Riverside County Family Newsletter
Delivering the Heart of Homeschooling
Week of November 12th, 2019
Hello Riverside County!
Who else is waiting eagerly for fall weather to arrive? We are so close! We hope you have been enjoying the homeschool year so far. We feel very fortunate to homeschool with such a fantastic community of homeschool families. You all are doing amazing things with your kids, and it shows! What are your most significant accomplishments in this homeschool year? Do us a favor and pop on over to our Facebook page to share some of your homeschool wins! If you are not on Facebook but would love to share with us send an email our way so we can share for you! We truly hope you enjoy this week's newsletter and find it helpful as you navigate your own personal homeschool journey.
It's time to sign up for the Entrepreneur Fair! See the RSVP link in the newsletter.
There have been so many fantastic field trips lately! Please share them with us!
Share your photos of your favorite highlights on social media and use the hashtags #AdventuresWithInspire and #HowIHomeschoolWithInspire!
It's fun to see what you are all doing and experiencing!
Please reach out anytime and get to know us!
We are so happy to answer all of your questions and guide you through
learning about homeschool philosophy, curriculum, and the homeschool lifestyle!
Don't let yourself drown in worry or fear over homeschooling.
If you find yourself there, reach out!
We hope to connect with you soon,
Audrey & Candice
Look at what's happening this week!
Palm Desert
Please join Inspire HSTs on November 12th to make thank you cards for our troops overseas to send during the holiday season.
Cards and supplies will be provided. This is an event for all ages. Please RSVP to Heather Siani HeatherS@Inspireschools.org
University Park Dr, Palm Desert, CA 92211
Tuesday, November 12, 2019, at 10 AM – 11:30 AM
Menifee
Inspire Riverside County Impact Day!
Riverside County Recycle, Reduce, Reuse
Wednesday, November 13th
10 am - 12:30 pm
Audie Murphy Ranch Park
30508 Rattle Dance Way
Menifee, CA 92584
10 am - 11 am: Recycled Crafts & Activities
11 am - 11:45 am: Recycling Assembly
11:45 am - 12 pm: Recycled Bike & Scooter Parade
12 pm - 12:30 pm: Lunch with Teachers and Friends!
WHAT TO BRING (OPTIONAL):
Bring a decorated bike or scooter to participate in the parade! Decorated mostly with recyclable items, please!
Bring an arcade game to be put on display for the day! (Made out of mostly recyclable items, please)
Bring a picnic lunch for your family!
Questions? Contact:
Stacy Beasley
stacyb@inspireschools.org
Corona
An Inspire Community Event! We Are Thankful!
Join us for:
~ Crafts
~ 2 Service Projects
~ Fun with Friends
Thursday, November 14th
10 am - 11:30 am
Citrus Park
1250 Santana Way
Corona, CA
Questions? Contact Allison Spence aspence@inspireschools.org
Temecula
Inspire Book Fair! Barnes & Noble Temecula
Join us for read alouds, bookmark making, and a scavenger hunt!
Unfortunately, our enrichment department will not be on-site, but we will have lots of great activities in store. We hope to see you there!
Friday, November 15th
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Barnes and Noble
40570 Winchester Rd.
Temecula, CA.
Upcoming Field Trips! Set your alarms!
Palm Springs
Covered Wagon Tour
Thursday, December 12, 2019
3:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Experience a Western Adventure like the pioneers did, on a mule-drawn Covered Wagon!Travel through a 30,000 acre pristine, desert oasis wilderness preserve accessible and exclusive to our Covered Wagon Tours! Your tour will have the most qualified naturalist local guide and Wagon Master driver. You will discover the rugged mountain landscapes and experience the lush, palm oases and wildlife that inhabits them. Travel along the San Andreas Fault and the Oases of Hidden Palms, Horshoe Palms and Pushwalla Palms and Canyon. Learn how the local Native Americans lived and existed on over 100 different uses of the desert flora and fauna to survive in this desolate wilderness.
Upon the return to your desert ranch and cowboy camp the fun continues as you enjoy the sunset, stars, live western music, dance and a delicious chuck wagon-style cookout!
Palm Desert
The Living Desert Zoo
Friday, December 13, 2019
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
This a self-guided field trip!
Feel free to bring a packed lunch for your family!
Sign in with Meredith at the zoo's entrance!
Temecula
The Nutcracker Ballet
Saturday, December 21, 2019
7:00 pm - 9:15 pm
Enjoy this Christmas classic and be transported into the land of sugar plums and magical places! Join Clara on her adventure where magic brings all to life!
