Welcome to Thursday Connection!

We are a Christian home school tutoring program. We believe strongly in the parents' ability to educate their children and wish to enable them in this endeavor. We wish to assist the home school educators, not replace them. We are not, and do not plan to become a school. We wish to minister to the parent and the child through these years of their lives. We welcome non-Christian families into our cooperative who are willing to follow our guidelines. We do not require families to sign a statement of faith.

Our classes are held on Thursdays from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm at First Cumberland Presbyterian Church.

Registration information is now available—click on the Fall 2012 Semester Information link to the left. With many families registered and many classes full or nearly so, we will close Fall 2012 Registration on May 31. If you are interested in joining us, please feel free to contact Claire (claire@thursdayconnection.org) to register before that date.

The church is located at 6900 Nubbin Ridge Road, located near the intersection of Nubbin Ridge Road and Westland off the Papermill exit.

See our Where We're Located page for more information.

Peanut Butter

This is the last week to contribute PEANUT BUTTER to First Cumberland Presbyterian's FISHES ministry. Please place your donations in the box marked "Peanut Butter" near the Scan-in Table.

Thank you for your generosity!

Home School Panel Discussion and Used Curriculum Sale

Need a boost in your home schooling? Do you have more questions than answers? Looking for new ideas or have good ones to share?

Come ask questions, share ideas, and take home some encouragement for your own home school. Then shop at the used curriculum sale to find some more help for next year.

Thursday Connection's Home School Panel Discussion Thursday, May 3, 10:30 a.m. - Noon in the sanctuary Followed by TC Used Curriculum Sale 12:30 - 2:30 in the Gym. Bring your books and materials to sell after the Panel Discussion. Set up will begin at 9:00 a.m. in the Gym. Reserve a table TODAY by replying to this email.

New Administrator

Dear Thursday Connection Families,

The Board has the pleasure of announcing that Michelle Bickers has joined the Board and will start in January as the Administrator for Thursday Connection. Michelle has been a member of Thursday Connection for nine years and has served lunches for the board and teachers for a number of those years and been active in many support roles. We are all delighted that we know her heart of service. For the rest of this semester, the Board will continue to work closely with Michelle in this training period for her to learn and pick up what she needs to.

Michelle has nearly ten years work experience in business positions including administrative, insurance, and special events planning. She has devoted herself to volunteer work over the last several years while she has been raising her family. We are confident that all her experiences have qualified her to be able to take the reins of Thursday Connection with skill and confidence.

You may email Michelle at michelle@thursdayconnection.org. 

Please welcome her.

Facebook Page

We invite all present and former Thursday Connection students, teachers and parents to be a part of our Thursday Connection Facebook Page. Tell us about your favorite aspects of Thursday Connection, ask questions, upload your favorite photos and reconnect with your friends!

Laptops With Windows 7

We have had a couple of problems with our network at Thursday Connection lately. If you have a laptop with Windows 7 for an operating system, please be aware. These are the laptops causing problems.

When you first sign on to our network, your computer may ask you some questions. If the Thursday Connection Linksys router starts asking you to enter codes in order to enter our system (Linksys), please do not enter the code. This results in your computer taking over our router and blocks out everyone else. If this is not clear to you how to respond, please ask someone to help you. We have had our system taken over twice now, not intentionally, but none the less, it has caused problems.

Thank you for your help with this, the Thursday Connection Board

Snow Policy Reminder

Our snow policy is that we follow Knox County. If they are out, we are out. However, if they are late, say an hour or two, we are not late.

Family Liaison

Thursday Connection has a contact person for those interested in joining our group. Ellen Kimball is our liaison for new families. She will be happy to answer questions for any new families interested in our group. Ellen may be reached via email at ellen@thursdayconnection.org. 

Wondering if co-op classes would be right for your children?

A once a week co-op is a great way to expose your kids to subjects you may not feel qualified to teach, to allow them to interact with other students, and for them to experience a classroom situation. Get an "inside look" at a typical day at Thursday Connection. This video was made by a rising Sophomore, Samantha Horne. Samantha started her own video business, Deja Vu, as part of the requirements for the Business class she took at Thursday Connection.

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0jlZn-KVZM 

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If you would like to contact our Administrator, email michelle@thursdayconnection.org.

If you have questions about Registration or Tuition, email claire@thursdayconnection.org.

If you are new to Thursday Connection or have general questions, email ellen@thursdayconnection.org. 

Questions, Comments or Suggestions about the website may be emailed to webmaster@thursdayconnection.org.

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