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An algorithm is a step-by-step procedure or directions for doing something. Most often, an algorithm is created for a computer or a robot, but a cake recipe is an algorithm, too!
In this class, the learning is based on real-life activities (e.g. animation with zoetropes, games on coordinate plane, quest stories, tasks from CS Unplugged). We combine these activities with math /logic problems and with programming exercises (Rover/Bigtrak in class, computer games as homework).
Children learn about computers and robots, but most importantly, they develop their thinking and creativity. While solving logical problems, playing memory games or acting out the algorithms, the students gain important cognitive skills and construct mathematical and programming concepts.
Students do not need to bring laptops to this class (although some homework tasks may require use of computer). Parents are strongly encouraged to stay in class, observe and (if need be) help the students, for example: transitioning between activities, understanding the tasks, handling manipulatives and robots.
Bigtrak is a programmable electric vehicle that can remember up to 16 commands and execute them in sequence. The commants are entered through the keypad on top of the vehicle. Read more at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Trak
CS Unplugged is a collection of free learning activities that teach Computer Science through engaging games and puzzles that use cards, string, crayons and lots of running around. Read more at http://csunplugged.org/
I am positive that each student has creative abilities and can be introduced to the artistic world.
Like in any discipline it just takes time and patience.
In our Art class we use pencils and markers, pastel and charcoal, watercolor and acrylic paint.
We use the Ipod as well to teach how to draw step-by-step.
We learn the important art definitions and styles, study how to draw animals and plants, transportation and people.
We create different types of artworks: still life, portrait and landscape.
Art History is a very important part of our Art class. We study World Art History as well as Russian Art History.
If you child likes to express his feelings he/she can enjoy taking Art class and have fun in a very educational and interesting process!
I am positive that each student has creative abilities and can be introduced to the artistic world.
Like in any discipline it just takes time and patience.
In our Art class we use pencils and markers, pastel and charcoal, watercolor and acrylic paint.
We use the Ipod as well to teach how to draw step-by-step.
We learn the important art definitions and styles, study how to draw animals and plants, transportation and people.
We create different types of artworks: still life, portrait and landscape.
Art History is a very important part of our Art class. We study World Art History as well as Russian Art History.
If you child likes to express his feelings he/she can enjoy taking Art class and have fun in a very educational and interesting process!
I am positive that each student has creative abilities and can be introduced to the artistic world.
Like in any discipline it just takes time and patience.
In our Art class we use pencils and markers, pastel and charcoal, watercolor and acrylic paint.
We use the Ipod as well to teach how to draw step-by-step.
We learn the important art definitions and styles, study how to draw animals and plants, transportation and people.
We create different types of artworks: still life, portrait and landscape.
Art History is a very important part of our Art class. We study World Art History as well as Russian Art History.
If you child likes to express his feelings he/she can enjoy taking Art class and have fun in a very educational and interesting process!
Prerequisites:
- ability to play chess, knowledge of chess moves for all pieces
Description of program for this semester:
The course is focused on:
- Understanding the notation
- Special moves
- Simple checkmating patterns in 1 and 2 moves (\"battery\", \"last rank\" etc.)
- Types of draws
- Methods of defending against an attack
- The basic principles of opening
- Simple tactical elements (pin, fork/double attack, discovered check, etc.)
- The basic principles of endgame (opposition, \"square\" rule)
- Illustration of all above in short study games.
- Solving chess problems and combinations on each topic studied during the lesson.
- Mandatory practical games between students with each other online and with chess programs followed by an analysis of these games during the next lesson
- Separate homework for each student
Prerequisites:
- at least 1-2 semesters of studying chess in School Plus or any other similar chess program
Description of program for this semester:
The course focuses on:
- The principles of various openings
- Best practices of attacks and checkmating patterns
- Achieving draws when having a disadvantage in material
- Methods of defending against an attack
- Advanced tactical elements (breaking communication, deflection, decoy, etc.)
- Analysis of most common pawn ending positions
- Illustration of all above in the games of world champions and strong chess players.
- Solving chess problems and combinations on each topic studied during the lesson.
- Mandatory practical games between students with each other online and with chess programs followed by an analysis of these games during the next lesson
- Separate homework for each student
Prerequisites:
- at least 3-4 semesters of studying chess in School Plus or any other similar chess program
Description of program for this semester:
The course is focused on:
- A deeper analysis of various openings
- Best practices of attacks with combined tactical elements
- Strategical understanding of the middle game, analysis of weakness in positions
- Importance of in-between moves for the defense
- Advanced tactical elements (freeing the line for attack / freeing specific field, blockade, etc.)
- Analysis of endgames including rook ending, queen ending, bishop/knight ending
- Illustration of all above in the games of world champions and strong chess players.
- Solving chess problems and combinations on each topic studied during the lesson.
- Mandatory practical games between students with each other online and with chess programs followed by an analysis of these games during the next lesson
- Separate homework for each student
This class will use traditional classic poetry and short fiction for children to enrich your child’s English and Language Arts skills. Critical thinking, grammar, reading comprehension, and writing in a number of modalities will be developed by using a rich, workbook-based curriculum that aligns to the Common Core. Research projects will develop naturally from the material the children read. Students will become accustomed to the stages of the writing process: brainstorming, outlining, drafting, and revising. They will also begin to develop their skills as peer editors. Weekly assignments will include grammar, vocabulary, and writing. Assessments will include vocabulary tests, grammar quizzes, and writing assignments that are designed to prepare students for PARCC.
Albert Einstein once said, “If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.” This class is designed to stimulate your child’s interest in reading with fairy tales, folk tales, and short poetry while reinforcing his or her academic skills with a rich, workbook-based curriculum that aligns to the Common Core. Weekly assignments will include grammar, vocabulary, and writing. Students will become familiar with all stages of the writing process and with the practice of peer review. Assessments will include vocabulary tests, grammar quizzes, and writing assignments that review the skills the children have been learning.
This class will challenge your student to develop his or her reading, writing, and critical thinking skills by combining a rich, workbook-based curriculum that aligns to the Common Core and PARCC. In addition, your student will be exposed to poetry and short fiction that then becomes the basis for analytical and creative writing assignments. Students will also be asked to read, evaluate and respond to non-fiction and to incorporate their reading into independent research projects. Weekly assignments will emphasize include grammar, vocabulary, and all stages of the writing process. Assessments will include vocabulary tests, grammar quizzes, and writing assignments that are designed to prepare students for standardized testing and overall academic success.
In 1st grade class, children with reinforce their knowledge of arithmetic operations (addition and subtraction) over small numbers (within 20), and later move on to larger numbers up to 100, learning place value concept. They will learn number bonds and do a lot of mental math exercises, compare and order numbers, recognize and describe shapes, group similar objects. We supplement each topic with word problems - one-step and later two-step. We also continue to work with patterns and supplement the curriculum with logic questions and word problems.
