End of School Year Party!

We had another great year of learning, creating, and exploring with your children. We can't wait to celebrate them with you Friday evening, May 27th 2016 at 6:30pm. Bring a covered dish, your family and friends as we close out another great year of school!

Discovery Camp 2015 - *Disney Camp*

Discovery Camp Once Upon A Summer…

June 2^nd through July 31^st

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Choose from classes such as:

National Treasure

Tinkerbell

Robin Hood

Inspector Gadget

Musical Theater ~ Cinderella

And many more!

                            Enrollment fee $45

Tuition Fee:

Tues/Thurs: $195 per month

Tues/Thurs/Fri: $240 per month

Once Upon A Summer…..

Class Descriptions

Tinkerbell – With a Little luck and pixie dust we will create a fairy garden for Tink and her friends.

Toy Story- “To Infinity and Beyond.”  Join Buzz as you learn about things that are out of this world. We will learn what it takes to become an astronaut and all about space.

Frozen- “The cold never bothered us anyway especially when it is delicious ice cream treats.  Help us create frozen desserts that Olaf would love.

Monster’s University – Enroll in MU this summer and earn your degree in everything gross, slimy, and creepy.

National Treasure – Help us recover historical artifacts before they are lost forever. Solve riddles, puzzles, and break codes while you help your team find the treasures. 

Sleeping Beauty – Wake up to the wonders of weaving.  Create bracelets, scarves, and jewelry by using different weaving and looming techniques.

Big Hero 6- Will you be the big hero of the summer? Create the fiercest battle bot and battle your friends to win the title.

Alice and Wonderland- Join us as we travel through the looking glass. Create a world of miniatures that will be just Alice’s size.

Planes-  “Nothing can stop your Now!”  Create high flying plane using a variety of materials.  The sky is the limit.

Pocahontas – Make beautiful beaded jewelry using all the colors of the rainbow. You will also learn to weave baskets using the techniques that Native Americans have used throughout the years.

Emperor’s New Groove- There is a strict dress code for Discovery Camp students.  Unfortunately, the Emperor won’t be able to attend until he gets some new clothes.  Learn how to sew and put your skills to the test as you create clothing the Emperor would be proud to wear.

Ratatouille- “Anyone can Cook!”  Put on your chef hat and create fine cuisine that could be served in the best restaurants.

Incredibles- The Science of Super heroes.  Learn the truth about super powers ….science fact or science fiction? 

Mulan and Kung fu Panda – Get your passport and travel with us to Asia. Learn the technique of pen and ink art.  Create delicious Chinese noodle dishes and make your own fortune cookies.

Brave and Robin Hood - Don’t miss the mark in the class.  Learn the sport of archery and create your own bow and arrow.

Tangled- Can you create a tower so tall and strong that even Rapunzel couldn’t escape it?  You will be given various materials to see if you can create a tower that can withstand the test.

Inspector Gadget – “Go Gadget Go!” Have you ever thought it would be handy to have gadget hands or jet powered shoes?  Sign up for this class and create gadgets even the Inspector would envy.

Wreck it Ralph – Build your own card board pinball machine before its” Game Over” for you.

Mary Poppins – “Just a spoonful of sugar” Make scrumptious desserts in this cooking class.

Peter Pan – Arrayah Matys!  Build a pirate ship and make a flag to sail from it before you set out to find the hidden treasure chest.  Find it before you have to walk the plank.

101 Dalmatians – All those hundreds of spots!  Create beautiful works of art using only dots.  We will learn about the art of pointillism in this class. 

Cars - Travel down Rt 66 the mother road in this class.  Build your own RT 66 track and make a classic car to race on it. 

Up -  “Up Up and Away in my Beautiful Balloon.”  Create cars, planes, and automobiles that are powered by nothing more than a balloon.

 

Musical Theatre- Cinderella!!!  “Be Kind and Be Courageous” Join us as we put on our own musical production of Cinderella.  Students must commit to attending this class during the month of July and must be able to perform at our Musical on July 31st pm.  You must attend on Fridays to participate in the musical.

  

 

Our "DINO-MITE" Project and Museum Trip

Our transition class and Mrs. Celeste's class just finished up a month long dinosaur adventure.  It was so much fun to be able to incorporate dinosaurs into all areas of learning.  In the center room, we were able to add dinosaur figurines into the sensory table and block table.  The kids imaginations went wild!

We found a few different ways for the kids to excavate mini dinosaurs.  We made eggs out of ice and baking soda.  The kids were able to use salt water, tools, and vinegar to free the dinosaurs.  

During our daily circle time, it was fun to teach the kiddos new dinosaur songs, read books about dinosaurs, and play games.  Our transition class loved being able to see how many popsicle sticks and shoes would fit in a large dinosaur footprint.  Celeste's class had fun wearing their dinosaur hats during their circle time.

The art center is the perfect place for the kids to be creative.  They were able to make dinosaur skin paintings using bubble wrap and their favorite paint colors.  They also used various cut out shapes to create their own origianl dinosaur.

We ended our adventure with a trip to the Museum of Osteology.  The kids participated in an animal movement class and were able to explore the whole museum and touch several types of animal bones.

