2023-2024 School Year Enrichment Hour Registration:
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March, April, and May 2024:
Enrichment Hour Schedule:
Monday, April 29 – Science – CALLING ALL ENGINEERS – Today we will continue to explore ways we can use our STEM and Science skills to reuse, reduce and recycle household items to make our own creations.
Tuesday, April 30 – Art – Fun with Feathers!
Wednesday, May 1 – Animal Adventures – Hippos
Thursday, May 2 – Spanish – Cinco de Mayo Celebration!
Friday, May 3 – Lunch option only. No Enrichment hour offered.
Monday, April 22 – Science – Earth Day – Paper, Paper, Paper!! We love paper! We use it for everything from coloring pages to wrapping paper. But do you know where paper comes from? We will learn how paper is made and how we can help our Earth by reusing and recycling it. We will end by making our own paper from used scraps! So fun!
Tuesday, April 23 – Art – Cork Boats
Wednesday, April 24 – Animal Adventures – Turtles
Thursday, April 25 – Spanish – Pets
Friday, April 26 – Lunch option only. No Enrichment hour offered.
Monday, April 15 – Science – Baking with The Little Red Hen – We will listen to the story of The Little Red Hen followed by mixing, measuring and baking as we work together to make yummy shortbread. (Please notify us if your child has any food allergies).
Tuesday, April 16 – Art – Button Caterpillars
Wednesday, April 17- Animal Adventures – Sloths
Thursday, April 18 – Spanish – Months of the Year
Friday, April 19 – Lunch option only. No Enrichment hour offered.
Monday, April 8 – GOD’s Creation!! This month we will celebrate God’s beautiful Earth and how we can take care of it. We conduct experiments that show what happens when we pollute our Earth but end with ways God gives us to help our Earth (The 3-R’S- REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLING)!
Tuesday, April 9 – Art –
Wednesday, April 10 – Animal Adventures – Gorillas
Thursday, April 11 – Fathers’ Night Event – No Lunch Bunch or Enrichment Hour offered.
Friday, April 12 – Thursday, April 11 – Fathers’ Night Event – No Lunch Bunch or Enrichment Hour offered.
Monday, April 1 – Easter Monday Recess – No School
Tuesday, April 2 – Art –
Wednesday, April 3 – Animal Adventures – Sheep
Thursday, April 4 – Staff Meeting – No Lunch Bunch or Enrichment Hour offered.
Friday, April 5 – Lunch Bunch option only. No Enrichment hour offered.
Monday, March 25 – Exploring Color and Temperature – How does color affect the temperature of an object? Using the Scientific Method we will conduct a fun experiment to find out.
Tuesday, March 26 – Art –
Wednesday, March 27 – Animal Adventures – Donkeys
Thursday, March 28 – Spanish – Shapes cont.
Friday, March 29 – Good Friday Recess – No School
Monday, March 18 – Science – The Wind – We will take advantage of the beautiful AZ weather and create Kite to learn about the Wind.
Tuesday, March 19 – Art –
Wednesday, March 20 – Animal Adventures
Thursday, March 21 – Spanish – Shapes
Friday, March 22 – Lunch Bunch option only. No Enrichment hour offered.
Monday, March 11 – Friday, March 15 – Spring Break – No School
Monday, March 4 – Science – Baking with The Little Red Hen – We will listen to the story of The Little Red Hen followed by mixing, measuring and baking as we work together to make yummy shortbread. (Please notify us if your child has any food allergies).
Tuesday, March 5 – Art – Spin Art – We will splatter paint with salad spinners!
Wednesday, March 6 – Animal Adventures – Koalas
Thursday, March 7 – Staff Meeting – No Lunch Bunch or Enrichment Hour offered.
Friday, March 8 – Lunch Bunch option only. No Enrichment hour offered.
Monday, February 26 – Science – Worms are Wonderful! We will learn about these cool, hard working creatures that live underground. What are they and how do they help make things grow? We will carefully check out real earthworms and study them during this hands-on time of exploration.
Tuesday, February 27 – Art – Pointillism – painting with dots of color. We will read the book “The Dot” by Peter H. Reynolds and discuss what we can use to make dots. Then we will use paint with q-tips and dabbers to create pointillism art.
Wednesday, February 28 – Animal Adventures
Thursday, February 29 – Spanish – Emotions – Hola! This week we will learn about our sentimentos en Espanol. We will read “Yo me Siento asi” then we will learn the vocabulary for different emotions. Then we will draw faces for the emotions on a sentimentos activity to take home.
Friday, March 1 – Lunch Bunch option only. No Enrichment hour offered.
Monday, February 19 – No School in observance of President’s day
Tuesday, February 20 – Art – Name Writing Scratch Art In art enrichment this week we will use our names as inspiration to create art. We will read the book “My Name Is Johari – BIG BOOK” by Anne O’Brien and discuss our names and practice writing them on a dry-erase board. Then we will use special tools and rainbow scratch paper to strengthen our fine-motor muscles and create art with our names.
Wednesday, February 21 – Animal Adventures – Fish
Thursday, February 22 – Spanish – Days of the Week cont. – This week we will continue to learn about “los dias de la semana”. We will practice counting to 7 and then review the days of the week then sing “Siete Dias De La Semana” By Jack Hartman. Then we will practice cutting circles to create a “los dias de la semana” caterpillar.
Friday, February 23 – Lunch Bunch option only. No Enrichment hour offered.
Monday, February 12 – Science – Valentine’s Day Heart Science – Today we will learn about your heart, how it keeps your blood flowing and how you can keep it healthy. We will also get to make our own blood model slime!!
Tuesday, February 13 – Art – Tie-Dye Hearts In art enrichment this week we will use tools to create Valentine’s Day art. We will read the book “Mouse’s First Valentine” by Lauren Thompson and discuss how we have the fruit of the spirit when we show love. Then we will use droppers and water colors to create a tie-dye heart keepsake.
Wednesday, February 14 – Animal Adventures
Thursday, February 15 – Spanish – Days Of The Week! Hola! This week we will learn about “los dias de la semana”. We will practice counting to 7 and then introduce the days of the week then sing “Siete Dias De La Semana” By Jack Hartman. We will then do a cut and paste activity to take home.
Friday, February 16 – Lunch Bunch option only. No Enrichment hour offered.
Monday, February 5 – Science – Human Digestive System for kids – How does our body work?
Tuesday, February 6 – Art – Chinese New Year Celebration – In art enrichment this week we will learn about the celebration of Chinese new year and create art using this inspiration. We will read the book “Lion Dancer – Ernie Wan’s Chinese New Year“ by Kate Waters and discuss multicultural traditions and art then decorate paper to make lanterns.
Wednesday, February 7 – Animal Adventures
Thursday, February 8 – Staff Meeting no Lunch Bunch or Enrichment Hour offered.
Friday, February 9 – Lunch Bunch option only. No Enrichment hour offered.
Monday, January 29 – Science – Oil & Water– What happens when we mix oil and water together? Will opposites attract? We will do a fun experiment to see what happens and then create beautiful science art!
Tuesday, January 30 – Art – Rainbow Collage – We will read the book “A Color of His Own“ by Leo Lionni and discuss how just like art, we are all beautiful and unique. We will use glue and tissue paper squares to create a rainbow mosaic collage. Once we are done we will read “The Mixed Up Chameleon” by Eric Carle.
Wednesday, January 31 – Animal Adventures
Thursday, February 1 – No School – Parent/Teacher Conferences
Friday, February 2 – No School – Parent/Teacher Conferences
Monday, January 22 – Science – Vinegar, Baking Soda & Shaving Cream???!!? Join us as we combine art and science in this fun activity using baking soda, vinegar, and shaving cream creating chemical reactions, beautiful colors, and “exploding snow”!
Tuesday, January 23 – Art – Clay Snowman Sculpture – We will continue with a winter theme. We will read the books “Clay Art” by Pamela Chenko and discuss sculpting and materials we can use to sculpt. We will measure and mix to make our own clay then practice rolling balls with it to create snowman sculptures after we will read “Winter Rabbit“ by Patrick Yee.
Wednesday, January 24 – Animal Adventures – Tigers
Thursday, January 25 – Spanish – Mi Familia! Hola! This week we will learn about how to talk about our family in Espanol. We will learn new vocabulary for family members and practice saying hello and goodbye to these people. We will read “La Sia De Pedro” by Ezra Jack Keats then draw a family portrait and color in a mini book “La Familia”.
Friday, January 26 – Lunch Bunch option only – Enrichment Hour not offered
Monday, January 15 – No School in Observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Tuesday, January 16 – Art – Melted Snowman Art – In art enrichment this week we will celebrate the winter season. During our time outside, we will create imitation “snow” in a sensory bin then go inside to read “Sneezy the snowman “ By Maureen Wright. Then we will create art by cutting paper and using paint to create a melted snowman portrait.
Wednesday, January 17 – Animal Adventures – Zebras
Thursday, January 18 – Spanish – Me Gusta! Hola! This week we will work on conversations in Espanol. We will learn how to say “I like …” & “I don’t like …” in Spanish. During our time outside we will review our colors and action verbs (sing, dance, play etc.) We will watch a short video called Me Gusta (I like it) By Sesame Street (3:01 mins). Then we will make a collage of pictures with things we like and dislike.
Friday, January 19 – Lunch Bunch option only – Enrichment Hour not offered
Monday, January 8 – Science – MAGICAL SALT!! Did you know Salt can be used for more than just seasoning our food?!? Today we will explore where salt comes from, what it is made of, and why it is such an important mineral.
Tuesday, January 9 – Art – Peace Handprint Art – We will learn about why we observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day and read “We Are A Rainbow“ by Nancy Tabor. Then we will create a multimedia craft by ripping colorful tape, cutting out our handprints and then gluing them together on cardstock to create a peace sign collage.
Wednesday, January 10 – Animal Adventures – Animals in the winter. How do they prepare?
Thursday, January 11 – Staff Meeting – Lunch Bunch or Enrichment Hour not offered.
Friday, January 12 – Lunch Bunch option only – Enrichment Hour not offered
Monday, December 18 – Science – Gumdrop Engineering – We will build with toothpicks and gumdrops to create delicious structures.
Tuesday, December 19 – Art – Christmas Ornament Art – We will enjoy the holiday cheer and make Christmas ornaments. We will read the book “Mistletoe” by Margie Palatine.
Wednesday, December 20 – Brilliant Bears Christmas Program – Lunch Bunch or Enrichment Hour not offered.
Thursday, December 21 – Pre-K Christmas Program – Lunch Bunch or Enrichment Hour not offered.
Friday, December 22 – Christmas Break – No School
Monday, December 11 – Volcanos! Each child will get to create their own mini volcano and wee will learn about the chemical reactions.
Tuesday, December 12 – Art – Music is Art – we will talk about how musicians make music. We will read the book “Animal Band” by Christopher S. Jennings. Then we will use recycled materials to make our own musical instruments.
Wednesday, December 13 – Spanish – Small, Medium and Large – We will review our previous vocabulary and work on our conversational Spanish. We will read “Rubia and the Three Osos” by Susan Middleton Elya and practice sorting familiar items by grande, mediano and chico.
Thursday, December 14 – Staff Meeting – Lunch Bunch or Enrichment Hour not offered.
Friday, December 15 – Lunch Bunch option only – Enrichment Hour not offered
Monday, December 4 – Volcanos! We will learn about volcanos and get to experience a volcano eruption on the playground.
Tuesday, December 5 – Art – Bubble Paint – We will read the book “The Bubble Factory” by Tomi DePaola. We will blow bubbles and ‘paint’ with our bubbles.
Wednesday, December 6 – Spanish – All about the body Continued- We will learn the Spanish name for body parts and practice “Cabesa, Hombros, Rodillas e Pies” in Spanish and play body parts bingo.
Thursday, December 7 – Garden Club – Poinsettias – We will learn about poinsettias and make a poinsettia art.
Friday, December 8 – Lunch Bunch option only – Enrichment Hour not offered
Monday, November 27 – Calling All Young Paleontologists Continued! Come join our dinosaur bone dig site as we learn about what Paleontologist do.
Tuesday, November 28 – Art – Shrinky dinks.
Wednesday, November 29 – Spanish – All about the body – We will learn the Spanish name for body parts.
Thursday, November 30 – Garden Club – Birds. Make a bird collage, create our own bird feeders.\, and read the “Dine Feathered Friends” book by Tish Rabe.
Friday, December 1 – Lunch Bunch option only – Enrichment Hour not offered
Monday, November 20 – Super Science – Calling All Young Paleontologists! Come explore the prehistoric world of amazing DINOSAURS
Tuesday, November 21 – Art – Friendship bracelets
Wednesday, November 22 – Friday, November 24 – Thanksgiving Break – No School
Monday, November 13 – Super Science – Birds, Birds, Birds – Come fly away! Please join us as we learn about birds. We will also be doing a craft and making bird feeders.
Tuesday, November 14 – No Lunch Bunch or Enrichment hour offered – Frogs class Praise Picnic.
Wednesday, November 15 – Spanish – Numeros Continued – We will continue working on our numbers singing “Tres Gatitos”, playing a counting game with dice in Spanish. We will get to color our own book called ‘Libra contar de pavos.’
Thursday, November 16 – Garden Club – We will learn and explore earth worms and find out what their job is in the garden.
Friday, November 17 – Lunch Bunch option only – Enrichment Hour not offered
Monday, November 6 – Super Science – Our World of Color – Dancing powder Science and musical painting with Pop Rocks make up a fun time with blending and mixing colors!
Tuesday, November 7 – Art – We will learn about cooking as an art! We will read the book “Every Cake has a Story” by Christina Tosi and Emma Balsley and then talk about how chefs can use ingredients to create art. Each child will decorate a paper bag and then add together simple ingredients to make their own trail-mix!
Wednesday, November 8 – Spanish – Numeros Continued – We will continue practicing our numbers by playing “What Time is It Mr. Fox?” in Spanish and we will get to make our own 1-10 number flash cards to bring home.
Thursday, November 9 – Staff Meeting – No Lunch Bunch or Enrichment Hour Offered
Friday, November 10 – Veteran’s Day Recess – No School
Monday, October 30 – Super Science – Geodes and Rocks – we got to explore different rocks and geodes and about the 3 different types of rocks (sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic).
Tuesday, October 31 – Art – Playdough Pumpkins – We will read the book “Red Lead, Yellow Leaf” by Lois Ellhert and then talk about the colors of Fall. Each child will then mix together simple ingredients to make their own orange playdough.
Wednesday, November 1 – Spanish – Numeros – This week we will be learning about numbers 1-10.
Thursday, November 2 – Parent Teacher Conferences – No School
Friday, November 3 – Parent Teacher Conferences – No School
Monday, October 23 – Super Science – Amazing Slime! – We will learn 3 different ways to make slime. We will explore solids and liquids. Slime makes a great tactile experience that strengthens muscles in our hands for fine motor activities.
Tuesday, October 24 – Art – Color Mixing – We will continue exploring what we can do with primary colors. We will read the book “Mix it up!” by Herve Tullet, then talk about what colors we can create by mixing primary colors.
Wednesday, October 25 – Pumpkin Patch – No Lunch Bunch or Enrichment Hour Offered
Thursday, October 26 – Pumpkin Patch – No Lunch Bunch or Enrichment Hour Offered
Fridays – Lunch Bunch option only – Enrichment Hour not offered
Monday, October 16 – Super Science – POP, POP, POP! – What makes bubbles pop? We will explore bubbles and experiment with creating our own bubble solution.
Tuesday, October 17 – Art – Primary Colors Handprints – We will focus on primary colors this week and read the book “Mouse Paint” by Ellen Stoll Wash.
Wednesday, October 18 – Spanish – Colors continued – We will review color names from last time and add additional color words.
Thursday, October 19 – Garden Club – Fall Flowers – We will plant flower seeds in the buckets in the garden. We will read a book about seeds and make a flower craft.
Fridays – Lunch Bunch option only – Enrichment Hour not offered
October 9-13 – Fall Break – No School
Monday, October 2 – Super Science – Vinegar and Baking soda. We will perform Science experiments with vinegar, baking soda, and colors.
Tuesday, October 3 – Art – Art in Nature We will go on a nature walk, discuss the artistry God has shown in his creation. We will make a collage with the nature elements we find. We will read book “Too Much Glue” by Jason LeFebvre.
Wednesday, October 4 – Spanish – Colors – We will learn color names and talk about different countries that use Spanish. We will get to color our own flag.
Thursday, October 5 – Staff Meeting – Lunch Bunch and Enrichment Hour not offered
Fridays – Lunch Bunch option only – Enrichment Hour not offered
Monday, September 25 – Super Science – Solids & Liquids – Can something be a solid and a liquid at the same time? Join us for this fun chemistry experiment as we explore what happens when we mix cornstarch and water. We will make ooey gooey slime! We will enjoy hands on fun as we explore the properties of this interesting mixture.
Tuesday, September 26 – Art – Rainbows – This week in Art enrichment we will be getting creative using paper and glue to create a rainbow! Our Jr. Artists will hear about the rainbow God sent Jonah after the great flood read from the Jesus Storybook Bible and then we will build our fine-motor skills and rip up paper to create a mosaic rainbow.
Wednesday, September 27 – Introduction to Spanish – Greetings Continued Hola! This week we will continue to explore greeting one another using our Spanish vocabulary. We will be learning different salutations that are used at different times of the day!
Thursday, September 28 – Garden Club – Let’s learn about Sunflowers! We will read the book “This is the Sunflower” by Lola M. Schaefer. We will plant sunflowers in the garden. We will cut and color a sheet defining parts of plants.
Fridays – Lunch Bunch option only – Enrichment Hour not offered on Fridays
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Monday, September 18 – Super Science – Bugs, Bugs, Bugs! We will be learning about the world of incredible insects! We will use books, hands on activities and have the opportunity to observe live crickets with our magnifying glasses. Please join us to explore these interesting insects!
Tuesday, September 19 – Art – This week in Art enrichment we will be doing an introduction to art and being an artist. We will be discussing the art of God’s Creation and what materials we use as artists then read “I am an Artist” by Marta Altes. We will then use watercolors, markers and crayons to create art and let our imaginations guide us in creating a multimedia masterpiece.
Wednesday, September 20 – Introduction to Spanish – Hola and welcome to Spanish Enrichment Hour! We are so excited to meet one another as the school year begins. This week we will focus on introducing ourselves and greeting our friends in Spanish!
Thursday, September 21 – Garden Club – What kind of weather do we need for our garden to grow? What are your favorite fruits and vegetables? What should we plant in our garden? We will read the books about the garden and will explore different seeds. We will also have a vegetable craft!
Fridays – Enrichment Hour not offered on Fridays, Lunch Bunch option only
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