Greetings from Tasmania

Greetings

We arrived at our new home about 6pm last night. As we drove up the drive we were greeted by many Wallaby and one Possum. Our container arrived yesterday morning so we are busy unpacking now.

My new contact details are:

Email still the same: barbara@hef.org.nz

Postal Address: P O Box 110, Franklin, Tasmania 7113, Australia

Cell phone: 04 29531588 or +61 429531588

We do not have the phone or internet yet. I am at my daughter’s at the moment.

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Needing help for your home schooling journey:

https://hef.org.nz/2011/needing-help-for-your-home-schooling-journey-2/

And

Here are a couple of links to get you started home schooling:

Information on getting startedhttps://hef.org.nz/getting-started-2/

and

Information on getting an exemptionhttps://hef.org.nz/exemptions/

This link is motivational: http://hef.org.nz/2012/home-schooling-what-is-it-all-about/

Exemption Form online: https://hef.org.nz/2012/home-schooling-exemption-form-now-online/

Coming Events: https://hef.org.nz/2013/some-coming-events-for-home-education-during-2013-2/

Beneficiaries: http://hef.org.nz/2013/where-to-for-beneficiary-families-now-that-the-social-security-benefit-categories-and-work-focus-amendment-bill-has-passed-its-third-reading

Red Tape Cluster Buster Meetings and the Scoping Survey: https://hef.org.nz/2014/next-steps-deadline-8-december-2014/

The Smith’s Tasmanian move update

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21 April the Smiths moved out of 4 Tawa Street

Contact Details until 5 June 021 0278 2221 or barbara@hef.org.nz (Our mail is still going to 4 Tawa Street, Palmerston North 4414. The new owners have kindly said that they will keep it for us and we will have our last pick up from them 4 June.)

23-25 April Barbara will be doing the Home Education Foundation’s GST report, End of Year Financial Accounts, letter and receipts to doners and a Charities Commission Report. Thank you everyone for patiently waiting for your receipts. That is now my next priority to get these out to you.

27 April Wanganui Home Educators Conference: contact Lisa (06) 345 8645, neil.lisa@xtra.co.nz

28-29 April continuing with any business not completed and organising of our North and South Island tours

29 or 30 April travel to Auckland

1 May in Auckland – available for any meetings

2 May 2015 Hamilton (THEN) Home Educators Conference: contact Margaret (07) 843 5656 email:  mmaryt@hotmail.com (numbers limited)

5 May BOP Home Educators Conference: contact Gin 022 127 6461
bugbear49@gmail.com

9 May 2015 AHE Learning together 2015 Home Education Conference (I will not be at this but thought I would use this opportunity to advertise it)

9 May 2015 Nelson Home Educators Conference: contact Rachel rachelevander@gmail.com 027 254 6699

11 May 2015 Takaka Home Educators conference: contact Dot 03 525 8182 m.marshallsparadise@gmail.com
12 May 2015  morning tea in Takaka contact Dot 03 525 8182
m.marshallsparadise@gmail.com
Because our move has been such a huge thing I have not been able to get the rest of the tour organised yet.  I will be working on this over the next few days as well. So if you are interested in going to any of these conferences keep an eye on the website or contact the organiser of the even.
14 May 2105 Half day conference Hokitika – Kim  (03) 755 7228 samblight@watchdog.net.nz
16 May possibly available half day Conference Wanaka 16, 18, 19, or 20 (Will let you know as one of those days we will be taking a trip up to the Hakataramea Valley via the Lindis)
22 May 2015 Conference Te Anau  –  contact: kelly  (03) 249 7707 wairauboys@xtra.co.nz or Nancy (03) 249-8166 gnbarnes@xtra.co.nz
23 May 2015 Invercargill Home Education conference: contact Diane newstart@xtra.co.nz
25 May 2015  Dunedin Home Educators Conference – contact Claire 021 295 8953 teamlatta@gmail.com
26 May 2015 half day conf Oamaru – contact Tani (03) 434-9253 tani.newton@vodafone.co.nz
27 May 2015 half day conf in Christchurch –
28 May 2015 Half day conf in Blenheim –  confirmed
29 May 2015 Half day conf in Wellington – Sara  conradandsara@xtra.co.nz
5 June 2015 Leave Wellington Airport for Melbourne

