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Manchester Area Homeschoolers
April 22, 2010
Parent Support Newsletter
WEBSITE:  http://manchnh-homeschoolers.tripod.com/ 
Editor:  Kimberly Lacerte
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" Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire."
-- William Butler Yeats 
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CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE
1.  Overview of our March meeting
2.  Silent Sunday Film Series
3.  Secrets of Tomb 10A Extended at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts
4.  Activites Around NH
5.  Newsletter Editor and WebMaster(Mistress) Needed!

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1.  Overview of our April meeting

I guess everyone was out enjoying the good weather this month since the meeting was cancelled due to lack of attendance!  No worries.  We’ve earned our recent good weather and should get out and enjoy it every chance we get.  

Next month, instead of meeting in the Gifts Area of Barnes & Nobles, we’ll be meeting in a special area in the Café.  Barnes & Nobles has set up a special area for groups to meet in the corner.  There’s even a table to sit around, so we won’t have to balance our snacks on our laps anymore!  Look forward to seeing everyone there.

Our support group meets at Barnes and Nobles on South Willow St. Manchester on the 3rd Sunday of each month from 6:30 - 8:30pm.  Our next meeting is May 16, 2010.  The discussion topic will be evaluations.  Come to the meeting ready to share your best memory or result from this year’s schooling.

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2.  Silent Sunday Film Series

The Wilton Town Hall Theatre in Wilton, NH is running a Silent Classic Film Series.  It is FREE of charge.  The films run at 4:30pm on the last Sunday of the month.  Check the Wilton Town Hall Theatre website for this month's film.  http://www.wiltontownhalltheatre.com/

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3.  Secrets of Tomb 10A Extended at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts

The Egyptian exhibit The Secrets of Tomb 10A:  Egypt 2000BC has been extended at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts until Sunday June 27, 2010.  Check out this and other exhibits at the MFA on their website at www.mfa.org.

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4.  Activities Around NH

•	Kimball Jenkins Art School has art classes for homeschoolers. Check their website for the latest list of available classes.  www.kimballjenkins.com/classes1.htm

•	The fish season is starting soon at Amoskeag Fishways.  Here are the scheduled events:

Fish Fest: All Fish, All the Time Saturday, May 15, 11 am - 3 pm
	General Admission: $3 per person, $6 per family (parents & their own children under age 18)
The Great Sunflower Project Saturday, May 22, 10 am – 2 pm
	Pre registration required. Cost: $8 for materials per participant
The 12th Annual Lamprey Appreciation Day Saturday, June 5, 10 am – 2 pm
	Cost: $2 per person or $5 per family (parents & their own children under age 18) No registration 	required

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5.  Newsletter Editor and WebMaster(Mistress) Needed

I will be retiring from homeschooling in 2011 when my youngest goes to West High School in Manchester.  It's his choice to attend West and I'm actually looking forward to the next phase of my education journey.  This also means that our group will need someone or ones to handle the things I usually handle for the group.  

Specifically, I do the following:  (1) fascilitate the monthly meeting at Barnes & Noble, (2) edit this newsletter, (3) maintain the MA Homeschoolers website, (4) moderate the Yahoo Group, and (5) manage the Email.  All told, I spend about 3 hours a month plus the 2 hour meeting at Barnes & Noble on all of these tasks.  

Please contact me if you are interested.  I'd like to start transitioning these tasks over sooner rather than later so I know you are comfortable with the tasks before I retire.