Now Enrolling for Beginning & Intermediate Beekeeping Classes
The February class was great! The March class is 8 hours total, divided between the 3rd and 10th from 1-5PM. Cost: $100.00 per family. email Dawn at dcogan@gci.net to save your space.
Monday, January 23, 2012
Friday, January 20, 2012
Interior Alaska Homeschool Science Fair
Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012
Location: Pioneer Park
Civic Center
Registration Deadline: February
9, 2012
Spark interest in science through
reading, writing, speaking, creating artistic displays, researching, and
discovering the joy of fulfilling curiosity.
All PK-12 homeschooled
students are invited to participate. Around fifteen students will be able
to advance to the Interior Alaska
Science Fair. All student participants will receive a prize and a
ribbon. Please note that all students have the ability
to earn one ratings. Many door prizes will also be available to competitors.
Please go to www.sciencefairbanks.com to register and to learn how to create an
award-winning project. If you select “Plan Your Project,” you will be
guided though a weekly plan to create an outstanding project.
“Register” will tell you how to sign up your student(s).
If you have
any questions or would like to volunteer to help with setting up, cleaning,
entertaining small children, or taking down for this event, please call Kathy
Mosley or Maritza Jennings at (907) 374-2200.
A special thank you to our
wonderful sponsors that make the Homeschool Science Fair possible
G.V.E.A.
Pioneer Park
I.D.E.A.
Science Fair links to resources.
Ellen
McHenry's Basement Workshop
https://fbcdn-profile-a.akamaihd.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/370662_814233235_1303800135_q.jpg
REAL Science Odyssey: http://www.pandiapress.com/?page_id=50, each one has a ton of free pages available for their
"try before you buy" program
Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012
Location: Pioneer Park
Civic Center
Registration Deadline: February
9, 2012
Spark interest in science through
reading, writing, speaking, creating artistic displays, researching, and
discovering the joy of fulfilling curiosity.
All PK-12 homeschooled
students are invited to participate. Around fifteen students will be able
to advance to the Interior Alaska
Science Fair. All student participants will receive a prize and a
ribbon. Please note that all students have the ability
to earn one ratings. Many door prizes will also be available to competitors.
Please go to www.sciencefairbanks.com to register and to learn how to create an
award-winning project. If you select “Plan Your Project,” you will be
guided though a weekly plan to create an outstanding project.
“Register” will tell you how to sign up your student(s).
If you have
any questions or would like to volunteer to help with setting up, cleaning,
entertaining small children, or taking down for this event, please call Kathy
Mosley or Maritza Jennings at (907) 374-2200.
A special thank you to our
wonderful sponsors that make the Homeschool Science Fair possible
G.V.E.A.
Pioneer Park
I.D.E.A.
Science Fair links to resources.
Ellen
McHenry's Basement Workshop
https://fbcdn-profile-a.akamaihd.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/370662_814233235_1303800135_q.jpg
REAL Science Odyssey: http://www.pandiapress.com/?page_id=50, each one has a ton of free pages available for their
"try before you buy" program
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Spring 2012 Honeybee Orders
with Steve Victors of Wasilla, AK
It's now time to start ordering our honeybees for spring 2012. Once again, I am ordering
with Steve Victors in Wasilla, Alaska. His bees have been, by far, the best I've
ever used. The price this year is $130.00 for 4lbs. (extra queens are $20.00)
and delivery date is around April 14th. To reserve your Italian or Carneolan
colonies, send a check to Steve Victors; 7449 S. Babcock Blvd.; Wasilla, Alaska
99623. You can also access his website at Stevesbees.com Shipping from Anchorage
to Fairbanks will be between $5.00 and $10.00 via truck. Steve also has a good
amount of beekeeping supplies for sale. Check him out at Stevesbees.com!
with Steve Victors of Wasilla, AK
It's now time to start ordering our honeybees for spring 2012. Once again, I am ordering
with Steve Victors in Wasilla, Alaska. His bees have been, by far, the best I've
ever used. The price this year is $130.00 for 4lbs. (extra queens are $20.00)
and delivery date is around April 14th. To reserve your Italian or Carneolan
colonies, send a check to Steve Victors; 7449 S. Babcock Blvd.; Wasilla, Alaska
99623. You can also access his website at Stevesbees.com Shipping from Anchorage
to Fairbanks will be between $5.00 and $10.00 via truck. Steve also has a good
amount of beekeeping supplies for sale. Check him out at Stevesbees.com!
