Yes you read correctly we are going all virtual for our monthly meetings, we might have the occasional one in person but this way will truly bring the homeschoolers in our community together from around the state. As long as you have access to a computer you can come! You can also wear your jammies and be able to step away for a moment if you need to. This will save on gas and not cut into our time which we all know is valuable! I do not want to take away from Title Wave and their great store but the past year attendance has been down at these meetings. I do not want to take away from Title Wave and their great store but the past year attendance has been down at these meetings and this has nothing to do with Title Wave and everything to do with needed a fresh change. Please continue to visit Title Wave for their great book resources and valuable classroom space. www.titlewavebooks.com This will just be a much more effective way to communicate as we can even have speakers that do not live in our state! I think 2008 is just going to be fantastic! Please email me if you have any questions.--Tabbi
SUBJECT: Grammar, Writing, Spelling, English-What do you use? What works? What does not?
To sign up and register go here:
http://www.wiziq.com/tutorsession/session.aspx?JuX%2bgH%2b2GbbC9Nky350r0NQf4d5957Y1AX506SHGbVOZIkRKvdTDqCaiLW%2f7eelyF6cziqkipPs%3d
When: Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Time: 6:30-8:30PM MST
Where: ALL ONLINE, to better accomodate those of you who do not live in Albuquerque and to truly have a New Mexico Homeschool Community.
Cost: FREE- just register and login. Space is limited so pre-register! Nothing is downloaded to your computer, this is all live. Although you can have a microphone and webcam you do not have to, you can listen and participate in the meeting by just using your keyboard.
Monday, January 28, 2008
USFW Seeking Student Presenters
Call for Presenters
The US Fish & Wildlife Service is seeking students
to participate in the upcoming
“Youth Forum for the Environment”
The Forum’s theme, “Young People can do Green Things” aims to showcase
the work of students who are taking action and getting involved with
wildlife
conservation and environmental issues. The event, to be held at the
Sevilleta
National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico, seeks to highlight environmental
research and restoration projects accomplished by today’s youth. Students
in grades 6 -12 are encouraged to apply. Eight student groups from the
southwestern states of New Mexico, Arizona, Texas and Oklahoma will be
chosen to travel to the Sevilleta NWR and present their work to their
peers.
In addition to the student presentations there will also be presentations
by
some of the Southwest’s most interesting wildlife conservationists.
Students
will also have a chance to get outside and participate in hands-on
workshops
and conservation projects on the Refuge.
Travel and accommodations will be provided for the chosen presenters for
the 3 day, 2 night conference to be held April 18th - 20th, 2008.
Interested students/teachers should submit a proposal to:
Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge
c/o Dennis Prichard
PO Box 1248
Socorro, New Mexico 87801
Proposals should include:
Project title and a project description of not more than 100 words
School name
Sponsoring teacher’s name
School address and teacher contact info including email and phone number
Names of up to 4 students that would attend the Forum
grades of attending students
Deadline for proposals is February 29th, 2008.
(See attached file: youth forum.pdf)(See attached file: youth forum.pdf)
The US Fish & Wildlife Service is seeking students
to participate in the upcoming
“Youth Forum for the Environment”
The Forum’s theme, “Young People can do Green Things” aims to showcase
the work of students who are taking action and getting involved with
wildlife
conservation and environmental issues. The event, to be held at the
Sevilleta
National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico, seeks to highlight environmental
research and restoration projects accomplished by today’s youth. Students
in grades 6 -12 are encouraged to apply. Eight student groups from the
southwestern states of New Mexico, Arizona, Texas and Oklahoma will be
chosen to travel to the Sevilleta NWR and present their work to their
peers.
In addition to the student presentations there will also be presentations
by
some of the Southwest’s most interesting wildlife conservationists.
Students
will also have a chance to get outside and participate in hands-on
workshops
and conservation projects on the Refuge.
Travel and accommodations will be provided for the chosen presenters for
the 3 day, 2 night conference to be held April 18th - 20th, 2008.
Interested students/teachers should submit a proposal to:
Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge
c/o Dennis Prichard
PO Box 1248
Socorro, New Mexico 87801
Proposals should include:
Project title and a project description of not more than 100 words
School name
Sponsoring teacher’s name
School address and teacher contact info including email and phone number
Names of up to 4 students that would attend the Forum
grades of attending students
Deadline for proposals is February 29th, 2008.
(See attached file: youth forum.pdf)(See attached file: youth forum.pdf)
New Mexico transportation grants to NM State Parks
Hello. If you have need for transportation funding or know teachers who
need transportation grants, please note that the NM State Parks Kids to
Parks grant program has extended its deadline to February 1, 2008.
Enclosed please find the application form. If you have questions feel free
to call me or Educator Rob Yaksich at 476-3394. Thanks!
<>
Christy Tafoya
Program Manager
Education and Resource Program
(505) 476-3384
New Mexico State Parks - Celebrating 75 years in 2008
Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail, including all attachments is for the
sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and
privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or
distribution is prohibited unless specifically provided under the New
Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act. If you are not the intended
recipient, please contact the sender and destroy all copies of this
message. -- This email has been scanned by the Sybari - Antigen Email
System.
(See attached file: K2P Application_2008.doc)
need transportation grants, please note that the NM State Parks Kids to
Parks grant program has extended its deadline to February 1, 2008.
Enclosed please find the application form. If you have questions feel free
to call me or Educator Rob Yaksich at 476-3394. Thanks!
<
Christy Tafoya
Program Manager
Education and Resource Program
(505) 476-3384
New Mexico State Parks - Celebrating 75 years in 2008
Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail, including all attachments is for the
sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and
privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or
distribution is prohibited unless specifically provided under the New
Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act. If you are not the intended
recipient, please contact the sender and destroy all copies of this
message. -- This email has been scanned by the Sybari - Antigen Email
System.
(See attached file: K2P Application_2008.doc)
Albuquerque: An Invitation to Oak Grove's Informational Meeting
Hello friends,
Below you’ll find an invite to our first Informational Meeting for Oak Grove Classical Academy. We will hold monthly meetings until school starts in the Fall of 08. Please feel free to forward to any who might be interested.
Also more information about OGCA is on our website at www.oakgroveclassical.com.
Many thanks!
Cara
a Classical Christian Academy at Desert Springs Church
http://www.oakgroveclassical.com/
Below you’ll find an invite to our first Informational Meeting for Oak Grove Classical Academy. We will hold monthly meetings until school starts in the Fall of 08. Please feel free to forward to any who might be interested.
Also more information about OGCA is on our website at www.oakgroveclassical.com.
Many thanks!
Cara
a Classical Christian Academy at Desert Springs Church
http://www.oakgroveclassical.com/
Albuquerque Cafe Scientifique updates
Our first meeting went great, and we had a few homeschool
teens attend, which was really refreshing. Thanks so much
for helping to get the word out!
Here are a few more dates for different events:
On January 30th (this Wednesday) we are having a follow-up
speaker come to the Museum. Her name is Lorrie Crowe, and
her talk is on "Living With HIV." It will be from 6 to
7:30 p.m. in the Education Annex (across the parking lot
from the Museum) and pizza and sodas will be served.
On Wednesday, February 13th, we will be hosting our second
speaker, Dr. Joyce Ann Guznik, whose topic is "Questions
About the Sun." It will be from 6-8 p.m. at the M Cafe in
the Museum of Natural History.
On Wednesday, February 20th, we will be having a follow-up
activity at the Museum planetarium at 6 p.m. The evenin
will probably go to 7:30. It is also the evening of a
lunar eclipse, which is exciting...
On Sunday, March 9th, all four Cafe Scientifique groups
(Los Alamos, Espanola/Pojoaque, Santa Fe and Albuquerque)
will be having a joint meeting at Sante Fe Community
College. The time will be from 2-5 p.m. In Sante Fe, we
will have a panel of scientists speaking about Global
Climate Change. This is a great opportunity for teens to
experience what a science conference is like.
As always, these events are free and open to all teens. We
will pay for food, and reimburse for carpooling and public
transportation. If there are any questions from anyone,
please feel free to hand out my email (jrichter@unm.edu)
or call me at 505-417-7928. Also, the Cafe website is
, and the dates are listed there too.
Thanks again,
Jen
Jennifer Richter
Cafe Scientifique
Albuquerque Coordinator
NM Museum of Natural History and Science
(505)417.7928
American Studies
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
(505)277.4944
teens attend, which was really refreshing. Thanks so much
for helping to get the word out!
Here are a few more dates for different events:
On January 30th (this Wednesday) we are having a follow-up
speaker come to the Museum. Her name is Lorrie Crowe, and
her talk is on "Living With HIV." It will be from 6 to
7:30 p.m. in the Education Annex (across the parking lot
from the Museum) and pizza and sodas will be served.
On Wednesday, February 13th, we will be hosting our second
speaker, Dr. Joyce Ann Guznik, whose topic is "Questions
About the Sun." It will be from 6-8 p.m. at the M Cafe in
the Museum of Natural History.
On Wednesday, February 20th, we will be having a follow-up
activity at the Museum planetarium at 6 p.m. The evenin
will probably go to 7:30. It is also the evening of a
lunar eclipse, which is exciting...
On Sunday, March 9th, all four Cafe Scientifique groups
(Los Alamos, Espanola/Pojoaque, Santa Fe and Albuquerque)
will be having a joint meeting at Sante Fe Community
College. The time will be from 2-5 p.m. In Sante Fe, we
will have a panel of scientists speaking about Global
Climate Change. This is a great opportunity for teens to
experience what a science conference is like.
As always, these events are free and open to all teens. We
will pay for food, and reimburse for carpooling and public
transportation. If there are any questions from anyone,
please feel free to hand out my email (jrichter@unm.edu)
or call me at 505-417-7928. Also, the Cafe website is
Thanks again,
Jen
Jennifer Richter
Cafe Scientifique
Albuquerque Coordinator
NM Museum of Natural History and Science
(505)417.7928
American Studies
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
(505)277.4944
Albuquerque: Fundamentals Gym first time member offer
Fundamentals Gymnastics would like to invite you to take part in a limited time, special offer.
1 MONTH OF GYMNASTICS FOR $40!
Spaces are limited and will fill very quickly, so call our office today at 889-4656 to reserve your spot!
***Offer valid for first time members only***
http://www.fundamentalsgym.com/
1 MONTH OF GYMNASTICS FOR $40!
Spaces are limited and will fill very quickly, so call our office today at 889-4656 to reserve your spot!
***Offer valid for first time members only***
http://www.fundamentalsgym.com/
ABQ/Santa Fe-Fractal Info
Hi everyone, and welcome to a whole bunch of new people on this list. There are lots of fun things happening in Fractal-Land, and the most exciting piece of news to share is:
We've chosen the winners of the Albuquerque Fractal Challenge! The panel of nine distinguished judges worked long and hard to choosing the most interesting and beautiful fractals, and they were extremely impressed by the quality of the entries. We received 69 entries, ranging from 5th grade through high school, and it was difficult indeed to narrow them down to the 8 winners and the 8 finalist runners-up.
Congratulations to all the students who learned how to use computers to make beautiful art out of math! You can see the winning fractals and the finalists, on our website at http://www.FractalFoundation.org/challenge.shtm
The 8 winners are:
Alejandra L. of Washington MS
Rachel W. of Onate Elementary
Josh L. of Albuquerque High
Diego E. of Washington MS
Franchesca T. of Washington MS
Victoria G. of Washington MS
Nikolai L. of Albuquerque Academy
Annamarie M. of Annunication Catholic School
The 8 finalists are:
Adam R. of Annunication Catholic School
Brenna C. of Albuquerque Academy
Tania V. of Washington MS
Ashley T. of Washington MS
Cody B. of Washington MS
Madison D. of Annunication Catholic School
Eric C. of Annunication Catholic School
Alan V. of Washington MS
We'll be reproducing a few of the winning fractal images on buildings in downtown Albuquerque, just as soon as we can arrange permission from the building owners. That's so exciting! We have enough money, from the Urban Enhancement Trust Fund, to print 1200 square feet of fractal - so far. And of course we're actively seeking sponsors to allow us to print more of the winning fractals, and to make the prints even larger. I'll let you know as soon as the images start appearing on buildings, so you can check them out in person at huge scale, but for now you can see the fractals on our website.
Next up: I'm giving a free public fractal talk in Santa Fe, entitled "Zooming to Infinity - A Fractal Adventure", as part of the Science Café series sponsored by the Santa Fe Alliance for Science. It's happening today - Monday night from 6-8 PM at the Georgia O'keeffe Museum educational annex at 123 Grant St. It's a free show, so get there a little early to make sure to get a seat. More info at http://www.sfafs.org/sciencecafes.asp
I'm also going to be appearing on the radio really soon, this morning on Mary Charlotte Domandi's Radio Café from 8:30 to 9 AM on 101.1 FM KSFR - you can hear it from anywhere streaming on the web at http://www.ksfr.org. Sorry for the short notice - I hope some of you can catch the interview, as I'll be talking about fractals and the exciting things we're doing with them..
Also speaking of Santa Fe, we'll be going up the State Legislature on February 5th for "Math and Science Day". We'll be displaying the winning images from the Fractal Challenge, and hopefully we'll have some of the winning students there meet the legislators and receive an award. Feel free to come by and show your support for Math and Science education. We'll be there all day, so come by and say hello!
And finally - I've been hard at work this month working to make the upcoming First Friday Fractals shows the best ones yet! So whether you've never seen the show before or if it's been a few months, please join us this coming Friday, February 1st at 6,7, and 8PM, at the Planetarium in the NM Museum of Natural History and Science in Albuquerque. And many thanks to those of you who filled out our Survey after seeing the show - it definitely helps us in our quest to make this the best fractal show possible. And if you haven't filled out the survey yet but have attended a First Friday Fractals show in the last year, we'd love it if you'd let us know what you thought. It should just take a few minutes, at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=RSDcPU_2b2iRaj_2fCy076Nn_2bQ_3d_3d
Thanks for all your interest and support, and I hope to see you around soon!
-Jonathan Wolfe, Ph.D.
Executive Director
http://www.FractalFoundation.org
Next First Friday Fractals show: February 1st
Fractals are SMART: Science, Math & Art!
*** "Fractal Foundation Friends" is an occasional mailing list that keeps interested people informed of what the Fractal Foundation is up to - inspiring people about the beauty of science, math and art. As always, please email info@fractalfoundation.org with the the subject "unsubscribe" if you do not wish to receive these emails.***
We've chosen the winners of the Albuquerque Fractal Challenge! The panel of nine distinguished judges worked long and hard to choosing the most interesting and beautiful fractals, and they were extremely impressed by the quality of the entries. We received 69 entries, ranging from 5th grade through high school, and it was difficult indeed to narrow them down to the 8 winners and the 8 finalist runners-up.
Congratulations to all the students who learned how to use computers to make beautiful art out of math! You can see the winning fractals and the finalists, on our website at http://www.FractalFoundation.org/challenge.shtm
The 8 winners are:
Alejandra L. of Washington MS
Rachel W. of Onate Elementary
Josh L. of Albuquerque High
Diego E. of Washington MS
Franchesca T. of Washington MS
Victoria G. of Washington MS
Nikolai L. of Albuquerque Academy
Annamarie M. of Annunication Catholic School
The 8 finalists are:
Adam R. of Annunication Catholic School
Brenna C. of Albuquerque Academy
Tania V. of Washington MS
Ashley T. of Washington MS
Cody B. of Washington MS
Madison D. of Annunication Catholic School
Eric C. of Annunication Catholic School
Alan V. of Washington MS
We'll be reproducing a few of the winning fractal images on buildings in downtown Albuquerque, just as soon as we can arrange permission from the building owners. That's so exciting! We have enough money, from the Urban Enhancement Trust Fund, to print 1200 square feet of fractal - so far. And of course we're actively seeking sponsors to allow us to print more of the winning fractals, and to make the prints even larger. I'll let you know as soon as the images start appearing on buildings, so you can check them out in person at huge scale, but for now you can see the fractals on our website.
Next up: I'm giving a free public fractal talk in Santa Fe, entitled "Zooming to Infinity - A Fractal Adventure", as part of the Science Café series sponsored by the Santa Fe Alliance for Science. It's happening today - Monday night from 6-8 PM at the Georgia O'keeffe Museum educational annex at 123 Grant St. It's a free show, so get there a little early to make sure to get a seat. More info at http://www.sfafs.org/sciencecafes.asp
I'm also going to be appearing on the radio really soon, this morning on Mary Charlotte Domandi's Radio Café from 8:30 to 9 AM on 101.1 FM KSFR - you can hear it from anywhere streaming on the web at http://www.ksfr.org. Sorry for the short notice - I hope some of you can catch the interview, as I'll be talking about fractals and the exciting things we're doing with them..
Also speaking of Santa Fe, we'll be going up the State Legislature on February 5th for "Math and Science Day". We'll be displaying the winning images from the Fractal Challenge, and hopefully we'll have some of the winning students there meet the legislators and receive an award. Feel free to come by and show your support for Math and Science education. We'll be there all day, so come by and say hello!
And finally - I've been hard at work this month working to make the upcoming First Friday Fractals shows the best ones yet! So whether you've never seen the show before or if it's been a few months, please join us this coming Friday, February 1st at 6,7, and 8PM, at the Planetarium in the NM Museum of Natural History and Science in Albuquerque. And many thanks to those of you who filled out our Survey after seeing the show - it definitely helps us in our quest to make this the best fractal show possible. And if you haven't filled out the survey yet but have attended a First Friday Fractals show in the last year, we'd love it if you'd let us know what you thought. It should just take a few minutes, at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=RSDcPU_2b2iRaj_2fCy076Nn_2bQ_3d_3d
Thanks for all your interest and support, and I hope to see you around soon!
-Jonathan Wolfe, Ph.D.
Executive Director
http://www.FractalFoundation.org
Next First Friday Fractals show: February 1st
Fractals are SMART: Science, Math & Art!
*** "Fractal Foundation Friends" is an occasional mailing list that keeps interested people informed of what the Fractal Foundation is up to - inspiring people about the beauty of science, math and art. As always, please email info@fractalfoundation.org with the the subject "unsubscribe" if you do not wish to receive these emails.***
Backyard Astronomers: Asteroid Flyby
Space Weather News for Jan. 28, 2008
http://spaceweather.com
ASTEROID FLYBY: Asteroid 2007 TU24 is flying past Earth this week at a distance of only 334,000 miles (1.4 lunar distances). NASA radars tracking the asteroid confirm that there is no danger of a collision, but it will be close enough for amateur astronomers to photograph through mid-sized backyard telescopes. At closest approach on Jan. 29th, the asteroid will glide through the constellations Andromeda and Cassiopeia glowing like a 10th magnitude star. Visit http://spaceweather.com for celestial coordinates and a low-resolution radar image of the approaching rock.
HALO BONUS: A photographer in Finland has captured the long-sought "Kern arc", a rare sun halo created by triangular ice crystals. Experts are calling it the "halo photo of the decade" and it is featured on today's edition of http://spaceweather.com.
http://spaceweather.com
ASTEROID FLYBY: Asteroid 2007 TU24 is flying past Earth this week at a distance of only 334,000 miles (1.4 lunar distances). NASA radars tracking the asteroid confirm that there is no danger of a collision, but it will be close enough for amateur astronomers to photograph through mid-sized backyard telescopes. At closest approach on Jan. 29th, the asteroid will glide through the constellations Andromeda and Cassiopeia glowing like a 10th magnitude star. Visit http://spaceweather.com for celestial coordinates and a low-resolution radar image of the approaching rock.
HALO BONUS: A photographer in Finland has captured the long-sought "Kern arc", a rare sun halo created by triangular ice crystals. Experts are calling it the "halo photo of the decade" and it is featured on today's edition of http://spaceweather.com.
Rio Rancho:Chemistry for homeschooloers
There is still some room in the Chemistry Class for Level II which is roughly 7-9th grades. These are great classes and I highly recommend them to anyone who asks. Sure you can do Chemistry on your own but why should you if your kids can get together in this highly engaging science class and do experiments every week!
http://www.ibd-kids.com/default.htm
http://www.ibd-kids.com/default.htm
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
HSers Vote in Mock Election Poll at Homeschoolestore.com
HOMESCHOOLERS INVITED TO VOTE IN THIR VERY OWN MOCK PRIMARY ELECTION. THE POLLS ARE OPEN NOW!
