Student Pictures!
From Lisa O’Brien:
It’s time for student pictures! Lisa O’Brien will be photographing home schooled students Wednesday, February 27th during the Women’s Life Program and from 5-6:15 pm. Order forms will be available on picture day or through email. No appointments necessary.
Lisa O’Brien Photography www.lobrienphoto.com lobrienphoto@gmail.com
Progress Reports
From Tammy Waldron:
I just want to encourage CBCCA members to begin thinking about progress reports, which will be due Feb. 28th. If you have not turned in last year’s reports or you are not current for this school year, it is extremely important that you do so for the integrity of our association. With HR 3478 not completely dead, it is even more important not to have empty files. CBCCA could be audited at any given time and we need to be following the laws and honoring the Lord. If you need any help in this area, maybe you’re not sure how to do a report or just a little overwhelmed, please contact me and I would be more than happy to help. Blessings to you as you seek to educate your children in the Lord! Contact me at: tammywaldron@gmail.com or 846-0894
Corrected Date: STANFORD ACHIEVEMENT TEST 2013
STANFORD ACHIEVEMENT TEST 2013
The Stanford Achievement Test will be administered to homeschooling students this spring. This testing situation is available to CBCCA students as well as non-CBCCA homeschool students. The details are as follows:
Place: Community Bible Church, Children’s Building
Dates: April 30, May 1-2 (Tuesday – Thursday)
Grades: 4 – 12
Testers: Cindy Smith, Ninette Hodgins, Audrey Broggi
Time: 8:45 – 12:00 (approximate)
Fee: $40.00 per student.
Payment preferred in the form of a check made out to CBC, with “SAT fee” written in the memo
Give to Claudia Gay or Laura Caldwell (Front Desk of main building)
Deadline is April 17. No student will be tested Without Payment.
Parents are responsible for ordering and paying for the SAT-TASK for their child (children). The instructions are:
1. Order online (bjupresstesting.com) or call BJUP (800.845.5731)
2. Must order by March 18, 2013
3. You will need to identify the tester as Ninette Hodgins. Ninette’s tester ID number is 910564.
4. BJU will require you to verify that you homeschool your child(children).
5. On the same day you order your test, please e-mail Ninette (ninette3126@hargray.com) with the following information:
a. Child’s first, middle initial, last name
b. Grade level
c. phone number
d. birthdate
6. Tests will be shipped to Ninette; she will mail the tests back to BJU. The parent (purchaser) will be notified by BJU when the results are ready for review online, usually within 10 business days from the day the tests are received back at BJU.
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Thank you for allowing CBCCA the privilege of administering the Stanford to your student(s). Our desire is to provide an optimum environment where the student can perform to his/her ability. If you have any questions, please email or call Ninette (ninette3126@hargray.com) (757.6822).
Please remember to adhere to the March 18 and April 17 deadlines. Thank you
FYI only – March 19th Primary – Excellent Civics or Government School Project
FYI Only – Those interested in helping with the March 19th Primary – Excellent Civics or Government School Project
Opportunities to Help Get Curtis Bostic Elected
If you believe that Curtis Bostic is the best candidate to represent you and your family in the U.S Congress, as we do, would you please consider helping our local efforts to get him elected? Informing our friends, neighbors, and co-workers of the upcoming special election (March 19) is step one. Since this is a special election, many folks may not have heard about it or do not realize the importance of this election. Second, we need to tell as many people as possible about candidate Curtis Bostic – who he is, and for what he stands. (Mr. Bostic is *Pro- Spending Cuts *Pro Life * Pro Gun Rights *Pro Traditional Marriage and *Pro Parents’ Right to Direct Education).
There are many opportunities for individuals and families to help get Mr. Bostic elected. Some will help financially by donating to his campaign while others may host a drop-in at their home so that friends and neighbors can meet Mr. Bostic in person. Some may make phone calls reminding voters to go vote on March 19, while others may go door-to-door, or meet for rallies in selected neighborhoods to hand out information cards about the candidate.
Action needed: if you would like to help our efforts in getting Curtis Bostic elected, please respond and let us know how and when you can help with the following:
- · If you are a Facebook users, please “Like” Curtis Bostic for Congress: http://www.facebook.com/#!/stopspending.
