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WSHE Newsletter Text October
1999
Phone numbers have been removed at the
request of group leadership.
W.S.H.E. ASTRONOMY CLUB
The first Astronomy Club night was a big success. Thirteen
families
gathered at the Kesler's home to view an informative slide
presentation
"An Introduction to the Night Sky", by Tony and Carole
La Conte. Did
you know that when you look out at the moon in its first quarter,
that
you are looking at the place in space that the earth will occupy
in 3
1/2 hours? And when you view the moon in its last quarter phase,
you
are looking at the spot that the earth traveled through 3 1/2
hours
previously? Did you know that when you view the Northern Lights,
it
is gaseous matter flung away from the Sun by a solar flare that
you are
viewing? Well, if you didn't and you would like to learn more of
these
fascinating facts, come to the next W.S.H.E. Astronomy night. On
October
18th, at 7:00 p.m., we will study the moon, its history and
legends, view
the moon through telescopes and binoculars, measure the size of
lunar craters
and the distance to the moon. Bring lawn chairs and or blankets
for the slide
presentation, which will take place outside in the back yard. If
you have your
own telescope or binoculars you are welcome to bring them and Mr.
La
Conte will assist in learning how to use them better. The cost is
$5.00 per
family per month. You can pick up the schedule for the rest of
the year
that night. Feel free to come whenever you can make it. You do
not have
to commit to coming every time. Any questions call Bonnie Bailey
at
623-xxx-xxxx or Jolene Kesler at 623-xxx-xxxx.
Art Class
Wednesdays at Sweetwater Park, Larry Nisula will be teaching art
classes
at 10:30 a.m. The cost is $4.50 per student. Other days are
available. Contact Larry at 602-xxx-xxxx.
SPEECHMASTERS
What is Speechmasters? Homeschoolers meeting together to teach
and
encourage our children in the art of public speaking. Who can
participate?
Children aged 4+. Children are grouped as follows for voting
purposes: 4 - 7,
8 - 10, 11+. Trophies are awarded for "Best Speech of the
Day" in each age
group. They are kept for two weeks and then brought back to
the next meeting to be won again.
When? Every other Thursday beginning September 9, 1999 @ 11:00
a.m. It usually lasts for about an hour.
Where? Palmcroft Baptist Church, 15825 N. 35th Ave. (between
Greenway
and Bell) in room #E502. Cost? $1.00 per family per month. The
topics for
October are: October 7 - Speech: If... October 21 - Poetry:
Original
Children are welcome to participate or observe at any or all
meetings. For
more information contact Sharon Cullers at 602-xxx-xxxx or
Bonnie Bailey at 623-xxx-xxxx.
Where Is Timbuktu?
It's time to join us for the WSHE History/Geography Fair and get
excited about the world we live in. Who Attends: All WSHE members
and guests Who Enters: WSHE kids of all ages may enter this
noncompetitive
Fair How to Enter: Pick up guidelines and entry forms at
Sweetwater Park.
Entry Registration deadline Oct. 8. When: Friday, October 29,
from 6:30-8:00pm
(after International dinner) Where: New Life Community Church,
8155 W Thunderbird Road
Now for the What: View the children's exhibits. Roll up those
sleeves and
get involved in the many hands-on activities. Enjoy some very
special
regional dances. Kids can add to our "group map." Chris
Mahar will
be there showing how he communicates with other amateur radio
operators worldwide. Kids will have an opportunity to contribute
to
the earthquake victims in Turkey. Prize drawings for WSHE kids.
If you
need to know more, call Annamae at 623-xxx-xxxx
No Man is an island, entire of itself......so join us for this
for this exciting evening!
SPANISH CLUB
Come and join us for a half hour of Spanish! We meet at the park
at 11:30
and practice Spanish till 12. The cost is $1 per family, per
week. Call me
with any questions Glenda Lovera 602 xxx-xxxx or 602 xxx-xxxx
or email me at loveras@earthlink.net
Campbell's Soup Labels
West Side Home Educators announces its 1999/2000 Campbell's
Labels
for Education™ program Label Collection Drive! West Side
Home
Educators will earn additional educational resources just by
redeeming
Campbell's product labels! Campbell's products eligible for
redemption
in the program include: Campbell's® soups, Pepperidge Farm®
bread,
cookies and Goldfish®, V8® and tomato juices, V8 Splash®
juice,
Franco-American® SpaghettiOs®, Prego® sauces, Swanson®
broths and poultry and Foodservice products.
