Spanish & Music Camp at Grace United Methodist Church

Voice and Brass Lessons in the Madison/Huntsville Area

Hello, my name is Jeremy Howe and I am offering voice and brass lessons in the Madison/Huntsville area.  Lesson times are available throughout the week during the day and evening.  I am a recently retired Army Band tuba player and vocalist with a Masters Degree in Vocal Performance and graduate course work in brass as well. There are also vocal and instrumental ensemble opportunities available as I have led and performed with a wide range of professional instrumental and vocal ensembles over the last twenty years.  Please feel free to contact me on my cell: 931.933.3986 and visit my website www.harmonyrivermusic.com for more information.

A Journey through The Hebrew Letters

About the teacher
Hi! My name is Chanie and I am a traditional, Orthodox Jew. I have known and spoken the Hebrew language from when I was a young child. My father is Israel native, so I feel a true connection to the language specifically.  I love to teach, I love sharing my energy with my students. I have taught Hebrew for the past 4 years to a vast group of ages. I look forward to you being a part and getting the experience of a lifetime!!
 

Course 1: Hebrew Boot Camp Course
Looking for knowledge to inspire you, to stimulate your faith and wisdom?
This course is for individuals who are interested in an intense overview of the Hebrew letters, and the Hebrew culture. In a very short amount of time this course introduces just the very basics of the Hebrew letters. If you have always wondered just what are the letters of the Old Testament, and there very meaning this class would be a terrific start for you!

Become familiar with  the names of the Hebrew letters

Become familiar with the sounds of the Hebrew letters

Learn letter recognition

Learn letter formation.

November 13-15. From 7-9 PM, $60
 

Course 2: "The Letters and the spirit"
Just what is the secret beauty behind the letters of the Old Testament?
This course will go into the deeper meaning behind the Hebrew letters, and how they relate within the passages of the Torah (Old Testament).
Discover the value of each letter throughout the Torah.
November 27-29, 4-6 PM, $60 a person
 

Course 3: “The Hebrew Letters in its entirety”
This course will go into delve deeply into the letters, their sounds, the Hebrew vowels. Leaving this course you will have a clear knowledge of the Hebrew "Alef Bet."

Learn the Letters fluently

Learn all the vowels

Letter Formation

Full Letter Recognition

December 4-6  4-6:30 PM, $65 a person.

To sign up for a course or for further questions please contact Chanie Berkowitz at chanie@chabadhuntsville.com

My name is Wendy Caliguire and my family would like to host a local Bible Bee in North Alabama over the summer (depending on where all the participants are from, will determine where we will meet for the Bible Bee). I need to have all commitments in by August 25th. The website below will give you ALL the details needed to help you decide. There must try to get at least 25 participants before we can host a local Bible Bee. Please contact me at            256-931-4374       or dwcal@otelco.net if you would like to attend or need further details. Here is some details as to what it's all about!

How can 2 cards a week and 20 minutes a day deepen your family's relationship with Christ?

Our desire is to help your family move closer to God and closer to one another as you learn, live out, and celebrate His Word. Register your children ages 7-18 years for the 2012 Bible Bee and learn how we can equip and encourage a lifestyle of investing in and living out your relationship with Christ.

In return for the $30 Registration Fee, each contestant receives, on June 1st:

25 Bible Memory Cards. That works out to just over 2 cards per week during the summer, a "do-able" goal for your whole family!

A Bible in one of five translations

A "Sword Study" in-depth study on one book of the Bible leveled for three age groups, enabling the whole family to study the same book at the same pace. Sword Studies don't just teach the Bible, they teach a lifelong skill of how to study and apply the Bible, in just 20 minutes a day.

An official participant Bible Bee T-shirt and button

Gifts from our ministry partners that support the Sword Study learning

A Parent Guidebook that gives a solid overview of the study and includes a Family Bonfire Guide, so that you can easily lead your family in fun times of learning and sharing what the Lord has taught you throughout the week.

Click here to see "Bible Bee Basics": http://www.biblebee.org/userfiles/Bible%20Bee%20Basics(1).pdf

Other resources, such as custom Musical Scripture CD's (word perfect verses in any of five translations), several computer software games and programs and an iPod/iPhone app, all help make Bible memorization an attainable goal for you and your family.

You can join with other Bible Bee families at fun summer events led by Local Hosts! 

Your children can show their progress in the Word at an encouraging Celebration Day on Saturday, August 25th! The top 300 from across the country will be invited to compete for $260,000 in prize money at the National Competition!

Finally, the material you were looking for to help your whole family grow in your relationships with Christ, together!

