Michael's summer
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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.
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.
Football
Join ESD’s 3-time SPC champion football coach, Coach Williams, along with other energetic coaches for an exciting camp of 7-on-7! This camp offers 1st – 8th grade football players the ultimate preparation and introduction to the fun and rewarding game of 7-on-7. 7-on-7 has been directly linked to great personal gains, as well as, team success year in and year out. Through a competitive football experience, this camp will be a highly structured program to help achieve the maximum development of each player’s skills from the beginner to the most advanced. The sessions will include individual skill development, specialized position play, and team concepts. Popsicles will also be provided at the end of each session. Campers should bring cleats, water bottle, and a light snack. Director: Richard Williams • 2014 Varsity Head Football Coach / Offensive Coordinator • Rice University Running Back and Team Captain • 3-time SPC Football State Champion Coach (ESD 2014, Kinkaid 2010 & 2011). Camp is offered the weeks of June 1 and July 20.
Questions? Call Coach Williams at 281-658-2843 or email at williamsr@esdallas.org
At Hockaday Coach Stewart Ball offers 7-on-7 Football Rocks! Ages: Entering Grades 1–8 (Group will be divided according to age) Dates/Time: June 8 – June 12, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Tuition: $255 Registration: www.hockaday.org/summer 7-on-7 Football rocks! Girls and boys love this fast game, where there is no blocking, no tackling, just passing, running, and trying to grab that elusive flag, before someone scores a touchdown! Also known as Non-Contact Football or Flag-football, this is an awesome camp for girls and boys to learn the basic rules and skills of football, plus get a day’s worth of great exercise in the process. Agility, quickness, eyehand coordination, and passing get special emphasis, and it’s always “No helmet required!” Wear summer workout clothes and running shoes (no cleats). Bring a water bottle and snack. Footballs, flags, drinking water, music, and plenty of playing time are provided. Join Coach La’Boris Bean and Coach Stewart Ball for some football fun!
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
Primer resources
- Wixie
- Kidblog
- Reflex Math
- Mathletics
- Raz-Kids