Bring your labels to the park on
Wednesdays and drop them in the
collection box by the kiosk. For more information contact Glenda
Lovera, coordinator at 602 xxx-xxxx or 602 xxx-xxxx
Food Drive
Are you willing to share out of the abundance that you've
received,
by helping others in need? If so, Student Council and Kid Kouncil
are
seeking help to collect 400 nonperishable food items to benefit
the West
Side Food Bank. Collection boxes will be placed at each of the
ramadas
from Sept. 29th to Oct. 27th. If we are able to achieve 100% of
our
goal, we will celebrate with a cookie party for all members of
WSHE. Your support is greatly appreciated.
Student Council/Kid Kouncil BBQ Potluck
Our 2nd annual BBQ/Potluck is scheduled for Friday, October 22nd,
from 6-9p.m. at Saguaro Ranch Park, Ramada #7. This is a
wonderful time
of fun, food, and fellowship. The BBQ/Potluck is open to all
council
members and their families. Please RSVP to Ryan Plueard(Student
Bonding Director) @ (623)xxx-xxxx or Brenda Arce(Student
Council Advisor) @(623) xxx-xxxx.
WSHE 8th Grade Graduation
If you are a member of WSHE, would you be interested in having
your
8th grader participate at a graduation ceremony in May
2000? Hopefully
we will have enough parents interested and will then proceed with
a general
information meeting to plan and gather ideas in the next few
weeks at park
day. A sign up sheet will be available at the park, or you can
call Brenda
Arce @ (623) xxx-xxxx or Beverly Hatfield @ (623) xxx-xxxx.
Faithful Friends Home Educators
A new WSHE sister support group has begun to meet named
Faithful Friends. The group has formed to provide an alternative
day
and location for Park Day and also a smaller group atmosphere.
Park
Day is on Friday, 1pm-3pm, at Moon Valley Park, 7th Ave. and
Coral
Gables (south of Greenway). All participants in FF are members of
WSHE. There are no dues for FF. For more information contact FF
participants, including Lisa Clarke 602-xxx-xxxx, Nancy Doll
602-xxx-xxxx
and Beth Dumbrell 623-xxx-xxxx. Home Page:
http://members.aol.com/AZLEARNERS/. FF plans to have AIT gym
classes, and FF is organizing some events that are open to all
WSHE. (See State Capitol Tour and Pray Arizona.)
AZ Capitol Tour
Join us for AZ State Capitol Tour and Pray Arizona, Tuesday,
October
12th. 10:25am. (2 hrs.) In addition to the capitol tour, we will
meet with
the AZ State Legislature Chaplain, who is leading the Pray
Arizona program.
This event is organized by Faithful Friends (see announcement).
Contact
Becky Duarte 602-xxx-xxxx for info and sign up. Open to the next
20
(4th grade and up). No cost, except parking. Ask Becky
about the momento bag for $1.
Homeschool Choir
Liana Riviere and Bunny Farney are getting together a homeschool
choir
for Junior and Senior High Students. They will meet Mondays from
7:00
p.m. to 8:30 PM starting Sept. 13th through Dec. 13th. We will
have
3-4 performances each semester. Rehearsals will be held at
Palmcroft
Baptist Church (35th Ave. north of Greenway). Tuition is $100 per
student
per semester with a $15.00 materials fee. They will offer a
discount for
families with multiple students interested. There will also be a
small fee for
uniforms, which will be announced at a later date. Please contact
Bunny
Farney (xxx-xxxx) or Liana Riviere (xxx-xxxx).
JASON PROJECT: GOING TO
EXTREMES
Contact Person: Bonnie Bailey, 623-xxx-xxxx
Travel to sea and space through the eyes of modern-day explorers.
"Going to Extremes" takes you on an adventure to
National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration's Aquarius Underwater Laboratory
and NASA's International space Station. These research platforms
enable humans to go beyond their physical limitations to explore
the unknown.
Join Titanic discoverer and undersea explorer Robert Ballard,
Ph.D.,
and his team of scientists as they lead this adventure through
live broadcast
from the research stations. The JASON Project includes teacher
training
and classroom curriculum, culminating in live broadcasts, via
satellite,
from the two research sites to the Arizona Science Center's
giant-screen
theater. If you are interested in attending a teacher workshop
and receiving
the curriculum please contact Bonnie Bailey (623-xxx-xxxx) right
away.
The cost for each group of five teachers is $90.00 or $18.00 per
person.
The cost will be divided by the number in each group, but
five is the maximum for each group.
There are three Saturday dates available: October 23rd (payment
due by
10/6), November 6th (payment due by 10/20) and December 11th
(payment due by 11/24). Training is at the Arizona Science
Center from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
For those who do not want a copy of the curriculum, but wish to
attend
the broadcast, there will be a sign up sheet available at the
park
sometime in January. The broadcasts will be held starting
February
28th continuing through March 10th, 2000. The cost to attend a
broadcast
will be $4.00 per person and includes entrance to the museum
exhibits.
