REMINDER - Portrait Days! 10/24-10/25

School Portraits - October 24-25

EE families and local homeschoolers have the opportunity to have professional school photos taken in our lovely Butterfly Gardens at EE. Photo dates for EE students are Wednesday and Thursday, October 24th & 25th. A make-up date is scheduled for Friday, November 2nd. The November date is also open to other homeschool families in the area. Please Note: We will take one head-shot of every EE student to put in the EE Yearbook.

The photographer will take photos of each family as a group. You can have individual shots of each child taken as well as sibling shots and parent/child shots. Please select a family sitting time slot on the sign-up form at the House Manager's desk. Or select a time slot via PT Avenue.
Go to https://www.ptavenue.com/login.asp OR http://www.extraed.net/pt_avenue_login
Use the organization code "extraed" in the left-hand section.
NOTE: It is not necessary to create a PT Avenue account in order to select a time slot.

Print packages are reasonably priced, and a CD of your family's photo shoot will be available for $45.

Photography is provided by Other Days Light.
This event is a fundraiser for EE.
EE Members Order Form
General Homeschool Order Form

Fall Festival 10/26 - UPDATE

It is shaping up to be a Fun Family Fall Festival this weekend. I hope your family is planning to join us!

EE Fall Festival
Friday, October 26th
5:00-8:00pm
Games, Hayride, Face Painting, Magic Show?
Hot Dogs, S’mores, Outdoor Movie!!!

We still need some folks to sign up for various needs.
We especially need someone to volunteer to bring a trailer and hay for our hay ride!
We also need someone to help us get the bonfire built and lit.
Please sign up at the House Manager's desk.

We are also looking for donations of candy and small prizes that can be given away. Our older kids have been working on ideas for game booths, but they don't have prizes to give away. If you would like to donate funds toward purchasing prizes, we can take that too and then go buy some. Please give any donations of candy, toys or funds to the House Manager by Thursday afternoon.

Students are allowed to wear costumes for this event. We only ask that you avoid scary costumes or anything that depicts death or evil. (No witches, ghosts, zombies, skeletons, etc.) Please also avoid bringing fake weapons unless they are very obviously toys.

We hope everyone will come out to enjoy the nice weather and get to know other EE families. Bring your lawn chairs since we plan to be outside. If it looks like rain we will set up inside the portables.

Have a extraordinary day!

Elise Eaton

SAT Math Prep Class with Dr. Seberino

SAT MATH PREP CLASS
Sat Oct 20, 2012 from 12 – 4pm

This class will help students increase their SAT math score. Students will watch a comprehensive set of training videos they can keep and share. In addition to the video series, four hours of class time will provide in-depth training, personalized tutoring and customized assistance as needed for each student.  
Cost: $195 per student.

About The Teacher:
Dr. Christian Seberino is a Christian homeschooler with two kids. He has a Ph.D. in physics from the University of California, San Diego. He teaches mathematics and physics to homeschoolers and at Lone Star Community College.  He has taught SAT preparation to students for years and knows how to improve exam scores.   He has worked in government, industry and academia as well.

EE FALL FESTIVAL - Save the date!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!!
E.E. will be having a Fall Festival on Friday, October 26 from 5pm to 8pm. Activities are likely to include: games, hayride, hot dogs, s’mores, outdoor movie!!!
MORE DETAILS TO COME SOON

WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Current Volunteer Needs:

• Someone who can provide a hayride
• Families to bring side dishes
• Someone to start and man a bonfire
• Volunteers to help park cars
• Volunteers to help plan & lead games/provide supplies & equipment for games
• Donations of small prizes/candy
• Volunteers to help with set-up and tear-down of tables, chairs and other equipment
• Volunteers to help with trash detail, kitchen clean-up, etc.

If you can help with any of these, please call Jennifer Young at 281-814-3004 or e-mail youngmj4@yahoo.com

Homeschool Honor Society Membership Info

It is not too late to join the Gamma chapter of the National Homeschool Honor Society.  Gamma has provisional membership through December which allows interested students the opportunity to attend events to find out about the group, and begin to fulfill  attendance requirements while waiting for testing scores.

Gamma’s next event will be a service project with Operation Military Embrace (OME) of Tomball.  OME's mission is to help seriously injured soldiers & their families through financial, physical, and moral support. To date, they have served over 10,000  wounded soldiers and their families. 

