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Grades 5th and Up
1A The Great Depression: A Close Look at a Fascinating Time
1B Sing for Joy!
2A To Infinity and Beyond: A Voyage into Outer Space
2B Paper Quilling (Twirled Paper)
3A Computer Science Unplugged
3B Drawing and Sketching
Grades 3rd-4th
1A Westward Ho!
1B Sing for Joy!
2A M.E.S.S. Lab (Math, Engineering, Science Stuff
2B Recorder Karate
3A Considering God’s Creation Science
3B All about Chocolate
Grades 1st-2nd
1A Healthy Me!
1B Honeybees
2A Masterpiece Creator
2B Considering God’s Creation Science
3A Fun with Fitness
3B USPS: Stamps and More!
Kindergarten: Mrs. Rangel's Reading and Rhythm Class, Free Play, Fun with Fall!
Pre-Kindergarten: ABC Verse Book, Christmas Popsicle Stick Theatre, Free Play
Grades 5th and Up
The Great Depression: A Close Look at a Fascinating Time
Instructor: Mrs. Lokos
Class Description
We’ll do many hands-on activities to help us examine life in 1930’s America. Exploring everything from Wall Street and buying on margin to jungle fires and Hoovervilles, students will get a taste of this interesting decade. We may even hear a first-hand account of one man’s experiences in New York during the Depression.
Special Notes:
Class will include no homework
Syllabus
Week 1: The Roaring Twenties
Week 2: The Stock Market
Week 3: Black Tuesday
Week 4: Hoover/Bank Runs
Week 5: Urban Life
Week 6: Rural Life
Week 7: FDR and the New Deal
Week 8: Recovery and the onset of WWII
Sing for Joy!
Instructor: Mrs. Christine Brinson
Class Description
In Sing for Joy! the students will learn about singing fun songs in a choir and explore holding their own part.
Special Notes:
Class will include weekly homework – to memorize the lyrics to the music
Syllabus
Week 1: Introduction to singing, learning to sing parts in a round and rehearsal #1
Week 2: Warmups, parts singing rounds, rehearsal #2
Week 3: Warmups, parts singing rounds, rehearsal #3
Week 4: Warmups, parts singing rounds, rehearsal #4
Week 5: Warmups, parts singing rounds, rehearsal #5
Week 6: Warmups, parts singing rounds, rehearsal #6
Week 7: Warmups, parts singing rounds, rehearsal #7
Week 8: Warmups, parts singing rounds, rehearsal #8
To Infinity and Beyond: A Voyage into Outer Space
Instructor: Mrs. Geary
Class Description
Do you like to star gaze and become amazed in how God's glory is displayed in the heavens above? On our voyage into outer space we will discover certain facts about the planets in our solar system, how the Sun, Earth and Moon are connected and cause amazing phenomena here on Earth and touch on comets, asteroids, stars and galaxies. Come prepared for exciting adventures on our walk through space. Space suits may be required! :-)
Special Notes:
Class may include occasional homework
Syllabus
Week 1: Our Solar System
Week 2: Sun, Earth, Moon System
Week 3: Mercury and Venus
Week 4: Earth and Mars
Week 5: Asteroid Belt and Comets
Week 6: Jupiter and Saturn
Week 7: Uranus, Neptune and Dwarf Planets
Week 8: Stars and Galaxies
Paper Quilling (Twirled Paper)
Instructor: Mrs. Baile
Class Description
Learn this French form of art by twirling paper on a tool. This used to be called "Paper Quilling," because they would twirl the paper on the tip of a feather to get the paper filigree effect.
Special Notes:
$4 cost for tool, ornament, box top, and wooden letter.
Syllabus
Week 1: Flower Sampler
Week 2: Grapes
Week 3: Dragonfly
Week 4: Other animals
Week 5: Sea scene
Week 6: Decorating Ornaments
Week 7: Decorating Box tops
Week 8: Decorating Wooden Letter
Computer Science Unplugged!
