Wisconsin Homeschoolers
A place for Wisconsin homeschooling families and virtual charter school families to network, share resources, plan field trips and buy & sell curriculum. We are a new, inclusive group. Please tell your friends!
Peabody and Woodcock-Johnson testing available in River Falls
Date:
Friday, April 23, 2010 - 9:00am - 5:00pm
Ann Mathews-Lingen will be offering assessments for homeschool children at the River Falls library on either the 23rd or 30th of April.
From Ann:
I offer the Peabody and for those who have topped the Peabody, I now offer the Woodcock-Johnson. Both tests are oral and conversational in tone. The tests assess Reading, Spelling, Math and General Knowledge.
Testing takes about an hour per child and scoring is completed at the appointment. The cost of the test is $45 per child.
Controlling email you receive from HomeschoolRecess.com
HomeschoolRecess allows members to have fine gauge control of what the site emails to them, and how often. When a member joins a group, they are automatically subscribed to all group messages. These settings can be changed at the member's "notifications" page: http://homeschoolrecess.com/user/me/notifications
Here, a member can turn off all email temporarily by clicking on Temporarily disable all your subscriptions
"EEK! Environmental Education for kids" an e-mag by the WI DNR
This online magazine is produced by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, and includes fun online activities and information for kids in grades 4-6, and a "Teacher resources" section with ideas, projects, and information for instructors that covers a much wider age-range. It's all free.
June Homeschool Second Tuesday at the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden
Date:
Tuesday, June 8, 2010 - 1:00pm - 3:00pm
June 8th 1:00pm to 3:00pm – “Quaking Bog Explorations”
May Homeschool Second Tuesday at the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden
Date:
Tuesday, May 11, 2010 - 1:00pm - 3:00pm
May 11th 1:00pm to 3:00pm – “Botany 101 – Woodland Wildflowers”
Location
WI
See map: Google Maps