Math-2 A/B
Math 2 will cover all material covered by the 2nd grade class in a regular school. The focus will be on understanding the concepts and ability to apply them to solve a variety of problems. Students will receive numerous examples of application of learned concepts and have a chance to practice their knowledge while completing homework assignments. Students will also learn to perform many tasks mentally and employ numerous strategies to make those calculations easier.
Major concepts to be covered are Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division, using numbers up to 1,000. Students will get familiarity with units of Length and Weight in both, Metric and English systems. They will also be introduced to concepts of Money, Time, Capacity and Fractions.
Class prerequisite: Please complete the following steps:
Print the following assessment test: Singapore Math 2A
Remove the last page of the assessment (it contains answers key)
Have your child complete the assessment (no time restriction and no assistance)
Send us the results of the assessment
Math 3 will cover all material covered by the 3rd grade class in a regular school. The focus will be on understanding the concepts and ability to apply them to solve a variety of problems. Students will receive numerous examples of application of learned concepts and have a chance to practice their knowledge while completing homework assignments. Students will also learn to perform many tasks mentally and employ numerous strategies to make those calculations easier.
Students will review their knowledge of the Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division concepts, using numbers up to 10,000. Students will gain more comfort using units of Length, Weight and Capacity in both, Metric and English systems. They will solve various problems, which involve concepts of Money, Time, Graphs and Fractions. The unit closes with introduction to Geometry – Area and Perimeter.
Class prerequisite: Please complete the following steps:
Print the following assessment test: Singapore Math 3A
Remove the last page of the assessment (it contains answers key)
https://www.singaporemath.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/pl_PM3A.pdf
Have your child complete the assessment (no time restriction and no assistance)
Send us the results of the assessment
Who may join Math 4 class at this time? The class will be helpful for a student currently in a 4th-grade math class in his regular school and whose parents want extra support in his or her math studies at this difficult time. Math 4 covers all material of a 4th grade class in a child’s regular school, including things he must know for the NJSLA test at the end of 4th Grade. At this point in the school year, kids should know about factors and multiples, place value to the hundred thousand and be pro&cient with long multiplication and division with 2 and 3-digit numbers, and with the basic operations of fractions, including addition and subtraction with different denominator; they should know the basics of decimals, including addition and subtraction, and how they relate to fractions, and know how to solve simple area and perimeter problems. Children should also have seen numerous word problems on these topics over the school year. All of the above will be reviewed throughout the rest of the semester, along with any new topics in the 4th grade math curriculum. At SchoolPlus, we believe that children are happiest and perform better on tests when they have a real understanding of the topic at hand, and not just superficial knowledge that comes from rote practice. We’ll use this period we now have, to make sure kids do understand these topics so that they can complete the math part of their school year successfully.
The class will be helpful for a student currently in a 5th grade math class in his/her regular school, and whose parents want extra support in his or her math studies at this difficult time.
Math 5 covers all material of a 5th grade class in a child’s regular school, including things he must know for the NJSLA test at the end of 5th Grade.
At this point in the school year, students should have an understanding of fractions and decimals to the stage of multiplication of both; they should have knowledge of the basics of percentage, ratio, more complex area and perimeter of rectangles, area of a triangle; simple volume problems, and reading line and bar graphs.
All of the above will be reviewed throughout the rest of the semester, along with any new topics in the 5th grade math curriculum.
At SchoolPlus we believe children perform better on tests when they have real understanding of the topic, not just superficial knowledge that comes from rote practice.
We’ll use this period of time we now have, to make sure kids really do understand these topics, so that they can complete the math part of their school year successfully.
This is a class for students who have deep understanding of foundations of number system, and can work comfortably with whole numbers, including addition, subtraction as well as multiplication by two-digit number, division by a one-digit number, have good understanding of fractions and decimals,
including addition and subtraction of fractions with different denominators.
We will continue with multiplication and division of whole numbers, order of operations, with multiplication of mixed numbers, multiplication and division of decimals, percentage and the connection of percent-fraction-decimals, harder word problems involving especially fractions as a part of a whole. Geometry moves to the different parts of geometric objects such as angles, focusing especially on properties of a triangle, perpendicular and parallel lines and solid figures.
In addition, every month, starting from November to March, students will participate in math competition - MOEMS.
This is a class for students who have thoroughly mastered the basics of fractions and decimals, including addition and subtraction of fractions with different denominators and beginning multiplication and division of decimals.
We will continue with multiplication of mixed numbers, multiplication and division of decimals, order of operations, percentage and the connection of percent-fraction-decimals, harder word problems involving especially fractions and percents, triangle and quadrilateral geometry. Language of algebra and algebraic expressions will be introduced.
In addition, every month, starting from November to March, students will participate in math competition - MOEMS.
Who may join Math 6 class at this time?
The class will be helpful for a student currently in a 6th grade math class in his/her regular school, and whose parents want extra support in his or her math studies at this difficult time.
Math 6 covers all material of a 6th grade class in a child’s regular school, including things he must know for the NJSLA test at the end of 6th Grade.
At this point in the school year, students should be able to work with the topics of ratio, percentage, distance-rate-time problems at a deeper level, and should have knowledge of fractions and decimals up to division – working with several different denominators and 2 or 3 step problems involving these topics. They should also be familiar with volumes of rectangular solids, more intricate area/perimeter problems, and angles of a triangle and in quadrilaterals. Simple use of variables and equations and beginning work on integers (+/-) is helpful. Children should also have seen numerous word problems on these topics over the school year.
All of the above will be reviewed throughout the rest of the semester, along with any new topics in the 6th grade math curriculum.
At SchoolPlus, we believe that children are happiest and perform better on tests when they have a real understanding of the topic at hand, and not just superficial knowledge that comes from rote practice.
We’ll use this period we now have, to make sure kids do understand these topics, so that they can complete the math part of their school year successfully.
Math 7 will cover all material of a 7th grade class in a child’s regular school, including things he must know for the PARCC Test at the end of 7th Grade.
However, the focus is on problem solving with topics studied throughout the school year, all done at a deep level. Many multi-step problems will be done in class and assigned for homework.
Students will move into topics of Pre-Algebra, including negative numbers, and the concept of a variable and simple equations and how they are useful. The topics of arithmetic – fractions, decimals, rate, ratio, percentages, will now be deepened with hard word problems on each. Geometry will continue, with more complex area, perimeter and volume problems, and now quadrilaterals and angles in polygons.
Along with the rigorous arithmetic program, there will be a heavy component of challenging and exciting Olympiad and contest type problems on topics like probability, sets, counting principles and combinatorics.
Math 8b
The class will continue the study of Algebra I. Students should already have knowledge of basic algebra techniques, equation of a line, solving 1st degree equations and inequalities, forming and solving simple algebraic word problems. We will move further into working with integer exponents, radicals, and quadratic equations, including factoring methods, solving quadratic equations, the quadratic formula, and accompanying word problems. Different kinds of equations, such as fractional, radical will be studied.
