Manchester Area Homeschoolers
March 23, 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.  Barnes & Noble Educator Appreciation Days
5.  Activites Around NH
6.  Newsletter Editor and WebMaster(Mistress) Needed!

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1.  Overview of our March meeting

It's finally spring!  The weather this past week has been simply glorious.  I've been tempted to fill in my flower garden and start my seedlings outside, but experience tells me that planting too early just means I need to plant again in a couple of months.  Spring also means activities are picking up as the weather becomes nicer.  There are several activities listed in this newsletter and I'm sure I've only hit the barest surface of what is available.

One of the top discussion topics at this month's meeting was the recent NH congressional votes for HB368 and HB1580 both voted as ITL. There has been some excellent, although passionate, discussion on the Yahoo Group board surrounding these bills.  If anyone is confused about the impact of the votes, the discussions on the board should be able to clarify things for you.

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 April 18, 2010.  

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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.  Barnes & Noble Educator Appreciation Days

April 10 - 18, 2010 will celebrate educators at Barnes & Noble in Manchester.  Bring your Educator Discount Card or your acknowledgement letter from your participating agency to get a card.  For this week only, we can get a 25% discount on all education materials.  That's up from the usual 20% discount we get with the Educator Discount Card.

Author Events - please RSVP to Karen 668-0022  crm2052@bn.com  Seating is limited.

Monday April 12 @ 4pm - Innovative Methods for Teaching Biography by The Write Sisters.  Authors of Womenof Granite:  25 NH Women You Should Know.

Tuesday April 13 @ 4pm - Beth Allison Maloney, Author of Saving Sammy:  Curing the Boy Who Caught OCD

Thursday April 15 @ 4pm - Autism Workshop:  Combines current research and practices with personal stories.  Presenter, CarolAnn Edscorn was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome in 1994.

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5.  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

•	UNH will be hosting the Interdiciplinary Science & Engineering Symposium Wednesday, April 21 from 2 - 5pm.  Students can view the presentations at the open house and get a feel for work being done at UNH.  For more information, check their website at www.unh.edu/urc/ise.html

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

Watch Salmon Stocking: Dash and Splash! Thursday, April 29, 10 am
	Suggested donation: $2 per person or $5 per family. 
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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6.  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.