TEACH Fall Family Night

Friday, October 5 @ 5:30 PM
Lincoln Park Quincy
Carry in dinner
Please bring a main dish and a side 
Plates, utensils, napkins, cups, and drinks will be provided. 
Come fellowship with our homeschool community! Also- Carmen Jacobs will be informing families about a fundraising opportunity! The TEACH Scrip program has been set up to directly benefit homeschool families! This is an exciting opportunity to off-set your personal homeschool expenses. 

Please RSVP via email OR on the BAND ap!

See you on the 5th!
TEACH Board Members
Curt and Amanda Werries
Joe and Kelly Mays
Brent and Shannon Jarvis
Matt and Ashley Shriver

Boys Basketball starting up this winter

This winter I would like to start up a boys Saints basketball program.  We are going to start with an elementary league this year (6^th grade down to possibly 1^st grade if there is enough interested).  The plan moving forward is to build into a Jr. High team next year as the players get older.  I want to start with elementary so we can develop players for the older more competitive leagues.  I will continue to coach moving up with the oldest team as they grow and if there is interest in keeping the younger groups going I will need other coaches to step up. 

The plan for this year is to play with the YMCA league.  They are allowing us to bring whole teams into their league bringing our own coaches.  We can have a 5^th and 6^th grade team, a 3^rd & 4^th grade team and 1^st and 2^nd grade team.  Games will be played on Saturdays starting January 12 and going till around March 2 depending on how many teams the YMCA has this year.  Obviously the number of teams we have will be determined by the number of interested players and coaches.  Please let me know if you are interested in coaching.  With homeschooling sometimes grades and ages don’t coincide so the oldest player’s birthday has to be after Sept. 1, 2006 to meet the 6^th grade requirement the YMCA has on age limits.  The fee is not yet confirmed as it depends on how many players we get and what all equipment we need to buy to get started.  At this point I am guessing it is going to be around $75 to $100 per player.  In the future we will look into organizing a sponsorship program to help keep costs down as Jr. High basketball will be more expensive.  As always this will take an adult leadership team committed to the Saints basketball program so if you are interested in helping organize details to make this go please let me know.

There will be paperwork that we need to collect in the future to confirm one’s interest but I wanted to get word out now and get input as to how many guys are interested in playing.  This will help with planning.  Please email me back expressing your interest, age(s) and the grade(s) of your boy(s).  This is not a commitment at this point but your response will help give direction as to who and what the possibilities are for this year’s league.  Please let me know of your possible interest by next Saturday, Sept. 22^nd.  If you have any questions please feel free to ask.  My email address is hessbrian01234@gmail.com

I am really looking forward to this opportunity for our boys.

In Christ,

Brian Hess

Homeschool Humor!

Picture Day

Hello,

This year picture day will be Friday, November 16 at St. John’s Cathedral. More information will be sent out as I receive it.. 

Thanks,

Carmen Jacobs

Literacy Assessment Opportunity

Dear Parents of Home-Schooled Students,

Hello!  I hope your school year is off to a great start!  Once again, the students in Reading Diagnosis and Correction are offering the free service of assessing your second grade or older child(ren) in literacy development.  Our assessment sessions this year are Monday, September 17, and Wednesday, September 19 from 11:00 - 12:15.  We welcome children on a first email (or phone call: 573-629-3105), first-served basis.  Feel free to forward this to other parents who might be interested in this opportunity.

If you would like for your child(ren) to participate, please contact me with your preferred date, along with the name, age, birthdate, and grade level of your child(ren).  I will email you a confirmation.

Please bring your child(ren) to the Burt Administration Building, room 202, on Hannibal-LaGrange University's campus by 11:00 a.m. on the assessment date.  You may stay in the Snack Shack area on the 1st floor, or you may leave to run errands, visit the library or the newly remodeled student center for coffee, etc., returning by 12:15 to pick up your child(ren).  Do not be concerned if it takes a little longer to complete the assessments.

This is a wonderful opportunity for our future teachers, who will student teach next semester, to practice their skills.  They gain experience using assessment instruments and analyzing the results.  I also personally check each assessment for accuracy.  Suggestions for further instruction or remediation will be given in the report that is mailed to you within six weeks after the testing date.  All student information is kept confidential.

Thank you for partnering with us in this great learning experience.  If you have any questions, please contact me.  We look forward to providing this service to you and your child(ren).  Feel free to pass this on to other parents who homeschool their children.

Have a blessed day!

Sincerely,

Julie Albee