Beyond the Mask movie UPDATE

PLEASE PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS HERE: http://www.beyondthemaskmovie.com/showing/10514

Beyond the Mask movie UPDATE:
I am disappointed to announce that due to the lack of response from Cinemark to bring Beyond the Mask to Medford's Tinseltown, HSG can no longer pursue the film as this year's feature for our annual Homeschool Movie Day.

Southgate Cinemas in Grants Pass is making progress to bring the film there and I would like to encourage you all to purchase your movie tickets there. A Facebook Event has been set up with the information you'll need and where to purchase your tickets in advance.

Thank you! HSG will be moving on to our next consideration for Homeschool Movie Day and announcing details soon.
~ Tika Weeks
HSG Admin

JCHE Testing Info

The following JCHE Testing Information Letter can be downloaded HERE.

JCHE Testing Monday & Tuesday
May 18-19, 2015 TIMES:
**NEW LOCATION-West Main Church of Christ 1701 West Main St. Medford, OR 97501
Please do not call the church for information.
SIGN-UP DEADLINE APRIL 30, 2015

KINDERGARTEN: Unknown, depending on # of students; we will call you;
FIRST GRADE: Unknown, depending on # of students; we will call you;
SECOND GRADE: Also unknown, depending on # of students; we will call you;
THIRD GRADE: Mon. & Tues. 8:30-11:00 AM (Approximate ending time)
FOURTH-FIFTH GRADE: Mon. & Tues. 8:30-11:30 AM (Approximate ending time)
SIXTH-EIGHTH GRADE: Mon. & Tues. 8:30-11:30 AM (Approximate ending time)
NINTH-TWELFTH GRADE: Mon. & Tues. 8:30-11:30 AM (Approximate ending time)

REGISTRATION: Please put these dates and times for testing on your calendar. Then fill out and mail your registration (DOWNLOAD HERE) to JCHE, PO Box 562, Eagle Point, OR 97524 OR email a copy to lkimmelster@gmail.com.

Call Lorraine Kimmel at 541-826-3427 or email if you have any questions about registration. This number is now my cell phone. Checks should be made out to JCHE. You do not need to send money now, but please get registered, so we can reserve a test for your child.

For questions about the test, call Nancy Olson at 541-601-2257 (days) and 541- 878-4238 (evenings only). Lorraine will not be available from March 14-March 29. We are going to Israel (WOW!). Thank-you, Lord.

Just for your information, I do not deposit any checks until the last morning of testing. It makes cancellations much easier.

On Monday morning, please plan to arrive 30 minutes prior to the start time for your test, in order to check in, get name tags, etc. If you are volunteering, allow a few extra minutes. On Tuesday, you may come 10-15 minutes before start time. If you have a first through fourth grader, please accompany them to their room and help them fill out the cover of their test booklet or answer sheet.

IF YOU PASS ON A COPY OF THE REGISTRATION FORM TO ANYONE, PLEASE MAKE SURE THEY ALSO GET A COPY OF THIS INFORMATION. PLEASE MAKE SURE THEY GET BOTH PAGES OF INFORMATION. THANKS!

SUPPLIES TO BRING OR NOT BRING TO TESTING Please bring scratch paper, a healthy snack & drink, several sharpened #2 pencils, a book to read, and a self- addressed, stamped business (long white #10) size envelope for each child in the family. This is a relatively new change. If you prefer, you are welcome to send the envelope(s) in with your pre-registration.
DO NOT BRING MACHINES WITH EARPHONES OR CALCULATORS to testing.

TEST RESULTS
We will mail your test results to YOU in the self-addressed, stamped envelope that you give us. YOU KEEP THE RESULTS. The copy you get is the only copy, so guard it well.☺ The ESD does NOT want the results. In fact, they may get irritated if you try to turn them in. They may request them from you in the future, however. If you decide to enroll your child in school or they are participating in sports, the school, or coach & or athletic director will want a copy of the scores. The ESD does NOT want forms for athletics. The schools require testing every year that a student wants to participate in sports or other school activities. If you have a problem or need a different form, call Nancy at (541-601-2257).

GENERAL INFORMATION
If your child will be 7 years old on this coming September 1st, he/she is NOT REQUIRED TO BE TESTED. You do
need to register each child the FIRST year that you home school them (when they turn 7 by or on September 1st). Do not re-register in subsequent years. The phone number for the Jackson ESD is 541-776-8590, if you
have questions for them.

Grades 3, 5, 8, and 10 are required to be tested by August 15th. We still recommend that you begin testing your child prior to 3rd grade. Third grade is late to discover that you have a problem that testing might have alerted you to.
We will have a childcare area for those who want to volunteer, but have children who are not testing, or moms who want to stick around.

