WEEKLY E-MAIL MESSAGES FROM GRHE

To submit items to our weekly email messages, send homeschool relevant messages to grhemsg@gmail.com by Saturday. PLEASE PUT THE NAME OF YOUR EVENT IN THE SUBJECT LINE. Only messages received from GRHE members will be considered for posting. Thank you!

NOTE: We are no longer accepting Books for Sale which just run through the summer. Books Needed can still be posted during the school year. We will run Books Needed for 2 weeks. If you want to run it longer, you will need to resubmit after the 2nd week.

PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL!!!

Contact information is given in each message for your response.

GRHE Events/Activities

1. GRHE Graduation Celebration

2. Calling All Books!!!

3. Transcript Conference 2010 – CDs available

4. GRHE Used Book Sale

5. Regularly Scheduled GRHE Events

*Library

*New Homeschooler Meeting

*Newsletter Deadline

Non – GRHE Homeschool Events

6. Regularly Scheduled (Non-GRHE) Homeschool Events

*Chess Club

*Skate Center Skate & Play

7. American Sign Language Course

8. High School Acting/Drama Class

9. Homeschool Aviation Camp

Community Events/Activities for Homeschoolers

No events submitted

Educational Materials Needed

2 Submissions – Books Needed

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GRHE-SPONSORED EVENTS & ACTIVITIES

These events are sponsored by GRHE and meet our standards for our own events. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE TO DECIDE IF THEY ARE SUITABLE FOR YOUR FAMILY.

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1. GRHE GRADUATION CELEBRATION

You are cordially invited to join us for the GRHE 2010 Graduation Celebration.

Date: Friday, May 28

Time: 7:00 PM

Place: Cave Spring Baptist Church

4873 Brambleton Avenue

Roanoke, Virginia

There will be a reception following the service.

Please join us to rejoice with graduate families and hear them share their homeschooling experiences.

2. CALLING ALL BOOKS!!!!!!

THE GRHE LIBRARY IS MISSING A FEW FRIENDS, PLEASE IF YOU HAVE THEM, WOULD YOU KINDLY RETURN THEM BY THIS THURSDAY, MAY 27.

THE LIBRARY WILL BE OPEN AS USUAL FROM 1-4

IF YOU HAVE A CONFLICT AND WOULD PREFER TO DROP THEM OFF AT THE HOME OF CINDY KEMP IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED, AS IT IS MUCH EASIER TO HAVE THEM IN PLACE BEFORE INVENTORY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATRONAGE, WE HAVE ENJOYED SERVING YOU!!!!

3105 RED ROCK RD.(OFF BRAMBLETON BY PAPA JOHN’S PIZZA)

CALL FOR DIRECTIONS

520-1186

3. TRANSCRIPT CONFERENCE 2010 — CDs AVAILABLE

I have made copies of the speeches from the Transcript Conference. The speakers were Will Estrada, Ben Trice and Warren Trice. I will place these cds in the Transcript Conference 2010 folder at the Library next week. If you would like a copy, please let me know and I will be sure to put an extra copy in there for you. Feel free to take your copy from there. Thanks!

Joanna — MrsFKHutchins@cox.net

4. GRHE USED BOOK SALE

Date: Friday, June 4th

Time: 1:00-4:00 pm

Place: Sovereign Grace Community Church

7300 Williamson Road

Roanoke, VA 24019

How to sell:

Pre-registration deadline is Friday, May 21st

GRHE members $6 per 6’ table (2 table max)

Non—GRHE members $12 per 6’ table (2 table max)

Sellers may share table space.

Registrations postmarked after May 21st will be DOUBLE the price.

Table rentals are provided on a first come first serve basis.

Concessions will be available for purchase.

(i.e. hotdogs, drinks, chips, etc.)

Registrations must be sent to:

GRHE Used Book Sale

5450 Moses Family Rd.

Troutville, VA 24175-5400

Send a 3×5 index card with your name, address, email address, phone number, the number of tables requested and indicate if you are a GRHE member.

Include check made out to GRHE for table rental. We will only accept mail

registrations with checks.

If you do not receive an email confirmation within four days of mailing your

request, assume that your check was not received.

Questions: grhebooksale@gmail.com.

Sale is for curriculum and educational materials only!

5. REGULARLY SCHEDULED GRHE EVENTS

>>LIBRARY:

ALL LIBRARY BOOKS ARE DUE BACK THIS WEEK – SEE MESSAGE #2.

The Library is located at Wildhurst Presbyterian Church, 134 Wildhurst Ave.

The GRHE Library is open on Thursday afternoons from 1:00-4:00.

>>NEW HOMESCHOOLER MEETING:

Date: Thursday, June 10

Time: 6:30-8:30 PM

Place: Hollins Branch Library

Date: Tuesday, July 20

Time: 6:30-8:30 PM

Place: Blue Ridge Public Library

This is for new and prospective homeschoolers with the purpose of helping them to get started well and stay on the right track. Information will be given on the Virginia Home Education laws, how to get started, choosing curriculum, and the advantages of home educating your children. Any questions or concerns you have will be dealt with.

>> NEWSLETTER DEADLINE:

The deadline for submitting announcements, articles or ads for the July/Aug newsletter is Friday, June 4.

