Hello!Well it’s almost May and the end of the school year is right around the corner. Is anyone else having trouble focusing with spring fever? On pretty (and not windy) days we just want to be outside!! I sincerely hope that your school year has been enriching and full of growth. We have a couple of things going on this month and several things going on in the area that I wanted you to know about. Please feel free, as always, to pass this info on to other families that you know of that would benefit from the information or are interested in what our group is doing. Also, if you hear of things around base or town that you think others would be interested in please email me and I will forward on to the group. Summer is near and we all want to know of the happenings in Clovis/Portales. I also have attached a copy (in two different formats) of our most current roster. There are some blanks as I need more info on kids’ names and current ages as well as phone numbers and areas of residence from a few to help us with connectivity over the summer. I’ll bring a hard copy to our potluck for you to update if you would like to share. I hope we can stay in contact over the summer with at least one activity!! It’s been a great year and I value the friendships, encouragement, advice, and examples that have been shared this school year! I hope to see you all soon…
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up Activities IN MAY:
- Dairy Farm Tour Rescheduled: TBD
- Mom’s Night Out: Saturday May 22 at 6:30 pm Topic is Curriculum!! Bring a brief “run down” sheet/samples of what has worked for you. Bring a friend that is considering homeschooling or starting out in the fall that has questions! Bring a light snack or dessert to share. Hopefully we’ll have time to play a game and just hang out together! Our host is Belinda.(An area wide used curriculum/book sale will take place in June- see below- so we won’t focus on a swap/sell of items.)
- End of the Year Family Potluck: Sunday, May 23 at 3-6pm. Bring your husband, children and something edible to share as we celebrate another completed school year and the group friendships that we are blessed with. Our host family is Barbara's Family. Please email Barbara with what you would like to bring so we can cover all of our basis. We need main dishes, sides, desserts, drinks and serving items. Her email is biagmir at yahoo dot com
Group Activities IN JUNE:
Monday, June 14th at Advent Christian Church, 2101 E 21st Street (east of Norris on 21st St), 3:30-7:30pm with set up at 3:00.
- Please save the date for our (Clovis Area Home Educators) CAHE Used Curriculum Sale!!
We ask that you price all items ahead of time and mark each with your name, the letter 'A’ for our Air Force homeschool group, and your price. There will be the Clovis and Portales group there as well so we want to make sure there is organization for the books. Are there any volunteers to man our table and keep track of who’s stuff sales to then distribute the money.
Don't forget to come shop too!!
Questions or comments? Email Janelle at walshes 4 at yahoo dot com or LoriLynn at lorilynn b at gmail dot com
If you would like to participate but cannot come to the sale feel free to drop off your marked books to my home and I will take. Eva
- Lubbock Science Museum Field Trip: TBD
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Activities IN JULY:
- Swimming Activity TBD, maybe aquatic center in Hereford?? Any thoughts?
Group Activities in AUGUST:
- Picnic in a Park: Date TBD Time to plan for our upcoming year. Bring ideas you have for what you want our group to look like for the 2010-2011 school year. We will compile our ideas/needs to make a calendar for the year ahead of us. Also we will discuss those helpful tips in being a homeschooling family and Mom. Topics like organization, home management, military adjustments, younger siblings, etc… Please join us for a time of Q and A’s as we share our experiences!
Other Fun Events in MAY:
- Deployments and the ups and downs of military life are things that we as spouses and/or active duty women face frequently…if not daily. Each woman of Cannon AFB is invited to join a unique and special event. The Cannon Community Chapel’s PWOC is sponsoring a Mother’s Day weekend event featuring Sara Horn, author and speaker. Mark your calendars for Friday, May 7 and Saturday, May 8 (with a special morning service honoring mothers on Sunday May, 9). For the 2 evenings we will meet in the Chapel’s Fellowship Hall from 7-9 pm to be encouraged. I have attached a document with all the details. There will be much to benefit from and there will be door prizes, dessert and beverages, and did I already mention encouragement J! Special activities will be available for children, but space is limited. Email cannon pwoc at gmail dot com with names and ages of children. You will receive a confirmation email to ensure space is available for your children. Please pass on the word to anyone you think would want to attend!
- The Chapel’s PWOC is also working on starting a Faith and Fitness Class this summer, day and time to be determined. You can join them to grow in physical and spiritual strength. There will be an instructor teaching fun things like pilates, zumba, and kickboxing. A correlating children’s program will be offered as well!! Don’t miss this opportunity to work out, be transformed, build relationships, and have your children experience something meaningful. You will need to bring your own work out mat. Contact Casey at cannon pwoc at gmail dot com if you have any questions!
- On Tuesday, May 11 Girl Scouts will be holding registration for the 2010-2011 year. It will be from 3:30-6pm at their headquarters building. If your 5 year old- high schoolers are interested please contact:
Becky~ Membership Development Coordinator~
Girl Scouts of New Mexico Trails, Inc
501 Commerce way Suite 3
Clovis NM 88101
b burress at gs - nmtrails dot org
www dot gs - nmtrails dot org
- America’s Armed Forces Kids Run: May 15 at the Fitness Center Track
10 am- 9-13 year olds run 2 miles
10:15 am – 7-8 year olds run 1 mile
10:30 am – 5-6 year olds run .5 mile
Call 219-2167 for more info or visit www.cannonafbservices.com
May 26-July 22 Read for the fun of it, attend great programs and earn prizes with the summer reading program!!! www.cannonafbservices.com
- Voyage to Book Island: Cannon Library
- Civil Air Patrol meets every Thursday at 6 p.m. at Bldg 785, the Maintenance Training Facility. Their next meeting will be May 6. This program is for those age 11 going into the sixth grade - 21. It is a great program for Aerospace. We need more kids so the more we can get interested, the better. It is a great program. The kids will get five free flights during their time in Civil Air Patrol. This can help them no matter what they want to go into later on in life. It is a great program to give them study material each and every summer. They have to take tests to promote to each next level. The tests are not overly hard they just need to go through the material.
Please contact Vicki at xena johnson at hotmail dot com
Other Fun Events in JUNE:
- Book over to Bowling: Cannon Lanes
June 1- July 31
For every 5 Library books read, get a FREE game of bowling!!
- Cannon Community Chapel is having Vacation Bible School!!!
Catholics: Proposed to be the second week of June. Please contact Adelaide at Adelaide dot Huff at cannon dot af dot mil
Protestant: June 21-25 Joseph’s Journey: From Prison to Palace Please contact Cindy at Cynthia dot Finesilver dot ctr at cannon dot af dot mil for more info.
Other Useful INFO:
The History Channel has a 12 hour series called AMERICA: The Story of US coming out on April 25. It is a six week series on the history of America (you can see more at their website). They are giving away free DVDs of the program to any school in America that requests one, including home-schools. All you have to do is fill out the request form by July 1, and they will ship it to you in August (shipping is free as well). I thought that this would be really helpful for your American History curriculum next fall. Feel free to pass it on to any other homeschoolers that you might know. Here is the link to the request form:
http://classroom.history.com/
america-dvd/event/form
Whew! Hope I didn’t lose any of you. The color coding was for my brain!! Email me if you have any questions!
Blessings on you and your families!
~Eva
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