SUMMER 2011

I know I gave a schedule to my current parents for the classes over the summer, but here it is on the blog as well. I have made a few minor changes, but overall it is the same. This is also open to children in elementary school as well. We will be making crafts and the lessons will be geared toward science.

I am going to need to know the weeks you are going to attend in order to purchase the supplies for each student. I also am only allowing for 6 students, so space is limited and on a first come, first serve basis. Thank you! Here is the schedule for the summer. This year it is based on the elements. I think it should be fun :)

Session 1- AIR
June 14- Birds
June 16- Bird Homes
June 21 and 23-Dirigibles Week
June 28-Clouds and Rainbows
June 30-Fireworks (don't worry- no real fireworks- just an art project)

No classes for the week of July 5 and 7

Session 2- EARTH
July 12- Earth- the planet
July 14- Rockhounds/Soil
July 19 and 21- Landforms
July 26-Plants
July 28-Trees

Session 3- WATER
August 2- Oceans
August 4- Ocean Life
August 9-Rain
August 11-Water Cycle
August 16-Lakes
Auguest 18-Rivers

The price is $30 per week per child. This includes all materials and snacks. You will need to pay half of each week in advance in order to hold your spot and to order materials. This would be $15 per student per week. This will be due by June 2nd to allow for enough time to order materials. Thank you, and I look forward to a fun summer!

Session 9- May/June

The last session of the year! I can't believe how quickly this school year went by, and I am so amazed by the growth of each and every student. I am a proud teacher :)

Here is the session schedule for session #9

May 17- Review S, T
May 19-Letter X
May 24-Letter Y
May 26- Letter Z
May 31- Review all letters
June 2-Assessments
June 7-Assessments
June 9-Last Day Party

Remember to let me know what your plans are for the fall. If you have already told me, no worries. I just need an accurate count for how many spaces I have open for other interested families. Thank you!

Session 8 April/May

Spring is officially here, as well as the nice weather. Let's hope we can hold off the 3-digit temps for as long as we can! We are wrapping up the alphabet, as well as getting ready for the end of year assessments. Please remember to work with your student daily-with the areas they are working on. I will be sending out an email to each individual family stating what these areas are. Reading daily to your student is important for all students, all ages. Thank you for all of your hard work!

April 12, 14- Letter R
April 19, 21- SPRING BREAK! Have fun!
April 26, 28- Letter Q
May 3, 5- Letter S
May 10, 12- Letter U

Remember to let me know which weeks you would like to sign up for in the summer. There is a limited amount of students I am taking each week. I have new students coming in to the program for the fall and they are also registering for summer as well. Thanks again!

Session 7- March/April

Wow! It is finally feeling like spring! Hopefully it doesn't get too hot, too quickly, because this is the time when we like to have lots of outdoor activities and games during preschool.

In celebration authors and poets, we will focus on one author or poet per week. Here is this session's schedule:

March 15th and 17th- Dr Seuss Week

March 22nd and 24th-Shel Silverstein Week

March 29th and 31st-Eric Carle Week

April 5th and 7th- Stan and Jan Berenstein Week

***important****
Please let me know if you are interested in summer classes and/or for the fall of 2011. I have some parents who are interested in registering for the fall, but I need to know how many students are returning to have an accurate count. I will have new registration forms for the fall ready in May. Thank you!

Session 6- February/March

Happy belated Valentine's Day! It is warming up outside and Spring is coming, and session 6 is here as well. Here are the letters we will be working on this session:

February 15th and 17th- Letter "e"

February 22nd and 24th- Letter "f"

March 1st and 3rd- Letter "g"

March 8th and 10th- Letter "o"

Please remember to working on the homework that has been suggested: reading to then nightly, and if they don't know their letters and then letter sounds to be working on those as well. Thanks!

Session 5- January/February

I hope everyone has been enjoying these past few days of nice weather. We are into the 5th session and I am completing the assessments for the winter. You should be receiving an email from me within the next week with those results. These are the letters we will be studying for this session. If your child would like to bring something for share starting with the corresponding letter, that would be great. They can bring whatever they wish, but please keep their share to one item. Thank you!

January 18th and 20th- Letter "d"

January 25th and 27th- Letter "a"

February 1st and 3rd- Letter "b"

February 8th and 10th- Letter "i"

Please remember to work on the homework previously suggested. Some students have different homework than others, but please try to read to them daily and to work on their pencil grips, writing their name, and letter recognition, or phonemic awareness (sounds each letter makes).

Session 4- December/January

We are on to session 4 and some more holiday fun! Here is what is planned for this session:

Tuesday: December 7th- letter "H"

Thursday: December 9th- letter "H"

Tuesday: December 14th-assessments

Thursday: December 16th- Holiday party

Tuesday: January 4th- letter "J"

Thursday: January 6th-letter "J"

Tuesday: January 11th-"C"

Thursday: January 13th-"C"

Please remember that payment is due the week of December 6th. Thank you!