Family Registration is open April 1- May 31st at www.BibleBee.org. 
Click here to read the 2012 Competition Rulebook: http://www.biblebee.org/userfiles/2012%20Competition%20Rulebook%20v_%204%20-%20Formated%20v_2%20-%20ATM_R9.pdf

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Family Farm Days 

Balentine Driving School offers in-car driving lessons in the Huntsville area.  Mr. Benjamin Balentine taught 25 years in the Huntsville City Schools with the last 5 years teaching Driver Ed.  Driving students drive 3/2hr sessions and are elgible for insurance discounts. You can contact Benjamin by phone at             256-656-3766       or email him at bbalentine29@gmail.com

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Learn Spanish and Have fun too!!!

Spanish classes for kids in grades K -6th!!!
With Maria Newkirk owner and director of Destin Language Academy

Where: Grace United Methodist Church in Huntsville with Lions Gate Christian Academy.
When: This fall on Fridays
 10:00-11:00 K- 2nd grade

 11:00-12:00 3rd-6th grade

It is a privilege for us to be able to offer our Spanish classes once again to your home-school students. Our Spanish program takes full advantage of your child's natural language abilities with interactive, fun, animated lessons that focus on both listening and speaking words and phrases, building not just memorization, but comprehension and comfort.  Students will start by understanding and producing isolated words and learned phrases.  Later, they can understand and use everyday words, action words, commands, simple phrases, sentences and questions related to the themes being taught.

We will review some of the basic Spanish for all new students and will expand our curriculum with new and exciting material as well.
Our classes include five goals:  Listening, reading, writing, speaking and cultural. 55 minutes of instructional time per session
     

• Additional cultural activities when appropriate such as holidays and Christian themes.

The cost will be $65 for the semester plus $15 for material fees per semester.  
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at:

Office@DestinLA.com
256-429-8222

Sincerely,
Maria Newkirk
www.DestinLA.com

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American Girl – Kit  - A history study from the 30′s

Please register at agoodeducation.net

Bring your American girl doll or American girl like doll if you would like.

Instructor:  Carley Beth-The ultimately American girl with a love for history.
 
Date: April 17, 24, May 1, 8, 15, 22
 
Time: 1:30-2:30
 
Cost:  6 weeks of classes. $35  which includes a materials fee.    Each girl will be asked to bring a food to the social on the last class.
 
Week 1-History of the 30′s
 
Week 2-Learn dances from the 30′s- Jitter bug and Foxtrot to music from the 30′s.

Week 3- Embroider a design on cloth napkins

Week 4- Games from the 30′s such marbles and tommy walkers
 
Week 5- Make a stationary and learn about writing letters-Each girl may be given a recipe for a food to bring to the “social”
 
Week 6-30′s “social”- etiquette, play history games, dance and eat foods from the 30′s

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Dyslexia Tutoring and Screening Services                                               

East Limestone Area
* One-on-one Orton-Gillingham tutoring. Special discounted daytime rates for homeschoolers.
* Dyslexia screening for all ages at affordable rates.
* Special early intervention screening for kindergarten age children.

More information available at: www.oakdyslexiatutoring.com

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Melodie's Dance School

Tuition Cost:

1 class per week - $35.00/month

32 week course including “Message in the Stars” - the gospel is in the sky!
One class per week lasting 2 hours
Homework required
Lab Journal required
Power Point required
Magazine Reports required
Weekly Quizzes
Mid-Term Exam per semester
Final Exam per semester
Tuition for one student: $10 per lesson
More than one student from a family:  $8 per lesson
Tuition can be paid up front, monthly or weekly.
Class Location:  In my home, in a student’s home, or in a church classroom

Have been praying about teaching entire families and adjusting homework per age of family members.  But I have no Earthly idea how much to charge for this!  Gas would have to be a consideration.  Interested?  Please
share with me your thoughts and suggestions!

For the first time in 7 years, I am NOT requiring the lab fee of $25 per semester.  This is because over the years I have purchased and added to my collection of lab equipment.  I will only need to purchase the
“consumables” this year.  However, donations for these “consumable” items are always welcome!

DETAILS

WARNING:  I teach astronomy from a Creationist point of view.  However, I do present the secular viewpoint of the Big Bang and evolution of the galaxy. This is because I believe students need to learn how to refute it!
I will unashamedly give my testimony and during the year the gospel will be presented at least twice.

TEXTBOOK:   ABekka 8th grade Science Textbook;  Matter in Motion
We only use the first unit and portions of two other chapters in the book, so please try to borrow the book or purchase a USED one.

HOMEWORK:  Approximately 3 hours of homework is given each week.   This is in order to earn  credit hours for the year’s course.  

