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EVENTS FOR: MAY 2013 MAY 10th--DCT: THE MUSICAL ADVENTURES OF FLAT STANLEY, DALLAS, TX.
MAY 10th--COLONIAL LODGE BANANA SPLIT SOCIAL VOLUNTEER PROJECT, TERRELL, TX.
MAY 17th--END OF SCHOOL BASH/MEET 'N GREET, FORNEY, TX. (open to all homeschoolers, not just members)
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HEARTS & HUGS T-SHIRTS
Members, watch your emails mid-summer for details on ordering T-shirts for the 2013-2014 school year! Please contact Kristi with any questions or to order. (addy link below)
TIME FOR KIDS
DISCOVERY
SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUB
Please see the READING INCENTIVES PAGE (link from the above menu) for more information.
HOMESCHOOLERS HEARTS & HUGS IS A REGISTERED SCHOOL WITH BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION
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Kristi
Want to Join/Questions?:
Kristi
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Susan
Time For Kids Coordinator:
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Science Weekly Coordinator:
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TEENS ONLY SOCIAL CLUB |
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THE OLD SCHOOLHOUSE MAGAZINE |
Field Trips
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On this page you will find a brief description of all the educational field trips we have scheduled for the summer months, as well as the academic school year.
When signing up for field trips, volunteer activities or social events please include your FULL NAME, contact information and number of adults and children attending, INCLUDING THEIR AGES. It is very important that you RSVP to ensure you are notified in the event an activity has to be rescheduled. Since the majority of our activities require we confirm the number of participants prior to the event, please abide by sign up deadlines.
Field Trips are open to Hearts & Hugs members only.
We are in the process of scheduling field trips for the upcoming school year. This page will be updated as events are confirmed. Check back often for the latest information.
JUNE 2013
This month, we will be visiting the Blase Family Farm. We will receive a tour of the farm, learn about pollination, growing blueberries and plant an herb. After the field trip, those who wish to may pick fresh, organic blueberries!
In addition to learning more about blueberries, we will also visit the petting zoo which includes goats, sheep and longhorns! Students can even feed them! A scavenger hunt for Texas symbols will also be included in the field trip.
Families should arrive around 12:00 noon for a picnic lunch, which will be followed by the tour of the farm and all the activities.
Please email for more information or to sign up. JULY 2013
We'll be visiting Children's Hopsital this month as part of a volunteer project. Check back a little for all the details. AUGUST 2013
We're in the process of confirming activities. Check back a little later for all the details. SEPTEMBER 2013
This month, we'll learn about the history of Wills Point. We'll visit the museum, the train depot and Wills Cabin! Come learn more about the history of Wills Point, see artifacts, walk on the orignal brick streets and picnic on the Wills Family Cabin grounds!
We'll meet at the Wills Cabin grounds at noon for a picnic. Following lunch, we'll receive a tour of the Wills Cabin grounds and other points of interest in the area. The train depot and museum are just a short walk away.
After the field trip, we'll walk over to Charley's for an old-fashioned ice cream treat! Come spend the afternoon in this small country town!
Please email for more information or to sign up. OCTOBER 2013
It's time to get out and enjoy the fall weather! We'll be visiting the Blase Family Farm Pumpkin Patch. Enjoy a hayride, petting zoo, hay bale maze, storytime and a Texas animals scavenger hunt. The kids will also take home a pie pumpkin!
Please email for more information or to sign up. NOVEMBER 2013
This month, we'll be touring the Forney Food Pantry as part of our volunteer project. (See VOLUNTEER PROJETCS page for more info.) DECEMBER 2013
We're in the process of confirming activities. Check back a little later for all the details. JANUARY 2014
We're in the process of confirming activities. Check back a little later for all the details. FEBRUARY 2014
We're in the process of confirming activities. Check back a little later for all the details. MARCH 2014
We're in the process of confirming activities. Check back a little later for all the details. APRIL 2014
This month's field trip will take us to the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum. Check back a little later for all the details on this exciting field trip! MAY 2014
This month we'll be visiting the Trinity Broadcasting Network! Come tour the international production center, see the auditorium and main lobby area, the "green" room, etc. Depending on the taping schedule, we may get to tour the production areas. If you have a student interested in a television/production career, you don't want to miss this field trip.
Please email for more information or to sign up.
21st---BLASE FAMILY BLUEBERRY FARM FIELD TRIP, ROCKWALL, TX.
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, DALLAS, TX.
26th--WILLS POINT HISTORICAL TOUR & PICNIC/ICE CREAM SOCIAL, WILLS POINT, TX.
24th---BLASE FAMILY PUMPKIN PATCH FIELD TRIP, ROCKWALL, TX.
6th--FORNEY FOOD PANTRY, FORNEY, TX.
GEORGE W. BUSH PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY & MUSEUM, DALLAS, TX.
TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK, IRVING, TX.
