New Bethel School Preservation Association

05/04/2026

05/04/2026

Homeschool gardening at the Almeter and Patterson residences. The kids got to plant rows of corn and beans, and set out herbs and pot flowers.

04/04/2026

Growing your own food is the theme of April‘s homeschool get together on April 21. We’ll be visiting an in-ground garden and a raised bed garden. The children will get to plant vegetable seeds and set out herbs and vegetable plants. Did you know you can make your own potting soil? Learn about composting.
We will picnic at 1 PM on the school grounds and begin our adventures following!

02/11/2026

What a great day we had recreating a 1936 New Bethel School day! Students carried in firewood, pumped water, viewed 1930’s artifacts, had lessons in reading, arithmetic, history and spelling, played games at recess, and were treated to a fun time of music. It was a day to remember.

01/14/2026

We had a great time taking part in activities reminiscent of Little House on the Prairie. Come join us next time!

12/31/2025

Our January homeschool get-together will be Tuesday, the 13th at 1 p.m. The theme is “Little House on the Prairie”. The children may dress as Laura or Almanzo (parents may also dress 19th century!) Activities will be: Pa’s fiddle; Ma’s quilting; Almanzo’s rope-making; Laura’s butter churning; Ingalls’ milling; and, Mary’s knitting & spinning. Hot soup for lunch over a wood stove. Newcomers are welcome.

12/04/2025

January’s homeschool get-together will be on Tuesday the 13th at 1:00 p.m. The theme will be “Little House on the Prairie”. The children may dress up as Laura Ingalls or Almanzo Wilder. They will experience tasks/skills of the 19th century: butter churning, milling corn, rope-making, and hand quilting. Hot soup will be served at 1:00.

12/03/2025

We had a great time decorating the tree this afternoon! Rachel blessed us with Christmas carols on her flute and Linda read Christmas stories to the kids.

12/01/2025

Tomorrow, at 1:30 p.m., we will decorate the Christmas tree at the school with the ornaments and garlands the children made. We’ll enjoy decorating cookies with icing and listening to a Christmas story by Linda Patterson.

11/27/2025

November 18, the homeschool children made ornaments and garlands for the Christmas tree.

11/07/2025

Our homeschool group will meet November 18 at 1:30 pm to make ornaments and garlands for the Christmas tree. This has become an annual tradition. On Tuesday December 2nd we will hang the ornaments, enjoy Christmas cookies and a Christmas story time.

10/02/2025

Our October homeschool meeting will be Tuesday the 14th at the school. We’ll be making grapevine wreaths for Thanksgiving. I Thessalonians 5:18 says, “give thanks in all circumstances.” And Phillipians 4:6, “Do not be anxious about anything, but In everything, by prayer and petition, with THANKSGIVING , present your requests to God”.

We’ll picnic at 1:00, or you may just come for the meeting at 1:30. Bring wild grapevines if you have access to them and fall items to decorate with. Newcomers are welcome.