Changes.

With the coming of the end of December some parents may return their kids to the regular school system. Should you be heading this way it's okay. However we will be doing a roll call on Facebook to make sure we keep our page and members up to date.

Also swimming sign up for the Tuesday swim class is Dec 11th so please be sure to get signed up for the next term if you are interested. J.Lees is still in charge of that group so contact her for further info please.

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 Due to lack of use I have deleted the library page.

Attention Members

M.E.S.S. has had a lot of new people join this year which is fantastic. I would like to share with everyone a couple of points. When I started M.E.S.S. a couple of years ago it was originally just to find more social opportunities for all the kids. Classes were great of course but social opportunities for just play weren't always so easily found. So M.E.S.S. was born of a need to find social ties for the kids. It has since evolved to be a full on homeschool group. Which is great!

 It is my hope to see all MESS members jump in with any ideas that you may have and share them with the group. When creating events it's okay to create similar events. Sometimes people can't make a specific date for one event and having another option is helpful. Newsletter articles would also be greatly appreciated. We all have different teaching styles, methodologies, ideas, please share! That's how we grow as homeschoolers and teachers.

As said in previous newsletters my family has asked that I step back and take some down time. So if anyone who is a member would like to post an event for the group I ask that you email all the details.
*Name of event
*Time of event
*cost of event if any
*limited number of attendees?
*if any help would be appreciated?
*venue for event
etc...to messfriendsgroup@gmail.com
I will then happily create a facebook event page for the event. In this way we can keep the facebook page a tad less confusing for all.

Don't be shy about creating events. It can be as simple as setting up a field trip or play date. If you have just wee kids and are looking to make some connections, it's okay to set up an event for just the littles. If you have teens and want just teens to attend that's okay too. The group is here to facilitate everyone who is homeschooling or thinking of homeschooling.

As always remember to invite friends who may be interested!

Visually Fall Art Show Recap.

  This was the first kids art show MESS had put on and we learned a lot from it. We raised $70 for our local soup kitchen. Way to go! Many thanks to the kids number one, for putting so much effort into the artwork. Thank you also to my husband who worked on his off days to make the display boards and who helped immensely with set up and take down. A really big thank you to the mothers who helped arrange their kids works, brought treats to share, and were just generally awesome.The kids spent a great deal of time making some amazing art and had a lot of fun discussing their pieces with the guests!

Now without further adieu......the Gallery! (Note this is in no particular order...sorry for my bad camera work...and sorry I didn't get everything photographed)

Welcome Visitors!

If you have stumbled across this page via a link or other method we welcome you! This page is a homeschool group page for our area in Northern Ontario. Should you like more information please feel free to email messfriendsgroup@gmail.com Feel free to stay and look around!

Micheals Store Discount

  After lodging a formal complaint about our local Micheals Store for not allowing myself as a homeschooler the teacher's discount, I was rewarded with a positive response. The company does indeed allow  homeschooler's a 15% discount as long as you have proof of homeschooling. In other words if you bring your letter from the board of ed that you recieved after filing your letter of intent you will qualify.

After this experience I am encouraged to know that even though some people don't view us as teachers there are those who do.