Agripalooza

There is still a chance to take part in the Agripalooza field trip coming up next week - there are a few slots left to fill!  Also, while the targeted age group is 5th graders, other siblings are welcome to come along under the supervision of their parent(s).   If you are interested, please let us know right away so we can let them know how many are attending. You can email marquettechums@yahoo.com

Fish Hatchery Field Trip

September 18th at 1 pm, the Bishop Baraga Home Educators are heading over to the Fish Hatchery (Harvey) after Harbor Day for a tour.  They have kindly invited anyone else who might be interested in joining them for the field trip.  If you are interested, please let me know, and I can pass on the information to them.  RSVP at marquettechums@yahoo.com.  The tour is free.

Sugar Loaf Mountain Hike

Wednesday, October 2nd at 2 pm, Shannon and Angela will be leading a hike up Sugar Loaf for home schoolers.  (Canceled, if rain)  If you have any questions, please contact Shannon at kemps4christ@yahoo.com

Home School Picnic

Come join us for a family home school picnic at Presque Isle on Saturday, September 21, 1-4 pm.  Bring your own main dish (meat, buns etc), place settings, drink, and a dish to pass.  Weather permitting we will be meeting in the parking lot by the bandshell.  If it rains, the picnic will be canceled.  Any questions, please contact Shannon Kemp at kemps4christ@yahoo.com.

AgriPalooza Field Trip

September's Field trip will be MSU's AgriPalooza Field trip on Friday, September 27 from 9am to 2 pm.  We can take a group of homeschoolers in the 4th, 5th, and 6th grades.  It will be at the MSU Experimental Station Farm in Chatham where the kids will go from station to station learning about conservation, food, and farming.  If you are interested, please RSVP as space is limited.  Marquettechums@yahoo.com.

Art Class Carpool

For anyone considering the upcoming art class, there is someone interested in doing a carpool since Big Bay is quite a drive for many.  If you live in Negaunee or Ishpeming and would be interested in carpooling, please send me an email message. marquettechums@yahoo.com

Thank you!

Visual Art Class available this coming school year from Elizabeth Howe

If you are interested, please let me know the name and ages of the children participating: marquettechums@yahoo.com.  This does require a weekly commitment,  and we ask that only people who are serious and committed to attending regularly register, as the class size is limited.

Class Description. - This class is an introduction to Composition and Design as the structure of art. It teaches the principles of good composition and design through the use of the elements and principles of design, tools and techniques. Exploring the elements and principles, through the use of multiple mediums, art history, artistic movements and self expression.

This class can be used as a visual art credit for middle-school and high school students.

To receive one full credit students would have to participate in classes and complete homework from Sept - April.

Students can participate in Fall session only from Sept - Dec and receive a half credit.

Classes will be at my home studio which is about 17 miles out of Marquette on county road 550 toward Big Bay. It takes about 20 minutes with out snow. Any days we determine to be snow days, we may have the option to live video, or at least emailing of lessons concepts and homework. I have done this type of co-op with other families from town and we have never had to cancel due to snow.

I understand that some people interested have to come from Ishpeming or Negaunee and my studio is not convenient.

Having the class at my studio allows me to offer this class. As the time for packing, and unpacking supplies as well as travel to another location consumes so much of a day we get no other school done that day. It also allows me to offer the class at a very affordable cost as everything we need is right here.

Class will be Tuesdays at 2:00

Beginning Sept 17

cost will be $5.00 per student per week. This will cover most materials.  There will be a fee of $10.00 each family at the first class in addition to the $10.00 to cover the cost of a small textbook.

The class will include many art projects, as well as discussions about art and the purposes of art, and some written assignments. It is a class that can be good for 7 grade - highschool.

Any questions and people can email me at bemedropin@msn.com  or call  my home at 906-345-9348

A full schedule of classes and a scope and sequence will be available by next week for those interested.

We will run most weeks, with time off for holidays.

Thanks Elizabeth