At Omaha HAVEN we strive to assist families in transitioning between public and home-school settings and provide opportunities for Latter-Day Saint home-school families and their friends to connect in meaningful ways. Everyone is welcome to utilize this resource and participate in activities as we each seek to fulfill our divine charge--to build families that are respectful, educated, compassionate, faith-filled contributors to a civil society.

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Newsletter

May 2024

Local Resources Highlight: New Micro-school this Fall?  
 
As many of you know, social/co-op options fill up very quickly and are limited in number. There are currently network members working to establish a micro-school option to open this Fall. This group is hoping to cover all grade levels, including Pre-K, at one location in order to simplify things for families. Keep your eyes open for additional information.
 
If any of you are planning on setting up a co-op, hybrid, or micro-school situation for the upcoming school year and would like us to send out the info out to the entire network, please contact Katie Burton with details. 
 
If you notice anything you think would be helpful to local homeschoolers, please contact us at OmahaHAVEN@gmail.com or text/call Katie Burton through the Directory and we will add it to our website.
 
Activities Calendar 
 
Network Activities 
 
HAVEN sponsored: May 17th will be our End-of-the-Year Park Day/Curriculum Swap. Join us at noon at the Dom’s Park area of Chalco Hills Recreation Area located at 15801 Cary Street. HAVEN will be providing watermelon.

JustServe Activity (ages 16 and up): For questions, please contact Ame Burton at OmahaJustServeTeens@gmail.com

Music & Recorder Lessons with Burton Studios: May 4, 14th, 30th, and continuing into June, Ame Burton will be providing group music & recorder lessons in her home. For more information, please see the attached document in your email.
 
Teen Activity: Teen activities are finished for the year. We’d like to send a shout-out to Ilise Walker for creating and managing these teen options. If you have any questions regarding teen activities for the next school year, please contact Ilise Walker using the directory.

Local Omaha

May 1 - May 5: Leonardo DaVinci: Machines in Motion and the SAC and aerospace museum located at 28210 W Park Hwy in Ashland, NE. Included with the cost of admission.

May 1 - May 12: Bricklive Brickosaurs exhibit at the Lauritzen Gardens. View 30 sculptures made from over 1.5 million bricks. Included with admission to the Gardens.

May 1 - May 26: Toytopia at the Durham Museum located at 801 S 10th Street in Omaha.

May 7: 12-2:30p (10 minute intervals): Instrument demonstration at Omaha Homeschool Band and Orchestra. This is an opportunity for beginners who have not chosen an instrument to try the different wind, string, and percussion instruments. Teachers will be on hand to work with families and help with choices. Registration is closed.

There are so many wonderful activities in May. For more information on the following please click HERE for the Family Fun magazine and scroll down just a tad to the “Best May Activities”. Most activities listed below are free and can be found through the link. Costs are mentioned below.
 
May 1
  • Mayday Baskets
  • Littles Lab STEM crafts
May 2
  • Also May 9, 16, 23, 30: City Sprouts all things gardening
May 3
  • Star Wars Storytime & Craft
  • Middle School Dodgeball Tournament $30/team of 6
May 4
  • Free Comic Book Day
  • 20th Anniversary of Scheels. Free events.
  • Additional days through the 26th: Little Tike Hikes
  • Chess Fest 2024
  • Also May 11 & 18: Renaissance Festival of Nebraska. $9 - $18.
  • Also May 11 & 18: Kid Coders: AI
May 6
  • Cinco De Mayo Storytime & Craft
May 7
  • Design It!: Nature Sculptures
May 8
  • Homeschool in the HIlls: Mushrooms, Mosses, and Lichens, Oh My!
  • Little’s Lab: Kaleidoscope
May 11
  • DJ Party at The Skate Ribbon. $5
  • Teen NERF Nights
  • American Midwest Ballet: Cinderella
May 13
  • Make Sand Art Bottles
  • Also May 16: 3D Printing Drop-in
May 14
  • Design It!: Tangrams and Origami
  • Teen Craft Night
May 15
  • Little’s Lab: Do it Yourself Lamp
May 16
  • The Piano Guys. $39.50 - $224.50
May 18
  • Just Try it Event at The 402 Lesson Studio
  • Springfest Art & Craft FAir at Rockbrook Village
  • Community Science Day: Firefly Tracking
May 20
  • Design Studio: Heat Sensitive Slime
  • Out & About Storytime: Joslyn Castle & Gardens
May 25
  • Garden Games at Lauritzen
  • Critter Adventures
  • Family Wild Edible Walk
May 27
  • Memorial Day Patriotic Sensory Bin
May 29
  • Out & About Storytime: Dundee Community Garden
May 30
  • Through June 30: Hello, Dolly at the Omaha Community Playhouse. Cost varies.
There are SO MANY family friendly activities. For additional activities, click the “Local Resources” link below and scroll to General Activities Calendars under Seasonal Activities.

 Available Under "Local Resources": Click HERE 

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