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Everest Academy is sponsored by Everest Family Ministry in the Birmingham Metro Area. We offer freedom along with quality resources, information, activities and support to those homeschooling in Alabama. We believe that the parent has the best interests of their children at heart. We believe that the parent is the first and only teacher that a child needs. In keeping with this philosophy, we wish to be a very hands-off cover school and allow the parent to lead and guide their children in the direction and at the pace they feel is best suited to their children. We ask only for what the law requires while offering support along with quality resources to aid families in their efforts.

Meet Team Everest!

Get to know Team Everest!
We're here for you!

As a statewide church school, Everest Academy strives to provide as many opportunities as possible throughout the state of Alabama. To help coordinate activities such as fieldtrips, co-ops/workshops/classes, social events, and more, Everest currently has a group of 12 dedicated homeschooling moms known as Team Everest. The Team Everest ladies help plan activities throughout the state...and sometimes even out of state!

Highlights of past years include: Fun Friday events in Shoals, PARTIES! for holidays and beginning/ending of school year, Earth Day celebration, college tour series, and lots of social opportunities for homeschool children.

Please remember that the Team Everest ladies are Activity Coordinators and not part of administration. Please do not contact these ladies for issues concerning paperwork, transcripts, grading, etc. Also, please note that the location listed with each lady's name is the area in which she resides, but she may plan activities and make contacts anywhere in the state of Alabama…or out of state! Everest families are free to contact &/or attend events planned by any coordinator—not just the coordinator who is nearest them.


  
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Hunter Education


Beat the Fall Rush!
Take your Hunter Education Today
Alabama’s hunter education program helps keep hunting safe and enjoyable. The program covers the skills, regulations and responsibilities of hunting and wildlife conservation that help to secure our hunting heritage. If you were born on or after August 1, 1977, you must complete an approved hunter education program before being eligible to hunt. Alabama has two hunter education options: a traditional course with a written test or a CD-ROM/Internet-based course followed by a field day to test hunter safety skills. The newly revised Hunter Education page at Outdoor Alabama makes it even easier to earn your hunting certificate. Don't wait; start today!
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Aug. 9, Bham: Lego Tour at Bham Museum of Art


DUPLO READ! BUILD! PLAY! LEGO TOUR

DUPLO Read! Build! Play! LEGO Tour
Have kids between the ages 2 and 6? Come to the museum for a fun and interactive story time from 10am-2pm Thursday, August 9. The event, sponsored by LEGO DUPLO and the Association of Library Services to Children, has been touring across the nation, building creative minds, inpsiring imagination, and fostering early child literacy. Bring your little one in for a day of fun games, activities, and stories! Visit the Read! Build! Play! website for more information. 
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Algebra in the Real World


The higher up I got in math, the less connection I could make back to it’s usefulness in real life.  I had math mastered in school, I could memorize the formulas and spit back out the steps to get straight A’s in algebra, geometry, calculus and even trig.  It wasn’t until I was watching the Social Network movie (as an adult) that I started connecting that higher math to purposes in real life.  That is a problem.  Remember the scene in the Social Network when Zuckerberg is writing algorithms on his window?  I saw that, looked at my husband in astonishment and whispered “I learned that!”.  I had NO idea that trig was actually used for anything.  Seriously.  That is why when I saw Algebra in the Real World movies on Karl Fisch’s Fischbowl blog, I knew it was a site that needed to be shared again. Algebra in the Real World has mini documentary type films that show the ways that Algebra is used in a variety of jobs and real world scenarios.  Movies include:
  • Aquarium makers
  • Backpack designers
  • Designing stronger skateboards
  • Engineering faster bikes
  • First one in the ball park
  • The forester
  • Landscape architects
  • The Lundberg farms
  • Maglev trains
  • Reliable Robots
  • Roller Coasters
  • Saving the bald eagle
  • Solar power
  • The starshade
  • Structural engineering
  • The surface of Mars
  • Testing the robotic hand
  • The wind business
  • Windsails
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Dothan/Wiregrass Area: Pam Barnhill

Pam Barnhill
Dothan/Wiregrass Area

Hi, my name is Pam, and I live in the Wiregrass area of Southern Alabama. My husband Matt and I have been married for 18 years this fall and have three children -- Olivia (7), John (5), and Thomas (2). 