Now Enrolling for Beginning & Intermediate Beekeeping Classes
Each class will be taught for two Saturdays in a row. Four hours each Saturday. February's classes are now full. March classes are March 3rd and 10th from 1-5PM. Cost: $100.00 per family. Class size is very limited. email Dawn at dcogan@gci.net to save your space.
Beekeeping Classes
Instructor:
Dawn Cogan
Science-Based
Art · A Hands-On Experience for People of All Ages
Dates:
February
4 & 11, 2012
March
3 & 10
Science-Based
Art
Instructor:
Dawn Cogan ∙ 374-8984 ∙ (dcogan@gci.net)
∙
Class #1: Saturday, Feb 4, 2012
·
Introductions
·
How I got involved in beekeeping. What is beekeeping? How much honey will I get? How much will this all cost me?
·
Equipment necessary to keep bees in
Alaska
·
Biology and races of honeybees
·
Members of the hive and their duties
·
Where can I get bee equipment? Should I get new, used or build my own?
·
Getting equipment ready for arrival of
bees.
·
Insulation, feeding bees properly
·
What to do when the bees arrive
·
Is my queen marked? (queen marking tool)
·
Management of honeybee colonies in
Alaska, the beekeepers calendar
·
Swarming and how to prevent it
Class #2: Saturday, Feb 11, 2012
·
Honeybee diseases
·
Extracting your Alaska honey
·
What to do at the end of the season
·
Storing your equipment
·
Beeswax candle making
·
Wrap up questions and discussion
Beekeeping Classes
Instructor:
Dawn Cogan
Science-Based
Art · A Hands-On Experience for People of All Ages
Dates:
February
4 & 11, 2012
March
3 & 10
Science-Based
Art
Instructor:
Dawn Cogan ∙ 374-8984 ∙ (dcogan@gci.net)
∙
Class #1: Saturday, Feb 4, 2012
·
Introductions
·
How I got involved in beekeeping. What is beekeeping? How much honey will I get? How much will this all cost me?
·
Equipment necessary to keep bees in
Alaska
·
Biology and races of honeybees
·
Members of the hive and their duties
·
Where can I get bee equipment? Should I get new, used or build my own?
·
Getting equipment ready for arrival of
bees.
·
Insulation, feeding bees properly
·
What to do when the bees arrive
·
Is my queen marked? (queen marking tool)
·
Management of honeybee colonies in
Alaska, the beekeepers calendar
·
Swarming and how to prevent it
Class #2: Saturday, Feb 11, 2012
·
Honeybee diseases
·
Extracting your Alaska honey
·
What to do at the end of the season
·
Storing your equipment
·
Beeswax candle making
·
Wrap up questions and discussion
Spring 2012 Honeybee Orders
It's now time to start ordering our honeybees for spring 2012. Once again, I am ordering with Steve Victors in Wasilla, Alaska. His bees have been, by far, the best I've ever used. The price this year is $130.00 for 4lbs. (extra queens are $20.00) and delivery date is around April 14th. To reserve your Italian or Carneolan colonies, send a check to Steve Victors; 7449 S. Babcock Blvd.; Wasilla, Alaska 99623. You can also access his website at Stevesbees.com Shipping from Anchorage to Fairbanks will be between $5.00 and $10.00 via truck. Steve also has a good amount of beekeeping supplies for sale. Check him out at Stevesbees.com!
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
2012
ASAA All-State Art Competition
New
this year – an electronic exhibition!
This year the ASAA/First National Bank All-State Art Competition will take
place online at a dedicated ASAA art website. The purpose of the online
All-State Art Competition is to offer Alaskan students an opportunity to
present their creative talent in a juried art show with the tutelage of an art
instructor and compete with other high school students. Awards will be
presented for outstanding and original works and certificates will be presented
to all participants. All juried art submissions will be displayed at a
dedicated ASAA art website.
