Important Dates:
February 27: Count Day for SOARCE-funded families! (Read their email to you!)
March 6: Count Day for SOARCE-funded families! (Read their email to you!)
March 14: Homeschool Parent Gathering - How to teach children with special needs (at the Main Office, 6:30 pm)
March 19: Informational Meeting at Highpoint Hybrid Academy's Clinton Township Campus (Share this information on our website with your friends!)
  • This is an informational meeting about HighPoint Hybrid Academy and Homeschool Connections. Please invite family and friends that are interested in either program.
March 21: Informational Meeting at our Rochester Hills Campus (Share this information on our website with your friends!)
  • This is an informational meeting about HighPoint Hybrid Academy and Homeschool Connections. Please invite family and friends that are interested in either program.
March 28: Homeschool Parent Gathering at Troy Campus, 9:30 am.
March 31: Final payments are due.
April 9: Science Fair, Student Showcase and Meet the Teacher Night
  • Hosted at our Shelby Township Campus - for students at all of our campuses to participate in!
  • Click here to download the guidelines for the Science Fair. The QR code goes to this link.
  • See More information below.
April 11: Tentative date for Homeschool Parent Gathering - How to homeschool your high schooler (Details will be provided in future newsletters.)
June 1: Graduation Ceremony
  • Hosted at our Romeo Campus - for students at all of our campuses to participate in!
News for all families:
(Campus announcements are found below.)
Invite your friends, family, even grandparents!
EVENT OF THE YEAR:

Student Showcase, Science Fair, & Meet the Teacher Night!
Mark your calendar for our biggest event of the year!

The details:
Hosted at our Shelby Campus on April 9th, 6:30 pm

This event is for all parents and students of our campuses.

Prizes will be awarded to 3 age groups of students for the winning projects. Students must be present to win and submit your project by 6:30 pm. Any student may submit up to 3 projects which may include any fine arts projects, drawings, paintings, pottery, sewing, wood shop or project from a class.

Science fair questions should be directed to Ray Clay and you must sign up through this link to participate for the science fair. Click here to download the science fair guidelines.

Please keep all projects and displays to Homeschool Connections class projects only, please. We want to support you in all you do in and out of HC classes but simply do not have the capacity to allow outside projects at this event.

You can read more here .
Parent Gathering : How to Homeschool Children with Special Needs

Come have a chat with Jessica Jagod as she gives us advice on how to homeschool children with special needs!
Parent Gathering : (Troy Campus) Homeschool Parents Get Together
How is homeschooling going? What are you struggling with? Questions about curriculum or teaching methods? Come be encouraged and learn from other parents on this homeschooling journey. All are welcome!
THANK YOU to Terrell!

We would like to acknowledge Terrell Gilford for his helpfulness this past year while Holden recovers from his surgery!

Terrell has never failed to ask if he can help Holden with anything!

Thank you, Terrell, for being an example of servanthood, we appreciate you.
This week on the blog!

Part 3 to a short story series written by own student author Eva! Click the photo to read it!
We have a new student author joining the blog. Read more about Brooke by clicking on her photo!
Balances are Due March 31

The early pay discount deadline has passed and all balances will be due on or before March 31, 2019 . For those using SOARCE - your credits will not be applied until April. If you are a SOARCE family, you should know what classes they are covering and send payment in for whatever classes they are not covering by March 31st. Remember, your bill must be paid in full in order to register for classes next semester. Please log in to your Orbund account to see and/or pay your bill. You can pay your bill online via your Orbund account with any major credit card or echeck, or you can mail a check to Homeschool Connections, 2685 Lapeer Rd, Suite 208, Auburn Hills, MI 48326. If you have any questions please email Pam at [email protected] or Jen at [email protected] . Any outstanding balance may incur a late fee beginning May 31, 2019.
Orbund

Orbund has been requiring password resets. Please instruct your children to write down their updated passwords.
Box Tops

Please collect and send box tops in for our teachers!

We can use the money for anything we need! Computers and books are just some of the ways the funds may be used from Box Tops for Education.
We value your opinion!
If you have any suggestions for classes, please fill out the form on our website ! We love offering classes that fit into your homeschooling journey! Let us know what courses you'd like us to offer! We need your input for fall!
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FOR SALE: Homeschool Connection Bags

For the first time we now are selling homeschool connection bags. You may purchase one at any campus for $8. Please see your supervisor for details.
Auburn Hills
Week 6 - February 25
Week 7 - February 4
Enter and exit through the NORTH doors. Only teachers can enter at the South doors.

Please do NOT block the mailbox when picking up and dropping off your child.
Pizza Day!!!

Pizza day is March 11th! Please sign up ahead of time with your campus supervisor! Slices are $1 each. Choices are cheese or pepperoni!
Lost and Found

Please check out our lost and found pile! It is growing!!!
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Campus Supervisor Contact Info:
  • Michelle McCoy and Renee Schnabel - 248-710-0360 ext. 1001
  • You can message any campus supervisor through Orbund.
Clarkston
Week 6 - March 1
Week 7 - March 8
Enter and exit from the side parking lot at door #7. All other doors are locked.
Pizza Day!!!