This is our third year of homeschooling. We define our style as Us-schooling; we choose the bits and pieces of each methods to create a personal style of learning that works for us. We value lots of read alouds, snuggles, and play along with our 3Rs. 

I enjoy reading, photography, scrapbooking (when I get the time), and I maintain a homeschool blog where I record our journey and dish about what works (and sometimes what doesn't work) in our homeschool.

I look forward to meeting you and building a homeschool community in the southeastern part of the state. 



Pam's Contact Information:





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FREE Grade 1 Lightning Literature & Composition

Lightning Literature and Composition

Grade One Lightning Literature is designed to ignite your student's passion for great books.
After years of success with high-school and junior-high Lightning Literature, we’re introducing elementary level Lightning Literature, starting with Grade 1. You will read great children’s books with your child, discuss them together, and use them as a springboard for grammar and composition. Each week, your child will read a book; answer a variety of questions about it; learn something new about grammar, punctuation, and/or literature; complete a few workbook pages; write a short composition; and read an Aesop’s fable. (The program allows for read-aloud and dictation for any children who aren’t reading and/or writing yet.) There are other activities as well (for example, alphabets to create together), and extra challenge projects if you wish to go further.
Help us make this new Lightning Lit program the best it can be. The current month one draft below will be updated on 9/1/12 and starting 10/1/12 and each month thereafter, we will upload the next month’s lessons for both the student guide and the teacher’s guide. You can print them out and use them. Get the books from the library (they’re all famous children’s books) or buy them. (You can see a tentative outline for the coming year here so you can plan ahead. Whenever we make changes to it, we will repost the new outline, so check back.) In exchange for a year’s free English curriculum, please send us your thoughts or suggestions on it at the end of each month. We are excited about this new adventure. We hope you are too!
—The Hewitt Staff
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Birmingham: Nicole Junkin

Nicole Junkin Birmingham

My name is Nicole, and I have been married to Dave Junkin for almost 10 years. I have been homeschooling our almost eight year old son for going on four years now. This is going to be our second year with Everest Academy.

I was in the Army before moving to Alabama in 1991. I have several years experience as a veterinary technician and an optometric technician. We live in the Roebuck Springs area of Birmingham. We have 12 chickens and a cat that keep our lives jumping. We are interested in creating a homestead environment, currently an urban or hopefully eventually a country setting.

My interests include making jewelry, drawing, painting, writing, creating things out of pallets, and watching the aforementioned chickens. My son is currently very interested in all things Star Wars and all things Lego.

Nicole's Contact Information:

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August: Jr TeenScene Events

Wow! The new school year is getting underway! 
The Jr TeenScene already has cool events scheduled for August.




We'll be meeting up on Saturday, August 4 to check out Bham's own roller derby team!




August 9, Jr Teens will be chillin' in the pool at a private pool party for Jr TeenScene families. 




If you have a Jr Teen (ages 11-14) who is looking for some social opportunities, check out the Jr TeenScene for Birmingham group. Sponsored by Everest Academy, it is a volunteer family-led social group open to all homeschoolers.
Visit this link for more information: Jr TeenScene of Bham.


JTSB is an Everest Academy sponsored group and subject to the Everest Academy Participation Policy. 
Please note that drug and alcohol use is prohibited at any event.
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Blount County: Sue Taylor



Sue Taylor 
Blount County
 

My name is Sue Taylor. My husband, Tim, and I have been home schooling our 3 children for 7 years. We have two sons, 16 and 10, and a 12 year-old daughter. We love hiking, swimming, shooting guns, growing gardens, crafts, music and traveling. We love living in Blount County where things are a little bit slower, people wave a little bit more and families spend a little more time together. We hope to have a great school year making friends with other Blount County families through our events. 

