Students in this class will learn the basics of jewelry making in a fun creative environment. Each week they will make a new piece to bring home such as earrings, bracelets, necklaces. There will be lots of materials to chose from so kids can make their own personalized items.
Tuesday - Dance Studio B - 118: 12:00 pm - 12:50 pm
Description:
In this class you will continue to grow in your skill as a ballerina. We will cover more advanced movement in barre work, center, and technique. Students are encouraged to stretch and practice what they learn in class at home a few minutes each day. This is a year long class and students will be asked to commit to attending for the entire year. Ballet attire is required to attend class (pink tights, leotard, and ballet slippers) as well as hair pulled back in a bun. Students will be performing in a Winter Showcase on January 19th as well as the Spring Dance Show in May (16th-19th). Parents please view and sign our syllabus containing more details about the shows and pertinent dance class information. It is located here on our website. Click on Programs - Dance - Dance Department or at this link: https://fphrc.groupzu.com/page/view/dance.
Requirements:
Passing Ballet 1 in evaluations or by audition. Parents are required to view and sign the dance department syllabus available at: https://fphrc.groupzu.com/page/view/dance and parents new to the dance department need to attend a Mandatory Parent Meeting on Monday, October 2nd at 7pm.
Monday - Ceramics Studio - 004: 11:00 am - 11:50 am
Description:
We will engage your student’s imagination through read aloud stories and coordinating projects. Alternating between guided projects and ‘free play” clay. Students will be guided through the basics of clay sculpture, pinch pots, coil making, slip and score and more. This tactile medium will be used to help cultivate fine motor skills, hand eye coordination, attention to detail and storytelling. Artwork will range from a small, guided projects completed in one day and projects that may take two or more sessions to complete. The class will explore both sculptural and functional wares over the course of our 16 weeks together.
Tuesday - Dance Studio B - 118: 11:00 am - 11:50 am
Description:
A beginning ballet class where you will learn basics in barre, center, and stretching. This class will help dancers build the foundations of Ballet technique. Students are encouraged to stretch and practice what they learn in class at home a few minutes each day. This is a year long class and students will be asked to commit to attending for the entire year. Ballet attire is required to attend class (pink tights, leotard, and ballet slippers) as well as hair pulled back in a bun. Students will be performing in a Winter Showcase on January 19th as well as the Spring Dance Show in May (16th-19th). Parents please view and sign our syllabus containing more details about the shows and pertinent dance class information. It is located here on our website. Click on Programs - Dance - Dance Department or at this link: https://fphrc.groupzu.com/page/view/dance.
We will engage your student’s imagination through read aloud stories and coordinating projects. Alternating between guided projects and ‘free play” clay. Students will be guided through the basics of clay sculpture, pinch pots, coil making, slip and score and more. This tactile medium will be used to help cultivate fine motor skills, hand eye coordination, attention to detail and storytelling. Artwork will range from a small, guided projects completed in one day and projects that may take two or more sessions to complete. The class will explore both sculptural and functional wares over the course of our 16 weeks together.
In LEGO Engineering, students will get the opportunity to participate in fun STEM-based engineering builds and activities.
This semester, students will be able to create and test their own zip lines and golf “holes.” They’ll also do “earthquake tests” and build a LEGO Dominoes course.
For many of the weeks, students will get to either watch a brief video about the day’s engineering theme, or Mrs. Czerwien will read an engineering children’s picture book to introduce the theme for the day!
By the semester’s end, students will be able to take home a LEGO mini-figure, small die-cast monster truck, basic LEGO rocket, LEGO “gift boxes” made in class, and jumper plates.
We will engage your student’s imagination through read aloud stories and coordinating projects. Alternating between guided projects and ‘free play” clay. Students will be guided through the basics of clay sculpture, pinch pots, coil making, slip and score and more. This tactile medium will be used to help cultivate fine motor skills, hand eye coordination, attention to detail and storytelling. *Three and Four-year-old students need to be accompanied by a parent or sibling age 12 and up, Five year old’s may be dropped off. The class will touch on sculptural and functional wares over the course of our 16 weeks together.
Requirements:
Students ages 4 and under must be accompanied by someone age 12 and up. Supervising attendees may choose to pay the supply fee too if they want to make projects alongside their student.
In LEGO Micro Cities, students will learn how to design and create personal micro-cities that they can take home at the end of the semester.
Students will watch a brief video at the start of most class sessions to learn something new about LEGO micro-cities.
There will also be in-class examples and demonstrations so the students can learn different strategies for building their own micro-creations.
Some of the micro-city “elements” that students will learn to build include: a variety of vehicle types, houses, buildings, trees, boats, and roads.
Though the majority of the semester will involve “micro” builds, students will also get to create (and take home) a few “mini” build elements, too!
There will also be opportunities for freestyle building throughout the semester.
It can be hard to navigate the world today with conflicting messages coming at us. It's even harder for our kids. In this class the students will learn what is Biblical truth and how that is different from what we feel or what the world says truth is. We will be using Foundation Worldview curriculum on Biblical Worldview. These lessons will include a 10-15 min interactive video lesson, followed by a class discussion, and an activity such as: a worksheet, coloring sheet, or game. Some topics covered will be: truth is what is real, God is the source of truth, God is the creator, humans are God's image bearers, and right and wrong are truths, not feelings.
Tuesday - Ceramics Studio - 004: 11:00 am - 12:50 pm
Description:
This class is for beginning and returning pottery wheel students. Students will be guided in wheel throwing techniques with the goal of making functional pieces for use in their homes and spaces. They will be encouraged to bring their own ideas to the classroom and will be given exciting demos. While this is primarily a hands-on class, students will also be keeping a pottery notebook in which they will be encouraged to write notes, journal and sketch throughout the week. Students will also receive instruction in basic terminology of the ceramics studio pertaining to clay body, stages of clay becoming ceramics and the many curious and helpful tools potters use to create their own signature style. Teaching through lecture, note taking, demonstration, and 1:1 instruction will all be explored in our studio.
Requirements:
All supplies, consumable and shared are provided with the supply fee for this class. This class is a good fit for students who work well in a multi-sensory environment as the studio is alive with sights, smells and sounds, sometimes simultaneously; all while having their hands in lots of clay and water.