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IMPORTANT NOTICE:

Term 4 dates are now 24 October to 5 December

Please note this change, thanks. 
Hi to everyone!  

Our classes have ended for the term, but there's still more fun on the way.  Tech Fair / Market Day / Spring Festival / Talent Show
26 September 2019
Family and friends welcome!  New families welcome! 

And so many acts have been booked for the Talent Show that there's no room for me to sing!  :)
Thanks to all who signed up - can't wait to see your acts.  This will be held in the Gymnasium. 

And thanks to our production team - Jacqui, Sasha, Alody and Jess.  

If you'd like to book a market stall or learn more about the Spring Festival, just scroll on down for details and links. 
CATCH UP CLUB - last catch up this term, today, Monday 16 September.  From 12pm to 3pm. Massey Community Hub, 385 Don Buck Road.  BYO fun!  Scroll down for details ...
REFUNDS - I completely forgot to put the refund box out on Thursday!  Apologies. If you'd like me to transfer a refund to your bank account, let me know.  Otherwise collect from me on Tech Fair day (26 September) or term 4.  
SO EXCITED about the term 4 line up.  It's the biggest ever, and there are lots of options (40 in fact) with over 500 class spaces.  

And we still had to leave some classes out.  Looking forward to adding a Te Tiritiri o Waitangi class, a Kapa haka group option, and a Stitch Club (think hand sewing, knitting, crochet) in Term 1, 2020.  

PLEASE DOUBLE CHECK YOUR CLASSES BEFORE BOOKING.  We've made some changes to class descriptions and age guidelines ... 

TERM 3 FAMILIES - BOOK FROM 10AM Wednesday
18 September.

ALL NEW FAMILIES - BOOK FROM 10AM Thursday
19 September.  

Remember, if you can't get the class you want, please let me know by using the "enquiry" button to go on the wait list. 
You just might get in! 

Please, when you're booking, let me know the name of your child/children.  If booking more than one child, please write in the notes section (or the address fields) which classes are for which child.  OR you can just email me seperately at:  thehomeschoolgroup@gmailcom.

Also, no need to put your address in, all we need is a phone number and email address. 

TERM 3 FAMILIES - you can pay at any time before the start of term 4.  

ANY QUESTIONS - Contact Rae on 0272209949 or email  thehomeschoolgroup@gmail.com
 
CHECK OUT SOME OF OUR NEW CLASSES IN TERM 4 
LEGO CREATIONS (5-8)
12:30pm with Bayley Hughes
 
In this course students will work with LEGO to create mini STEM projects, think spinning tops, marble mazes, a "will it float" challenge, pulleys, gears, and more!  All resources are supplied.  (No devices required for this class.)
Outdoor Adventures (8+)
11am with Angela & Monica

During our adventures we will be experiencing the great outdoors & learning to survive & thrive in the wilderness. How to light a fire using a variety of tools and how to cook on billy can fires. Learn a variety of knots to make stretchers, shelters, tripods for cooking, outdoor storage & even survival bracelets. Covering the basis of tents, map reading, navigation and orienteering - all within 500m of the YMCA but ALWAYS outdoors. There's no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothing. Come prepared! 
EPIC VOYAGES (at 10am & 11am)
With Sarah Robinson
For ages 5 to 6.5 (10am) and 6.5 to 8 (11am). Both classes are the same topic, age flexible. 
Sarah returns in term 4 with a new theme - Epic Voyages. We’ll be doing some activities to help us explore how people, plants & animals travel to NZ. Sessions will include finding out about Polynesian navigators, making rafts and rope from natural materials; learning about migrating birds & as a pre-Christmas fun session discovering more about the epic journey reindeers make with Santa :)
PLAYING WITH WORDS (9-12 )
12:30pm with Lucy Perin

A new writing class for 9-12 year olds to play with words, ideas and stories. A different writing challenge every week to have fun with and respond to in your own special way.  Must be able to write independently.
ULTIMATE FRISBEE 
12:30pm with YMCA

A new sports option for 9+, playing outdoors on the futsal court when the weather's good. Ultimate Frisbee is an exciting non-contact team sport that combines the best features of soccer and football to create a fun and fast-paced game.
CHRISTMAS ART & CRAFT PLAY 
10am & 11am with Cindy Scott

Term 4 is about having fun with a mix of Christmas based arts and crafts.  