Also, please watch Blount County Homeschoolers on Facebook for updates.  





Sue's Contact Information: 

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Aug. 3- 5 & Aug. 10 - 12, Bham: $5 Days at the Zoo


Birmingham Zoo to offer $5 Fun Days for two weekends in August

Published: Thursday, July 26, 2012, 3:30 PM     Updated: Thursday, July 26, 2012, 3:30 PM
By William Thornton -- The Birmingham News 
Kiwanis Giraffe Encounter 041812The Birmingham Zoo will be offering $5 admission and several attractions for consecutive weekends in August.
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama --- The Birmingham Zoo will be offering two weekends of $5 admission in August.

$5 Fun Days will take place Aug. 3 to 5 and Aug. 10 to 12. The event is sponsored by Wells Fargo.

In addition, the zoo will be offering special events, such as animal enrichment exhibits. Visitors can see orangutans working with food puzzles and elephants sampling watermelon. Chefs from the Culinary Institute of Virginia College will be carving ice into animal shapes and blowing sugar. 

Guests can also take part in the African Drum Circle, or sample hot dogs for $1 at the Safari and Kudzoo Cafes. There will also be crafts, a parade, face painting and other activities. For more information, visit the zoo website. 

A schedule of events for the first weekend includes:

Friday, Aug. 3
10 a.m. - crafts and animal mask parade
11 a.m. - Boma Encounter
12 p.m. - Elephant Watermelon Toss
1 to 3 p.m. - face painting

Saturday, Aug. 4
9:30 a.m. - orangutan puzzles
10 a.m. - animal ice carving and sugar blowing
11 a.m. - Boma Encounter
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Get Rhythm Drum Circle
12 p.m. - Elephant Watermelon Toss
1 to 3 p.m. - face painting
2:30 p.m. - gorilla puzzles

Sunday, Aug. 5
10 a.m. - preying with tigers
11 a.m. - predator pinatas with African wild dogs
11 a.m. - Boma Encounter
12 p.m. - Elephant Watermelon Toss
1 to 3 p.m. - face painting
2:30 p.m. - puzzles for sea lions
3:30 p.m. - popsicles and playtime with African lions
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Aug. 5, Huntsville: Mars Curiosity Snoozeum


Mars Curiosity Snoozeum

Sunday, August 5, 2012 - 8:00pm - Monday, August 6, 2012 - 8:00am
Join the U.S. Space & Rocket Center Sunday, August 5 for the Curiosity Rover landing on Mars. Help us mark this historic occasion with an overnight Snoozeum in the Saturn V Hall. This once and a life time opportunity is full of events such as Mars themed activities, speakers, a digital movie, late meal, and celebratory pancake breakfast. All of these events culminate to the landing of NASA’s Mars Curiosity Rover at 12:30am. The excitement of sleeping underneath the mighty Saturn V rocket will be a special memory for you and your family for years to come. This event is appropriate for families and children ages 7 and up.

Reservations are required by Wednesday August 1.
Date: Sunday, August 5, 2012 Cost: $35.00 per person, $25.00 for Space & Rocket Center members
Check in: 8:00pm U.S. Space & Rocket Center Davidson Center Guest Services
Check out: 8:00am
What to bring: sleeping bag, blanket, pillow, and appropriate sleep wear
Recommended to bring: ear plugs, eye mask, sleeping pad/ air mattress, extra blankets
Reserve your spot by calling 256-721-7114 or 256-721-7218.
Please email any dietary restrictions to scottw@spacecamp.com.
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The Physics Classroom



The Physics Classroom is a really great place where you can access physics tutorials, Mind on Physics Internet Modules (more than 1300 questions designed to improve understanding of common physics topics), problem sets for practice, multimedia (illustrated physics concepts), animations and activity sheets, curriculum corner (pdf downloads to complement the website), laboratories, photos, and more. The site is like a better version of the text books that I had when I was in physics. What I like about The Physics Classroom is the variety of resources that teachers can use to help their students discover and explore physics concepts. The student extras that take you to Flickr collections of “physics” photos is fantastic!

