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October 2007 Newsletter
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PCHEA 2007-2008 Officers
Leaders: Fredrick and Jeri Akin
Co-leader: Teresa Burnett
Secretary: Julie Cockroft
Treasurer: Kim VanBebber
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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September
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29th Moms’ Tea Party
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October
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4th: Omniplex/Omnidome
Field Trip
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12th: Eco-Caching Field Trip
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15th and 16th: Braum’s Tour
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18th: Dessert Contest/Family Fellowship
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24th: Corn Maze and
Pumpkin Patch
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November
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13th Science Fair
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Important: If you sign up for a field trip, please make every effort to attend. Many events have a group rate and group minimum. If you don’t show up, it could affect the entire group. If you absolutely cannot make it to a field trip in which you have committed, then please contact the field trip coordinator as soon as possible.
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Important Note: This is just a reminder to those who receive the email newsletter. You NEED to respond to the YAHOO invitations that were sent out to be a part of the PCHEA email loop. New announcements and field trip or meeting changes are sent out through the Yahoo PCHEA email loop. If you did not receive an email invitation or are having difficulties with it, please contact Julie Cockroft.
We no longer have a phone chain to pass along information to group members. Last minute changes due to weather or some unforeseen happening will be sent out through our email loop or posted on our website. The email loop will be the first round of communication. PCHEA members, PLEASE get into the habit of checking your email or the website before you attend a PCHEA function so you can double check any last minute changes. Those without a computer, please stay in contact with a PCHEA member for that type of information. If you do not know a PCHEA member to contact, please contact one of the officers to check on PCHEA events.
NOTE: Member Directories have been uploaded to our Yahoo site. You can access and download these directories from the files section. We HIGHLY encourage you to download a directory and print it off so you can have easy access to PCHEA information. If you have any problems or concerns, you may contact Julie. http://groups.yahoo.com/PCHEAGroup/
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Note from our Co-Leader, Teresa Burnett:
Well, school has definitely started at our house. We have had an endless collage of papers, books, folders and various writing and coloring utensils scattered all over the kitchen table. The living room is also decorated with books on the coffee table, books next to the “Mommy chair” and next to the beds. What a wonderful and glorious time, until we become overwhelmed and tired and in need of rest and support. That is when the fall social at Ruth’s house or tea at Julie’s place will be so refreshing and renewing. Of course strength always comes in God’s word and on Sundays when the preacher seems to say exactly what you needed for that week. God is so good.
I have been slowly working my way through the book, Say Good bye to Whining, Complaining and Bad Attitudes in You and Your Kids by Dr. Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller. So far, the focus has been on respect and honor. I have realized that I have treated honor and respect as one in the same and there is quiet a difference. Respect focuses on behavior while honor deals with the heart. “Respect acknowledges a person’s position, while honor attaches worth to that person.” Respect can make a family look good because of the good behavior but honor works from the inside out emphasizing the worth and value of people and instills a desire to want to go beyond expectations for that person. (Parenting Tip Newsletter, Sept. 2007)
Hmm… This has really got me thinking as my oldest daughter is now a sophomore in college and I can’t help but think as wonderful as she is that maybe I could have done a better job if I had realized the difference between respect and honor.
The following story I got from a daily e-devotional I get called, “God’s Daily Promise.” My Dad had a stroke this summer and we spent the summer caring for him so this story really touched me.
How do you honor your parents?
Listen, my child, to what your father teaches you. Don't neglect your mother's teaching. What you learn from them will crown you with grace and clothe you with honor. Proverbs 1:8-9 NLT
Sensible children bring joy to their father; foolish children despise their mother. Proverbs 15:20 NLT
Honor your parents
Once upon a time, there was a young family—a father, mother, and their young son. Living with them was the father's dad. Grandpa was old and shaky and very feeble. He dripped everything, especially when he ate. He slobbered everything and made a terrible mess. It was embarrassing to the family, especially when company came over. So they put the old man off to one side, away from the table. They gave him an earthen bowl to eat out of. But he broke that. In fact, he continued to slobber and make a mess. Finally, his daughter-in-law spoke out harshly to him and moved him to a far corner of the room, far from the dinner table. He was given a wooden trough to eat out of. At mealtime he would look wistfully at the family, wishing that he could eat with them. But that was not to be.
One day the daughter-in-law found her son fiddling with some pieces of wood as he tried to put them together. She asked him what he was doing. His answer: "I'm making a trough for you and Daddy that I can give you when I grow up." With these words, judgment was brought to the daughter-in-law, and she shared it with her husband. They brought their dad back to the table. He didn't stop slobbering or shaking, but it didn't matter anymore. They were finally honoring their father.
adapted from 1001 Great Stories and Quotes by R. Kent Hughes, Tyndale House Publishers (1998), p 160
My Dad is now doing very well and is able to take care of himself. He truly was touched by God and has amazed the doctors and physical therapists that have worked with him on his speedy and near-complete recovery. I can’t say this often enough but God is good.