For the first time ever, Homeschoolers are invited to make their voices heard and take part in HomeschoolEstore's Non-Partisan Mock Primary Presidential Election! Homeschoolers ages 7-17, who are United States residents, will learn about the election process and the 2008 presidential candidates when they cast their vote, anytime between now and February 4th. Results of the election and exit polling results will be available, real-time. Final results will be posted on Monday, February 4th, the day before Super Tuesday. You must have a free HomeschoolEstore account in order to participate. Click here to make your voice heard!
http://www.homeschoolestore.com/catalog/hses_mock_primary.php
Don't miss this opportunity to choose from great discounts on political and patriotic curriculum now at HomeschoolEstore. Discounts up to 50% off, now through February 4th.
http://www.homeschoolestore.com/catalog/election_sale.php
Homeschoolestore is the only retailer of homeschool notebooking pages, unit studies, work books, testing material, mp3 audio and more, all in immediately downloadable, digital format, and all up to 30% below retail prices! Thousands of great titles to choose from, all from the most popular publishers. Plus, a new FREE title, every week!
http://www.homeschoolestore.com
For the first time ever, Homeschoolers are invited to make their voices heard and take part in HomeschoolEstore's Non-Partisan Mock Primary Presidential Election! Homeschoolers ages 7-17, who are United States residents, will learn about the election process and the 2008 presidential candidates when they cast their vote, anytime between now and February 4th. Results of the election and exit polling results will be available, real-time. Final results will be posted on Monday, February 4th, the day before Super Tuesday. You must have a free HomeschoolEstore account in order to participate. Click here to make your voice heard!
http://www.homeschoolestore.com/catalog/hses_mock_primary.php
Don't miss this opportunity to choose from great discounts on political and patriotic curriculum now at HomeschoolEstore. Discounts up to 50% off, now through February 4th.
http://www.homeschoolestore.com/catalog/election_sale.php
Homeschoolestore is the only retailer of homeschool notebooking pages, unit studies, work books, testing material, mp3 audio and more, all in immediately downloadable, digital format, and all up to 30% below retail prices! Thousands of great titles to choose from, all from the most popular publishers. Plus, a new FREE title, every week!
http://www.homeschoolestore.com
Albuquerque: Annual Youth Conference on the Environment-High School Students & Environment Clubs
Please contact the orginator of the email for more information and to receive the attachments.--Tabbi
Dear Teachers,
Happy New Year! I'm writing to remind you about the Annual Youth Conference on the Environment co-sponsored by Sandia National Laboratories, the National Hispanic Cultural Center, the Environmental Education Association of New Mexico and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. This year's conference will be held on Wednesday, April 9th, 2008 at the National Hispanic Cultural Center and the theme will be "The Bosque."
The conference is a one-day event for high school science students and environmental clubs that are interested in learning about environmental issues in New Mexico. Please fax or e-mail me the attached registration form if you would like your class to participate. Please contact me as soon as possible if you are interested. Space is limited! Please disregard this message if you have already registered.
Thank you,
Katrina Wagner, Outreach Coordinator
Sandia National Laboratories
844-1810
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Dear Teachers,
Happy New Year! I'm writing to remind you about the Annual Youth Conference on the Environment co-sponsored by Sandia National Laboratories, the National Hispanic Cultural Center, the Environmental Education Association of New Mexico and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. This year's conference will be held on Wednesday, April 9th, 2008 at the National Hispanic Cultural Center and the theme will be "The Bosque."
The conference is a one-day event for high school science students and environmental clubs that are interested in learning about environmental issues in New Mexico. Please fax or e-mail me the attached registration form if you would like your class to participate. Please contact me as soon as possible if you are interested. Space is limited! Please disregard this message if you have already registered.
Thank you,
Katrina Wagner, Outreach Coordinator
Sandia National Laboratories
844-1810
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Albuquerque: Homeschool Game Day
Homeschool Game Day/ Bring your games
Date: Friday January 25, 2008
Time: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Location: Taylor Ranch Community Center
Street: 4900 Kachina St. NW (Kachina & Montano)
City/State/Zip: Albuquerque, NM 87120
Phone: (505)768-6006
Bring your favorite board game or join in on ours! Meet some new friends and hang out, all ages welcome, let's have some fun. 1-3:00 PM
For more information contact Tina at lovemymorninglatte@yahoo.com
Date: Friday January 25, 2008
Time: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Location: Taylor Ranch Community Center
Street: 4900 Kachina St. NW (Kachina & Montano)
City/State/Zip: Albuquerque, NM 87120
Phone: (505)768-6006
Bring your favorite board game or join in on ours! Meet some new friends and hang out, all ages welcome, let's have some fun. 1-3:00 PM
For more information contact Tina at lovemymorninglatte@yahoo.com
One-Day Only Sale for Alpha Omega Pub Electives from the Homeschool Buyers Co-op
One-Day Only Sale
SAVE 20% PLUS FREE SHIPPING!
Offer Expires 01-23-2008 at 11:59 pm Eastern
Just a reminder that tomorrow, Wednesday, January 23, 2008, is the Co-op's One-Day Only Sale on Alpha Omega Publications® Electives! Choose from 28 selected AOP Electives and enjoy a 20% savings! PLUS... we are offering members FREE shipping with a minimum purchase of $100 or more!
This One-day Sale Event is tomorrow only! Once this sale is over... it's over!
This offer is available for a limited time only, so tell your friends and homeschool groups!
To take advantage of this special offer, you must place your order on 01-23-2008 by 11:59 pm Eastern.
Regards,
Homeschool Buyers Co-op
SAVE 20% PLUS FREE SHIPPING!
Offer Expires 01-23-2008 at 11:59 pm Eastern
Just a reminder that tomorrow, Wednesday, January 23, 2008, is the Co-op's One-Day Only Sale on Alpha Omega Publications® Electives! Choose from 28 selected AOP Electives and enjoy a 20% savings! PLUS... we are offering members FREE shipping with a minimum purchase of $100 or more!
This One-day Sale Event is tomorrow only! Once this sale is over... it's over!
This offer is available for a limited time only, so tell your friends and homeschool groups!
To take advantage of this special offer, you must place your order on 01-23-2008 by 11:59 pm Eastern.
Regards,
Homeschool Buyers Co-op
Albuquerque: Project WET workshops for teacher K-5
The attached flyers did not come through to me so please contact the orginator of the email below if you want more information!--Tabitha
Professional Development Opportunity – Substitute Stipends Available!
Please see attached flyers.
Two Project WET Workshops in February:
Project WET Workshop for Teachers of Grades K-5
Feb. 12, 8:30 – 3:00
Rio Grande Nature Center
Project WET Workshop for Teachers of Grades 6-12
Feb. 19, 9:00 – 3:00
Rio Grande Nature Center
To register or for more information, contact:
Barbara Garrity, Statewide Coordinator
Environmental Education Association of New Mexico
(505) 715-7021
www.eeanm.org
(See attached file: Project WET workshop flyer 6-12.pdf)(See attached
file: Albuquerque Project Wet flyer k-5.pdf)
Professional Development Opportunity – Substitute Stipends Available!
Please see attached flyers.
Two Project WET Workshops in February:
Project WET Workshop for Teachers of Grades K-5
Feb. 12, 8:30 – 3:00
Rio Grande Nature Center
Project WET Workshop for Teachers of Grades 6-12
Feb. 19, 9:00 – 3:00
Rio Grande Nature Center
To register or for more information, contact:
Barbara Garrity, Statewide Coordinator
Environmental Education Association of New Mexico
(505) 715-7021
www.eeanm.org
(See attached file: Project WET workshop flyer 6-12.pdf)(See attached
file: Albuquerque Project Wet flyer k-5.pdf)
Hey, Mozart! NM Composer Project. Children 12 and under!
Subject: Hey, Mozart! NM Composer Project enters third year
Hey, Mozart! New Mexico 's Child Composer Project has entered its third year and we are looking for new compositions. Attached is a description of the project and application forms in both English and Spanish. We hope you will want to share your music with us again and pass this information on to your friends Complete information and forms are on our website www.heymozartnm.org. The deadline for submitting melodies is Februrary 29, 2008.
The 2007 project produced 16 interesting compositions by young composers and an additional 11 children who received honorable mention. The concert on Sept. 7, 2007 was soldout and the young composers and their accompanists were thrilled to share the stage with the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra at the beautiful National Hispanic Cultural Center 's Journal Theatre.
This is not a one-shot deal, however. Six students performed again in school concerts later in September, others have performed at Music in Corrales and for various other organizations. On January 22, four of the composers will perform at the Round House in Santa Fe to calm the harried legislators. In April 2008, the Las Cruces composers will be featured in school and a regular concert with the outstanding Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra. The big concert with the NMSO for 2008 will take place at the National Hispanic Cultural Center 's beautiful Journal Theatre on Friday, September 12, 2008 .
If you have already passed the Hey, Mozart! age limit, consider the Santa Fe New Music Composition for composers 18 and under. Their website is http://education.sfnm.org/composer.html.
Brookes McIntyre
President, Hey, Mozart! New Mexico - the Child Composer Project
P.O. Box 82743
Albuquerque , NM 87198
(505) 250-2341 Fax: (505) 265-8932
email: thresholdmgmt@yahoo.com
website: heymozartnm.org
Hey, Mozart! New Mexico 's Child Composer Project has entered its third year and we are looking for new compositions. Attached is a description of the project and application forms in both English and Spanish. We hope you will want to share your music with us again and pass this information on to your friends Complete information and forms are on our website www.heymozartnm.org. The deadline for submitting melodies is Februrary 29, 2008.
The 2007 project produced 16 interesting compositions by young composers and an additional 11 children who received honorable mention. The concert on Sept. 7, 2007 was soldout and the young composers and their accompanists were thrilled to share the stage with the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra at the beautiful National Hispanic Cultural Center 's Journal Theatre.
This is not a one-shot deal, however. Six students performed again in school concerts later in September, others have performed at Music in Corrales and for various other organizations. On January 22, four of the composers will perform at the Round House in Santa Fe to calm the harried legislators. In April 2008, the Las Cruces composers will be featured in school and a regular concert with the outstanding Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra. The big concert with the NMSO for 2008 will take place at the National Hispanic Cultural Center 's beautiful Journal Theatre on Friday, September 12, 2008 .
If you have already passed the Hey, Mozart! age limit, consider the Santa Fe New Music Composition for composers 18 and under. Their website is http://education.sfnm.org/composer.html.
Brookes McIntyre
President, Hey, Mozart! New Mexico - the Child Composer Project
P.O. Box 82743
Albuquerque , NM 87198
(505) 250-2341 Fax: (505) 265-8932
email: thresholdmgmt@yahoo.com
website: heymozartnm.org
NM Homeschool Day at the Capitol-Organized by CAPE
The New Mexico Homeschool day at the capital is an excellent opportunity for your family to take part in an exciting event. Info and contact info are below. We have been before and it is a great experience for both student and parent. Cheryl and the ERC Team
CONTACT : Louis and Cindy King email cacapitol@cape-nm.org or Phone: 505-847-2322
WHO: Home school families from around the state. Legislators need to know home school constituents (Voters are their friends!), not just the CAPE board.
WHAT: For the cause - visit your legislator. We'll show you how!
For the kids - tour the Roundhouse, learn about New Mexico history and government.
For future generations - take a prayer walk and ask God to intervene in the affairs of men.
WHEN: Thursday February 7, 2008 will mark the TWELFTH consecutive year. Start time is at 9:00 AM. Please remember to leave plenty of time for parking! The first full week in February marks Home Education Week, and also New Mexico TEENPACT.
WHERE TO STAY: Special pricing has been made available for those attending CAPE at the Capitol.
Garrett's Desert Inn
311 Old Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe, NM 87501
(505) 982-1851
$59 plus tax (2 queen bed rooms)
*Directly Across for the Land Office
**Free parking to CAPE lodging guests only
***Mention CAPE
CONTACT : Louis and Cindy King email cacapitol@cape-nm.org or Phone: 505-847-2322
WHO: Home school families from around the state. Legislators need to know home school constituents (Voters are their friends!), not just the CAPE board.
WHAT: For the cause - visit your legislator. We'll show you how!
For the kids - tour the Roundhouse, learn about New Mexico history and government.
For future generations - take a prayer walk and ask God to intervene in the affairs of men.
WHEN: Thursday February 7, 2008 will mark the TWELFTH consecutive year. Start time is at 9:00 AM. Please remember to leave plenty of time for parking! The first full week in February marks Home Education Week, and also New Mexico TEENPACT.
WHERE TO STAY: Special pricing has been made available for those attending CAPE at the Capitol.
Garrett's Desert Inn
311 Old Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe, NM 87501
(505) 982-1851
$59 plus tax (2 queen bed rooms)
*Directly Across for the Land Office
**Free parking to CAPE lodging guests only
***Mention CAPE
Albuquerque: First Cafe Scientifique Speaker--Calling all High Schoolers!
Hello all!
We are having our first Cafe Scientifique speaker this
Wednesday, January 23rd at 6pm. It will be at the M Cafe
in the NM Museum of Natural History and Science, and it
should go until 8 p.m. The speaker is Dr. Ruy Ribeiro,
and his talk is entitled "The Race for the HIV Vaccine."
Please feel free to spread the word and remind your
students about the event! As always, food and conversation
are free, and we will also compensate kids for carpooling
and taking public transportation.
We will also be having a follow-up speaker, Ms. Lorrie
Crowe of Espanola, who will be giving and intereactive
talk about living with HIV. That will be on the following
Wednesday, January 30th, at 6 p.m. in the Education Annex
outside of the Museum. Pizza and sodas will be served.
Thanks for taking a moment to read this and pass the word
on...If you have any questions or want further
information, please feel free to contact me at
505-417-7928 or email me at. We also
have website at.
Take care,
Jen
Jennifer Richter
Cafe Scientifique
Albuquerque Coordinator
NM Museum of Natural History and Science
(505)417.7928
American Studies
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
(505)277.4944
We are having our first Cafe Scientifique speaker this
Wednesday, January 23rd at 6pm. It will be at the M Cafe
in the NM Museum of Natural History and Science, and it
should go until 8 p.m. The speaker is Dr. Ruy Ribeiro,
and his talk is entitled "The Race for the HIV Vaccine."
Please feel free to spread the word and remind your
students about the event! As always, food and conversation
are free, and we will also compensate kids for carpooling
and taking public transportation.
We will also be having a follow-up speaker, Ms. Lorrie
Crowe of Espanola, who will be giving and intereactive
talk about living with HIV. That will be on the following
Wednesday, January 30th, at 6 p.m. in the Education Annex
outside of the Museum. Pizza and sodas will be served.
Thanks for taking a moment to read this and pass the word
on...If you have any questions or want further
information, please feel free to contact me at
505-417-7928 or email me at
have website at
Take care,
Jen
Jennifer Richter
Cafe Scientifique
Albuquerque Coordinator
NM Museum of Natural History and Science
(505)417.7928
American Studies
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
(505)277.4944
Albuquerque: Theatre Classes @ the Albuquerque Little Theater
Hi Tabitha,
Still room available in these classes at THE ALBUQUERQUE LITTLE THEATRE:
CREATIVE DRAMA FOR HOMESCHOOLERS
AGES 6-11
Mondays: 1-2pm
January 28 - March 17, 2008
$80.00 8-week session
Instructor: Kathryn K Morales
A fun way to supplement your home schooling program. We will play theater
games, learn basic acting skills and bring favorite stories to life. Class
will include a showcase of some of their favorite dramatized stories at the
end of the 8 week session.
COMEDY IMPROV FOR YOUTH
AGES: 10-15
Tuesdays: 5:30-6:30pm
February 5 - March 11, 2008
$60.00 6 week session
Instructor: Alex Knight
An Improv opportunity for young performers! This class explores the basics of
modern improvisational acting as taught by Viola Spolin, Dell Close, Keith
Johnstone, and Augusto Boal. We'll learn the basic rules to Improv performance
and move on to ensemble work and short form comedy...oh yeah and play a lot!
ACTOR'S TOOLBOX FOR HOMESCHOOLERS
AGES: 7-11
Fridays: 2-3pm
January 25 - March 14, 2008
$80.00 8-week session
Instructor: Becca Holmes
A skill building class designed to hone young student's actor's skills; body,
voice, imagination, concentration, cooperation, listening, and self control.
This 8 week class utilizes fun games as a vehicle to learning the skills. The
class culminates in a game show format presentation for families.
PUPPETRY WORKSHOP
AGES: 7-17
Saturdays: 12:00-1:30pm
January 26 - March 1, 2008
$80.00 6-week session
Instructor: Leigh-Ann Santillanes
Creation, Improv and Exploration. Students will have fun creation three
different kinds of puppets, drawing on the thematic and creative elements of
our next Family Series production: Afternoon of the Elves. We'll build
puppets one week and play with them the next. This 6 week session will
culminate in an original puppet show to be shared with family and friends.
TO REGISTER FOR THESE CLASSES PLEASE CALL THE ALBUQUERQUE LITTLE THEATRE AT
242-4750 Go to the Business Office option.
Still room available in these classes at THE ALBUQUERQUE LITTLE THEATRE:
CREATIVE DRAMA FOR HOMESCHOOLERS
AGES 6-11
Mondays: 1-2pm
January 28 - March 17, 2008
$80.00 8-week session
Instructor: Kathryn K Morales
A fun way to supplement your home schooling program. We will play theater
games, learn basic acting skills and bring favorite stories to life. Class
will include a showcase of some of their favorite dramatized stories at the
end of the 8 week session.
COMEDY IMPROV FOR YOUTH
AGES: 10-15
Tuesdays: 5:30-6:30pm
February 5 - March 11, 2008
$60.00 6 week session
Instructor: Alex Knight
An Improv opportunity for young performers! This class explores the basics of
modern improvisational acting as taught by Viola Spolin, Dell Close, Keith
Johnstone, and Augusto Boal. We'll learn the basic rules to Improv performance
and move on to ensemble work and short form comedy...oh yeah and play a lot!
ACTOR'S TOOLBOX FOR HOMESCHOOLERS
AGES: 7-11
Fridays: 2-3pm
January 25 - March 14, 2008
$80.00 8-week session
Instructor: Becca Holmes
A skill building class designed to hone young student's actor's skills; body,
voice, imagination, concentration, cooperation, listening, and self control.
This 8 week class utilizes fun games as a vehicle to learning the skills. The
class culminates in a game show format presentation for families.
PUPPETRY WORKSHOP
AGES: 7-17
Saturdays: 12:00-1:30pm
January 26 - March 1, 2008
$80.00 6-week session
Instructor: Leigh-Ann Santillanes
Creation, Improv and Exploration. Students will have fun creation three
different kinds of puppets, drawing on the thematic and creative elements of
our next Family Series production: Afternoon of the Elves. We'll build
puppets one week and play with them the next. This 6 week session will
culminate in an original puppet show to be shared with family and friends.
TO REGISTER FOR THESE CLASSES PLEASE CALL THE ALBUQUERQUE LITTLE THEATRE AT
242-4750 Go to the Business Office option.
Computer Training Curriculum for Homeschoolers
Info via the Albuquerque Home Learners www.abqhomelearners.org
Hello,
My name is Jason Presley and I am a web programmer and a former
computer
trainer as well as the father of homeschoolers. I have been doing some
looking around and have discovered that there is a lack of computer
training curriculum for homeschool students. I have begun to look into
developing this curriculum but would like some input from other
homeschooling families to guide me in this endeavor. Would you be
willing to pass on this link to an online survey about computer
training
for homeschoolers
(http://www.fusioninteractive.biz/homeschoolSurvey.cfm). The survey
will take less than five minutes and for completing the survey each
respondent will receive enrollment in the training system for one
student for one year.
I greatly appreciate your willingness to share this with the
homeschooling families in your group and your willingness to help me
develop needed and quality computer curriculum.
Thank you,
Jason Presley
me@jasonpresley.net
Hello,
My name is Jason Presley and I am a web programmer and a former
computer
trainer as well as the father of homeschoolers. I have been doing some
looking around and have discovered that there is a lack of computer
training curriculum for homeschool students. I have begun to look into
developing this curriculum but would like some input from other
homeschooling families to guide me in this endeavor. Would you be
willing to pass on this link to an online survey about computer
training
for homeschoolers
(http://www.fusioninteractive.biz/homeschoolSurvey.cfm). The survey
will take less than five minutes and for completing the survey each
respondent will receive enrollment in the training system for one
student for one year.
I greatly appreciate your willingness to share this with the
homeschooling families in your group and your willingness to help me
develop needed and quality computer curriculum.
Thank you,
Jason Presley
me@jasonpresley.net
Correction!! Explora Home School Program
Tabitha,
I am so very sorry for the confusion. I looked at my prior e-mail to you and incorrectly told you that the Tuesday Grade 5-7 had been cancelled and that has resulted in several phone calls. I’m hoping you can help me straighten out this out. It was actually the Monday class Grade 5-7 that was cancelled. There were only two enrolled. The Tuesday class is scheduled as originally planned.
Please extend my apologies for the confusion.
Rebekah Huetter
Reservations Coordinator, Explora
505.224.8341
505.224.8325 fax
1701 Mountain Road NW
Albuquerque, NM 87104
I am so very sorry for the confusion. I looked at my prior e-mail to you and incorrectly told you that the Tuesday Grade 5-7 had been cancelled and that has resulted in several phone calls. I’m hoping you can help me straighten out this out. It was actually the Monday class Grade 5-7 that was cancelled. There were only two enrolled. The Tuesday class is scheduled as originally planned.
Please extend my apologies for the confusion.
Rebekah Huetter
Reservations Coordinator, Explora
505.224.8341
505.224.8325 fax
1701 Mountain Road NW
Albuquerque, NM 87104
Cub/Boy Scouting Information in New Mexico
the Great Southwest Boy Scout Council Office would be the address you would need to put on your website. Here is the address and information that needs to go on your website as the contact for Cub Scouting and Boy Scouting.
The Council Website is www.gswcbsa.org or 505-345-8603
From that site or phone number, they can determine what district they are in and which District Executive they need to call or email.
The Council Website is www.gswcbsa.org or 505-345-8603
From that site or phone number, they can determine what district they are in and which District Executive they need to call or email.
