This is a year long class and a continuation of the Elementary Spanish class I taught last year. In this class every week we will learn basic Spanish phrases. The class will start with a song that will help everyone remember what we will be learning. Then we will read a short story and work on our weekly lesson. We will end the class by practicing our new phrases on each other and homework will be to practice phrases at home. By the end of this class students should be able to have basic conversations in Spanish.
It is highly recommend that you also enroll in Spanish conversations.
Requirements:
You must have taken at least one Spanish class prior to enrolling in this class.
Hands on learning for curious kids! Each week students will be learning new STEM concepts by creating their own science kits including completing an electrical circuit, making a mini catapult, and more!
Requirements:
Due to the different materials we will be using, students must be able to listen and follow instructions well.
This weekly class will be taught by an experienced art teacher and will provide a foundational base for your young student’s art education. Studio Art will offer hands-on experience with drawing, painting, printmaking, and various other fun media and techniques. Classes will include demonstrations, art history connections, studio time, and will always include references to the Seven Elements of Art (Line, Space, Shape, Texture, Value, Form, and Color).
Requirements:
Parents please make a habit of responding to Slack messages, so I know you have read them, either with a reply in thread or an emoji.
This weekly class will be taught by an experienced art teacher and will provide a foundational base for your young student’s art education. Studio Art will offer hands-on experience with drawing, painting, printmaking, and various other fun media and techniques. Classes will include demonstrations, art history connections, studio time, and will always include references to the Seven Elements of Art (Line, Space, Shape, Texture, Value, Form, and Color).
Requirements:
Parents please make a habit of responding to Slack messages, so I know you have read them, either with a reply in thread or an emoji. *** Supply & teacher payments are due January 9th. Families must respond to invoice requests by this deadline to keep their standing in the class.
🏁 Day 1: Running the Race (Endurance & Faith)
Devotion: 1 Corinthians 9:24 – "Run in such a way to get the prize"
Gross Motor: Agility course
Fine Motor: Sewing a mini race flag
Craft: Personalize a running medal
Experiment: Testing lung capacity by blowing up balloons with different techniques
🏔️ Day 2: Overcoming Mountains (Patience & Determination)
Devotion: Matthew 17:20 – "Faith as small as a mustard seed can move mountains"
Gross Motor: Climbing challenges (jumping, crawling, balancing)
Fine Motor: Creating a maze with straws
Craft: 3D paper mountain models
Experiment: Engineering a sturdy paper bridge to support weight
⚔️ Day 3: Warriors for God (Strength & Courage)
Devotion: Ephesians 6:10 – "Be strong in the Lord"
Gross Motor: Obstacle course with shields
Fine Motor: Making "armor of God" paper shields
Craft: Warrior headbands with scripture
Experiment: Catapult challenge (testing different launching strengths)
🌻 Day 4: Growing with Endurance (Trusting in God’s Timing)
Devotion: James 1:12 – "Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial"
Gross Motor: "Planting" relay (running and carrying objects carefully)
Fine Motor: Designing a plant growth journal
Craft: Painted flower pots
Experiment: Testing how different soils affect plant growth
This is a year long class which will include reading, writing, comprehension and grammar. We will read two chapter books and work on lessons for each chapter. We will be reading the book, 'Little House in the Big Woods' by Laura Ingalls Wilder in the Fall Semester and The BFG by Roald Dahl in the Spring Semester. Each week we will read a few chapters aloud, discuss them, write in our journals, and complete a lesson for each chapter.
Requirements:
Must be able to read and write on a 2nd grade level.
This is a year long class which will include reading, writing, comprehension and grammar. We will read two chapter books and work on lessons for each chapter. We will be reading the book, 'Little House in the Big Woods' by Laura Ingalls Wilder in the Fall Semester and The BFG by Roald Dahl in the Spring Semester. Each week we will read a few chapters aloud, discuss them, write in our journals, and complete a lesson for each chapter.
Requirements:
Must be able to read and write on a 2nd grade level.
This is a year long class that meets once a week for an hour. We will read two books each semester. In the Fall semester we will read, 'Where the Red Fern Grows' and 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.' During the Spring semester we will read, 'Charlotte's Web' and 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.'
Every week we will work on reading, writing, and spelling. We will review the reading that students are assigned for homework, read aloud together, write about what we've read, and work on spelling words.
This is a year long class that meets once a week for an hour. We will read two books each semester. In the Fall semester we will read, 'Where the Red Fern Grows' and 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.' During the Spring semester we will read, 'Charlotte's Web' and 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.'
Every week we will work on reading, writing, and spelling. We will review the reading that students are assigned for homework, read aloud together, write about what we've read, and work on spelling words.
This is a CORE class that meets twice a week for the full year. Parents are required to attend the mandatory Core Parent Meeting immediately following Family Orientation on either August 24th at 2pm, August 24th at 6pm, September 7th at 2pm, or September 7th at 6pm.
This course will immerse students in English-language literature by reading and analyzing novels, poetry, short stories, and plays. The emphasis will be reading comprehension, understanding literary types and devices, and interpreting literature. Students will be thinking and writing about what they read. This course will be appropriate for anyone in high school level English. This is a year-long course (32 weeks) that meets twice a week, and it will count for a full year English credit.
Students taking this English course will learn the following skills: reading literature for understanding; interpreting literature as written; distinguishing different types of literature; communicating with others; critical thinking about literature.
Each unit of literature will include a week when students make presentations on what they have read and learned. Parents are welcomed and encouraged to attend those days! More information will be provided in Slack at that time.
NOTE: Since plays can be easier to watch than read, we will spend the first Monday watching the first ~45 minutes from a movie adaptation of each play. This is designed to assist student engagement as they read through the plays. Parents may excuse their students from these two days if they do not approve of watching scenes from these movies:
“Death of a Salesman” (1985), online parent's guide at: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089006/parentalguide
“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” (1999), online parent's guide at: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0140379/parentalguide
Requirements:
Students must have a copy of each work in the Reading List below, and bring it into the classroom during its week(s). Any edition or printing is acceptable, except that we will only use the King James Version for Psalm 23. (Many of these can be found for free online.) In addition, a notebook and pencil(s) for taking notes are required.
Reading list:
Novels: “Hound of the Baskervilles” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley; “The Old Man and The Sea” by Ernest Hemingway; “The Grapes of Wrath” by John Steinbeck; “Animal Farm” by George Orwell
Poetry: Sonnet 17 by Shakespeare; “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe; “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night” by Dylan Thomas; “Jabberwocky” by Lewis Carroll; "Psalm 23" (KJV) by David ben Jesse
Short stories: “The Rocket” by Ray Bradbury; “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” by Ambrose Bierce; “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell
Plays: “Death of a Salesman” by Arthur Miller; “A Midsummer Night's Dream” by Shakespeare
NOTE: If parents have any concerns about the works listed here or on watching scenes from movie adaptations of the two plays, please reach out to me and/or the FPHRC English department leadership in advance of signing up for the class! Many of these works present real-world topics in a challenging context. Parents may excuse their students from the two movie days mentioned in the class Description, with no penalty to the students.