Koinonia Kids Ages 9-11

Koinonia Kids is a program of enrichment classes  for students ages 9-11.  Each class is 60 minutes long and runs for 32  weeks.  Because  Koinonia Kids classes are meant to be enrichment classes, there will be  little to no homework each week.   These classes are hands-on,  fun-filled opportunities that your children are sure to love.    Choose one class or six. All  All Classes Here are 1 hour with Tuition of $208 per class

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ART (ELEMENTARY) – (Ages 9-11)

10:15am-11:15am & 12:45pm -1:45pm

Mrs. Vickie Garcia   vsgarcia403@gmail.com

In this class, your child will learn what is involved in art and the process of art. They will journey into where to find art in the world; and they will come to a better understanding of famous artists and when, where and how they did art. Your child will be exposed to a discipline-based art that will encourage skills and foster creativity.

A portfolio will be filled with artwork that reflects the elements of art or emulate an artist, a time period, or region of the world. Each child will have a project displayed in the Winter and Spring Koinonia Showcase. All materials for this class will be supplied.

Class Cost: $208

CHILDREN’S LIT 2 – (Ages 6-11)  (Children’s Literature I is not a prerequisite)

12:45pm - 1:45pm

Mrs. Amy Czerski   amyczerski@yahoo.com

Everyone loves a great story!  In this class students will be introduced to outstanding children’s literature each week.  There will be hands-on activities to reinforce learning and concepts will be presented in a way that encourages creative thinking.  A wide variety of literary techniques will be examined, along with vocabulary, grammar, history, geography, and science.  Students will also be keeping a notebook on the books read, mapping the region in which the story takes place and learning about the culture. 

Class Cost: $208

CHINESE – (Ages 6-11)

10:15am – 11:15am

Mrs. Gezi Cox   bluelake061@yahoo.com 

你好！Ni Hao!  Hello!  Are you thinking of taking a foreign language? Please consider taking Mandarin Chinese as one of the most spoken languages in the world. Mandarin is taught in many schools in the United States, which has increased in recent years faster than other second languages. Because the Chinese economy is one of the fastest growing in the world, the economic relationship between China and the USA has become very strong. Chinese language will open doors into whatever future you plan for yourself! 

Build your basic Chinese language knowledge now, so when you continue learning Chinese at college, it will be much easier. Now is the time! Get ready for an exciting year, where we will immerse ourselves in Chinese!  By next May, you will be able to describe your day, discuss your favorite foods, express your feelings, and talk about your family, all with confidence, in Chinese!  We will also work on writing Chinese characters.  Starting with stroke order, you will develop a solid foundation for writing, and over the course of the school year, will be able to write around one hundred characters.  

Don’t make the mistake of thinking that this class is only about the language.  Chinese culture is rich and vibrant, and you will find yourself immersed in its beauty.  You will experience the holidays and festivals (including Chinese New Year and the Moon Festival), the costumes, its history, art and poetry, as well as its diverse geography.

By the time our “journey” ends next May, you will feel as comfortable with China, its language and its traditions, as if you had really travelled there.   谢谢! 

Class Cost: $208

COMPUTERS: (Ages 9-11)

12:45pm -1:15pm 

Mrs. Sarah Lang  jakeandsarahlang@gmail.com   

Computers is a hands-on beginner class that is designed to build confidence using computers and common computer programs such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. The class also emphasizes keyboarding skills by working on typing exercises every week in class and at home.  Students will grow in their understanding of internet safety and copyright laws (introduction).  They will increase their recognition of tool and task bars, experience creating folders and managing files, and be taught how to handle common computer issues. Our class will be using Windows 10.

Class Cost: $208

ELEMENTARY DRAMA II – (Ages 9-11)

1:45pm – 2:45pm

Laura Johnson readwithme.lj@gmail.com 

Using classic and new stories, the children will learn projection, expression, characterization, and stage direction. We will use games and hands-on activities to reinforce these skills. Parents will be invited to attend a couple reader's theater productions throughout the year.

Supplies needed:   Parents will be asked to provide costumes for their child for the winter and spring productions.

