Pack your sense of adventure as we explore some of America’s most breathtaking national parks. Each week we’ll read a book, watch a short video, complete fun activity sheets/draw and color. Some light writing will be involved as we create our own keepsake park notebook. Students will need to bring a folder with brads to keep their pages organized, and on some days we might even have a themed snack while we “visit” a new park. Let’s learn, explore, and experience the beauty of our national parks without even lacing up hiking boots.
**This class is available for 3rd grade to 6th grade.
Created to Create
Created to Create is our theme this year for Pre-k/K Art. Each week we will have a short Bible verse to help us explore our creativity! We will build, paint and use our theme to show off our creativity. Some things we will take home and others I’ll keep to use as a display on our performance day. The cost will help pay for the items we use. There will be open end creativity along with free style art.
In this class, we will explore topics such as plants, animals, the crops we see around us, where common products come from, and the journey of our food from farm to table. Each lesson will include hands-on activities, including crafts and experiments to help students learn about agriculture and the importance of the industry in our world.
Instructor- Natalie Matzenbacher
The goal of this class is to create a science fair project to present at performance day.
The class will begin by teaching students the scientific method. They will be asked to brainstorm ideas and come up with their own topic. Each student will be asked to construct their own experiments and write a material list. Experiments will ideally be performed during class time. Students will collect data and form a conclusion. Final classes of the semester will work on design of their trifold board. Students are expected to present their board and answer questions about their project on performance day.
Fees include purchase of trifold board, basic materials for experiments, art supplies to decorate boards, and printing costs of written material & pictures of experiments.
Hunger Winter and Time For Courage are WW11 Novels we will be reading in class and some outside of class! This is for boys and girls to embark on a Journey with Dirk and Anna as they give us insight into 1944 Netherlands.
Hunger Winter: In Late 1944, the Nazis have their sights set on expanding their empire by conquering the Dutch. In response, 13 year old Dirk’s papa leaves everyone he loves behind to fight the Resistance. After Dirk’s older sister is snatched away by the Gestapo, Dirk and Anna go out out on a frightening journey across the Netherlands to find their Father, and sister.
Time For Courage: When the Nazis Hunt Jewish Children, who can save them? 13 year old Dirk and his family dare to defy the Nazis by protecting these imperiled kids. But thwarting this evil menace requires them to risk everything! Based on historical facts and stepping into Dirk’s world , this family will be seeking to help the helpless, and finding safety for themselves wile bravely facing the overwhelming odds against them.
Purchase of both books is the fee. $13.00 a piece .There will be Questions from a study guide to go along with reads this semester
Each week students will receive a calendar page to decorate. Artwork examples will be provided, but they are encouraged to get creative with their own ideas. At the end of the semester we will bind the pages and each student will have a completed 2027 calendar to take home. Just in time for the new year!
No supplies needed, I will provide all art supplies.
Let’s learn how to do improv together! Improv teaches so many principles that are helpful for more advanced drama opportunities. This class is designed to help get your child out of their “shell” and learn how to be silly within the rules of improvisation. I’m looking forward to working with your kids and all the laughs this class is sure to bring.
Let’s Dance is a class for kids interested in learning the basic steps of a variety of dances that have spanned the ages! Join us as we give you an introduction into various forms of dance throughout the semester. We will be doing 3 weeks of English country dancing, 2 weeks of basic moves commonly used and needed for theatrical performances, 2 weeks of basic swing dancing moves, and 4 weeks of beginner break dancing.
Jude Kountz will be the main instructor with guest instructors/callers assisting as needed.
We will read some fun, short chapter books and play some silly games.