Wildomar
Dejong's Dairy Farm
Friday, December 6, 2019
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Come meet the cows and learn how milk is collected and processed and bottled!
Cathedral City
Ice Skating at Desert Ice Castle
Tuesday, December 3, 2019
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Let's bundle up and whoosh and twirl! Come ice skate with friends!
Irvine
Festival Ballet Theater: The Nutcracker - Abridged Performance for Youth
Thursday, December 5, 2019
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Come join us for The Festival Ballet, and lavish one-hour, narrated rendition of The Nutcracker returns to the Barclay.
Celebrate the season with our heroine Clara, the Sugar Plum Fairy, and a cast of hundreds as they take you on a magical journey to the mystical Kingdom of Sweets.
Featuring magical effects, dazzling sets and opulent costumes, this professional production of The Nutcracker highlights FBT’s exceptional company dancers and budding young talent from across southern California.
Inspire Riverside County Park Days & Community Events!
Murrieta
November "Thankful" Park Day!
Join us for this FREE Inspire Community Event!
We will be making Thankful wreaths and collecting canned goods to donate to a local food bank.
Monday, November 18th
9:30 - 11:30 am
Los Alamos Sports Park
37000 Ruth Ellen Way, Murrieta, CA.
Questions? Contact:
Ashley Davis ashley.davis@inspireschools.org
Madison Petralia madison.petralia@inspireschools.org
Monica Yerkes monica.yerkes@inspireschools.org
Temecula
Inspire's Play ~ Craft ~ Give!
Come play with us! Come craft with us!
Bring a non-perishable food item or a personal hygiene item to donate to the Community Mission of Hope!
Tuesday, November 19th
1 pm - 3 pm
Ronald Reagan Sports Park (near the playground)
30875 Rancho Vista Rd. Temecula
For more information contact:
Jaime at jaime@inspireschools.org
Nicolle at nicolle.tafoya@inspireschools.org
Sarah at sarahs@inspireschools.org
Riverside
Inspire Food Drive and Thanksgiving Crafts!
Join Inspire HSTs and families for a Food Drive and some Thanksgiving crafts!
Wednesday, November 20th
9 am - 12 pm
Orange Terrace Park
20010 Orange Terrace Pkwy., Riverside
(at the picnic tables near the community center)
Questions? Contact:
Audrey Wagner
awagner@inspireschools.org
(951) 529-4645
Menifee
Thankful Event in MENIFEE
Join us for Games, Giving, and Gratitude!
We will be collecting food for a food drive!
And for more activities including:
- Chalk the Walk
- Thank You Notes
- Thanksgiving Bingo
- Pumpkin Bowling
Friday, November 22, 2019
10 - 11:30 am
Sunrise Park
Simpson & Lindenberger Rd., Menifee
Inspire Riverside County hosted Field Trips!
Escondido
Ecovivarium Children's Museum
Thursday, November 21, 2019
9:30 am - 11:30 am
Come experience a hands-on tour! Meet and learn about snakes, tarantulas, scorpions, and more! For students in 2nd grade and up; this trip includes a Science lab - using microscopes and looking at scales/feces, etc.
- Students in 2nd grade through 12th grade may book a ticket that includes both the tour and lab.
- Children 3 years old through 1st grade may book a ticket for the tour only.
- Parents/Chaperones may book a ticket for the tour only.
- Children ages 2 and under are free.
Temecula
November 19, 2019
10 am to 12 pm
The Professor's home...7500 square feet of it, cluttered with hands-on inventions, gadgets, experiments...and kids won't even know they're learning as they play! Located in the heart of Old Town Temecula, Southern California (a great place to visit, by the way), Pennypickle's Workshop (formerly called the Imagination Workshop) has already won a THEA award from the Themed Entertainment Association, representing creators of compelling places and experiences, two awards from the California Park and Recreation Society, and Nickelodeon Networks' Parents' Pick Award for Best Museum and Best Birthday Party Place.
Rancho Mirage
FRIENDSHIP THROUGH THE AGES
Thursday, November 14, 2019
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Join us for ceramics led by an Inspire vendor! Old Town Artisan Studio.
Parents and children of all ages and the residents of Brookdale Senior Living Community will create tree luminarias made out of clay. The clay will then be glazed and fired and ready for pick up within 2-3 weeks.