This year's project will be held Saturday, October 13th, from 4 - 6 p.m. We will assist OME in transferring goods, obtained for the soldiers from the Second Baptist Second Helping Program, into their Tomball storage unit.  We will meet at The Poolman, Inc., 19111 Cypress Rose Hill Road, Tomball 77377.

Feel free to come join us as we serve this great local ministry which affords us the opportunity to show our gratitude to those who have made such huge sacrifices for our freedoms. For more information regarding this project or Gamma please call or email Teresa Strack : hshonorsociety@gmail.com / 281-259-3456 or BeeJay Reichelt hshonorsociety@sbcglobal.net.

9/14 - Eta Sigma Alpha - First 2012 Meeting

Eta Sigma Alpha

Home School National Honor Society

Gamma Chapter (Northwest Houston Area)

 

The Gamma Chapter of Eta Sigma Alpha Honor Society was formed in 2001 in the Tomball/Woodlands area to recognize academic achievement and to provide community service opportunities for home schooled students. We accept applications for membership from current freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors.  Honor society membership is an important designation for college and scholarship applications and provides a wonderful venue for leadership and service opportunities!

 

This school term’s first meeting is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 14, at 2 p.m. at the Tomball Community Library Room L129 30555 Tomball Parkway.   The meeting is open to any area home schooler and will feature Dr. John Mark Reynolds, provost of HBU and former founder and 17 year director of the Torrey Honors Institute at Biola University, who will speak on Christian leadership through service.  Dr. Reynolds will be joined by Mr. Kendrick Skipper, owner of two area Chick-fil-A restaurants, who will speak on Christian principles and ethics in business.  

 

For an application please email:  hshonorsociety@gmail.com

 

Applicants must have a 3.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale and must provide proof of test scores from one of the following tests:

 

SAT (1800 no essay scores added)

ACT (26)

PSAT score (180 selection index)

IOWA or STANFORD (90 % composite score) The parent is NOT to administer the test.

 

Gamma monthly meetings will consist of either informational forums or community service projects.  Students must complete 10 hours of community service annually, participate in the monthly meetings (50% attendance required), and maintain high character.  Annual dues are $15.

Past projects:  Habitat for Humanity, New Life Pregnancy Center in Magnolia, His Grace Foundation, Operation Military Embrace, Interfaith Ministries in The Woodlands, SOS in Magnolia, TEAM in Tomball, etc.

 

Sponsors:       Mrs. Teresa Strack      hshonorsociety@gmail.com 281-259-3456

                      Mrs. Bee Jay Reichelt   hshonorsociety@sbcglobal.net

National Home School Honor Society Meetings

There are two chapters of Eta Sigma Alpha in The Woodlands/Tomball area, and both chapters have their first meeting this week. See the messages below for details. Please contact each organizer for more information and consider attending a meeting to see which group fits your student/family.

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Subject:	First 2012 Meeting - Gamma
From:	t s <hshonorsociety@gmail.com>

This school term's first meeting is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 14, at 2 p.m. at the Tomball Community Library, Room L129, 30555 Tomball Parkway.   The meeting will feature Dr. John Mark Reynolds, provost of HBU and former founder and 17 year director of the Torrey Honors Institute at Biola University, who will speak on Christian leadership through service. Dr. Reynolds will be joined by Mr. Kendrick Skipper, owner of two area Chick-fil-A restaurants, who will speak on Christian principles and ethics in business.  There will be opportunities for questions and comments following each gentleman's talk.  Both our speakers are very successful in living out their faith through their professions and will have wonderful insight to share!  We encourage each of you to attend and have attached a flyer that may be helpful in inviting friends to the meeting and to join Gamma this year.   Activities are always more fun when we share them with our friends!

In His Service,

Mrs. Strack
Mrs. Reichelt
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From: Melanie Springer <melanie@trinitypines.org>
 

Howdy Everyone,

I wanted to let all of you know the date, time, and location of our next meeting for the Phi Iota Chapter of Eta Sigma Alpha National Home School Honor Society. The meeting will be at 6 pm on Tuesday September 11th at the Cracker Barrel in Conroe (1301 League Line Road, Conroe, TX). I hope to see all of you there!