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Needing help for your home schooling journey:

https://hef.org.nz/2011/needing-help-for-your-home-schooling-journey-2/

And

Here are a couple of links to get you started home schooling:

Information on getting startedhttps://hef.org.nz/getting-started-2/

and

Information on getting an exemptionhttps://hef.org.nz/exemptions/

This link is motivational: http://hef.org.nz/2012/home-schooling-what-is-it-all-about/

Exemption Form online: https://hef.org.nz/2012/home-schooling-exemption-form-now-online/

Coming Events: https://hef.org.nz/2013/some-coming-events-for-home-education-during-2013-2/

Beneficiaries: http://hef.org.nz/2013/where-to-for-beneficiary-families-now-that-the-social-security-benefit-categories-and-work-focus-amendment-bill-has-passed-its-third-reading

Red Tape Cluster Buster Meetings and the Scoping Survey: https://hef.org.nz/2014/next-steps-deadline-8-december-2014/

More books for sale

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What a job – we are getting rid of half of our books – still taking 100 boxes of books to Tasmania

Heaps of books for sale as we get ready for the container arriving here on Monday 20th.

We are beginning to take the earlier advertised books to the Red Cross for their Huge Red Cross Book Fair in May – so I no longer have book lists 1 – 12 (actually I have some which I will be giving away at the Wanganui, Hamilton, Tauranga and Taupo Conferences)

Please click on this link if you would like to see what is for Sale: https://hef.org.nz/resources/books-secondhand/. We are now up to Book list 62 and most of the boxes are banana boxes of books. The book lists from 13-40 are now half price (50 cents with the occasional book at $2.50.)

I am travelling around New Zealand in May so I can deliver your books to a mutually agreeable place from Auckland down to Invercargill: https://hef.org.nz/2015/possible-conferences-in-april-and-may/

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Needing help for your home schooling journey:

https://hef.org.nz/2011/needing-help-for-your-home-schooling-journey-2/

And

Here are a couple of links to get you started home schooling:

Information on getting startedhttps://hef.org.nz/getting-started-2/

and

Information on getting an exemptionhttps://hef.org.nz/exemptions/

This link is motivational: http://hef.org.nz/2012/home-schooling-what-is-it-all-about/

Exemption Form online: https://hef.org.nz/2012/home-schooling-exemption-form-now-online/

Coming Events: https://hef.org.nz/2013/some-coming-events-for-home-education-during-2013-2/

Beneficiaries: http://hef.org.nz/2013/where-to-for-beneficiary-families-now-that-the-social-security-benefit-categories-and-work-focus-amendment-bill-has-passed-its-third-reading

Red Tape Cluster Buster Meetings and the Scoping Survey: https://hef.org.nz/2014/next-steps-deadline-8-december-2014/

 

Lots of second hand books for sale

I have lots of books for sale. I need to reduce our books by at least a half.  These are books we have collected over 36+ years. Some books ex Red Cross Book Fair (some resued from recyling) and ex library books. I am sorry that the books are in no particular order. These are just as we come across the ones we feel we can sell and can’t take to Tasmania. My 14 year old is typing up all the lists for me.

Last day updated 04/03/15

Every day there are fresh book lists being added here.

As books sell they are being taken off the lists,  so all books listed are still available. Heaps of books have sold so far – heaps to still sell

Mostly books are $1.00. Smallest order that I will post will be $5.00 plus postage. You can join lists together. Please state which list book comes from

Click on the links below:

If you see a ? by the title of a book it means it is in the process of being sold.

Book list 1 Last day updated 04/03/15

Book list 2 Last day updated 04/03/15

Book list 3 Last day updated 23/02/15 Sold out

Book list 4 Last day updated 04/03/15

Book list 5 Last day updated 04/03/15

Book list 6 Last day updated 04/03/15

Book list 7 Last day updated 04/03/15

Book list 8 Last day updated 04/03/15

Book list 9 Last day updated 04/03/15

Book list 10 Last day updated 04/03/15

Book list 11 Last day updated 04/03/15

Book list 12 Last day updated 04/03/15

Book list 13 Last day updated 04/03/15

Book list 14 Last day updated 04/03/15

Book list 15a Last day updated 04/03/15 Russian Classic set

Russian Classic set

Book list 15b Last day updated 04/03/15

Book list 16 Last day updated 04/03/15

More books here: https://hef.org.nz/resources/books-secondhand/

Will work out postage when you let me know what you would like. Please mention which list the books you want come from – thanks

MORE BOOKS TO COME………..