The class will be helpful for a student who is currently taking Algebra 1 in school, and whose parents want extra support in his or her math studies at this difficult time.
Algebra 1 follows the standard course sequence, and to date, the topics of equation of a line, systems of linear equations, absolute value and linear inequalities, solving fractional equations, and several others have been covered; the class is now doing quadratic equations/parabolas.
All of these will be reviewed throughout the rest of the school year, with the required new material also covered.
Students will continue learning how to deal with fractions, including finding common denominators for more than two fractions, multiplication of mixed numbers and more difficult fraction word problems. Decimals, to the ten-thousandths place and their equivalent fractions will be covered. Other topics will include finding the average of a group of numbers, ratio, percent, graphs and geometry such as area of a triangle and other geometric shapes besides squares and rectangles. Along with these topics some special and interesting topics like sets and probability will be introduced, we’ll look at Pascal’s triangle also. Logic problems and puzzles will be part of each lesson, as well as practice for the Common Core tests next spring so kids will be thoroughly prepared and ready.
An intensive and demanding mathematics class for students with a strong background in all prerequisite subject matter up to and including Precalculus. This class will prepare students to take the AP BC Calculus examination. A pllacement test is required for entrance into this class.
In our Kindergarten class, children will be working with numbers from 0 to 10 and later to 20 - counting, \"what comes before and after\", learning basic operation such as addition (\'putting together\") and subtraction (\"taking away\"), and comparison of small numbers/groups of objects. They will learn shapes and spacial relationships of objects, compare and contrast objects and pictures, work on patterns, and solve logic problems. We will introduce young students to simple one-step word problems. Many activities are done in game form, and as competitive or cooperative tasks
In our Kindergarten class, children will be working with numbers from 0 to 10 and later to 20 - counting, \"what comes before and after\", learning basic operation such as addition (\'putting together\") and subtraction (\"taking away\"), and comparison of small numbers/groups of objects. They will learn shapes and spacial relationships of objects, compare and contrast objects and pictures, work on patterns, and solve logic problems. We will introduce young students to simple one-step word problems. Many activities are done in game form, and as competitive or cooperative tasks
Math Kindergarten Program
Numbers and Counting
• Recognize and write numbers (anywhere from 0-100)
• Count to 100 by 1’s, 2’s, 5’s, and 10’s
• Count backwards from 100
Sorting and Classifying
• Create sets and sometimes label them with the correct numeral
• Sort and classify objects using one or more attributes such as position, shape, size, color, number of corners, etc.
• Identify half versus whole
• Separate whole to parts and back to whole.
Shapes and Graphs
• Recognize the geometric shapes (circle, square, triangle, rectangle, oval, rhombus, pentagon, hexagon, octagon)
• Identify, copy, create and extend patterns of the objects
• Make and interpret graphs
Measuring and Comparing
• Use nonstandard objects, such as pencils, blocks, and hands, to measure length, volume, and weight
• Compare quantities by estimating, weighing, and measuring
• Compare measurements and correctly use the terms shorter, longer, taller, heavier, warmer, more, less, etc.
• Demonstrate understanding of positional relationships (above, below, more, less, top, bottom, before, after, middle, left, right)
Time and Money
• Identify coins (penny, nickel, dime, quarter)
• Count coins
• Tell time to the nearest hour
• Recite the days of the week and months of the year in order
Adding and Subtracting
• Add and subtract to and from 20 mentally
• Do addition and subtraction problems to 100 using Number Line and 100 Chart.
Solving> Mathematical Problems, Puzzles, Logical Questions
These classes are identical, that is they will follow the exact same program with the same homework each week.
Students will move further into the topic of fractions, including adding and subtracting of mixed numbers, and with different denominators. Fraction multiplication will be introduced. There will be many word problems requiring understanding of these fraction concepts. Long division and multiplication will now include 3 and 4 digit numbers. Second semester will see the introduction of decimals and how they relate to fractions. And geometry will be developed further, with more complex problems on area and perimeter, and now volume of cubes and cuboids. Along with the heavy arithmetic program, students will study exciting topics to prepare them for Math Olympiads, which they’ll start taking this year for the first time. Topics like set theory, probability, logic, and combinatorics will be taught – yes, young kids can do these things, if taught at an age-appropriate level.
Students should have a strong mastery of arithmetic through 3rd grade to succeed in this class.
This class will study second year Algebra. A strong command of Algebra I is necessary. We will study quadratic equations and their graphs more deeply, two-variable equations and inequalities, setting up and solving harder algebra word problems, more complex radicals and fractional exponents, and the notion of a function and how to work with a function.
Fall 2012 Math 8c
This is a class for students who have command of elementary algebra. We will continue with different kinds of equations, e.g., exponential, radical, absolute value, quadratic, and simultaneous linear equations. Linear inequalities, as well as inequalities in two variables will be studied. Relation of quadratic equation to the graph of a parabola will be studied. A small amount of geometry will be included, but this is NOT a geometry course.
In this class we use real-world activities and interactive design to help the students develop computational thinking and creativity. We do this using the Scratch programming environment, adding some robotics and math problem modeling.
We start with storytelling and animations, and move on to computer games programming. Students plan and design interactive multimedia projects, in line with their own ideas and interests. They also use microcomputer/robotics kits (Lego WeDo, Makey Makey, PicoBoard) to connect their projects with real world.
Our students learn and actively use mathematics, including areas and concepts that are not usually covered in elementary school: geometry, logic, coordinates, negative numbers, decimals, random numbers and variables.
Children bring their laptops to class. Their parents are encouraged to help them with set up, and are welcome to stay in class – to observe and help.
is a programming (authoring) environment created by a team of psychologists, educators and programmers at MIT. It is easy to use and learn, but it allows design very complex projects. Read more at http://scratch.mit.edu/
is an invention kit that turns everyday objects into touchpads - for doing art, engineering, and everything in between. Read more at http://www.makeymakey.com/
In the intermediate class we continue design of interactive projects in the Scratch programming/authoring environment. We concentrate more on applications of programming (e.g. cryptography, math modeling) and on exploration of the new features of Scratch 2.0 that help learn about data structures and common algorithms (e.g. search, sorting, graph coloring).
Our students learn to put together multi-part projects, cooperate with each other and share their work. The emphasis is more on planning of the projects and on user-computer interaction than on coding.
We continue to use microcomputers and robotics kits. In addition to the hardware used in the first-year class (Lego WeDo, MaKey MaKey, PicoBoard), we apply Scratch programming to LEGO Mindstorms and Kinect. We touch upon the topics of electric circuits, circuit logic, and artificial intelligence; and tie them with mathematics.