Monday, January 21, 2008
NM Homeschool Community 2008 FAIR ANNOUNCEMENT!
SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, May 31, 2008
TIME: 9-3PM
LOCATION: Albuquerque
Central New Mexico's Workforce Training Center (off Alameda and I-25)
SURPRISE!!! We outgrew our previous location so this time we will be holding the fair at this beautiful facility! This is a great opportunity to grow and the location off the interstate could not be better! We will have more space for tables and for parking!
We are extremely grateful to CNM for providing the space for us! JUST WAIT TILL YOU SEE IT, THIS IS REALLY EXCITING!!
REQUESTS TO RESERVE A SPACE WILL GO OUT NEXT WEEK! SO WATCH YOUR EMAIL!
IF YOU PARTICIPATED IN THE FAIR LAST YEAR LOOK FOR AN EMAIL AT THE END OF THIS WEEK.
EMAIL ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS!
TIME: 9-3PM
LOCATION: Albuquerque
Central New Mexico's Workforce Training Center (off Alameda and I-25)
SURPRISE!!! We outgrew our previous location so this time we will be holding the fair at this beautiful facility! This is a great opportunity to grow and the location off the interstate could not be better! We will have more space for tables and for parking!
We are extremely grateful to CNM for providing the space for us! JUST WAIT TILL YOU SEE IT, THIS IS REALLY EXCITING!!
REQUESTS TO RESERVE A SPACE WILL GO OUT NEXT WEEK! SO WATCH YOUR EMAIL!
IF YOU PARTICIPATED IN THE FAIR LAST YEAR LOOK FOR AN EMAIL AT THE END OF THIS WEEK.
EMAIL ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS!
Albuquerque: Zoom into Engineering student event at NAM
Who will be the engineers of our future?
The National Atomic Museum is celebrating Engineering with a day of fun activities for children to help them develop strong science process skills, just like engineers do on a daily basis. “Zoom into Engineering” will be held from 11:00 am to 3:00 p.m. Saturday, February 2, 2008, at the Museum.
Activities for the day will be hands-on, fun, kid-friendly, and designed to spark children’s interest in the scientific field of engineering. Engineers from Sandia National Laboratories and other organizations will lead activities such as making ice cream with liquid nitrogen, building a lighted Space Needle, and mixing potions inspired by Harry Potter.
“Our museum is a den of engineering activity during ‘Zoom Into Engineering’ day,” said Jim Walther, the Museum’s Director. “Kids are genuinely excited with all we help them create.”
Groups from schools, scouts, or the community are encouraged to make reservations so that they can take advantage of a “will call” location the day of the event. Reservations can be made by calling 245-2137, ext. 103. Participation is free with admission, which is $6 for adults and $4 for children ages 6-17.
The National Atomic Museum is located in Old Town Albuquerque at 1905 Mountain Road N.W. The museum is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, 361 days a year. For more information, visit www.atomicmuseum.com
<<...>>
The National Atomic Museum is celebrating Engineering with a day of fun activities for children to help them develop strong science process skills, just like engineers do on a daily basis. “Zoom into Engineering” will be held from 11:00 am to 3:00 p.m. Saturday, February 2, 2008, at the Museum.
Activities for the day will be hands-on, fun, kid-friendly, and designed to spark children’s interest in the scientific field of engineering. Engineers from Sandia National Laboratories and other organizations will lead activities such as making ice cream with liquid nitrogen, building a lighted Space Needle, and mixing potions inspired by Harry Potter.
“Our museum is a den of engineering activity during ‘Zoom Into Engineering’ day,” said Jim Walther, the Museum’s Director. “Kids are genuinely excited with all we help them create.”
Groups from schools, scouts, or the community are encouraged to make reservations so that they can take advantage of a “will call” location the day of the event. Reservations can be made by calling 245-2137, ext. 103. Participation is free with admission, which is $6 for adults and $4 for children ages 6-17.
The National Atomic Museum is located in Old Town Albuquerque at 1905 Mountain Road N.W. The museum is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, 361 days a year. For more information, visit www.atomicmuseum.com
<<...>>
Las Cruces: Marshmallow Catapult-- Correction
UPDATE: Forgot to Post Date: Monday January 28, 2008
Check your Calendar of Events for additional info.
FREE - Come join us for construction/designing a simple catapult and
then launching marshmellows to learn about projectile motion. For
homeschoolers ages 6 and up.
Note: Mothers of children younger than 6 yrs should supervise kids
with blocks and toys that I will provide in a seperate area of the
room.
COAS Bookstore is within walking distance of the Branigan Cultural
Center. IDEA: Moms with the young kids may visit this place. They
have a chocolate/coffee shop behind the bookstore.
Branigan Cultural Center
500 N. Water Street
Las Cruces, NM 88004
Time: 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Date: January 28, 2008 (Monday- Last Monday of Month)
Thanks,
Leticia Werner
--
Check your Calendar of Events for additional info.
FREE - Come join us for construction/designing a simple catapult and
then launching marshmellows to learn about projectile motion. For
homeschoolers ages 6 and up.
Note: Mothers of children younger than 6 yrs should supervise kids
with blocks and toys that I will provide in a seperate area of the
room.
COAS Bookstore is within walking distance of the Branigan Cultural
Center. IDEA: Moms with the young kids may visit this place. They
have a chocolate/coffee shop behind the bookstore.
Branigan Cultural Center
500 N. Water Street
Las Cruces, NM 88004
Time: 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Date: January 28, 2008 (Monday- Last Monday of Month)
Thanks,
Leticia Werner
--
Albuquerque: Looking for Piano & Guitar Teacher on Westside
Tabbi,
Would you mind sending this out on your listserv?
My friend is looking for a piano teacher and a guitar teacher, preferably on the Westside. Does anyone know of any private teachers?
Email me and I will forward the email to the parent!
Would you mind sending this out on your listserv?
My friend is looking for a piano teacher and a guitar teacher, preferably on the Westside. Does anyone know of any private teachers?
Email me and I will forward the email to the parent!
Las Cruces: Create a Marshamallow Catapult
FREE - Come join us for construction/designing a simple catapult and
then launching marshmellows to learn about projectile motion. For
homeschoolers ages 6 and up.
Note: Mothers of children younger than that should supervise your kids
with blocks and toys that I will provide in a seperate area of the room.
Branigan Cultural Center
500 N. Water Street
Las Cruces, NM 88004
Time: 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Thanks,
Leticia Werner
then launching marshmellows to learn about projectile motion. For
homeschoolers ages 6 and up.
Note: Mothers of children younger than that should supervise your kids
with blocks and toys that I will provide in a seperate area of the room.
Branigan Cultural Center
500 N. Water Street
Las Cruces, NM 88004
Time: 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Thanks,
Leticia Werner
HEM News: Feds behind loss of Special ServicesHEM News: Feds behind loss of Special Services for Homeschoolers for Homeschoolers
Looks like this is not just a NM problem:
New York special education services discontinued for homeschooled children January 15th, 2008
Home schoolers lose special education aid, 15 January 2008, Times Union, Albany, New York
School districts across the state will soon be ordered to stop providing special education services to home-schooled students, according to state Education Department officials who say the change is mandated by federal law.
…
The policy, according to the memo, stems from federal law that allows money for home schools only if they are recognized by the state as schools. New York state law does not do that. The new policy does not apply to private and parochial school students.
The New York State Education Department issued a memo about the changes, and has already removed the Q&A section about special education from it’s website.
See the whole thing here - http://www.homeedmag.com/blogs/newscomm/
New York special education services discontinued for homeschooled children January 15th, 2008
Home schoolers lose special education aid, 15 January 2008, Times Union, Albany, New York
School districts across the state will soon be ordered to stop providing special education services to home-schooled students, according to state Education Department officials who say the change is mandated by federal law.
…
The policy, according to the memo, stems from federal law that allows money for home schools only if they are recognized by the state as schools. New York state law does not do that. The new policy does not apply to private and parochial school students.
The New York State Education Department issued a memo about the changes, and has already removed the Q&A section about special education from it’s website.
See the whole thing here - http://www.homeedmag.com/blogs/newscomm/
K-12 Environmental Science & Engineering
There are two attachments one on an essay contest and another on the outreach programs, they are Adobe PDF format if you can not read them please download Adobe for free to your computer and if you can not see them please contact myself or the orginator of this email.--Tabbi
Hello to all,
Now the school year has started, I wanted to share with you some of the exciting upcoming events IEE / WERC K-12 programs has planned for 2008. Through these events, students have the opportunity to become introduced to environmental science and engineering. Please take a moment to look at the attached list to see if there is something you might be interested in. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at werc@nmsu.edu or call us toll free at 1-800-523-5996. We look forward to hearing from you.
Nicole J. Heckathorn
Institute for Energy and the Environment
WERC / NMSU
MSC WERC, POB 30001
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8001
Phone: (505) 646-7820 Fax: (505) 646-5474
nicoleh@nmsu.edu
Hello to all,
Now the school year has started, I wanted to share with you some of the exciting upcoming events IEE / WERC K-12 programs has planned for 2008. Through these events, students have the opportunity to become introduced to environmental science and engineering. Please take a moment to look at the attached list to see if there is something you might be interested in. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at werc@nmsu.edu or call us toll free at 1-800-523-5996. We look forward to hearing from you.
Nicole J. Heckathorn
Institute for Energy and the Environment
WERC / NMSU
MSC WERC, POB 30001
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8001
Phone: (505) 646-7820 Fax: (505) 646-5474
nicoleh@nmsu.edu
HS'd Author Christopher Paolini announces Third Book; Eragon, Eldest Author!
Teachers@Random
January 16, 2008
News Flash!
TITLE AND COVER FOR BOOK THREE IN CHRISTOPHER PAOLINI’S #1 BESTSELLING INHERITANCE CYCLE
BOOK THREE IN THE INHERITANCE CYCLE WILL HAVE A FIRST PRINTING OF 2.5 MILLION COPIES
New York, NY (January 16, 2008)—Following the #1 bestselling novels Eragon and Eldest, the third book in Christopher Paolini’s Inheritance cycle will be titled BRISINGR, it was announced today by Nancy Hinkel, Publishing Director of Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books. BRISINGR (BRIS-ing-gr), an Old Norse word for fire, will be familiar to fans of the cycle as the first word in the ancient language that Eragon hears. The jacket for BRISINGR has been illustrated by the renowned John Jude Palencar, illustrator of both the Eragon and Eldest covers.
“BRISINGR is one of the first words I thought of for this title, and it’s always felt right to me,” said Christopher Paolini. “As the first ancient-language word that Eragon learns, it has held particular significance for his legacy as a Dragon Rider. In this new book, it will be revealed to be even more meaningful than even Eragon could have known.”
BRISINGR will have a first printing of 2.5 million copies, the largest initial run ever for a Random House Children’s Books title. Originally slated for release on September 23, 2008, the book will now go on sale at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, September 20, 2008. Hinkel explains, “After the initial announcement of Book Three’s release, we received an outpouring of requests from booksellers hoping to host midnight launch parties. We have responded to their enthusiasm by advancing the date, and we know fans will welcome the opportunity to celebrate the publication together.”
BRISINGR will be published simultaneously in the United States as an audiobook by Random House’s Listening Library division. Michelle Frey, Executive Editor with Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, who worked with Paolini on Eragon and Eldest, is the editor of BRISINGR.
Both #1 New York Times bestsellers in the United States, Eragon and Eldest have also been international sensations. To date there are 50 foreign-language licenses for Eragon alone, and together Eragon and Eldest have sold 12.5 million copies worldwide. In its first week on sale in North America in August 2005, Eldest sold more than 425,000 hardcover copies, making Eldest the greatest single-week sale ever recorded for a Random House Children’s Books title—hardcover or paperback—and the fastest-selling title in the publisher’s history.
Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers is an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, the world’s largest English-language children’s trade book publisher. Random House Children’s Books is a division of Random House, Inc., whose parent company is Bertelsmann AG, a leading international media company.
January 16, 2008
News Flash!
TITLE AND COVER FOR BOOK THREE IN CHRISTOPHER PAOLINI’S #1 BESTSELLING INHERITANCE CYCLE
BOOK THREE IN THE INHERITANCE CYCLE WILL HAVE A FIRST PRINTING OF 2.5 MILLION COPIES
New York, NY (January 16, 2008)—Following the #1 bestselling novels Eragon and Eldest, the third book in Christopher Paolini’s Inheritance cycle will be titled BRISINGR, it was announced today by Nancy Hinkel, Publishing Director of Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books. BRISINGR (BRIS-ing-gr), an Old Norse word for fire, will be familiar to fans of the cycle as the first word in the ancient language that Eragon hears. The jacket for BRISINGR has been illustrated by the renowned John Jude Palencar, illustrator of both the Eragon and Eldest covers.
“BRISINGR is one of the first words I thought of for this title, and it’s always felt right to me,” said Christopher Paolini. “As the first ancient-language word that Eragon learns, it has held particular significance for his legacy as a Dragon Rider. In this new book, it will be revealed to be even more meaningful than even Eragon could have known.”
BRISINGR will have a first printing of 2.5 million copies, the largest initial run ever for a Random House Children’s Books title. Originally slated for release on September 23, 2008, the book will now go on sale at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, September 20, 2008. Hinkel explains, “After the initial announcement of Book Three’s release, we received an outpouring of requests from booksellers hoping to host midnight launch parties. We have responded to their enthusiasm by advancing the date, and we know fans will welcome the opportunity to celebrate the publication together.”
BRISINGR will be published simultaneously in the United States as an audiobook by Random House’s Listening Library division. Michelle Frey, Executive Editor with Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, who worked with Paolini on Eragon and Eldest, is the editor of BRISINGR.
Both #1 New York Times bestsellers in the United States, Eragon and Eldest have also been international sensations. To date there are 50 foreign-language licenses for Eragon alone, and together Eragon and Eldest have sold 12.5 million copies worldwide. In its first week on sale in North America in August 2005, Eldest sold more than 425,000 hardcover copies, making Eldest the greatest single-week sale ever recorded for a Random House Children’s Books title—hardcover or paperback—and the fastest-selling title in the publisher’s history.
Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers is an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, the world’s largest English-language children’s trade book publisher. Random House Children’s Books is a division of Random House, Inc., whose parent company is Bertelsmann AG, a leading international media company.
Tesuque: Martial Arts for Homeschoolers
Martial Arts Class for Homeschoolers
Raven, homeschool parent and founder of Spirit Warriors Martial Arts,
is now teaching adult martial arts classes at The Center in Tesuque.
If there is enough interest, he will offer a class for homeschool
students there as well.
Martial Arts help young people discover their inner strengths,
develop discipline, focus and concentration. Strength, endurance,
balance, coordination, flexibility and other aspects of athleticism
are all improved in a challenging and fun environment.
Please let us know if you are intersted and the age and number of
students you have. Classes will be held during the day. Cost will be
approximately $40 per month.
Raven will have day, time and actual cost when he sees the numbers
and ages that are interested.
Parents are encouraged to participate with their children as this
creates a great opportunity to learn and share together.
If you have any questions, please call Raven at (505) 913-0199 or
email him at raveneagle1212@yahoo.com.
Raven, homeschool parent and founder of Spirit Warriors Martial Arts,
is now teaching adult martial arts classes at The Center in Tesuque.
If there is enough interest, he will offer a class for homeschool
students there as well.
Martial Arts help young people discover their inner strengths,
develop discipline, focus and concentration. Strength, endurance,
balance, coordination, flexibility and other aspects of athleticism
are all improved in a challenging and fun environment.
Please let us know if you are intersted and the age and number of
students you have. Classes will be held during the day. Cost will be
approximately $40 per month.
Raven will have day, time and actual cost when he sees the numbers
and ages that are interested.
Parents are encouraged to participate with their children as this
creates a great opportunity to learn and share together.
If you have any questions, please call Raven at (505) 913-0199 or
email him at raveneagle1212@yahoo.com.
Albuquerque: Last Chance to Register for Explora, Starts Next Monday!
Hi Tabitha,
Just wanted to give you an update so you can send a prompt to those that might not have registered for the Home School Program. The Tuesday class 5-7 Grades at 1:00 has been cancelled. We had only two students registered for that class. I have already contacted those two parents. If you would please send a reminder out that classes will begin the week of January 28th and if they have not registered to please do so.
Thank you so very much!
Rebekah Huetter
Reservations Coordinator, Explora
505.224.8341
505.224.8325 fax
1701 Mountain Road NW
Albuquerque, NM 87104
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Spring 2008 Classes are now open, Registration goes to January 26th!
Session runs January 28th -May 6th
No Classes During Spring Break March 24 and March 25.
They are very strict about the ages and you will only be able to place your child in the class that corresponds to their age. Also, they do not want siblings in the classroom if they are not enrolled in the class! The registration form is attached and the I cut and pasted the various syllabus into this email.
These are great science classes and the kids will have a lot of fun doing the hands on experiments. Enjoy and happy experimenting...Tabbi
Class InformationFeesRegistration Information
K-1 class (2-6 yrs)
Monday, 11:00-12:00
Tuesday, 11:00-12:00
2-4 class (7-9 yrs)
Monday, 11:00-12:00
Monday, 1:00-2:00
Tuesday, 11:00-12:00
5-7 class(10-12 yrs)
Monday, 1:00-2:00
Tuesday, 1:00-2:00
8-12 class (13-17yrs)
Tuesday, 1:00-2:30K-1 class = $80.50*
2-4 class = $73.50
5-7 class = $73.50
8-13 class = $120.68*
*custom programs All registrations must be accompanied by full payment. We accept cash, checks, VISA, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express. Make checkspayable to Explora.
Due to the high volume of calls, we will only accept registration forms by mail, email, fax or dropped of at front desk.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Explora Home School Explorations Series (K-1)
Spring 2008 Semester
Classes begin the week of January 28 and end the week of May 5. There will be no classes the
March 24 or 24th due to Explora Spring Break Camp.
1. "Balancing Act" Can you balance on one foot? Test your sense of balance and explore counterbalance and center
of gravity with a wide variety of interesting objects
2. "Bodies in Motion" This full-bodied program sets students in motion—both physically and mentally. What else is in
the starry sky besides the sun, the moon, and the earth? New stars may be born as students understand more
about our sun's family and explore how other worlds move.
3. "Color Mix-Up" Experience the magic of color changing before your eyes! Students use unusual materials to
combine the primary colors and form new ones. They also learn the vocabulary of elementary math equations,
such as "red plus blue equals purple," eliciting "oohs" and "aahs" along the way.
4. "Light and Shadow" Discover different ways to make shadows as we investigate light by bouncing and bending it,
explore shadows and shadow shapes, and experiment with colored light and colored shadows.
5. "Where Does the Food Go?" Let's answer this question by consulting our 8-foot-tall, blue-haired doll, whose
canvas body unzips to reveal ten large digestive, circulatory and respiratory organs. We'll learn what these body
parts do and how to stay healthy, too!
6. "Round and Round" Test different shapes to see which ones make the best wheels and investigate different surfaces
as roadways as you explore wheels moving "round and round."
7. "Crazy about Chromatography" Inside an ordinary black marker is a rainbow of color waiting to escape! Students
investigate how paper chromatography is used to separate the components of mixtures, and test colored markers,
food coloring, and candy to see what unexpected colors each contains.
8. "Floaters and Sinkers" Roll up your sleeves and experiment with fruits, vegetables, other solids and a variety of
liquids to classify floaters and sinkers. We'll modify materials to make them float or sink, and design a foil boat that
will carry a cargo of pennies. How many pennies will your boat hold before it sinks?
9. "Be a Mad Hatter" Many people wear hats, but have you ever thought about why? Students test fabrics to
determine which are the most water-repellant, explore how hats' forms are related to their functions, observe hats
in works of art, and make original hats to wear home.
10. "Chemical Changes" What's the difference between a physical change and a chemical change? How do simple
mixtures differ from chemical changes? Students explore these differences and investigate several fascinating
chemical changes.
11. "Pebbles, Sand and Silt" Get ready to sort rocks, dig in sand, explore clay, and look for living materials in garden
soil. Students discover how water runs through different earthy materials when they participate in the soil race!
12. "Mirror, Mirror on the Wall" In this exploration students investigate reflection and symmetry as they compare their
images in concave and convex mirrors, build kaleidoscopes, and make symmetrical art to take home.
13. "Switch On, Switch Off" In this exploration students turn things on and off as they explore open and closed circuits,
investigate a variety of switches, and much more.
14. "Patterns on Parade" Investigate patterns in nature, discover designs in animal footprints, experiment with rhythm
patterns, and create your own design on a big hat you can wear.
Explora Home School Explorations Series (2-4)
Spring 2008 Semester
Classes begin the week of January 28 and end the week of May 5. There will be no classes the week
of March 24 due to Explora Spring Break Camp.
1. "Acids and Bases" We use acids and bases every day. What's the difference? Students prepare an acid-base
indicator and compare the relative strengths of some common acids and bases.
2. "Density: Liquid Layers" Density is the property of matter that determines whether objects float or sink. Students
compare the densities of salt solutions and a variety of liquids, and make a submarine that both sinks and floats.
3. "Muscle Up" What do a grasshopper's rear legs, a ferris wheel, an overpass and a car jack have in common? You'll
find out in this exploration by creating and using a variety of simple machines that change the size and direction of
forces to give you the mechanical advantage and make your work easier.
