Purim Pictures

These are some Purim pictures from our students from the "School of Wholesome Learning." Aren't they cuuuutte?

There is one super cute family that sent me pics that somehow was erased on my computer- two gorgeous blondes. If you are reading this please feel free to send it to me again to be posted here ~ send to evonnemandella@yahoo.com ! Thank you!

P.S. I am in the purple scarf as Queen Esther :)Yeah!!!!!!!

Are You in or Near the Alabama Area? Come Visit Us!

Are you in or near the Alabama Area? Are you in Georgia, upper Alabama, or a nearby State? Can't afford a big vacation but could maybe swing a fun filled day trip? Looking for a fun reason for a road trip?! Come and join us live for these Free Family Fun events and Classes! Signup for Classes Here: http://hiddentreasureshs.com/Classes-Seminars-Workshops-Moms-Night-Out.php




LET'S CELEBRATE PASSOVER!
by Evonne Mandella

Come and Celebrate the Biblical Holiday Passover! Your family will enjoy partaking of the elements of the Passover meal (seder), and learn their deeper meanings. WE WILL FOCUS UPON MESSIAH JESUS' FULFILLMENT OF THIS WONDERFUL HOLIDAY! AS ALWAYS- WE WILL LEARN A LITTLE HEBREW ALONG THE WAY! Come join Evonne Mandella of "Wholesome Learning" for this one of a kind Interactive Workshop for all ages.

Thursday, March 25, 2010
1:30 p.m.
at Hidden Treasures Homeschool Store
Deadline to register: Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Seating is limited so register early!

LET'S CELEBRATE EARLY FIRSTFRUITS!
(RESURRECTION DAY)
by Evonne Mandella

Thursday, April 1, 2010
1:30 p.m.
at Hidden Treasures Homeschool Store
COST: FREE
Deadline to register: Tuesday, March 30

Come celebrate the Feast of Early Firstfruits!
This little known Old Testament holiday is full of beautiful significance!
Did you know our Lord chose this day as His Resurrection Day?
Do you think that was an accident?

Come enjoy Resurrection Day in a whole NEW way this year and change the way you see it forever!

Highlights for your children will be waving stalks of wheat, playing "Shimon Says," and even touching wavy jello.
Come and see what the fun is all about!
As always Evonne Mandella of "Wholesome Learning" will teach you a little Hebrew along the way!

COURTSHIP, PURITY & THE ANCIENT JEWISH WEDDING
by Evonne Mandella

Saturday, April 17, 2010
1:00 p.m.
at Hidden Treasures Homeschool Store
Deadline to register: Wednesday, April 14

Purity, courtship, and the ancient Jewish wedding......old fashioned notions? Definitely!

Dry and dusty.....irrelevant for youth today? You could never be more wrong!

In this inspiring and exciting workshop your tweens and teens will time travel back to courtship in biblical times and experience its beautiful rituals and romantic customs. This biblical journey will not only revolutionize their romantic dreams but also their prayer lives and lives as servants to Christ! They will leave excited about purity and understand what romance - God's way - is really all about!
A mother/daughter experience you will remember for a long time! For 8 years girls and up!

Announcement

Purim!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Download using Windows Media Player Here: http://www.divshare.com/download/10629683-ed6

Shalom Friends~ over the next week or so you will be delighted to see some of beautiful Purim pictures from our students throughout the world~ so check back often!




Announcement!!: I am so excited to me a New Contributer to Old Schoolhouse Magazine's Company Blog at Homeschool Blogger's Company Porch! God willing~ each Monday I will be able to offer a new blog. My Category is called "From the Heart," and it will have Homeschool Encouragement, Inspiration, and Humor~ at least I laugh at my jokes! Please join me there today- my very first article is called "Sister Suffragette," and it is about both Mary Poppins and homeschool~ really :) Hope to see you there! http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/hsbcompanyblog

Also friend~ Visit me over at Currclick here: http://www.currclick.com/newsletter_current.php to see our article featured in the their Newsletter: "The Dream of Homeschool," shooting straight from the hip :)

"School of Wholesome Learning"~ Online School With A Heart for Jewish Roots

Are you aware of the resources that the Lord has provided through modern technology? I was so excited last year to found the Online "School of Wholesome Learning":~ a completely Online Interactive School Online with approximately 400 families! So far we have enjoyed Interactive New Testament Greek Classes, Learn to Read Hebrew Classes, and even Chanukkah Classes offered for low prices through Currclick Live (no school tuition fee)! Our next class offering is a FREE Purim Class and there are more to come. Thank you for letting me be a part of your families lives! The "School of Wholesome Learning" provides interactive classes, Interactive Forums with peer to peer and peer to teacher interaction(found at the Currclick Live Student Network).