Instructor: Mrs. Uehling
Class Description
Unplug your computer and get ready to explore what computer science is really about. Through fun games and activities we will discover some of the building blocks of how computers work. Come prepared to use your communication, problem solving, creativity, and thinking skills.
Special Notes:
Class will include occasional homework to reinforce information learned in class.
Syllabus
Week 1: Binary Numbers, Color by Numbers – Representing Information
Week 2: Card Flip Magic, Bar Codes – Error detection
Week 3: Beat the Clock - Sorting Networks
Week 4: The Orange Game - Routing and Deadlock
Week 5: Treasure Hunt - Procedures
Week 6: Graph Coloring - Intractability
Week 7: Sharing Secrets – Data encryption
Week 8: Chocolate Factory – User Interface Design
Drawing and Sketching
Instructor: Mrs. Lamy
Class Description
Discover how to turn the basic forms into simple objects.
Apply the knowledge of the basic elements of drawing: Surface, size, surface lines, overlapping, shading, density, foreshortening.
Awaken hidden talents in drawing through practice
Special Notes:
Class will include occasional homework.
Class will include some parental involvement.
Syllabus
Week 1: Lines -shapes and forms
Week 2: Tone – shading- cast shadow
Week 3: Composition
Week 4: Perspective and vanishing point
Week 5: How to create more realistic pictures
Week 6: Harvest
Week 7: House in perspective
Week 8: Whistle stop
Grades 3rd-4th
Westward Ho!
Instructor: Mrs. Bullard
Class Description
There was a time when not much was known about the area west of the Mississippi River, so President Thomas Jefferson asked Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore this land and report back to him. Our class will learn about the adventures they had, and we will keep nature journals like Lewis and Clark did, and use maps and primary sources to gain understanding about their discoveries.
Special Notes:
Class may include occasional homework
Syllabus
Week 1: Preparing for the trip
Week 2: Choosing the Corps of Discovery
Week 3: Starting Out
Week 4: Wintering with the Mandans
Week 5: Learning the Lay of the Land
Week 6: Discovering Plants and Animals
Week 7: Reaching the Pacific Ocean
Week 8: Going Home
Sing for Joy!
Instructor: Mrs. Christine Brinson
Class Description
In Sing for Joy! the students will learn about singing fun songs in a choir and explore holding their own part.
Special Notes:
Class will include weekly homework – to memorize the lyrics to the music
Syllabus
Week 1: Introduction to singing, learning to sing parts in a round and rehearsal #1
Week 2: Warmups, parts singing rounds, rehearsal #2
Week 3: Warmups, parts singing rounds, rehearsal #3
Week 4: Warmups, parts singing rounds, rehearsal #4
Week 5: Warmups, parts singing rounds, rehearsal #5
Week 6: Warmups, parts singing rounds, rehearsal #6
Week 7: Warmups, parts singing rounds, rehearsal #7
Week 8: Warmups, parts singing rounds, rehearsal #8
M.E.S.S. Lab (Math, Engineering, Science Stuff)
Instructor: Mrs. Tracy Cooper
Class Description
Welcome to the MESS Lab (Math, Engineering, Science & Stuff). Here, students get to work like real scientists, developing questions and creating experiments, engaging in complex reasoning and learning science just through tinkering. It’s all hands-on science. We will do these cool things and more!
Special Notes:
Class will include occasional homework
Safety glasses are required for this class.
Syllabus
Week 1: Combustion: Why does Sulfuric Acid blow up when mixed with sugar?
Week 2: Soda Geyser
Week 3: Program a Friend: The challenge in this activity is much like the challenge of controlling a rover on Mars
Week 4: Polymers- Sharpened pencils through a Ziploc bag, will it leak?
Week 5: Super- Tasters: Super-tasters experience the five basic tastes, especially bitter foods, with greater intensity. Find out if you are a super taster in this experiment.