4. "Pigments of Your Imagination" Do artists need to understand chemistry? Understand the art/science connection by
using pigments to make your own paints. Then use your handmade paints to create an original work of art.
5. "Play Ball" By playing with flexible tracks and a variety of balls, students make discoveries about the effect of mass on
collisions and the ways to affect velocity. Students also explore bounciness and elasticity in this engaging exploration.
6. "Chance or Lucky Guess" By flipping coins, rolling dice, picking marbles from a jar and collecting data on candy,
students discover that some outcomes are somewhat predictable. Students run experiments, collect data, and
determine the probabilities of certain outcomes for independent events.
7. "Crazy Light" Why do we see ourselves in mirrors? How are shadows made? Students use light boxes to explore the
basic properties of white and colored light, including reflection and refraction, and investigate the properties of
lenses.
8. "Power Plant" How does a plant eat? In this exploration students dissect, observe and simulate plants in order to
explore the methods in which plants produce their own power. From the roots up, we'll investigate the complete
plant system.
9. "Facts of the Matter" Atoms in motion—fast or slow—determine the states of matter we know. We'll use liquid
nitrogen (-320 degrees Fahrenheit) and other materials to help students explore the properties of solids, liquids and
gases.
10. "Food Sleuths" What's for dinner? Students test a variety of foods to determine the presence of proteins, fats,
carbohydrates and vitamins. We also learn the roles these things have in a healthy diet, and what they really do
inside our bodies.
11. "Gravity Rules" Do heavier objects fall faster than lighter objects? Students investigate the force of gravity by
balancing unusually shaped objects and experimenting with their own centers of gravity.
12. "Playing Around with Polymers" What is a polymer? Do the properties of polymers change when they're made from
different substances? Students investigate the properties of this special material by making a number of different
polymers and comparing their bounciness, stretchiness, and more.
13. "Musical Strings" How many ways can you get a plain old string to make sound? Students explore vibration, discover
how string length is related to pitch, and build an original wooden stringed instrument.
14. "Good Vibrations" Catch a wave…a sound wave, that is! Students experiment with vibrations to learn how sound is
produced and how it acquires its specific qualities. Find out how sound travels through various materials and how to
tell whether it is coming or going.
Explora Home School Explorations Series (5-7)
Spring 2008 Semester
Classes begin the week of January 28 and end the week of May 5. There will be no classes March
24 and 25th due to Explora Spring Break Camp.
1. "Windy Music" Explore how sound and music are made by vibrating air. Compare sounds made by pipes and
flexible tubing of different lengths; then, use a variety of materials to change the sounds you hear. Students use what
they discover to create their own wind instrument.
2. "Plasma Scrutiny" Solids, liquids, gases…and plasma! Explore plasma, the fourth state of matter. What happens to
gas molecules in plasma, and how does the gas affect the plasma's color? Students investigate a plasma ball and
use a spectroscope to identify the type of gas based on its color.
3. "Time to Reflect…and Refract" Use flashlights, lasers, rolling balls, prisms and more to explore reflection and
refraction. Use lasers to measure reflected angles in milky water, observe different reflections in straight, curved and
bumpy mirrors, and build a refracting telescope.
4. "Forced into Action" Get on the move with Isaac Newton and discover the laws that govern motion. Eggs may break
and balls will fly as students experiment with simple toys to learn about inertia and to determine the forces, velocity
and acceleration of objects in motion.
5. "Turn, Turn, Turn" Students feel torque as they spin on turntables, and explore the rotational momentum of spinning
objects as they manipulate variables like size, mass distribution, and shape in this exploration that will leave their
heads spinning.
6. "Pigments of Your Imagination" Do artists need to understand chemistry? Explore the art/science connection by
using pigments to make your own paints. Then use your handmade paints to create an original work of art.
7. "Go with the Flow" What is Bernoulli's Principle? Levitate balls and make an egg jump from one container to
another to find out how airplanes fly and birds soar. The science of fluid dynamics is a great way to engage your
students' curiosities and connect them to the world.
8. "Motion Picture Math" Explore persistence of vision with optical toys like zoetropes, flip books, thaumatropes and a
variety of computer programs. Use measurement skills and other applied math concepts to animate pictures and
make them come alive!
9. "Water on the Move" How does water move through soil? Students design, build and test aquifer models to track
contaminants, water tables and well levels. They also experiment with a variety of filtering materials to test their water
samples before and after for turbidity, hardness and pH.
10. "Very Small in the Universe" Is poking around in the dark science? It is when you are studying things you can't see.
Scientists use their other senses all the time, and they infer from there. Students use bicycle wheels, diapers, water,
and their own senses to learn about atoms and other small particles.
11. "Delve into Drafting" Let your budding architects explore the concepts of computer-assisted drafting. Students design
their own spaces, landscape them, and print out the aerial plans to take home.
12. "Acids and Bases" We use acids and bases every day. What's the difference? Students prepare an acid-base
indicator and compare the relative strengths of some common acids and bases.
13. "Get Your Motor Running" Students use batteries, magnets, wire and paper clips to construct simple motors. Then,
they manipulate variables to improve the performance of their motors. Can the motors be made to run faster? Can
they be turned into generators? Find out in this powerful exploration!
14. "Playing Around with Polymers" What is a polymer? Do the properties of polymers change when they're made from
different substances? Students investigate the properties of this special material by making a number of different
polymers and comparing their bounciness, stretchiness and more.
Explora Home School Explorations Series (grades 8-12)
Spring 2008 Semester
Classes begin the week of January 28 and end the week of May 5. There will be no classes the
week of March 24 due to Explora Spring Break Camp.
Water Works (4 weeks)
How is an aquifer formed and how do we get water out of it? How clean is our tap water? How
can we make water clean enough to drink? Answer these and other questions about water as you
build a model aquifer, test the quality of tap water, and compare purification techniques such as
filtration, distillation, and ion-exchange.
Meet the Scientist (1 week)
In this Explora Theater hear from famous scientist, Marie Curie. She discovered radioactivity, won
two Nobel Prizes, and was the first female professor at the Sorbonne in Paris. Did you know she
was also a mother and a wife? After the theater program, there will be a question and answer
period.
Sound Science (4 weeks)
Explore vibrations and the sounds they produce as you make rods sing and tubes hum. Explore
pitch, frequency, and resonance by playing with tuning forks and palm pipes. Try your hand at
various methods of sound production and use computer composition software.
Meet the Scientist (1 week)
In this Explora Theater hear from famous scientist, Galileo Galilei. When did this astronomer live?
Why did he get locked in his home for over fifteen years? Learn about astronomy, pendulums and
the earliest telescopes. After the theater program, there will be a question and answer period.
Hands-On Optics (4 weeks)
Spend four weeks getting your hands on optics. Observe reflections in straight, curved, and bumpy
mirrors. Build a refracting telescope, make minerals glow under a black light, communicate with a
laser, and more.
Just wanted to give you an update so you can send a prompt to those that might not have registered for the Home School Program. The Tuesday class 5-7 Grades at 1:00 has been cancelled. We had only two students registered for that class. I have already contacted those two parents. If you would please send a reminder out that classes will begin the week of January 28th and if they have not registered to please do so.
Thank you so very much!
Rebekah Huetter
Reservations Coordinator, Explora
505.224.8341
505.224.8325 fax
1701 Mountain Road NW
Albuquerque, NM 87104
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Spring 2008 Classes are now open, Registration goes to January 26th!
Session runs January 28th -May 6th
No Classes During Spring Break March 24 and March 25.
They are very strict about the ages and you will only be able to place your child in the class that corresponds to their age. Also, they do not want siblings in the classroom if they are not enrolled in the class! The registration form is attached and the I cut and pasted the various syllabus into this email.
These are great science classes and the kids will have a lot of fun doing the hands on experiments. Enjoy and happy experimenting...Tabbi
Class InformationFeesRegistration Information
K-1 class (2-6 yrs)
Monday, 11:00-12:00
Tuesday, 11:00-12:00
2-4 class (7-9 yrs)
Monday, 11:00-12:00
Monday, 1:00-2:00
Tuesday, 11:00-12:00
5-7 class(10-12 yrs)
Monday, 1:00-2:00
Tuesday, 1:00-2:00
8-12 class (13-17yrs)
Tuesday, 1:00-2:30K-1 class = $80.50*
2-4 class = $73.50
5-7 class = $73.50
8-13 class = $120.68*
*custom programs All registrations must be accompanied by full payment. We accept cash, checks, VISA, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express. Make checkspayable to Explora.
Due to the high volume of calls, we will only accept registration forms by mail, email, fax or dropped of at front desk.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Explora Home School Explorations Series (K-1)
Spring 2008 Semester
Classes begin the week of January 28 and end the week of May 5. There will be no classes the
March 24 or 24th due to Explora Spring Break Camp.
1. "Balancing Act" Can you balance on one foot? Test your sense of balance and explore counterbalance and center
of gravity with a wide variety of interesting objects
2. "Bodies in Motion" This full-bodied program sets students in motion—both physically and mentally. What else is in
the starry sky besides the sun, the moon, and the earth? New stars may be born as students understand more
about our sun's family and explore how other worlds move.
3. "Color Mix-Up" Experience the magic of color changing before your eyes! Students use unusual materials to
combine the primary colors and form new ones. They also learn the vocabulary of elementary math equations,
such as "red plus blue equals purple," eliciting "oohs" and "aahs" along the way.
4. "Light and Shadow" Discover different ways to make shadows as we investigate light by bouncing and bending it,
explore shadows and shadow shapes, and experiment with colored light and colored shadows.
5. "Where Does the Food Go?" Let's answer this question by consulting our 8-foot-tall, blue-haired doll, whose
canvas body unzips to reveal ten large digestive, circulatory and respiratory organs. We'll learn what these body
parts do and how to stay healthy, too!
6. "Round and Round" Test different shapes to see which ones make the best wheels and investigate different surfaces
as roadways as you explore wheels moving "round and round."
7. "Crazy about Chromatography" Inside an ordinary black marker is a rainbow of color waiting to escape! Students
investigate how paper chromatography is used to separate the components of mixtures, and test colored markers,
food coloring, and candy to see what unexpected colors each contains.
8. "Floaters and Sinkers" Roll up your sleeves and experiment with fruits, vegetables, other solids and a variety of
liquids to classify floaters and sinkers. We'll modify materials to make them float or sink, and design a foil boat that
will carry a cargo of pennies. How many pennies will your boat hold before it sinks?
9. "Be a Mad Hatter" Many people wear hats, but have you ever thought about why? Students test fabrics to
determine which are the most water-repellant, explore how hats' forms are related to their functions, observe hats
in works of art, and make original hats to wear home.
10. "Chemical Changes" What's the difference between a physical change and a chemical change? How do simple
mixtures differ from chemical changes? Students explore these differences and investigate several fascinating
chemical changes.
11. "Pebbles, Sand and Silt" Get ready to sort rocks, dig in sand, explore clay, and look for living materials in garden
soil. Students discover how water runs through different earthy materials when they participate in the soil race!
12. "Mirror, Mirror on the Wall" In this exploration students investigate reflection and symmetry as they compare their
images in concave and convex mirrors, build kaleidoscopes, and make symmetrical art to take home.
13. "Switch On, Switch Off" In this exploration students turn things on and off as they explore open and closed circuits,
investigate a variety of switches, and much more.
14. "Patterns on Parade" Investigate patterns in nature, discover designs in animal footprints, experiment with rhythm
patterns, and create your own design on a big hat you can wear.
Explora Home School Explorations Series (2-4)
Spring 2008 Semester
Classes begin the week of January 28 and end the week of May 5. There will be no classes the week
of March 24 due to Explora Spring Break Camp.
1. "Acids and Bases" We use acids and bases every day. What's the difference? Students prepare an acid-base
indicator and compare the relative strengths of some common acids and bases.
2. "Density: Liquid Layers" Density is the property of matter that determines whether objects float or sink. Students
compare the densities of salt solutions and a variety of liquids, and make a submarine that both sinks and floats.
3. "Muscle Up" What do a grasshopper's rear legs, a ferris wheel, an overpass and a car jack have in common? You'll
find out in this exploration by creating and using a variety of simple machines that change the size and direction of
forces to give you the mechanical advantage and make your work easier.
4. "Pigments of Your Imagination" Do artists need to understand chemistry? Understand the art/science connection by
using pigments to make your own paints. Then use your handmade paints to create an original work of art.
5. "Play Ball" By playing with flexible tracks and a variety of balls, students make discoveries about the effect of mass on
collisions and the ways to affect velocity. Students also explore bounciness and elasticity in this engaging exploration.
6. "Chance or Lucky Guess" By flipping coins, rolling dice, picking marbles from a jar and collecting data on candy,
students discover that some outcomes are somewhat predictable. Students run experiments, collect data, and
determine the probabilities of certain outcomes for independent events.
7. "Crazy Light" Why do we see ourselves in mirrors? How are shadows made? Students use light boxes to explore the
basic properties of white and colored light, including reflection and refraction, and investigate the properties of
lenses.
8. "Power Plant" How does a plant eat? In this exploration students dissect, observe and simulate plants in order to
explore the methods in which plants produce their own power. From the roots up, we'll investigate the complete
plant system.
9. "Facts of the Matter" Atoms in motion—fast or slow—determine the states of matter we know. We'll use liquid
nitrogen (-320 degrees Fahrenheit) and other materials to help students explore the properties of solids, liquids and
gases.
10. "Food Sleuths" What's for dinner? Students test a variety of foods to determine the presence of proteins, fats,
carbohydrates and vitamins. We also learn the roles these things have in a healthy diet, and what they really do
inside our bodies.
11. "Gravity Rules" Do heavier objects fall faster than lighter objects? Students investigate the force of gravity by
balancing unusually shaped objects and experimenting with their own centers of gravity.
12. "Playing Around with Polymers" What is a polymer? Do the properties of polymers change when they're made from
different substances? Students investigate the properties of this special material by making a number of different
polymers and comparing their bounciness, stretchiness, and more.
13. "Musical Strings" How many ways can you get a plain old string to make sound? Students explore vibration, discover
how string length is related to pitch, and build an original wooden stringed instrument.
14. "Good Vibrations" Catch a wave…a sound wave, that is! Students experiment with vibrations to learn how sound is
produced and how it acquires its specific qualities. Find out how sound travels through various materials and how to
tell whether it is coming or going.
Explora Home School Explorations Series (5-7)
Spring 2008 Semester
Classes begin the week of January 28 and end the week of May 5. There will be no classes March
24 and 25th due to Explora Spring Break Camp.
1. "Windy Music" Explore how sound and music are made by vibrating air. Compare sounds made by pipes and
flexible tubing of different lengths; then, use a variety of materials to change the sounds you hear. Students use what
they discover to create their own wind instrument.
2. "Plasma Scrutiny" Solids, liquids, gases…and plasma! Explore plasma, the fourth state of matter. What happens to
gas molecules in plasma, and how does the gas affect the plasma's color? Students investigate a plasma ball and
use a spectroscope to identify the type of gas based on its color.
3. "Time to Reflect…and Refract" Use flashlights, lasers, rolling balls, prisms and more to explore reflection and
refraction. Use lasers to measure reflected angles in milky water, observe different reflections in straight, curved and
bumpy mirrors, and build a refracting telescope.
4. "Forced into Action" Get on the move with Isaac Newton and discover the laws that govern motion. Eggs may break
and balls will fly as students experiment with simple toys to learn about inertia and to determine the forces, velocity
and acceleration of objects in motion.
5. "Turn, Turn, Turn" Students feel torque as they spin on turntables, and explore the rotational momentum of spinning
objects as they manipulate variables like size, mass distribution, and shape in this exploration that will leave their
heads spinning.
6. "Pigments of Your Imagination" Do artists need to understand chemistry? Explore the art/science connection by
using pigments to make your own paints. Then use your handmade paints to create an original work of art.
7. "Go with the Flow" What is Bernoulli's Principle? Levitate balls and make an egg jump from one container to
another to find out how airplanes fly and birds soar. The science of fluid dynamics is a great way to engage your
students' curiosities and connect them to the world.
8. "Motion Picture Math" Explore persistence of vision with optical toys like zoetropes, flip books, thaumatropes and a
variety of computer programs. Use measurement skills and other applied math concepts to animate pictures and
make them come alive!
9. "Water on the Move" How does water move through soil? Students design, build and test aquifer models to track
contaminants, water tables and well levels. They also experiment with a variety of filtering materials to test their water
samples before and after for turbidity, hardness and pH.
10. "Very Small in the Universe" Is poking around in the dark science? It is when you are studying things you can't see.
Scientists use their other senses all the time, and they infer from there. Students use bicycle wheels, diapers, water,
and their own senses to learn about atoms and other small particles.
11. "Delve into Drafting" Let your budding architects explore the concepts of computer-assisted drafting. Students design
their own spaces, landscape them, and print out the aerial plans to take home.
12. "Acids and Bases" We use acids and bases every day. What's the difference? Students prepare an acid-base
indicator and compare the relative strengths of some common acids and bases.
13. "Get Your Motor Running" Students use batteries, magnets, wire and paper clips to construct simple motors. Then,
they manipulate variables to improve the performance of their motors. Can the motors be made to run faster? Can
they be turned into generators? Find out in this powerful exploration!
14. "Playing Around with Polymers" What is a polymer? Do the properties of polymers change when they're made from
different substances? Students investigate the properties of this special material by making a number of different
polymers and comparing their bounciness, stretchiness and more.
Explora Home School Explorations Series (grades 8-12)
Spring 2008 Semester
Classes begin the week of January 28 and end the week of May 5. There will be no classes the
week of March 24 due to Explora Spring Break Camp.
Water Works (4 weeks)
How is an aquifer formed and how do we get water out of it? How clean is our tap water? How
can we make water clean enough to drink? Answer these and other questions about water as you
build a model aquifer, test the quality of tap water, and compare purification techniques such as
filtration, distillation, and ion-exchange.
Meet the Scientist (1 week)
In this Explora Theater hear from famous scientist, Marie Curie. She discovered radioactivity, won
two Nobel Prizes, and was the first female professor at the Sorbonne in Paris. Did you know she
was also a mother and a wife? After the theater program, there will be a question and answer
period.
Sound Science (4 weeks)
Explore vibrations and the sounds they produce as you make rods sing and tubes hum. Explore
pitch, frequency, and resonance by playing with tuning forks and palm pipes. Try your hand at
various methods of sound production and use computer composition software.
Meet the Scientist (1 week)
In this Explora Theater hear from famous scientist, Galileo Galilei. When did this astronomer live?
Why did he get locked in his home for over fifteen years? Learn about astronomy, pendulums and
the earliest telescopes. After the theater program, there will be a question and answer period.
Hands-On Optics (4 weeks)
Spend four weeks getting your hands on optics. Observe reflections in straight, curved, and bumpy
mirrors. Build a refracting telescope, make minerals glow under a black light, communicate with a
laser, and more.
HS Buyers Co-op-Digital Frog & Earth First Aid Kits
A Co-op Group Buy Exclusive
SAVE UP TO 50%
On Digital Frog Natural Science Curriculum
Offer Expires 02-04-2008 at 11:59 pm Eastern
The Homeschool Buyers Co-op is pleased to present an exclusive Group Buy for award-winning natural science software curriculum from Digital Frog International!
More than just frogs and field trips! Digital Frog carries award-winning dissection, anatomy, and ecology programs; as well as field trip programs for subjects like The Wetlands, Rain Forest, and The Desert. Your students can also master cell structure & functions using Digital Frog's award-winning Science Matrix.
Interactive activities help bring biology and ecology to life, while customizable workbooks give a structured way to explore and learn. Something available for ALL grade levels! Both teacher & student materials INCLUDED on CD-Rom (excluding Science Matrix) programs - customize and print as you see fit for YOUR homeschooling needs!
PLUS! There's a BONUS just for Co-op members! Digital Frog programs are licensed for use on ONE computer only. By special arrangement with Digital Frog, all Group Buy participants will enjoy licensing for up to THREE computers in their own home - AT NO ADD'L CHARGE!
But, here's the exciting news - by purchasing as a group, we will all save at least 20% and as much as 50% depending on how many Digital Frog products we order as a group. The more we buy, the more we ALL save!
The bigger our order, the more we all save, so tell your friends and homeschool groups!
To take advantage of this special offer, you must place your order no later than 01-28-2008 at 11:59 pm Eastern.
Regards,
Homeschool Buyers Co-op
________________________________________________________________________________________
A Co-op Group Buy Exclusive
SAVE UP TO 36%
off Earth Aid Kits with Unit Study
Offer Expires 02-07-2008 at 11:59 pm Eastern
The Homeschool Buyers Co-op is pleased to present a Group Buy for Earth Aid Kits from Earth Aid Enterprises at deep discounts.
Earth Aid Kits are collections of energy and water-efficient everyday household items that can save the average American family hundreds of dollars on its annual utility bills. Not only can you save money, but this exclusive Earth Aid Kit and Unit Study offer provides a valuable learning experience for your entire family, and an opportunity to reduce your family's carbon footprint.
By purchasing as a group, we will all save at least 26% and as much as 36% depending on how many Earth Aid Kits we order. Together, we can each save over $70! You can also build your own customized Earth Aid Kit, and buy it with a coupon that you get at a group discount.
