General Information

We are a support group for local families who are using Five In A Row as their core home school curriculum. Our members reside in Plano, Allen, McKinney and Frisco.

Co-Op Days
We meet on Mondays for a co-op day to jump-start the "rowing" week. All families row the same book each week and meet for study related field trips on Thursdays or Fridays. (see Calendar)

Members are expected to attend all co-op days that they register for, barring family emergencies and illness. Members should also attend at least half of the field trips in a session. Each family is responsible for planning and leading activities each session. This includes planning/coordinating the book reading, enrichment activities and planning a field trip or park activity later in the week. Each week we will split the responsibilities on a rotating basis.

We meet every other Monday for a co-op day, this will allow families to row books for 2 weeks, skip a week or even row out-of-print books. We focus on the easy to acquire books for the co-op and leave the out-of-print books for families to row between sessions.

Fees
Families pay a $5 annual membership fee to help cover administrative costs of the group and the cost of membership cards that can be used to apply for educator discounts at local craft, book, office and school supply stores. There is a co-op facility fee of $5 per week each session and possibly supply fees for each session. Field trip costs may also need to be paid for in advance.

T-Shirts
Group T-shirts can be purchased from CafePress. They are great for wearing on field trips.

Mom's Night Out
Tentatively scheduled for the 3rd Sunday of each month from 6:30 - 8 PM.

Book It Participation
Members can participate in this reading incentive program that rewards kids with Pizza for reading books! Sign up in June for the 2005-06 school year.

Park Days
Weeks when co-op does not meet we will plan to meet at a local park from 10:00 - 11:30.

More Information
For more information on joining our group contact Karen.