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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.
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.

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Art for the CVHS'ers for September:

Pk-K	1st-4th	5th-8th
Fancy frame Birthday pop-up pal Heart-at-home hangers	Lines: caterpillar Color: picasso hands and flowers Texture: animal Textures	Color wheel: hot air balloons Media: The stormy rainy day Drawing: people contours

 

Sept. 1

CVHS Preliminary P.E. Day. Please come Friday, Sept 1 to the College Green Park from 12:30-2:30. We can play kick ball at the baseball field. Those who don't want to play kick ball can play at the park.

Sept. 5

CVHS San Francisco Field Trip:
**Click on each name to go to the official exhibit website.**

We will be leaving for the San Francisco activities at 6 a.m. from the KFC on Pacheco Blvd. in Los Banos. We will also be meeting for the Titanic exhibit at 1:30 p.m. Families do not have to leave or stay together BUT we do all need to enter the Titanic exhibit at the same time for the group discount.

Sept. 7

College Workshop: (This activity is for Connecting Waters students)

10:30 am at the Ceres Learning Center 2:00 pm at the Modesto Learning Center Not sure where to start? Find out! This workshop will focus on getting prepared for college, how to research your options and what it takes to get in. What courses should you take? How do you begin finding a college? Where do you want to go? Learn all about it!
To reserve your space and to register for one of the workshops call the Waterford Office at 1-800-808-9895 ext.6

Sept. 9

Reptile Show at the Sacramento Convention Center 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Come see and touch a live ALLIGATOR! Noon to 1 p.m. daily
Admission: Ages 13 and older = $8 Ages 6 through 12 = $5 Children under 5 = free
There are fun things for little ones too. They have face painting, balloon snakes, and stickers.
For more information, call (916) 691-PETS (7387) or visit www.upscalereptiles.com

Sept. 11

William's Kenpo Karate is having a Demo / Buddy Day on Monday September 11. This is for everyone ages 4 and up. If you come to this special event, you will get a free lesson and a free uniform. Children must bring a parent. We will have demos at 4pm, 5pm, and 6pm. You can come at any of those times. Adults can come at 7pm.( ages 12 and up) Connecting Waters families can use their funds to continue lessons as this school is an approved vendor. This is a great class to use for PE. Hope to see you there! Any questions, please call the school at 827-1110.

Sept. 11

Guitar lessons in Los Banos begin. Contact Mileni Tung from the CVHS email list.

Sept. 15

Civil War Days at San Benito County Historical Park
1 mile south of Tres Pinos on Hwy 25

Show up, on or before 9:00 AM (it's best to arrive early) Count on at least two hours, to see everything. We will be experiencing life in the 1800's, interacting with soldiers, towns people & the doctor. There is a school, saloon and field hospital. Bring a packed lunch. The only drawback, no battle reenactments on Friday, only Saturday and Sunday. It is done this way, in hopes that the school children attending on Friday, will convince their parents to return during the weekend. (See below for the weekend details).
Admission $5.00 per person (under 10 years of age – free) Parking $3.00 per car

Sept. 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.

Sept. 15

Contact your local highschool if you plan on taking the PSAT. This is the LAST day to do so. Make sure to request a PSAT practice test booklet when signing up to take the test.

Sept. 16-17

Civil War Days at San Benito County Historical Park
1 mile south of Tres Pinos on Hwy 25
Come and see: Battle reenactments 12 noon and 3 PM daily
Living History Demonstrations
Soldiers Camp Life
Field Hospital
Townspeople
Park gates open at 9:00 AM and close at 5:30 PM
Admission $5.00 per person (under 10 years of age – free) Parking $3.00 per car
Click here for more information.

Sept. 18

Deadline for Connecting Waters students to sign up for whale watching!
Chris' Whale Watching on Fisherman's Wharf, Monterey October 2, 2006 4:30 p.m.
Adults: $16
Children: $13 (ages 3+)
Please bring cash – exact change in a sealed envelope with your name on it. If you are joining us for the Aquarium first, it will be collected there when you sign in. If you wish to pay ahead of time, please follow the directions at the website.
More info & directions

To register, click here. Please send ALL information requested. On "payment sent", substitute "payment owed". Note: Because I give the Whale Watching company the exact number of how many will be coming, it is very important that you inform Julie (who can be reached at the registration url) if there is a need to cancel.

Sept. 21-23

Auditions for "The Nutcracker" in Hollister will be held Sept. 21-23 at Fremont School. Only one rehearsal practice during the week & performances will be in December. Please contact Jeanette (her children ages 21, 16 & 15, now in college, were home schooled, she has a wealth of positive home schooling information & loves to chat) for further information (see the CVHS email for phone number). If not interested in auditioning, she will reserve a section at the performance for our co-op in December.

Sept. 22

Connecting Waters: Last day to submit paperwork for the IMAX trip.
2 Shows: Everest and Journey into Amazing Caves
Date: Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Cost: $13 per student
Contact Person: Tamara Monroe at Connecting Waters

Sept. 23

CVHS Gizdich Ranch Field Trip - Meet at 8 a.m.

Details: Join us for a one hour tour of Gizdich Ranch! Please bring bags or baskets for apple picking. We'll also get to watch a video about cider pressing. If you get hungry, there is a cafe available and a picnic grounds.
We also may stop by Casa de Fruita on the way home to check out the play area and train rides!

Click Here for a map You can also get driving directions from your location.

Cost: 4.50 per person, including children under 5

Sept. 25

Stevinson Equestrian Center
FREE tour of ranch and free horse back riding!
10 a.m. - Noon
Directions: Get on Mercy Springs (165) and stay on it until you reach Stevenson (right after the 4 way stop sign). Go to your left you will se several signs about The Stevenson Equestrian Center. Turn Left into the driveway where the sign and the mailbox are and you are there!
Contact Leah on the CVHS list for more details.

Sept. 25

Bully Busters seminar at Kenpo Karate. They will be showing children 12 ways on how to walk away with confidence. If you child was ever bullied or were bullies themselves, this would be a great seminar to attend. Even though all of us are homeschoolers, still sometimes our children are bullied on playgrounds, etc.
Times are at 4pm, 5pm, or 6pm.
Parents should attend so you can help to reinforce what they learn.
Address is: 932 I St. (next to PG&E office) If you have any questions, please feel free to call 827-1110. This seminar is FREE!
Click here for a map.

Sept. 26

Art is due for the Ted Falasco Center.
You can submit anything you'd like to display incuding but not limited to: watercolors, oils, sculptures, fabric arts, and jewlery. Art must be framed or matted for hanging (except for 3-Dimensional art). The piece you submit must be "good"; in other words don't send in anything that's just an arts & craft project, etc. Contact Leah from the CVHS list for more information.

Sept. 30

The Sonora Bach Festival will kick off its 30th week-long festival in the Sonora Opera Hall with “Bach-Around-the-Clock”, 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. A free admission, full day with multiple artistic experiences revolving around art, music and history for Sonora-area youth and their families. This event is about performing and experiencing music, capturing the joy and passion of all music by participating in making music with others. We welcome a wide range of music. Info: 209 928-3091 Website is www.sonorabach.org