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WELCOME ~ STANLY MONTGOMERY HOME SCHOOL ASSOCIATION OF NORTH CAROLINA ~ Serving the Christian home school needs throughout the Stanly and Montgomery areas of Central NC.


 Welcome to www.SMHSA.com!
Thanks for stopping by the SMHSA wesite!!
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If you are interested in home schooling and/or joining SMHSA,
PLEASE Read and Agree to SMHSA Bylaws*,
PRINT and COMPLETE and MAIL in the SMHSA Membership Form* ,
(a link to the membership form is a the bottom of the Bylaws)
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SMHSA.com does NOT register
families or individuals for Membership in
Stanly Montgomery Home School Association
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NOTE: Only Active SMHSA Members
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www.smhsa.com  
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 Additional information for classes, events and activities
available to Active SMHSA members only.
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For the safety of our students and their families,
SMHSA.com's Editor  will not intentionally publish
the full names, addresses, phone numbers and/or
other private Member information, for public access,
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www.smhsa.com is open to the public,
with limited access available to everyone.
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Please Email Questions or Comments to: SMHSAWebsite@aol.com
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Thank you for visiting with SMHSA!! 
Have a blessed and wonderful year in home schooling!!
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Stanly Montgomery Homeschool Association does not necessarily endorse
the web sites, or the beliefs and policies of other sites linked to our web site.
We/you as a support group have made these recommendations and our site provides
a location to help and/or assist in your homeschooling endeavor .
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God Bless!
 Debbie
 Homeschool Talent Show!
The SMHSA Talent Show has been rescheduled!
It will be Saturday, March 20. Location to be announced next week.

If anyone would like to sign up to perform, please contact me via email at dietsundropaddict@yahoo.com.

Blessings,
Donna Medlin
 Children's Valentine's Party
You are invited to a Valentine's Party

For: Pre-schoolers-6th graders
Date: Friday, February 12th, 2010
Time:11:00a.m.-1:00p.m.
lunch will be served
Where: West Stanly Baptist Church
24172 NC 24-27 Hwy Albemarle, NC phone # 704-982-0223

We need you to R.S.V.P. no later than Tuesday, Feb, 9th, 2010 so we can have time
to buy enough craft supplies, plates, etc. and get the Valentine headcount needed.
Email your R.S.V.P. to me at blessedfamily@carolina.rr.com

We can't wait to see you there and have fun at this party!

Lisa Dales and Heather Higgins
 Teen Valentine's Party
TEENS! COME TO THE: AFTER "V-DAY" PARTY!!

WHERE:SECOND ST PRESBY (ACROSS FROM POST OFFICE,ALBEMARLE)

WHEN:FEB 19TH FROM 7-10PM

WHAT TO BRING:YOUNG LADIES PLEASE BRING A YUMMY FINGERFOOD TO SHARE AND YOUNG MEN PLEASE BRING A SOFT DRINK,KOOL-AIDE,ETC...

YOU MAY INVITE ONE FRIEND!

WATCH FOR FUTURE EMAILS CONCERNING SOME GREAT FUN WE WILL INCLUDE IN YOUR EVENING!!

BLESSINGS!!
PATTY LEMMOND
KATHY STONE
DEBBIE MULLIS
 Annual Signing and Pick- Up Date
Friday May 07, ANNUAL SIGNING AND PICK-UP DATE
Second Street Presbyterian Church in Albemarle
10:30 until 12:00

Please come out for fun and fellowship!!
After wards you can grab a bite of lunch and head over to skate day.

Please bring pens and or markers for the signing, also if you can not pick up your annual that day and need someone else to do so you must let the annual staff know who is your pick-up person. We will not just give your annual to anyone without your permission.

Thank you everyone so much for sending in pictures, sending in ads and especially purchasing annuals.
It takes everyone working together to make this work!

Any questions please email them to: coffeebean8610@yahoo.com

Michelle Sikes
 Drivers Ed
The next driver's ed class will be held on April 26-30, 2010. If your student will be 14 1/2 by that date and you are interested, please email the information in the attachment back to me.

This class is offered free for all Stanly and Montgomery home school residents.

If you have any questions, please email to me at lpinkerton@carolina.rr.com

God bless,
Linda Pinkerton
 New Testing Options Available for 2010
Dear homeschool families,

The New Year is upon us and that means that many families, teachers and parents are thinking about annual achievement testing for 2010. We here at Piedmont Education Services are ready to serve you again and meet your needs with achievement tests, test preparation books, and other helpful products and services.