Class Cost: $208

GALLOPING the GLOBE - (Ages 6-11)

1:45pm - 2:45pm

Mrs. Amy Czerski   amyczerski@yahoo.com

This class will be an introduction to world geography using a notebooking approach to learning. Students will build a notebook as they progress through the course. We will focus on all the 7 continents and many of the countries.  Along with learning basic map skills, students will learn the climate and topography of the area, discover famous people from each country, holidays, and cultural traditions. We will also be making time to eat some foods and play some of the games played in the regions we learn about.  

Class Cost: $208

GYM - (AGES 9-11)

2:45pm - 3:45pm

Mrs. Tammy Rietema   t.rietema@gmail.com

The students will spend time with their Koinonia friends learning the importance of stretching and exercising through fun games.  Health and nutrition will be discussed.  Four square, jump rope, relay races, soccer, whiffle ball, capture the flag, dodge-ball, and other activities will be included with the emphasis on fun, teamwork, and good sportsmanship.  All athletic abilities are welcome in this class because we strive for each child's personal best.  We will have as many classes as we can outdoors weather permitting. Please make sure your child is dressed accordingly. 

Class Cost: $208

KIDS’ CHOIR (Ages 8-12) 

10:15am – 11:15am

Mrs. Robin Haaksma  robinhaaksma@gmail.com

The “Kid’s Choir” is for children who like to sing and would like the experience of a choral group. Vocal technique will be taught as well as ear training and performance techniques. We will learn a variety of styles of music from traditional to contemporary. Students will perform in the Showcases. No materials necessary.

Class Cost: $208

LIFE SKILLS - (Ages 9-11)

9:15am - 10:15am

Mrs. Gezi Cox    bluelake061@yahoo.com 

This class will focus on just a few of many beneficial and practical skills which can be used for personal enjoyment, the development of skills and to bless and serve others. While the majority of sessions will be spent learning basic cooking and a variety of introductory sewing skills, we will also utilize role-playing and hands-on activities to incorporate lessons in hospitality, manners, social skills, healthy choices and basic first aid. 

Class Cost: $208

MATH GAMES – (Ages 9-11)

1:45pm -2:45pm

Mrs. Jill Verbeek    6.jverbeek@gmail.com 

Creativity/Problem Solving/FUN! We’ll be using our math skills to get competitive and have fun while learning! We’ll be reviewing all things math: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, place value, story problems, fractions, decimals, etc! We’ll play our way to greater math knowledge! 

No supplies needed.

Class Cost: $208

MICHIGAN HISTORY – (Ages 9-11)

11:15am - 12:15pm

Mrs. Tena Bartholomew  rodtena.bar@gmail.com

We live in a wonderful state with a rich history. This class is designed to help students learn all about Michigan. Students will be creating their own Michigan notebook with hands on activities to learn about our state symbols, famous place in Michigan, famous people, and our rich history (from Native Americans and pioneers to logging to current products made in Michigan). Come to this class and learn how to be “Smitten with the Mitten!”

Students will need 1 1/2in binder with 2 boxes of crayons or 2 boxes of colored pencils.

Class Cost: $208

MUSIC - (Ages 9-11)

12:45pm – 1:45pm

Mrs. Robin Haaksma   robinhaaksma@gmail.com

God has given us a wonderful gift of music! In this beginning/intermediate music class, students will be learning rhythm and melody in music by playing instruments, singing songs that reinforce a musical concept, writing music using rhythms and notes learned, and listening to a variety of music. Some of the music will highlight the instruments of the orchestra and other instruments, a specific style, or a notable composer. Students will perform in the Showcases. No materials necessary. 

Class Cost: $208

READING STRATEGIES (BEGINNING) – (Ages 6-11)

11:15am – 12:15pm

Mrs. Laura Johnson  readwithme.lj@gmail.com

The goal of this class is to make students better readers and help them with their decoding skills. Using the Orton-Gillingham techniques of working with manipulatives, phonetic awareness, sequencing, finger spelling, and arm spelling, students will become more proficient in their reading of one and two syllable words. Over the course of the year we will review basic one letter phonetic sounds, learn digraph sounds, silent e, and begin sentence dictation.  We will learn three syllable patterns, CVC, CV, VCe, and we will learn the floss rule, the kitty cat rule, the tch spelling rule, and the ck spelling rule. We will use various activities to encourage reading comprehension through visualization.  Red words (sight words) and stories will be sent home each week for practice of the skills learned in class. Reading Strategies is meant to be supplemental to your reading curriculum, helping the reluctant reader understand the fundamentals of reading. 