As a special bonus for Co-op members, Earth Aid Enterprises developed the "Environmental Science for your Home" unit study, complete with a lesson plan and customized exercises - it's included free with every order!
The bigger our order, the more we all save, so tell your friends and homeschool groups!
To take advantage of this special offer, you must place your order no later than 02-07-2008 at 11:59 pm Eastern.
Regards,
Homeschool Buyers Co-op
SAVE UP TO 50%
On Digital Frog Natural Science Curriculum
Offer Expires 02-04-2008 at 11:59 pm Eastern
The Homeschool Buyers Co-op is pleased to present an exclusive Group Buy for award-winning natural science software curriculum from Digital Frog International!
More than just frogs and field trips! Digital Frog carries award-winning dissection, anatomy, and ecology programs; as well as field trip programs for subjects like The Wetlands, Rain Forest, and The Desert. Your students can also master cell structure & functions using Digital Frog's award-winning Science Matrix.
Interactive activities help bring biology and ecology to life, while customizable workbooks give a structured way to explore and learn. Something available for ALL grade levels! Both teacher & student materials INCLUDED on CD-Rom (excluding Science Matrix) programs - customize and print as you see fit for YOUR homeschooling needs!
PLUS! There's a BONUS just for Co-op members! Digital Frog programs are licensed for use on ONE computer only. By special arrangement with Digital Frog, all Group Buy participants will enjoy licensing for up to THREE computers in their own home - AT NO ADD'L CHARGE!
But, here's the exciting news - by purchasing as a group, we will all save at least 20% and as much as 50% depending on how many Digital Frog products we order as a group. The more we buy, the more we ALL save!
The bigger our order, the more we all save, so tell your friends and homeschool groups!
To take advantage of this special offer, you must place your order no later than 01-28-2008 at 11:59 pm Eastern.
Regards,
Homeschool Buyers Co-op
________________________________________________________________________________________
A Co-op Group Buy Exclusive
SAVE UP TO 36%
off Earth Aid Kits with Unit Study
Offer Expires 02-07-2008 at 11:59 pm Eastern
The Homeschool Buyers Co-op is pleased to present a Group Buy for Earth Aid Kits from Earth Aid Enterprises at deep discounts.
Earth Aid Kits are collections of energy and water-efficient everyday household items that can save the average American family hundreds of dollars on its annual utility bills. Not only can you save money, but this exclusive Earth Aid Kit and Unit Study offer provides a valuable learning experience for your entire family, and an opportunity to reduce your family's carbon footprint.
By purchasing as a group, we will all save at least 26% and as much as 36% depending on how many Earth Aid Kits we order. Together, we can each save over $70! You can also build your own customized Earth Aid Kit, and buy it with a coupon that you get at a group discount.
As a special bonus for Co-op members, Earth Aid Enterprises developed the "Environmental Science for your Home" unit study, complete with a lesson plan and customized exercises - it's included free with every order!
The bigger our order, the more we all save, so tell your friends and homeschool groups!
To take advantage of this special offer, you must place your order no later than 02-07-2008 at 11:59 pm Eastern.
Regards,
Homeschool Buyers Co-op
NMHSCU--Los Alamos: TONS of things to do!
Sign-ups are scheduled for January 29, 30, and 31 at Chamisa School from 6:00-8:00 pm. There will be one late registration day at Chamisa on Tuesday, February 12, 2008 from 6:00-8:00 pm. You will be subject to a late fee if you wait to February.
Sign-ups can be very painless!! The forms are on the website!! Print them, fill them out, bring the forms and your checkbook to Chamisa. The required forms are "2008 Player Registration Form" and "
Medical Release Form". We encourage you to volunteer, hence the "Volunteer Application" form.
The website is located at http://eteamz.active.com/WRLL2/
and look under "Handouts" for the forms. While you are there, check out the new features of the website. These include the Season Calendar, Board Member contact info, Safety Manual, Coaches Manual, and other items of interest. Contact Lilly Anaya if you have something to post (pictures, stories, upcoming events of interest, sponsorship). Those interested in coaching should note that a Manager/Coach Rules Clinic to be taught by Kerry Coffelt will be held as a two day event this year and is scheduled for March 11 and 13th. It will be about 2 hours each night. Location will be specifed at a later date.
Please contact a Board Member if you have questions.
Thanks.
Pat Reardon
White Rock Little League
____________________________________________________________________________________
Winter Nature Fun for Preschoolers
Preschoolers ages 4-6 sing songs, go on nature walks, and explore the natural world around them. All classes are lead by local Montessori teacher, Susan Williams at the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC). Class space is limited, so sign up early!
Sign up for all three classes in the series
Nonmembers $30
Members $25
Sign up for individual classes
January 16 Let's Take a Nap: Which animals hibernate and which animals do not.
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Kinnikinnick Club
Sign up your child (8 - 12 years old) to become a member of this group. This year the children will be making a difference in the community by designing and implementing a service project.
Sign-up for the club by calling PEEC at 662-0460. The club meets twice a month, usually the first and third Mondays. The cost is $30 per year and $20 for each additional sibling. Club members receive a nature journal and magnifying glass.
How to Enroll for Classes with Fees:
PEEC members receive a 10% discount. Registration is in the order that payment is received.
Children’s science enrichment classes are limited to 12 students, so sign up early.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Please remind homeschoolers aged 14-18 that Café Scientifique has their fist café: presentation, discussion, and FOOD on Thursday 7pm at the Bradbury Science Museum. 15th and Central Ave. LA
The four cafes in the state (LA, Esp, Alb, and SF) decided on the topic of this presentation Thursday: THE RACE FOR A HIV VACCINE by Dr. Ruy Ribeiro. Find out what is holding up the process and who suffers.
Come and help decide what other science you would like to learn more about. Come enjoy good conversation and food with friends and discuss science in the news.
café@scieds.com T: 663-5365
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Daddy/Daughter and Mom/Son Dinner Dances Coming in February
This is one of our most popular events! There will be two dances for dads and their daughters (Feb. 6 and 21) and another dance for moms and sons (Feb. 7). Admission is $23/couple and $9.50 per additional child. Call 662-8170 for more info, or sign up at the Aquatic Center!
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
Ride The Bus
The Atomic City Transit website has been updated with new routes & schedules that go into effect Tuesday, Jan 22 - Feb 1, 2008. If you'd like to visit the site, please click here.
http://www.losalamosnm.us/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={28616E25-1EBA-4043-8BA9-8FAD23800B74}
__________________________________________________________________
Public Appreciation Day on the Caldera
Valles Caldera National Preserve
Date: Monday, January 21, 2008 Time: 9:00 am Location: Valles Caldera National Preserve Contact: Rob Dixon Phone: 661-3333 Email: Website: www.vallescaldera.gov
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Sleigh and Wagon Rides on the Caldera
Valles Caldera National Preserve
Date: Monday, January 21, 2008 Time: 11:00 am and 1:00 pm Location: Valles Caldera National Preserve Contact: Rob Dixon Phone: 661-3333 Email: Website: www.vallescaldera.gov Description: Permitting if there is snow.
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The Great Books Discussion
Mesa Public Library
Date: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 Time: 10:30 am Location: Mesa Public Library Contact: Mary Cernicek Phone: 662-7100 Email: Website: www.losalamosnm.us OR www.greatbooks.org Description: Discussions will be held the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month through May 2008. Books may be ordered by phone, 1-800-222-5870 or online at www.greatbooks.org. ----------------------------------------------------------
Authors Speak Series: J. Doug Beason
Mesa Public Library
Date: Thursday, January 24, 2008 Time: 7:00 pm Location: Mesa Public Library, upstairs rotunda Contact: Carol Meines Phone: 662-8247 Email: Meinec@lac.losalamos.nm.us Website: www.losalamosnm.us Description: Author of 14 books, Co-author of first novel ever nominated for the American Physical Society's Forum award for promoting the understanding of physics in society.
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Los Alamos Arts Council Guitars and Gateaux
Los Alamos Arts Council
Date: Thursday, January 24, 2008 Time: 7:00 pm Location: Fuller Lodge Contact: Marlane Hamilton Phone: 663-0477 Email: Website: www.laac.org Description: Local guitarist Richard Hannemann is featured.
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Cross Country Skiing and Snowshoeing on the Caldera
Valles Caldera National Preserve
Date: Saturday, January 26, 2008 & Sunday, January 27, 2008 Time: 9:00 am Location: Valles Caldera National Preserve Contact: Rob Dixon Phone: 661-3333 Email: Website: www.vallescaldera.gov
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Los Alamos Choral Society and Symphony Concert - Mendelssohn' s Elijah
Los Alamos Choral Society and Los Alamos Symphony
Date: Sunday, January 27, 2008 Time: 3:00 pm Location: Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church Contact: Chuck Tallman Phone: 662-9127 Email: Chucktallman@comcast/net Website: www.losalamosrg/lacs Description: May Badarak, conductor. Cindy Little, accompanist. Loren Jacobson, baritone soloist. Tickets $15 at at Brownell's Hallmark and at the door.
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http://visit.losalamos.com/events/
Sign-ups can be very painless!! The forms are on the website!! Print them, fill them out, bring the forms and your checkbook to Chamisa. The required forms are "2008 Player Registration Form" and "
Medical Release Form". We encourage you to volunteer, hence the "Volunteer Application" form.
The website is located at http://eteamz.active.com/WRLL2/
and look under "Handouts" for the forms. While you are there, check out the new features of the website. These include the Season Calendar, Board Member contact info, Safety Manual, Coaches Manual, and other items of interest. Contact Lilly Anaya if you have something to post (pictures, stories, upcoming events of interest, sponsorship). Those interested in coaching should note that a Manager/Coach Rules Clinic to be taught by Kerry Coffelt will be held as a two day event this year and is scheduled for March 11 and 13th. It will be about 2 hours each night. Location will be specifed at a later date.
Please contact a Board Member if you have questions.
Thanks.
Pat Reardon
White Rock Little League
____________________________________________________________________________________
Winter Nature Fun for Preschoolers
Preschoolers ages 4-6 sing songs, go on nature walks, and explore the natural world around them. All classes are lead by local Montessori teacher, Susan Williams at the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC). Class space is limited, so sign up early!
Sign up for all three classes in the series
Nonmembers $30
Members $25
Sign up for individual classes
January 16 Let's Take a Nap: Which animals hibernate and which animals do not.
----------------------------------------------------------
Kinnikinnick Club
Sign up your child (8 - 12 years old) to become a member of this group. This year the children will be making a difference in the community by designing and implementing a service project.
Sign-up for the club by calling PEEC at 662-0460. The club meets twice a month, usually the first and third Mondays. The cost is $30 per year and $20 for each additional sibling. Club members receive a nature journal and magnifying glass.
How to Enroll for Classes with Fees:
PEEC members receive a 10% discount. Registration is in the order that payment is received.
Children’s science enrichment classes are limited to 12 students, so sign up early.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Please remind homeschoolers aged 14-18 that Café Scientifique has their fist café: presentation, discussion, and FOOD on Thursday 7pm at the Bradbury Science Museum. 15th and Central Ave. LA
The four cafes in the state (LA, Esp, Alb, and SF) decided on the topic of this presentation Thursday: THE RACE FOR A HIV VACCINE by Dr. Ruy Ribeiro. Find out what is holding up the process and who suffers.
Come and help decide what other science you would like to learn more about. Come enjoy good conversation and food with friends and discuss science in the news.
café@scieds.com T: 663-5365
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Daddy/Daughter and Mom/Son Dinner Dances Coming in February
This is one of our most popular events! There will be two dances for dads and their daughters (Feb. 6 and 21) and another dance for moms and sons (Feb. 7). Admission is $23/couple and $9.50 per additional child. Call 662-8170 for more info, or sign up at the Aquatic Center!
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
Ride The Bus
The Atomic City Transit website has been updated with new routes & schedules that go into effect Tuesday, Jan 22 - Feb 1, 2008. If you'd like to visit the site, please click here.
http://www.losalamosnm.us/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={28616E25-1EBA-4043-8BA9-8FAD23800B74}
__________________________________________________________________
Public Appreciation Day on the Caldera
Valles Caldera National Preserve
Date: Monday, January 21, 2008 Time: 9:00 am Location: Valles Caldera National Preserve Contact: Rob Dixon Phone: 661-3333 Email: Website: www.vallescaldera.gov
----------------------------------------------------------
Sleigh and Wagon Rides on the Caldera
Valles Caldera National Preserve
Date: Monday, January 21, 2008 Time: 11:00 am and 1:00 pm Location: Valles Caldera National Preserve Contact: Rob Dixon Phone: 661-3333 Email: Website: www.vallescaldera.gov Description: Permitting if there is snow.
----------------------------------------------------------
The Great Books Discussion
Mesa Public Library
Date: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 Time: 10:30 am Location: Mesa Public Library Contact: Mary Cernicek Phone: 662-7100 Email: Website: www.losalamosnm.us OR www.greatbooks.org Description: Discussions will be held the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month through May 2008. Books may be ordered by phone, 1-800-222-5870 or online at www.greatbooks.org. ----------------------------------------------------------
Authors Speak Series: J. Doug Beason
Mesa Public Library
Date: Thursday, January 24, 2008 Time: 7:00 pm Location: Mesa Public Library, upstairs rotunda Contact: Carol Meines Phone: 662-8247 Email: Meinec@lac.losalamos.nm.us Website: www.losalamosnm.us Description: Author of 14 books, Co-author of first novel ever nominated for the American Physical Society's Forum award for promoting the understanding of physics in society.
----------------------------------------------------------
Los Alamos Arts Council Guitars and Gateaux
Los Alamos Arts Council
Date: Thursday, January 24, 2008 Time: 7:00 pm Location: Fuller Lodge Contact: Marlane Hamilton Phone: 663-0477 Email: Website: www.laac.org Description: Local guitarist Richard Hannemann is featured.
----------------------------------------------------------
Cross Country Skiing and Snowshoeing on the Caldera
Valles Caldera National Preserve
Date: Saturday, January 26, 2008 & Sunday, January 27, 2008 Time: 9:00 am Location: Valles Caldera National Preserve Contact: Rob Dixon Phone: 661-3333 Email: Website: www.vallescaldera.gov
----------------------------------------------------------
Los Alamos Choral Society and Symphony Concert - Mendelssohn' s Elijah
Los Alamos Choral Society and Los Alamos Symphony
Date: Sunday, January 27, 2008 Time: 3:00 pm Location: Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church Contact: Chuck Tallman Phone: 662-9127 Email: Chucktallman@comcast/net Website: www.losalamosrg/lacs Description: May Badarak, conductor. Cindy Little, accompanist. Loren Jacobson, baritone soloist. Tickets $15 at at Brownell's Hallmark and at the door.
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http://visit.losalamos.com/events/
Monday, January 14, 2008
Webresource: News from the Homeschool Buyers Co-op
In this issue:
Member Exclusives
Group Buy Roundup
In the Pipeline
Deal of the Month - MadCap Logic
Field trips for Ontario - New
More Free Curriculum Discoveries by Diane Flynn Keith
Just For Fun
Dear Co-op Member,
--- Member Exclusives ---------------------------------------------------
We are pleased to present a new co-op supplier with an exclusive offer for members:
GreenOfficeStore.com - Free eco-friendly school supply w/any purchase
Please browse the Exclusives section of our site to find discounts from over 100 other participating Co-op suppliers.
--- Group Buy Roundup ----------------------------------------------------
We are pleased to report that, as of today, our Group Buy program has saved members, collectively, $231,133.01!
Last week we launched several new Group Buys. Here's the roundup:
TELL ME MORE Foreign Language Curriculum by Auralog. Our friends at Auralog are back within another opportunity to save up to 50% on their award-winning foreign language curriculum. And here's the unique aspect of this program - several of the packages (Spanish, English, French, German, & Italian) have FOUR LEVELS of instruction! This means you will be paying less than $32 PER YEAR when we hit the deepest discount! That's a GREAT deal!
ExploreLearning Gizmos. As promised, this week we launched a very special Group Buy for Gizmos -- interactive math and science simulations -- from ExploreLearning. Ordinarily, this award-winning curriculum costs $149 per student. However, if the Co-op can sign up 300 subscribers, we can all get this curriculum for as little as $67. What's more, by special arrangement with the Co-op, ExploreLearning will produce a special Homeschool Edition just for us! This edition will have accounts for 1 teacher and up to 3 students. This brings the per student cost to just $23 for a full year of access. Go to ExploreLearning today and sign up for a free trial subscription. Then, if you are interested, place your order at the Co-op next week and spread the word!
SmartDraw Homeschool Edition: We're back with a new Group Buy for SmartDraw, the world's most popular graphics software for business and education. We are very excited about this Group Buy for a number of reasons:
SmartDraw Homeschool Edition is the result of a close collaboration between the Co-op and SmartDraw, Inc. Virtually every homeschool mom on our staff submitted her ideas to SmartDraw, and they then developed templates based on our input. How many other leading software publishers do you know have adapted their product specifically for the needs of homeschoolers?
Many of the products you purchase for your homeschool have a limited shelf-life. This is world-class, award-winning software that will provide value for ALL of your homeschooling years.
This is truly an AWESOME DEAL. SmartDraw retails for $299. If, as a group, we order 100+ copies, we will all get the Homeschool Edition for only $49 -- that's 84% off! This is the best price IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM for SmartDraw.
SmartDraw Homeschool Edition is available exclusively through the Co-op, and only to Co-op members. In fact, under the terms or our agreement with SmartDraw, you must have been a member of the Co-op for at least four days before we can even make it available to you!
You can use it to create virtually every kind of document needed for your homeschool, including:
Lesson plans
Calendars
Maps
Timelines
Worksheets
Tests & Quizzes
Reference Charts
Certificates
Diagrams
Mind Maps
Star Charts
Scientific Illustrations
Tables & Charts
Venn Diagrams
Get the picture? Download the 7-day trial version of the business edition and see for yourself. The Homeschool Edition has exactly the same functionality, including templates designed specifically for homeschooolers. Then, if you as impressed as we are, jump on board!
Remember: you can place a conditional order to buy the software at the $49 price only. If we don't get the needed 100 orders to get the $49 price, you won't have to buy. However, consider carefully. Even at our current price points, this is a terrific value.
ATTENTION PARENTS OF BRIGHT KIDS!! The PrepMe SAT – ACT Group Buy is a special SAT/ACT prep program designed specifically for bright, highly-motivated 6th, 7th, and 8th graders. Students who get certain SAT and ACT scores become eligible to participate in special online summer programs at leading universities. Participation in these prestigious programs, in turn, can clear your child's path to full scholarships at leading universities.
GOOD NEWS! Last month Co-op members met the minimum for a special school subscription to Pokemon Learning League and reached the 50% discount level. We paused the Group Buy to process those subscribers, and have reopened it to sell out the remaining 140 or so seats at the 50% off price. If you buy before we run out, you'll have access to your new account within minutes of placing your order, plus save 50%.
--- In the Pipeline ------------------------------------------------------
It's official! Next week we launch Group Buys for two very special programs:
Earth Aid Enterprises will join the Co-op's network of suppliers with a fantastic offer to help the planet and learn about environmental issues in the process. Earth Aid sells a variety of kits including various energy saving -- and hence, carbon reducing -- products for regular households. At the Co-op's request, Earth Aid Enterprises prepared a study guide to help students measure and appreciate the impact that these devices can have on energy consumption, and on the larger issue of global warming. These kits will be available to members with Group Buy discounts and free study guides in the next few days.
Digital Frog. We know that many of you are looking for labs to supplement your natural science curriculum. Digital Frog International made a name for itself with its award-winning virtual frog dissection software, then branched out to create its popular Digital Field Trip series and ScienceMatrix. Check out their website and be ready to jump on board for great savings when this group buy launches on the Co-op website in the next 3 days.
Also this month, look for new Group Buys for:
CyberEd Online Science Curriculum
Discovery Education streaming
LeapFrog
and more, some of whom we haven't told you about!
--- Deal of the Month -----------------------------------------------------
GeeGuides LLC, the award-winning animated curriculum company, has changed their name to Madcap Logic LLC and developed a CD-ROM version of their popular GeeArt 16 art curriculum program, renamed to Creativity Express. To celebrate their new name and product, Madcap Logic has made the new CD-ROM version available to Co-op members at a special low price of $24.95! If you are looking for art curriculum, this is a must-see. But hurry – this low price goes away in February! Click here to check it out.
--- Field Trips -------------------------------------------------------------
We are pleased to announce field trips for the great province of Ontario.
Ontario
Other states & provinces
When you get to your state or province, the first thing to do is enter your zip code and click the Go button. Then let our software do all the work. Did we miss your favorite field trip? Click the Add A Field Trip button and let us know about it.
TIP: Did you know that you can grab the map of your state and move it around, as well zoom in and out, and pull up a satellite view of your home, all within the Field Trips database?
--- Free Curriculum -------------------------------------------------------
This week we have more free curriculum discoveries and ClickSchooling reviews by Diane Flynn Keith
FREE Games and Songs in Spanish, French, German, and More
Make Your Own Math Worksheets with Answers
AMAZING Free Science Videos, Slide Shows, and More
Free Classic Audiobooks
Fun Geography IQ Challenge
Virtual Field Trip to See Polar Bears
Please let us know if YOU find any great educational websites!
