Meadows Home school co-op

Dear Home School Families:

We appreciate your interest in Meadows Home Team and hope that the following information will be helpful as you plan your fall. We will be meeting on Tuesdays at the Sashabaw Presbyterian Church, 5300 Maybee Road in Clarkston. We begin each session at 10:00 a.m. beginning with announcements and the sharing of joys, concerns. Announcements will also be posted on the yahoo group and sent through the yahoo email. It is the responsibility of each family to check the announcements.

Classes begin promptly at 10:10 a.m. and end at 1:05 p.m. Optional lunch; fellowship and After Program follow usually ending at 2:30 p.m.

Here are some important dates –

· General Registration DEADLINE is August 21. (Late registrations = a late fee of $10.00)

· MANDATORY Parent Meeting – Thursday, September 1 at 3 p.m.

· Classes begin on Tuesday, September 13

· All class pictures and a Home team picture will be taken on September 14

· Saturday, October 8 – Annual Harvest Party 6:30 p.m. (tentative)

· THURSDAY December 1 at 6:30 p.m. All family Christmas Party and “Talent” show

· January 10, 2012 – Home Team resumes after Christmas

· April 17 – Final Day of Home team. Classes followed by lunch and

End of the Year Celebration.

Attached you will find –

· Policy and Procedures Handbook

· Fall class list. Please note that some classes have fees.

· Home Team Registration form (to be returned by August 21 – please note classes fill up and students are placed on a first come first serve basis.

· Class Selection form (to be returned ASAP)

· Yearbook purchase form and advertising information.

We invite you to read the materials in this packet thoroughly. If you have any questions you may contact Laura Sias-Lee at L2D2Lee@aol.com or

by calling 248-310-0792 (cell).

Registration, Family fee ($40) and Class Selection should be received by Meadows Registrar on or before August 21. Registrations submitted after that date will charged an additional $10 family fee. These forms may be mailed to 2750 Dixie Hwy. Waterford, MI 48328. PLEASE NOTE only families who participated in the “early bird” registration can email their class selections. We are not accepting any email registration this year. A bill will be complied of fees based upon your children’s class selection and these class fees will be collected at the Mandatory meeting.

All fees MUST be paid at this time.

The Mandatory Parent Meeting will be Thursday, September 1 at 3:00 p.m. A time for the collection of class fees (if any) will take place at that time, as well as any class adjustments. At the meeting, parents will have an opportunity to ask teachers about their classes, parents will be able to sign up for various responsibilities and the Board will present important information to the membership. There will also be a tour of the building and supplies.

If you are unable to attend this meeting you must arrange to attend the make up meeting BEFORE hand. Contact Laura Sias-Lee for details.

The schedule for the fall will be as follows

September 13, 27, October 11, 25, November 8, 22 – This gives us 6 sessions

The schedule for winter will be as follows

January 10, 24, February 7, 21, March 6, 20, April 3, 17 – this gives us a total of 8 sessions

We are looking forward to the fall and to seeing familiar faces as well as meeting new families.

May you enjoy these last days of summer.

Meadows Hometeam