Loyal Order Of Moose
1809 Lansing Rd.
Charlotte, Michigan 48813
| November | 517-541-3629 |
| November | 517-541-3629 |
Youngsters at Mooseheart, the home and school for children in need that is owned and operated by Moose International, get their first taste of formal education at the early age of three years when they begin attending nursery school.
Students remain in nursery school for two years. Their training consists of singing, games, story hours, and handicrafts such as finger painting. They also engage in basic programs of letter and number recognition.
The main reason for starting the children in nursery school at such a tender age is for them to begin learning how to get along with other children of their age group, and how to act in a group while maintaining individuality. Nursery school is followed by a year of kindergarten during which the children embark on a readiness program in reading, numbers, and group sociability activities, as well as an introduction to computer skills and more basic art and music training.
Mooseheart employs a K-5-3-4 system, as students graduating from fifth grade enter a three year middle school program, then a four year high school program.
At the elementary level, students are introduced to more structured programs in mathematics, reading, spelling, writing, science, social studies, art, music and computers. A physical education program is also provided to develop the necessary skills so that a child may play and enjoy many activities.
Also included in the elementary curriculum are language arts, (which includes reading, spelling, writing and language), arithmetic, music, and general sciences.
Starting with fourth grade, pupils are placed in reading classes on the basis of their reading ability. For example, a boy may be in the fifth grade but have a reading level of only a fourth grader. He is then placed in a fourth grade reading class. The opposite is also true, a youth with exceptional reading ability is moved forward. Permitting youngsters to study reading with classmates at their own ability level has been so successful that the result has been a two year growth in reading skills.
Because Mooseheart is a private school, it is able to conduct classes in religion. Every Mooseheart youngster from nursery school age up attends Sunday school and church services each week.
Emphasis is placed on musical education and sports, and practice time for these activities is also allotted from the school day.
Mooseheart's education program is operated with the approval of the Department of Public Instruction of the State of Illinois, and Mooseheart is also a member of the North Central Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges. Additionally, all academic and vocational teachers are certified by the Department of Public Instruction.
Euchre Tournament's
Tournaments are held every 2nd and 4th Thursday. Starting time is 7pm, plan to arrive a few minutes early for registration. There will be no Euchre on Nov. 24th, Thanksgiving. In December we will be able to hold three Euchre tournaments.
November's Birthday's
Those celebrating birthday's in November are:
Michael Jewell(5th)
Don McMeen(11th)
Steve Wood(12th)
Barry Class(14th)
Ken Conkey(19th)
Leslie McMann(21st)
Bill Lundy(24th)
Stop into the Lodge and enjoy a complimentary drink and dinner during the month of your birth.
2005 -2006 Lodge Officers
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Governor.....................Morris Edgerly Junior Governor..........Gary A. Jacobson Prelate.........................Vacant Administrator...............Larry Tissue Treasurer.....................Gene Byrd 1st year Trustee..........Steven Wythe 2nd year Trustee.........Ed Ells 3rd year Trustee..........Ron Smith Sr. |
In the recent, special election for Governor, Morris Edgerly "Buster" has been elected to fill this position. Please congratulate him the next time you see him.
New Members
Please welcome our newest members to the Lodge.
Roger Rhines, Gary Richards, sponsored by Larry Tissue.
Gary Crews, sponsored by Buster Edgerly.
William Nowlin, sponsored by Ken Conkey.
Daniel Cowden, sponsored by Dan Black Sr.
Lodge Meetings
Lodge meetings are held on the first and third Thursday at 7:30pm. These meetings are open and the membership is welcome to attend. As an incentive to attend these meetings, the House Committee has agreed to lower drink prices to $1.00 for 2 hours after the meeting to those that attend the entire meeting. "Happy Hour" on Wednesday's only, will be from 4pm to 7pm, all beer will be $1.00. We have changed the Legion meeting night to the second Tuesday of the month, 7pm.
District Meeting
District meetings are held on the first Sunday of every month. You can show support for your Lodge and your District by attending these meetings. The District has a traveling trophy that goes to the Lodge with the most officers and members present. Starting time is 1pm. The District meeting for November will be hosted by Dewitt on the 6th. Their Lodge is located at 15557 S. US-27 which is south of I-69 on the east side of US-27.
25 Club
Congratulations are in order for Dan Black Sr. He is the most recent recipient of this award. The requirements for this award are easy to meet, sponsor and enroll 25 men into the Moose.
Electronic Newsletter
I would again like to ask everyone that has email and who would like to get the newsletter before anyone else to please send an email with Moose Newsletter in the subject line. It will be in MS Word format. [email protected].