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Join GWCHE today.  GWCHE membership for 2010-2011 is $20.00 until July 1, 2010.  After that date, the price goes up to $25.00.  Send your application and fees to the address on the application.

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May 30th, 2010 | Category: Announcements | Comments are closed

Public Library Happenings

Dear Gwche Friends,
Look what’s happening at the Waco McLennan County Library:   It’s time to claim your prizes!  Now, through August 15th, kids and teens who signed up for the summer reading program beginning June 1st, can pick up their prizes at the library where they signed up.  Hurry.  Part of your prize is a new book of your choice from selected books.  *Sign-up period is over, so they will not be accepting new sign-ups.   Check out this art exhibit at the RB Hoover:  Papel Picado Traditions.  The exhibit will be there from July 17 – July 31. A third location is to be announced.  

Homework Resources on the Web-The following websites are ones that the Librarians recommend.

50 States of the United States This site features all the help any student would need to write a state report.

 American Memory This Library of Congress site provides documents and historical materials that portray the people and events that have made our nation what it is today.

 Fact Monster A comprehensive reference site for kids, this site is fully searchable and offers information by subject.

Help from Math Nerds This site fields questions about elementary- through college-level math, providing students with guidance and suggestions for solving math problems and grasping concepts.

Homework Center The Homework Center contains sites and resources for K–12 homework subjects. These resources are reviewed and maintained by the Multnomah County Library.

Internet Public Library Youth Division This site, designed for children ages 4 to 11, includes an online story time, Dr. Internet, and a large Dewey Decimal Collection of sites.

Internet Public Library Teen Division The Teen Site from the IPL has resources for homework, poetry, graphic novels, “the procrastinator” and more…

Kids’ Castle The Smithsonian Institution’s site for kids offers an interactive look at the museum’s treasures.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA) for Kids Find out how to get photos from space, see a launch, and more on this out-of-this-world site designed for kids.

Science Buddies (The Kenneth Lafferty Hess Family Charitable Foundation) This site features a huge menu of project ideas and a helpful wizard that will guide young researchers as they select their topics.

Science Fair Project Resource Guide This Internet Public Library site links kids to all kinds of science resources.

Try Science New York Hall of Science. The New York Hall of Science and other science centers, in partnership with IBM, invite visitors (students, teachers, and parents) to investigate and sample a range of online and offline activities at this address. 

More Homework Resources >From the Library

Free Homework Help at the Library

Basic help in Math & Reading is offered.  Please bring materials to work on.

East Waco Library – Mondays 4:30 – 6:00 pm Tuesdays: 3:30 – 5 pm

R.B. Hoover Library – Wednesdays 4:30 – 6:00 pm

Please phone 750-5974 for information about tutors at the other libraries.

Library Research Databases If you need to find magazine or newspaper articles, chapters from books, pictures, maps, biographies, literary criticism and a whole lot more, you can start by searching our homework databases, right here. You will need your Library Card number and PIN to log in from home. 
 

Thank You!

your GWCHE Public Library Liaision  publiclibraryliaison@gwche.org

 

 

July 28th, 2010 | Category: Public Library | Leave a comment

GWCHE Annual Resource Fair

Come see what resources are available to you!

Thursday, August 19th

6:30 – 8:30 P.M.

Highland Baptist Church

in the Fellowship Hall

Childcare will not be provided due to the AC being replaced in the child care rooms.

We apologize for any inconvenience.

Also, pictures for Student IDs will be taken for a cost of $5.00 each.

If you would like them mailed to you, please bring a self-addressed stamped envelope.

VENDOR LIST:

McLennan County Home Educators 4-H •TSTC 

 Texas Ranger Hall of Fame & Museum  

 Hometown News • Lorena 462 Cub Scouts • Brazos Valley Co-op

 Vicki Smith -Girls Volleyball & Co-ed Tennis

A+ Cards • Campbell’s Labels for Education

We will keep this list updated as we get affirmative replies from our vendors.

Thank You!

July 22nd, 2010 | Category: Annual Events, Meetings | Leave a comment

Spash Bash 2010!

Monday, August 23rd 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Waco Water Park

900 Lake Shore Dr

$2.00 per person donation age 3-up ($10 max per family) payable in advance

Make your reservations (with donation) by Saturday, August 21st

Please send donations to GWCHE Splash Bash – email splashbash@gwche.org for mailing address.

Checks should be payable to GWCHE

Please note this event is for GWCHE members only.

Applications and dues will be available and collected at the gate.

One piece swimsuits, please, or white cotton/synthetic tees over two piece suits.

Food may be brought in but no glass containers will be allowed.

For more info contact splashbash@gwche.org

July 11th, 2010 | Category: Announcements, Annual Events | Leave a comment

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO RAISE MONEY FOR GWCHE BY GOING ON VACATION?

As you make summer vacation plans, don’t forget to go through Box Tops Marketplace!

The following merchants will donate a percentage of your spending to GWCHE!

  • Expedia (1%)
  • Southwest Vacations (1.5%)
  • CarRentals.com (1%)
  • Hotwire.com (1.5%)
  • Choice Hotels International (2.5% – Best Internet Rate Guaranteed)
  • Kodak Gallery (3.5% and 50 free photos for new members)

Click here to explore Box Tops Marketplace.

June 22nd, 2010 | Category: Box Tops for Education | Comments are closed

Digestion: Teeth and Saliva

Kids too often do not properly chew their food.teeth

This page contains information about chewing and the part of digestion that occurs in your mouth.

Chewing

Steps for Eating an apple:

1. Using your front teeth (incisors) , you bite off a piece of the apple. Incisor teeth are thinner and sharper than other teeth.

2. Once the food is in your mouth, you then chew it with your grinding teeth (molars). Molar teeth are wide with a rough surface on top. These teeth are in the back of your mouth and are used to grin food.

No matter how much you chew food, chewing cannot break the chemicals in food apart.

Digestion

Digestion is the breakdown of chemicals in food to forms the body can use.

Food Digestion starts in your mouth where saliva (spit) mixes with the food that you chew. It is important to chew your food well so that the saliva thoroughly mixes with the food.

Challenge:

Does saliva digest all kinds of food?

Discover For Yourself

Use small jars of differnt kinds of baby food, such a meats, fruits, and vegetables.

Disign your own technique for adding saliva to the food in each jar. One method might be place a spoon in your mouth so that its surface is covered with saliva, and then stir the food in one of the jars. Use a clean spoon for each test.

Please share your testing method and results. pictures would be wonderful.

May 25th, 2010 | Category: Ask Janice | Comments are closed
 
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