-Teresa Burnett
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Park Days! For now, Friday afternoons, 1:00 - 3:00 (or later) at Dean Weingant/Slide Park in Shawnee. Just show up, or call Susan McMullen if you need more information.
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Moms’ Tea Party
When: Saturday, September 29th at 10:30 am
Where: Julie Cockroft's home
Who: All mothers of homeschoolers who are members of PCHEA (nursing babies are welcome).
RSVP: Julie Cockroft or Nancy Schwab
Come and enjoy a morning of food, friendship, and encouragement as we start out the new school year.
Please bring your favorite teacup and 20 of your favorite tea sandwiches.
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FIELD TRIP
Omniplex/Omnidome Field Trip
Coordinator: Cyndi Seeley
Date: Thursday, October 4, 2007
Time: 9:15 a.m. *Please be sure to arrive on time
Place: Omniplex Science Museum, OKC
Science lab: OOH! AAH! Chemistry (will be most appropriate for 1st through 5th graders).
Omnidome: Hurricane on the Bayou.
Planetarium: To Boldly Go (about the Solar system).
Tentative schedule of events:
Omnidome: 10:00 a.m.
Science Lab: 11:00 a.m.
Planetarium: 12:00 noon
Lunch: 1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
*Please bring a sack lunch.
Free time: 1:30 - ??
The Omniplex closes at 5:00 p.m.
Reminder, we have to do everything as a group! If your children are too young to attend the Omnidome or lab please let me know we can make special arrangements with the Omniplex for you. But, keep in mind it is best to do as much as we can as a group. We have to have at least 10 children to go to the Omnidome and at least 10 children to have the science lab.
Cost: General admission also includes the planetarium. *PLEASE INCLUDE an 8.5% SALES TAX
Adults $7.00 - This includes general admission and Omnidome.
Children: $10.00 - This includes general admission, Omnidome, and science lab.
Children who are UNDER the age of three are free. They charge for ages three and up.
For those who have memberships, the membership is not valid for group activities. If you have a membership and you want to participate with the PCHEA group in the science lab and Omnidome (also referred to as the Imax) you have to pay the fees for those events, the membership does not cover it, it only covers general admission. If you have any questions regarding this please call Cyndi Seeley.
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Eco-Caching Field Trip
Coordinator: Julie Cockroft
Friday, October 12th from 10:30 to 2:00
$2.00 per child with a $10.00 maximum per family
Eco-caching is all the fun of geo-caching, but you get to learn about nature in the process. You will learn how to use a hand-held GPS to locate a list of coordinates that will lead you to treasures from nature. Judy from the Kuriakos Nature Center will teach our group how to use a GPS and will guide each group thru the process of finding God's riches in nature.
We will meet at Lakeview Church Baptist Church at 10510 Alameda Drive in Norman. East Norman. Arrive and be ready to go by 10:30. The first part of the field trip will involve a class given at the church by Judy. We are to bring a sack lunch, and we will eat before she divides us into teams and send us out to find caches in the Lake Thunderbird area.
This is a wonderful and very educational field trip. Your entire family will enjoy it. Those with younger children need to plan accordingly as you will be walking places that are not accessible by stroller. Also, be sure to wear bug repellent as the chiggers, ticks and sand fleas are very active right now.
Reservations MUST be made for this field trip as there is a limit on the number of children who can participate. These are the children (adults do not add to count) I have reservations for:
There are only 8 slots open. Money needs to be paid to hold your spot.
PLEASE if you are UNABLE to attend, please contact Julie Cockroft and cancel.
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Braum’s Tour
Coordinator: Lani Kalies
Date: Oct. 15th and 16th
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Place: Braum’s Dairy in Tuttle, OK
Ever wonder how Braum's makes their delicious ice cream, milk, and other dairy products? Check it out in person by taking a free tour of the processing plant on the Braum Family Farm in Tuttle, Oklahoma (45 minutes southwest of Oklahoma City; 2 miles west of Tuttle on HWY 37).
The tour involves a 15 minute video, a sample of ice cream, and a tour of the processing plant where you can see how Braum’s makes and packages milk, ice cream, and other dairy products. Braum's emphasized that the tour involves climbing 1 flight of stairs. The tour is free of charge and lasts approximately 1 ½ hours.
Both October 15th and 16th have been reserved for PCHEA at 10:30 a.m. The maximum for each group is 28 people (minimum is 10). We have not reached the maximum for each group. Please contact Lani Kalies to reserve your spot and for more information.
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DESSERT CONTEST: Scheduled for October 18th
Coordinators: Kim VanBebber and Cyndi Seeley.
Be watching for more information!
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This month the newsletter is so big that there is a Part 2.
