THESIS TEACHERS STILL NEEDED!

Hello Everyone!

I am sure everyone realizes that NEXT TUESDAY, August 13th, is registration for the new THESIS school year! 

Yes, summer has flown by and some of us are back to the school routine. Soon, THESIS will gear up and get going. But before that can happen, we need to be sure we have someone to teach classes to our kiddos.

Fellow THESIS-ians, we need you! As of today, we still have FOUR teaching spots unfilled. Please pray about these to see if the Lord is leading you to step out into a new adventure!

• Group A (Kindergarten):  1:40 p.m. - 2:20 p.m. Snack & Story Coordinator -- this person would be in charge of coordinating the snack and story with various moms, so that someone would provide snack and read a story during this class period. 
• Group C (2nd - 3rd grades): 1:40 p.m. - 2:20 p.m. -- This class period is open to anyone who wants to teach anything they feel lead to teach (that isn't already on the schedule for this group). If you are a seasoned member, and you have been thinking about teaching but have never done it with THESIS, now is the time to take that first step! 
• Group D (4th - 5th grades): 2:20 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. -- Again, this is an open class period. THESIS has curriculum to choose from, and Liz DeRoos is available to help anyone with planning for this period. Will you please consider teaching something to this fun age group?
• Group E ( 6th - 8th grades): 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. (2nd Sem: Jan - Apr only) -- The middle school students need someone to teach their class during the second semester this coming school year. THESIS has a design curriculum that this age group loves; or you can pick your own class to teach. Please pray about what God wants you to do in this area.

The Lord knows what we need, and He always fills in the gaps every year with teachers who step forward. We know He will take care of this year, also. The question is, will you answer Him when He calls you to teach?

We are a co-op, and it takes everyone working together to make it work for everyone. 

If you are considering teaching, but you don't know how to get started with a class, please contact us and we will gladly help you!

Teachers Needed

Is everyone getting excited about THESIS starting again soon? Are you curious about what classes will be taught?

We will be posting the schedule soon, but we have one more slot to fill. The 4th-5th grade middle period (from 1:40-2:20) still has an opening for two teachers. Have you considered teaching a class, but you are waiting to be asked?

There's a great class that Liz DeRoos taught a few years ago that is math-based but feels more like arts & crafts. The kids who took that class had a blast learning math in a fun way. If you would like to teach this class, Liz will gladly help you to plan out the lessons for the year.

Or, do you have a desire to teach but you have something else in mind? Well, that's great! As I mentioned, this one class is the only slot we've yet to staff.

We've added three more classes to our class schedule this year--so we need your help!If this is not your first year as a member of THESIS, and you have ever considered teaching--now is the time to step up!

Please call Liz DeRoos, at 304.534.5822, or Selena Campbell, at 304.363.0944, if you are interested in teaching this 4th-5th grade class this year.

THESIS is a Co-Op

Did you know that our homeschool group, THESIS, is a co-op, or cooperative?

The definition of a cooperative is:

something owned collectively by members who share in its benefits.

And, of course, cooperative comes from the word cooperate, which means: to work together with others.

Therefore, the definition of THESIS is:

a homeschool group where we all work together and collectively share in the benefits of doing so.

And so, here comes the wonderful part -- Moms, we need you!

If you have some amazing ability when it comes to teaching a certain subject--math, art, basket-weaving--please let us know! As of the writing of this post, five elementary classes still need teachers, which includes two classes each for grades K-1 and 2-3, and one class for grades 4-5.

And, senior high students--are you proficient in a subject? Are you well organized? Please feel free to volunteer to teach a class (as long as it is okay with your parent).

Please know that we have an amazing year coming up, with more classes to be taught than ever before, and possibly even more families joining our group (we had 50 families representing ~100 children this past year). While this is exciting, it definitely requires that we emphasize that we are a co-op, and we all need to pitch in and help out, in some way.

With that in mind, when the registration happens in August (which is going to be different this year--more about that in a later post), we will have sign-up sheets for class helpers. Please take time to review these sheets and choose a class (or two) to help out with. Due to the volume of students that we have, we will be assigning helpers for each class, if we don't fill all the blanks with volunteers. So, if you'd like to pick out the class where you want to help, be sure to take a look at those sign-up sheets. (There will be a reminder of this, closer to registration.)

I hope everyone is enjoying their summer--the days are going to start getting shorter after today--and that you are keeping cool. When you are inside enjoying some a/c on the super-hot days, please give some thought to possibly teaching a class this year, or helping to coordinate an area of our group.

If you have any questions, or want to teach a class/be a coordinator, please give Selena (304-363-0944) or Liz (304-534-5822) a call.

Blessings!
Selena