Adam Springer

President Phi Iota Chapter

Eta Sigma Alpha National Home School Honor Society

Open Doors visit at Lone Star College-Tomball for Home School

From:	Briggs, Irene C <Irene.C.Briggs@lonestar.edu>

Lone Star College-Tomball is sponsoring an on-campus Open Doors visit for all home school families, Groups, and Co-ops on Friday, October 12, from 8:30 am – 1:00 pm. The visit will consist of a one-hour opening and info session, student & staff panels for parents’ Q&A sessions, Dual Credit information, tours of the campus, T-shirt giveaways, and a Pizza lunch. Parents, family members and home school students of all ages are invited to attend.

If you are interested in attending this event, please call or e-mail me to RSVP for the number of people attending from your family and in-house location details at: 281-357-3795 OR e-mail me at Irene.c.briggs@lonestar.edu and in the SUBJECT LINE type: RSVP for October 12.

Please feel free to forward this information to individuals or Co-Op Groups.

Thank you,

Irene Briggs

Dr. Irene C. Gutierrez Briggs

Outreach Coordinator

Recruitment, Outreach and Diversity Initiatives

Lone Star College-Tomball

30555 Tomball Parkway

Tomball, Tx 77375

Office: 281-357-3795

irene.c.briggs@lonestar.edu

Robotics Fun for Girls and Boys 14 - 18 yrs old

Do you have a daughter or son who is interested in creative problem-solving, artistic expression, community service, and outdoor adventure? Does she or he enjoy meeting other teens with similar interests and working together as a team?

 

If yes, then please join us for an informational meeting this Wednesday, August 15th from 7 to 8:15 pm to learn about BEST Robotics and a local team called "The Woodlands Homeschoolers - Venture Crew 8."

 

We will meet at Extraordinary Education, located at 9522 Carraway Lane  Magnolia, Texas 77354. This is just west of The Woodlands on FM 2978. Here is Google map link (link is http://goo.gl/maps/ndGYQ) 

 

Our team of home-schooled girls and boys has participated in the regional BEST Robotics program for over 10 years and welcomes both girls and boys 14 to 18 years old. Our team has many diverse and fun opportunities for youth to participate. Some are focused on designing and building the team robot to compete in a tournament.

 

Some are focused on creating a team presentation, creating an artistic team display exhibit, creating marketing materials and reaching out to our community to stimulate interest in science, creativity and engineering.

 

We also go hiking, canoeing and camping together. So there are numerous fun and challenging activities for both girls and boys. Also, there are a few leadership positions available for youth to fill.

 

Our team is organized as a Venture Crew, which is part of Boy Scouts of America and welcomes both Girls and Boys. 

 

See our team brochure for more info. It's available on-line here .

 

For more information, call us at 936-647-3070 (mobile) or via reply email at: thewoodlandsvc8@gmail.com

 

Please join us. Please RSVP.

 

Thank you very much.

 

Peter Han

One of the Adult Advisers

Venture Crew 8

936-647-3070 mobile

PSAT Testing - August 1st Deadline

REMINDER: TODAY is the deadline to register for the PSAT.
The cost goes up to $50/student for registrations after today.
All payments after today are online only. No checks.

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Sign up here: http://psat2012.eventbrite.com/

PSAT Testing for Homeschoolers Offered by Extraordinary Education
LOCATION: Extraordinary Education Campus

• The PSAT test will be administered this year on WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2012
• Registration & Payment Deadline is August 1st
• The Testing Fee is $25 for EE members and $35 for non-members.
• A PSAT Overview Class is included.

GREAT NEWS!

Extraordinary Education will again be administering the PSAT test for all homeschoolers in the north Houston area who want to take it! Even middle schoolers can take it for practice. No need to be a member of a particular homeschool group.

The registration deadline this year is AUGUST 1st so that tests can be ordered and facilities arranged. Space may be limited, so you are encouraged to sign up early!

You may choose to pay either online or by check.

• If you choose pay online there is a convenience fee added by the ticketing system.
• If you choose to pay by check, please make your check payable to "Extraordinary Education" and drop off or mail to:
  Extraordinary Education Center
  9522 Carraway
  Magnolia, TX 77354

Registered students will receive all testing related information via email, so please be sure to include a working email address!

Extraordinary Education Center
www.extraed.net

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