--- Just For Fun -----------------------------------------------------------
Here's another one for your funny bone:
Why you need to learn math
Regards,
Brett Walter
President
Homeschool Buyers co-op
Contact Information
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email: news@homeschoolbuyersco-op.org
phone: 650-648-0808
web: http://www.homeschoolbuyersco-op.org
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Member Exclusives
Group Buy Roundup
In the Pipeline
Deal of the Month - MadCap Logic
Field trips for Ontario - New
More Free Curriculum Discoveries by Diane Flynn Keith
Just For Fun
Dear Co-op Member,
--- Member Exclusives ---------------------------------------------------
We are pleased to present a new co-op supplier with an exclusive offer for members:
GreenOfficeStore.com - Free eco-friendly school supply w/any purchase
Please browse the Exclusives section of our site to find discounts from over 100 other participating Co-op suppliers.
--- Group Buy Roundup ----------------------------------------------------
We are pleased to report that, as of today, our Group Buy program has saved members, collectively, $231,133.01!
Last week we launched several new Group Buys. Here's the roundup:
TELL ME MORE Foreign Language Curriculum by Auralog. Our friends at Auralog are back within another opportunity to save up to 50% on their award-winning foreign language curriculum. And here's the unique aspect of this program - several of the packages (Spanish, English, French, German, & Italian) have FOUR LEVELS of instruction! This means you will be paying less than $32 PER YEAR when we hit the deepest discount! That's a GREAT deal!
ExploreLearning Gizmos. As promised, this week we launched a very special Group Buy for Gizmos -- interactive math and science simulations -- from ExploreLearning. Ordinarily, this award-winning curriculum costs $149 per student. However, if the Co-op can sign up 300 subscribers, we can all get this curriculum for as little as $67. What's more, by special arrangement with the Co-op, ExploreLearning will produce a special Homeschool Edition just for us! This edition will have accounts for 1 teacher and up to 3 students. This brings the per student cost to just $23 for a full year of access. Go to ExploreLearning today and sign up for a free trial subscription. Then, if you are interested, place your order at the Co-op next week and spread the word!
SmartDraw Homeschool Edition: We're back with a new Group Buy for SmartDraw, the world's most popular graphics software for business and education. We are very excited about this Group Buy for a number of reasons:
SmartDraw Homeschool Edition is the result of a close collaboration between the Co-op and SmartDraw, Inc. Virtually every homeschool mom on our staff submitted her ideas to SmartDraw, and they then developed templates based on our input. How many other leading software publishers do you know have adapted their product specifically for the needs of homeschoolers?
Many of the products you purchase for your homeschool have a limited shelf-life. This is world-class, award-winning software that will provide value for ALL of your homeschooling years.
This is truly an AWESOME DEAL. SmartDraw retails for $299. If, as a group, we order 100+ copies, we will all get the Homeschool Edition for only $49 -- that's 84% off! This is the best price IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM for SmartDraw.
SmartDraw Homeschool Edition is available exclusively through the Co-op, and only to Co-op members. In fact, under the terms or our agreement with SmartDraw, you must have been a member of the Co-op for at least four days before we can even make it available to you!
You can use it to create virtually every kind of document needed for your homeschool, including:
Lesson plans
Calendars
Maps
Timelines
Worksheets
Tests & Quizzes
Reference Charts
Certificates
Diagrams
Mind Maps
Star Charts
Scientific Illustrations
Tables & Charts
Venn Diagrams
Get the picture? Download the 7-day trial version of the business edition and see for yourself. The Homeschool Edition has exactly the same functionality, including templates designed specifically for homeschooolers. Then, if you as impressed as we are, jump on board!
Remember: you can place a conditional order to buy the software at the $49 price only. If we don't get the needed 100 orders to get the $49 price, you won't have to buy. However, consider carefully. Even at our current price points, this is a terrific value.
ATTENTION PARENTS OF BRIGHT KIDS!! The PrepMe SAT – ACT Group Buy is a special SAT/ACT prep program designed specifically for bright, highly-motivated 6th, 7th, and 8th graders. Students who get certain SAT and ACT scores become eligible to participate in special online summer programs at leading universities. Participation in these prestigious programs, in turn, can clear your child's path to full scholarships at leading universities.
GOOD NEWS! Last month Co-op members met the minimum for a special school subscription to Pokemon Learning League and reached the 50% discount level. We paused the Group Buy to process those subscribers, and have reopened it to sell out the remaining 140 or so seats at the 50% off price. If you buy before we run out, you'll have access to your new account within minutes of placing your order, plus save 50%.
--- In the Pipeline ------------------------------------------------------
It's official! Next week we launch Group Buys for two very special programs:
Earth Aid Enterprises will join the Co-op's network of suppliers with a fantastic offer to help the planet and learn about environmental issues in the process. Earth Aid sells a variety of kits including various energy saving -- and hence, carbon reducing -- products for regular households. At the Co-op's request, Earth Aid Enterprises prepared a study guide to help students measure and appreciate the impact that these devices can have on energy consumption, and on the larger issue of global warming. These kits will be available to members with Group Buy discounts and free study guides in the next few days.
Digital Frog. We know that many of you are looking for labs to supplement your natural science curriculum. Digital Frog International made a name for itself with its award-winning virtual frog dissection software, then branched out to create its popular Digital Field Trip series and ScienceMatrix. Check out their website and be ready to jump on board for great savings when this group buy launches on the Co-op website in the next 3 days.
Also this month, look for new Group Buys for:
CyberEd Online Science Curriculum
Discovery Education streaming
LeapFrog
and more, some of whom we haven't told you about!
--- Deal of the Month -----------------------------------------------------
GeeGuides LLC, the award-winning animated curriculum company, has changed their name to Madcap Logic LLC and developed a CD-ROM version of their popular GeeArt 16 art curriculum program, renamed to Creativity Express. To celebrate their new name and product, Madcap Logic has made the new CD-ROM version available to Co-op members at a special low price of $24.95! If you are looking for art curriculum, this is a must-see. But hurry – this low price goes away in February! Click here to check it out.
--- Field Trips -------------------------------------------------------------
We are pleased to announce field trips for the great province of Ontario.
Ontario
Other states & provinces
When you get to your state or province, the first thing to do is enter your zip code and click the Go button. Then let our software do all the work. Did we miss your favorite field trip? Click the Add A Field Trip button and let us know about it.
TIP: Did you know that you can grab the map of your state and move it around, as well zoom in and out, and pull up a satellite view of your home, all within the Field Trips database?
--- Free Curriculum -------------------------------------------------------
This week we have more free curriculum discoveries and ClickSchooling reviews by Diane Flynn Keith
FREE Games and Songs in Spanish, French, German, and More
Make Your Own Math Worksheets with Answers
AMAZING Free Science Videos, Slide Shows, and More
Free Classic Audiobooks
Fun Geography IQ Challenge
Virtual Field Trip to See Polar Bears
Please let us know if YOU find any great educational websites!
--- Just For Fun -----------------------------------------------------------
Here's another one for your funny bone:
Why you need to learn math
Regards,
Brett Walter
President
Homeschool Buyers co-op
Contact Information
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email: news@homeschoolbuyersco-op.org
phone: 650-648-0808
web: http://www.homeschoolbuyersco-op.org
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Los Alamos: Teen Bible Study Group
Teen Bible Study Group
Join us in a little fun and a little study and a lot of God. White Rock United Methodist Church will be offering a Teen Bible Study class on Monday nights at 6:15pm at White Rock United Methodist Church at 580 Meadow Lane (across from Overlook Park in White Rock). The 1st class will by 14 January. We will start with a little music, dinner and follow with an 8 week study of the Old Testament and then an 8 week study of the New Testament. This is a free group for teens grades 7 to 12. For more information contact Mark Prokop at 672-4061 or Heidi Narum at 672-6272.
Join us in a little fun and a little study and a lot of God. White Rock United Methodist Church will be offering a Teen Bible Study class on Monday nights at 6:15pm at White Rock United Methodist Church at 580 Meadow Lane (across from Overlook Park in White Rock). The 1st class will by 14 January. We will start with a little music, dinner and follow with an 8 week study of the Old Testament and then an 8 week study of the New Testament. This is a free group for teens grades 7 to 12. For more information contact Mark Prokop at 672-4061 or Heidi Narum at 672-6272.
Los Alamos: WInter Weekend Recreation
SKI - SLED - SLEIGH RIDE - SNOWSHOE - SKATE
Spend the weekend of January 18-21, 2008 indulging in all of our winter recreational activities. There's so much to choose from. Any winter weekend in Los Alamos is wonderful. And snow has powdered the beautiful landscape here several times this season. Come enjoy it!
TRY THIS WEEKEND SCENARIO OR CREATE YOUR OWN !
FRIDAY, JANUARY 18
OUTDOOR ICE SKATING at the only outdoor rink in Northern New Mexico. Go to the Los Alamos County website Los Alamos Outdoor Ice Rink
SATURDAY, JANUARY 19
VALLES CALDERA again has amazing winter activities to offer such as moonlight skiing and sleigh rides. Go to their website for details on how to make reservations Valles Caldera National Preserve. The Preserve offers some of the most spectacular scenery in New Mexico. You can also call them at 1-877-851-8946 for more information.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 20
PAJARITO MOUNTAIN SKI AREA offers a wide range of slopes. Go to their website to get lift ticket prices - Pajarito Mountain Ski Area.
MONDAY, JANUARY 21
Sleep in, have brunch and at 1:00pm, head to our museums - the Bradbury Science Museum and the Los Alamos Historical Museum are free and are open daily.
DINING
There are a variety of restaurants and cafes in White Rock and Los Alamos. Many do not open on Sunday, so call ahead or check with one of the Visitor Centers to be sure of hours. There are a wide variety of options including Chinese, Japanese, Thai, BBQ, pizza, New Mexican, and fast food.
Dining Directory (visit.losalamos.com/dining)
LODGING
Los Alamos and White Rock offer an assortment of hotels, and bed & breakfast establishments that would be pleased to serve you.
Lodging Directory (visit.losalamos.com/lodging)
SHOPPING AND SERVICES
Los Alamos and White Rock retail merchants welcome you. We have many fine stores offering gifts, art, jewelry, clothing, shoes, books, music, housewares, kitchenwares, pet supplies, appliances, hardware, cameras, photographic needs, art supplies, gifts, picnic supplies, and snacks, and much more.
Click here for a searchable database of businesses in Los Alamos and White Rock.
Los Alamos Shopping Guide (losalamoschamber.com
VISIT OUR VISITOR CENTERS
The Tourist Information Center in White Rock (WRTIC) and the Visitor Center in Los Alamos are open seven days a week to help make your visit to Los Alamos an enjoyable one. For assistance, call the Tourist Information Center at 1-800-444-0707, or the Los Alamos Visitor Center at 1-505-662-8105 or email us at mvb@losalamos.org
LOS ALAMOS SKI PACKAGES
---------------------------------
The Pajarito Mountain Ski Area has set up ski packages with local lodgers. Go to:
visit.losalamos.com. and click on the red Ski Packages & Special Offers button for updated information.
email: mvb@losalamos.org
phone: 505-662-8105
web: http://visit.losalamos.com
Spend the weekend of January 18-21, 2008 indulging in all of our winter recreational activities. There's so much to choose from. Any winter weekend in Los Alamos is wonderful. And snow has powdered the beautiful landscape here several times this season. Come enjoy it!
TRY THIS WEEKEND SCENARIO OR CREATE YOUR OWN !
FRIDAY, JANUARY 18
OUTDOOR ICE SKATING at the only outdoor rink in Northern New Mexico. Go to the Los Alamos County website Los Alamos Outdoor Ice Rink
SATURDAY, JANUARY 19
VALLES CALDERA again has amazing winter activities to offer such as moonlight skiing and sleigh rides. Go to their website for details on how to make reservations Valles Caldera National Preserve. The Preserve offers some of the most spectacular scenery in New Mexico. You can also call them at 1-877-851-8946 for more information.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 20
PAJARITO MOUNTAIN SKI AREA offers a wide range of slopes. Go to their website to get lift ticket prices - Pajarito Mountain Ski Area.
MONDAY, JANUARY 21
Sleep in, have brunch and at 1:00pm, head to our museums - the Bradbury Science Museum and the Los Alamos Historical Museum are free and are open daily.
DINING
There are a variety of restaurants and cafes in White Rock and Los Alamos. Many do not open on Sunday, so call ahead or check with one of the Visitor Centers to be sure of hours. There are a wide variety of options including Chinese, Japanese, Thai, BBQ, pizza, New Mexican, and fast food.
Dining Directory (visit.losalamos.com/dining)
LODGING
Los Alamos and White Rock offer an assortment of hotels, and bed & breakfast establishments that would be pleased to serve you.
Lodging Directory (visit.losalamos.com/lodging)
SHOPPING AND SERVICES
Los Alamos and White Rock retail merchants welcome you. We have many fine stores offering gifts, art, jewelry, clothing, shoes, books, music, housewares, kitchenwares, pet supplies, appliances, hardware, cameras, photographic needs, art supplies, gifts, picnic supplies, and snacks, and much more.
Click here for a searchable database of businesses in Los Alamos and White Rock.
Los Alamos Shopping Guide (losalamoschamber.com
VISIT OUR VISITOR CENTERS
The Tourist Information Center in White Rock (WRTIC) and the Visitor Center in Los Alamos are open seven days a week to help make your visit to Los Alamos an enjoyable one. For assistance, call the Tourist Information Center at 1-800-444-0707, or the Los Alamos Visitor Center at 1-505-662-8105 or email us at mvb@losalamos.org
LOS ALAMOS SKI PACKAGES
---------------------------------
The Pajarito Mountain Ski Area has set up ski packages with local lodgers. Go to:
visit.losalamos.com. and click on the red Ski Packages & Special Offers button for updated information.
email: mvb@losalamos.org
phone: 505-662-8105
web: http://visit.losalamos.com
Los Alamos: Events This Week! 1/14/08
LAAC Film Society Presentation - Ballets Russe
Los Alamos Arts Council
Date: Thursday, January 17, 2008
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: UNM-LA Student Center Lecture Hall
Contact: Marlane Hamilton
Phone: 663-0477
Email: laarts@rt66.com
Website: www.laartscouncil.org
Description: Admission $5; $3 with UNM-LA ID. (ballets)
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Theater Production - The Devil and Daniel Webster
Los Alamos Little Theater
Date: Friday, January 18, 2008 through Saturday, January 19, 2008
Time: 8:15 pm
Location: Los Alamos Little Theater
Phone: 662-5493
Website: www.lalt.org
Description: By Stephen Vincent Benet. With musical olios and local playwright Robert F. Benjamin and Elaine Jarvik’s latest satire, “Yogurt Security.”
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Moonlight Skiing and Snowshoeing on the Caldera
Valles Caldera National Preserve
Date: Saturday, January 19, 2008
Time: 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm
Location: Valles Caldera National Preserve
Contact: Rob Dixon
Phone: 661-3333
Website: www.vallescaldera.gov
Description: Moonlight skiing if there is snow. Fees are $15 per adult, $12 per senior (62 yrs and older), $10 per youth (6-15 yrs), and free for kids 5yrs and younger. Please come prepared for high elevation mountain weather and night conditions.
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Cross Country Skiing and Snowshoeing on the Caldera
Valles Caldera National Preserve
Date: Saturday, January 19, 2008; Sunday, January 20, 2008
Time: 9:00 am
Location: Valles Caldera National Preserve
Contact: Rob Dixon
Phone: 661-3333
Website: www.vallescaldera.gov
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Sleigh and Wagon Rides on the Caldera
Valles Caldera National Preserve
Date: Sunday, January 20, 2008; January 21, 2008
Time: 1:00 pm
Location: Valles Caldera National Preserve
Contact: Rob Dixon
Phone: 661-3333
Website: www.vallescaldera.gov
----------------------------------------------------
Public Appreciation Day on the Caldera
Valles Caldera National Preserve
Date: Monday, January 21, 2008
Time: 9:00 am
Location: Valles Caldera National Preserve
Contact: Rob Dixon
Phone: 661-3333
Website: www.vallescaldera.gov
-------------------------------------------------------
http://visit.losalamos.com/events/
Los Alamos Arts Council
Date: Thursday, January 17, 2008
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: UNM-LA Student Center Lecture Hall
Contact: Marlane Hamilton
Phone: 663-0477
Email: laarts@rt66.com
Website: www.laartscouncil.org
Description: Admission $5; $3 with UNM-LA ID. (ballets)
----------------------------------------------------------
Theater Production - The Devil and Daniel Webster
Los Alamos Little Theater
Date: Friday, January 18, 2008 through Saturday, January 19, 2008
Time: 8:15 pm
Location: Los Alamos Little Theater
Phone: 662-5493
Website: www.lalt.org
Description: By Stephen Vincent Benet. With musical olios and local playwright Robert F. Benjamin and Elaine Jarvik’s latest satire, “Yogurt Security.”
----------------------------------------------------------
Moonlight Skiing and Snowshoeing on the Caldera
Valles Caldera National Preserve
Date: Saturday, January 19, 2008
Time: 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm
Location: Valles Caldera National Preserve
Contact: Rob Dixon
Phone: 661-3333
Website: www.vallescaldera.gov
Description: Moonlight skiing if there is snow. Fees are $15 per adult, $12 per senior (62 yrs and older), $10 per youth (6-15 yrs), and free for kids 5yrs and younger. Please come prepared for high elevation mountain weather and night conditions.
----------------------------------------------------------
Cross Country Skiing and Snowshoeing on the Caldera
Valles Caldera National Preserve
Date: Saturday, January 19, 2008; Sunday, January 20, 2008
Time: 9:00 am
Location: Valles Caldera National Preserve
Contact: Rob Dixon
Phone: 661-3333
Website: www.vallescaldera.gov
----------------------------------------------------------
Sleigh and Wagon Rides on the Caldera
Valles Caldera National Preserve
Date: Sunday, January 20, 2008; January 21, 2008
Time: 1:00 pm
Location: Valles Caldera National Preserve
Contact: Rob Dixon
Phone: 661-3333
Website: www.vallescaldera.gov
----------------------------------------------------
Public Appreciation Day on the Caldera
Valles Caldera National Preserve
Date: Monday, January 21, 2008
Time: 9:00 am
Location: Valles Caldera National Preserve
Contact: Rob Dixon
Phone: 661-3333
Website: www.vallescaldera.gov
-------------------------------------------------------
http://visit.losalamos.com/events/
Albuquerque: High School Chemistry Classes?
Asking for a fellow homeschooling parent:
Do you know of any homeschool high school chemistry classes going on
right now in ABQ besides RGES?
Please reply back to me and I will get the information to them. Thanks!
Do you know of any homeschool high school chemistry classes going on
right now in ABQ besides RGES?
Please reply back to me and I will get the information to them. Thanks!
Albuquerque Area: Youth Leadership for High School Students
Could you please post the following to your groups.. thank you.- Julie
Please forward this message to any students who may be interested..
I am Julie Velazquez, and am currently working with a group of Roots and Shoots HIGH SCHOOL students studying sustainable living, specifically sustainable food supply. Roots and Shoots is an international service learning group started by Jane Goodall that focuses its efforts on issues that affect animals, the environment and the community.
We are inviting community members to come and be a part of a PANEL NIGHT where individuals working in the area of SUSTAINABILITY will discuss current issues in sustainable foods. Our presenters will include local individuals working in farming, water issues, land issues, local markets, education, legislation and more. The event will take place on the evening of February 8th, hosted by the Albuquerque Academy.
The Goal of the NM ROOTS AND SHOOTS Youth Leadership Group is to expand the group to include high school students from all over Alb. including homeschool, public and private schools (the group is just students at Alb. Academy right now). We will study sustainable food sources through field trips, research, and presentations to Elementary level Roots and Shoots groups. As this group grows, we will take on other topics in the future.
The panel night will be held on Feb. 8th at the Alb. Academy. If you would like some more information about the panel night and/or participating in the Roots and Shoots Youth Leadership group, please give me a call at 232-7106 or email me at Velaz_family@msn.com Thanks!
Julie Velazquez, MSW
www.riogranderootsandshoots.org
Please forward this message to any students who may be interested..
I am Julie Velazquez, and am currently working with a group of Roots and Shoots HIGH SCHOOL students studying sustainable living, specifically sustainable food supply. Roots and Shoots is an international service learning group started by Jane Goodall that focuses its efforts on issues that affect animals, the environment and the community.
We are inviting community members to come and be a part of a PANEL NIGHT where individuals working in the area of SUSTAINABILITY will discuss current issues in sustainable foods. Our presenters will include local individuals working in farming, water issues, land issues, local markets, education, legislation and more. The event will take place on the evening of February 8th, hosted by the Albuquerque Academy.
The Goal of the NM ROOTS AND SHOOTS Youth Leadership Group is to expand the group to include high school students from all over Alb. including homeschool, public and private schools (the group is just students at Alb. Academy right now). We will study sustainable food sources through field trips, research, and presentations to Elementary level Roots and Shoots groups. As this group grows, we will take on other topics in the future.
The panel night will be held on Feb. 8th at the Alb. Academy. If you would like some more information about the panel night and/or participating in the Roots and Shoots Youth Leadership group, please give me a call at 232-7106 or email me at Velaz_family@msn.com Thanks!
