've received lots of useful information from Barnes & Nobel. This info is from the Eugene Store, but is available at all Barnes & Noble. Be sure to get your educator discount card. You only need you EDS paperwork showing your child is homeschooled to get this discount. If anyone has any questions they can contact Andrea at the Eugene store by phone 541.687.0356 or by email at crm2978@bn.com. I hope to see some of you in the store soon to pick up those Summer Reading Logs!

Educator Discount Card
To educators of grades PreK-12, Barnes & Noble offers 20% off the publisher's listprice on titles for classroom use. You can apply for an Educator Discount Card at any Barnes & Noble store- simply present your valid school ID, state registration, or pay stub. A valid driver's license or state ID must be presented each time you use your card.

Educator Appreciation Events
To honor our PreK-12 educators, Barnes & Noble offers a 25% discount on classroom and personal book/gift purchases and 10% off music and DVDs during several Educator Appreciation Weeks throughout the year. We also host Educator Receptions, inviting local educators and school librarians to hear presentations on new book titles and to receive free classroom resources through raffles and giveaways.

Extensive Education Selections for Parents & Teachers
Our stores are great resources that offer an abundance of curriculum-based materials, as well as books about the process of schooling and the nature of education. We also feature reproducible books ideal for use in the classroom and workbooks to aid parents with skills practice at home.

Summer Reading Program
Students in grades 1 through 6 can earn a free book in the Barnes & Noble Summer Reading Program by reading eight books and completing a Summer Reading Log. When students return the completed reading log, they can pick a free book from a list of popular titles. This program begins May 26 and goes through Sept 7, 2009. Stop by the store to pick up your Summer Reading Log today!

In-Store Tours
Kids love to visit Barnes & Noble for a personalized store tour. Options can include a personalized storytime, scavenger hunt or "Red Dot" music appreciation lesson!

Summer Break

We finished classes on Monday with a wrap up/field day. It was great fun, and I'm hoping that someone will e-mail some pictures, as I neglected to get my camera out there! Check back, just in case someone takes pity, and e-mails some pictures this way!

The weather was beautiful, the luncheon very well organized by some great volunteer parents ( I usually say ladies, but this year we had a Dad help out--yahoo!) Thanks ladies & Brent for the great job in the kitchen.

Great news...Fetal Pigs for next year's science class have been ordered, and will be shipped to us in mid September, so when we are done with the systems of the body in late September/early October, they will be ready to go. Hoping that some parents might consider helping out with this big venture!

We will have a meeting in August for September classes, which are estimated to resume Monday, September 14th. Watch your e-mail and this website for details. Please remember, if your address, phone or e-mail info changes, please drop us a line, so we can keep you informed.If you have not filled out your end of year survey, letting us know if you are returning or not, please e-mail your answers to us soon!

Boxtops have been submitted, we gathered 400 to send in! We have 32 in our can for the next round! Great job. Keep saving those boxtops through the summer. Those sure add up to help us with science supplies, sign language books and PE supplies.

Have a FUN & SAFE Summer! Thanks for a great year!