Field Trip Deadline and Announcements

Hello all. The deadline for the Golden Flake trip is approaching this week! We still have spots left, so if you want a spot, please contact me today!

If you "signed up" by fb you are not "signed up". If you have not signed up and paid, you are not included in this trip.I really hate this policy, but the number of no shows has forced this.

If you have questions, want more info, need to mail a check, or make any other arrangements please contact me asap.

Field Trips

Mar 23- Visit from James Spann

Mar 29- Golden Flake, Vulcan, Flight Museum

DEADLINE FOR GOLDEN FLAKE IS THIS WEEK!!! 

See calendar for details or FB EVENT HERE.

If you need to sign up, please add your name to the list and pay any associated fees. If you need arrangements or have missed a deadline, please see Jennilee Miller

4H

4H is today!

Shooting Sports Day is Mar 25 at 8am. Archery, Shotgun, Air Rifle/ BB. 

SHOOTING SPORTS DAY FLYER HERE.

All details will be given out in 4H

Pinewood Derby will be April 24. Scale will be available for you to weigh your car as you work. Example are on the table for inspiration.

Art fair is NEXT WEEK!. On Mar 20. Please sign up so that we can make sure we have enough judges. ART FAIR INFO HERE.

Coop parents. It’s time to start planning for next year! If you have a class you would like to teach, please take a class form and return it by March 20. We will announce the procedures for sign up later in the spring.

New poll available on facebook to vote for your favorite end of year trip.

Spring break is in 2 weeks! That means no coop and no office hours. So no coop on Mar 27.

There are only 4 regular coop classes left. Mar 20, Apr  3, 10, 17. April 24 is Field Day.

New Hope Straight Shooters 4H Shooting Day

Weekly Annoucements

Field Trips for the next 4 weeks

Feb 27- Prek Library

Mar 6- Prek Bank

Mar 10- Tannehill

If you need to sign up, please follow our field trip sign up procedures. 

Please see field trip posts or the calendar for details and other field trips.

4H

4H meeting this week- Lego/ Chef

Archery Feb 24 at 4pm

Shotgun/ Air Rifle Mar 4 at 9-12 pm

Horse Club Feb 18

All details will be given out in 4H

Next months competitions are extreme bird houses and quilting. 

Pinewood Derby will be April 24. Deadline to order kit is NEXT WEEK Feb 20. Full instructions and details on building the cars will be handed out with the kits.

Art fair will be Mar 20. Full details and sign up are available here: ART FAIR RULES

Coop parents. It’s time to start planning for next year! If you have a class you would like to teach, please take a class form and return it by March 20. We will announce the procedures for sign up later in the spring. 

Field Trips and September Updates

September Newsletter is here.


Join us for See You at The Pole Monday September 26 at 9:00 am as we gather for a time of prayer for our country and for students across the nation.

Field Trips
September 12: Visit a Farm-- Grubbs Farm in Haleyville
September 19: Geocaching Class-- NHCH in Haleyville
September 26: Visit a Vet-- Bell Vet in Haleyville
October 31: Visit a Hospital--Lakeland Community Hospital in Haleyville
November 18: The Interactive Museum & Birmingham Art Museum
December 2: Columbus Ships--Florence Harbor Marina in Florence


Details on any trip can be found in the description on our calendar.

History Fair
October 24. Our annual history fair will be on October 24 during coop hours. Rules and information can be found here: History Fair 2016

Coop
Coop classes are full! We have a great group of kids this year and are looking forward to another great coop year!

Our Pre-K class will have a series of field trips called "Visit a ...." as part of the community helpers class. These trips are open to any homeschooler even if you are not participating in coop, however please keep in mind they are geared to Prek-2nd grade.

August News and Updates

August Newsletter
Class & Event Calendar

Field Trips
September 12: Visit a Farm-- Grubbs Farm in Haleyville
September 19: Geocaching Class-- NHCH in Haleyville
September 26: Visit a Vet-- Bell Vet in Haleyville
October 31: Visit a Hospital--Lakeland Community Hospital in Haleyville
December 2: Columbus Ships--Florence Harbor Marina in Florence
Details on any trip can be found in the description on our calendar.

Field Trip Shirts
Shirts are $7 and can be ordered in any size. All orders must be prepaid. Shirts will be orange with the NHCH logo on the pocket area (the same as in years past.)

History Fair
October 24. Our annual history fair will be on October 24 during coop hours. Rules and information can be found here: History Fair 2016

Coop
Coop classes are full! We have a great group of kids this year and are looking forward to another great coop year!