Julie Velazquez, MSW
www.riogranderootsandshoots.org
Albuquerque Area: Spanish Champs Classes and News
January 2008
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Greetings,
We are kicking off our spring 2008 classes in a week, the schedule is shown below, please register ASAP. I also included information on the 2008 summer camps, a learning tip, and a sale on Level 2 resources.
We had a wonderful party at the end of last semester where the all the children sang several songs together, and then the beginning kids put on a play, and the intermediate kids showed a movie they made.
At the bottom of this introduction there is a button that makes it easy to forward this newsletter. Please take 30 seconds and forward it on to other families or teachers. - Thanks!
Tim Keller
President
Progressive Language, Inc.
505 235 0882
in this issue
Spring Spanish Champs Schedule
Sale! 20% Off Level 2 Resources
Learning Tip: Spanish at Dinner
New Spanish Champs Resources Under Development
Summer Day Camp Schedule and Plans
Spanish Champs Spring Schedule
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Progressive Language is pleased to announce our programs for Spring 2008, classes are for families with children 5-11 years old.
Spanish Champs Beginners: This first year is a two-semester family program that teaches beginning Spanish through music, books, games, contests, crafts, stories, activities, and plays. We cover: greetings, numbers, colors, food, clothes, feelings, and basic verbs. This program is appropriate for children with minimal or no Spanish skills.
Spanish Champs Intermediate: Is a two-semester family program that uses the same teaching methodology as year one, but builds on the Spanish from year one. In year two we cover: family, adjectives and descriptions, animals, more numbers and colors, action verbs, alphabet, commands, and home. We also have a big focus on reading, writing, and sentence construction skills. This program is appropriate for children with basic comprehension skills and familiarity with the subjects from year one.
Families can join the continuing classes, even if they haven't been in a Spanish Champs class, as long as they are familiar with most of the topics we have covered.
Every other Sunday
2:30-3:45 (beginner-continuing) - ABQ NE
4:00-5:15 (beginner-new) - ABQ NE
Jan 20; Feb 3 & 17; Mar 2, 16, 30; April 13, 27
Every other Wednesday
1:30-2:45 (beginner-continuing) - ABQ NE
4:30-5:45 (intermediate-continuing) ABQ NE
Jan 23; Feb 6 & 20; Mar 5, 19; April 2, 16, *27
Registration Form - Click here to Download
Pay online for classes - Click Here
Level 2 Resource Sale!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Level 2 CD/DVD are 20% off until February 1st. The resources normally sell for $45/set, and they are on sale now for $36/set. Online purchases only.
Click Here to visit our website to learn more about the Level 1 resources.
Click Here to visit our website and learn more about the Level 2 resources.
Click Here to buy online.
Learning Tip: Spanish at Dinner
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Play a game with your children at dinner, have them quiz the parents - how do you say "...." in Spanish? For example, have the children ask 10 questions "how do you say 'red', or 'how are you', or 'green socks'"? Even if parents know all the answers, make sure to get some wrong so that the children can correct you - and feel like "experts".
Parents can then ask kids questions, either in English or Spanish, like what does "quiero una manzana" mean? If you want to make a contest out of it, children can ask parents 10 questions, and then parents ask children 10 questions. Whoever gets the most correct answers wins. Make sure to let the kids win regularly!
A good source for Spanish at dinner is the Music Learninig Plan, or the most recent Speed Spanish from Spanish Champs class.
A copy of the Music Learning Plan can be found at this link:
Level 1 Music Learning Plan
Spanish Champs Resources under Development ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I wanted to share with you some of the resources we are creating or have on the drawing board.
1. A new Learning Sequence is available for the Spanish Champs Level 1 that will be helpful for families and teachers. Click Here for the Learning Sequence
2. Kareoke CDs for Levels 1 and 2 music. We actually have Kareoke versions of all the songs, but we need to have CD covers designed, and the CDs duplicated. These should be available by summer, and are a great way to have fun, and to see if children (and parents/teachers) really know the songs.
3. Spanish Champs Story Books - We have 4 "mini books" already designed, but plan to make a series of 12 to 16 books for level 1 and level 2.
4. "How To" video to demonstrate how we teach the Spanish Champs songs to children and families. We will need several children to be demonstrators in the videos, if you want your child to do this, please email Tim Keller. It will be a great way for children to master the songs.
Plan now for Summer Camps in July ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Spanish Champs Day Camps
The most dynamic camps in town - in any language!
The camps are great way for your child to have an immersion style Spanish experience. The camps are part of the two year Spanish Champs learning sequence. Campers use music, stories, crafts, games, contests, skits and plays to learn Spanish. Space is limited to 12 children per camp.
The first two camps are excellent preparation for children entering Bilingual or Dual Language programs, or for children that have had Spanish, but still need more practice with basic communication skills.
The third camp is for children who have had one to two years or more of non-intensive Spanish, or for children who have had a year or more in a Bilingual/Dual Language program and are ready for/learning basic reading and writing skills.
Camp one introduces and reinforces basic Spanish: greetings, numbers, colors, food, and clothes. Children will be exposed to several key verbs. Children perform several songs and contests for parents at the end of the week.
Camp two expands beyond the basic Spanish of camp one, and the children will be preparing for and acting in a play at the end of the week. A great follow-up for camp one.
Camp three is taught primarily in Spanish and is focused on increasing oral proficiency and beginning literacy. Children will write and illustrate a storybook in Spanish.
All Summer Camps: 1pm - 4pm daily
The cost of each camp is $150 ($135 for early registration). Registration opens in April.
Location: Approximately Tramway and Academy
July 7-11: Beginners with little or no comprehension. Age 5-10
July 14-18: Beginners with some comprehension - (cont. of camp 1). Age 5-10
July 21-25: Intermediate with good comprehension of basics. Age 6-11
Teachers/Schools - want to offer Spanish Champs camps in your area?
Call Tim Keller for details: 505 235 0882
Please send your stories and photos
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Please send learning tips, suggestions, photos or success stories you have had with Spanish Champs. We will add them to our quarterly email newsletter, and start a section on the website with them.
Please email to tim@progressivelanguage.com
Quick Links...
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Progressive Language website
Spanish Champs Overview
Watch Demo of Spanish Champs Level 1
Watch Demo of Spanish Champs Level 2 DVD
Buy Spanish Champs CDs and DVDs
Contact Information
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
phone: 505 235 0882 or email tim@progressivelanguage.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Greetings,
We are kicking off our spring 2008 classes in a week, the schedule is shown below, please register ASAP. I also included information on the 2008 summer camps, a learning tip, and a sale on Level 2 resources.
We had a wonderful party at the end of last semester where the all the children sang several songs together, and then the beginning kids put on a play, and the intermediate kids showed a movie they made.
At the bottom of this introduction there is a button that makes it easy to forward this newsletter. Please take 30 seconds and forward it on to other families or teachers. - Thanks!
Tim Keller
President
Progressive Language, Inc.
505 235 0882
in this issue
Spring Spanish Champs Schedule
Sale! 20% Off Level 2 Resources
Learning Tip: Spanish at Dinner
New Spanish Champs Resources Under Development
Summer Day Camp Schedule and Plans
Spanish Champs Spring Schedule
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Progressive Language is pleased to announce our programs for Spring 2008, classes are for families with children 5-11 years old.
Spanish Champs Beginners: This first year is a two-semester family program that teaches beginning Spanish through music, books, games, contests, crafts, stories, activities, and plays. We cover: greetings, numbers, colors, food, clothes, feelings, and basic verbs. This program is appropriate for children with minimal or no Spanish skills.
Spanish Champs Intermediate: Is a two-semester family program that uses the same teaching methodology as year one, but builds on the Spanish from year one. In year two we cover: family, adjectives and descriptions, animals, more numbers and colors, action verbs, alphabet, commands, and home. We also have a big focus on reading, writing, and sentence construction skills. This program is appropriate for children with basic comprehension skills and familiarity with the subjects from year one.
Families can join the continuing classes, even if they haven't been in a Spanish Champs class, as long as they are familiar with most of the topics we have covered.
Every other Sunday
2:30-3:45 (beginner-continuing) - ABQ NE
4:00-5:15 (beginner-new) - ABQ NE
Jan 20; Feb 3 & 17; Mar 2, 16, 30; April 13, 27
Every other Wednesday
1:30-2:45 (beginner-continuing) - ABQ NE
4:30-5:45 (intermediate-continuing) ABQ NE
Jan 23; Feb 6 & 20; Mar 5, 19; April 2, 16, *27
Registration Form - Click here to Download
Pay online for classes - Click Here
Level 2 Resource Sale!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Level 2 CD/DVD are 20% off until February 1st. The resources normally sell for $45/set, and they are on sale now for $36/set. Online purchases only.
Click Here to visit our website to learn more about the Level 1 resources.
Click Here to visit our website and learn more about the Level 2 resources.
Click Here to buy online.
Learning Tip: Spanish at Dinner
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Play a game with your children at dinner, have them quiz the parents - how do you say "...." in Spanish? For example, have the children ask 10 questions "how do you say 'red', or 'how are you', or 'green socks'"? Even if parents know all the answers, make sure to get some wrong so that the children can correct you - and feel like "experts".
Parents can then ask kids questions, either in English or Spanish, like what does "quiero una manzana" mean? If you want to make a contest out of it, children can ask parents 10 questions, and then parents ask children 10 questions. Whoever gets the most correct answers wins. Make sure to let the kids win regularly!
A good source for Spanish at dinner is the Music Learninig Plan, or the most recent Speed Spanish from Spanish Champs class.
A copy of the Music Learning Plan can be found at this link:
Level 1 Music Learning Plan
Spanish Champs Resources under Development ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I wanted to share with you some of the resources we are creating or have on the drawing board.
1. A new Learning Sequence is available for the Spanish Champs Level 1 that will be helpful for families and teachers. Click Here for the Learning Sequence
2. Kareoke CDs for Levels 1 and 2 music. We actually have Kareoke versions of all the songs, but we need to have CD covers designed, and the CDs duplicated. These should be available by summer, and are a great way to have fun, and to see if children (and parents/teachers) really know the songs.
3. Spanish Champs Story Books - We have 4 "mini books" already designed, but plan to make a series of 12 to 16 books for level 1 and level 2.
4. "How To" video to demonstrate how we teach the Spanish Champs songs to children and families. We will need several children to be demonstrators in the videos, if you want your child to do this, please email Tim Keller. It will be a great way for children to master the songs.
Plan now for Summer Camps in July ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Spanish Champs Day Camps
The most dynamic camps in town - in any language!
The camps are great way for your child to have an immersion style Spanish experience. The camps are part of the two year Spanish Champs learning sequence. Campers use music, stories, crafts, games, contests, skits and plays to learn Spanish. Space is limited to 12 children per camp.
The first two camps are excellent preparation for children entering Bilingual or Dual Language programs, or for children that have had Spanish, but still need more practice with basic communication skills.
The third camp is for children who have had one to two years or more of non-intensive Spanish, or for children who have had a year or more in a Bilingual/Dual Language program and are ready for/learning basic reading and writing skills.
Camp one introduces and reinforces basic Spanish: greetings, numbers, colors, food, and clothes. Children will be exposed to several key verbs. Children perform several songs and contests for parents at the end of the week.
Camp two expands beyond the basic Spanish of camp one, and the children will be preparing for and acting in a play at the end of the week. A great follow-up for camp one.
Camp three is taught primarily in Spanish and is focused on increasing oral proficiency and beginning literacy. Children will write and illustrate a storybook in Spanish.
All Summer Camps: 1pm - 4pm daily
The cost of each camp is $150 ($135 for early registration). Registration opens in April.
Location: Approximately Tramway and Academy
July 7-11: Beginners with little or no comprehension. Age 5-10
July 14-18: Beginners with some comprehension - (cont. of camp 1). Age 5-10
July 21-25: Intermediate with good comprehension of basics. Age 6-11
Teachers/Schools - want to offer Spanish Champs camps in your area?
Call Tim Keller for details: 505 235 0882
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Saturday, January 12, 2008
Tweens and Teens" and the ABQ Homeschooler's Co-op--WITH CORRECTION!
CORRECTION: I incorrectly identified the website of this group and want to make sure you are directed to the correct group www.abqhomeschool.com ....this will be run through the Albuquerque Homeschool Co-op but will not be limited to members of the Co-op itself. My apologies to all involved. Please contact Shari belong to inquire! I talked to her personally today and it sounds like a lot of fun for the older kids!--Tabbi
Tabitha,
Will you please post this for me? I want to get the word out to as many as possible and that would be through you!!
Thanks,
Shari
The Albuquerque Homeschool Co-op is proud to announce our new baby!!
"Tweens and Teens" or "TnT" is a new and exciting addition to our Co-op! With the growing population of homeschooled kids, we decided that it was time to design a section specifically for the needs of our older kids. TnT is designed to meet the educational and social needs of kids ages 10-18. Classes currently in the works are designed to promote "real world" learning and experiences. Currently in the works are the following...
The Basics of Business
Creative Writing
American Government
The U.S Economy
Financial Basics
Math with a Twist
These classes will include field trips, speakers and some really cool projects! For example, the Creative Writing class will focus on fiction with a field trip to a local publisher to see what happens to a story after it's written. There will also be a workshop on story illustration. There will be several projects in which the kids will work in groups as well as individually.
In addition, we've added a forum page just for our kids where they can go to ask questions, work on projects together and share ideas. But that's not all.....
Because the social aspects of this age are just as important, we are setting up a monthly game night, a monthly movie night and several other social activities. It is our hope that with enough participation from the homeschool community, we will eventually be able to offer dances, ice cream socials and just possibly....An Annual Prom!?! Most of our events will be available to those not currently members of our co-op. We will offer everything up to our membership first, with the remaining space available to others.
For more information contact Shari at (505)286-1611 or E-mail saturn_soup@yahoo.com
Tabitha,
Will you please post this for me? I want to get the word out to as many as possible and that would be through you!!
Thanks,
Shari
The Albuquerque Homeschool Co-op is proud to announce our new baby!!
"Tweens and Teens" or "TnT" is a new and exciting addition to our Co-op! With the growing population of homeschooled kids, we decided that it was time to design a section specifically for the needs of our older kids. TnT is designed to meet the educational and social needs of kids ages 10-18. Classes currently in the works are designed to promote "real world" learning and experiences. Currently in the works are the following...
The Basics of Business
Creative Writing
American Government
The U.S Economy
Financial Basics
Math with a Twist
These classes will include field trips, speakers and some really cool projects! For example, the Creative Writing class will focus on fiction with a field trip to a local publisher to see what happens to a story after it's written. There will also be a workshop on story illustration. There will be several projects in which the kids will work in groups as well as individually.
In addition, we've added a forum page just for our kids where they can go to ask questions, work on projects together and share ideas. But that's not all.....
Because the social aspects of this age are just as important, we are setting up a monthly game night, a monthly movie night and several other social activities. It is our hope that with enough participation from the homeschool community, we will eventually be able to offer dances, ice cream socials and just possibly....An Annual Prom!?! Most of our events will be available to those not currently members of our co-op. We will offer everything up to our membership first, with the remaining space available to others.
For more information contact Shari at (505)286-1611 or E-mail saturn_soup@yahoo.com
--Los Alamos-Becoming a Professional Cartoonist
Becoming a Professional Cartoonist
Taught by Stephen McCranie
Course description:
This class will provide the student with all the knowledge and skills they need to know to
become a cartoonist. The class will cover the definition and history of comics, the basics
of storytelling, composition, thumbnailing, penciling, and inking, and the business of
comics. This class is for students in the 7th to 12th grades.
Dates, Times and Locations:
This class will be held every Friday from 3:30 to 5:00 at the First Baptist Church starting
January 25th and ending February 29nd.
Course Supplies
I will provide the following supplies for students to practice with during class:
Microns pens and Sharpies
Brushes
Ink
Quill pens
Bristol board
Students are encouraged to buy what supplies they need to draw their final comic
assignment. If they want to bring a sketchbook to class to take notes or to draw in, that
would be good too.
Cost:
60 dollars for the full six weeks. Students can pay all at once, or for one class at a time,
each class being 10 dollars.
If you would like to sign up, if you have any questions, or if you would like to see a
syllabus for the course, please send me an email at stephen@doodlealley.com.
If you would like to see my work as cartoonist, please go to my website,
www.doodlealley.com.
Kartooning for Kids
Taught by Stephen McCranie
Course description:
This class will teach students how to have fun with comics. Students will learn to write
stories, develop there own characters and draw cartoons. There will also be opportunities
to learn how to pencil and ink comics like the professionals. This class is for 1st to 6th
graders.
Dates, Times and Locations:
This class will be held every Wednesday from 3:30 to 5:00 at the First Baptist Church
starting January 23th and ending February 27th.
Course Supplies
I will provide the following supplies for students to practice with during class:
Microns pens and Sharpies
Brushes
Ink
Quill pens
Bristol board
Students are encouraged to buy what supplies they need to draw their final comic
assignment. If they want to bring a sketchbook to class to take notes or to draw in, that
would be good too.
Cost:
60 dollars for the full six weeks. Students can pay all at once, or for one class at a time,
each class being 10 dollars.
If you would like to sign up, if you have any questions, or if you would like to see a
syllabus for the course, please send me an email at stephen@doodlealley.com.
If you would like to see my work as cartoonist, please go to my website,
www.doodlealley.com.
Taught by Stephen McCranie
Course description:
This class will provide the student with all the knowledge and skills they need to know to
become a cartoonist. The class will cover the definition and history of comics, the basics
of storytelling, composition, thumbnailing, penciling, and inking, and the business of
comics. This class is for students in the 7th to 12th grades.
Dates, Times and Locations:
This class will be held every Friday from 3:30 to 5:00 at the First Baptist Church starting
January 25th and ending February 29nd.
Course Supplies
I will provide the following supplies for students to practice with during class:
Microns pens and Sharpies
Brushes
Ink
Quill pens
Bristol board
Students are encouraged to buy what supplies they need to draw their final comic
assignment. If they want to bring a sketchbook to class to take notes or to draw in, that
would be good too.
Cost:
60 dollars for the full six weeks. Students can pay all at once, or for one class at a time,
each class being 10 dollars.
If you would like to sign up, if you have any questions, or if you would like to see a
syllabus for the course, please send me an email at stephen@doodlealley.com.
If you would like to see my work as cartoonist, please go to my website,
www.doodlealley.com.
Kartooning for Kids
Taught by Stephen McCranie
Course description:
This class will teach students how to have fun with comics. Students will learn to write
stories, develop there own characters and draw cartoons. There will also be opportunities
to learn how to pencil and ink comics like the professionals. This class is for 1st to 6th
graders.
Dates, Times and Locations:
This class will be held every Wednesday from 3:30 to 5:00 at the First Baptist Church
starting January 23th and ending February 27th.
Course Supplies
I will provide the following supplies for students to practice with during class:
Microns pens and Sharpies
Brushes
Ink
Quill pens
Bristol board
Students are encouraged to buy what supplies they need to draw their final comic
assignment. If they want to bring a sketchbook to class to take notes or to draw in, that
would be good too.
Cost:
60 dollars for the full six weeks. Students can pay all at once, or for one class at a time,
each class being 10 dollars.
If you would like to sign up, if you have any questions, or if you would like to see a
syllabus for the course, please send me an email at stephen@doodlealley.com.
If you would like to see my work as cartoonist, please go to my website,
www.doodlealley.com.
Los Alamos: LA High School Career Res Ctr-Testing, College Reps, Employment
Test Dates and Deadlines
Next SAT: January 26, LAHS, standby only
March 1, SF, SAT reasoning only, no Subject Tests
Next ACT: February 9, LAHS, late registration through 1/18
College Reps On Campus
NM Tech: Alison Costello, admissions rep, Monday, 1/14, 10:00 a.m.
NMSU: Monday, 2/4, 9:00 – 10:30
Adams State: Thursday, 2/7, 9:30
Other Campus Visits
Rustic Pathways: Tuesday, January 15, during lunch
This is an interesting overseas summer travel program with community service options, LAHS students have participated in the past. The program is not inexpensive but comes with strong recommendations from past participants http://www.rusticpathways.com
US Navy Recruiters: Friday, January 18, during lunch
Scholarships
Zia Credit Union Scholarships – Open to members of ZCU or children of members. There are several categories for this scholarship, one of which allows for students with low GPA who have overcome obstacles. Application deadline is March 15.
Note: The rest of the local scholarships will be available February 14.
NM Community Foundation – Judge Steve Herrera Scholarship Fund
Minimum GPA is 2.0, must have demonstrate significant financial need to be considered, also open to students who have been out of school for a year
Employment
Skiers!!!! Pajarito Ski Hill is starting a new program for very young kids and needs HS students to help teach. In addition to being paid $9.00 for class time, instructors will receive a free pass if they don’t already have one, and will get food and equipment discounts. Call Emmy Sweers at 660-0515.
Woman seeking student to help with housework. Call Mrs. Lewis at 662-5608
Edwina Lieb
Advisement/Career Center
Los Alamos High School
1300 Diamond Drive
Los Alamos, NM 87544
505.663.2595 (ph) 505.662.6846 (fax)
Next SAT: January 26, LAHS, standby only
March 1, SF, SAT reasoning only, no Subject Tests
Next ACT: February 9, LAHS, late registration through 1/18
College Reps On Campus
NM Tech: Alison Costello, admissions rep, Monday, 1/14, 10:00 a.m.
