End of Year Reporting

As copied from a HSLDA alert:

Your child's annual evaluation is due to your participating agency by July 1st. According to New Hampshire law, a parent must provide an annual evaluation documenting "educational progress at a level commensurate with the child's age and ability." Parents have the following four evaluation options:

1. Certified or current nonpublic schoolteacher portfolio review and
written evaluation
2. Any national student achievement test, administered by a person who
meets the qualifications established by the publisher or provider of
the test (composite score at the 40th percentile or above indicates reasonable academic proficiency);
3. A state student assessment test used by a resident district (composite results at the 40th percentile or above indicate reasonable academic proficiency); or
4. Any other valid measurement tool mutually agreed upon by the parent and participating agency.

If a home education evaluation is not submitted by July 1, the participating agency is required to notify the parent that unless the evaluation is submitted by July 15, the home education program will be placed on probation.

Free Things to Do This Summer!

http://www.unhmub.com/mub/UNH_summer_2008.pdf-- Indoor movies are at 7 pm at the Memorial Union Building Theatres I and II. Outdoor movies are at 8:30 pm on the lawun cross the street from Thompson Hall (click here for UNH map). notes: theatres are air conditioned, families welcom, free food/ refreshments, there will be a family friendly theatre and a quiet theatre for indoor showings.

• July 8: Indoor Movie: National Treasure: Book of Secrets
• July 15: Outdoor Movie: The Spiderwick Chronicles
• July 22: Outdoor Movie: Horton Hears a Who
• July 29: Indoor Movie: Nim's Island
• August 5: Outdoor movie: Alvin and the Chipmunks

What's on Wednesdays -- 3 pm at Memorial Union Building Theatre I

• July 9: Musician Jason Levasseur. He's back with fun songs for all!
• July 16: The Jim Show, Comedian Juggler
• July 23: The Show off Show. Stunts and ridiculous tricks
• July 30: 3rd annual MUB mini-carnival (3-5 pm). fun, food, prizes and more!

Regal Theaters Free Movies: Visit Regal's page here to see showings at Newington and other NH locations

And don't forget:

Dover's Cocheco Arts Festival Concerts at Henry Law Park

Rochester's Concerts in the Commons

Free Concerts at Phillips Exeter Academy at Rockefeller Hall

& Prescott Park!

...And this one squeeks in:

Almost free lighthouse tours (check website for dates and height restrictions)

Annual Used Curriculum Sale date: June 28. 2008

Location: Emmanuel Advent Christian Family Life Center, Eastern Avenue, Rochester NH

Date: Saturday June 28, 2008

Time: 9:00 am - 11:45 pm

Alpha Omega Bookstore will be there with a wide selection of new curriculum

Seller drop off is Friday, June 27 from 3 pm - 7pm.

Please download seller information here.

"Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others." Philippians 2: 4

Buyer's Golden Rules:

1. Children ages 8-12 must stay with an adult during the sale at all times. (No children under 8 will be admited this year.)
2. Do not remove items from th tables or seller boxes unless you are sure you will buy it. It isn't fair to the seller or other buyers to set items aside.
3. Do not unbundle items backaged as a bundle by the seller.
4. Do not take items out of the sale room without paying for them first
5. Only the cashiers should removed price tags from the items you are purchasing.
6. Do not bring free items into the sale room.
7. Pay for your Alpa-Omega purchases when you select them, and then please take them to your vehicle.
8. No food or drink in the sale room.
9. We have an express check-out for 10 items or less.
10. Please make a $1 donation towards the use of the building.
11. Please make checks payable to SCHEA.

Homeschool Theatre Guild's 2008 Performance

Much Ado about Nothing

7:00 pm April 25 and 26

10:00 am Matinee Friday, April 25

Rochester Opera House.

This year’s offering from the Homeschool Theatre Guild is Shakespeare’s clever comedy Much Ado about Nothing. Set in a sunny garden in Messina, Italy, Much Ado introduces us to an entire community of intriguing characters who make “much ado” about their neighbors’ business. The cast is peopled by: young lovers, the determined bachelor and his lady nemesis, the distinguished soldier, the inept constable and his bumbling assistant, the scheming villain, and a host more. Teetering on the verge of tragedy, Much Ado manages to hang on to comedy through the quick thinking of a caring friar. However, the determined bachelor does NOT manage to hang onto his single status, much to the delight of his friends and the audience. This year the Homeschool Young Actors will be accompanied by a small live orchestra under the direction of homeschooler Vanessa Polychronis, who has also composed music for this production. We look forward to seeing you at the Opera House! Tickets for the evening performance are $5 per person, with a cap of $20 per family. Matinee tickets are $3 per person. For more information, you can contact Sue Zelie at 664-5896 or at zelie@metrocast.net

Christian Night Roller Skating in Newington

The rink in Newington (buy the mall & Walmart) has a Christian night every second Saturday from 5 pm to 7 pm. At 6 pm the stop the music and have a devotional and do some fun games. They close the months of June, July, August. Fees are $4.50 with an extra $3.00 for inline skates. You can bring your own inlines, of course.

Meetings Topics for 2007-08

September: Brainstorming for the School Year; sign-ups for area classes

October: Jenn Miller (from the Insitute for R.E.A.L.I.T.Y) on Creating a Family Creed

November: Holiday ideas & traditions

December: Potluck & Yankee Swap - more information to come!

January: Homeschool gradulate panel

February: "It's My Homeschool & I'll Cry If I Want To" DVD

March: Speaker tba

April: Curriculum Fair

May: Summer Reading-books to share

Area Gymnastic Lessons

Tri-Star Gymnastics at 66 Third Street in Dover

Classes for the 3-6 yr. old boys and girls-$60

Classes for the 6 yrs. and up for boys and girls -$80.

There is a one time annual registration fee of $25. There are sibling discounts of 10% too! Please email Sherri Locke boberry@metrocast.net with additional questions or interest

Kelly's Gymnastics in Rochester

The sessions for homeschooled children run month to month and the registration fee (normally $25) is waived. The cost per month is $25 which is paid at the first class of the month. There is also per class pricing available for those parents who prefer not to make a full month commitment.Please feel free to share this information with anyone who would like to add gymnastics to their homeschool program or even, just for fun.

Email Sharon kellysgymnastics@aol.com or call 332-9821 (after 4:00 PM for human being)