Week 6: Super Absorbing Powder: How much water can it hold? Sodium polyacrylate is used in many applications. A common one is diapers. In addition, it is used as a soil additive to hold water for long periods for plants.
Week 7: Walking Water: Primary Colored glasses of water will “walk” to mix into cool colors.
Week 8: Wrapping it all up – Review & repeating some of our favorite experiments
Recorder Karate
Instructor: Mrs. Hoffman
Class Description
Students will be introduced to the recorder and recorder music. They will learn to play a few songs and earn a "karate belt" for each song learned.
Special Notes:
Students should practice at home.
Students will need to purchase a recorder.
Syllabus
Week 1: Introduction to the recorder
Week 2: Basic music reading, Hot Cross Buns
Week 3: Types of recorders, Claire de la Lune
Week 4: Recorder music, Gently Sleep
Week 5: Review, Merrily We Roll Along
Week 6: Lucy Locket and Hop Old Squirrel
Week 7: All Aboard and Down by the Station
Week 8: Review and Rehearse for program
Considering God’s Creation Science
Instructor: Mrs. Hall
Class Description
Do you love capturing creepy, crawly things and watching them move? Have you looked through binoculars to watch birds and determine which one they are? Have you seen tadpoles change to frogs or eggs change to baby chicks at your house? Have you saved a turtle from the road, named him Filmore and brought him home to keep him as a friend? Did you have a brother that loved snakes and kept them in the basement where you mom wouldn’t know? Well, if you said yes to any of these questions...you’re just like me! I love all of God’s creatures and find them fascinating. We will have a blast doing an animal detective page each week along with other activities to stretch our minds while having fun. There will be a lot of cutting and coloring and a whole lot of exploration.
Special Notes:
Class will include no homework, however, if you would like to bring a creature to show and tell we would love to see it.
Syllabus
Week 1: Insects: metamorphosis, nymph, pupa
Week 2: Spiders: arachnids, book lungs, cephalothorax, spiracles
Week 3: Fish: cold-blooded, swim bladders, vertebrates
Week 4: Reptiles: lungs, cold-blooded
Week 5: Birds: air sacs, crop, gizzard, warm-bloodeds
Week 6: Mammals: diaphragm, marsupial, placenta
Week 7: Amphibians: hibernation, estivation
Week 8: Animal Classification Review
All About Chocolate
Instructor: Mrs. Doyle
Class Description
Hands on lap book study of chocolate. At the end of the semester, each student will have completed a chocolate themed lap book while learning about the history, timeline, growing and harvesting of Cacao pods, and the manufacturing process of chocolate. We will learn about chocolate around the world and in other cultures, and enjoy chocolate tasting too!
Special Notes:
Class will include no homework
Syllabus
Week 1: History of Chocolate - The Mayans, The Aztecs, Spain & Timeline
Week 2: History of Chocolate - Europe, United States & Timeline, The Cacao Tree
Week 3: The Cocoa Bean & Timeline
Week 4: How is Chocolate made, Conching & Timeline
Week 5: Four Kinds of Chocolate, Chocolate Flavors, Favorite Treats, Taste Test! & Timeline
Week 6: Chocolate Around the World and in Other Cultures, Value of Chocolate & Timeline
Week 7: Nutritional Values, Vitamins and Minerals, My Day as an M&M Short Story Writing
Week 8: Design your own Candy Bar (art)
1st and 2nd Grades
Healthy Me!
Instructor: Mrs. Tiren
Class Description
We will learn fun ways to develop good health and safety habits using all our senses: touch, smell, hearing, sight, and TASTE!
Special Notes:
Class will include no homework
Please let me know ASAP of any food allergies your child may have.
Syllabus
Week 1 and 2: Clean Machine
Week 3: Healthy Chompers
Week 4 and 5: Nutritious and Delicious
Week 6: Exercising My Muscles
Week 7 and 8: Safe and Sound
Honeybees
Instructor: Mrs. Wright
Class Description
Join us as we study these incredible insects and learn how important they are!