NMSU: Monday, 2/4, 9:00 – 10:30
Adams State: Thursday, 2/7, 9:30
Other Campus Visits
Rustic Pathways: Tuesday, January 15, during lunch
This is an interesting overseas summer travel program with community service options, LAHS students have participated in the past. The program is not inexpensive but comes with strong recommendations from past participants http://www.rusticpathways.com
US Navy Recruiters: Friday, January 18, during lunch
Scholarships
Zia Credit Union Scholarships – Open to members of ZCU or children of members. There are several categories for this scholarship, one of which allows for students with low GPA who have overcome obstacles. Application deadline is March 15.
Note: The rest of the local scholarships will be available February 14.
NM Community Foundation – Judge Steve Herrera Scholarship Fund
Minimum GPA is 2.0, must have demonstrate significant financial need to be considered, also open to students who have been out of school for a year
Employment
Skiers!!!! Pajarito Ski Hill is starting a new program for very young kids and needs HS students to help teach. In addition to being paid $9.00 for class time, instructors will receive a free pass if they don’t already have one, and will get food and equipment discounts. Call Emmy Sweers at 660-0515.
Woman seeking student to help with housework. Call Mrs. Lewis at 662-5608
Edwina Lieb
Advisement/Career Center
Los Alamos High School
1300 Diamond Drive
Los Alamos, NM 87544
505.663.2595 (ph) 505.662.6846 (fax)
Articles: SWAT takes Homeschooler to Hospital in CO, USA
OK I saw this article on another list and had to pass it on because everyone has those neighbors that just 'do not like us' or are suspicious of our actions for whatever reason as homeschoolers or as a family. And in this case it seems that the father's past, his beliefs as a constitutionalist and the neigbors judgements had everything to do with the overreactions that happened here and very little to do with the actual well-being of the child. I am always one for both sides of the story and would love to hear what the paramedics and social services state they observed. I have my personal opinions but I will let you read and learn for yourselves.....honestly it could happen to any one of us as homeschooling families. I will update you with any further information I hear on this story.--Tabbi
SWAT team-seized boy refuses doc's painkillers
11-year-old taken against parents' will after bumping head at
family's home
Posted: January 8, 2008
By Bob Unruh
© 2008 WorldNetDaily.com
A Western Colorado boy who was taken by police against his parents
wishes to a hospital after he was horsing around and bumped his head
says the doctor told him to put ice on the bruise, and offered him
painkillers, but he said he didn't need any.
WND has reported John Shiflett, 11, was taken to a hospital by the
Garfield, Colo., County SWAT team after he fell, hitting his head on
the ground, and his parents refused paramedic demands to be allowed
to take him in.
A concerned neighbor apparently had called for an ambulance, but his
father, Tom Shiflett, who worked with the medics corps in Vietnam,
had evaluated his son and was watching him, so he told the
paramedics
to leave without his son.
Someone on the paramedic team then, apparently, called police and
the
sheriff's office, eventually resulting in a magistrate's order for
the boy to be seized, triggering the sheriff's decision to invade
the
family's home with a SWAT team whose members had guns drawn.
"He's got one of the best shiners I've every seen," Tom Shiflett
said
of his son.
John Shiflett yesterday told WND that the doctor at the hospital
took
his blood pressure four times, and asked him if he was on any
medications.
"They asked if I was healthy and I said yes," he said. Doctors also
did several X-ray procedures to evaluate his injury, and told him to
drink a lot of cold liquids and "keep an ice pack on my head." he
said.
"That's exactly what we were doing at home before we were
interrupted," he said.
Authorities have declined to explain the reasoning for the court
order for the medical evaluation, and SWAT team entrance into the
home.
Jim Bradford, a court clerk in Garfield County, said it was a
juvenile matter and he could not comment on any aspect of the case,
and he declined to allow WND to leave a message for Garfield County
Magistrate Lain Leoniak, who signed the order.
A spokeswoman for WestCare Ambulance, which reportedly responded to
the call, also refused to answer any questions about the case,
saying
all issues were considered patient confidentiality issues.
Garfield County Sheriff Lou Vallario did talk with WND about the
situation, and said he simply ordered his officers to do exactly
what
the magistrate demanded.
"I was given a court order by the magistrate to seize the child, and
arrange for medical evaluation, and that's what we did," he said.
Vallario said the SWAT team was dispatched, and officers knocked on
the family's door. Shiflett told WND when he answered the knock the
SWAT team members already had surrounded and were approaching his
house from several directions.
The SWAT team then forcibly entered the home, punching a hole in the
front door and pointing guns at family members, Tom Shiflett said.
The boy's parents and siblings were thrown to the floor at gunpoint
and the parents were handcuffed.
Someone, apparently the unidentified paramedic, had called police,
the sheriff's office and social services, eventually providing
Leoniak with a report that generated the magistrate's court order to
the sheriff's office for the SWAT team assault on the family's home
in a mobile home development outside of Glenwood Springs, the father
told WND.
WND calls and e-mails to Garfield County Social Services also were
not returned.
According to friends of the family, Tom Shiflett, who has 10
children
including six still at home, and served with paramedics in Vietnam,
was monitoring his son's condition himself.
The paramedic and magistrate, however, ruled that that wasn't
adequate, and dispatched the officers to take the boy, John, to a
hospital, where a doctor evaluated him and released him immediately.
The accident happened during horseplay, the family said. John was
grabbing the door handle of a car as his sister was starting to
drive
away slowly. He slipped, fell to the ground and hit his head.
Shiflett immediately carried his son into their home several doors
away, and John was able to recite Bible verses and correctly spell
words as his father and mother, Tina, requested. There were no
broken
bones, no dilated eyes, or any other noticeable problems.
The family, whose members live by faith and homeschool, decided not
to call an ambulance. But a neighbor did call Westcare Ambulance,
and
paramedics responded to the home, asking to see and evaluate the boy.
A family acquaintance said the decision not to let paramedics take
the boy to the hospital, "did not go over well."
"The paramedics were not at all respectful of Tom's decision, nor
did
they act in a manner we would expect from professional paramedics,"
the acquaintance said.
Police first told the paramedics the decision to hospitalize the boy
would be up to the family, and sheriff's deputies left the family's
home after being assured John was being watched and cared for.
However, the next day, Friday, social services workers appeared at
the door and demanded to talk with John "in private," before seeing
him and eventually leaving.
Then, following an afternoon shopping trip to town, the family
settled in for the evening, only to be shocked with the knock at the
door and the SWAT team attack.
The sheriff said the decision to use SWAT team force was justified
because the father was a "self-proclaimed constitutionalist" and had
made threats and "comments" over the years.
However, the sheriff declined to provide a single instance of the
father's illegal behavior. "I can't tell you specifically," he said.
"He was refusing to provide medical care," the sheriff said.
However, the sheriff said if his own children were involved in an at-
home accident, he would want to be the one to make decisions on
their
healthcare, as did Shiflett.
"I guess if that was one of my children, I would make that
decision,"
the sheriff said.
But he said Shiflett was "rude and confrontational" when the
paramedics arrived and entered his home without his permission.
The sheriff also admitted that the injury to the child had been at
least 24 hours earlier, because the fall apparently happened
Thursday
afternoon, and the SWAT attack happened late Friday evening.
Officials with the Home School Legal Defense Association reported
they were looking into the case, because of requests from family
friends who are members of the organization.
"While people can debate whether or not the father should have
brought his son to the ER – it seems like this was not the kind of
emergency that warrants this kind of outrageous conduct by
government
officials," a spokesman said.
"I don't know where social services ever got started, or where they
got their authority," Shiflett said. "But I want to know why we have
something in this country that violates our rights, that takes a
parental right away."
"Now I'm hunting for lawyers that will take the case … I'm going to
sue everybody whose name was on that page right down to the judge,"
he said.
Mike Donnelly, a lawyer with the HSLDA, told WND the case had a set
of circumstances that could be problematic for authorities.
"In Doe V. Heck, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals held that parents
have a fundamental right to familial relations including a liberty
interest in the care, custody and control of their children," he said.
http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/content/news/stories/
2008/01/08/010908_1a_Home_raided.html
Cops raid New Castle home, take 11-year-old boy to hospital
By MIKE McKIBBIN
The Daily Sentinel
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
NEW CASTLE — The doorknob on the front door of Tom and Tina
Shiflett's New Castle-area home almost falls off, and a large
indentation marks the spot where a tactical law enforcement team
used
a battering ram to break into their home to take their 11-year-old
son to the hospital for court-ordered medical treatment for a minor
head injury.
Tom Shiflett said Tuesday an attorney has contacted him about a
potential lawsuit in response to what he considers a trespass and
kidnapping incident by those officers.
"They didn't do this just to me or my family," he said. "If they get
away with it, they did it to every family."
Garfield County's All Hazards Response Team raided the Shifletts'
home in the Apple Tree Mobile Home Park south of New Castle on
Friday
night, a day after Jon Shiflett fell when he grabbed the door handle
of a moving car driven by his sister. He suffered a minor head
injury
and still has a black eye from the incident.
Tom Shiflett, 62, said he served as a medic for two years in Vietnam
and has the skill to treat his son, and he refused to allow
paramedics to treat the youth prior to the raid.
Sheriff Lou Vallario defended the team's action, based on a past
felony menacing arrest. Shiflett admitted Tuesday that he chased his
daughter's former boyfriend down the street with an axe in 2005. The
charge was dismissed, Shiflett said, because the man was
trespassing,
and Shiflett's actions were warranted under Colorado's "Make My Day"
law.
A district court official said Shiflett's only criminal record was
for traffic-related offenses.
Jon Shiflett's injury turned out to be less severe than social
services caseworkers thought. Caseworkers who visited the family
Friday reported seeing injuries such as a "huge hematoma," or blood-
swollen area, and a sluggish pupil, according to the search warrant
and order for medical treatment.
Tom Shiflett said he doesn't know how the county learned of his
son's
injuries, but he suspects neighbors saw his son fall and called 911.
A doctor recommended fluids, Tylenol and ice to treat the boy's
bruises, according to a copy of his patient aftercare instructions.
The child was returned to the family at about 2:30 a.m. Saturday,
hours after the raid.
"That's exactly what I was doing to treat him," Shiflett said. "But
I'm not qualified to treat my family."
Six of the Shifletts' 10 children live in the home.
Tom Shiflett said his family has no religious beliefs that preclude
medical treatment by doctors, and he has taken Jon and his other
children to the hospital in the past.
"Now Jon has a common cold on top of his head injury," he said. "He
got that when they took him out of here into the cold. So who's
guilty of child abuse?"
Vallario said the raid came after Shiflett was told of a court order
for his son's medical treatment. Human services officials offered to
pay for Jon Shiflett's treatment, too, Vallario said.
"I'm not about to violate a court order, and Mr. Shiflett had acted
in a vulgar fashion and pretty much slammed the door in our face
when
we tried to work with him," Vallario said. "It's an absolute lie to
say he didn't know of the order, and we told the magistrate
something
like this would be likely, based on our past experience with Mr.
Shiflett."
Shiflett disputes Vallario's claim.
"If they would have told me they had a warrant, I would have let
them
in," he said.
After the tactical team gained access to the home, Tom Shiflett, his
wife and adult daughter were handcuffed for a brief time after they
grew agitated and interfered with officers, Vallario said. No
arrests
were made.
Garfield County Director of Social Services Lynn Rennick said her
office is required by law to intervene on reports of possible child
abuse or mistreatment, and court orders are sometimes necessary. She
wouldn't discuss any specifics about the Shifletts' case.
"I'm glad the child wasn't seriously injured, but he could have
been," Vallario said. "We knew it wasn't going to turn out nice,
either way."
•
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
Mike McKibbin can be reached via e-mail at mmckibbin@...
SWAT team-seized boy refuses doc's painkillers
11-year-old taken against parents' will after bumping head at
family's home
Posted: January 8, 2008
By Bob Unruh
© 2008 WorldNetDaily.com
A Western Colorado boy who was taken by police against his parents
wishes to a hospital after he was horsing around and bumped his head
says the doctor told him to put ice on the bruise, and offered him
painkillers, but he said he didn't need any.
WND has reported John Shiflett, 11, was taken to a hospital by the
Garfield, Colo., County SWAT team after he fell, hitting his head on
the ground, and his parents refused paramedic demands to be allowed
to take him in.
A concerned neighbor apparently had called for an ambulance, but his
father, Tom Shiflett, who worked with the medics corps in Vietnam,
had evaluated his son and was watching him, so he told the
paramedics
to leave without his son.
Someone on the paramedic team then, apparently, called police and
the
sheriff's office, eventually resulting in a magistrate's order for
the boy to be seized, triggering the sheriff's decision to invade
the
family's home with a SWAT team whose members had guns drawn.
"He's got one of the best shiners I've every seen," Tom Shiflett
said
of his son.
John Shiflett yesterday told WND that the doctor at the hospital
took
his blood pressure four times, and asked him if he was on any
medications.
"They asked if I was healthy and I said yes," he said. Doctors also
did several X-ray procedures to evaluate his injury, and told him to
drink a lot of cold liquids and "keep an ice pack on my head." he
said.
"That's exactly what we were doing at home before we were
interrupted," he said.
Authorities have declined to explain the reasoning for the court
order for the medical evaluation, and SWAT team entrance into the
home.
Jim Bradford, a court clerk in Garfield County, said it was a
juvenile matter and he could not comment on any aspect of the case,
and he declined to allow WND to leave a message for Garfield County
Magistrate Lain Leoniak, who signed the order.
A spokeswoman for WestCare Ambulance, which reportedly responded to
the call, also refused to answer any questions about the case,
saying
all issues were considered patient confidentiality issues.
Garfield County Sheriff Lou Vallario did talk with WND about the
situation, and said he simply ordered his officers to do exactly
what
the magistrate demanded.
"I was given a court order by the magistrate to seize the child, and
arrange for medical evaluation, and that's what we did," he said.
Vallario said the SWAT team was dispatched, and officers knocked on
the family's door. Shiflett told WND when he answered the knock the
SWAT team members already had surrounded and were approaching his
house from several directions.
The SWAT team then forcibly entered the home, punching a hole in the
front door and pointing guns at family members, Tom Shiflett said.
The boy's parents and siblings were thrown to the floor at gunpoint
and the parents were handcuffed.
Someone, apparently the unidentified paramedic, had called police,
the sheriff's office and social services, eventually providing
Leoniak with a report that generated the magistrate's court order to
the sheriff's office for the SWAT team assault on the family's home
in a mobile home development outside of Glenwood Springs, the father
told WND.
WND calls and e-mails to Garfield County Social Services also were
not returned.
According to friends of the family, Tom Shiflett, who has 10
children
including six still at home, and served with paramedics in Vietnam,
was monitoring his son's condition himself.
The paramedic and magistrate, however, ruled that that wasn't
adequate, and dispatched the officers to take the boy, John, to a
hospital, where a doctor evaluated him and released him immediately.
The accident happened during horseplay, the family said. John was
grabbing the door handle of a car as his sister was starting to
drive
away slowly. He slipped, fell to the ground and hit his head.
Shiflett immediately carried his son into their home several doors
away, and John was able to recite Bible verses and correctly spell
words as his father and mother, Tina, requested. There were no
broken
bones, no dilated eyes, or any other noticeable problems.
The family, whose members live by faith and homeschool, decided not
to call an ambulance. But a neighbor did call Westcare Ambulance,
and
paramedics responded to the home, asking to see and evaluate the boy.
A family acquaintance said the decision not to let paramedics take
the boy to the hospital, "did not go over well."
"The paramedics were not at all respectful of Tom's decision, nor
did
they act in a manner we would expect from professional paramedics,"
the acquaintance said.
Police first told the paramedics the decision to hospitalize the boy
would be up to the family, and sheriff's deputies left the family's
home after being assured John was being watched and cared for.
However, the next day, Friday, social services workers appeared at
the door and demanded to talk with John "in private," before seeing
him and eventually leaving.
Then, following an afternoon shopping trip to town, the family
settled in for the evening, only to be shocked with the knock at the
door and the SWAT team attack.
The sheriff said the decision to use SWAT team force was justified
because the father was a "self-proclaimed constitutionalist" and had
made threats and "comments" over the years.
However, the sheriff declined to provide a single instance of the
father's illegal behavior. "I can't tell you specifically," he said.
"He was refusing to provide medical care," the sheriff said.
However, the sheriff said if his own children were involved in an at-
home accident, he would want to be the one to make decisions on
their
healthcare, as did Shiflett.
"I guess if that was one of my children, I would make that
decision,"
the sheriff said.
But he said Shiflett was "rude and confrontational" when the
paramedics arrived and entered his home without his permission.
The sheriff also admitted that the injury to the child had been at
least 24 hours earlier, because the fall apparently happened
Thursday
afternoon, and the SWAT attack happened late Friday evening.
Officials with the Home School Legal Defense Association reported
they were looking into the case, because of requests from family
friends who are members of the organization.
"While people can debate whether or not the father should have
brought his son to the ER – it seems like this was not the kind of
emergency that warrants this kind of outrageous conduct by
government
officials," a spokesman said.
"I don't know where social services ever got started, or where they
got their authority," Shiflett said. "But I want to know why we have
something in this country that violates our rights, that takes a
parental right away."
"Now I'm hunting for lawyers that will take the case … I'm going to
sue everybody whose name was on that page right down to the judge,"
he said.
Mike Donnelly, a lawyer with the HSLDA, told WND the case had a set
of circumstances that could be problematic for authorities.
"In Doe V. Heck, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals held that parents
have a fundamental right to familial relations including a liberty
interest in the care, custody and control of their children," he said.
http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/content/news/stories/
2008/01/08/010908_1a_Home_raided.html
Cops raid New Castle home, take 11-year-old boy to hospital
By MIKE McKIBBIN
The Daily Sentinel
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
NEW CASTLE — The doorknob on the front door of Tom and Tina
Shiflett's New Castle-area home almost falls off, and a large
indentation marks the spot where a tactical law enforcement team
used
a battering ram to break into their home to take their 11-year-old
son to the hospital for court-ordered medical treatment for a minor
head injury.
Tom Shiflett said Tuesday an attorney has contacted him about a
potential lawsuit in response to what he considers a trespass and
kidnapping incident by those officers.
"They didn't do this just to me or my family," he said. "If they get
away with it, they did it to every family."
Garfield County's All Hazards Response Team raided the Shifletts'
home in the Apple Tree Mobile Home Park south of New Castle on
Friday
night, a day after Jon Shiflett fell when he grabbed the door handle
of a moving car driven by his sister. He suffered a minor head
injury
and still has a black eye from the incident.
Tom Shiflett, 62, said he served as a medic for two years in Vietnam
and has the skill to treat his son, and he refused to allow
paramedics to treat the youth prior to the raid.
Sheriff Lou Vallario defended the team's action, based on a past
felony menacing arrest. Shiflett admitted Tuesday that he chased his
daughter's former boyfriend down the street with an axe in 2005. The
charge was dismissed, Shiflett said, because the man was
trespassing,
and Shiflett's actions were warranted under Colorado's "Make My Day"
law.
A district court official said Shiflett's only criminal record was
for traffic-related offenses.
Jon Shiflett's injury turned out to be less severe than social
services caseworkers thought. Caseworkers who visited the family
Friday reported seeing injuries such as a "huge hematoma," or blood-
swollen area, and a sluggish pupil, according to the search warrant
and order for medical treatment.
Tom Shiflett said he doesn't know how the county learned of his
son's
injuries, but he suspects neighbors saw his son fall and called 911.
A doctor recommended fluids, Tylenol and ice to treat the boy's
bruises, according to a copy of his patient aftercare instructions.
The child was returned to the family at about 2:30 a.m. Saturday,
hours after the raid.
"That's exactly what I was doing to treat him," Shiflett said. "But
I'm not qualified to treat my family."
Six of the Shifletts' 10 children live in the home.
Tom Shiflett said his family has no religious beliefs that preclude
medical treatment by doctors, and he has taken Jon and his other
children to the hospital in the past.
"Now Jon has a common cold on top of his head injury," he said. "He
got that when they took him out of here into the cold. So who's
guilty of child abuse?"
Vallario said the raid came after Shiflett was told of a court order
for his son's medical treatment. Human services officials offered to
pay for Jon Shiflett's treatment, too, Vallario said.
"I'm not about to violate a court order, and Mr. Shiflett had acted
in a vulgar fashion and pretty much slammed the door in our face
when
we tried to work with him," Vallario said. "It's an absolute lie to
say he didn't know of the order, and we told the magistrate
something
like this would be likely, based on our past experience with Mr.
Shiflett."
Shiflett disputes Vallario's claim.
"If they would have told me they had a warrant, I would have let
them
in," he said.
After the tactical team gained access to the home, Tom Shiflett, his
wife and adult daughter were handcuffed for a brief time after they
grew agitated and interfered with officers, Vallario said. No
arrests
were made.
Garfield County Director of Social Services Lynn Rennick said her
office is required by law to intervene on reports of possible child
abuse or mistreatment, and court orders are sometimes necessary. She
wouldn't discuss any specifics about the Shifletts' case.
"I'm glad the child wasn't seriously injured, but he could have
been," Vallario said. "We knew it wasn't going to turn out nice,
either way."
•
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
Mike McKibbin can be reached via e-mail at mmckibbin@...
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