Thursday, September 17, 2015

Free Swap this Saturday

Senior Center cafeteria - set up is from 10-12, shopping is from 12-2pm.  A big free yard sale!  Toys, clothes, books, curriculum, housewares, etc.

September calendar

QACHE SEPTEMBER 2015 CALENDAR

 
Please notify Cindy Crist, cristcindy@yahoo.com  if an event needs revision.
 
 
 
 
Thu 17th
School Days at Round Barn  9:00am – lunch at the Round Barn.  Come any time.  Activities will include tours of the one room school, log cabin, and print shop, demonstrations of thrashing, blacksmith working, and sawing of logs, and more.  Kids can shell corn, make ropes, and pet the farm animals.  Popcorn and soda will be served.  Anyone interested in staying for lunch is welcome to bring a sack lunch; we will eat at the group's convenience.  (Last year, we had more than enough to keep us busy til lunchtime!!) Please let me know if I should expect your family; I do NOT need numbers, just your family name. Jennie Van De Velde jennievandevelde@gmail.com
 
 
Fri 18th
QACHE Classes 1:00pm – 3:30pm at Lighthouse Baptist Church (1419 Kochs Ln).  Classes for pre-K thru 12th graders.  1st Semester (Sep 11thDec 11th, skip Nov 27th) Kelly Mays kellymays1@hotmail.com, Juli Bounds 7bounds@gmail.com, Heather Snyder qandhsnyder@yahoo.com
 
 
SaintBOTS Robotic Team meeting 3:45-5:45pm at Klingner and Associates (24th St behind County Market).  Alan Lukens adl@klingner.com
 
Sat 19th  
Clothing Swap/Curriculum Sale 10:00-12:00 is set-up, 12:00-2:00 is shopping at the Senior Center cafeteria.  Everything is FREE!  Clothing, books, household, curriculum etc.  The Crossing Thrift Store will take what is left over.  Shannon Jarvis peanutsissydog@gmail.com
 
 
Sun 20th
Scotties Kids Skate Free: Sign up for children 15 & under to skate free (skate rental is $1.50) Valid Sundays 1:00 – 4:30, Mondays 11:00-4:30, Wednesdays 10:00-4:00 & 6:00 – 8:30. See http://kidsskatefree.com/scotties
 
 
Mon 21st     
KROC Swim Lessons Monday group.  Age 3-5: 9:00 – 9:45am, Age 6-11: 9:50-10:35am, Most Advanced Age 5-15: 11:00-12:00pm.  8 week session (Sep 14thNov 2nd).  Sign up at the Kroc Center.  Cindy Crist cristcindy@yahoo.com
 
 
Tue 22nd
 
 
 
Wed 23rd   
KROC Swim Lessons Wednesday group.  Age 3-5: 9:00 – 9:45am, Age 6-11: 9:50-10:35am, Most Advanced Age 5-15: 11:00-12:00pm.  8 week session (Sep 16thNov 4th).  Sign up at the Kroc Center.  Cindy Crist cristcindy@yahoo.com
 
 
Thu 24th
Taekwondo Class 3:30 – 4:30pm Beginners class, 4:30 – 5:30pm Advanced class.  All at Madison Park Church.  Faren Lindsey fclindsey@yahoo.com
 
 
Fri 25th  
JWCC Manufacturing Expo for high school juniors and seniors ONLY.  Session #1 8:30am; #2 9:30am, #3 10:45am.  RSVP to Dick Taub dtabb@jwcc.edu or 217-641-4974. Parents are welcome.
QACHE Classes 1:00pm – 3:30pm at Lighthouse Baptist Church (1419 Kochs Ln).  Classes for pre-K thru 12th graders.  1st Semester (Sep 11thDec 11th, skip Nov 27th) Kelly Mays kellymays1@hotmail.com, Juli Bounds 7bounds@gmail.com, Heather Snyder qandhsnyder@yahoo.com
 
 
SaintBOTS Robotic Team meeting 3:45-5:45pm at Klingner and Associates (24th St behind County Market).  Alan Lukens adl@klingner.com
 
Sat 26th    
 
 
 
Sun 27th   
Scotties Kids Skate Free: Sign up for children 15 & under to skate free (skate rental is $1.50) Valid Sundays 1:00 – 4:30, Mondays 11:00-4:30, Wednesdays 10:00-4:00 & 6:00 – 8:30. See http://kidsskatefree.com/scotties
 
 
Mon 28th   
Mill Creek Farm Fieldtrip 10:00am.  Cost is $2.50 per child which includes a small pumpkin and a gourd. The Corn Maze is a $1/per child and is optional. There will also be many other pumpkins, etc for you to purchase if you wish.  RSVP to Kristi Wiemelt kristiwiemelt@gmail.com
 
