Upcoming Events:
Teen Activity:
Join us at Eagle Island on Sept. 11th from 6-8. Eat dinner beforehand and bring your favorite snack to share! $5.00 entrance fee per car---carpooling makes for more fun! For more information, contact Melissa Wolfe at rdjazzer@yahoo.com
DHSA Opening Social:
Bring your kids and join us for a casual potluck get-together! Bring your favorite lunch dish or finger food to share, a blanket or chairs to sit in, and catch up with old friends, and make some new ones! Paper goods and beverages will be provided!
When: Monday, September 14th, 12:30 PM
Where: Settler’s Park in Meridian. Look for the pink flamingos!
Mothers’ Meeting: Homeschooling in Real Life and Curriculum Show and Tell:
Are you new to homeschooling and looking for people who “get it?” Do you have questions about curriculum and how to “do” home education? Are you a veteran homeschooler who is looking for some inspiration and camaraderie? Bring your spouse and come hear veteran and new homeschool moms (and dads!) talk about their experiences and what has worked for them. Then, ask questions and chat with other homeschool parents who are “in the trenches!” Peruse curricula and bring your own to show others! We guarantee you’ll find something and someone that resonates with you! (Refreshments to follow!)
When: Friday, September 18th, 7:00 PM
Where: Janet Cox’s home: 1300 Lake Lowell Avenue in Nampa
Meet the 2015/2016 DHSA Board!
(Some of them, anyway---a few are shy—but we’ll get them next month!)
Hello Ladies (and Gents!)
My name is Ruth Hansen and I am heading up the DHSA Board as president this year. I am a fun lovin' homeschool mama of 7 kiddos ranging in age from 20 to 5. I am married to Steven Hansen, the man of my dreams. I love making and eating chocolate, a big ol' bowl of fresh hot air-popped popcorn, a good book, and fun design socks. Through all the ups and downs of life I have come to know that life is wonderful – and it's best shared with God, family, and good friends.
I am so excited to be serving you this next year. I look forward to getting to know each of you better. Please come introduce yourselves to me – lets be friends!
Every year I think that life will slow down during the summer – there will be lazy summer afternoons and I will be able to give my kids the luxury of being bored. Ha! Somehow life seems to wind ever and ever faster like a yo-yo. Running in one direction and then another.
This school year, I challenge you to take time to savor the happy moments with your family. Slow down in the rush to notice the sweet smile or the kind word. Give praise and love and laughter. Observe the beauty and majesty of the world around you. Make time in your crazy run of life to create those joyful family moments.
I recently read a fun article with lots of fabulous ideas for family fun. I hope it gets you started thinking on how to make those kiddos of yours smile.
Hugs!
Ruth
(A recent joyful moment for my crew – We stopped by Krispy Kremes for a father's day deal. Wear in a tie – and take home a box of donuts – a box per person! That's a lot of donuts! Gulp – Have you ever seen the smile on a kid with their own whole box of donuts?)
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I'm Macy Huberty and I'm excited to be this year's secretary for DHSA!
I'm a convert, full time working and homeschooling mama of 5 amazing kiddos. I love to take notes on great topics and hope to be a great help to the group this year!
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Janet Cox lives in Nampa and has homeschooled for 11 years. She has 11 kids, 9 at home, and 4 grandsons.
She enjoys reading, visiting with friends, and working with geeky number stuff like taxes and budgets. She is a curriculum junkie, so if you have questions about a curriculum she has probably looked at it, tried it, or reviewed it. She is serving as DHSA’s Treasurer and encourages everyone to save their Box Tops for Education and turn them in to any member of the board. Each Box Top is worth 10 cents and they add up fast! Box Tops fund our organization and pay for paper goods and party supplies, as well as help defray costs for DHSA events and activities!