Children bring their laptops to class. Their parents are encouraged to help them with set up, and are welcome to stay in class – to observe and help.
is a programming (authoring) environment created by a team of psychologists, educators and programmers at MIT. It is easy to use and learn, but it allows design very complicated projects. Read more at http://scratch.mit.edu/
WeDo Robotics
is a cross-curricular educational LEGO set designed to introduce the principles of robotics and engineering to elementary school students. Read more at http://www.legoeducation.us/eng/categories/products/elementary/lego-education-wedo
MaKey MaKey
is an invention kit that turns everyday objects into touchpads - for doing art, engineering, and everything in between. Read more at http://www.makeymakey.com/
PicoBoard is a microcontroller with sensors, designed for people with creative slant. Read more at http://www.picocricket.com/picoboard.html
LEGO Mindstorms
is a series of kits are designed to create small, customizable and programmable robots. Read more at http://mindstorms.lego.com There is a national competition http://www.firstlegoleague.org/
Kinect
is an input device that enables users to control and interact with computers using gestures and body movements. See an example of using it with Scratch at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Na0lX6HKeJM
In the second-year class we continue design of interactive projects in the Scratch programming/authoring environment. We concentrate more on applications of programming (e.g. cryptography, math modeling) and on exploration of the new features of Scratch 2.0 that help learn about data structures and common algorithms (e.g. search, sorting, graph coloring).
Our students learn to put together multi-part projects, cooperate with each other and share their work. The emphasis is more on planning of the projects and on user-computer interaction than on coding.
We continue to use microcomputers and robotics kits. In addition to the hardware used in the first-year class (Lego WeDo, MaKey MaKey, PicoBoard), we apply Scratch programming to LEGO Mindstorms and Kinect. We touch upon the topics of electric circuits, circuit logic, and artificial intelligence; and tie them with mathematics.
Children bring their laptops to class. Their parents are encouraged to help them with set up, and are welcome to stay in class – to observe and help.
is a programming (authoring) environment created by a team of psychologists, educators and programmers at MIT. It is easy to use and learn, but it allows design very complicated projects. Read more at http://scratch.mit.edu/
WeDo Robotics
is a cross-curricular educational LEGO set designed to introduce the principles of robotics and engineering to elementary school students. Read more at http://www.legoeducation.us/eng/categories/products/elementary/lego-education-wedo
MaKey MaKey
is an invention kit that turns everyday objects into touchpads - for doing art, engineering, and everything in between. Read more at http://www.makeymakey.com/
PicoBoard is a microcontroller with sensors, designed for people with creative slant. Read more at http://www.picocricket.com/picoboard.html
LEGO Mindstorms
is a series of kits are designed to create small, customizable and programmable robots. Read more at http://mindstorms.lego.com There is a national competition http://www.firstlegoleague.org/
Kinect
is an input device that enables users to control and interact with computers using gestures and body movements. See an example of using it with Scratch at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Na0lX6HKeJM
Дети из русскоговорящих семей, говорящие по-русски, знающие буквы, начинающие читать по слогам.
Основные направления учебной программы:
- расширение словарного запаса: знакомство со значением новых слов, различные формы работы со словом: словообразование, подбор синонимов и антонимов, однокоренные слова;
- развитие связной устной речи: обучение пересказу, составление рассказа по серии картинок и на определенную тему, развития умения сравнивать, формулировать вопросы, правильное употребление слов,
- знакомство с произведениями детской литературы, чтение и обсуждение книг из серии «Читаем по слогам»,
- разучивание стихов и песен,
- обучение письму слов и простым правилам русского языка
Дети из русскоговорящих семей, говорящие по-русски и умеющие читать (быстро по слогам или целыми словами).
Основные направления учебной программы:
- расширение словарного запаса: знакомство со значением новых слов, различные формы работы со словом: словообразование, решение ребусов, шарад, кроссвордов, подбор синонимов и антонимов, однокоренные слова;
- развитие связной устной речи: обучение пересказу (краткому и подробному, от первого и третьего лица), составление рассказа по серии картинок и на определенную тему, развитие умения сравнивать, обобщать, формулировать вопросы, правильное употребление слов в зависимости от рода, падежа, числа, употребление предлогов,
- знакомство с произведениями детской литературы, чтение и обсуждение книг
- дальнейшее развитие навыков чтения,
- разучивание стихов и песен,
- знакомство с основными правилами грамматики русского языка, связанными с развитием речи, по учебнику Рамзаевой «Русский язык 2 класс 2 часть»,
- развитие навыков письма.
Для детей 2-4 класса, говорящих по-русски и умеющих читать. Основные направления учебной программы: расширение словарного запаса (антонимы, синонимы, ребусы) и связной устной речи, знакомство с произведениями детской литературы, дальнейшее развитие навыков чтения переход от чтения по слогам к беглому чтению, разучивание стихов, знакомство с основными правилами грамматики русского языка, связанными с развитием речи, по учебнику Рамзаевой «Русский язык 2 класс 1 часть», развитие навыков письма.
Для детей 5-6 класса, говорящих по-русски и умеющих читать.
Основные направления учебной программы: расширение словарного запаса (антонимы, синонимы, омонимы, ребусы) и связной устной речи, знакомство с произведениями современных авторов и классиков русской литературы, разучивание стихов, знакомство с основными правилами грамматики русского языка по учебнику «Русский без границ» (часть 1), развитие умения писать и печатать.
Для детей 5-6 класса, говорящих по-русски и умеющих читать.
Основные направления учебной программы: расширение словарного запаса (антонимы, синонимы, омонимы, ребусы) и связной устной речи, знакомство с произведениями современных авторов и классиков русской литературы, разучивание стихов, знакомство с основными правилами грамматики русского языка по учебнику «Русский без границ» (часть 2) развитие умения писать и печатать.
Дети 5-6 класса из русскоговорящих семей, хорошо говорящие по-русски и умеющие бегло читать.
Основные направления учебной программы:
- расширение словарного запаса: знакомство со значением новых слов, различные формы работы со словом: (словообразование), решение ребусов, шарад, кроссвордов, подбор синонимов и антонимов, однокоренные слова;
- развитие связной устной речи: обучение пересказу (краткому и подробному, от первого и третьего лица), составление рассказа по серии картинок и на определенную тему, развития умения сравнивать, обобщать, формулировать вопросы, правильное употребление слов в зависимости от рода, падежа, числа, употребление предлогов
- знакомство с произведениями современных авторов и классиков русской и зарубежной литературы:
Лагерлёф «Путешествие Нильса с дикими гусями»
Бажов «Серебряное копытце»
Чехов «Рассказы»
Сент-Экзюпери «Маленький принц»
«Внекласное чтение. 5 класс»
- знакомство с основными правилами грамматики русского языка, связанными с развитием речи, по учебнику Рамзаевой «Русский язык 3 класс. 2 часть»,
- развитие умения писать сочинения и изложения,
- разучивание стихов и песен
Who may join the class?
Children from Russian-speaking or bilingual families with different levels of understanding and speaking Russian. The students just started learning the Russian alphabet.
Program. The teacher conducts the class both in Russian and in English.