Please remember we need to be considerate of those testing. This year, everything will be inside of the main building, so it is VERY IMPORTANT that we be as quiet as possible. There will also be a Pre-School going on at the same time. We will need to be sure not to interfere with that. Please do not smoke on church grounds.

Students need to get plenty of rest the night before testing. They will be more alert and able to concentrate better if their snack and drink is not sugary or simple carbohydrate.

SMALL GROUP TESTING
Think about how your child did last year and whether or not a large group will distract or hinder your child from showing what he/she really knows. If you decide that large group testing is not for one or more of your children, small group testers this year are: Nancy Olson (541-601-2257), Cindy Dick (541-772-4012), and Cecile Enright (541-821-6035). There are about 4-6 children testing at a time and the cost is $47.00/child.

Jackson Co Right to Life Oratory Contest

The Jackson County Right to Life annual oratory contest will be held the 9th or 10th of March, 2015.

The contest is open to any Southern Oregon high school junior or senior. The speech is to be at least 5 and no more than 7 minutes focussing on abortion, euthanasia, infanticide, embryonic or adult stem cell research. Focus on one of these topics.

The winner will compete at the State level on April 11, 2015 at the Portland Oregon Right to Life Conference. The winner there gets $400 and a paid trip to compete at the National Right to Life Conference in New Orleans on July 11, 2015.

Any junior or senior wishing to participate should immediately contact Dale Sauer at 541-535-1810 or dsauer30338@gmail.com.

Spelling Bee for Home Schoolers via Medford School District

(From Medford School District)
Medford School District will be conducting their division spelling bees sometime in April this year. If you have any homeschool inquiries about the spelling bee from homeschoolers whose attendance area is MSD, you can have them contact me and I will be happy to direct them to the contest for their division.

Per the Oregon Spellers rules: “Home School/non-affiliated Students: Home schooled or otherwise “non-affiliated” students compete in the District competition in their appropriate Division.”

You can also direct them to this website for further information: http://www.oregonspellers.org/

For the Kids,
Tresa Jarel
Medford School District 549C
Curriculum and Assessment Office Assistant
*Curriculum *Assessment *Music *
Staff Development
(541) 842-1015 Work
(541) 842-1090 Fax
815 South Oakdale Avenue
Medford, OR 97501

Activities around town for Littles under age 10

Thanks to Aja, one of HSG's new helpers, for these activities!

YMCA play group. Monday's 10-11 and Thursdays 9-10. The gym is open and kids get to ride bikes, play ball, go on bounce track.... On Thursdays there is a story time after

Library
Tues. K9 buddies. Kids read to dogs.
Storytime Wed 11-12

This coming Sat and every first Saturday at Home Depot they offer free projects kids can build. 9-12

This Wed. and first Wed of the month the ScienceWorks in Ashland is free.

These are all on going.
They are all free.

Kids' Nature programs [Williams/GP]

Winter's Wonderland kids nature programs

A weekly Saturday program will be offered at Pacifica community center and botanical sanctuary in the Williams/Provolt area. Kids age 6-12 can spend Saturdays outside, engaging with the winter landscape and learning about the cycles and patterns in nature and how they relate to our everyday lives. A rotating collective of skilled and fun-loving local instructors will provide meaningful mentorship and guidance. Saturdays in February (7, 14, 21, 28th) 10am-3pm cost is $30 weekly, siblings discounted optional 9 am drop off with notice for $5 additional weekly fee Kids will be asked to bring a bag lunch and snacks, a water bottle, raingear, extra socks, waterproof shoes Explorations include: -nature awareness games and exercises -nature observation, tracking, birds and wildlife, winter botany -survival skills like friction fire and primitive shelter -creative play in nature, fairy houses -songs and storytelling for earth wisdom -community and interpersonal relationships, deep listening Nature connected kids grow into nature connected communities! CONTACT: peg@pacificagarden.org 541-660-4295 for more information to register

Violin Lessons [GP] Feb special

February special!
Looking for more violin students ages 7-up. I love teaching kids and helping make music fun. I teach theory and use classical/fiddle books. Technique is so important how to properly hold a bow and have excellent posture. Your child will learn how to read music while having fun.
Lessons are $15 for half hour lessons. Location is local in grants pass.
Sign up by Valentines Day to get $5 off your child's first lesson!! Contact me for more info or check out my website stephanieemmons.weebly.com Thanks!

Encouragement for HSG Mamas

HS Mamas,
This is my 10th year of homeschooling and one thing I've discovered is that I'm not the only homeschool mama to hit a slump when January or February rolls around. Year after year, I hear the same things from my homeschool mama friends. Some of you may feel like quitting midway through the school year and just need a push of encouragement to get you through. Others may be frustrated that their lessons plans look more like scratch paper. And of course there are those of us that are simply ready for the sunshine again.