Palm Desert
THE LIVING DESERT ZOO IN PALM DESERT
November 13, 2019
9:30 am to 4 pm
Wear comfortable clothes, name badges will be picked up near bus parking at 9:30 a.m., self-guided tour, optional: bring a sack lunch, Wildlife Wonders Show, extra cost for Giraffe feeding, camel rides, carousel rides.
Temecula
The Alpaca Hacienda
Thursday, December 12, 2019
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Join us for a tour of the Alpaca Hacienda! Get up close to the alpacas and learn more about them. Tour and craft is $8.00 for ages 4-adult and $3.00 for ages 3 and under.
Would your student like to participate?
Hello, Inspire Families!
We are so excited about the Entrepreneur Fair that is coming to Riverside County on December 13th. This was a huge success last year, and we can’t wait to see what our students do this year! If you are interested in participating, please check out the information below and then sign up using Entrepreneur Fair 2019 Sign-Ups by December 2nd.
We would like to provide you with some guidelines as you consider participating:
- All creations must be from student entrepreneurs (No retail items, please.)
- If you are bringing a food item, please list all ingredients at your booth and/or on the packaging.
- Items that pose a danger to anyone will not be allowed on site.
- Instructional funds cannot be used to purchase materials for creating your wares.
- You will be responsible for providing your own “booth” at the event. This can be an EZ-Up, table, or another way to define your space. Even a blanket can define space! Please keep your space to no larger than 12 x 12. On the day of the event, we will direct you to your site for the day.
- Be creative! Make a sign with prices and/or label each of your items.
- Plan ahead! Bring enough cash to make the change for your customers.
- Part of being an entrepreneur is marketing, so you may want to create your own marketing email or flyer (or use the one provided) to share with your family and friends to invite them to come shop.
- All proceeds are yours to keep. After all, you are the entrepreneur.
Please RSVP by December 2nd!
Inspire students, families, and staff members have incredible stories.
Head over to our website to read a few of them and share your story with us.
Science Fair!
This year's Science Fair is on January 10th for our Local Areas (Temecula/Murrieta, Menifee, Corona, Riverside, Desert Area) exact locations are decided after we review the participant surveys! Make sure to get yours in!
All Inspire Riverside County students (TK-12th) may participate in the local area fairs (Jan. 10th).
Watch the informational virtual meeting HERE.
Questions? Contact Hope Cutter at hope.cutter@inspireschools.org
History Day!
Dear Inspire Families,
Inspire Charter Schools-Riverside will be participating in History Day and we would love for your 4th-12th graders to participate!
When: February 7, 2020 9am-12pm
Where: East Hills Community Church, 20660 Orange Terrace Pkwy, Riverside, CA 92508.
I Don’t Know How to Do History Day!
We can help! We have workshops once a month in the Zoom Room to check in with your student and see how they are doing. We can offer assistance and ideas to help your student show their best work. These workshops are not mandatory to participate in History Day but will be an excellent support for students.
Workshop Schedule:
Wed. Nov. 6 @ 9am
Wed. Dec. 4 @ 9am
Wed. Jan 8 @ 9 am (Registration Forms Due!)
We held an introductory meeting to give an overview. You can find the slide presentation here. There are links to a multitude of resources in this slide presentation, as well as the rulebook and themebook.
October 14th Workshop:
Please see the slides from Wednesday's workshop for your reference. These can also be found on the History Day Webpage on our Parent Resource Site under the "Workshops" section. We email out and post the slides to the website after every session.
Our English and Social Science Content Specialists hold office hours each week, and your student can drop in via Zoom to ask questions and get help. The schedule and links can be found HERE.
Shea Irick- English shea@inspireschools.org
Rachel Acosta- Social Science rachela@inspireschools.org
How Can My Student Participate?
Please complete the Interest Survey if your student wants to participate. We will add you to our mailing list for workshops and information. We will send out the registration forms via this mailing list, as well. Registration Forms are due Wednesday, January 8, 2020.
Helpful Links:
All of this information is also on our Riverside County Parent Resource Site. Click the History Day Link on the Events Calendar page.
Please reach out to Summer Davidson (summer@inspireschools.org) or Jen Rushing (jrushing@inspireschools.org) with questions!
Community Connections!
Let The Adventure Begin: We are excited to announce that the NEW Community Connections launched the first week of September in Riverside County. Community Connections is bringing Riverside County amazing events and activities that will create community and enhance the Adventure in Learning.