If you wish to organize your own group, call the JASON Project
coordinator
at 602-xxx-xxxx. Also, to learn more about the JASON
Project, log on to www.jasonproject.org
Mineral Rocks
Hi! My name is Cindie Smith. My daughter Jessica, who is 10, is
very
interested in rocks and minerals. So we are going to put together
a
mineralogical club. I have no knowledge in this area and would
love
any help. I am also talking with the Mineralogical Society of
Arizona
to learn more. We will learn about mineral s and mines in
Arizona,
along with some Arizona history. Some field trips will be to
mines. Due
to this study, and age restriction may be put in place. Some
mines tours only allow older children.
One of our first field trips will be to the AZ mining and mineral
museum
in downtown Phoenix. I would like the group to meet twice a month
at
my home. Please call me if interested at 623-xxx-xxxx.
Roller Skating
Sept. 24th, 1-4pm
Oct. 22nd, 1-4pm
Nov. 19th, 1-4pm
Cost is $3 per skater. No rollerblades allowed.
Location is North Phoenix Baptist Church, Central and Bethany
Home
Rd. No sigh up and no limit on participants. Come and enjoy the
fun!
Call Bev Hatfield with questions. 623-xxx-xxxx
It's time for School Pictures!!!
Impact Photography will be taking our pictures this year. You can
pick up fliers and payment envelopes at the park on Wednesdays.
When: October 4th, Monday at 10am Where: 35th Ave. Baptist
Church, 2522 N. 35th Ave., Phoenix xxx-xxxx The church is just
south of Virginia on 35th Ave. Look for the sign on the street.
It has
red letters. The building is not visible from the road. The
church is on
the west side of the road. Parking will be routed to the back of
the
property when the parking lot is full in front. The group picture
will be
taken first so please try to have your children there by 9:45am.
If you
have any questions please call Charlene Gudeman at
602-xxx-xxxx after 3pm, Mon-Tues or Thurs-Fri.
Oceanography Exploration 2000
New this year: Larger Bus (more leg room), Motel for 2 nights
Oceanography Exploration is a 2 day, 2 night oceanographic
weekend. This academic outing is geared for parents and students
of Jr. and Sr. high. The coordinator may waive age restrictions
upon
request. Our trip is scheduled for March 17-19, 2000. This
is an educational, not recreational, field trip.
Trip Itinerary includes transportation, motel, continental
breakfast
(at the motel), a tour and squid dissection at Cabrillo Marine
Aquarium
and whale watching trip. The cost for the trip is $150 pp. Space
is
limited and will be first-come first-serve. To sign up, send a
SASE-
legal and a $50 deposit, non-refundable unless I fill your space.
Include
name, address, phone # and # attending. Final amount will be due
two
weeks prior to trip departure. Check payable to
Melodie Van Setten. Send to:
Melodie Van Setten
Desert Sun Home Educators
PO Box 86968
Phx, AZ 85xxx-xxxx
623-xxx-xxxx
Book-It Reading Program
Once again, this delicious reading program is under way. Thanks
to
Pizza Hut, your child can earn a free pizza each month if they
reach their
reading goal. This national reading incentive program began Oct.
1st and
continues through March 30th. You set your child's individual
goal and
award the pizza certificate when they reach it each month. Not
only
will they enjoy six free pizzas, thing of all the great
vocabulary they
will acquire! If you missed picking up the reading brochure and
certificates at the park in September, send a SASE to Leslie
Landauer, 8742 W. Wethersfield Rd, Peoria, 85381
Boswell Junior Volunteer Program
Have you ever though of a career in medicine, nursing or the
field of
pharmacy? Maybe you just love to help people or would like to
acquire community service hours for a future college application.
Whichever
reason, becoming a junior volunteer at Boswell Hospital would be
a rewarding and enjoyable part of your life. To be accepted into
this
program, you must be 13 by the end of December 99. Orientation
class will be in January and enrollment is limited to 20
students. There
is a variety of positions available in the admitting office,
pathology,
medical imaging, pharmacy, cafeteria, gift shop, surgical
central, coffee
cart service, nursing care, mail and flower delivery, and even
driving
the shuttles if you are licensed. Your commitment in hours could
be as
little as 4 a week. During the summer, or when you're available,
your
hours can be increased to your liking. This is a fine program
efficiently
run and Boswell welcomes and appreciates the junior volunteers.
If
this is something you might be interested in for even a short
time, I
encourage you to enroll. Parents are welcome to join the
volunteer
staff also, and work the same hours as the child. For more
information or enrollment forms, call Leslie Landauer at
623-xxx-xxxx
Teen Musicians Wanted Drummer
looking for other musicians to
form a group. Practices would be held at 43rd Ave. & Union
Hills.
For further information call Lois Earley @ 623-xxx-xxxx or
e-mail DVHE@AOL.COM