Homework includes:

- Bible Verse memorization, one verse per quarter.
- Reading assignments with certain questions from the end of the chapter.
- One star chart is done together in the class, one is done at home
- One magazine report per semester
- One power point to be created and presented by the student per semester
- Lab Journal is for logging sky observations and lab
activities/demonstrations

CLASS SIZE:  I prefer classes of only four students each.
However, if I teach an entire family at one time, I realize there may be
as many as 10 or 11.  Handouts would be given out age appropriately.

LOCATION:  In the past I have taught in my home, in a student’s home, and in a room in the back of a store!  I am also willing to teach in a church classroom.  So at this time, the location is negotiable.  It depends on where you live or…  if you want to arrange a location.

So far, we have: 1. a home in SE Huntsville on Smoke Rise Road
2. a classroom in the back of an art/frame shop in Hampton Cove

Am open to traveling to your area if you desire to host a class.  Whoever hosts a class gets one student's tuition free.

POWER POINT:  Each semester, one power point presentation is to be created by the student and presented to the class. A list of astronomical topics will be offered and the student may either choose one or suggest his/her
own idea.  Since many college professors now require power point presentations, it will not hurt for your student to learn how to create one now.  Step-by-step instructions will be given and I have even traveled
to the home of a student in order to assist them with the creation and/or to view their power point.

INTERENET RESEARCH:  Sometimes homework will include research via the internet.  I suggest parental permission and supervision.

PLANETARIUM IN MONTE SANO STATE PARK:  Each semester we attend one planetarium show as a class in the Von Braun Astronomical Society (VBAS) planetarium.  I will take care of the students’ admission charge and their
attendance counts as a class.

VBAS owns and operates 16” and 21” inch telescopes.  If it is a clear night, there are usually other scope operators in the field behind the observatory with their personal scopes.  They always welcome the public to view and try to answer any questions.  Students will have opportunity to view celestial objects through these telescopes any Saturday night when the sky is clear or partly clear.  Telescope viewing at the complex is always free.  You do NOT need to own a telescope for this class.

NEEDS:
1 ½” to 2” notebook:  I have created many, many hand-outs and they will need the room!
Notebook dividers
Notebook paper
Lab Journal: this can be a large spiral or composition notebook, or even a small pocket spiral notebook.
Colored Pencils at home:  we will color a star chart together in class once a week and they will do one at home as part of their homework.
Textbook:  preferably borrowed or used

If extra points are needed to pull up a grade, there is a “Create an Astronomy Game” option.  If this is done, the student may need posterboard and/or construction paper.

I have typed this rather quickly during my lunch time at work, so I know I must be forgetting something!!!  I only have access to my e-mail on Mondays and Tuesdays at work, and when I go to the library.  If you e-mail me over the weekend, do not be surprised if your message bounces.  Try again Monday afternoon!

Better yet... call me!
Verizon cell phone: 256 - 975 - 9419

Please feel free to forward this information along to anyone else who homeschools.

Also, please feel free to contact me if you have questions or are interested in taking the class.

FYI  Cassie Lofts, a Homeschooling Mother, and I are planning a special planetarium show for homeschoolers.  Details will be sent out once they are completed.

Please let me know if you wish to be removed from this mailing list.  I use this list for astronomy class enrollment, notification of homeschool planetarium shows, and for my emergency preparedness workshops.

Thank you and may God bless you!
Mrs. Brenda Rogers
brendarogers@softhome.net (I can only check my e-mail twice a week.)
Verizon Cell Phone:  256 - 975 – 9419… anytime!

Psalm 8:3-4
When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?

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Spanish I
5th - 8th Grades
Jennifer Garcia, Teacher


Costs: $150.00 Tuition
23.80 Student text (Español Para Chicos y Grandes - required)
14.90 Student Workbook (required)
5.33 Shipping for Materials (exact cost from publisher)

$194.03 Total for whole year

The tuition if paid up front is $150.00—if paid the first day of class, it is $180.00
The book fee is required at the time of registration, in order for me to purchase your child's book. If the book fees are not paid, your child will not have a book for the first day of class.
PLEASE DO NOT LET LACK OF FUNDS DETER YOU. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, LET'S TALK.


Location: Lionheart Christian Academy
15726 East Limestone Road Athens, AL 35613
256-232-9146 
All Classes are open to area homeschoolers regardless of their homeschool affiliations. 