Special Notes:
Class will include no homework
Syllabus
Week 1: lifecycle of honeybees
Week 2: anatomy of honeybees
Week 3: drawing honeybees
Week 4: importance of pollination
Week 5: beekeepers and honey
Week 6: honeybee craft
Week 7: continue honeybee craft and read book about honeybees
Week 8: review and wrap up
Masterpiece Creator
Instructor: Mrs. Drury
Class Description
In this class, we will get to know the Masters by exploring their artwork and then trying out their techniques to make our own unique creations.
Special Notes:
Class will include no homework
Class may get a little messy- a smock (aka an old, oversized shirt) is recommended
Depending on how quickly children complete projects, we may study more or fewer artists. The focus will be on learning about the artist and their technique and producing artwork that the children can feel good about.
Syllabus
Week 1: Introduction, Van Gogh and Expressionism
Week 2: Monet and Impressionism
Week 3: Picasso and Cubism
Week 4: Work on Projects
Week 5: Henri Matisse
Week 6: Paul Klee
Week 7: Eric Carle
Week 8: Finishing projects and displaying them for the closing program
Considering God’s Creation Science
Instructor: Mrs. Hall
Class Description
Do you love capturing creepy, crawly things and watching them move? Have you looked through binoculars to watch birds and determine which one they are? Have you seen tadpoles change to frogs or eggs change to baby chicks at your house? Have you saved a turtle from the road, named him Filmore and brought him home to keep him as a friend? Did you have a brother that loved snakes and kept them in the basement where you mom wouldn’t know? Well, if you said yes to any of these questions...you’re just like me! I love all of God’s creatures and find them fascinating. We will have a blast doing an animal detective page each week along with other activities to stretch our minds while having fun. There will be a lot of cutting and coloring and a whole lot of exploration.
Special Notes:
Class will include no homework, however, if you would like to bring a creature to show and tell we would love to see it.
Syllabus
Week 1: Insects: metamorphosis, nymph, pupa
Week 2: Spiders: arachnids, book lungs, cephalothorax, spiracles
Week 3: Fish: cold-blooded, swim bladders, vertebrates
Week 4: Reptiles: lungs, cold-blooded
Week 5: Birds: air sacs, crop, gizzard, warm-bloodeds
Week 6: Mammals: diaphragm, marsupial, placenta
Week 7: Amphibians: hibernation, estivation
Week 8: Animal Classification Review
Fun with Fitness
Instructor: Mrs. Estrada
Class Description
Each class will include a warm up stretch and cool down. Games will be incorporated into each week’s lesson. Children should wear active clothing and bring a water bottle.
Special Notes:
Class will include no homework
Syllabus
Week 1: The importance of team work and positive reinforcement (Team Drills)
Week 2: Running Essentials
Week 3: Children work together to plan & create obstacle course for our BIG 5K Race
Week 4: Building Muscle Mass
Week 5: Soccer Skill Day
Week 6: Kickball Day & Group Training
Week 7: Kids learn how to create their very own fitness plan
Week 8: BIG 5K Race (May ask for some cheerleaders from the Chat & Chill Room for this event)
USPS: Stamps and More!
Instructor: Mrs. Richmond
Class Description
Learn how stamps are chosen and what they’re made of – you’ll get to design one of your own! You’ll also get to send and receive your own mail, as well as learn how Owney the dog became the USPS mascot.
Special Notes:
Class will include occasional homework
Class will include some parental involvement
Syllabus
Week 1: Intro: What are stamps made of, what stories do they tell, etc.