There is also a section on this site to help prepare for the ACT.

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Rescheduled!! * Aug 1, Graysville: Board & Card Game Day

RESCHEDULED!! 
Game day will be Wed, Aug 1, from 12-2:00pm 
Come join us for a fun day of board & card games!

Get out of the heat & join us for a fun afternoon of board games & card games. Please bring at least one age-appropriate game that your child enjoys, a snack to share & drinks for your family. We will begin at 1pm & end game play at 3pm to allow time to gather up games, snacks & clean up after ourselves. The library does not charge us to use the space, but asks that we leave it as clean as we found it. This will reflect well on Everest Academy & enable us to continue to use the space in the future.

Date: Monday, July 30 Wednesday, August 1
Time: 1:00-3:30pm 12:00-2:00pm
Location: Graysville Public Library
                downstairs (You may park behind the library for easy access.)

Contact: Sherry Morrow ~ themorrowclan@yahoo.com or 205-300-0608
                RSVP not required but appreciated for this free, all-ages event!




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FREE Internal Revenue Service Curriculum


Good Morning:
 
My name is Luzmary  Nation and I and work in the Stakeholder Partnership Education and Communication (SPEC) division which is the outreach and education function of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
 
I would like to share exciting news about the Internal Revenue Service's free education curriculum, Understanding Taxes (UT). The Understanding Taxes Program is an easy to use, web-based, interactive curriculum that makes understanding the U.S. Federal Tax System fun and relevant

Benefits of using Understanding Taxes Application:

  • Simple as A-B-C:
    • Accessible on the web
    • Brings learning to life by connecting the real world to the classroom
    • Comprehensive: covers theories, history and contains the capability to apply what has been learned
  • Benefits to teachers:
    • All material is online, well organized and each topic has a fully developed lesson plan with all the resources to support the topic being taught
    • Modular: All or part of lessons can be taught (you choose) independently or as a supplement to other material
    • Outline what you want to teach from a topic and save it (use what you need)
    • Convenient: Each lesson plan component can be easily previewed from anywhere at anytime.
    • Teacher can choose what activities and lessons work best for their students and only cover that topic

  • Benefits to Students:
    • Students can access content anytime, anywhere since application is online
    • Help students understand basic concepts behind taxes and completion of tax returns
    • Help students understand the theory and history behind the American tax system

  • Additional Opportunity Available to Schools through VITA e3 Program:
    • Service learning opportunity for students: VITA e3 (education, e-file, and volunteer experience)
    • Community involvement that requires commitment
    • Great way to engage students
    • Sense of accomplishment by students and teachers


Links to help introduce program:

YouTube Video: YouTube Understanding Taxes Video

Understanding Taxes Application: Understanding Taxes on IRS.gov

Understanding Taxes Publication: Understanding Taxes Brochure

Service Learning Opportunity: Service Learning Information



Please let me know if you have any questions.

  
Thank you
Luzmary Nation
Stakeholder Relationship Tax Consultant (Bilingual-Spanish)
IRS-SPEC, W & I Area 2
801 Tom Martin Drive-MS 30
Birmingham, AL 35211
(205) 912-5215 Office
(205) 912-5418 Fax
(205) 743-9522 Cell 
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Mobile: JMG Class

The Jon Archer Center on Schillinger Rd will have a JMG class on the first Wed. of every month @ 9 am. They have a vegetable garden and will be working on a literature fairy garden this year. The first meeting of the school year is on August 1st.

