**$300 per month, September through May.** You will receive an invoice from October through May for $300 per month to participate in this class. One registration fee per learner is required to register for this or any class.

This four-hour class that meets Tuesdays and Thursdays is perfect for age 4 through lower level First Grade, and is based on learning through play. The curriculum will follow developmentally appropriate goals and objectives for children within four main categories of interest: social/emotional, physical, cognitive and language. The goal is to help promote independence, self-confidence and a love of learning. We will go outside everyday, maybe multiple times, even in the rain. We will explore, get dirty and go on adventures! I have a love of children’s literature that I hope to share with your children. Our literacy exploration will lead to learning the alphabet, letter sounds and even early reading. Math and science will be hands-on. We will learn that we can all be little scientists with fun, messy experiments! I am excited to create rich environments for learning, and forge strong home-school connections. It will be a GREAT year!

**$200 per month, September through May.** You will receive an invoice from October through May for $200 per month to participate in this class. One registration fee per learner is required to register for this or any class.

Mini Einsteins will focus on learning number and operations in base ten, place value, addition,subtraction, measurement, data, time, money, and basic geometry. While learning these topics, we will create a craft to go with the topic.

**$350 per month, September through May.** You will receive an invoice from October through May for $350 per month to participate in this class. One registration fee per learner is required to register for this or any class

This group is for children who know most of their letter names, the sounds they make and can write them with independence. In this multi-sensory approach based on Orton Gillingham practices, my friends will learn to blend and segment 3 letter words and decode words containing digraphs (sh, th, wh, ch), consonant blends and learn about “magic e”. We’ll build words with magnetic letters, word sorts, games and hand on activities while increasing vocabulary and learning to read our new word patterns and high fluency words in both poetry and text. Students will become more confident with conquering increasingly difficult texts by relying on their knowledge of word patterns. They’ll begin to retain and expand on ideas from texts they read through simple writing and oral comprehension activities.

**$150 per month, September through May.** You will receive an invoice from October through May for $150 per month to participate in this class. One registration fee per learner is required to register for this or any class.

The Woodland Writers will gather in the woods to unplug from screens and technology, relax and explore in nature, while expressing ourselves through our writing. We will learn how to write good sentences that turn into great stories. We will learn about two different writing styles; persuasive and descriptive in a fun stress free environment. We will also learn about different naturalist writers. 

This class is designed to cover basic writing skills, along with word study, blending sounds, and sight word recognition. Curriculum will change a bit to accommodate returning students. Each student will be challenged at their individual needs. 

**$350 per month, September through May.** You will receive an invoice from October through May for $350 per month to participate in this class. One registration fee per learner is required to register for this or any class.

Reading/Spelling Discoveries is an intensive reading and spelling program designed for reading and spelling readiness, emergent readers and spellers, struggling readers and spellers or gifted children with unique learning styles. Your child will receive targeted instruction in areas of phonemic awareness, phonics, decoding, spelling, listening & reading comprehension skills. Reading/Spelling Discoveries uses an Orton-Gillingham (OG) approach.Orton-Gillingham is a language-based, multi-sensory, structured, and sequential method of instruction that assists struggling students by activating visual, auditory, tactile, and kinesthetic sense to enhance learning and memory. This group meets twice a week for two hours.  This 11-1pm group will have lunch and play break.

**$200 per month, September through May.** You will receive an invoice from October through May for $200 per month to participate in this class. One registration fee per learner is required to register for this or any class.

This two-hour class will be filled with instruction and activities. This class will be designed around the needs of the students and what concepts that need more attention. OPTIONAL Spectrum Math workbook for either grade 3 or 4 can be used for reinforcement (or another similar resource). Contents includes: Multiplying and dividing, fractions and decimals, measurement conversions, classifying geometric figures, and algebra preparation.

**$200 per month, September through May.** You will receive an invoice from October through May for $200 per month to participate in this class. One registration fee per learner is required to register for this or any class.

This group focuses on nature-based ecology and environmental biology with additional lessons in natural history and nature journaling. Every lesson is structured through an environmental education framework and is intended to take place outside (weather permitting) or through hands-on indoor activities. Budding Naturalists will focus on curiosity about the why. As we explore, we will look deeper into why leaves are green, why many insects lay eggs in water, why animals hibernate, and more! Let's get close with our world around us with Ms. Emma, our "naturalist-in-residence".

$100 per month, September through May.** You will receive an invoice from October through May for $100 per month to participate in this class. One registration per learner is required to register for this class. 

 Through dynamic discussion and interactive activities students will explore what veterinarians do and how they help our pets and other animals.We will also learn about animal physiology, anatomy and common health problems that veterinarians treat.