Our Pre-K class will have a series of field trips called "Visit a ...." as part of the community helpers class. These trips are open to any homeschooler even if you are not participating in coop, however please keep in mind they are geared to Prek-2nd grade.

4H
We are a part of Marion County 4H. Students will need to reenroll in 4H each year after August 1. This must be done online through Alabama 4H Online. We also need paper copies of the forms to keep on file.

4H Archery
We will have archery again this year. Practice will begin in September and a calendar will be posted soon.

Spring Break and Announcements

Announcements:

Spring break is next week so there's no co-op or pe classes! Enjoy your week off and we will see you all in April!

The deadline to sign up for 4H county competitions is approaching soon! You have 1 week left! Deadline for archery competition sign ups is coming up soon as well! Go to the archery page and view the events for details.

April 11 we will have a guest teacher for the middle and high school class 1st hour. Our shop teacher will be out of town working. We will have a speaker from the bank there to teach them financial literacy. (Savings, budgets, etc.)

Also we will not have book club or lego club in April. We will have art every week except 4H week on April 11. We only have 4 weeks of coop left!

We are planning a couple of field trips for May:
We will be taking an herb walk and learning how plants can be used for natural healing as well as learning which plants are edible. I am unsure of the dates for it, but I know it will be $7 for kids 6-11 and $10 for kids 12+ and adults.
The other trip will be free. We will be going to LaGrange College on Friday May 6. Details are in the facebook events or calendar details. 

Current Schedule of Events: More details for field trips can be found on our calendar and facebook event pages. 

March 28-April 1: Spring Break

March 31: Deadline to sign up 4H County Round up

March 31: Hiking Trip

April 4: Coop

April 7: PE

April 8: Field trip to Helen Keller

April 11: Coop/ Financial Class for 6th grade+

April 14: PE

April 18: Coop

April 21: PE/ Archery

April 25: Last day of coop.

April 27: Hiking Trip

April 28: PE/ Archery (Last day of PE)

May 2: Field day

May 6: Field trip to LaGrange College

4H County Round Up & Archery Competitions

County Round Up
In order to sign up for county round up, you must sign up through me no later than MARCH 31. I will turn in information on April 1. There will be NO late sign ups. 

County Round up is for active 4H members. If you have participated in two 4H events or one event and are an officer, you are eligible to go to county round up.

To sign up for county round up, you must contact me with the project categories (no more than 3) that you would like to participate. You will need to include the following information:
Child's name
Project Categories
Junior or Senior Division

If your child turned 14 on or before Jan 1, 2016, they are in the senior level.

County Round Up information: http://offices.aces.edu/marion/wp-content/uploads/sites/56/2016/03/2016-Marion-County-4-H-Round-Up-information.pdf

You can find categories as well as entry rules here: http://offices.aces.edu/marion/marion-county-4-h-round-up/

State Archery Competitions
Saturday April 23 at 8:00 am at the Fayette Multi purpose Complex. 
Registration is now open and ends April 10. 
See information on registration New Hope Straight Shooters Facebook page. 

Upcoming Events!

We had an awesome time at our Art Fair! Winners and photos are in the facebook group. (It's private so I post photos there.)

You can also find photos from our field trip to the Natural History Museum.

Upcoming events:

March 10: PE at the 21st Street Gym at 1:00-2:00

March 12: Archery Club Meeting 8-10:00 am. Check out their new facebook page and follow them for meeting times and locations.

March 14: 4H Day at co-op. Public Speaking Contest. Co-op 9-2pm.

March 21: Co-op 9-2pm. (Book Club meeting- Julie of the Wolves/ My Side of the Mountain. Assignments posted on facebook files or here using tag Coop Assignments.)

March 24: Archery Club Meeting 2-3:30 at the 21st Street Gym.

March 28-April 1: Spring Break. There will be NO co-op or PE.

Stay tuned for our hiking trip date and location. Also we are still working our our April Archery schedule. It's a busy time for our instructors so they will have limited days available.

April 21: Archery Club Meeting 2-3:30 at the 21st Street Gym. (Last one before competition. Please make every effort to attend as they will be going over instructions and details for competitions.

April 23: Archery Competition in Fayette. You will need to register to attend! Please speak to an instructor for eligibility and registration information.

Field Trip and Art Fair

Here is our upcoming events.