The priority of the course is to enhance the students’ abilities to understand Russian and use Russian in simple life situations. The teacher uses various textbooks and learning materials, including videos,
audios and pictures.
Russian AP для детей 8-9 класса, хорошо говорящих по-русски, умеющих бегло читать, планирующие сдавать экзамен АР.
Подготовка к экзамену: чтение (работа с текстом, ответы на вопросы по тексту), аудирование (восприятие информации на слух), письмо (сочинения, эссе, письма), устная речь (рассказы на определенную тему).
Who may join the class? Children from Russian-speaking or bilingual families who completely understand Russian and can
speak Russian with different levels of fluency. The students know the Russian alphabet and can read and write short words and simple sentences.
PROGRAM
The teacher conducts the class in Russian. In rare situations, the English language can be used
to clarify the meanings of rarely used words.
The priority of the course is to enhance the students’ abilities to use Russian in simple life situations
and to access Russian cultural heritage, such as books, cartoons, movies, etc.
Lesson plans include all major components of the language instruction, such as speech development,
vocabulary extension, storytelling, learning short poems by heart, reading, and writing, listening to the audio, watching videos, discussing famous cartoons and books, and so on.
The teacher uses various textbooks and learning materials, such as “Ломоносовская школа”,
«Читаем слова и предложения», « Развиваем речь», etc.
Who may join the class?
Children from Russian-speaking or bilingual families who completely understand Russian and can
speak Russian with different levels of fluency. The students know the Russian alphabet and can read and write words and short sentences.
Program. The teacher conducts the class in Russian. In rare situations, the English language can be used to clarify the meanings of rarely used words.
The priority of the course is to enhance the students’ abilities to use Russian in simple life situations
and to access Russian cultural heritage, such as books, cartoons, movies, etc.
Lesson plans include all major components of the language instruction, such as speech development,
vocabulary extension, storytelling, learning short poems by heart, reading, and writing, listening to the audio, watching videos, discussing famous cartoons and books, and so on.
The teacher uses various textbooks and learning materials, such as “Ломоносовская школа”,
“Cоставляем рассказ по картинкам», etc.
Самая младшая группа.
Дети первого года обучения.
Основные направления учебной программы:
расширение словарного запаса и развитие
связной речи; изучение букв русского алфавита и начальные навыки чтения по
системе Зайцева; чтение и обсуждение детскихстихов, рассказов и сказок; разучивание и исполнение любимых
детских песенок.
Дети 6-7 класса из русскоговорящих семей, хорошо говорящие по-русски и умеющие бегло читать.
Основные направления учебной программы:
- расширение словарного запаса: знакомство со значением новых слов, различные формы работы со словом: (словообразование), решение ребусов, шарад, кроссвордов, подбор синонимов и антонимов, однокоренные слова;
- развитие связной устной речи: обучение пересказу (краткому и подробному, от первого и третьего лица), составление рассказа по серии картинок и на определенную тему, развития умения сравнивать, обобщать, формулировать вопросы, правильное употребление слов в зависимости от рода, падежа, числа, употребление предлогов
- знакомство с произведениями современных авторов и классиков русской литературы,
- знакомство с основными правилами грамматики русского языка по учебнику «Русский без границ»,
- развитие умения писать сочинения и изложения,
- знакомство с историей России.
I am positive that each student has creative abilities and can be introduced to the artistic world.
Like in any discipline it just takes time and patience.
In our Art class we use pencils and markers, pastel and charcoal, watercolor and acrylic paint.
We use the Ipod as well to teach how to draw step-by-step.
We learn the important art definitions and styles, study how to draw animals and plants, transportation and people.
We create different types of artworks: still life, portrait and landscape.
Art History is a very important part of our Art class. We study World Art History as well as Russian Art History.
If you child likes to express his feelings he/she can enjoy taking Art class and have fun in a very educational and interesting process!
I am positive that each student has creative abilities and can be introduced to the artistic world.
Like in any discipline it just takes time and patience.
In our Art class we use pencils and markers, pastel and charcoal, watercolor and acrylic paint.
We use the Ipod as well to teach how to draw step-by-step.
We learn the important art definitions and styles, study how to draw animals and plants, transportation and people.
We create different types of artworks: still life, portrait and landscape.
Art History is a very important part of our Art class. We study World Art History as well as Russian Art History.
If you child likes to express his feelings he/she can enjoy taking Art class and have fun in a very educational and interesting process!
English6/7
This course is focused on strengthening each student’s reading comprehension skills, writing skills, and critical thinking skills within a differentiated setting that will challenge each student. Novels will be utilized as well as short stories to encourage each student to read. Since reading is an essential tool in improving writing skills, all students will be expected to complete the reading assignments in preparation for each lesson. Students will learn all parts of a basic sentence and progress through grammar and writing lessons designed to prepare each student for middle school language arts courses. Students will also receive instruction designed to increase PARC and other standardized test scores. Weekly assignments will be posted on the School Plus website.
Course addressed Common Core Standards: http://www.corestandards.org/the-standards/english-language-arts-standards/
English 7
This course is focused on strengthening each student’s reading comprehension skills, writing skills, and critical thinking skills within a differentiated setting that will challenge each student. Novels will be utilized as well as short stories to encourage each student to read. Since reading is an essential tool in improving writing skills, all students will be expected to complete the reading assignments in preparation for each lesson. Students will learn all parts of a basic sentence and progress through grammar and writing lessons designed to prepare each student for middle school language arts courses. Students will also receive instruction designed to increase PARC and other standardized test scores. Weekly assignments will be posted on the School Plus website.
Course addressed Common Core Standards: http://www.corestandards.org/the-standards/english-language-arts-standards/
Course: English 8
Objective: To prepare each student for honors and advanced placement level English courses. Additionally, the course is designed to facilitate each student’s understanding of writing, reading comprehension, and critical thinking, which will offer each student an opportunity to eventually prepare for the college experience. Since these skills are required for individuals to excel in any career, instruction is differentiated to ensure each student is challenged and students will gain important insight into the need to utilize these skills beyond high school, the SAT, and their college experience.
Course addressed Common Core Standards: http://www.corestandards.org/the-standards/english-language-arts-standards/
Course: English 9/10 Fall 2012
Objective: To prepare each student for honors and advanced placement level English courses. Additionally, the course is designed to facilitate each student’s understanding of writing, reading comprehension, and critical thinking, which will offer each student an opportunity to prepare for the college experience. Since these skills are required for individuals to excel in any career, instruction is differentiated to ensure each student is challenged and students will gain important insight into the need to utilize these skills beyond high school, the SAT, and their college experience.