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Please share this information – thanks

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Updated 1 October 2014:  Three years on (Craig Smith’s Health) page 7 click here

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Needing help for your home schooling journey:

https://hef.org.nz/2011/needing-help-for-your-home-schooling-journey-2/

And

Here are a couple of links to get you started home schooling:

Information on getting startedhttps://hef.org.nz/getting-started-2/

and

Information on getting an exemptionhttps://hef.org.nz/exemptions/

This link is motivational: http://hef.org.nz/2012/home-schooling-what-is-it-all-about/

Exemption Form online: https://hef.org.nz/2012/home-schooling-exemption-form-now-online/

Coming Events: https://hef.org.nz/2013/some-coming-events-for-home-education-during-2013-2/

Beneficiaries: http://hef.org.nz/2013/where-to-for-beneficiary-families-now-that-the-social-security-benefit-categories-and-work-focus-amendment-bill-has-passed-its-third-reading

Red Tape Cluster Buster Meetings and the Scoping Survey: https://hef.org.nz/2014/next-steps-deadline-8-december-2014/

Our movements

Last week I signed a contract for the property in Tasmania. My daughter is buying some of the land off me.

Downes Jr proposed housespot and shared drivewaysRed lines my new property,

dark blue lines Josh & Charmagne’s old and new property

light blue lines Josh’s parents and his brother’s property.

The lady in Tasmania wants the last date for settlement to be May 1. In order to get the funds across to her I need to settle here April 21. I have been talking with moving companies and they need to survey here 6 weeks before that. Which is like in a couple of weeks. So this is my timeline at this stage:

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I now have a signed contract on this property. Trusting for it to go unconditional this coming Friday DV.

25 – February go room by room to see what we want to keep, sell, junk, give away. Books I have sorted that are for sale so far: https://hef.org.nz/resources/books-secondhand/. I hope to add to these lists each day and try to keep them updated regularly.

February We are expecting to get the next Report back from MoE (not sure what will be involved in these next steps yet – will publish them asap)

Once our home goes unconditional then I need to bring home from storage a large amount of stuff to again sort on what to keep, sell, give away and toss

3 – 10 March Movers want to look at what I want to take and give quotes (Anyone know of any good moving companies?)

20 April Kaity leaves Wellington Airport for Hobart

20 April Container arrives and is filled

21 April Settlement on our home 4 Tawa Street

20/21 April cleaning 4 Tawa Street

22 April – 30 April (3 of us needing a place to stay) End of year accounts (GST report, letter and receipt to givers and Charities Commission)

1 May Settlement on 23 Cordwell Road, Tasmania

 

1 – 23 May Available for workshops/conferences in North and South Islands. Let me know if your area would like me to visit. Would be travelling with Grace (9).

23 May last performance for Jedediah’s play at the Globe Theatre

25 or 26 leave Wellington for Hobart.

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Updated 1 October 2014:  Three years on (Craig Smith’s Health) page 7 click here

*****

Needing help for your home schooling journey:

https://hef.org.nz/2011/needing-help-for-your-home-schooling-journey-2/

And

Here are a couple of links to get you started home schooling:

Information on getting startedhttps://hef.org.nz/getting-started-2/

and

Information on getting an exemptionhttps://hef.org.nz/exemptions/

This link is motivational: http://hef.org.nz/2012/home-schooling-what-is-it-all-about/

Exemption Form online: https://hef.org.nz/2012/home-schooling-exemption-form-now-online/

Coming Events: https://hef.org.nz/2013/some-coming-events-for-home-education-during-2013-2/

Beneficiaries: http://hef.org.nz/2013/where-to-for-beneficiary-families-now-that-the-social-security-benefit-categories-and-work-focus-amendment-bill-has-passed-its-third-reading

Red Tape Cluster Buster Meetings and the Scoping Survey: https://hef.org.nz/2014/next-steps-deadline-8-december-2014/