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Submit your CVHS or homeschool event for inclusion on the calendar!

Park Day! Every Wednesday - 10 AM - Mothers and children of all ages meet in the park to chat and let their kids play. Children of all ages are welcome from infant to seventeen. Click here for more information.

Meetings are every Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. at St. Alban's Episcopal Church. in Los Banos, CA.
Click here for a map.

*Please note, I have included activities that are not just specific to CVHS members. I have also listed some activities for Connecting Waters students and other events that might be interesting to homeschoolers or families in general.

November 4 - Open House Fun at Triangle Rock
You're invited to visit from 10-3pm with free admission - rain or shine.
There is a tour, exhibit, big machines, free food, family fun! Fun for the entire family!! Take a walking tour of the Los Banos plant. Join in fun activities and learn how rock is made at the mini-miner's workshop tent. Play with Tonkas in the giant sandbox. Visit aggregates 101 and follow the path of the rock from the ground to a concrete road. Enjoy a free bbq lunch in the quarry cafe tent. Enter a raffle to win prizes, raffle prizes drawn every hour. Bounce house and golf cart tours available.
We're opening our house to you for a behind the scenes look into the Triangle Rock Quarry. Learn how we produce the crushed rock that is used to build and maintain your community infrastructure, homes, schools and businesses as well as fuels the Los Banos economy. We are proud of what we do and are committed to being a responsible neighbor. We hope you and your family can stop by. Take 152 to Ortigalita make a right on Sunset. Take it almost to Volta Road.

November 7 - Mrs. Grossman's Sticker Factory & Charles M. Schulz Museum Field Trip.
We have a scheduled tour for the sticker factory in Petaluma @ 11:00 AM ($3.00 per person for ages 3 and up. With your admission ticket, you will receive a coupon for $3.00 off purchases of $20.00 or more in the company store. Groups 10 to 25 will receive a 10% discount per person), and a scheduled tour & cartoon drawing class @ The Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa ($4.00 per child, adults are free). We will be at the Schulz Museum at 2 p.m.
Don't forget to pack your snacks & lunch!
http://www.mrsgrossmans.com/
http://www.charlesmschulzmuseum.org/

November 10 - 6:30 p.m. Parent Support Meeting. Tonight's topic: organization.

November 13 - Ardenwood Historic Farm Trip.
Ardenwood Historic Farm offers an experience like no other; it gives you a taste of farm life like it was 100 years ago. Draft horses still pull wagons, railcars and plows. The grounds are graced by the historic Patterson House, a unique mansion which has been restored to it's original elegance. Celebrate the holiday season in Victorian style! Visit the beautifully decorated Patterson House, sing Christmas carols, search for the Yule log and visit Father Christmas. The day also includes holiday crafts, music and cooking demonstrations.
Where: Ardenwood Historic Farm, 34600 Ardenwood Blvd. Fremont, CA
Time: Meet at the entrance at 10:00am (Look for the "Connecting Waters" sign) Closing time is 4:00pm. Cost: $9/adults (18+ years), $7/seniors (62+ year), $6/children (4-17 years), Children 3 and under are Free
Deadline date to sign up: Monday, Nov. 13, 2006 Contact Person: Denise Lindvall, (209) 874-5675 deniselindvall@ hotmail.com
In order to participate in this activity you must:
1. Send your money to the Waterford Office. Checks must be received by the Waterford Office by November 13, 2006 (CWCS, Attn: Denise Lindvall, 12420 Bentley St. Waterford, CA 95386-9158 ). PLEASE MAKE THE CHECKS OUT TO “Denise Lindvall ”.
2. Include a note with the following information. .. Your name , Your email address, Number of adults participating , Number of children participating (and their ages)

November 15 - This is the last day to submit your items to the CVHS newsletter for the Kid's Corner & Parent's Corner section.

This is where children and parents can share information with the CVHS group. Feel free to share accomplishments, awards, favorite poems, articles, stories, words of encouragement, etc. Please email your submissions to Penny Delgado no later than the 15th of the month to ensure it gets into the next month's newsletter.

Penny's email and phone number were sent out to the group.

November 16 - A representative from Modesto Jr. College will be at the Ceres Learning Center at 10 a.m. Please call the CWCS Office at 1-800-808-9895 ext. 6 to register.