TIMELINE:
MARCH 1 entry deadline (to Barb Laucius in the IDEA Matsu Office)
APRIL
20 - Artwork is displayed on website / Results are announced
Student Eligibility
The All-State Art Competition is open to all ASAA member schools. Students must
be enrolled in grades 9-12 and working under a teacher’s supervision.
Art must have been created from August 1, 2011 to April 6, 2012. Students who
graduated in 2011 are not eligible. All students must meet all ASAA eligibility
requirements. Participant names must be entered in the Electronic Eligibility
Registration (EER) for the All-State Art Eligibility List; students must be
involved in the Play for Keeps Program.
AWARDS
a. Awards for Each Category:
Honorable Mention at jurors’ discretion - Winners receives a ribbon.
First, Second and Third place - Winners receive a medallion.
Best of Show – Winner receives a plaque.
Congressional Award – Winner receives a plaque. (see below)
b. Congressional Award
Two – dimensional artwork (with a maximum framed size of 28” x 28” and 4” deep)
are eligible to be considered. The Congressional Award winner must mail their
physical artwork to the ASAA offices. ASAA will reframe the artwork if needed
and deliver to Representative Don Young’s office. The artwork will be hung in
Washington D.C. for one year.
c. Participation Certificate
All students that submit artwork to the online competition will receive a
Participation Certificate
Judges
will be selected from across the state.
ENTRIES
Qualifying Art
All entries must be the original artwork, of high quality, and executed solely
by a student. Work that has been directly copied from any published source, may
not be entered unless the student has creatively modified or reinterpreted the
original work using the student’s own vision or style.
Categories for Original Entries
1. Painting – includes oil, acrylic, watercolor, gouache, casein, tempera
2. Drawing - includes pencil, ink, charcoal, pastel, crayon
3. Printmaking – includes any form of printmaking
4. Sculpture – includes modeled, carved, cast or assembled
5. Photography – includes black and white, color, transparencies, experimental
and digital
6. Mixed Media – must be an interrupted plane in two (2) or more media
7. Communications Arts/Graphic Design – must be intended for functional use
8. Ceramics – kiln fired clay, glazed/unglazed, blown glass, handbuilt or wheel
thrown
9. Jewelry/Metal smithing – pendants, rings, pins, brooches, boxes, etc.
10. Textile/Fiber Design – includes fabric, fiber, handmade paper
11. Multicultural Art – includes all mediums
SENDING
YOUR ENTRY:
One work of art per
student may be submitted electronically to:
Barbara Laucius, Art
Instructor IDEA
At this email
address:
barbara.laucius@ideafamilies.org
·
Follow
the instructions below for “how to photograph your art/ photography tips”
·
Put
in the subject line of your email to Barb: ASAA ART 2012/(your last name)
In the email include (in this order):
·
Your
Name
·
Address
·
Phone
·
Region
·
Contact
Teacher
·
Title
of work
·
Category
(from the list above) / medium
·
Size
·
“Student
Artist Statement” This should be approximately 3-5 sentences stating what
inspired your work of art.
IDEA can send only 5 pieces. This is a highly competitive art competition, and
so give extra thought to the art you are submitting. Artwork will be screened
and 5 pieces from our school will be forwarded to the competition .
DO NOT SEND PHYSICAL ART WORK – ALL ART
WILL BE ELECTRONIC!
Photography
Tips
Photos
of artwork should be taken against a white, gray or black background depending
on the color of the artwork. Please do not use backgrounds with any other
colors. Make sure you use good lighting. Photos can be either “Landscape” or
“Portrait” however the camera must be set to a 4:3 aspect ratio. Most cameras
are set to 4:3 by default but be sure to check your camera’s settings. The
photo file that you submit must be a JPG format, roughly 8 x 10 in printable
size or (3200 x 2400 pixels / 4:3 aspect ratio) and should be 300 DPI image
resolution.