- · Monday, Feb 11 – we need individuals and families to attend the Candidate’s Forum at the Technical College of the Lowcountry. If you have a Bostic t-shirt, please wear it. Bring signs to hold as you sit in the auditorium. We want to have an enthusiastic base of Bostic supporters to fill the auditorium. This event is planned from 6-7 p.m at TCL.
- · We really need folks, especially in Bluffton and Hilton Head, to host open houses at their homes so that Mr. Bostic can meet likely voters and supporters. If you would like to find out more about this opportunity, please respond and we will send you instructions on how to plan and execute this simple, yet effective event at your home. Several daytime and evening dates are still available if you are considering hosting an open house.
- · Yard Signs – we would be happy to give you a Curtis Bostic support sign to display in your yard. Please reply and let us know how many signs you need.
- · Business Owners – would you please consider displaying a Curtis Bostic sign or providing postcards about the candidate at your place of business? Please reply and let us know what you need.
- · Do you belong to a civic group or business group that would consider having Mr. Bostic visit, share his testimony, and/or share his vision for America? He welcomes this opportunity to meet new people and share his vision for the future. Please respond if you would like to have Mr. Curtis speak at your group meeting.
- · We need individuals to make phone calls to likely voters. We will supply the list, script, and phones. We will have a phone bank set up at Campaign Headquarters in Beaufort.
- · We need individuals and families to go door-to-door handing out cards telling about Mr. Bostic. We will put families together, supply the list of selected homes and neighborhoods, and provide the campaign literature. We will most likely do this on Saturday, February 23.
- · We need individuals and families to wear Bostic t-shirts and hold up campaign signs at major intersections in Beaufort at specified times. We will coordinate the schedule and locations for those who sign up. You can do a shift for as long or as short as you like.
There will be more events and opportunities to support Mr. Bostic in the future. We will update this list as needed. Thank you for considering how you can help get him elected. For more information about Curtis Bostic, please visit www.stopspending.com
Please email Brian or Kelly McDaniel “Brian McDaniel” <bmcdaniel@attorneymcdaniel.com>, kellymcdaniel@hargray.com
FYI Candidate Forum Tonight at Technical College of the Lowcountry
From Charlotte Cushman:
FYI
STANFORD ACHIEVEMENT TEST 2013
From Ninette Hodgins:
The Stanford Achievement Test will be administered to homeschooling students this spring. This testing situation is available to CBCCA students as well as non-CBCCA homeschool students. The details are as follows:
Place: Community Bible Church, Children’s Building
Dates: April 30, May 1-2 (Tuesday-Thursday)
Grades: 4-12
Testers: Cindy Smith, Ninette Hodgins, Audrey Broggi
Time: 8:45-12:00 (approximate)
Fee: $40.00 per student
Payment preferred in the form of a check made out to CBC, with “SAT fee” written in the memo
Give to Claudia Gay or Laura Caldwell (Front Desk of main building)
Deadline is April 17. No student will be tested Without Payment.
Parents are responsible for ordering and paying for the SAT-TASK for their child (children). The instructions are:
1. Order online (bjupresstesting.com) or call BJUP (800.845.5731)
2. Must order by March 18, 2013
3. You will need to identify the tester as Ninette Hodgins. Ninette’s tester ID number is 910564.
4. BJU will require you to verify that you homeschool your child(children).
5. On the same day you order your test, please e-mail Ninette (ninette3126@hargray.com) with the following information:
a. Child’s first, middle initial, last name
b. Grade level
c. phone number
d. birthdate
6. Tests will be shipped to Ninette; she will mail the tests back to BJU. The parent (purchaser) will be notified by BJU when the results are ready for review online, usually within 10 business days from the day the tests are received back at BJU.
_____________________________________________________________________________________Thank you for allowing CBCCA the privilege of administering the Stanford to your student(s). Our desire is to provide an optimum environment where the student can perform to his/her ability. If you have any questions, please email or call Ninette (ninette3126@hargray.com) (757.6822).
Please remember to adhere to the March 18 and April 17 deadlines. Thank you
Curtis Bostic Interview
From Charlotte Cushman:
For those of you that are interested.