HYVEE Math Blast is a 7 week event for students K-6.  It starts September 28 and runs for 7 weeks.  Parent with children may go to either Hy-Vee and complete the two-question math challenge each week.  At the end of 7 weeks there are prizes including a drawing for an IPad mini. No RSVP required.  Jennie Van De Velde jennievandevelde@gmail.com
 
KROC Swim Lessons Monday group.  Age 3-5: 9:00 – 9:45am, Age 6-11: 9:50-10:35am, Most Advanced Age 5-15: 11:00-12:00pm.  8 week session (Sep 14thNov 2nd).  Sign up at the Kroc Center.  Cindy Crist cristcindy@yahoo.com
 
 
Tue 29th
Taekwondo Class 3:30 – 4:30pm Beginners class, 4:30 – 5:30pm Advanced class.  All at Madison Park Church.  Faren Lindsey fclindsey@yahoo.com
 
 
HYVEE Math Night Harrison location.  Drop by anytime between 3:30 and 7:00pm with your pre-K through 8th grader.  You will go to the customer service desk and receive instructions there. All who complete the activities this night will be entered into a drawing to win a $20 Hy-Vee Gift Card, $10 Scotties Fun Spot Gift Card, admission to Going Bonkers, and/or putt-putt through the Park District.  Email Jennie by Sep 22nd with number of children planning to attend.  Jennie Van De Velde jennievandevelde@gmail.com
 
Wed 30th   
KROC Swim Lessons Wednesday group.  Age 3-5: 9:00 – 9:45am, Age 6-11: 9:50-10:35am, Most Advanced Age 5-15: 11:00-12:00pm.  8 week session (Sep 16thNov 4th).  Sign up at the Kroc Center.  Cindy Crist cristcindy@yahoo.com
 
 
 









Thursday, August 27, 2015

Back to School Picnic

Back to school picnic
Reservoir  Park
Friday, September 4th from 11-3

Let's get together for a back to school picnic and pot luck on Friday, September 4 from 11 am until 3 p.m at  Reservoir park.   Please bring a dish to share and supply your own drink.  It will be a fun day to reconnect with old friends and make new ones too.  Botsay1975@juno.com

Thursday, August 13, 2015

2015 Activities Handout

Quincy Area Christian Home Educators (QACHE)
Parent Informational Meeting for 2015-16 Academic Year

QACHE falls under the Illinois Christian Home Educators. You can go on the Illinois Christian Home Educators’ website www.iche.org and sign up to receive their free homeschool magazine.  Our group number is 299728. Mention this number when joining the Home School Legal Defense (HSLDA) www.hslda.org and get a discount on your membership.  

Why join QACHE?

    • Email notification of all QACHE activities
    • Support and encouragement
    • Fellowship with other homeschool families
    • Social activities/fieldtrips

    • Educational information and ideas
    • Group learning opportunities


Membership Benefits
  • Yearbook
  • Family Directory
  • Group emails
  • Family Gymnastics Night
  • DVD:  Boot Camp
  • Miscellaneous activity expenses subsidized




Remember it’s up to YOU to see that these suggestions and ideas happen.  There is no prevailing committee
of people that organizes and makes things happen.  This is YOUR group.  If you would like suggestions or
advice about how to organize a specific event or activity from parents who have been in the group longer,
feel free to contact anyone on the executive committee and we’ll do our best to point you toward the
individuals who can give you the best information and help.

    Executive Committee:

        Randy & Becky Drish       217-221-9517      randyandbecky@adams.net
        Keith & Tami Pflum     217-885-3922        ktpflum@hotmail.com
        Mick & Cindy Crist     217-440-0855        cristcindy@yahoo.com
        Curt & Amanda Werries     217-779-1494        cwaw4kids@att.net
        Alan & Lisa Lukens     217-223-7762        quiver05@gmail.com
                       




When it comes to homeschool activities and fieldtrips, please consider the following:

There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure that Somebody
would do it.  Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did.  Somebody got angry
about that because it was Everybody’s job.  Everybody thought that Anybody
could do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn’t.  It ended up that
Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have done.

COMMUNICATION            Contact Person                      Contact email


QACHE Yahoo Group Email             Cindy Crist                cristcindy@yahoo.com
Email is for QACHE related material only.  If you have something that is not a QACHE event, you may send it out one time through the group.  Information sent should be informative, not a subjective opinion.  If in doubt, please send to a member of executive committee for review.  

