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Last updated May 8, 2008

  

Port Cities Home Educators Welcome to our Website!

PCHE STATEMENT OF PURPOSE:
Port Cities Home Educators' main purpose is to support and encourage homeschooling families.

PCHE OBJECTIVES:

  • The PCHE Board seeks to honor Christ and uphold Biblical principles in its decision making for the group.
  • Membership is open to anyone who wishes to be a part of this group.
  • Please note that all PCHE meetings will begin with prayer, offered by a Board member, seeking God's direction and blessing.
  • PCHE will seek to provide regularly scheduled meetings, current emails, and group activities.

Behavioral Codes and Dress Codes for PCHE

1. Children who choose to participate in activities with PCHE   must agree to follow the instructions of parents and other  leaders. Obeying those instructions and exhibiting respect toward parents and other leaders is a condition for remaining at an activity.

2.. At no time will the following activities be appropriate: use of bad language, possessing alcohol, drugs or tobacco products, inappropriate public display of affection, possessing a gun, knife or other dangerous weapon, or disregard for the guidelines and disrespect for parents orother leaders.

3. Please note that if this does occur the child will be asked to leave. Further attendance at PCHE events will require the adult to attend with the child.

4. A positive, pleasant and kind attitude toward one another is strongly encouraged.

Dress Code

Dress code for activities should be appropriate for the occasion. In order to preserve an atmosphere of integrity, respect and to insure an experience free of distractions, please note the following guidelines for all events.

1. Shorts should be mid-thigh in length.

2. Dresses and skirts should be no shorter than just above the knee.

3. No spaghetti straps and shoulder straps should be at least threee fingers wide. Shirts should be long enough to cover the midriff (front and back) even when hands are raised.

4. No “muscle-shirts”.

5. T-Shirts should not display inappropriate wording or graphics.

6. If there are skirts worn with a slit-they need to be modest and contain no more than a 3-4" slit.

7. "Baggy" pants with undergarments showing are unacceptable.

We appreciate your attention to these matters.

The PCHE Board

 

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Member Meetings:  Check back here for an announcement of the next member meeting.

Standardized Testing Registrations Due August 1, 2008 Click on this link to go to the site to register.  Testing is done in March each year, but you MUST register for this by August 1!

 Other Activities & Events 

  • Graduation---more details coming
  •  Year Book Photos
  • Tea Parties--May 17, Check the PCHE Calendar for details
  • Park Day!--May 14 at Sunset Park, Lewiston, 2:30pm

Year Book Photos will be needed for the 2007-08 PCHE yearbook.  Please label all photos with names and event pictured.  They will not be returned, so make copies for yourself.  Please have them in 4x6 or smaller format.  You may email your photos to Marsha.  Put "Year Book Photos" in the subject line so they don't get lost in my deleted folder. Marsha Iddings is the yearbook coordinator, give or send your pictures to her by the end of May 2008.  You can contact her at riddings@clarkston.com

MEMBERS:
Watch your PCHE email for more details on these and other events and get togethers. Or check the PCHE Calendar.

We are grateful for volunteers who help us in many areas! If you would like to volunteer, here are some areas where members can help out:  

  • Presentation Night --Thanks to Paul Krause for coordinating this for us!
  • Project Night --thanks for all who participated and for the coordinators who planned it!
  • Planning a field trip --We've had some awesome fieldtrips--thanks to all the coordinators of these!
  • Park Day Coordinator --Thankyou Patrice for doing this!
  • Students in Print --We didn't have anyone to do this.  Anyone want to volunteer for next year?
  • Christmas Parties--Thanks to all who coordinated the Christmas Party!
  • Year Book Staff Volunteers--let Marsha know if you want to help.  We could use photographers!
  • Teen Teams--Thankyou Leavitt Family for coordinating this!
  • If I have forgotten anyone or anything, please forgive me....we ARE grateful for all who make things happen in PCHE.

 

If you would like to find out more about these opportunities please send an email to the link below.

 

 

 PCHE MEETINGS:
Please feel welcome to visit us if you are not a member. We would love to meet you and introduce you to other homeschoolers.
PCHE CalendarWhen you go to the calendar, you may click on any of the events listed and it will bring up more details about that event.
If you are new to PCHE or homeschooling and would like to be contacted by one of our members, just hit the email linkand send us an email. Then someone will give you a call or answer by email whichever you prefer.
We love helping others get started teaching their children.

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