Pizza Day is March 15! Please sign up with a campus supervisor beforehand. Slices are $1 each. Pepperoni or cheese.
Dress Warm!

Weather-permitting, we will allow everyone to play outside after lunch! Please dress your child in warm clothes.
Campus Supervisor Contact Info:
  • Lora Vogler and Michelle McCoy - 248-710-0360 ext. 1003
  • You can message any campus supervisor through Orbund.
Eastside
Week 6 - February 25
Week 7 - March 4
Enter and exit through the WEST doors.
Pizza Day!!!

Pizza Day is Monday, March 4th! Please pay your supervisor $1 per slice. Options are cheese or pepperoni.
March Madness!

In the month of March, we will be having some fun with “March Madness”. Each week, we will dress up according to a different “theme”. Let’s help the month go by more quickly by adding some “madness” into March!
 
Here’s the schedule:

03/04: Sports Day: Dress up in your favorite sports team attire or it’s colors!
*This is also Pizza Day!
 
03/11: St. Patrick’s Day: Dress up in St. Patrick attire or green and white!
 
03/18: Pajama and Slipper Day: Let’s get cozy by wearing your favorite PJ’s and/or Slippers!
 
03/25: Mix Match Day: Let’s get silly by wearing things that don’t match! 
Campus Supervisor Contact Info:
  • Latunya Mann and Anna Opel - 248-710-0360 ext. 1002
  • You can message any campus supervisor through Orbund.
Rochester Hills
Week 5 - February 26
Week 6 - March 5
Enter and exit through the back doors of Faith Church.
Pizza day is rescheduled for March 5! It was February 12 but has been rescheduled due to cancelled classes. Please sign up with a campus supervisor beforehand. Slices are $1 each. Pepperoni or cheese.

The next pizza day will be April 9!


(Also, Bria turned 16 this week! Happy Birthday!)
Winter Clothing

Please send your children with warm, winter clothing for some outdoor recess when they've finished eating lunch!
Campus Supervisor Contact Info:
  • Katie Vallus and Karen Cuyler - 248-710-0360 ext. 1004
  • You can message any campus supervisor through Orbund.
Romeo
Week 5 - February 28
Week 6 - March 7
Enter and exit through the NORTH doors.
Celebrating St. Patrick's Day!

On Thursday, March 14th, please have your children wear their lucky GREEN outfits!
Pizza Day!!!

Pizza Day is March 28! Please sign up with a campus supervisor beforehand. Slices are $1 each. Pepperoni or cheese.
Campus Supervisor Contact Info:
  • Allison Powers and Jodi Kloock - 248-710-0360 ext. 1005
  • You can message any campus supervisor through Orbund.
Shelby Township
Week 6 - March 1
Week 7 - March 8
Enter and exit through the SOUTH doors.
Pizza Days!!!

Future pizza days are March 15 and April 12. Please sign up with a campus supervisor beforehand. Slices are $1 each. Pepperoni or cheese.
Campus Supervisor Contact Info:
  • Katie Vallus, Karen Cuyler and Stephanie Caira - 248-710-0360 ext. 1006
  • You can message any campus supervisor through Orbund.
Troy
Week 6 - February 28 (Corrected from last week)
Week 7 - March 7
Enter and exit through the EAST doors.
March Madness!

In the month of March, we will be having some fun with “March Madness”. Each week, we will dress up according to a different “theme”. Let’s help the month go by more quickly by adding some “madness” into March!
 
Here’s the schedule:
03/07: Sports Day: Dress up in your favorite sports team attire or it’s colors!
 
03/14: St. Patrick’s Day: Dress up in St. Patrick attire or green and white!
*This is also Pizza Day!
 
03/21 Pajama and Slipper Day: Let’s get cozy by wearing your favorite PJ’s and/or Slippers!
 
03/28: Mix Match Day: Let’s get silly by wearing things that don’t match! 
Pizza Day!!!

Pizza Day is March 14! Please sign up with a campus supervisor beforehand. Slices are $1 each. Pepperoni or cheese.
Campus Supervisor Contact Info:
  • Michelle Davis Poeder, Anna Opel, and Renee Schnabel - 248-710-0360 ext. 1007
  • You can message any campus supervisor through Orbund.
Our Contact Information
Main Phone Number: 248-710-0360

If you do not know who to contact, please email [email protected] .

If you have questions about Orbund, please read our Orbund Help Page .

If you have campus operation related questions, please reach out to Shelly at [email protected] or 248-710-0360 ext. 2016.

If you have family financial account questions, please ask Pam at [email protected] or 248-710-0360 ext. 2017.

For teacher related questions, please speak with Ruth at [email protected] or 248-710-0360 ext. 2019.

For Human Resources , contact Becky at [email protected] or 248-710-0360 ext. 2018.

Yours in Service,
Your Homeschool Connections Team
Homeschool Connections | www.MiHomeschoolConnections.com