Feb 11- PE
Feb 15- Regular Coop
Feb 18- PE
Feb 22- NO COOP
Feb 25- PE/ 4H Archery
Feb 27- 4H Archery
Feb 29- Art Fair and Regular Coop
Mar 3- PE/ 4H Archery
Mar 7- Regular Coop
Mar 9- Field Trip to Natural History Museum


Archery
Please check out our new facebook group for our Archery team- New Hope Straight Shooters. Follow this page to stay up to date on practice times, locations, and our upcoming competition.

Art Fair
February 29.
We always have great fun and see lots of beautiful art.
Please see our flyer for full details and entry rules.
Art Fair Flyer


Field Trip
This trip is open to all homeschoolers. You do not have to be a member of NHCH to participate. You do have to sign up. Please see our new field trip policies on www.newhopechristianhomeschool.com/fieldtrips

University of Alabama Museum of Natural History
Tuscaloosa
Wednesday March 9 at 10-12.

Cost is $5 per person. 

This trip is limited to 20 children. Deadline to sign up is March 5. 

We will meet at the museum main entrance at 9:45. We will enter as a group. The tour will begin at 10 am. Do not be late. 

We will have a both a guided tour of the museum and a Discovery Lab. The discovery lab will be Alabama’s Geologic Past-this lab explores the geologic history of Alabama, discusses some the flora and fauna found throughout our deep past, and delves deeper into the topic of fossils and how they are formed.

The trip will end after the lab at approximately 12 pm.

To sign up, please email us at newhopechristianhomeschool@gmail.com with the number of adults/kids in your group as well as kids ages.
You will also need to send paypal payment to hold your spot. There are no refunds unless the trip is cancelled. Please see our website for full details on our new policy as well as how to send payment.

Happy New Year! Upcoming events and announcements.

Happy New Year everyone! Here are a few announcements and our January calendar.

Jan 2. Archery. 8-10am at the 21st St Gym in Haleyville.

Jan 7. PE 1-2 pm and Archery 2-3:30 pm at the 21st Street Gym.

Jan 11. Coop Spring Semester starts. 4H meeting for January.

Jan 14. PE 1-2pm at the 21st St Gym in Haleyville.

Jan 15. DEADLINE TO TURN IN PROGRESS REPORTS.

Jan 16. Archery. 8-10am at the 21st Street Gym

Jan 18. Coop. Bookclub assingments due

Jan 21. PE 1-2pm at the 21st St Gym in Haleyville.

Jan 25. Coop. LAST DAY FOR SHIRT ORDERS. Details below.

Jan 28. PE 1-2 pm and Archery 2-3:30 pm at the 21st Street Gym.

Progress reports. You may turn them in at anytime before Jan 15. You may email, mail or drop them off during coop/ office hours on Jan 11. You can find a form on our website here http://www.newhopechristianhomeschool.com/enroll.html or here on fb under the files tab. Failure to turn in progress reports may result in unenrollment in NHCH as stated in our handbook.

4H Photography projects due on Jan 11.

Shirt order info here: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10205894815469576&set=gm.1127648410592691&type=3&theater

Stay tuned for news on our Science Fair (Feb 1) and Art Fair (Feb 29)!

Keep up with upcoming events on our calendar! Find it on our homepage: http://www.newhopechristianhomeschool.com

Upcoming Dates!

Announcements:

Pe and Archery will be on Thursday Dec 10. Pe at 1-2 and Archery at 2-3:30.

Spelling bee registration ends on Thursday Dec 17. It is $8. Payment must be received before registration will be sent in. Spelling bee will be in Jan.

4H project due Jan 11 is photography.

We will have our science fair on Feb 1 during coop times. Rules will be posted at a later time.

Our art fair will be on Feb 29, also during coop times. Rules will be posted at a later time. (They will be much the same as in past years, but we are adding a new category.)

Mark your calendars for archery dates in January. Sat Jan 2 at 8-10. Thurs Jan 7 at 2-3:30. Sat Jan 16 at 8-10. Thurs Jan 28 at 2-3:30.

4H Archery

We want to remind everyone about the 4H Archery Club!

We have the following meetings scheduled. We will meet at the 21st Gym
December 10 2:00-3:30 pm
January 2 at 8:00-10:00 am
January 7 at 2:00- 3:30 pm
January 16 at 8:00 -10:00 am
January 28 at 2:00-3:30 pm

We are placing the order for the archery gloves. They are $11 each. We want to have the order in for the January meetings so the kids have plenty of time to get used to shooting with them. If your child had not been sized, please let us know before Thursday. Please have payment ready on December 10.

Also please remember that you will need to pay your $5 supply fee if you haven't done so.