This information is for the 2012/2013 school year.  This information is FYI only and all of the information that we have.  
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Online: Math U See Co-op


FYI for Math U See users - they now offer on-line co-op classes for Pre-Algebra level and up.http://www.facebook.com/l/lAQEcSg_e/www.mathusee.com/about-us/online-classes/%232012-2013

Online Co-op Classes
www.mathusee.com
Jump to section Registration About Our Online Co-op Classes Course Materials 2012-2013 School Year...
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Aug 1, Graysville: Board & Card Game Day

RESCHEDULED!! 
Game day will be Wed, Aug 1, from 12-2:00pm 
Come join us for a fun day of board & card games!

Get out of the heat & join us for a fun afternoon of board games & card games. Please bring at least one age-appropriate game that your child enjoys, a snack to share & drinks for your family. We will begin at 1pm & end game play at 3pm to allow time to gather up games, snacks & clean up after ourselves. The library does not charge us to use the space, but asks that we leave it as clean as we found it. This will reflect well on Everest Academy & enable us to continue to use the space in the future.

Date: Monday, July 30 Wednesday, August 1
Time: 1:00-3:30pm 12:00-2:00pm
Location: Graysville Public Library
                downstairs (You may park behind the library for easy access.)

Contact: Sherry Morrow ~ themorrowclan@yahoo.com or 205-300-0608
                RSVP not required but appreciated for this free, all-ages event!




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July 21, Warrior: Half-Off Registration for Homeschool Dance Classes


A Time to Dance studio is offering Homeschool Dance classes!

Details: The classes will be held on Friday Mornings from 9:30-10:15. Any age is ok. It will be a combo (ballet/tap) class. The price will be $30 a month and it's $30 to register. This Sat we are having a pre-registration and registration fee will be only $15. We do offer sibling discounts of $10 off a month.

Additional Information can be found on the site:
or contact Kassidy at 205-266-3523
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July 21, Bham area: Membership Alliance Day 2012


Member Day 2012


As a way of saying thanks to current members and supporters of arts and culture in the Birmingham region, area organizations have planned a special members-only day of free admission and family-friendly activities. One valid membership card and/or postcard invitation admits 2 adults and up to 4 children into absolutely any and every participating venue all day long. Plus enjoy special Member Day activities and performances throughout the day. (see schedule below.)
With 18 wonderfully varied groups of performers, museums and historical landmarks participating in Member Day, it’s one of the best ways to experience the incredible talents and unforgettable experiences offered by our region’s arts and cultural organizations—all in one day!
For more information click the Member Day 2012 link above!
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Listen & Learn: FREE Non-Fiction Read-A-Long Books





Scholastic is constantly sneaking new great resources onto their site. There are 54 nonfiction read-along books that include words, images and sound. You can sort books by subject including: Community, American History, Animals, Civics and Government, Environmental Studies, Plants and Flowers, Science and Social Studies. You can also sort books by level (A or B).

Scholastic’s Listen and Read is fantastic because it helps students navigate their way through non-fiction with the support of a read-aloud, sounds and images. These interactive books help students better comprehend content because they aren’t focused on the words they are stumbling through. At the end of the book students can click on the unfamiliar new vocabulary to hear the word said again. This follow-up exposure reinforces word recognition, vocabulary and ideas.

Full review found at ilearntechnology.com
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Aug. 6, Space: Curiosity Rover Entry & Landing

The Curiosity rover entry and landing is just 20 days away (http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/index.html).  I've pasted a link below to a video that shows the landing process and general idea of surface operations.  Curiosity is about the size of a Mini-Cooper automobile and is powered by a radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG) instead of solar panels.  The surface operations will be a lot slower and deliberate than depicted, but you'll get the general idea of how the cameras and science instruments operate.


