Thursday & Friday Reminders

Hello Everyone!

If you signed up to go on the middle school field trip for THIS THURSDAY (10/4) to Cooper's Rock, please note that we will meet at the big parking lot by the main pavilion at 11:00 am.

Mr. Bob Johnson, geologist, will do a rock walk with middle school students that day--and the weather looks like it will cooperate!

To get to Cooper's Rock, take I-68 Exit 15, and then follow the signs. The park is beautiful and fun for hiking (on clearly marked trails) and picnicking, in case you want to plan accordingly.

We are back to class schedule this Friday! You know the drill by now -- wear appropriate clothing for gym activities, bring only water to drink.


Mr. Bledsoe is a candidate for the House of Delagates, and he will be speaking to us during announcements this Friday, and also to the Group D Elections class and the Group F Leadership class. Don't forget to come up with some great questions to ask Mr. Bledsoe while he is with us.


Finally, if you signed up to bring apples or corndogs for Trinity's Harvest Fest this Saturday, October 6th, be sure to bring them in THIS Friday -- the Harvest Fest is the following evening!

Questions? Click here to contact us.

Basketball Opportunity

Heritage Christian School, in Bridgeport, WV is looking for some middle school boys (grades 6-8), to play on their basketball team.

If you are interested, please contact Kathy Keener by phone at 304.476.0157 or by email at:

thekeenerfamily[at]frontier[dot]com

Friday Reminders

Dear THESIS Families, 
 
Please remember for tomorrow:
 
1.  Children please wear gym shoes and bring water for gym. 

The weather is supposed to be nice!

2.  Please check the cafe counter when you get there 

tomorrow:

           --Families need to sign-in (we are recording 

              attendance).

           --Check your family mailbox folder to see what's 

              inside! 

           --The draft membership directory will be out. Please 

              check your entry for accuracy and mark an "OK" 

              beside your name when done. 

           --Check out field trip and other sign-ups, to be sure 

              you don't miss out on anything. 

3.  If you have them to loan, please bring in magnifying 

     glasses for the kindergarten class to use. Label them with

     your name, and you can leave them on the counter. 
 
4.  For next week, the Irresponsible Science class is looking 

     for empty, clean coffee cans, metal or plastic, as long as 

     they have the lids.  Recycling at its best! 

5.  Bring in your Boxtops for Education tomorrow! They will 

     be turned in at the end of this month. Place them in a 

     baggie or envelope and put them in Janine Tomko's 

     mailbox folder (on the cafe counter).

And don't forget to be in the Kidz Church room by 

12:45 p.m., for weekly announcements.

See you then!

Tomorrow -- First Day of Co-op Classes!

Dear THESIS Families, 
 
Tomorrow will be an exciting day!  Just a few reminders... 
 
Park and enter by the Main Entrance.  We will meet in the Children's Church area 
to go over announcements and rules at 12:45 pm. 
 
All children should wear athletic shoes for gym.  Feel free to send a water 
bottle with your child for gym.  No other beverages, please. 
 
Kindergarteners please bring your labeled snack and set it on the cart by the 
door. 

**Please do not send any form of peanuts or peanut butter with your child, even if your child

can eat it. There are children in our group with severe peanut allergies.**

See you tomorrow! 

Junior High WV History Class -- Can you help?

Dear Families of Junior High students,

It is my pleasure to delve into West Virginia History with your kids and mine

this year!  I have learned a few things about my adopted state, and I will know a whole lot more when we finish this course.  We all will!

Here's how I could use some help:  Do you or yours have any stories about life in West Virginia that could be shared with the students?  Farming, coal mining, growing up stories that may be in your family history may seem commonplace to you but would really enhance our class time.  Please consider coming in to share anything West Virginian with this class!

Another way to help: please send in the research report your child did last year in writing class.  I would like to have these shared aloud with the class. 

Lastly, on Friday September 7, Coal Country Mini-Golf is open at 3 pm and is

giving us $1 off admission to play after our THESIS day.  If you have not played here, you'll like that every hole is constructed from coal mining equipment! This will be a fun way to kick off our class! 

Warmly,

Liz DeRoos, for THESIS

Back 2 School Kick-off -- Family Pizza Dinner

Yes, it is almost time to start back to classes! We will be celebrating our kick-off of the new THESIS school year with a pizza dinner tomorrow night.

Friday, August 31, 2012 at 6:00 p.m., we will gather together over pizza and other eats to chat and get in some of that required socialization that homeschoolers so desperately need!

If your last name begins with A - L, please bring a dessert for 12.

If your last name begins with M - Z, please bring a salad for 12.

Pizza and beverages will be provided.

There will be a scavenger hunt for the kids, which is always a fun time.

There will also be another opportunity for you to purchase tickets for the raffle of two Thirty-One bags, which are $1.00 per ticket. The proceeds of this raffle will go toward a scholarship fund for THESIS members.

We will be meet in the fellowship hall of Trinity, so feel free to park on that side of the church.

If you have any questions, please contact us!

Hope to see you there!

Important Updates and Registration Info

I was able to get the classes put into a table and I posted the new fall schedule. If anyone has any questions, please contact me.

On another topic . . .

Have you received your THESIS Registration invitation in the mail? If you have not received one, do not despair. Here is what you need to know:

Trinity Home Educators Supporting in Service (aka T.H.E.S.I.S.) 

2012-2013 Registration

Co-op Classes -- Field Trips -- Family Events 

will be held on Tuesday, August 14th 

(yikes, that's NEXT Tuesday! Be sure to save the date!)

• Returning members (those who participated in THESIS last year) should come to the fellowship hall at Trinity by 12:30 p.m.
• New members should plan to arrive by 2:00 p.m.

During these meetings, we will go over the registration packet, and teachers will be available to briefly discuss their classes and answer any questions or concerns you may have.

Please do not miss this important meeting!

Blessings,
Selena Campbell