Dec. 2009 NEWS from THREE SISTERS

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HLR Programs

Three Sisters has nothing scheduled until January 2010, Japanese Tea Ceremony. Learn the history and how-to behind a Japanese tea ceremony with Yoko Tanaka. Tea will be served. Friday, Jan. 22, 2010, at 10:30 a.m. — 45 minute program in West Des Moines. Mixed age program, grades k – 12. Held in partnership with the West Des Moines Home School Assistance Program. Limit of 25 students.

Listen to a Veteran and Animal Winter Survival will also be offered in 2010.

Calendar

Event submissions that are not members-only such as open support group meetings, field trips, and speaking engagements are welcomed at see3sis@yahoo.com. Approved events will be seen on our blog, may be included in our monthly newsletters.

Dec. 4 — Ice skating, Ice Arena at the Coral Ridge Mall, 1:00-4:00 p.m. The Washington and Waco home school assistance programs invite all to skate. Skate rental is free for our group. Admission is $6 per skater. Spectators are free. Teachers will not be able to supervise such a large group, so parents will need to supervise their own children. Contact: Lori Asbury at lasbury@washington.k12.ia.us.

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.

Dec. 18 – Homeschool P.E., Walnut Creek YMCA. 1 – 4 p.m. Non-members $5, members $2. Pre-registration on-line at www.dmymca.org.

Jan. 5 – Homeschool P.E., SportsPlex West. Session III for eight weeks begins for ages K and up. Times and fees ($50 or $60 per session) vary by age. Basketball, volleyball, soccer, baseball and fun gym games and the climbing wall. Register by calling 515-987-0806.

Other community events are posted on our blog (click this hyperlink) as received.

Conference News

“Homeschool Success” will be a combination event. The morning will consist of our Stuff Sale; the afternoon will consist of workshops. It will be held on April 17, 2010 at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church in West Des Moines. Admission to the sale will be free; admission workshops will be $15 or less. Sherry Fiscella is confirmed as our speaker, with the topics of Bloom’s Taxonomy and Confident Reading Teacher. Bloom divided education into three domains, which allow parents to create a more holistic form of education for children.

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.