Ms. Amy's One-Year-Old Class

"Children learn as they play.  Most important, in play, children learn how to learn"- O. Fred Donaldson

Each Fall I get a new group of sweet kids and I'm always amazed

how much they grow and learn in just a few months time.

This is our class' first blog post for the school year, so I have lots of pictures to share

to show you what your children have been doing during our class time.  

 "The child must know that he is a miracle,

 that since the beginning of the world there hasn't been,

 and until the end of the world there will not be

 another child like him"  - Pablo Casals

"If you're happy and you know it...." is one of our favorite songs.

Painting with apples

Painting with shaving cream and splatter painting by shaking a box

Fall sensory and art activities

"Play is the highest form of research" - Albert Einstein

Mrs. Christy's 3 year olds - Building Project and Fall Fun

Mrs. Christy's class started off the school year with a building project.  We had fun building with many different materials including cups, cardboard pieces, scented play dough, and popsicle sticks.  Who says you can only build with blocks!  Although, we did enjoy building with wood blocks and legos too.
We set up a dramatic play area for the kids to pretend to be construction workers and used hammers to pound golf tees to work our fine motor skills.

Mrs. Amy's Friday class kicked off the Fall season with a science experiment.  We were mesmerized by adding vinegar and baking soda to hollowed out apples.  It makes it even more fun to add food coloring!

Fall is now in full swing and we have been having so much fun with our sensory table.  We have got to experience pumpkin pie play dough, glow in the dark slime, and colored pasta.  We have been practicing counting through play and love being an active part of story time.

Discovery Camp 2014 "Best Of"

      

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Ms. Amy's Class (1 year olds) Fall 2013

These awesome kids in my class

have been very busy learning while

having lots of fun this Fall!!

It's amazing how much they have grown

and changed just since August.

 

"The Value of Play"

'You say that you love your children, and are

concerned that they learn today.....

...as am I, that's why I'm providing a variety

of kinds of play.  You are asking what's the value

of having your children play? Your daughter's

creating a tower, she may be a builder someday....

...You're asking me the value of blocks and sand

and clay.  Your children are solving problems, They will

use that skill every day...

You're questioning the interest centers.  They just

look like useless play.  Your children are making choices,

they'll be on their own someday...

...You're worried your children aren't learning

and later they'll have to pay.  They're learning a

pattern for learning, for they'll be learners always.'

           ~ NAEYC



 Thank you so much for letting

me be a part of your child's

life!

All I Ever Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten (Pre-K)
~by Robert Fulgham~

 Most of what I really need to know about how to live, and what to do, and how to be, I learned in Kindergarten (Pre-K) . Wisdom was not at the top of the graduate school mountain, but there in the sandbox at nursery

These are the things I learned: Share everything. Play fair. Don't hit people. Put things back where you found them. Clean up your own mess. Don't take things that aren't yours. Say you're sorry when you hurt somebody. Wash your hands before you eat. Flush. Warm cookies and cold milk are good for you. Live a balanced life. Learn some and think some and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work some every day.

Take a nap every afternoon. When you go out into the world, watch for traffic, hold hands, and stick together. Be aware of wonder. Remember the little seed in the plastic cup. The roots go down and the plant goes up and nobody really knows how or why, but we are all like that.

Goldfish and hamsters and white mice and even the little seed in the plastic cup ~ they all die. So do we.

 

 

And then remember the book about Dick and Jane and the first word you learned, the biggest word of all: LOOK. Everything you need to know is in there somewhere. The Golden Rule and love and basic sanitation, ecology and politics and sane living.

Think of what a better world it would be if we all ~the whole world had cookies and milk about 3 o'clock every afternoon and then lay down with our blankets for a nap. Or if we had a basic policy in our nation and other nations to always put things back where we found them and clean up our own messes. And it is still true, no matter how old you are, when you go out into the world, it is best to hold hands and stick together

Tuition fees

Tuition and Enrollment Fees 2016-17

Tuesday and Thursday - $160 a month

Tuesday, Thursday and Friday - $200 a month

Our tuition is prorated and takes into consideration school breaks and snow days.

For those enrolling more than one child in our school, we offer a 10% discount on the tuition of each additional child.

Tuition is paid on the 15th of each month.

Please make your checks payable to Christian Life School.

A $10 service charge will be added to all insufficient checks.

If your check is received one week late there will be a $10.00 late fee added.
The amount increases by $10 for each week late.

Superheroes Unite!

 Wrapping up villains

                                                          Mr. Freeze snowcone creations

                                                                         Building bigger!

Solving puzzles

      

            Wow! The summer has completely flown by! In the past couple months, my classes have gone through superhero training, learned how to cook based on comics, solved mysteries, and created a 3D comic book scene. In these classes, my friends practiced math, science, and literacy skills. They also learned how to work cooperatively with others to accomplish a common goal. To be honest, I had no idea how 6-year-olds could possibly be interested in and participate in the same activities as 5th graders. But boy did these kids prove me wrong!

This summer I learned that age and differences aren't enough to stop kids from working together and having fun!

                     -Ms. Julia