But there have been some significant changes to our achievement test lineup for 2009-2010! So please take a moment to look at the attached brief list of what we offer, or click here to visit our website: http://www.pesdirect.com.

Especially notice that we no longer offer the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills or the Woodcock-Johnson III Tests of Achievement. Because our agreement with the publisher of those tests ended in 2009 as a result of a contract dispute, we don't have access to those brands any more.

However, we are still in the achievement testing business, having been approved as an authorized reseller of the California Achievement Test, Fifth Ed.® (CAT/5)® (http://www.pesdirect.com/cat5.html) and as a qualified administrator of the Kaufman Tests of Educational Achievement (KTEA-2) (http://www.pesdirect.com/Kaufman.html). Complete information on these two excellent nationally standardized achievement tests is available on our website.

If you have any questions about these changes, or about any of our other products and services, please don't hesitate to call or email. We look forward to serving you again in 2010!

Greg Munger, Pres.
Piedmont Education Services
http://www.pesdirect.com
http://www.homeschooltradingtrain.com
phone: 336-924-2494
fax: 336-924-8190
email: service@pesdirect.com
  SMHSA Membership Fees

SMHSA Membership Fees: $25.00 if paid by June 1 of our SMHSA school year. (Must be postmarked by June 1!) However, if you are a current member of NCHE and pay by June 1st, the fee is discounted to $20.00 instead of $25.00. After June 1, membership fee is $40.00. Renewals postmarked after June 1 will be $40.00. Late fees do not apply to new memberships since these members will be joining later in the year. (NCHE stands for North Carolinians for Home Education. For further information the website is www.nche.com.

 The SMHSA fee covers several different aspects of the group. Examples of the coverage include funds toward the graduation ceremony; insurance policy; membership directory, facility rentals, veteran home school mom dinner; new home school mom's tea, fellowship gatherings; gift certificates, supplies, benevolence and postage. The  fee allows the group to provide many activities that we would not be able to do as individual families.The fee is due by June 1st in order to allow time for preparing the directory,keeping the web site and eloop running smoothly and so all can keep abreast of upcoming news over the summer! 
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 SMHSA BYLAWS
STANLY MONTGOMERY HOME SCHOOL ASSOCIATION
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The Stanly-Montgomery Home School Association (SMHSA) is a Christian organization and is governed by Christian principles; however, it is open to everyone who home schools regardless of religion or race as long as they can respect and defer to the policies and principles set by the board of directors.
 
PURPOSE:The purpose of this group shall be to:
 
-honor Christ as an organization.
-provide encouragement and support to families choosing home education as part of child rearing.
-provide communication and fellowship through meetings, eloop, website and phone calls.
-promote North Carolinians for Home Education (NCHE).
-provide education experiences for home schoolers through organization of field trips, special events, and activities.
-promote home schooling in our community as an attractive educational alternative.

-MEMBERSHIP: Membership shall be obtained by:

   
-an annual fee due by June 1.  After this date the dues will be $40.
   
-subscribing to or deferring to Biblical faith and principles by which this organization is operated.
 
 GOALS: The goals of this organization are:
 
-recognition of parents’ God-given authority over their children and responsibility for their education.
-educational excellence.
-protection and promotion of the family and its freedom of choice in education.
-diligence in moral and ethical instruction and behavior in harmony with Judeo-Christian heritage.
-defense of the constitutional rights established by our founding fathers.   
 
BOARD OF DIRECTORS: This group will govern and oversee all SMHSA activities and provide policy for the association and final decisions including amendment proposals for the membership. When board members need to leave their position prematurely, new board member nominations will come from or be approved by the board.  Initially board members will serve a two-year term. At the end of their term, they have the option of continuing or may step down. President and Treasurer, along with their spouses, are board members during the term of their office.  If the need should arise to vote someone off of the board, a 3/4 majority of quorum board members present is required. A quorum is defined as a simple majority.
 
The board will serve as counsel to officers and approve officer nominations. They will help with constitution interpretation and technical support. They will prepare a yearly budget and maintain the calendar. They also handle situations and problems as they arise.
 
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  Criteria for new board members are as follows (effective 07/01/07):
 
- They must be home schooling all school age children.
- They must have been home schooling for at least three years.
- They must be willing to uphold the Constitution and Bylaws of SMHSA.
- Must be a member of NCHE.
- Must be approved by a 2/3 majority of present SMHSA board members with consensus.
 