I found a solution.

After hearing about this secret pals idea a little too late to join in, I thought maybe there'd be a few of you that might be interested. Here's the scoop:

HSG Secret Mama Pals
What it is
Once a month (or more often if the mood strikes you) you will send out an encouraging note, an inspiring Word, or a small gift to your Secret Mama Pal. *This is meant to be a blessing not a burden. Please don't let tight finances keep you from giving and receiving this encouragement! Prayerfully consider your participation and be creative :)

To participate
Fill out the questionnaire below and email it to me at hsgathering@gmail.com.
Make sure to be detailed so your Secret Mama Pal has a clear picture of who you are and what you like! This will run through June, when you'll reveal yourself :)
Optional: For those of you on Instagram and/or Facebook, please post a picture when you receive a gift and use the hashtag #HSGmama.

Questionnaire
Your full name:
Your mailing address:
How many kids?
-Ages/grades
How long have you been homeschooling?
What homeschool style do you use?
What curriculum do you like?
When is your birthday?
Anniversary?
Favorite color?
Favorite food?
Favorite restaurant?
Favorite beverage?
Favorite snack?

Others details about you-
Your style: home? Fashion?
Things you collect:
Hobbies:
Do you do ministry work?
Special diet or allergies?
Please add any additional details you would like your Secret Mama Pal to know about you.

DEADLINE TO PARTICIPATE: FRI, FEB 27, 2015

Homeschool families, 

Many of you are acquainted with homeschool dad, Steve Holst, via the science classes and camps he has offered to local homeschoolers. He recently sent the following email to me. 

Please read it over and fill out the survey.

Thank you,

Tika Weeks

Admin for HSG

-------- Original message --------

Date:02/01/2015 10:33 PM (GMT-08:00)

Subject: Pacific Bible College Home School Survey

Hi,
As a member of the Board of Directors of Pacific Bible College I am hoping to get some feedback from the home school community as to what classes you would like to see PBC offer this fall, both for high school and college age students. Thanks for taking the time to give us your feedback by completing this 5 question survey!
Steve

If you have trouble viewing or submitting this form, you can fill it out online.

Pacific Bible College Home School Survey

* Required

How interested would you be in local college level general education courses which home school high school juniors and seniors would be able to take advantage of? *

	1	2	3	4	5
Not at all						Very interested

How important is it to have courses whose credits are transferable? *

	1	2	3	4	5
Not important						Very important

Please check the courses you would like to see offered. *
You may check more than one
• College level Math
• History/Social Studies
• Writing/English Lit.
• Worldview/Philosophy
• Physical Science
• Psychology
• Other:
How likely would you be to take advantage of these class offerings? *

	1	2	3	4	5
very unlikely						very likely

You may add any additional information you think would be useful in helping us determine the current needs of home school parents and their children.

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Important info regarding Beyond The Mask

IMPORTANT!
Earlier this week, I received word from Gathr Films regarding the upcoming Beyond the Mask Movie:
"Unfortunately, Cinemark is not interested in working with our screenings at this time. We hope that, in the future, we are able to reach an agreement with their corporate offices. For this reason we will be unable to fulfill your request for a screening at the Tinseltown in Medford, OR."
If bringing quality family films with strong morals and values is important to your family, I strongly encourage you to let Cinemark hear your voice. Please take a few minutes to contact Cinemark corporate offices by email at sitesupport@cinemark.com or phone 1-800-Cinemark.

Thank you and God bless,
Tika Weeks
Admin for
The HS Gathering ~Southern Oregon

HSG Homeschool Movie Day 2015??

HSG is currently considering the upcoming film, Beyond The Mask, for this year's Homeschool Movie Day. Please read the following information (sent to me from Burns Family Studios), watch the trailer, and send your feedback to hsgathering@gmail.com.

Thank you!

"...Beyond The Mask, (is) an amazing new film that has been endorsed by Michael Farris of HSLDA, Del Tackett of Focus On The Family, and Stephen Kendrick, producer of Fireproof and Courageous.

Created by homeschool graduates Aaron and Chad Burns of Burns Family Studios (makers of Pendragon and written by Paul McCusker (Adventures in Odyssey), Beyond The Mask is a film set in the 1770s that brings history to life in a family-friendly adventure celebrating grace, liberty, and the true freedom that is found in Christ..."

Homeschoolers at Work from Burns Family Studios on Vimeo.

Homeschool Ballroom Dance Class [MEDFORD]

Homeschool Ballroom Dance Class 

Our ballroom dance class is in need of boy dancers from the age of 8 to 13 years old. We meet at the Evergreen Ballroom in Central Point, Wednesdays from 2pm - 3pm. Spring session runs February 18th – May 29th. (10 Weeks) Family dance performance will be held on May 2nd. It’s great fun. Contact DeeAnn at (626) 589-0844 or e-mail ballroom@toddmail.us.

