H.E.A.R.T.

April 2000

Happy Birthday

Julie Hankins turned 6 on the 4^th

Joseph Rowland turned 15 on the 6th

Ashley Pugh will be 13 on the 10th

Jeremy Hamilton will be 3 on the 11^th

Angela Snider will be 16 on the 17^th

Hannah George will be 10 on the 25th

Jason George will be12 on the 28^th

Ryan Ward will be 13 on the 30^th

One of HEART's own mom's, Natalie Butcher, has taken over the web site for HEAR.

Home Educators of ARkansas

She keeps the information current on the web site, so we can stay up to date on the latest that is going on with homeschooling in our state. Check out the web site for yourself!

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Garden/4555/

The Education Alliance's 2000 Arkansas Home School Convention

May 19-20

Harding University, Searcy, AR

Includes featured speakers, vendors of curriculum, workshops, used curriculum sale, banquet, graduation ceremony, college fair & debate tournament.

Registration: $7 per family before 5/1/00 or $10 per family after 5/1/00

Banquet Registration: $11 per adult and $5.50 per child 12 & under

Graduation Reservations: $30 per graduate (includes diploma)

For information or a registration form, contact Peri Neale at the Education Alliance at (501)375-7000 or arfamcoun@aol.com or 412 S. Pulaski, Suite 2, Little Rock, AR 72201

Mother's Day- News Times

In conjunction with Mother's Day, the News-Times is inviting students in the 3^rd thru 6thg rade to express their thoughts about their mothers, stepmothers, or foster mothers, grandmothers or any woman who has been like a mother to them.

THEME: "What makes your mom special to you? Why is she the greatest?"

IDEAS: Have your child write about what they like about their moms, a favorite thing that they do with them, a special day or time that they shared, or something she has given them that they will always remember and cherish.

LENGTH: No more than 75 words.

News-Times will run as many as they have space to run. They reserve the right to edit as necessary.

DEADLINE: Mail or give to Tina George by April 25^th.

The child's name, grade, age, and school should be clearly printed on the back of each essay.

Field Trip

Meet at

East Main Baptist Church

8:00 a.m.

April 14^th

We are driving to Camden and touring
the Chidester House, Graham Betts Home, log homes,
eating lunch at Poison Springs park,
and then touring the confederate cemetery.

The costs to tour two of the homes is

$1.00 per person - per home.

Please have the exact amount ready to allow things

to run a bit smoother when paying to enter.

Bring a sack lunch!