OFFICERS: Officers fulfill administrative duties. Member input is valuable and they are encouraged to be active and vocal.  Officers are elected by the board for a two-year term. Duties are as follows:
 
PRESIDENT:  -to provide overall leadership and coordination of events presiding (with prepared agenda) at business meetings.
           -check with various coordinators annually to see if they wish to  continue in their positions.
           -attend Leadership Conference or send an appointee (expenses paid by SMHSA)
 
TREASURER:  -to collect annual dues, pay bills, keep accurate records, file an annual treasurer’s report - a copy of which may be obtained by a member at any time.
 
DISCIPLINE POLICY:  Our main concerns for home school events are:
 
SAFETY: for the children
RESPECT: of others’ property
REPUTATION: of our group
 
Therefore, a high standard of behavior must be maintained as a testimony to others. Parents must monitor their children’s behavior at all times!!!  A child must have a parent (his/hers or someone else’s) that is absolutely responsible in order to perform discipline effectively. This is each parent’s responsibility. In order to achieve these goals, we agree on the following:
 
1) If a child is doing something offensive, harmful or destructive, either take the child to his/her parent, or take the parent to the child and explain the offense.
 
2) The parent will be expected to eliminate the problem, remove the child from the activity, or do what is necessary to prevent the problem from recurring or continuing.
 
3) If the problem continues or recurs, the parent and the child will be asked to leave the activity.
 
ADDRESSES: Out of respect for the privacy of others, our address list shall not be given to others.
 
AMENDMENTS: in order to alter the bylaws, proposed amendments must either be initiated or approved by the Board of Directors. Then proposed amendment changes shall be voted on by the Board of Directors. 
 
~Revised August 2007
Click here for the complete SMHSA Registration Form.
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 2010 Homeschool Cruise
August 2-6, 2010 on Royal Caribbean's Monarch of the Seas, leaving from Port Canaveral, Florida.
Prices are: Inside Double-$437.34 per person, Inside Triple-$410.68 per person, Inside Quad-$397.34 per person, Outside Double-$467.34 per person, Outside Triple-$430.68 per person, and Outside Quad-$412.34 per person.

Deposits of $200 per cabin are due now with the balance being due in April. Anyone is welcome to go, not just homeschool families.
Email Judy Eddy at jeddy@vnet.net
 SAVE YOUR BOX TOP$ FOR EDUCATION!!!
Please save specially marked  BOX TOP$ FOR EDUCATION
Please ask your relatives, friends and neighbors to save box tops for you!


These are worth $0.10 each!

PLEASE BRING ALL SAVED BOX TOP$ FOR EDUCATION
TO MRS. JOY AT EACH SKATE DAY OR ANY OTHER OPPORTUNITY!  THANKS!!

 
 
 Operation Christmas Child!
HELLO TO ALL!

WANTED TO PASS ALONG SOME IDEAS FOR OCC BOXES...

GRAB A SHOE BOX...ONE PER FAMILY MEMBER AND START FILLING NOW! LOOK AT ALL THOSE AWESOME DEALS ON THE CLEARANCE RACKS AND IN MARKDOWN BUGGIES....MAKE IT A YEAR-ROUND PROJECT! IT SAVES MONEY AND YOU CAN PERSONALIZE YOUR GIFTS MORE THIS WAY.....GO AHEAD AND WRITE LETTERS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR YOUR CHILD AND PLACE THEM IN THE BOX (PICTURES TOO!) PUT A COUPLE OF DOLLARS BACK A MONTH TO COVER THE SHIPPING COST!

USE THE OCC WEB SITE FOR ANY QUESTIONS!
AND PLEASE CHECK THE "WHAT NOT TO PUT IN" LIST FOR THE BOXES!!

(age needed most is the 2-4 and 10-14)
 Pizza Hut Book It Program
Go here to register your child for the Pizza Hut Book It Program!!
http://www.bookitprogram.com/enrollment/homeschool.asp
 Clothing Closet
Second Street Presby (across from Post Office in Albemarle)
on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of each month from 2-4 pm
opens their Clothing Closet to the public
all items are free!
Donations of clothing, shoes, and basic house hold items are accepted anytime....
Just leave under the covered porch at the side entrance of church if no one is there!
 Daily Bible Verse (KJV)
2 Thessalonians 1:3
“We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;”

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