Fred Kepner
Education Specialist
OHC Contract-WTI
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Academic Affairs HS30
Office:  256.544.4761
Fax:  256-544-5820

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100 Educational Uses for Digital Cameras



By Christie Dedman -- The Birmingham News 
100 digital camera uses classroom.JPGChristie Dedman/News Staff
Scholastic shared an amazing list of 100 creative and educational uses for a digital camera in the classroom at home or school. 
Here are the first 75
100 Ways to Use Digital Cameras
  1. Take photos or videos of field trips.
  2. Take photos or videos illustrating vocabulary words.
  3. Take photos or videos of plant growth
  4. Take photos or videos of community
  5. Use photos for seating charts.
  6. Take photos to illustrate stories or poems
  7. Take photos or videos for illustrating emotions
  8. Take photos or videos of classroom pet
  9. Take photos to prompt creative writing
  10. Take photos of learning centers for a choice chart
  11. Take photos or videos of bulletin boards or classroom ideas from other teachers
  12. Tape a student's photo on their desk nametag so that other students and substitutes learn names.
  13. Use photos for attendance chart
  14. Use photos for graphing
  15. Use photos for story about the child
  16. Use photos of family to create a family book
  17. Use photos or videos for step by step directions.
  18. Use photos for sequencing
  19. Use photos or videos for an ABC book
  20. Use photos to create a book about the school and workers
  21. Create a staff directory
  22. Use photos or videos for a school or classroom handbook
  23. Use photos for passports during a travel unit
  24. Take photos or videos in Physical Education to record events and skills
  25. Take photos or videos for assessment
  26. Take photos for a book about colors
  27. Take photos for a book or chart about numbers
  28. Take photos for a book about shapes
  29. Take photos or videos of nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs
  30. Take photos for a rhyming book
  31. Use photos in thank you cards or invitations
  32. Take photos of events and make a calendar of memories
  33. Using photos create a body part book
  34. Use photos to create a community workers or school workers book
  35. Use photos or videos for concept illustration for curriculum areas
  36. Display student work on your website by taking a digital photo of it
  37. Send a camera home with a student to take photos of family traditions or scan photos that students bring for a Traditions Book
  38. Use photos or videos to create an Open House slide show or display.
  39. Use photos in letters to e-Pals
  40. Create a digital yearbook or memory book
  41. Use photos or videos as a reminder to a teacher or substitute of how to plug in cables to the TV, VCR or computer.
  42. Take photos or videos to explain a hobby or collection
  43. Use photos as graphics in student work
  44. Take photos or videos of art concepts - line, shape, texture, form and color
  45. Take a photos or videos of something in the classroom that is a problem area. Have the students brainstorm how to change the area.
  46. Take photos or videos of the weather and seasons
  47. Use photos for the classroom helper chart
  48. Laminate photos of students for voting, selecting partners, choosing centers, graphing
  49. Take photos of classroom events for student journaling. Write about the photo of costume day, hat day, book character day, etc.
  50. Create a Birthday Book. Add a photo to a page that the child has written about birthday plans. Print one for the book and one to send home.
  51. Take a photos or videos of the students on their birthday
  52. Use photos to create classroom awards. Act of Kindness, Caught being good, Great reader
  53. Send an email with a photo attachment of the student caught being good
  54. Use photos to create postcards
  55. Use photos to create faces for puppets
  56. Scan photos that students bring of their pets for creating a book aboutcaring for pets
  57. Take photos or videos for a classroom inventory
  58. Document vandalism with photos or videos
  59. Email classroom events to the local newspaper or school board
  60. Use classroom photos as computer screensavers
  61. Create a Welcome to Our Classroom book
  62. Take photos of the various school lunches for a "What's for Lunch?" chart
  63. Scan photos students bring of extended family members to create a family tree.
  64. Take photos or videos for animal reports
  65. Take photos or videos of parts of a plant
  66. Take photos or videos of types of clouds
  67. Make a Five Senses book. Students take photos illustrating each sense
  68. Take photos of environmental print for an emergent readers' book - stop sign, Target sign, exit sign
  69. Take a photo of an object zoomed in. Have students guess what it is.
  70. Take photos or videos of assignments and post them to your website for parent communication
  71. Create photo vocabulary cards for ESL students
  72. Photograph books that you read to add to a list or chart
  73. Photograph class schedule for special needs students or substitute
  74. Photograph or videotape procedures for parent volunteer training
  75. Print two copies of photos to make a matching or concentration game.
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Bham/Huntsville: Tutor Doctor


FYI ONLY:  I do not know anything about this company.  I am passing on the information only.  ~Deb

We are an educational franchise located in the Birmingham/Huntsville areas and wanted to introduce ourselves to you.  We provide one on one tutoring for any age, any subject at your pace in the home.  We are also have a bank of tutors that can help with additional resources.  Please access our website at www.inhometutoring-alabama.com.  Please give us a call, we would love to meet with you to tell you what we have to offer your company.  We look forward to hearing from you.