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NON-GRHE SPONSORED HOMESCHOOL EVENTS

These events are NOT sponsored by GRHE. However, they are homeschool events/activities directed by homeschoolers, for homeschoolers. GRHE does not endorse nor evaluate the content nore quality of these events. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT THESE ACTIVITIES ARE SUITABLE FOR YOUR FAMILY.

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6. REGULARLY SCHEDULED HOMESCHOOL EVENTS (NOT sponsored by GRHE)

>> HOMESCHOOL CHESS CLUB

The Roanoke Homeschool Chess Club meets on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month from 6:30pm to 8:30 at Rainbow Forest Baptist Church, lower level. All ages and levels of players are invited, and there is an opportunity to participate in 7 to 8 area chess tournaments each year. The Club is an affiliate of the U.S. Chess Federation and led by a Certified Local Tournament Director, and our players have won many team and individual awards at the local, state, and national levels.

Meeting at the same time is a group of moms who enjoy knitting, cross stitch, needle point, and other textile crafts. We affectionately know them as the “Knit Wits”

For more information, please contact:

Bob Collins, bobamyc@ledbylove.org, 992-5497 for chess or

Judy Schroeder judy@perfectpeacealpacas.com for the knitting club.

>>HOMESCHOOLER SKATE & PLAY

Day: Every Monday

Time: 1:00-3:30 PM

Place: Skate Center

4121 Brandon Ave. (Lee-Hi/Apperson Dr.)

Cost: $5.00 ($3.00 for moms)

Contact Chris Conner with questions: 989-2000

7. AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE COURSE — Summer 2010

Dates: June 1 – July 24

Tuesdays & Thursdays

Final Saturday is a Project Day

Time: 5:00-6:15 PM

Place: 1349 Rainbow Forest Drive, Troutville, VA

Cost: $22 per week for 8 weeks

All materials provided and included in cost

Access to Internet strongly recommended

Course Summary: This is an introductory course. Students will learn introductory information regarding use of American Sign Language, deaf culture, and the history and development of their language.

Instructor: Dana Taylor is a Christian and wife of the Minister of Music for Rainbow Forest Baptist Church. Qualifications: VQAS written (2010), BSED in ASL Interpreting (2008), RID written (2007), SLPI Intermediate (2006)

*There must be a minimum of 5 students for this course to begin; please contact Dana at red_roses17@hotmail.com by 5/28/10 if you plan to enroll.*

8. HIGH SCHOOL ACTING/DRAMA CLASS FOR HOMESCHOOLERS

We need to find out if there would be interest for an Acting/Drama class which would start in the fall. Time and place are TBA, but the class would meet once a week for 1 ½ hours. The teacher will be Pete Burk, a local resident who has had roles in many big screen movies and TV shows. This is not a Christian class, but Mr. Burk will respect the fact that most or all of the students would be Christians.

If you are interested, please call ASAP. Contact Donna Etzler at 966-0204.

(Submitted by Delores Wood)

9. HOMESCHOOL AVIATION CAMP

Smith Mountain Lake airport is having a homeschool aviation camp

Dates: June 7th – 11th

Time: 10am – 3pm

Cost: $600 (you provide lunch)

$649 (lunch provided)

Students will be learning about flying, planes, flight simulators and will be taking a field trip to Lynchburg’s national weather service! On the last day, they will be taken up for a graduation flight!!!

When I talked to the instructor, he said he has lots of great things planned for the kids. He’s thinking of teaching them to taxi the planes down the runway.

If anyone is interested, please contact Kim Lang at pleaseadopt@gmail.com or 540-797-3485 and she will put you in touch with the person coordinating this event!

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COMMUNITY EVENTS/ACTIVITIES OF INTEREST TO HOMESCHOOLERS

NOTE: Information regarding community events is presented as a service to our members. GRHE does not endorse nor evaluate the content or quality of these events. YOU MUST RESEARCH TO SEE IF THESE ARE APPROPRIATE FOR YOUR FAMILY.

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No events submitted this week.

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EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS

1. Books Needed**:

~ Apologia – Exploring Creation with Human Anatomy and Physiology (for Elementary Age)

~ Apologia – Land Animals

~ Veritas Press History & Geography (for younger grades K-4th)

~ Bob Jones 8th Grade History – The New Republic (new version)

~ Abeka – Themes In Literature

Please contact Debbie Beasley (keff-debbie@verizon.net)

2. Books Needed*::

ACSI Bible 5th grade student and/or teacher book

Singapore Math any level K-8 student/teacher (Essential Math, New Elem.)

Science: Considering God’s Creation –Eagle’s Wings

Bob Jones Life Science, 2nd or 3rd ed. student book

Apologia Physical Science student/teacher books

History: America’s Christian History –Intrepid Books–Levels D-H

Pilgrims’ Institute–The Mighty Works of God–any level

Explode the Code: KA-C, 1-4 levels

Eagle’s Wings Comprehensive Handbook of Phonics for Spelling, Reading, and Writing

The Original McGuffey’s Eclectic Progressive Speller

Christian Liberty Press: Any of their Readers and Handwriting books

Rod and Staff English: Student: 2-8 Teachers: 2-5, 7

Shurley English: K-8, student/teacher

Please contact Karen Scott if you have any of these available.

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