Every Wednesday night 6:30pm-7pm
Southside
Bedtime Stories
Bedtime Stories is a night-time version of Family Story Time. Storytelling, music, and educational activities are included for all ages. No preregistration required.

September 8th & 15th 6pm
North Regional
Teen Book Club
Teens 13-18, are invited to read and discuss books. Call (337) 896-6323 for more information.

September 18th 2pm
North Regional
Lego Club
Kids 7 years and older will build lego projects based on a theme.
A parent must accompany the child. Sept. preregistration starts 9/11.
Oct. preregistration starts 10/16. Call (337) 896-6323 to preregister.

September 25th 1pm
Southside
Oh, the Drama!
Teens ages 12-18 are invited to join a monthly group that will do dramatic readings. Preregistration starts 9/6. Call (337) 981-1028 to preregister.

Other events can be seen at the library’s website.

The library website has a great source of online books available for kids:

http://www.tumblebooks.com/library/asp/home_tumblebooks.asp

You can also download audio books that are compatible with your iPod, iPhone and even the new iPad.

http://overdrive.lafayette.lib.la.us/F9BB4F59-D8AE-4051-9917-C9B0886588F7/10/493/en/Default.htm

Celebrate National Poetry Month
Tuesday, April 27, 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.
South Regional Library Meeting Room

In celebration of April as National Poetry Month, Louisiana’s Poet Laureate Darrell Bourque will give a one-hour presentation entitled “Poems: Where They Come From and Where They Go” on Tuesday evening at the South Regional Library. Dr. Bourque will entertain questions about his poems and discuss with participants the art and value of poetry. He will also have copies of his books available for sale and signing. The program is funded under a grant from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Dear Fellow Homeschooler,

We would like to take the opportunity to tell you about the Home School Cottage Broussard. Based in Broussard, LA (conveniently located near HWY 90, just south of Lafayette). This innovative business is meeting the needs of homeschoolers all across South Central and Western Louisiana. It is owned and operated by homeschooling mothers who understand what you’re looking for and what obstacles you face. We provide a kid-friendly place for parents to come and shop and ask questions.

We are interested in all aspects of homeschooling and parenting: emotional, social and educational. We are experienced in many different styles of curricula and are well-equipped to help you find what is right for your individual family needs. Our store stocks new curricula, such as:

Easy Grammar
Explode the Code
Saxon Math
Singapore Math
Wordly Wise
Apologia Science
Story of the World
AVKO Sequential Spelling

Due to our busy consignment service, we offer a wide range of used curriculum at discounted prices, including Bob Jones, ABeka, Rod and Staff, and Seton. Our specialty is finding an educational fit for every family and every budget. A variety of Melissa & Doug educational toys are available, as well.

You can find helpful information on our website www.schoolcottage.com. We are also on Facebook where you can be informed weekly of interesting workshops, classes and new additions to our inventory. We would love for you to become part of our fan family on Facebook. You may also request to be added to our email list.

We have a lending library with wonderful resources for homeschooling and parenting, great reads for support and encouragement. Many of these books have been donated by fellow homeschoolers, and we appreciate their generosity.

Quarterly, we offer Free Homeschooling 101 workshops. These workshops are designed to help new homeschoolers or those interested in homeschooling to become better informed. Our dates for 2010 are Saturdays, April 10th, August 7th and November 6th. These workshops are from 10am-noon. We also offer one-on-one consultations and curriculum counseling for families who want an individualized focus.

This spring we will be speaking at several area homeschool conventions and meetings. We will be sharing information and helping with curriculum choices, all the while giving parents and opportunity to look through the curricula themselves. We would love the opportunity to come to your kick-off meetings in the fall and meet your members personally. Big or small, casual or formal we can fit in with your needs. If this would be a possible please contact us so we can work out the details.

We are in the process of making changes to our website to better serve the homeschooling community. If you would like your group to be listed on our website, please let us know the website or contact information you would like to have listed. This is a great resource for families interested in homeschooling or who are new to the area.

Please pass along this information to your members and let them know that we are here to help them. We are happy to check our shelves over the phone or via email. Let us know what you are looking for and we’ll put it to the side for you or ship it to your home.

Here to serve you,

Carla Carr and Kelda Poynot

Home School Cottage Broussard
517 East Main Street
Broussard, La 70518
337-330-2356
www.schoolcottage.com
TU-TH 1-4pm
One Saturday a month from 10-2.
(Saturdays vary, so please check the calendar at our website)

We are affiliated with the Home School Cottage in Slidell.
www.homeschoolcottage.com

Barnes & Noble invites you to our Educator Appreciation Days, Saturday, Jan. 16 through Sunday, Jan. 24.

Pre-K-12 educators save up to 25% on classroom and personal purchases, including 10% on CDs and DVDs (certain restrictions apply).

Grantwriting expert Cheryl Castille is the guest speaker for our Educators Reception at 6 p.m. Jan. 19. We’ll also have door prizes, information on fundraising and more, Please join us.

Herman Fuselier
Community Relations Manager
Barnes & Noble Booksellers ~ Lafayette
5705 Johnston St.
Lafayette, LA 70503

Check out NASA in Houston, Texas with other homeschoolers!  Homeschool Day is October 7, 2009 and they have an after hours event the night before.

For more information -

http://www.spacecenter.org/HomeSchool.html  

 http://www.spacecenter.org/SchoolOvernightHomeschool.html

Join us in celebrating our freedom to learn at home at our NOT-Back-To-School Breakfast.  Its at 9:30 am on August 11th at the IHOP on I-49 exit 4.  Feel free to let the kids wear PJs if they want!  We look forward to seeing you there!

Hi! My name is Courtney Aillet. I am a homeschooling mother of four with a degree in elementary education.

I offer a two day a week program for homeschooled children ages 3-8 in my home. My school hours are 8:30-3:00, Tuesday and Thursday. I charge $25.00 per day per child. During those two days we follow a schedule and cover many subjects. Some of them are: Math, Penmanship, Spanish, Reading Fluency, Bible study, Art and World History.

I use a fantastic Charlotte Mason based curriculum called Living Books Curriculum. 

Please call me if you are interested and I will fill you in on all the details.  My number is 225-385-9199. I live in Lafayette.

You can now check all the new posts at magnoliahomeeducators.org on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/magnoliahomeed

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