Harvest Festival

Visions In Education 9-12 Academy students and their CTs will be hosting VIE’s first Harvest Festival. The back parking lot area of Fair Oaks Presbyterian Church, located at 11427 Fair Oaks Blvd. in Fair Oaks, 95628 will be transformed into a fun-filled harvest atmosphere where K-8 Home School students can participate in a variety of fun activities and create arts and crafts projects. Noon time snacks will be provided.

This is a No Charge event and runs from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm on Friday, October 24, 2008. We are asking that students be enrolled in Launchpad event #2724 to assist in our planning. A completed Field Trip Permission/Emergency Information form must be completed for each VIE enrolled student.

Visions is accepting a can of food from each attendee at sign-in, which will be donated to the Sacramento Food Bank.
For additional information view the flyer or contact Nancy Peterson at npeterson@sanjuan.edu or 916-971-5518. Please come join us for a time of great fun and enjoyment to celebrate the Fall harvest time.

Please email me to let me know if you are planning on attending this event.

Home School Week and the Scholastic Book Fair

Join us at the Carmichael Resource Center for our Second Annual Home School Week and the Scholastic Book Fair , running from Tuesday, October 7 to Friday, October 10, 2008. Purchase of Scholastic Book Fair materials may be made between the hours of 9:00 am – 4:00 pm. A large variety of books and curiculum resource materials will be available, geared to the K-8 student. The parent/guardian may use up to $50.00 from the student’s launchpad account. Purchases that exceed this amount may be made with cash only, as no personal checks or credit cards will be accepted, so please plan accordingly.

In addition there will be a variety of Special Events running during the week. Please enroll students in the Event Numbers listed below. Seating is limited.

• Tuesday, October 7, 10:30 am -11:30 am, Nature’s Critters, Event #2536.
• Wednesday, October 8, 10:30 am- 12:00 noon, Animal Art with Kid Creative, Event #2537
• Thursday, October 9, 10:30 am – 11:30 am, Puppet Art, Event #2538
• Friday, October 10, 10:30 am – 11:30 am, Canine Companions
• Friday, October 10, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm, Lifetouch Photography for student pictures