You may submit only 1 photo for 2-D artwork
You may submit up to 3 photos for 3-D artwork only. Please include a ruler or
another object for reference to indicate scale in at least one of the photos.
ANY
QUESTIONS?
Contact
Barb at IDEA Matsu
907-357-4850
or send an email!
(I will send out any updates as they occur)
ASAA All-State Art Competition
New
this year – an electronic exhibition!
This year the ASAA/First National Bank All-State Art Competition will take
place online at a dedicated ASAA art website. The purpose of the online
All-State Art Competition is to offer Alaskan students an opportunity to
present their creative talent in a juried art show with the tutelage of an art
instructor and compete with other high school students. Awards will be
presented for outstanding and original works and certificates will be presented
to all participants. All juried art submissions will be displayed at a
dedicated ASAA art website.
TIMELINE:
MARCH 1 entry deadline (to Barb Laucius in the IDEA Matsu Office)
APRIL
20 - Artwork is displayed on website / Results are announced
Student Eligibility
The All-State Art Competition is open to all ASAA member schools. Students must
be enrolled in grades 9-12 and working under a teacher’s supervision.
Art must have been created from August 1, 2011 to April 6, 2012. Students who
graduated in 2011 are not eligible. All students must meet all ASAA eligibility
requirements. Participant names must be entered in the Electronic Eligibility
Registration (EER) for the All-State Art Eligibility List; students must be
involved in the Play for Keeps Program.
AWARDS
a. Awards for Each Category:
Honorable Mention at jurors’ discretion - Winners receives a ribbon.
First, Second and Third place - Winners receive a medallion.
Best of Show – Winner receives a plaque.
Congressional Award – Winner receives a plaque. (see below)
b. Congressional Award
Two – dimensional artwork (with a maximum framed size of 28” x 28” and 4” deep)
are eligible to be considered. The Congressional Award winner must mail their
physical artwork to the ASAA offices. ASAA will reframe the artwork if needed
and deliver to Representative Don Young’s office. The artwork will be hung in
Washington D.C. for one year.
c. Participation Certificate
All students that submit artwork to the online competition will receive a
Participation Certificate
Judges
will be selected from across the state.
ENTRIES
Qualifying Art
All entries must be the original artwork, of high quality, and executed solely
by a student. Work that has been directly copied from any published source, may
not be entered unless the student has creatively modified or reinterpreted the
original work using the student’s own vision or style.
Categories for Original Entries
1. Painting – includes oil, acrylic, watercolor, gouache, casein, tempera
2. Drawing - includes pencil, ink, charcoal, pastel, crayon
3. Printmaking – includes any form of printmaking
4. Sculpture – includes modeled, carved, cast or assembled
5. Photography – includes black and white, color, transparencies, experimental
and digital
6. Mixed Media – must be an interrupted plane in two (2) or more media
7. Communications Arts/Graphic Design – must be intended for functional use
8. Ceramics – kiln fired clay, glazed/unglazed, blown glass, handbuilt or wheel
thrown
9. Jewelry/Metal smithing – pendants, rings, pins, brooches, boxes, etc.
10. Textile/Fiber Design – includes fabric, fiber, handmade paper
11. Multicultural Art – includes all mediums
SENDING
YOUR ENTRY:
One work of art per
student may be submitted electronically to:
Barbara Laucius, Art
Instructor IDEA
At this email
address:
barbara.laucius@ideafamilies.org
·
Follow
the instructions below for “how to photograph your art/ photography tips”
·
Put
in the subject line of your email to Barb: ASAA ART 2012/(your last name)
In the email include (in this order):
·
Your
Name
·
Address
·
Phone
·
Region
·
Contact
Teacher
·
Title
of work
·
Category
(from the list above) / medium
·
Size
·
“Student
Artist Statement” This should be approximately 3-5 sentences stating what
inspired your work of art.
IDEA can send only 5 pieces. This is a highly competitive art competition, and
so give extra thought to the art you are submitting. Artwork will be screened
and 5 pieces from our school will be forwarded to the competition .