This was a popular class last year, so we're doing two in term 4, 11am and 12:30pm! 
DUNGEONS & DRAGONS
With Thoma Perin

This class is an introduction to the fantasy role-playing game of Dungeons and Dragons. We will learn about role-playing, create a character and play through a series of short adventures. You will control a character through the town, fighting goblins, and finding magic items. 
SCIENCE LIFT OFF! (7-9)
With Sandy McGivern-Butler
 
To launch our new science series, we're lifting off with rockets, and sparkling with fireworks. There's a range of activities from stomp rockets using compressed air and ‘foot power’ through to chemical reactions in a ‘pocket rocket’ that packs a punch!  Balanced and unbalanced forces are introduced, conservation of energy is demonstrated in a simple but very effective ‘reaction rocket'. From ‘fireworks’ in a test tube to changing the colour of a candle flame, there are many opportunities to predict, observe and explain natural phenomena, especially in the context of fire. Fully aligned with the NZ Science curriculum.  
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGY
With Sandy McGivern-Butler

We’re going to get together and talk rovers, and rockets and how people poop in space. We’ll talk about why anyone would want to go to Mars, what’s being planned for the Moon, and the challenges in driving a rover on Mars from a building on Earth. We’ll make a model or two, and talk about what you have to do to get off a planet.
CHEMISTRY CLUB (12+)
With Leigh Bradbury-Taylor
 
Based on the year 9/10 NZ Science curriculum, this course will provide students with an introducion to basic chemistry, including chemical reactions, gas tests, seperation techniques and more!  


NEW TO TERM 4 ...

- a Chill Out Zone (the room behind the coffee shop) will be available each week, from 11am to 12:30pm. 

Bean bags to relax on, tables to work on, some toys for younger ones too.  Somewhere to go to eat lunch, read, chat ...  
PREVIEW THE TERM 4 LINE UP HERE
CHECK OUT CLASSES & CLASS DESCRIPTIONS HERE
Click above to preview term 4 class options 
LASER TAG!  Saturday 19 October,  7-10 pm, Laser Force, 21b Link Drive, Wairau Park
For Homeschool Group Youth aged from 12+

Cost:  $23.50 per child.  Lunacy evening at Laser Tag, a high-energy, action packed evening of laughter and fun.  For the one price of $23.50 kids get unlimited games of laser tag.  The 'party' room has been booked to provide a space for the kids to hang out between games. 
All details and booking on the link HERE.
Spring Festival - where we do the A & P Show without the animals :)  Lots of categories to compete in, and lots of fun.  Choose from a whole range of categories in Art, Kitchen, Hobbies, Photography and Garden.  Fun and festive - join us for our end of term Spring celebration, 26 September 2019.  Tech Fair, Market Day & BBQ in there too!  Full category details HERE.
Our Market Days are open to all homeschooling families, as a fun, inclusive event alongside The Great Northern Fairs. And it's all happening again on 26 September. You can sell anything (as long as it's legal)  :)  Pre-loved books, toys, clothes too.  Huge fun, and a fantastic enterprise project.  You will need to bring your own table, or something to sell from and $2 market fee. Set up whenever you like on the day. All info and booking details HERE.
The Catch Up Club in Term 3! 

One catch up remaining - 16 September, from 12-3pm.  

BYO fun - a board game, a ball, a scooter, or just hang out with us. Whatever suits your family. Tea & coffee and LEGOs provided. 

Indoor space is limited, so please book. It's a space to connect, play, talk, or sit in the sun. BYO fun & hang out with us, at Massey Community Hub, 385 Don Buck Road (NOT Massey Leisure Centre). Bookings essential as there is a limit on the amount of people inside the venue. Book HERE or txt Rae on 0272209949.  Gold coin donation for venue hire please. 
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