The following materials will be utilized (list may expand based on each student’s ability):
• Snowball: Warren Buffett and the business of Life by Alice Schroeder
• Wide Open by Larry Bjornson
• Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand (excerpts of this novel only)
• Frekonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
• Rendezvous With Destiny by Craig Shirley
• War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy (excerpts of this novel only)
• On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King
• Short texts on the U.S. Constitution
• Additional texts may be added
Course addressed Common Core Standards: http://www.corestandards.org/the-standards/english-language-arts-standards/
This course is focused on strengthening each student’s reading comprehension skills, writing skills, and critical thinking skills within a differentiated setting that will challenge each student. Novels will be utilized as well as short stories to encourage each student to read. Since reading is an essential tool in improving writing skills, all students will be expected to complete the reading assignments in preparation for each lesson. Students will learn all parts of a basic sentence and progress through grammar and writing lessons designed to prepare each student for middle school language arts courses. Students will also receive instruction designed to increase PARC and other standardized test scores. Weekly assignments will be posted on the School Plus website.
Course addressed Common Core Standards: http://www.corestandards.org/the-standards/english-language-arts-standards/
Course: English 7/6 Fall 2012
Objective: To prepare each student for honors and advanced placement level English courses. Additionally, the course is designed to facilitate each student’s understanding of writing, reading comprehension, and critical thinking, which will offer each student an opportunity to eventually prepare for the college experience. Since these skills are required for individuals to excel in any career, instruction is differentiated to ensure each student is challenged and students will gain important insight into the need to utilize these skills beyond high school, the SAT, and their college experience.
The following materials will be utilized (list may expand based on each student’s ability):
• The Technologists by Matthew Pearl
• Animal Farm by George Orwell
• Tangerine by Edward Bloor
• To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
• The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
• Mark Twain’s Own Autobiography by Mark Twain (excerpts only)
Course addressed Common Core Standards: http://www.corestandards.org/the-standards/english-language-arts-standards/
English 5 and 6
This course is focused on strengthening each student’s reading comprehension skills, writing skills, and critical thinking skills within a differentiated setting that will challenge each student and prepare each student for middle school. Students who have previously participated in School Plus English classes will review material, but will quickly build upon what each has mastered. New students will be fine, for Mr. Lancaster will ensure each student understands the material. Novels will be utilized to encourage each student to read. Since reading is an essential tool in improving writing skills, all students will be expected to complete the reading assignments in preparation for each lesson. Students will begin with a review of a basic sentence and progress through grammar and writing lessons designed to prepare each student for middle school language arts courses. Students will also receive instruction designed to increase NJASK and other standardized test scores. Weekly assignments will be posted on the School Plus website.
Primary Math textbook&workbook 2a
Process skills level 2
Grade 2
Primary Math textbook&workbook 2a
Process skills level 2
The students are expected to have the following skills upon enrollment:
Add and subtract fluently within 20 and add and subtract numbers under 40 mentally through the use of number bonds. Students should also be able to count up to a 120 forward and backward beginning with any number and a given sequence. In addition, students should be able to Compose and decompose numbers from 11 to 39 into ten ones and other ones.
During the year the 2nd grade students will learn the following areas of common core curriculum for math:
Operations and Algebraic Thinking
• Represent and solve problems involving addition and subtraction within 100.
• Work with equal groups of objects to gain foundations for multiplication
Number and operations in base ten
• Understand that the three digits of a three-digit number represent amounts of hundreds, tens, and ones and the numbers 100, 200,….., 900 refer to one, two…., nine hundreds.
• Count within 1000; skip-count by 5s, 10s and 100s
• Read, write and compare numbers to 1000 using base-ten numerals and >, =, < symbols to record the results
• Fluently add and subtract within 100 using strategies based on place value, properties of operations and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction
• Mentally add and subtract 10 or 100 to and from a given number 100-900
• Compose or decompose tens or hundreds to add or subtract numbers under 1000.
Measurement and Data
• Measure and estimate lengths in standard units.
• Measure the length of an object twice, using length units of different lengths, for example, a centimeter and a meter, and then describe how the two measurements relate to size of the unit chosen.
• Estimate lengths using units of inches, feet, centimeters and meters
• Draw a picture graph and a bar graph to represent a data set with up to four categories.
• Geometry
• Recognize and draw shapes having specific attributes, such as a given number of angles or a given number of equal faces
• Partition a rectangle into rows and columns of same-size squares and count to find the total number of them
• Partition circles and rectangles into two, three or four equal shares, describe the shares using the words halves, thirds and describe the whole as two halves, three thirds and four fourths.
The Virtual Math curriculum is fully aligned with the Common Core Standards for Middle Schools. The SchoolPlus Virtual Math lessons for the middle school students emphasize problem-solving and empowering students to think mathematically.
The small size class is a great place for sharing and learning tips, demonstrating how to solve problems, and asking questions.
The virtual class activities and homework exercises include:
• Basic Practice: Simple questions that drill the comprehension of concepts
• Further Practice: More challenging questions that involve direct application
• Challenging Practice: Questions that require synthesis
• Questions that apply mathematical concepts to real-world situations
• Enrichment: Questions involving higher-order thinking or an open-ended approach to problems including the problems with a competition level of difficulty.
Class 6A
This class is designed to advance and sharpen students’ math skills and actually move at a slightly faster pace. Participants should have deep understanding of the very foundations of our number system, thoroughly mastered fractions and decimals, percentage and the connection of percent-fraction-decimals, compare and contrast new knowledge with prior knowledge and come to deeper conclusions.
We will start with the four operations on integers, fractions and mixed numbers and continue with introduction to algebra, which includes writing and simplifying algebraic expression, solving equations and formulating an algebraic equation to represent problem situations. Students will be solving more challenging word problems involving fractions and percentage, ratio and rate as well as area and circumference of a circle, triangle and quadrilateral geometry, more complex area, perimeter and volume problems.
In addition, starting February we will include a series of NJ ASK test-prep sessions.
Furthermore, we will be solving many non-routine word problems and puzzles from different areas of mathematics. Finally, starting from November to March, students will have the opportunity to participate in the Math Olympiad, well known internationally as MOEMS.
The Virtual Math curriculum is fully aligned with the Common Core Standards for Middle Schools. The SchoolPlus Virtual Math lessons for the middle school students emphasize problem-solving and empowering students to think mathematically.
The small size class is a great place for sharing and learning tips, demonstrating how to solve problems, and asking questions.
The virtual class activities and homework exercises include:
• Basic Practice: Simple questions that drill the comprehension of concepts
• Further Practice: More challenging questions that involve direct application
• Challenging Practice: Questions that require synthesis
• Questions that apply mathematical concepts to real-world situations
• Enrichment: Questions involving higher-order thinking or an open-ended approach to problems including the problems with a competition level of difficulty.
This is a class for students who have deep understanding of the very foundations of our number system, and can work comfortably with whole numbers, thoroughly mastered the basics of fractions and decimals, percentage and the connection of percent-fraction-decimals.
We will continue with the four operations on integers, fractions and mixed numbers, order of operation, writing and simplifying algebraic expression, solving equations and formulating an algebraic equation to represent problem situations. Students will be solving more challenging word problems involving fractions and percents, ratio and speed, area and circumference of a circle, triangle and quadrilateral geometry, more complex area, perimeter and volume problems.
