Money and Youth Workshops - NEW DATE

WHEN: Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
WHERE: Investors Group, 8927 Commercial St, New Minas, NS

Parents are invited to attend 6 sessions FREE of charge for a series on Money and Youth.  Included free of charge will be a full color workbook that you can use to teach your teens about money matters and access to online teachers guides as well. 

I will be donating my time to this effort as I believe kids need to know about money and what it means before they become adults and leave our homes.  I grew up in the Valley and I am a Financial Consultant with Investors Group and a mother of 11-year-old twins and a 13-year-old. 

Please message me through facebook or the homeschool email which will be passed on to me if you have any questions and please sign up no later than February 1st so I can order enough supplies.  There must be a minimum of 5 participants to offer the series.

Discovery Center Home School Sessions

Good day Home School families,

Our next round of home school sessions are happening Tuesday February 17, 2015.  The session content is as follows:

Ages 5-7: 9:45 AM - 10:30 AM in Kilowatt Korner

H2Olympics - Examining Water Properties
What is cohesion, adhesion, capillary action and surface tension?  Find out the meaning of these key words as students cycle through water stations performing experiments.


Ages 8-12: 10:45 AM - 12:00 Noon in Enterprise Room

Zoom
What is the fastest thing humans know of?  Why do things go fast?  How does our body react to things that go quickly?  What are the fastest animals on earth?  Students will make their very own fast moving craft and learn how to add more power to speed things up.


Age 13: 10:45 AM - 12:00 Noon in Kilowatt Korner

Population Dynamics
Animal populations fluctuate naturally.  There are many different reasons for this natural fluctuation from predation to weather to food abundance.  In this session we will model the natural fluctuation of the rabbit population in Nova Scotia.


Registration for these programs opens January 26th and closes end of day February 12th (two business days before the sessions).  You must register ahead of time in the order to participate in programming.  Please fill out the PDF registration form (see below) and submit it to ehamm@thediscoverycenter.ca .  For the 2015 home school programs prepayment is required.  Please read the PDF Policy (see below).

We have placed students in aged clusters so as to work among their peers and within their curriculum levels.  Please sign up for the age appropriate session offered.

Just to let you know ahead of time we have monthly Home School Science scheduled throughout the 2015 school year. 

Scheduled dates:

March 24, 2015
April 21, 2015
May 12, 2015
June 23, 2015

For any comments or questions please contact

Kara MacPhee
Senior Science Educator
Discovery Center
902-492-4422 ext: 2227

Snow Much Fun

WHEN: Friday, February 20, 2015 at 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
WHERE: Kingston Duck Pond, Bridge St., Kingston, NS

Snowshoeing, skating, cross country skiing, and hiking!  So if the snow returns, let's get together and do some snowy fun times and if the snow is not back, we will hike the woods of the Kingston Duck Pond.  Towns recreation departments have snow shoes to borrow for free so contact them and see if you can get them for this date if you want to try them.

Hope to see you there!

February Parent's Meeting - NEW DATE DUE TO WEATHER!

WHEN: Friday, February 13, 2015 at 7:00 PM - 10:30 PM
WHERE: 4444 Hwy 221, Berwick (Welsford), NS

Come on out for an evening of encouragement for your homeschool.  This winter month let's all bring two of our favorite "home school moments" to share with everyone.  Please bring a snack for sharing too :)

Reading by Local Author: Laura Best was A BLAST!

Here is a very fantastic blog post by Laura Best all about her experience today!  Enjoy! :)

https://lauraabest.wordpress.com/2015/01/16/this-and-that/

Math Games Mid Valley

WHEN: Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
WHERE: 8836, Highway 201, Nictaux, NS
AGES: 10 - 13
MAXIMUM PARTICIPATION: 12 people

Mona Henniger (one of our great homeschooling moms) is offering to start a Math club for home schoolers.  She has a background in Math and Education.  It would not be curriculum focused, although the kids would definitely learn and/or practice components of the curriculum.

Activities could include, but are not limited to, playing with numbers (patters, tricks, etc), playing games (board, card, dice), solving and creating math puzzles, doing hands-on activities (geometry, art, etc), learning about famous mathematicians, and having fun with math!

If you are interested please let us know how many children, their name and age on the facebook site under this event or email Mona at mathwithmona@gmail.com .

The first one is at Nictaux Baptist Church!

Lego Robotics!

WHEN: Friday, February 6, 2015 at 12:30 - 4: PM
WHERE: NSCC Middleton

We have been given the opportunity to learn about Lego Robotics teams here in the province.  Anyone from the age of 7 and up and interested in robotics is welcome to come out and spend a day learning and playing with Lego robotics!

Games Afternoon - NEW DATE!!!!!

WHEN: Friday, January 30, 2015 at 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
WHERE: Middleton Baptist Church, 111 Commercial Street, Middleton, NS, B0S 1P0

Need a wee break from the cold?  Load up the van with the kids, grandparents, neighbors, anyone who likes to play games and come on out!

Bring your favorite games, a snack, and prepare for a good time!

Reading by Local Author: Laura Best

WHEN: Friday, January 16, 2015 at 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
WHERE: Wolfville Library, 21 Elm Avenue, Wolfville
COST: $5 per family


Please join us at the Wolfville Library to meet Laura Best

"I live in Nova Scotia, Canada.  In 2010, my first YA novel, "Bitter, Sweet" was shortlisted for The Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People and made the 2011 Best Books for Kids & Teens list.  I also write short fiction for adults.  My work has appeared in numerous literary magazines and several anthologies.  My short story, "Alexander the Great" was nominated for the Journey Prize."

She is going to do a reading for us from her latest book, "Flying With A Broken Wing" and then having a question and answer period.  She has asked that we come armed with questions for her!

There is limited space and we will need you to RSVP by the 9th with number of people attending.  Emailing the homeschool email will need a name of family and # of family members going to be listed on the facebook event so numbers can be generated.

A snow day has been arranged for the 23rd of January if need be.

Fun With Math!

WHEN: January 5 - January 26, Mondays at 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
WHERE: Sheffield Mills Community Hall
AGES: 7-10 with a maximum of 12 participants.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO EMAIL MONA AT: mathwithmona@gmail.com

It will be on going and any cancellations will be posted under the event on the facebook group.




 

Mona Henniger (one of our great homeschooling moms) is offering to start a Math club for home schoolers.  She has a background in Math and Education and is willing to give this a try.  It would not be curriculum focused, although the kids would definitely learn and/or practice components of the curriculum. 

Activities could include, but are not limited to, playing with numbers (patterns, tricks, etc), playing games (board, card, dice), solving and creating math puzzles, doing hands-on activities (geometry, art, etc), learning about famous mathematicians, and having fun with math!

If you are interested please let us know how many, their name and age on the facebook site under this event or email Mona.