Setting up your QACHE Yahoo account:
  • Create a Yahoo ID if you do not already have one (remember to write down your Yahoo ID and password!)
  • You can enter your current email address as the Primary Address.  All group emails will go to the primary
address set up on your Yahoo ID
  • Accept the Invite you will receive asking to join the QACHE Yahoo group
  • To send an email to everyone, just enter QACHE@yahoogroups.com in the “To” line of your email program
Accessing the QACHE Yahoo Group site:
  • First sign into Yahoo
  • Then open the QACHE Yahoo site in another tab or window (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/QACHE/ )
  • If you need to change the email address used for QACHE, refer to the HOW TO document on the site under “Files”

QACHE Master Calendar            Cindy Crist                cristcindy@yahoo.com  

QACHE Family Directory            Cindy Crist                cristcindy@yahoo.com
Every family who completes a Family Membership Form will be listed in the directory.  We realize there are many within our group who teach private lessons in various fine arts or have products or services to sell.  If your family owns a business and you would like to be featured on our business page in the directory, please get all information to Cindy by September 14th. We also have an online business directory on the database section of the QACHE site: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/QACHE/database.  Support our homeschool entrepreneurs!  

QACHE Picture Day                Janet Gall                janetgall@ymail.com
Picture day will be October 19th at Rock Church. Watch for details via email.

QACHE Yearbook                Kelly Mays                kellymays1@hotmail.com
                        2nd coordinator needed!
Thanks for your help in making our QACHE yearbook a wonderful portfolio of homeschool memories!

EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT        Contact person                Contact email       

Book It! Reading Incentive Program       
Motivate your Kindergarten-6th grader to read by rewarding their reading accomplishments with praise, recognition and fun! Individual family enrollment via website: http://bookitprogram.com/Enrollment/homeschool.asp
Must enroll by September 1st. Free enrollment!
       
Iowa Test of Basic Skills (Spring)        Coordinator needed!  (must have four year degree)

Music Events                    Amanda Werries             cwaw4kids@att.net
Muddy River Children’s Opera at JWCC, Mary Ellen Orr Auditorium.  Date TBA
Quincy Symphony Young People’s Concert at Baldwin Intermediate School – Date TBA
Quincy Area Youth Chorus (QAYC)    Paul Shelor                 shelor4@comcast.net
    Fall & Spring Concert TBA
Quincy Symphony Orchestra Season Tickets   
Children attend free!  You may contact the symphony office at 217-222-2856 for ticket and concert information.
Quincy Park Band
Free concerts all summer, every summer and one at Christmastime!  For more information and a concert schedule see www.quincyparkband.com

Teen Pact – Government Leadership School   
For complete details and information go to www.teenpact.com or talk to Lisa Lukens.



GROUP LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES      Contact person                Contact email

Classical Conversations                            www.classicalconversations.com
Foundations (K-6th) & Essentials (4th-6th):    Dianne Campbell         campbell_dianne@hotmail.com  
    Challenge B & I (8th-12th):               Tami Pflum                 ktpflum@hotmail.com
                               Dawn Hargraves        dawnmhargraves@gmail.com
Weekly classes combine a Biblical worldview and classical tools of learning as paid tutors equip parents and e    encourage students. In Foundations, parents accompany the students through classes where fun methods are
used to “train the brain to retain” foundational facts from six subject areas. Essentials focuses on the essential
principles of sentence structure as well as creative writing and arithmetic drills. The Challenge levels challenge
students to gain mastery as they spend a full day in community discussing, presenting, and learning together.
Foundations meets 9 am – noon; Essentials meets 1 pm – 3 pm; Challenge 8:45 am – 3:30 pm at Cornerstone Baptist Church, 7918 Hwy MM, Hannibal. 1st Sem. begins Tuesday, Aug 25; 2nd Sem. begins Jan 5

QACHE Co-op                    Kelly Mays            kellymays1@hotmail.com
                    Juli Bounds            7bounds@gmail.com
                    Heather Snyder             qandhsnyder@yahoo.com
(Formerly Bright Beginnings, KWEST & TWIST) To be held Fridays 1:00-3:30 PM at Lighthouse Baptist Church
    More details TBA.

SaintBots Robotic Team            Alan Lukens    217-223-7762    quiver05@gmail.com  
                       
7th-12th graders are given a challenge and work together as a team to build a robot that will perform the
assigned task.    More information about the program can be found at usfirst.com/ftc.  We will meet on
Fridays from 3:30 – 5:00  at Klingner and Associates'  office, located on the corner of 24th and College.


ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES             Contact person                         Contact email                                  
www.quincysaints.org _       
Basketball – Boys varsity & JV:        Alona Peters, Basketball Comm. Pres.rapeters@adams.net
Tim Hickman (coach)            tjh_lnh@yahoo.com
                        Jeff Lowman (asst.)            jlowman@dcscopiers.com
                      Junior High Boys:        Michelle McQueen, Athletic Director    msmmdm1@comcast.net            
           Girls:                 TBA

Volleyball –                     Molly Tracy, Athletic Director        mollytracy8@gmail.com    
       Girls varsity & 14U:         Amanda Werries    (coach)        cwaw4kids@att.net
           Girls 3rd-6th           

Spirit Squad                     Amanda Werries            cwaw4kids@att.net
                        Erin Thurman                erinemilie@gmail.com
    Pom and flag team for girls age six and older.  October – February.
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Kroc Center Swimming            Cindy Crist                cristcindy@yahoo.com
Swimming lessons one day a week for 8 weeks. You pick Mon or Wed or can sign up for both. 
Preschool: 9:00-9:45am.  School age: 9:50-10:35am.  Most Advanced: 11:00-12:00pm. 
1st Session is week of 9/14 thru week of 11/2.  2nd session is week of 11/9 - 12/28. 
Session cost for preschool and school age is $24 for Gold member, $28 for other member, $40 for non-member. 
Session cost for most advanced is $30/$35/$50.
**You must register at the Kroc Center at least one week in advance or you will be charged more.Watch email for more details.

YMCA Swim/Gym                Jeanie Deters                busymom8@gmail.com
    Free with family memberships. Non-members: 1st child $50, each additional child $20 per session
    Session I: Sept. 10th -Oct. 15th, Registration will open August 8th.
Session 2: Oct. 22nd – Dec. 3rd (skip Nov. 26th)   

Quincy Table Tennis Club (QTTC)                            ttennisinqcy@gmail.com

FUND RAISING OPPORTUNITIES    Contact person                Contact email

Scrip Orders                    Michelle McQueen            msmmdm1@comcast.net

Box Tops for Education (BT4E)        Michelle McQueen            msmmdm1@comcast.net            
Save your Box Tops and QACHE earns .10 for each one!

Hy-Vee Labels for Education            Cindy Crist                cristcindy@yahoo.com
Cut out the UPC code (number should begin with 75…) from the label.   If possible please group them in
packs of 50 and designate that they have been counted already.  We receive 5¢ for each label.


MISC. FAMILY EVENTS / ACTIVITIES     Contact person                Contact email


Mom’s Night Out                Terry Power                gtpower4@adams.net
6:30pm at Panera Bread.  All homeschool moms are invited.  Topic of discussion will be decided by those attending.  Held 2nd Tuesday of each month.

Parent Seminar                Cathy DeMent                prayer4rri0r@gmail.com
An inspirational and informative one day seminar for homeschool parents. Free to QACHE members.
Saturday, Aug 29th from 8:30-3:30 pm at Quincy Mall’s Community Room

Gymnastics Center Family Night        Cathy DeMent                 prayerw4rri0r@gmail.com
    An all-time favorite family fun night! Mark your calendar: Friday April 15 from 6:30-9:30. Watch emails for details.  

Clothing Swap / Curriculum Sale        Shannon Jarvis            peanutsissydog@gmail.com
    Saturday, September 19, 12-2pm at the Senior Center.

Operation Christmas Child             Amy Lukens                psalm_98@hotmail.com
National Collection in November. Relay center is located at Faith Presbyterian Church. If you are interested in volunteering, or for more information, please contact Amy Lukens. For complete details:www.samaritanspurse.org

Fall Family Dinner/Spring Family Picnic -     Coordinator(s) needed for either or both!               
These two dinner events have been wonderful family get-togethers, and we have had some awesome
speakers and presentations. Please consider making either or both a priority for your family to attend.  

Graduation Ceremony                Coordinator needed!           

Carnival                      Coordinator(s) needed!
    A fun family event, usually held in late Spring as an end of the year party.  Families run carnival style
booths,    with everyone in attendance donating prizes to be handed out.Details in the Spring.       

GROUP FIELD TRIPS                                            .
If you have a new fieldtrip idea, or would like to organize a fieldtrip, please do so!  Simply check with Cindy Crist cristcindy@yahoo.com who oversees the QACHE calendar to be sure there is no major conflict with other events.   Then send out a group email with your specific details, sign-up, etc.   Remember:  As coordinator of a field trip, please designate a photographer for submitting photos to the yearbook.
Fieldtrip ideas:  This list is not exhaustive in any way. It is a combination of fieldtrips done in past years, as well as some of your suggestions for new fieldtrips.
Area Bank Tour            Going Bonkers        Library            Quincy Herald Whig
Auntie Ann’s Pretzels        Heartland Dairy        Lock & Dam Tour    Quincy Museum Tour
Buffalo Wild Wings Rest.        HIS Ranch        Mark Twain Cave    Quincy Police Dept
Continental Cement        Hummel Springs        Mill Creek Farm        R Pizza Farm Tour
Dot Foods            KHQA or WGEM    Old Tyme Assoc.        Springfield IL Lincoln Sites
Edgewood Apple Orchard        Klingele Vet Clinic    Papa Johns Pizza        Starbucks
Fire Safety House        Knapheide Tour        Quincy Fire Dept        Tangerine Bowl