MACH Blog http://www.manheimhomeschoolers.com Manheim Area Christian Homeschoolers Thu, 07 Jul 2011 17:09:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 April 12 2011 http://www.manheimhomeschoolers.com/2011/04/12/april-12-2011/ http://www.manheimhomeschoolers.com/2011/04/12/april-12-2011/#comments Tue, 12 Apr 2011 11:25:11 +0000 teresa http://www.manheimhomeschoolers.com/blog/?p=321 Tomorrow is a big day-  The last day of classes, and our final preparations for Presentation night will take place.  Please refer to April 8 post for all of the details.  We are blessed to be able to set up table displays tomorrow, so teachers and students come prepared with all of your projects!  Set- up will occur after lunch.

We will be serving pizza tomorrow! Call Bonni Greiner (717-665-6854) if you would like to order, or if there are any changes.

Remember your yearbook money tomorrow!  $15.90 is the cost per book.

If you are planning to pay your membership fee tomorrow, please make sure you have the membership contract signed, and the class registration form filled out.

If you are a parent of a student who attends without you,  please stand-by.  The form you will fill out has not been posted yet.  The process will be- you fill out the form with your students, and the classes you’d like to enroll them in.  The leadership team will inform you of class availability asap, and at that time, you can pay your class fees.

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1.  YEARBOOKS  Can still be ordered- but contact Courtney immediately to secure your copy!

2. BABY NEWS- Adalberto and Tanya Lara  welcomed a new baby girl into their family on Wednesday morning at 9 :38!

Her name is Ydel (Yuh-dell)
9lbs 1 oz
22 1/4 inches long

3. Presentation Night! Here it is!!!  Thursday, April 15, 7 -9pm. The grand finale’ of a wonderfully productive, cooperative effort of families with similar hearts for God and and their children! For many of us, this is the highlight of the school year where we can show our families and friends just what it is we do when we gather on a Wednesday. About 9 pm, those who are able, please stay a little longer to help put away tables and chairs for the night. Thanks!

Details:  the sanctuary is available for practice during your class time. I didn’t make a schedule, so hopefully, the stage will be empty when your class goes up to the sanctuary.  Let’s extend extra grace and flexibility incase there is an overlap. Look for a labeled bench so you know where to sit on Thurs. night. For older students (3rd gr. and up) you may be in a couple of presentations, so I suggest you sit in the bench where you will be on stage first.
Peggy announced that she and her crew will set up the gym at 12:30 and hope to be done by 1:30. When we get the green light, teachers may set up their table displays. Have fun and be real creative!
I will have programs that need to be folded during Wed. Perhaps some study hall students could do this.
**Would 4 students please volunteer to hand out the programs on Thursday night? Perhaps students who are not doing anything on stage would be happy to greet our guests for the evening. Let me know…Thanks! Mrs. Graybill

4.  A Notary will be available at co-op from 8:30- 10 on Wednesday to notarize affidavits for the upcoming 2011-2012 school year.
Even if you did NOT sign up for this, you can still bring your affidavit to be stamped. The cost is $3 a signature.

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They will be selling root beer floats in 16 ounce cups for $1.00 each,

Please pre-order by calling or emailing Bonni by Tuesday at 6:00pm
Thanks!   Bonni

2.  Tomorrow we will have our used curriculum sale.  If you have things to sell, please bring them to the fellowship hall, and set them up with a money box for your things.  If you would like to  make things available to borrow, please bring them as well.

3. Remember that the beginner bell choir will be practicing for an extra 1/2 hour tomorrow.

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have a firsthand experience of American family life.  The strategic location of our communities enables Internationals the opportunity to visit major US sites in one day trips.
The combination of curiosity, desire, and convenient location  gives the Christian Community, an opportunity to open their homes and hearts  for God to touch our International Friends.
LOOKING FOR:
WHO: Christian Short-Term Host Families
WHAT: Who will house 2 Chinese Students or a Leader in their home
THE FACTS: 2 Students Per Family-    Students are 12-16 year old, Chinese Boys/Girls and Leaders
From 9am-5pm each day, Students participate in Daily ESL classes and activities at meeting location
Stipend for Host Families: $22 /day for 2 Students
Weekend and Evenings spent with Host Family
HOW DO I GET STARTED?:
Please Contact: Bonni Greiner #6656854 or email: To find out how you can get host this Summer!

2. Please gather your books and other things for our curriculum sale on Wed.  Please provide a money box with your things so you can be paid directly.  If you have books available to borrow, you may bring those as well, to give to other families for classes we are offering next year.

3. Bell choir students:    On April 6th, the beginner choir will practice from 1:30-3:00 and the advanced group from 3:00-4:00.  On April 13th, the beginner choir will practice during its normal time, but the advanced group will stay from 2:30-4:00.

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2.  Teacher slots:  if you have not signed up for a teacher spot yet, please talk to Bev or Teresa.  If you are not returning we would appreciate knowing that.

3.  Membership Process:

1.  Fill out class sign up form- refer to class schedule and elective class list
2.  Fill out membership contract
3.  Enclose money- make checks payable to MACH
Put in envelope, or clip together, and put in box on table during co-op hours, or mail to Sue Snavely after 4/15.
Please hand in all of these papers at once to avoid confusion!  Please note that we are signing up for fall electives only, right now. We will sign up for spring electives later.
Do not pay for any electives or classes this time, only the membership fee.
MACH Class Schedule and preliminary book list for 2011-12 Please note that Algebra 1 and Algebra 2 are being offered from 8-9 am.  Please include them on your sign up form.  Unfortunately, I am not smart enough to remove this file, and add that to it!!!
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2.  Used curriculum sale on April 6.  It may be helpful to note the books which will be required for classes that you have for sale.

3.  Yearbook- If you have any pictures that could be used in the yearbook, please make sure that Courtney gets them immediately!  The club is choosing pictures and  planning for the yearbook.

4.  All of the documents to register for next year should be ready next week. They are being proof- read!

5.  Please fill in all of your teacher/helper spots this week.  We will be meeting to figure out some things for classes, so it would be great if we have that info!

MACH spring business meeting 2011

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12:30-1:30, the jr. and sr. high students will be in charge of the
elective classes.
The following students have agreed to assist:
Nursery:  Joanna Osman, Rachel Osman, Emily Schmidt, Holly Ober
Drama:  Amber Wantz
Volleyball:  Andrew Rogers, Dustan Hahn
Craft class:  Kelsy Snavely, Cadie Dunlap, Stephen Schmidt
Movie class:  Carson Snavely

For those students who are not normally in electives, you will go to
the following rooms:
baby-grade 2:  upstairs nursery
Grade 3 & up:  movie in room 115

2.  Attention all bell choir students:  Mr. Hoffman would like to extend
a practice for each group again.  On April 6th, the beginner choir will
practice from 1:30-3:00 and the advanced group from 3:00-4:00.  On April
13th, the beginner choir will practice during its normal time, but the
advanced group will stay from 2:30-4:00.

3.  Please be looking for an email from me later today that will include the agenda for tomorrow, and several attachments about classes and books!

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2.  I am looking to borrow the Abeka Algebra 2 Teacher Edition. It is the second edition.  – Jill

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week, Mar 14,15,16,17      6-9:00pm   Mandatory attendence each night to
be a certified card holder in order to purchase your hunting license.
Lowell and Tracy Graybill assist with the teaching.  For additional dates
and times of other free courses, please visit www.pgc.state.pa.us to
preregister.

2.  Please bring items to sell and money to make purchases for the middle school benefit sale.

3. March 23 is our spring business meeting from 12:30-1:30.

4.  A reminder that tomorrow, Mrs. Kline will be at co-op from 12-1, to assess your child’s hand size for guitar lessons, and show samples of art work she would teach.  Please remember to bring the guitar you plan to use.

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Soon we will be sending out our complete Elective Schedule for the 2011-2012 school year. Until then, we wanted to give you some important information regarding 2 new classes we will be offering this coming Fall:

1)  Beginner Guitar/Mandolin Lessons

-Open to ages 10 and older (Class size is limited!)

-req’d: guitar/mandolin, pick and book purchase

- Class fee

-Private lessons may also be available at MACH

2)  3-D Art Class

-for grades 5 and 6

Meet and Greet next Wednesday, March 9, 2011

12:00-1:00pm

If you are interested in Beginner Guitar/Mandolin, it is important that you briefly meet Mrs. Patricia Kline, the teacher of these two classes.  **She will need to quickly look at your elementary child’s hand size to be sure he/she can play.

* If you have a guitar/mandolin you are planning to use, please bring it with you

*Instruments may be purchased through her as well

* 3-D Art examples will be on display.

Below is a brief synopsis of her experience:

Patrica S. Kline, Art and Music

www.patsykline.com

Bio. – BA in Fine Art PSU

20 years, Mechanical Drafting, Models and Map Making

10 years, Mandolin and 3 years Guitar

Classically Trained Vocalist

Now Specializing in Traditional Music

If you have any more questions, please don’t hesitate to contact any of the ladies on the Elective Committee.

Thank you.

Yard Sale  -This Wednesday, the middle school history class will be holding a yard sale in our gym to benefit their trip.  If you have a student in the class, and are planning to sell things, please provide prices and a money box for your table.  If you are donating things for the general class fund, please bring your things priced, and put them in the marked area.  More details next week.

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