Category Archives: homeschooling

April Meeting/Fellowship

This is an early reminder of the April meeting/fellowship scheduled for April 1st at 7:00pm. This meeting will be a curriculum “show and tell”. Bring your favorite curriculum and share with others why you love it and how it has worked for your family.

In addition if you have a struggling reader and/or child who is behind in math there is hope! Tracey Holmes and Sharon Strever will be on hand to “show & tell” the Brigance Test (http://www.curriculumassociates.com/products/detail.aspx?title=brigcibsii) which is a very helpful tool in accessing your child’s abilities.

This test will be made available in lieu of the PASS test on a case by case basis for those students with special academic needs.

New SAT!

A revamped SAT is coming out in 2016!  Just thought  parents of Jr High and Sr High students might want to know and here is a link to free SAT prep by Kahn Academy, which is great.
Blessings,
Tammy

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2014/03/05/college-board-sat-will-return-to-1600-point-scale-drop-essay-requirement

https://www.khanacademy.org/sat

CBCCA Meeting

Just a reminder that the March CBCCA meeting is this Tuesday, March 4th at 7:00pm. This meeting will be led by Mark & Sharon Mansell and both moms and dads are welcome to attend. I am sure this will be a great time of refreshment and encouragement.

Also, Sue Cerrillo will be available in the church library during the HS meeting if you are wanting to put a family page in the yearbook or would need help of any kind in TreeRing.

This would NOT count towards any of your meeting requirements, so if you need to attend the meeting, please do that instead.

Tracy and Sue will be available a couple more times in March if you can’t make this one.

Reminder – Order Your Stanford Test By March 14th

CBCCA  STANFORD  ACHIEVEMENT TESTING  2014

TEST ORDER DEADLINE – MARCH 14th to get test back in time!

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 29 – May 1, 2014 (Tuesday – Thursday)

Grades:4 – 12

Testers: Audrey Broggi, Cindy Smith, Ninette Hodgins

Time:8:45 – 12:00 (approximate)

Administrative 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 16.  No student will be tested Without Payment.

(Please don’t make us come to you; pay promptly.  Thank you)

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).  You will be ordering the Stanford Test for Homeschool (not the OLSAT) according to the grade level of your student this spring.

2.  Should order by March 14, 2014 in order to ensure timely delivery to test administrator

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

4.  Tests will be shipped to Ninette.  The day after testing 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 14 and April 16 deadlines.  Thank you

PASS TEST

The price of the PASS test will be $24.00 per test. I (Kelly Erdel) will be collecting the money this Sunday, March 2nd and next Sunday, March 9th. I will be in the atrium between the 9:15 and 11:00 services. More information about the PASS test can be found at: https://www.hewitthomeschooling.com/Testing/tMain.aspx.

Thank you,

Kelly Erdel

kellytime2@yahoo.com

PASS TEST

I (Kelly Erdel) will be coordinating the PASS testing this year.  Please email me your name, address, name of child(ren), and grade(s) if interested in using this testing option for 3rd -8th grade. The cost depends on the number of tests ordered. Please email me at kellytime2@yahoo.com before next Wednesday, the 26th. I plan on calling Thursday morning, and will email with final price that day.

For questions about the PASS test, you will find info in the CBCCA Handbook or at this link:  https://www.hewitthomeschooling.com/Testing/tMain.aspx

TESTING IS A MANDATORY REQUIREMENT FOR STUDENTS IN 3RD GRADE AND ABOVE.

HOMESCHOOL DAY AT THE CAPITOL

Home School Day at the Capitol  Wednesday, April 30, 2014.  Mark your calendars and get your reservations in now for this important civic field trip.  Great things planned.  Visit the website at  www.SCHEA.net for all the latest information and to reserve your tour times.

 

 

PASS TEST

It is coming up on PASS Test time and we are looking for a PASS test coordinator. If you can help your fellow CBCCA-ers with this task, please let me know. No special skills needed, just a willingness to be available!
Call or e-mail Claudia Gay. 525-0089 or cbcbgay@gmail.com

PS: (Coordinator tests free!)

Common Core Info

Senators Graham and Scott have put forth a resolution against Common Core and home schoolers need to know and need be supportive.  Thanks, Tammy

Dear CBCCA Families,
Please thank SC Senators Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott for their support of homeschool freedom and for their introduction of S. Res. 345, a powerful resolution pushing back against the Common Core State Standards Initiative.  Thank you!

http://www.hslda.org/elert/archive/elertarchive.aspx?6935

 

Microscope Needed

Amy and I are in need of 1 or 2 more microscopes for this Wednesday at Kid’s Life for our science class.

If you have one that we could borrow for that day, would you please contact one of us and let us know?

Thanks so much.
Amy – f18fitz@hotmail.com
Sue – sue.cerrillo.201@gmail.com