Finally, we will be solving many non-routine word problems and puzzles from different areas of mathematics. In addition, every month, starting from November to March, students will participate in math competition - MOEMS.
The Virtual Math curriculum is fully aligned with the Common Core Standards for Middle Schools. The SchoolPlus Virtual Math lessons for the middle school students emphasize problem-solving and empowering students to think mathematically.
The small size class is a great place for sharing and learning tips, demonstrating how to solve problems, and asking questions.
The virtual class activities and homework exercises include:
• Basic Practice: Simple questions that drill the comprehension of concepts
• Further Practice: More challenging questions that involve direct application
• Challenging Practice: Questions that require synthesis
• Questions that apply mathematical concepts to real-world situations
• Enrichment: Questions involving higher-order thinking or an open-ended approach to problems including the problems with a competition level of difficulty.
Essential Math K-A
Primary math 1A textbook and workbook
Process skills level 1
The students are expected to have the following skills upon enrollment:
Add and subtract fluently within 10 and add and subtract numbers under 40 mentally through the use of number lines. Students should also be able to count up to a 100 forward and backward beginning with any number and a given sequence. In addition, students should be able to compose and decompose given numbers from 11 to 19 into ten ones and other ones.
During the year the 1st grade students will learn the following areas of common core curriculum for math:
Operations and Algebraic Thinking
• Represent and solve problems involving addition and subtraction within 40.
• Understand and apply properties of operations and the relationship between addition and subtraction
Number and operations in base ten
• Compose and decompose numbers from 11 to 39 into ten ones and other ones
Measurement and Data
• Measure lengths indirectly and by repeating length units.
• Tell and write time
• Represent and interpret data
• Geometry
• Distinguish between defining attributes versus non-defining attributes; build and draw shapes to possess defining attributes
• Compose two-dimensional or three-dimensional shapes to create a composite shape and composite new shape
• Partition circles and rectangles into two and four equal shares, describe the shares using the words halves and fourths. Kindergarten
Students are expected to have the following skills upon enrollment:
• Know number names and count to 100 by ones
• Count forward from any given number under 20 within the known sequence
• Count objects, as many as 20, say the number names in order while pairing each object with one and only one number name
Primary math textbook and workbook 1A and 1B Common Core
Intensive math practice books 1A and 1B
Challenging Word Problems 1
The students are expected to have the following skills upon enrollment:
Add and subtract fluently within 10 and add and subtract numbers under 40 mentally through the use of number lines.
Students should also be able to count up to a 100 forward and backward beginning with any number and a given
sequence. In addition, students should be able to compose and decompose given numbers from 11 to 19 into ten
ones and other ones.
During the year the 1st grade students will learn the following areas of common core curriculum for math:
Operations and Algebraic Thinking
• Represent and solve problems involving addition and subtraction within 40.
• Understand and apply properties of operations and the relationship between addition and subtraction
Number and operations in base ten
• Compose and decompose numbers from 11 to 39 into ten ones and other ones
Measurement and Data
• Measure lengths indirectly and by repeating length units.
• Tell and write time
• Represent and interpret data
Geometry
• Distinguish between defining attributes versus non-defining attributes; build and draw shapes to possess defining
attributes
• Compose two-dimensional or three-dimensional shapes to create a composite shape and composite new shape
• Partition circles and rectangles into two and four equal shares, describe the shares using the words halves and
Math B
This is a class for students who have thoroughly mastered addition and subtraction of numbers to 40 using vertical algorithm as well as using mental calculation strategies; know multiplication table up to 5 and related division facts; have basic understanding of fractions; can solve simple word problems including problems which involve multiplication and division.
We will continue on with addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, paying special attention to mental calculation as well as developing deep understanding of a place value. We will also learn how to find a number given a sum and a difference of two numbers, how to make a whole with fractions with like denominators. We will learn how to solve problems with money, time and time intervals and other units of time.
The teacher of this class is also going to implement some of the successful lessons from Natasha Rozhkovskaya’s book “Math Circles for Elementary School Students”. These enrichment lessons will help students develop deep feeling and understanding of numbers and include the following concepts and ideas: Square and square numbers, Random Maze, Experiments with triangles and quadrilaterals, Magic wheel and secret codes, Pascal’s triangle and many more fun activities.
This is a class for students who have mastered addition and subtraction of numbers to 100 using mental calculation strategies as well as vertical algorithm. In addition, students are expected to have mastered the multiplication facts and related to them division facts up to 10 x10. We will continue on with addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, paying special attention to mental calculation as well as using place value concept (vertical algorithm) for numbers up to 1000.
Students will learn rules for mental (partial) multiplication and division. Students will also learn how to compare fractions by drawing ad dividing bars, circles and other shapes and defining them on the number line. Students will be introduced to several strategies for solving multi-step word problems such as model approach, guess and check, restate and replace strategy and supposition method. Students will compute the perimeters and areas of regular and composite shapes in various measurement units and define various shapes and angles. In addition, the teacher of this class is going to implement some challenging problems from various Math Olympiad level sources. These enrichment lessons will help students develop deep feeling and understanding of numbers.
Fall 2019 Math D
This is a class for students who have thoroughly mastered addition/ subtraction of numbers to 1000 using vertical algorithm as well as using mental calculation strategies; have deep knowledge of place value; know multiplication table up to 12 and related division facts, can solve multi-step word problems and have developed clear understanding of equivalent fractions and geometry of angles and polygons. In addition, this class is for students who have developed visible thinking skills as well as process skills such as supposition, restate and replace methods and other strategies described in the Process Skills level 3, model and heuristic (experimental) approach to problem solving.
The goal of this class is: continuous implementation of strategies described above reaching the level 4 of the Singapore math system. Level 4 is compatible only with the grade 5 of common core as well as other higher-level mathematical thinking concepts.
Every month students will practice and take MOEM Olympiad test.
Fall 2018
This is a class for students who have mastered addition and subtraction of numbers to 100 using vertical algorithm as well as using mental calculation strategies; know multiplication table up to 5 and related division facts; have basic understanding of fractions; can solve simple word problems including problems which involve multiplication and division.
We will continue on with addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, paying special attention to mental calculation as well as developing deep understanding of a place value for 3-digit numbers. We will also learn how to find a number given a sum and a difference of two numbers, how to make a whole with fractions with like denominators. We will learn how to solve problems with money, time intervals and units of weight and length. Students will learn how to sort out polynomials by their attributes such as length of the side and measure of angles, In addition, they will learn to find perimeters and areas of basic and composite shapes.
Grade 2
This is a class for students who have thoroughly mastered addition and subtraction of numbers to 10 using number bond and number line strategies; We will continue on with addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, paying special attention to mental calculation as well as using place value concept for numbers up to 20.
The teacher of this class is also going to teach some mental math strategies and engage students in visible thinking. The main idea is to help students develop deep feeling and understanding of numbers.
