March 2020

Group business:

• Field trips for March and April are cancelled.
• Providence Health Care Career Highlight classes are cancelled.
• Assume things are cancelled unless you specifically hear otherwise.
• Group meetings are switched from in-person to online via Skype.
• Our group's website is now up at holyrosaryhs.us. Please look through it and send us your feedback. What additional info would you like to see on it?
• Visit our Facebook group at "The Torchbearer."
• Our next meeting will be held via Skype on April 16, 2020. The main topic will be, "How do you know you’re picking the right curriculum?"

Main topic: Preparing For the Future: What Happens After Homeschooling?

Field trips for March and April are cancelled.

Providence Health Care Career Highlight classes are cancelled.

Group meetings are switched from in-person to online via Skype.

Let us pray that God in His mercy will grant us a swift end to this pandemic!

Good news! You don't have to drive.

Important update: In view of rising concerns around the transmission of Covid-19, we are changing our meeting to an online format using Skype.

Please RSVP to us at [email protected] to let us know that you'd like to attend, and look for the meeting link in your Inbox on Thursday evening.

Looking forward to seeing you!

Suchi, Darcee, and Jennifer

Hello, everyone,

News on cancellations:

• As you already know, many public events are cancelled and facilities are closing due to measures to slow the spread of Covid-19. Schools, public libraries, museums, and other such places are affected.
• Unfortunately, this includes our planned OBT Field Trip that was scheduled for March 26. We will be rescheduling it when that is possible.
• We’re not yet sure about our April field trips and Providence Career Highlight classes, but will update you as soon as we know.

Resources:

Contest Focuses on ABCs of Poetry

Wordplay takes on new meaning for this year’s poetry contest, as students are challenged to write verse that complies with alphabetic mechanics. And, as always, winners earn cash prizes!

Contest open to all homeschooled students ages 7-19.

Hello, everyone,

Our March topic is, "Preparing For the Future: What Happens After Homeschooling?”  We will talk about how to choose a great college as well as how to look into various trades.

Don’t forget our new “Show & Tell” segment! This month's topic is Science. Bring your favorite Science curriculum to share!

Join us for a visit to the Portland Art Museum on Tuesday,  March 3rd at 10:30 am.

We will be concentrating on the Gothic and Renaissance exhibits.  Ashley Meyer will attend with us to answer questions that you might have about the art and the techniques the great masters used.  Ashley studied Art History and Restoration at SACI in Florence, Italy.