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Homewood: Help Wanted for New Co-op


Creative Scholars, Inc, a new homeschool co-op located in Homewood,  is interviewingqualifed instructors to teach:
Elementary Science (Monday morning)
General Science  - jr. high level (Wednesday)
Biology (Wednesday)
Physical Science (Wednesday)
Spanish (Wednesday)
American History - high school level (Wednesday)
Government/Economics (Wednesday)
If interested, please contact Patti Moore   creative_scholars_inc@yahoo.com

Madison: July News at Creative Learning Connection

LAST TWO USED BOOK SALES OF THE SEASON
Tuesday, July 17 and Thursday, August 16.
Set up times are from 6 till 6:30 pm and the official sale time is 7 to 9 pm.
If you are looking for materials to buy, please mark both dates on your calendar.  If you would like to sell books, you may still sign up for the August sale, we have no more tables for the July sale.  (But LOTS of good materials should be available that night to purchase.)
Tables will be $5 each at either sale, please be sure to sign up in advance for the August one (call or email, cmmjaime@alum.mit.edu).
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CONSIGNING USED BOOKS
Cathy will be in and out the rest of the summer. PLEASE call ahead to make sure she will be in before you bring books over to consign!!!
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FREE FOR ALL SALE!
We need your help.  Join us on Thursday July 19 for a Store Wide sale. We have been busy clearing out old materials to make room for all the “new” used books we have been getting in lately. Our free area has grown into quite a mass of books and we want your help to get it under control again.

We will give you a discount (between 1 and 25%) on purchases that day based on the number of books you remove for us: So if you take 5 free books, we will give you a 5% discount, 10 books=10% off,  25 books or more =25% off.

We will also be open extended hours that day so you can take advantage of this sale from 10 am – 7 pm.
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ENCOURAGEMENT CONFERENCE, Saturday August 4
Please join us for our next exciting Homeschooling Conference. (There is no price to attend, though we would love an email with your name and what workshop(s) you plan to attend for planning purposes – cmmjaime@alum.mit.edu.)
10:00 – 11:30      Teaching Teens (High School Classes, Credits, Transcripts…College Entrance, etc.)
1:00 – 2:00       Getting Started Homeschooling – Philosophies, Requirements, etc.
2:30 – 4:00       Making Education 3-Dimensional (Games, Lapbooks, Travel, and more)
(The store will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on August 4th)
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WRITERS’ CLUB, Thursday, August 9
Our next get together at CLC for writers is Thursday, August 9.  The official time is from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.  Plan to come for any portion of that time that works for you.  Bring your laptops, your latest project and idea(s), or just your questions.

The idea is to encourage each other, ask questions, get feedback, etc. If we meet once a month (or so) it will give us deadlines to aim for, for our next goals, and we all know how important deadlines are! (I know I make them and move them on a regular basis!)

As usual, an email (cmmjaime@alum.mit.edu) letting me know you’re planning to attend would be great, so that we know how many folks to expect!
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CLASSES
Please see the website for fall classes.  Most will start the week after Labor Day this year.
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HOURS
Throughout the summer our hours will continue to be 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. (The next time we plan to be closed during those times is the week of Labor Day.) If those times absolutely don’t work for you, pop me an email, and we’ll see if we can arrange another time to meet you there.
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Have a great weekend.
Cathy

Creative Learning Connection
8006 Old Madison Pike Ste 11-A
Madison, AL 35758
256-325-3305
 www.CreativeLearningConnection.com
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