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Tami Chandler is a homeschool mom of three boys 17, 14, and 10. She enjoys doing most of the family activities like, four-wheeling, camping, geocaching, hiking, playing games, watching movies, and building with K'nex and Legos, but she leaves the video games and the "techy" stuff to the boys. She began her home school journey about 21 years ago when she was introduced to home school families while working at the GED testing center at BSU. She soon met her husband, who is a product of homeschooling, and started wondering if she was being prepared for something. Sure enough, when her first child was nearing school age he struggled greatly being around others, especially in Primary. After much prayer and fasting, she decided it would be best to homeschool! Homeschooling has been an interesting and challenging journey filled with many blessings. She is grateful for all of the opportunities, experiences, and support that she and her family have had since moving from Caldwell to Boise last November.
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Hi, I’m Marissa Pineda. I handle membership info, keep track of our Facebook group, and edit the DHSA newsletter.
I have five kids, have been homeschooling for seven-ish years, and love to help people get and stay connected. I am a reader, a blogger/writer, and Krav Maga practitioner. If you would like anything sent out via e-mail or put out in our monthly newsletter, drop me a line: dhsa.news@gmail.com
Classes, Co-ops, and Learning Opportunities:
Dance Classes and performance opportunities with Rhythm Dancers:
Preschool class (ages 3-5) Tuesday 2:30pm: $15 deposit and $20 monthly Rhythm Dancers (ages 10-18) Tuesday 3:30pm: $20 deposit and $25 monthly Rhythm Dancers Jr. (ages 6-10) Tuesday 4:30pm: $20 deposit and $25 monthly
Prices are low because classes are offered in our home. Near Lake Hazel/Maple Grove.
For those in Rhythm Dancers and Rhythm Dancers Jr., we will be performing in BSU's Homecoming Parade in October and Festival of Trees in November. I try to offer one performance a month during the school year for Rhythm Dancers. The preschool class will have one or two performances during the year.
Our main dance style is jazz. We work on basic dance technique every class in addition to learning routines for performance. From September through the spring our focus is on dance. When the weather gets nicer in the spring, we work on more colorguard (flag work) skills.
Please forward this message to any friends that you think might be interested in joining our group. --Melissa Wolfe (208) 991-3966 rdjazzer@yahoo.com
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Liberty Speak
Speech & Debate Club
We are so excited to be able to help your students become more confident communicators! The purpose of the club is to help homeschool students ages 12-18 improve their critical thinking, discussion, research, and communication skills through Lincoln Douglas Debate, Impromptu, Extemporaneous and Persuasive Speaking, Oral Interpretation of prose, poetry, etc. and Mock Trial.
For the 2015/2016 season, the Liberty Speak Speech and Debate Club will meet weekly on Thursdays from 3:30 to 5:00in Boise at 9105 W Overland Rd. Instruction and mentoring will be provided by Kelly Collett. The club is being sponsored by Treasure Valley Commonwealth.
The cost for club membership will include class instruction, materials used during those classes and individual mentoring sessions for those desiring one-on-one assistance. The cost of Club Membership is $60 for the year. The club will meet for the first semester from September 24, 2015 through December 9, 2015 and then from January 6, 2016 though April 27, 2016. Parents can drop their kids off but are welcome to stay and observe if they would like. There is no statement of faith required; however, students are expected to dress modestly, use clean language and have respect for others.
For more information or questions, please contact Kelly Collett at 455-1373 or text 230-0252 or emailkelly@libertyspeak.org.
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Treasure Valley Commonwealth:
From: Nancy <tjed.treasurevalley@gmail.com>
Subject: Fwd: Treasure Valley Commonwealth - Open Registration
To: TV Homeschool Field Trips <tvhsfieldtrip@gmail.com>
Registration Open. We still have openings for a few more families that would like to be part of a wonderful homeschooling community. We are a family school, offering classes for all ages, from 0 - 100+.
Our Scholar Mentors have been to 3 days of training and are excited and ready to inspire your kids to great learning.
As you can see we have a great line up of classes, but we have openings for you to feel like you are contributing. Our goal is to have 2 Mom's in each room, with about 10 kids.
Thursdays: 9:30 - 3. The Journey, 9105 W. Overland Road, Boise, ID 83709
For More information check out our website.
Nancy Georgeson
treasurevalleytjed.blogspot.com
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