DO NOT SEND PHYSICAL ART WORK – ALL ART
WILL BE ELECTRONIC!
Photography
Tips
Photos
of artwork should be taken against a white, gray or black background depending
on the color of the artwork. Please do not use backgrounds with any other
colors. Make sure you use good lighting. Photos can be either “Landscape” or
“Portrait” however the camera must be set to a 4:3 aspect ratio. Most cameras
are set to 4:3 by default but be sure to check your camera’s settings. The
photo file that you submit must be a JPG format, roughly 8 x 10 in printable
size or (3200 x 2400 pixels / 4:3 aspect ratio) and should be 300 DPI image
resolution.
You may submit only 1 photo for 2-D artwork
You may submit up to 3 photos for 3-D artwork only. Please include a ruler or
another object for reference to indicate scale in at least one of the photos.
ANY
QUESTIONS?
Contact
Barb at IDEA Matsu
907-357-4850
or send an email!
(I will send out any updates as they occur)
Art in the Capitol
2012
Theme for
IDEA’s 2012 Display:
“Winter
Landscape” (squares)
This is an excellent opportunity to display your child’s quality artwork in the halls of the Capitol
building in Juneau for our governor, legislators, Alaskans and visitors to see
and appreciate.
IDEA has reserved
display space in the state capitol during the month of March 2012. Student
artists from K through 12th grade are invited to contribute original
2-dimensional art: painting, drawing, photography, mixed media, original
(etching, lithos, silkscreen, woodblock) prints, or collage.
Art must be 12”
x 12” on paper and address the theme Winter Landscape. We will mount and
add a hanging device to those pieces we send to Juneau. DO NOT SEND FRAMED ART
WORK – IT WILL NOT BE SENT
TO THE CAPITOL AND IT WILL NOT BE RETURNED.
Artwork needs
to be submitted for review and screening to the Wasilla IDEA office and
received by February 10, 2012. Limit one piece per student. (Due to limited
space, all pieces may not be forwarded to Juneau)
SHIP TO:
Barbara Laucius
IDEA – Suite F
611 S Knik Goose
Bay Rd
Wasilla,
AK 99654
Art
must be packaged flat in a stiff packaging. We are not responsible for damage.
Please
contact Barbara with any questions: barbara.laucius@ideafamilies.org
ENTRY
INFORMATION – complete this form and include with art
NAME
GRADE
MEDIUM
Mailing
Address
Phone
Contact
Teacher/Region
IDEA
Coordinator: Barbara Laucius, MatSu Office, Wasilla, 907-357-4850
2012
Theme for
IDEA’s 2012 Display:
“Winter
Landscape” (squares)
This is an excellent opportunity to display your child’s quality artwork in the halls of the Capitol
building in Juneau for our governor, legislators, Alaskans and visitors to see
and appreciate.
IDEA has reserved
display space in the state capitol during the month of March 2012. Student
artists from K through 12th grade are invited to contribute original
2-dimensional art: painting, drawing, photography, mixed media, original
(etching, lithos, silkscreen, woodblock) prints, or collage.
Art must be 12”
x 12” on paper and address the theme Winter Landscape. We will mount and
add a hanging device to those pieces we send to Juneau. DO NOT SEND FRAMED ART
WORK – IT WILL NOT BE SENT
TO THE CAPITOL AND IT WILL NOT BE RETURNED.
Artwork needs
to be submitted for review and screening to the Wasilla IDEA office and
received by February 10, 2012. Limit one piece per student. (Due to limited
space, all pieces may not be forwarded to Juneau)
SHIP TO:
Barbara Laucius
IDEA – Suite F
611 S Knik Goose
Bay Rd
Wasilla,
AK 99654
Art
must be packaged flat in a stiff packaging. We are not responsible for damage.
Please
contact Barbara with any questions: barbara.laucius@ideafamilies.org
ENTRY
INFORMATION – complete this form and include with art
NAME
GRADE
MEDIUM
Mailing
Address
Phone
Contact
Teacher/Region
IDEA
Coordinator: Barbara Laucius, MatSu Office, Wasilla, 907-357-4850
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