Nov. 2009 NEWS from THREE SISTERS

Three Sisters programming begins to slow down this month until January 2010, but calendar items will still be posted on our blog. To keep up with the latest, subscribe to our blog, follow @threesisjulia on twitter, or just check our website, www.homelearningresources.com when you can.

HLR Programs

Registration is 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. Questions? Just send email to see3sis@yahoo.com

Want to kick-start a unit about Veterans Day? Listen to World War II Veteran Russ Johnson on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. 1:30 p.m. Good for kids who can sit politely during a lengthy story. One hour in Grimes. Free admission. Reserve your spot by sending an email to see3sis@yahoo.com.

Calendar

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 will be seen on our blog, may be included in our monthly newsletters, and if we ever bring the calendar back, you’ll see it there, too.

Oct. 26 – Recycle Me!, Pleasant Hill. Registration information above.

Oct. 27 — Home School P.E., SportsPlex West (Waukee). Sessions for grades K – 4 and grades 5 and up will begin on 10/27/2009. For pricing and more information, go to http://www.sportsplexwest.com/ or send email to frontdesk@sportsplexwest.com

Nov. 6 – Listen to a WWII Veteran. 1:30 p.m. in Grimes. Registration information above.

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 food activity.  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.

Nov. 20 — Home School P.E., Walnut Creek YMCA 1:00-4:00 (optional swimming from 2:55-3:50). A snack is provided. Non-members $5, members $2.  Pre-registration is available through the Walnut Creek YMCA Website, www.dmymca.org

Looking ahead:

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 (hyperlink) 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 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.