Calls Needed—Bad Bill Threatens Homeschooling
Dear HSLDA Members and Friends:
Your calls and emails are needed to stop a bill that threatens your homeschool freedoms, even your ability to choose which homeschool option to use in South Carolina.
House Bill 3478 would impose state testing on all homeschool students in both the South Carolina Association of Independent Home Schools (SCAIHS) and all homeschool associations. Additionally, results of the annual review of these organizations by the South Carolina Department of Education would have to be reported to the legislature. Further, these organizations would be required to provide the name of each student being homeschooled to their respective school districts, instead of providing just the number of students being homeschooled as is now required.
But this is not the worst part of this terrible bill. It would eliminate membership in a homeschool association under Section 59-65-47 of the South Carolina Code as an option for homeschooling on July 1, 2014. No longer would South Carolina homeschoolers be able to exercise what is known as the “third option” for complying with the compulsory attendance law.
House Bill 3478 is sponsored by Representatives Norman D. “Doug” Brannon (Dist. 38), Michael A. “Mike” Anthony (Dist. 42), Jenny Anderson Horne (Dist. 94), and Joseph H. Jefferson (Dist. 102). It is currently in the House Education and Public Works Committee. This bill needs to be stopped in its tracks before it gains any momentum.
Members of the House Education and Public Works Committee need to hear from you today!
Action Requested
1. Please call and/or email as many members of the House Education and Public Works Committee as possible with this message or a similar message in your own words:
“Please vote against House Bill 3478, which would unfairly require homeschool students to take the same state tests as public school students. Homeschool students are not instructed using the same curriculum as public school students, yet they would be tested on material they may not have been taught. Even worse, this bill would eliminate membership in a homeschool association as an option for complying with the compulsory attendance law. There is no justification for taking this option away from thousands of law-abiding homeschool families and destroying the livelihood of those who administer these associations.”
The members of the House Education and Public Works Committee are as follows:
Phillip D. “Phil” Owens, Chairman (R-5)
(803) 734-3053
Online email form >>
Bill Taylor, 1st Vice Chairman (R-86)
(803) 212-6923
Online email form >>
Robert L. Brown, 2nd Vice Chairman (D-116)
(803) 734-3170
Online email form >>
Lester P. Branham, Jr. (D-61)
(803) 734-3002
Norman D. “Doug” Brannon (R-38)
(803) 212-6876
Online email form >>
Joseph S. Daning (R-92)
(803) 734-2951
Online email form >>
Raye Felder (R-26)
(803) 212-6892
Online email form >>
Jerry N. Govan, Jr. (D-95)
(803) 734-3012
Online email form >>
John Richard C. King (D-49)
(803) 212-6873
Online email form >>
Harold Mitchell, Jr. (D-31)
(803) 734-6638
Online email form >>
Ralph W. Norman (R-48)
(803) 212-6888
Online email form >>
Andrew S. “Andy” Patrick (R-123)
(803) 212-6928
Online email form >>
Joshua A. Putnam (R-10)
(803) 212-6931
Online email form >>
Samuel Rivers, Jr. (R-15)
(803) 212-6890
Online email form >>
Tommy M. Stringer (R-18)
(803) 212-6881
Online email form >>
Don L. Wells (R-81)
(803) 212-6884
Online email form >>
Mark N. Willis (R-16)
(803) 212-6882
Online email form >>
Donna H. Wood (R-37)
(803) 212-6878
Online email form >>
2. Please forward this email to every family you know who is not a member of HSLDA and urge them to contact members of the Committee.
Please call or email today!
Sincerely,
Dewitt T. Black, III
HSLDA Senior Counsel
Volunteers Needed for Bostic Campaign Week of 18th – 22nd
From Charlotte Cushman:
FYI –
Charlotte Cushman
My Father’s World Curriculum
From Charlotte Cushman:
Here is the official information that will go up on the MFW convention page on the website.
Charleston Exclusive event
Tuesday May 21
10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Charleston Baptist Church
13 San Miguel Rd
The two big questions I get when we post these events are: “Who else will be at the convention” and “how much does it cost”. This event is MFW only and is free and family friendly.
See you in May.
David Phillips
My Fathers World
PO Box 2140
Rolla, MO 65402
(573) 202-2000
www.mfwbooks.com