Week 2: How are stamps chosen; Envelope Etiquette
Week 3: Design a Commemorative Stamp of your own
Week 4: “Owney” the USPS Mascot; Maps
Week 5: USPS Timeline project
Week 6: Sorting mail; Graphing
Week 7: Write a note to a classmate (sent in mail)
Week 8: Review with games; Mail and the Visually Impaired
Kindergarten - Older 4's - 5's
Mrs. Rangel's Reading and Rhythm Class
Instructor: Mrs. Rangel
Class Description
Our objective will be to have story time with activities and to encourage movement and fun with music. The first part of each class will start with Mrs. Rangel reading stories to the class and the last half of the class will be spent having fun with dance and movement.
Special Notes:
Class will include no homework
Syllabus
Week 1: The Mixed up Chameleon, Eric Carle; Brown Bear Brown Bear, Eric Carle; The Absolute Alphabet Book, Dr. Suess
Week 2: A Fly Went By, Mike McClintock; Miss Nelson is Missing, Harry Allard, James Marshal; Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, Mo Willems
Week 3: Mouse Paint, Ellen S. Walsh; The Green Pocketbook, Candice F Ransom; Green Eggs and Ham, Dr. Seuss
Week 4: Miss Nelson is Back, Harry Allard, James Marshal; Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale, Mo Willems; Chrysanthemum, Kevin Henkes
Week 5: Nosy Nora, Rosemary Wells; Emily's First 100 Days of School, Rosemary Wells; Socks on Fox, Dr. Seuss
Week 6: Today is Monday, Eric Carle; Miss Nelson has a Field Day, Harry Allard, James Marshal; Knuffle Bunny Too, Mo Willems
Week 7: The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog! Mo Willems; The Mitten, Jan Brett; The Bear Snores On, Karma Wilson, Jane Chapman
Week 8: Caps for Sales, Esphyr Slobodkina; The Giving Tree, Shel Silverstein; To Market to Market, Anne Miranda
Fun with Fall!
Instructor: Mrs. Gordon
Class Description
In this class we will learn many wonderful things about fall. We’ll spend our class time doing Fall-themed crafts and activities and maybe learning a song or two. Let’s celebrate this beautiful season that God has made!
Syllabus
Week 1: What is fall all about?
Week 2: Fall animals and craft
Week 3: It’s harvest time!
Week 4: Look what I did with a Leaf! By Morteza E. Sohi
Week 5: Pumpkin craft
Week 6: Nature walk & Fall Bingo
Week 7: My Apple Book craft
Week 8: Let’s Make a Scarecrow – a friendly one :-)
Free Play
Class Description
The children will enjoy a snack of goldfish or animal crackers and some water. They will play inside with a variety of toys or outside weather-permitting.
Pre-Kindergarten - 3's - Young 4's
ABC Verse Book
Instructor: Mrs. Cantillo
Class Description
The lessons are based on the book “My ABC Bible Verses” by Susan Hunt. Each week we will be learning a new verse and discussing a letter of the alphabet. We will read a story from the book, discuss application of the verse, and go over vocabulary words and their reader. The kids will trace the alphabet letter sheets and use do-a-dot markers to complete various activities. There may be some weeks where the kids will get to use playdoh and do some Q-tip painting.
Syllabus
Week 1: Letter P – Psalm 147:1
Week 2: Letter Q – 1 Thessalonians 5:19
Week 3: Letter R – Exodus 20:8
Week 4: Letter S – Isaiah 55:6
Week 5: Letter T – Exodus 20:15
Week 6: Letter U – Psalm 75:1
Week 7: Letter X – Matthew 18:3
Week 8: Letter Z – Luke 19:5
Free Play
Class Description
The children will enjoy a snack of goldfish or animal crackers and some water. They will play inside with a variety of toys or outside weather-permitting.
Christmas Popsicle Stick Theatre
Instructor: Mrs. Avers
Class Description
What is the big deal about Christmas?! We will be exploring what God has to say about this through Popsicle stick drama. Get ready to celebrate and understand why this is the biggest birthday party of all time all over the world!