Fall 2019 Class Descriptions

Letter of the Week

Age: Preschool (2’s and young 3’s)

Teacher: Amanda

Length: Full Year

In this adorable class, students will be introduced to a single letter of the alphabet each week. This is accomplished through stories, songs and easy worksheets and/or crafts. The focus of the class is especially designed to help littles learn how to interact in a classroom setting including: sitting for circle/story time, sitting at a table for snack and craft, using glue sticks, playing cooperatively with friends, etc.

Preschool P.E.

Age: Preschool (2’s and young 3’s)

Teacher: Stefanie M

Length: Full Year

Preschoolers will have a blast in our large PE space participating in group games and movement songs. Games include the ever popular parachute, red light green light, duck duck goose, simple relay, bean bag tossing, etc. Fun, interactive songs include “Praise Party”, “The Freeze”, “The Bear Hunt”, “Shake My Sillies Out” and more. Specific skills focused on throughout the year include throwing over/under hand, balance, following the leader, kicking a ball and other gross motor skills. This class is a preschool favorite every year!

P.E.

Age: PreK (3 1/2 – 4 years) AND K/1^st (separate class times)

Teacher: Sarah S

Length: Full Year

Preschoolers will have a blast in our large PE space participating in group games and movement songs. Games include the ever popular parachute, red light green light, duck duck goose, simple relay, bean bag tossing, etc. Fun, interactive songs include “The Freeze”, “The Bear Hunt”, “Shake My Sillies Out” and more. Specific skills focused on throughout the year include throwing over/under hand, balance, following the leader, kicking balls, moving through a circuit, and other gross motor skills. This class is a preschool favorite every year!

Learning Through the Seasons

Age: PreK (3 1/2 – 4 years)

Teacher: Becky

Length: Full Year

In this interactive class, kiddos will have the opportunity to learn about the world around them as they grow throughout the year.  Using stories, crafts, songs, and plenty of repetition, the children will learn the seasons, days of the week, and months of the year.  We will also work in some social studies topics such as our country (learning the Pledge of Allegiance), jobs in our community (police, emergency responders, farmers) and some science topics, including animals, the days of creation, and our 5 senses.  We plan on having a lot of fun and in the process, opening children’s eyes to the world around them

Process Art

Age: PreK (3 1/2 – 4 years) AND K/1^st (separate class times)

Teacher: Nichole B

Length: Fall Semester Only

This MESSY class is inspired by Mary Ann Kohl’s book, The Big Messy Art Book. Mary Ann Kohl is well known for her belief that art is about the process, not the product. Students will enjoy art like never before. Projects include making and using sidewalk paint, snap painting, tennis toss, splatter paint, crayon bundle art, and more! Many projects will be outdoors on our covered breezeway.

 

Weather Wonders

Age: Kinder/1^st grade

Teacher: Bethanie R

Length: Fall Semester Only

Students will enjoy learning more about how weather happens through video, hands-on experiments, and making weather instruments! Topics include weather instruments, rain, thunder/lightning, tornados, rainbows and more. Projects include making a weather diary, thermometer, rain gauge and weather vane.

Moving West

Age: 2^nd-3^rd Grade

Teacher: Lisa I

Length: Fall Semester Only

Students will learn about the various people who took part in the westward movement that forever changed the face of America. We will also focus on lifestyle and geography while gaining insight as to what it might have felt like to be one of those early pioneers.

Pioneer Art

Age: 3^rd-5^th grades

Teacher: K’la B

Length: Fall Semester Only

This class will explore different textures and styles using mixed mediums. Projects will coincide with the Moving West class. Example of art projects include cactus art, painting birch trees, etc…

Beach Body Kids Workouts

Age: 3^rd-5^th grades

Teacher: Bailey M

Length: Fall Semester Only

This fun and active class will get kiddos up and moving as they have fun learning and trying new things using Beach Body DVD workouts especially for kids.

Creative Writing

Age: 4^th-6^th grades

Teacher: Sierra G

Length: Fall Semester Only

Each week will be new and interesting with different writing prompts, writing games, and discussing how to use words that distinctly describe what’s happening in the student’s story.

Art 101

Age: 4^th-6^th grades AND 7^th-9^th grades

Teacher: Katie S

Length: Fall Semester Only

In this class, students will enjoy growing and expanding their knowledge and abilities through various art techniques, and art mediums. Projects will use pencil, acrylic, pastels, watercolor and more.

US Landmarks

Age: 4^th-6^th grades AND 7^th-9^th grades

Teacher: Theresa W

Length: Fall Semester Only

We will be covering the 50 states & their capitals, regions and major landmarks including (but not limited to) national parks, waterways, mountains, deserts, memorials, sports facilities/teams, historical landmarks, and major cities.

IEW Speech Bootcamp

Age: 7^th-9^th grades

Teacher: Emily C

Length: Fall Semester Only

This DVD course is designed to help middle and high school students become powerful communicators with a fast-paced public speaking course. This course assumes no previous experience and introduces the most basic concepts for organizing and presenting a speech, gives ample opportunities for practice, and teaches students how to effectively critique and encourage each other.