Madison's summer
Especially made for Madison
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.
Art
ART AT ITS FINEST GRADES K–2 Do you have a passion to design intriguing art pieces inspired by different famous artists? Come show off your creative side as we work with a variety of interesting and unique art materials and tools. We’ll have a fantastic time as we create masterpieces of art to take home. Don’t miss out on all of the art fun! INSTRUCTOR: Jennifer Winn, Richardson ISD SCHEDULE, GRADES K–2: July 20–24;. COST: $185
Just Art!
Ages: Entering Grades 1–2
Dates/Time: June 29 – July 3, 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm
July 13 – July 17, 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Tuition: $250
Registration: www.hockaday.org/summer
Get your creative juices flowing as you explore lots of
different ways to create art! Using your imagination
and various art mediums, such as painting, chalk,
pencil, clay, and more, you will create your very own
masterpieces.
Reading classes with a twist
Both of these classes are offered at Greenhill
BOOK COOK GRADES 1–3 WEEKS of July 6 and July 27 Do you love books? Do you also love to cook? Then this is the camp for you! We will spend our time reading books—old favorites and new. These books will inspire fun-filled craft activities and exciting cooking adventures. We will discuss the books we read while enjoying the delicious snacks we make! We will even make a cookbook of your favorite recipes to take home and share with your friends and family! INSTRUCTOR: Nicole Jones, Lakewood ISD SCHEDULE: July 6–10, July 27–31, 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. COST: $185
SIGHT WORD SLEUTH GRADES K–1 WEEK 10 Join us and become a sight word detective. You’ll gain exposure and familiarity with commonly used sight words through authentic reading and writing activities. We will search out sight words in poems, big books, songs, newspapers/magazines and your own writing. The ability to read sight words quickly and efficiently is a great boost as you develop as readers and writers. INSTRUCTOR: Melodi Bianco, Greenhill School SCHEDULE: August 3–7, 12:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. COST: $180
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.
Cheerleading
Join ESD’s Jamie Mitcham and come release your energy at a camp where jumping and yelling is encouraged! Our goal is to build the self-confidence in each girl as they learn basic cheerleading jumps, cheers, dances, stunts, and other fun activities! At the end of camp we will have a performance for families and friends to come and see all that we have learned. Cheers! This camp is offered the week of May 27-29. Cost is $125.00 from 12:30-3:00.
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
Phonics
Fun With Phonics
grades: K-2
This class will help teach phonics and
the structure of the English language.
This highly phonetic alphabet program
teaches reading, handwriting, spelling,
and oral and written expression skills by
engaging the visual, auditory and tactile kinesthetic modalities simultaneously.
Each class is structured to include ten
different activities taught in the same
daily sequence, deliberately alternating
modalities. Join us for a multi-sensory
approach to letters and sounds! Take
Part 1, Part 2 or both depending on your
schedule.
Instructor: Kelly Lee,
Parish Episcopal School
Dates: week 3 – June 15-19 (Part 1)
Week 6 – July 6-10 (Part 2)
Times: 12:30 - 3:30pm
Location: midway Campus
Cost: $185
Primer resources
- Wixie
- Kidblog
- Reflex Math
- Mathletics
- Raz-Kids