Supplies needed:   1 ½” binder ring, 1 ½” wide 3 ring notebook, 3 X 5 plain index cards.

Class Cost: $208

READING STRATEGIES (INTERMEDIATE) – (Ages 6-11)

9:15am – 10:15am

Mrs. Laura Johnson  readwithme.lj@gmail.com

The goal of this class is to make students better readers and help them with their decoding skills. This class will follow the techniques taught in the Beginning Reading Strategies class. Using Orton-Gillingham techniques, we will work with manipulatives, phonetic awareness, sequencing, finger spelling, and arm spelling to increase the student’s ability to decode the words on the page. We will begin the year reviewing the syllable patterns CVC, CV, VCe and spelling rules learned in Beginning Reading Strategies. We will continue to r-controlled vowels, vowel teams and the syllable pattern VV, the rules for the suffix -ed and ing, and the rules for -tion and -sion. We will learn strategies for attacking unfamiliar multisyllabic words by recognizing syllable patterns, identifying correct vowel sounds, prefixes/suffixes and using syllable division rules. Red words (sight words) and stories will be sent home each work for practice of the skill learned in class. This class is meant to be supplemental to your reading curriculum, helping the reluctant reader understand the fundamentals of reading. 

Students who haven't completed Beginning Reading Strategies will need an evaluation by the tutor to determine their reading level and ensure the best class fit for your child. Evaluations will be held Monday, 4/15. Please contact Mrs. Johnson readwithme.lj@gmail.com to schedule a time. 

Supplies needed:   1 ½” binder ring, 1 ½” wide 3 ring notebook, 3 X 5 plain index cards.

Class Cost: $208

READING STRATEGIES (ADVANCED) – (Ages 6-13)

12:45pm - 1:45pam

Mrs. Laura Johnson  readwithme.lj@gmail.com

The goal of this class is to make students better readers and help them with their decoding skills. This class will follow the techniques taught in the Intermediate Reading Strategies class. Using Orton-Gillingham techniques, we will work with manipulatives, phonetic awareness, sequencing, finger spelling, and arm spelling to increase the student’s ability to decode the words on the page. We will begin the year reviewing the syllable patterns CVC, CV, VCe, VV, Vr along with the rules for dividing unfamiliar or nonsense words using these syllable patterns. We will learn the rules for hard and soft g, the syllable pattern Cle, vowel teams ei, eu, ew, eigh, ue, ui, schwa vowels and the spelling rules for when to use -dge. Towards the end of the year we will look at different prefixes and suffixes and their meanings.

Students who haven't completed Intermediate Reading Strategies will need an evaluation by the tutor to determine their reading level and ensure the best class fit for your child. Evaluations will be held Monday, 4/15. Please contact Mrs. Johnson readwithme.lj@gmail.com to schedule a time.

Supplies needed:   1 ½” binder ring, 1 ½” wide 3 ring notebook, 3 X 5 plain index cards.

Class Cost: $208

ROBOTICS/ STEM - (Ages 9-11)

9:15am - 10:15am, 11:15am-12:15pm

Mr. Phillip Hammerstrom     phillip.hammerstrom@gmail.com 

In this class, students will be learning about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) through project-based learning using the Edison® robot and hands on STEM activities. With this active and engaged style of learning, children will gain a deeper knowledge of the subjects they're studying. Koinonia will provide each student a robot of their own to use in class during the school year. 

In the Robotics section, the lessons begin with learning basic programming icons, such as forward, backward, and right and left turns. After we master the basics, we will learn how to write more complex programs and applying this knowledge by participating in both individual and team challenges, such as line tracking and sumo wrestling. 

In the STEM section, we will be doing experiments and activities such as making marble roller coasters and marshmallow catapults and having pop can races. With these activities, students will work together in groups and use problem solving skills to complete the given task. They are fun, engaging and facilitate group work and problem solving. We will also learn how to document our activities by logging our work into an Engineering notebook that will go home with them at the end of the year.

Materials: pencils and folder to hold worksheets

Class Cost: $208

SCIENCE (year 4) – (Ages 9-11)

1:45pm - 2:45pm

Mrs. Tena Bartholomew  rodtena.bar@gmail.com

This year the mysteries of electricity will be revealed! Our year will be divided into four sections: static electricity, circuits, electromagnetism, and the history of electricity. Each section will include hands on activities and multiple resources to help your student best retain the information learned. 

Starting the year with static electricity, students will discover how like charges repel while unlike charges attract. Students will learn that static electricity occurs when electrons are transferred giving a positive or negative charge. Interactive activities will have students amazed as thread dances like a cobra, on salt as it rains up and down and up and down and as paper clips wiggle follow the movement of plastic wrap.

Continuing the year, the circuits section allows students to build parallel circuits, dimmer switches, and circuit breakers. Students learn about the electric current and how it flows. In one learning activity, students will create a circuit using a battery, paper clip and light bulb. Students be startled by how hot the paper clip gets when the bulb is in correctly placed in the circuit. Instead of making light energy, this makes heat energy! 

Electromagnetism will introduce students to the relationship between electricity and magnetism. Fun learning activities include building a galvanometer, a model electric motor, and more.

Finally, students are introduced to people and events in the history of electricity. There will be some read at home, an electricity timeline, and an interview with someone older to provide perspective on how the use of electricity has changed.

As in all years, lab reports will be written with each activity to keep track of all experimentation. While homework is not a weekly requirement, students will be writing their conclusions to the lab at home. 

Supplies: pencils, 3 ring notebook, scissors, glue sticks

Class Cost: $208

SPANISH – (Ages 9-11)

9:15am - 10:15am

Mrs. Jayne Kozal   jekozal@gmail.com   

This class is for those students who are able to read. Topics introduced and practiced include: numbers, colors, descriptive words, greetings, days and months, animals and the sounds they make, foods, body parts, clothing, family member titles, rooms of the house, furniture in the home, areas of the community (zoo, part, library, etc.), classroom items, and traditional stories in Spanish. We also watch videos to hear singing and various styles of music from diverse Spanish-speaking cultures. And in the springtime, students begin on a pinata project and we also learn to make Mexico City-style guacamole to serve with quesadillas. No student that is too young/cannot read is required to complete the weekly homework.

Our text is a workbook from Carson Dellosa Education Brighter Child and is called Spanish Grade 3. This was chosen as it should cover the age-range of the students, has lots of pictures, lots of coloring/drawing and games/puzzles, in addition to vocabulary. The ISBN-13 is 978-1-4838-1657-9. You can find it on Amazon for around $5. 

Requirement: Must be able to read and write. 

Class Cost: $208

WRITING 1 - (Ages 9-11)

10:15am - 11:15am

Mrs. Jill Verbeek  6.jverbeek@gmail.com

The goal of this class is to help students enjoy writing. Students will learn the five components of a sentence and how to create a sentence that will paint a picture in the reader's mind. Students will learn how to create an outline, write narrative, poetry, and other creative pieces.

Books/Supplies needed: 

All Things Fun and Fascinating. Author: Lori Verstegen   Code: AFF   ISBN: 978-0-9801005-2-5   Price: $29.00

3-ring binder with dividers

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Class Cost: $208

WRITING 2 - (Ages 9-12) 

11:15am - 12:15pm

Mrs. Jill Verbeek  6.jverbeek@gmail.com

Students will continue to build on what they have previously learned in Writing 1(however, it is not necessary that they take that class first). Characters and adventures will capture your student's imaginations and provide rich writing content. Students will learn how to take notes, summarize narrative stories, write from pictures, and compose their own fables, myths, and fairy tales. Students will also work their way through a collection of lessons and activities that teach about: alliteration, similes, metaphors, personification, questions, commands, and dramatic openers & closers. Vocabulary, spelling, and grammar will be taught in the context of writing assignments.

Books/Supplies needed: 

Fables, Myths, and Fairy Tales Writing Lessons Author: Maria Gerber.  SKU: FM Level A. Price: $29.00

3-ring binder with dividers

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Class Cost: $208