Thank you for being a part of our School!

Currclick Live Student Network

Visit CurrClick Live Student Network


May I invite you to Currclick's new meeting place for currclick live students here: http://currclicklive.ning.com/ Here we (kids included!) can interact all the time!- with our Jewish Roots and Hebrew Fun Forum, my blog, and your updates!

Homeschool Hebrew ~ Fast and Fun!

"Her Children Rise Up And Call Her Blessed..."

"Read Hebrew Today~ The BLESSING Series~ The Aaronic Benediction" is up! Here is the exciting info:



Have you ever dreamed of reading the Bible in the original Hebrew? Have you thought, "That's just too hard, it would take years to learn!" Now~ within minutes YOU and your FAMILY will be reading the most loved Bible verses of ALL TIME in minutes! Your family will enjoy the experience of asking God to bless one another with this Ancient Aaronic Benediction in its original Hebrew and English translation! Get Blessed Today!

Click Preview here http://www.currclick.com/product_info.php?products_id=34065&it=1 to see the Free Demo and try it for yourself. You will be amazed at what you can do!

Homeschool Makeover!

ARE YOU IN NEED OF AN INTERVENTION?! :D

(My article as featured exactly in Currclick's Newsletter this week- seen here http://www.currclick.com/newsletter_current.php )

If you are looking for a truly FUN and MEMORABLE WAY to teach your kids to Defend the Faith~ please note Currclick also chose our Wholesome Learning: Messianic Prophecies Bible Curriculum as their "Pick of Week" from over 10,000 curriculum/product choices to pick from! This is the 4th time in about a year our Curriculum products have been chosen! I believe people are craving a Deep and Memorable Homeschool Journey for their Families! Checkout the Free Samples to see what all the excitement is about!



Homeschool Makeover!

Does your homeschool need a “Makeover?” Are you like me in need of an “Intervention?” Can you relate to my experience?

In Preschool the “world was our oyster.” We would homeschool when we wanted to and where we wanted. We even homeschooled at Starbuck's over a 2 shot soy latte, and a child's Frappucino. Life was good!

Then age 4 came around with a cold chill; and we decided it was time to bunker down. Expensive DVDs were ordered; and Mom's frown became her accessory of choice- because it was time to get serious! And serious he got. No playgroup in the morning any more. Baby sister had to be kept away for serious kindergarten work was occurring. The musty storage room was turned into a school with creaky desk and all.

It went on like this for a year, until I realized “this was no fun!” The breaking point for me was when my child said to me, “you're not my teacher, Mrs. _____ (the Video Teacher) is my teacher.” No more! I was going to be the creative Supermommy Homeschool Star that I knew was buried inside of me. We were going to have a HOMESCHOOL MAKEOVER!

Out went the creaky desk, and in came the butterflies. Out went the workbooks, and in came the “Magic School Bus.” If it wasn't hands-on, I was hands-off. If it didn't require a field trip, I left it out in left field. However, in our homeschool bliss one major problem occurred. That same child that could sit for 4 hours through a school completely on DVD, was now climbing on the walls and thought he was a butterfly when it was needed to sit and learn. There is only so many field trips one can take to teach a kid to write his name! And this creative Homeschool Diva was ready to hang up her boa, and call the Insane Asylum. I was so sure there was a special unit for homeschool moms who thought they could do it all!

Well, after being told I could not afford the padded walls on one income, I had to find another solution. I needed to give our family another “Homeschool Makeover!” It was time to make a change- but how- I wanted structure back.. but I wanted creativity too. Aha! My grand solution- structure for the core classes- and creativity in all the electives.

Ah! My golden moment of clarity! All it took was a little soul searching, and my Makeover Moment happened. Yours Can Too! It is never too late to have a Homeschool Makeover! And hey, maybe I'll see you over a latte with your new homeschool accessory- a smile on your lips!