Time: Tuesdays 9:00 am — 10:00 am

Class Description: In this class, your child will learn the Spanish in a natural, fun and easy way. Through games , role playing, props, and lots of laughter your child will learn and retain the Spanish Language. He will become familiar with the Spanish alphabet and how to pronounce the letters, numbers, phrases, how to tell time and so much more. We will go step by step through the basic vocabulary, sentences and expressions needed in everyday life. We will use Español Para Chicos y Grandes as our base text, but I will also supplement with other resources to more fully enrich your child's experience. I chose this text becasue it is geared toward homeschoolers and parents can learn along with their child or just be involved more easily in the class. I do give homework so that your child will be exposed more than one day a week to the Spanish Language, but I will not bog him down. I see myself as your child's guide along his journey to learn Spanish. By the end of the year, your child will be able to understand and carry on a basic conversation in Spanish, conjugate verbs, understand the grammatical construction, and have an enriched understanding of the culture behind the language.

We will have tests every other week to see how we are progressing

Requirements: Your child will be required to bring pen and or pencil to class everyday, along with paper. Your child will need a 3 ring binder, of 1 1/2" - 2" thick. This will be used for your child to keep their notebook paper and any worksheets or information sheets I give them through the course of the school year.

If you have any questions about this course, please feel free to contact me either by phone or email: (256) 425-4195 or memyselfjennifer@gmail.com. You may also contact Lionheart ChristianAcademy.

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From Allison Goode, homeschool mom/teacher

I am going to be offering quality academically rich classes in myMeridianville, Alabama home for home-school students this school year. Below is a schedule of the classes I will be offering as well as a bio with my qualifications.  I decided to start out offering the three R's but if there are any other classes that you would like to see available please let me know.  I do ask that you pre-register prior to the class either through sending an email or a phone call.  Each class will be $180 for the semester with a $20 discount for each additional class or sibling enrolled.  This can be paid in 2 installments if necessary. Classes will begin on August 15th and will continue through December 13th with no classes labor day week or Thanksgiving week.  Several of the classes will have a small amount of "home" work to be completed between classes. Parents are welcome to stay but may also leave their student and return for pick up at the end of class. I will need a minimum number of students enrolled to hold each class.  I am truly excited about teaching these classes.

Materials needed:  The Princeton Review Cracking the ACT 2011 edition available at Books A Million ISBN 978-0-375-42798-5, a dictionary and calculator.


2:30-3-30  Historical Reader's Theater- This fun class will be for reader's of any age level.  Through fun historical studies, the student will build vocabulary as well as reading fluency and comprehension.  Each lesson will include a language arts, math and science connection.

Materials needed:  Dictionary, folder and loose leaf paper.


Tuesday

1:00-2:00 Historical Literature Club (approximate age range 3rd- 6th grade) - This will be a developmental reading skills course.  We will study figurative language and story elements as well as learn to organize our thoughts with graphic organizers. The student will expand vocabulary and  become a more fluent reader while gaining a better understanding of American history.

Materials needed:  Spiral notebook, dictionary, and a personal copy of Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes.


2:30-3:30 Writing for the Upper Elementary and Middle School Student (approximate age range 5th -8th grade) - We will begin with expository writing and cover descriptive the first semester.  Second semester will be narrative and persuasive writing.  We will develop vocabulary and explore figurative language.This is a perfect combination class with the historical lit club offered at 1:00.

Materials needed: $5 materials fee, Tab dividers, 3 ring binder, loose leaf paper, and dictionary.


Wednesday

1:00-2:00 Math for the Older Elementary Student(approximate age range 3rd-6th grade) -  Multiplication, division, fractions, geometry, decimals, percentages and measurement all will be covered in this class.

Materials needed:  Folder, loose leaf paper and an inexpensive calculator.

2:30-3:30  Writing for the younger elementary student(approximate age range 2nd -4th grade)- We will begin with expository writing and cover descriptive the first semester.  Second semester will be narrative and persuasive writing.  We will develop vocabulary and explore figurative language.

Materials needed: $5 materials fee, Tab dividers, 3 ring binder, loose leaf paper, and dictionary.


Thursday

1:00-2:00 Pre-k-1 Basic Math and Literacy Awareness.  Jam packed with effective age appropriate learning of beginning reading and math skills.

Materials needed:  Small spiral notebook, a set of refrigerator alphabets and supply box with scissors, glue stick, crayons and pencil.

1:00-2:00  Art for Elementary Students (all ages).  This will be taught be an adjunct teacher (Melanie Laten).  These classes will not meet Sept. 8, 29, Oct.13, 20, 27 and Nov. 3, 10, 20.  This class is $100 and not available for discount. (More information above.)

Materials needed:
12'' by 16'' sketchpad
1 set of drawing pencils/ eraser/sharpener (you can get these at Walmart and Hobby Lobby)
a set of colored pencils

Teacher Bio's: