Henry's summer
Especially made for Henry
Summer recommendations
Summer is a time to rest and relax but I also want to avoid the summer slide. The Primer students will be going into first grade with an extra year of school compared to their peers. I want to keep up the rigor by recommending some camps based on interest and need.
I researched some of the area private school camps and put together this list. I want you to have your child also reflect on their favorite Primer field trip. Many of the places we visited or who came to visit us offer summer camps ( Trinity River Audubon Center, Dallas Children's Theater, Dallas Zoo and Dallas Museum of Modern Art). You can also tie in local resources like SMU for summer camps as well.
For Henry specifically, I would love to see him work with his OT, Keelie twice a week the weeks you are in town. I am still observing capital letters in the middle of his words and he can occasionally reverse numbers. He has made tons of growth as well but there is always room for growth!
Play-Well TEKnologies: Pre-engineering using Legos
Minecraft
Camp Invention
Camp Invention will be at the Upper Campus July 13-17. Register through ESD Summer Camps.
Summer Reading
Highland Park, UP and Dallas Library Summer Reading
Barnes and Noble Summer Reading
Chuck E. Cheese
Learn to Ride or Improve to get better
This summer at Hockaday
Ages: 5 years old – Entering Grade 4 Dates/Time: June 8 – June 12, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Tuition: $260 Registration: www.hockaday.org/summer Coach Ball and his staff of coaches have taught hundreds of children to ride a bike. Let us teach you to ride in this popular, low pressure, enjoyable class. All you need is a bike, helmet, water bottle, and snack. Bikes can be kept on campus throughout the course of the week.
Coach Stewart Ball: Intermediate Biking Ages: 5 years old – Entering Grade 4 Dates/Time: June 8 – June 12, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Tuition: $260 Registration: www.hockaday.org/summer If you know how to ride your bike, but need more experience or a refresher course, this class is for you! We will emphasize how to safely handle a bike on alternate terrains, ride in small groups, and build fitness with biking. All you need is a bike, helmet, water bottle, and snack. Bikes can be kept on campus throughout the course of the week.
Wrestling
Wrestling technique camp for grades first through 12 at all skill levels. Ideal for kids curious about wrestling and new to the sport. Campers will be grouped by age, weight, and experience level and introduced to basic wrestling technique; stressing the development of solid fundamentals. Led by ESD head wrestling coach, Riqui Villareal, and his staff. Camp offered the week of June 22
First Grade Review Camps
OFF TO A GOOD START IN 1ST GRADE GRADE 1 WEEK 10 Begin a great year of first grade this summer as you solidify your knowledge of the alphabet, strengthen your consonant and vowel sounds, and reinforce your reading and spelling skills. Using math manipulatives, you will solve logic problems and explore number sense, including place value, money, time and simple basic facts. You will be exposed to grammar, spelling and punctuation rules in your story writing. And, you will work on strengthening the development of your fine motor skills, including printing letters and numbers with appropriate pencil grip. Not just for Greenhill students, if you are going into the first grade, you are welcome! INSTRUCTOR: Mary Ellen Bourgeois, Greenhill School SCHEDULE: Aug 3-7
Primer resources
- Wixie
- Kidblog
- Reflex Math
- Mathletics
- Raz-Kids