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Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Oct. Newsletter
October 2009 NEWS from THREE SISTERS
September was a successful month – our KNIGHT was spectacular, RENAISSANCE Day was fun, and
DEWEY was great. We’re looking forward to our new website and HLR Programs in October!
HLR Programs
Registration is open for Middle Eastern Marketplace. Experience life in a different culture without leaving Iowa. Presented by Kristie Burns on Oct. 9. Held in partnership with the West Des Moines HSAP. Grades 1 – 4 at 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.; grades 5 and up from 12:30 – 2 p.m. Hour and half sessions, $3/student. Limit of 35 students. We have room for 15 more students in each session as of Oct. 1. Registration now open until noon on Oct. 6.
Registration is also open for Recycle Me!, scheduled for Oct. 26. Designed for grades K - 2 (older siblings welcome), free admission. Kids have a hands-on activity and practice making decisions about items used in their everyday lives. 10:15 a.m. 30 minute program in Pleasant Hill. Cap of 35 kids.
Calendar
As a way to encourage the home school community, we’re looking to publicize all non-exclusive home school events. Event submissions that are not members-only such as open support group meetings, field trips, and speaking engagements are welcomed at calendar@homelearningresources.com. Approved events may be included in our monthly newsletter. We keep a calendar of these events in the sidebar of the blog as well as on the Calendar page on our website.
Sept. 29 – Oct. 7 Borders Educator Appreciation Week, West Des Moines
October 8 – Campfire Informational Meeting. 10:30am at the Altoona Library. Campfire is for both boys and girls ages 2 years-12th Grade. This will be a homeschool group. The Program Director for Campfire and the group’s leaders will be at the meeting. Craft provided for the children. Club meetings will be Thursdays from 10:30am-12pm, twice a month at the Altoona Library. The first meeting on Thursday, October 22nd. Contact info: Nicole Seay -- Niklynne@gmail.com
Oct. 9 – Middle Eastern Marketplace, West Des Moines
Oct. 9 – 12 Teacher and Librarian Appreciation Weekend. Half Price Books, Clive. Educators save 20% on everything in-store
Oct. 10 – 18 Barnes and Noble Fall Educator Appreciation Week, Jordan Creek Town Center. Educator Reception on Oct. 11; Home School Reception Oct. 18
Oct. 26 – Recycle Me!, Pleasant Hill
Looking ahead:
Nov. 20 – Bread Around The World. Just in time for you to add to a Thanksgiving conversation, this program will discuss flat bread in Mexico, the United States, and India; include the topics of corn and yeast as ingredients, and have a hands-on portion. Presented by Barb Vaske through World of Difference in West Des Moines. Two sessions, 10 a.m. and 11 a.m., 45 minutes each. Grades K - 8. Younger siblings will need to be off-site. Admission $5. Limit of 18 kids/session. Held in partnership with WDM HSAP. WDM HSAP families please register with Tami Prescott. Registration opens approximately Oct. 20. Information at Three Sisters website.
Dec. 11 – Nutcracker Ballet, (the school edition is edited down to one hour). Produced by Iowa Dance Theatre at the Civic Center of Greater Des Moines. $3/person. Contact Kathy at dandkpolson@msn.com
Other community events are posted on our blog as received.
Conference News
The theme for 2010 will be “Homeschool Success,” on April 17, 2010 at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church in West Des Moines. Suggestions for topics and volunteer speakers are also being accepted at see3sis@yahoo.com
Until next month, Julia
THREE SISTERS is a small Iowa company founded by three bargain-loving home school moms. It has produced homeschool sales and a conference. It remains open to producing other events, including HLR Programs. The founders revel in the fact that sisterhood does not rely on bloodlines.
September was a successful month – our KNIGHT was spectacular, RENAISSANCE Day was fun, and
DEWEY was great. We’re looking forward to our new website and HLR Programs in October!
HLR Programs
Registration is open for Middle Eastern Marketplace. Experience life in a different culture without leaving Iowa. Presented by Kristie Burns on Oct. 9. Held in partnership with the West Des Moines HSAP. Grades 1 – 4 at 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.; grades 5 and up from 12:30 – 2 p.m. Hour and half sessions, $3/student. Limit of 35 students. We have room for 15 more students in each session as of Oct. 1. Registration now open until noon on Oct. 6.
Registration is also open for Recycle Me!, scheduled for Oct. 26. Designed for grades K - 2 (older siblings welcome), free admission. Kids have a hands-on activity and practice making decisions about items used in their everyday lives. 10:15 a.m. 30 minute program in Pleasant Hill. Cap of 35 kids.
Calendar
As a way to encourage the home school community, we’re looking to publicize all non-exclusive home school events. Event submissions that are not members-only such as open support group meetings, field trips, and speaking engagements are welcomed at calendar@homelearningresources.com. Approved events may be included in our monthly newsletter. We keep a calendar of these events in the sidebar of the blog as well as on the Calendar page on our website.