HSG Happenings

Folks,
I'm sure we can all relate to trying something new and finding it didn't quite work out the way we'd hoped. Such is the case with our recent admin changes. No worries though, the Homeschool Gathering will NOT be going anywhere!

I would still like to find a one or two homeschool "scouts" to contribute posts and local activities to our homeschool community. I am definitely looking for one volunteer with younger elementary aged children. (Activities for that age-range have kind of fallen off my radar as my children got older.) You don't necessarily have to plan field trips (but you can) I just need someone on the lookout for activities that would appeal to that age and send them my way. IF THIS MIGHT BE YOU, please email me ASAP.

Thank you for your patience and continued support!

Blessings to you and yours,
Tika Weeks
Admin for HSG

Theatre Field Trips in Grants Pass!

See Charlotte's Web on stage!

To place your reservation: order online or call 800-606-0424.

Monday , April 13, 2015
9:30 am - SOLD OUT
11:30 am -  only 16 seats left!
We may be able to add a performance at 1:15 pm,
if there is enough interest - please contact us!

Explore a magical barnyard world at the Arable farm where animals talk and miracles happen. This story of courage and friendship, based on E.B. White's touching novel of a lovable pig named Wilbur and a kind spider named Charlotte, has inspired readers for decades.
Suggested for grades K-5

TICKET PRICES
Single Advance Tickets           $9.00 each
Group Advance Tickets (15+) $5.25 each
Discounts available for groups of 200 or more!

To place your reservation:
order online or call 800-606-0424

New Season Shoestring Productions Theatrical Troupe

The winter/spring session of your local Christian homeschool theatre troupe, Shoestring Productions Theatrical Troupe, begins Jan. 6, 1:30 pm at West Main Church of Christ.  Tuition, name and date of production are to be determined after registration.   Visit our new website to learn more about us.

   

Shoestring Productions

Great news!!

I have GREAT NEWS! Please welcome Donna Jordan as our new HSG administrator :) Thanks to her the HS Gathering sites will remain up and running!

Happy New Year from HSG!

HSG update

IMPORTANT HSG ANNOUNCEMENT:
Since a new administrator or assistant has not been located, I will be shutting down the following HSG resources beginning January 1st to focus on my family and business obligations:
· The HSG Facebook page (www.fb.com/thehsgathering)
· The HSG Curriculum Swap & Resale Facebook group (www.facebook.com/groups/HSGCurriculumSwap)
· The HSG blog (www.thehsgathering.blogspot.com)

Thank you & God bless,
Tika Weeks
HSG Administrator

TEACH graduation Class of 2015

If you have a high school graduate this year and would like to participate in our 27th Annual TEACH Graduation Night, message me here or email: krismays@aol.com Thanks!

Ballroom Dancing!

Love to Dance?! 

Have you ever been curious about local ballroom dancing opportunities for your students? Now is your chance to join us for a great evening of fun and to learn more about this incredible opportunity. 

We invite you to join us at our ballroom dance recital on November 15th at 7:30 pm. The evening will start with a half hour performance from the homeschool ballroom dancers (ages 8-18), followed by a ballroom lesson for guests. The festivities will end with open dancing until 9:30pm. There are also tickets available to just see the recital at 6:30 for 30 minutes. This will be a great opportunity for your family to have fun, learn a few new dance steps, and find out more about this great opportunity. 

Location: Evergreen Ballroom- 6088 Crater Lake Ave., Central Point 

Tickets: $3 in advance and at door (if still available) 

Looking forward to seeing you there! 

Lori Vorgang 541.779.7975 

DeeAnn Todd 626.589.0844

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT from HSG

IMPORTANT MESSAGE from HSG:
As many of you know, the HS Gathering was established several years ago as a communication resource to support our Southern Oregon homeschool families. There have been countless field trips, Mom's Nights (aka, Gatherings), classes and workshops, and community events and activities announced both here and on our Facebook page. Last spring, HSG launched the HSG Homeschool Curriculum Swap & Re-Sale, a HUGE hit for Facebook users! And don't forget our 1st "in person" Used Curriculum Sale earlier this year.

My friends, this has been a labor of love! It has truly been an honor to serve the homeschool community through this ministry. That being said, I have prayed for months now for guidance on how to go forward with HSG that is compatible with changes in my own family. I firmly believe that the time has come to "pass the baton" to another family.

Prayer request- Please pray that another family will come forward soon to continue the work of HSG. If another is not found soon, I'm afraid HSG will be no more. Please prayerfully consider if that might be you! I am absolutely available to answer any questions as to what this would entail.

May God's will be done here now and forevermore!

Blessings to you all,
Tika Weeks
Administrator for the HS Gathering