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June Meeting - SAT Night

NLHA 2nd Online Cooking Challenge (teens and tweens)

TOPIC:

What are you looking forward to in the new year? Did you make any New Year’s Resolutions, and if so, please share one or two. Is there anything you are dreading? Any changes you have made? What are you most looking forward to this year?

ANSWERS:

The one New Year’s Resolution I have made this year is to "engage" more with our children. So often I pretend to listen to them while my mind is wandering off to "what to have for dinner, when can I go shopping, how would the couch look over there…?" The days go by and while these precious souls are with me constantly, I am more concerned with barking out orders and running the ship.
As we look toward (probably) sending our 2 eldest to school next year I wonder where the years have gone and I begin to panic that I will no longer have unlimited time with them. So I want to make each day count and somehow remember to look them in the eyes, and listen for real and really enjoy and appreciate the amazing people they are.

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I have had the kids make some goals for themselves for the remainder of this school year, so that's something new for us. In the past, I have been the one to set goals for them such as "learn to read" and they have been aware of the goal, but really not an active pursuer of it. They had no real sense of ownership. This year I asked the kids what they would like to aim to achieve and I was pleasantly surprised by the answers I got. Things like have a garbage pickup day once a month in our neighbourhood. We did this as a church in the spring and the kids were so into it, seeing who could find the most unusual item. They also talked about helping the poor by collecting pop cans and donating the money. My daughter wants to have a bake sale and donate the money to childhood slavery abolition. I am looking forward to helping them make these goals a reality. What I am most looking forward to this year is spending more time with my kids, engaged in their passions and interests and exploring the world around us as a family.

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My main concern about starting school again was the state of our spare room. My goal still is to get the craft/school book room organized. Slowly as I have a few spare minutes the room has been improving. We are also in the process of changing some of our flooring in the house so things are likely to be placed in awkward spots for a while. Once the room is back to what I would like and the floors and painting are done then my goal would be to maintain some order. Another goal would be sticking to some of the plans I had for this year. The holidays interrupted some of our projects and my goal is to return to and complete them. I haven't made any changes except that I've had to be more flexible. We have a family situation that has taken more of my time and energy since Christmas. Plans have had to change and not all of my goals or dreams for this year may materialize. We are also getting a puppy in a week and may incorporate some dog training, reading and writing into our school work over the next few months. I am most looking forward to the spring! Even though it hasn't been a cold winter, I am still looking forward to longer days, more walks, warmer ather and enjoying creation.

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I am looking forward to doing S.O.A.P. devotions with my kids. Can't wait to see and hear how they personally apply the scriptures to their life. Another area I am looking forward to is developing a much better spoken prayer life with the kids; praying scripture and taking authority in areas as the Lord reveals.

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7 June Meeting - SAT Night June 7, 2021 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Zoom or small outside gathering Map Science, Art and Talent Night celebrates our children and turns the spotlight on their talents and accomplishments. Every year at around this time, the New Life Home School Association hosts an evening for families to share and celebrate the children’s accomplishments. We have had music, dance, martial arts, theatre, speeches, and presentations of all sorts. In addition, we had tables with displays of science experiments, social studies projects, books, drawings, Lego, computers with recordings of sports, and so on. Usually, S.A.T. night is a wonderful gathering of families including dads, grandparents and friends. We nudge and encourage the kids to present something about their passion in front of an eager audience. The kids are nervous, but the few moments when they step out of their comfort zone to present make them grow another little bit more. Many children do not naturally like eyes looking at them, so we are grateful that they had that supportive audience year after year. Also, children had been inspired by other children presenting, so please join in even if your kids decide not to present this year. Contact us for details on sign up and viewing! June Meeting - SAT Night

10 NLHA 2nd Online Cooking Challenge (teens and tweens) June 10, 2021 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Zoom! Map This year, we are going to have participants build and decorate a three-layer cake within the time limit. The mystery theme will be revealed on the day of the event. What you will need: - computer and a camera on around your work area - pre-baked cake look up a recipe online to make from scratch, you can choose any flavour Bake the cakes the day before. you will need to make three small layers to stack, using icing or any filling of choice between layers - icing: buttercream icing suggested, but you can use any type or combination of icings and flavours - layer filling: you can use icing or any filling/flavour of your choice. Do not pre-stack your cakes. - decorations: you can choose whatever you want to use for decorations, but ALL decorations on the cake must be edible - lots of imagination & ready to have fun! At the end of the time, we will take turns to have a ‘show and tell’ - participants will share what type of cake they made, and all about their decorations. They can share their process, what challenges they had, how they came up with the idea for their decorations etc. Then they will cut a piece of cake and put it on a plate to show how well their layers turned out! *** sign up by Monday, June 7th to register for the event NLHA 2nd Online Cooking Challenge (teens and tweens)