11.21.2014

11.21.14 Announcements

We only have two more events on the calendar for 2014:


  • Mindful Mom's Night Out on Monday, December 8th. Watch the website for the destination announcement closer to that date.
  • Regularly scheduled classes on Friday, December 12th. That's the final day of Term 2.

Term 3 begins on January 9, 2015. A Helper Sign-Up Sheet for Term 3 was started this morning and will be available again at classes on Friday, December 12th. Helper spots are first-come, first-served, so sign up early to reserve your preferred spot. All members who participate in a term are required to sign up somewhere on the sheet, and helper spots are for the full 4-week term.

If you have not already done so, please review this week's earlier post about communication within MLC here

11.18.2014

Communication is Key

This is just a friendly reminder about the ways in which MLC communicates with our members.  We have had several members express that they either did not receive information about our events or didn't know where to find the information.  There are several reasons why you may not be getting our emails or reminders.  We will go through them here...

OUR MAIN LINE OF COMMUNICATION is through our website.  When you become a member, we subscribe you to our NEWS feed, so that you receive all of our latest posts in your inbox.  IMPORTANT NOTE: YOU MUST ACTIVATE YOUR SUBSCRIPTION or you will be missing out on having our NEWS posts come to your inbox.  Many of you have NOT activated your subscriptions.  If you haven't, you should have received an email within the last few days asking for you to click on a link within the email to activate.  Please do this!  For example, this post on the website would come directly to your inbox if your account were activated, so that you don't have to check the website for our latest NEWS.

Secondly, we have the CALENDAR on our website.  This has often been a point of confusion for some, so let's clarify.  ALL CURRENTLY PLANNED MLC EVENTS ARE ON THE CALENDAR.  These dates were chosen in advance of the 'school year' and set aside for MLC events.  The ONE component of our events that will almost always be decided at the 'last minute' is the destination of our events.  For instance, our term field trip dates are already planned, but where we are going might be a mystery until the week of the event.  We will always do our best to give adequate notice, but you may have to check the NEWS feed or the CALENDAR for event details, locations, and times just before the event takes place.  This system allows you to put the event on your own calendar months in advance of the event, then check back for details prior to the event.

FACEBOOK: Many of our members use Facebook, but just as many DO NOT USE Facebook.  Facebook is simply an extra place to post our information, but should NOT be relied upon or used as a substitute to our website NEWS feed. If you are on Facebook and using MLC's page, you may review our Facebook Policy HERE.

IMPORTANT: It has come to our attention that there are some people who are attending MLC who have not yet registered as members.  If you have not registered your family online, please do this now by applying for MEMBERSHIP.  It only takes a few minutes to apply, and this way we have your information to be able to communicate with you.  If you are not signed up, this would explain why you are not receiving our emails.  All members, even returning members, will need to submit this form each year.  This will ensure we have up-to-date records every year.  (Many of you would have done this before September.)

Another reminder: If you have not paid your annual fee of $30, please do so this Friday at the co-op.  If we do not have your payment marked in our records, you will receive an email reminder.  If you have paid and we are in error, please just let us know.  This money is used for parties and events, and a donation is made to the church for the use of the facility.

Hopefully this clears things up a bit!  If you have questions or need technical support, please send us an email at MindfulLearningCenter@gmail.com




Swap Shop this Friday!

This Friday, November 21, MLC will be holding its second Swap Shop of the year.

We've scheduled Swap Shop four times this year, on the THIRD CLASS DAY of each term. Those dates are listed on our CALENDAR in September, November, January, and March.

What is Swap Shop? It's a FREE garage sale for MLC Members only. No money changes hands. Just bring useful items from home that you no longer want, so that they can be a blessing to other members. Bring what you like, take what you can use. You don't have to bring something to take something, and it's not restricted to homeschool-related items only. You may want to bring a tote bag, clothes basket, etc. to use to carry items home.

We ask that you please pick up any items you brought that did not get claimed by someone else. In other words, please take your own leftover items back home with you.

Swap Shop runs during normal class time - you may begin bringing items in at 9 am, and please pick up leftover items by 12 pm.  Enjoy!

11.10.2014

Mindful Mom's Night Out

Mindful Mom Members will be gathering at Jams Bar and Grill, 7814 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE, at 6:30 pm on Monday, November 10, 2014

While there is no doubt we love spending time with our children {isn't that why we homeschool?!}, we are looking forward to an evening without potty interruptions, sticky fingers, and sibling quarrels.  With that said, only nursing babies are allowed to join 
the Moms on this night.  So, get a sitter and come join us for some good old fashioned face time.

Look forward to seeing you there!

If you have any questions about the Mindful Mom's Night Out,
please email us at MindfulLearningCenter@gmail.com

This event is now on our CALENDAR.
This event requires an RSVP.

Please RSVP using the form below.

Field Trip: Think HOT!!

UPDATE: The Field Trip for Friday, 11-14-14, is CANCELLED.

There were zero RSVP's as requested below, indicating to us that there is little to no interest in this field trip. 

Therefore, it seemed inappropriate to impose upon the time of the artists who would have put aside their own work to give us a tour, if few or no people were planning to attend. We have notified Hot Shops that our group will not be attending tomorrow morning.


The next MLC event is our regularly scheduled class time next Friday, November 21.




This week is supposed to be COLD, so for this Friday's Field Trip, let's go somewhere HOT!



We're planning to tour Omaha's unique artist studio complex, the Hot Shops Art Center. If you've never been there before, the Hot Shops are a creative redevelopment of a North Old Market warehouse into artists' studios and workspaces, along with gallery and event spaces. The real beating heart of the facility are the actual working 'hot shops': a blacksmith's shop for creating metal sculpture, a pottery studio with kilns, and a glass blowing studio with forges. 

Let's meet this Friday, November 14, 2014 for a chance to tour this exciting, creative facility. Please meet us inside the main entrance, in the 3-story brick building to the north of the orange-painted building.

Our tour will begin at 10am, so let's do our best to be there about 5 minutes early. Working artists will be taking time out of their studio schedules to talk to us, so let's please be prompt and considerate of their time. 

The Hot Shops are located just north of TD Ameritrade Ballpark in downtown Omaha. Take I-480 to the 10th Street exit. Go north, past the Century Link Center, to 10th & Cuming, aka 10th & Abbott. (That's the intersection with the four red ironwork towers at each corner.) Take a left on Cuming and go two blocks west to 12th & Cuming. (You're now on the back side of the ballpark.) Turn right and go one block north to 12th and Izard, then take a left on Izard and go one block west to 13th. The main entrance to the Hot Shops is on 13th, facing east, in the 3-story section of the building. There's free, 2-hour visitor parking along that block of 13th, and also along Izard between 12th and 14th. Map available here. 

Admission is free. Please RSVP by emailing Mindful Learning Center by 2pm on Thursday, November 13th with your name, number of attendees, and a cell phone number. 

We hope to see you there!

11.03.2014

10.31.14 Announcements

Oops! I forgot to post a recap of last week's announcements. Just a few calendar reminders for everyone:


  • We do not meet this Friday, November 7th. The first Friday of each month is left open for members who wish to attend Hope meetings.
  • Next Monday, November 10th is Mindful Mom's Night Out. Watch your emails for further details.
  • Next Friday, November 14th is our Term 2 Field Trip. We're ironing out the final details and will post more information soon.
  • Our next regular class day at St. Paul's is Friday, November 21. That's the 3rd class day of the term, so we'll be holding Swap Shop. It's a great chance to clear out some clutter in time for the holidays!

We look forward to seeing as many MLC families as possible at our upcoming events. Have a great week homeschooling, everyone!