Sept. 29 – Oct. 7 Borders Educator Appreciation Week, West Des Moines
October 8 – Campfire Informational Meeting. 10:30am at the Altoona Library. Campfire is for both boys and girls ages 2 years-12th Grade. This will be a homeschool group. The Program Director for Campfire and the group’s leaders will be at the meeting. Craft provided for the children. Club meetings will be Thursdays from 10:30am-12pm, twice a month at the Altoona Library. The first meeting on Thursday, October 22nd. Contact info: Nicole Seay -- Niklynne@gmail.com
Oct. 9 – Middle Eastern Marketplace, West Des Moines
Oct. 9 – 12 Teacher and Librarian Appreciation Weekend. Half Price Books, Clive. Educators save 20% on everything in-store
Oct. 10 – 18 Barnes and Noble Fall Educator Appreciation Week, Jordan Creek Town Center. Educator Reception on Oct. 11; Home School Reception Oct. 18
Oct. 26 – Recycle Me!, Pleasant Hill
Looking ahead:
Nov. 20 – Bread Around The World. Just in time for you to add to a Thanksgiving conversation, this program will discuss flat bread in Mexico, the United States, and India; include the topics of corn and yeast as ingredients, and have a hands-on portion. Presented by Barb Vaske through World of Difference in West Des Moines. Two sessions, 10 a.m. and 11 a.m., 45 minutes each. Grades K - 8. Younger siblings will need to be off-site. Admission $5. Limit of 18 kids/session. Held in partnership with WDM HSAP. WDM HSAP families please register with Tami Prescott. Registration opens approximately Oct. 20. Information at Three Sisters website.
Dec. 11 – Nutcracker Ballet, (the school edition is edited down to one hour). Produced by Iowa Dance Theatre at the Civic Center of Greater Des Moines. $3/person. Contact Kathy at dandkpolson@msn.com
Other community events are posted on our blog as received.
Conference News
The theme for 2010 will be “Homeschool Success,” on April 17, 2010 at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church in West Des Moines. Suggestions for topics and volunteer speakers are also being accepted at see3sis@yahoo.com
Until next month, Julia
THREE SISTERS is a small Iowa company founded by three bargain-loving home school moms. It has produced homeschool sales and a conference. It remains open to producing other events, including HLR Programs. The founders revel in the fact that sisterhood does not rely on bloodlines.
website work
the host for our new website is unexpectedly down. We are at the hands of the host. If you would like to register for a program, you will need to inform the office at see3sis@yahoo.com Sorry for the inconvenience. -- JULIA
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Campfire Kids
October 8 – Campfire Informational Meeting. 10:30am at the Altoona Library. Campfire is for both boys and girls ages 2 years-12th Grade. This will be a homeschool group. The Program Director for Campfire and the group’s leaders will be at the meeting. Craft provided for the children. Club meetings will be Thursdays from 10:30am-12pm, twice a month at the Altoona Library. The first meeting on Thursday, October 22nd. Contact info: Nicole Seay -- Niklynne@gmail.com
Website work
Everyone, be my editor and look through the new website. My 9yo found one error as she stopped by to tell me something!
Monday, September 28, 2009
Before the newsletter comes out...
...I want you to know that registration is open for Middle Eastern Marketplace and Recycle Me. Recycle Me is located at our new website. We're putting final touches on the new site, and we'd love to have it tested before we switch over for good, so go ahead and poke around. If you find anything janky, let our office know at see3sis@yahoo.com. Thanks!
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Nutcracker at the Civic Center
The message mentions an enclosed registration form -- you will need to ask Kathy for this form. It isn't transposing prettily when I try to send it to groups. Sorry for this extra step. -- JULIA
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OUR 27th SEASON
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OUR 27th SEASON
September 15, 2009
Dear Home School Educator
The Iowa Dance Theatre is excited to once again present a special performance of The Nutcracker Ballet to school children. The performance will take place on Friday, December 11, 2009 at 10:00 am and 12:30 pm at the Des Moines Civic Center. The cast will present a shortened version of this holiday ballet, which will include narration of the story, and should last just under one hour. Please plan to arrive 30 minutes before the scheduled performance time. You will need to find your own parking. Upon your arrival at the Civic Center , please check in with the Iowa Dance Theatre volunteers right inside the lobby doors.
Admission is $3.00 per person. Advance payment is mandatory in order to be admitted to the performance. The deadline for payment is November 30, 2009. If you are able to assemble a larger group of homeschoolers, one adult may be admitted free of charge for every ten students. Please send the payment to:
Iowa Dance Theatre
909 NE Canterbury Drive No later than November 30, 2009
Ankeny , IA 50021
Attn: Kathy Polson
We need advance notice of people with special needs (wheelchairs, etc.) so that I may coordinate accessibility with the Civic Center personnel. No photography is allowed in the theater, and proper theater etiquette would be appreciated.
Please fill out the enclosed form and email to dandkpolson@msn.com or mail to the above address. If the number of students and/or chaperones changes after you send the enclosed, please notify us by November 30, 2009. No 'paper' tickets are issued, rather this is handled as a reservation system. In our efforts to reach as many in the home school community as possible, please feel free to pass along this information to other home school families.
The Iowa Dance Theatre is very excited about The Nutcracker this season. In a unique alliance with area dance schools, we will have over 220 performers representing 30 dance studios from central Iowa and beyond! Iowa Dance Theatre is a non-profit community-based organization dedicated to bringing educational, artistic, and performance opportunities to central Iowa 's talented dancers.
We look forward to your participation in this theatrical event. If you have any questions, please contact Kathy Polson at (515) 963-8311 (home phone) or (515) 554-7104 (cell).
Sincerely
Kathy Polson
Coordinator - "Nutcracker" School Performance
Iowa Dance Theatre
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