NEWSLETTER
Welcome Homeschool Families!
NEXT MEETING
Our next homeschool meeting will be Tuesday, September 16th at 6:30 p.m. We will meet at Grace Bible Church 5303 Alabama. Childcare will be provided for $1.00 per child. We have already set the dates for the upcoming meetings which will be on:
October 21st, Nov. (no meeting), December 2nd, Jan. 20th, Feb. 17th, March (no meeting), April 21st, May (TBA).
FIELD TRIPS
We have a long list of possible places with contact information, however nobody has stepped up to coordinate the field trips. So far only one person has volunteered to orgzanize a field trip. If you are interested in coordinating a field trip contact Toni Migura at tmigura@stx.rr.com
TAMIU SUMMER SOCCER CAMP
Ages 5-8th grade has developed into a weekly soccer clinic on Wednesdays from 1-2 p.m. Claudio Arias TAMIU Soccer Coach has again agreed to help us and will also have clinics for basketball and volleyball, but we need a person to coordinate with Claudio . The person would have to send out notices to find out who is interested in participating and schedule dates/times. If you are interested in coordinating or want more information contact Nicole Arias at ariasni@hotmail.com
CURRICULUM HELP!
*Curriculum help - We have created a resource for those who have questions about different curriculums. It is available at the providence meetings. This will be a great tool for new homeschoolers! For more information about who to connect with to ask questions about different curriculums contact Janie Valdez
E-mail Address(es): jainosaurus@swbell.net
YAHOO GROUP
As of Tuesday, July 1st, 2008, ALL Providence Homeschool Association communications will be via our Yahoo! Group website. Please take some time out of your already busy schedule to join our Yahoo! Group at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/providence_homeschoolers
When you join please make sure to select receive email notifications...so you're only advised when messages are posted and you don't need to constantly be checking group website for activity. Please enter your name along with your email so we can identify each other. If we can't identify you, you will be deleted from our group.
I have entered our Group's Directory into our database. Please feel free to enter or edit your family's applicable information as needed. Always make changes ONLY to your family's information. If you have informational changes for others please post a message and I will make the necessary edits. Also, if you would like to be deleted from our group, please post a message and I will do so.
PRAISE GOD ALWAYS!
Janie Valdez jainosaurus@swbell.net
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/providence_homeschoolers
When you join please make sure to select receive email notifications...so you're only advised when messages are posted and you don't need to constantly be checking group website for activity. Please enter your name along with your email so we can identify each other. If we can't identify you, you will be deleted from our group.
I have entered our Group's Directory into our database. Please feel free to enter or edit your family's applicable information as needed. Always make changes ONLY to your family's information. If you have informational changes for others please post a message and I will make the necessary edits. Also, if you would like to be deleted from our group, please post a message and I will do so.
PRAISE GOD ALWAYS!
Janie Valdez jainosaurus@swbell.net
HOMESCHOOL SEARCHES
Updated list of informative sites. Thanks to all who sent these in.
The website for Homeschool Legal Defense Association is www.hslda.org and the site for Texas Homeschool Coalition is www.thsc.org
Did you know?
Scholastic BookFlix is an online literacy resource that pairs classic video storybooks from Weston Woods with related nonfiction eBooks to build a love of reading and learning. BookFlilx includes 80 classic video storybooks , Read -aloud supports so students can hear each book narrated and also hear definitions of key words. Visit http://www.laredolibrary.org and click on Kids site then activities and games .
C-Span offers Free Resources for Sociol Studies Teachers. Topic for standards-based video and classroom resources include: Principles of Government, U.S. Constitution, Branches of Government, Political Participation. Visit c-spanclassroom.org to enroll.
Providence Homeschool Association is a Laredo, Texas based homeschooling network that exists to be a resource for equipping homeschool families in South Texas. Our mission is to share homeschooling experiences, while providing encouragement and educational resources to our families. There are no membership requirements or dues. Our existence relies on dedicated members who are willing to invest our time and energy to the education of our children.