Community Connection Opportunities Will Include:
*Thematic Adventure Days (Western Theme, Astronomy Theme, Color Run, Earth Day and Much More)
*Teacher-Led Field Trips
*Middle School and High School Event and Field Trips
*Special Events (Picture Days, Science Fairs, Community Service Projects and Much More)
Let's Connect!
Parents will join the fun for all events and field trips and will be able to use this time to connect with other homeschooling families.
Come Join the Community!
Our events are just a click away!
Click over to our Community Connections Smore to find all the Community Connections Events in your area coming up in October.
Check back frequently to see all the added events we are bringing to your community!
Click here : Community Connection Events and Field Trip Schedule
See you all soon!
Dear Families,
We have exciting news! Membership for the 2019-2020 school year is now open to join the California Homeschool Parent Association (CHPA). This is Inspire’s new, non-profit Parent Organization!
- Got Questions? Watch This Video!
- More Questions? Read our FAQ’s!
- Ready to Become a Member? Fill Out The Membership Form
- Join CHPA on Facebook! HERE
Kindly,
The CHPA Founders
CHPA Statewide Executive Board Elections!
A BIG thank you to all who ran, helped, and participated in our first elections.
ANNOUNCING 2019-2020
The Statewide Executive Board!
PRESIDENT
THERESA DAVIS
VICE-PRESIDENT
MRS. DONNA HUCKLEBY
TREASURER
JULIE FRAUMENI-MCBRIDE
SECRETARY
SARA LANGFORD
STATEWIDE COMMITTEE CHAIR
CHRISTINE RAINER
RIVERSIDE COUNTY BOARD
President: Carina Hoyt
Vice-President: Stefanie Muhlhauser
Treasurer: Kristina Lee
Secretary: Chastity Cervantez
Regional Committee Chair Nominees: Marisa Estrada
TO JOIN CHPA PLEASE CLICK HERE!
OSP Department Office Hours!
OSP Office Hours (live support via Zoom): Every Wednesday from 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm -- https://zoom.us/j/839367766
Note: Main Program students who start with Inspire on/before November 30, 2019 may opt-out of the OSP and receive an additional $400 in Instructional Funds in lieu of the Online Subscription Package.
The $400 opt-out funds will be added to student's accounts in the Enrichment Ordering System (EOS) on February 1, 2020 for students who opt-out. Students must submit their opt-out preference in order to receive the $400 in additional funds on February 1st.
Students enrolled in a package offering with an approved vendors are not eligible to receive the opt-out funds if they decide to opt-out. Please refer to the Vendor Package page for more information.
Students who enroll late and start with Inspire on/after December 1, 2019 are not eligible to receive the opt-out funds if they decide to opt-out.
OSP Webinars!
Check out all the recorded OSP webinars!
All OSP webinars are recorded and uploaded to the OSP Handbook: OSP Recorded Webinars
Head over to the OSP Handbook for all information regarding options and instructions.
Questions? Please contact our OSP Team: osp@inspireschools.org
Inspire Special Education Department Monthly Newsletter!
Please enjoy our latest edition of our Inspire Cares Monthly Newsletter.
Inspire Special Education Department Parent and Teacher Newsletter October 2019
You can also access our Inspire Cares website to support you in your homeschooling journey and view all of our newsletters!
Riverside County Library System EVENTS!
Head over to http://rivlib.info/website/events
Your Inspire Riverside County Team!
Your Riverside County Homeschool Teachers and Family Liaisons are always here for you! Reach out to your HST or Family Liaison for support, advice, and connections with the homeschool community around you!
Look how we've grown since last August!
Candice Zuniga
Email: Candicez@Inspireschools.org
Phone: 714-797-1209
Audrey Everson
Hi everyone! I am a mom of 3 awesome kids ranging in age from 11 to 7 years old. My husband and I are high school sweethearts and have been married for 16 years. Having homeschooled our children over the last 7 years in 3 different states, I've found homeschooling here in California, especially with Inspire Charter, has been a great fit for our homeschool journey. I am grateful for our ability to homeschool so freely and I aspire to assist other families with their own homeschool adventures!
Email: audreye@inspireschools.org
Phone: 951-541-4809
We want to hear from you!
What do you want to hear more about? Drop us an email!
We'd love to answer all of your questions in regards to homeschooling with Inspire
and what the homeschool lifestyle looks like!
Inspire Charter Schools Contact Info
Website: https://www.inspireschools.org/
Location: 1740 East Huntington Drive #205, Duarte, CA, USA
Phone: (888) 215-3040