Fall 2016
This course prepares seventh and eighth grade academic achievers for the competitive test that qualifies them to enter the Bergen County Academies that is considered one of the best high schools in the USA, or New York City\'s Specialized High Schools such as the Bronx High School of Science, Brooklyn Technical High School, and Stuyvesant High School, among others.
The course covers all the math topics and tricks students will need to know for the test. Emphasis throughout the course is given to solving problems without using a calculator because the use of calculators is not allowed on the Bergen Academies admission test.
The course forms a learning continuum that explores strategies specific to competitive mathematics in depth and breadth. The problem selection emphasizes comprehension, critical thinking, observation, and avoiding repetitive and mechanical procedures. Explanations and discussions focus on both reasoning and execution.
Some of the most dreaded categories of problems are thoroughly represented: mixtures, rates, and problems that engage comprehension. Mixture problems are among the problems that are underrepresented in a common school curricular while being some of the more challenging word problems on the admission tests.
As the assessments, students will take the full length BCA math practice tests that are identical in level and format to the actual BCA practice tests.
COURSE OUTLINE:
1 THE REVIEW of ARITHMETICS
2 FRACTIONS
3 DECIMALS
4 RATIO & PROPORTION
5 PERCENTS
6 STATISTICS
7 PROBABILITY
8 SEQUENCES
9 BASIC ALGEBRA & WORD PROBLEMS
10 OVERVIEW of GEOMETRY
This is a class for students who have thoroughly mastered addition and subtraction of numbers to 100, especially mentally; have knowledge of place value; understand, recognize and correlate repeating patterns of numbers, letters and objects.
We will continue with addition and subtraction of numbers to 1000, paying special attention to mental calculation. Students will learn multiplication table up to 12 and related division facts. They will learn about standard units of length, weight and capacity in the metric and customary systems and the relationships among units. We will also cover fractions including equivalent fractions and addition and subtraction of fractions with like denominators, money, time and time intervals, graphs as well as area and perimeter. Throughout the year we will be solving harder word problems involving multiplication, division and fractions.
Last, but not least, we will be solving exciting problems and puzzles from different areas of mathematics.
Fall 2016
Дети 5-7 класса из русскоговорящих семей, хорошо говорящие по-русски и умеющие бегло читать.
Основные направления учебной программы:
- расширение словарного запаса: знакомство со значением новых слов, различные формы работы со словом: (словообразование), решение ребусов, шарад, кроссвордов, подбор синонимов и антонимов, однокоренные слова;
- развитие связной устной речи: обучение пересказу (краткому и подробному, от первого и третьего лица), составление рассказа по серии картинок и на определенную тему, развития умения сравнивать, обобщать, формулировать вопросы, правильное употребление слов в зависимости от рода, падежа, числа, употребление предлогов
- знакомство с произведениями современных авторов и классиков русской литературы,
- знакомство с основными правилами грамматики русского языка по учебнику «Русский без границ»,
- развитие умения писать сочинения и изложения.
Дети 2-3 классoв из русскоговорящих семей, говорящие по-русски и знающие буквы.
Основные направления учебной программы:
- расширение словарного запаса: знакомство со значением новых слов, различные формы работы со словом, синонимов и антонимов, однокоренные слова;
- развитие связной устной речи: обучение пересказу, составление рассказа по серии картинок и на определенную тему, развития умения сравнивать, формулировать вопросы, правильное употребление слов,
- знакомство с произведениями детской литературы, чтение и обсуждение книг из серии «Читаем по слогам»,
- обучение чтению по слогам,
- разучивание стихов и песен,
- обучение письму слов печатными буквами и знакомство с простыми правилами русского языка по книге «Играем в слова».
SHSAT Prep for the 2021 Exam, this course lasts over a year. It is for 8th graders and it was launched on October 31st 2020. The curriculum includes complete topics coverage as well as systematic SHSAT preparation.
The primary goal of the course is to make sure that students have academic knowledge of Math and ELA skills needed to succeed on the exam. Students will both study the curriculum knowledge necessary to succeed on the exam. Still, they will also study and practice critical test-taking strategies that have been proven to increase children\'s scores.
The course also provides (abbreviated) practice exams periodically (5 in total) to assess your child\'s performance and growth. The course also provides a brief introduction to the schools that are available to get into as well as educates students on how the SHSAT scoring works and personally customized ideas on what are the best ways to improve your overall score. It begins on October 31st. The course includes:
• Vital practice questions that cover all tested material
• Proven score-raising strategies with an emphasis on improving math and verbal skills
• 25 important math subjects/concepts covered on the exam
• Practice Reading Comprehension passages (non-fiction, literary, and poetry).
• Full-length practice tests and the most up-to-date information about the test
SHSAT Prep for the 2021 Exam, this course lasts over a year. It is for 8th graders and it was launched on October 31st 2020. The curriculum includes complete topics coverage as well as systematic SHSAT preparation.
The primary goal of the course is to make sure that students have academic knowledge of Math and ELA skills needed to succeed on the exam. Students will both study the curriculum knowledge necessary to succeed on the exam. Still, they will also study and practice critical test-taking strategies that have been proven to increase children\'s scores.
The course also provides (abbreviated) practice exams periodically (5 in total) to assess your child\'s performance and growth. The course also provides a brief introduction to the schools that are available to get into as well as educates students on how the SHSAT scoring works and personally customized ideas on what are the best ways to improve your overall score. It begins on October 31st. The course includes:
• Vital practice questions that cover all tested material
• Proven score-raising strategies with an emphasis on improving math and verbal skills
• 25 important math subjects/concepts covered on the exam
• Practice Reading Comprehension passages (non-fiction, literary, and poetry).
• Full-length practice tests and the most up-to-date information about the test
SHSAT Prep for the 2021 Exam, this course lasts over a year. It is for 8th graders and it was launched on October 31st 2020. The curriculum includes complete topics coverage as well as systematic SHSAT preparation.
The primary goal of the course is to make sure that students have academic knowledge of Math and ELA skills needed to succeed on the exam. Students will both study the curriculum knowledge necessary to succeed on the exam. Still, they will also study and practice critical test-taking strategies that have been proven to increase children\'s scores.
The course also provides (abbreviated) practice exams periodically (5 in total) to assess your child\'s performance and growth. The course also provides a brief introduction to the schools that are available to get into as well as educates students on how the SHSAT scoring works and personally customized ideas on what are the best ways to improve your overall score. It begins on October 31st. The course includes:
• Vital practice questions that cover all tested material
• Proven score-raising strategies with an emphasis on improving math and verbal skills
• 25 important math subjects/concepts covered on the exam
• Practice Reading Comprehension passages (non-fiction, literary, and poetry).
• Full-length practice tests and the most up-to-date information about the test
This group is formed by students from Pre-K to 2nd grade, ages 4 to 7 and intended to choral practice. Students will learn the core skills to sing in tune, in the group and individually, through a repertory of children\'s songs, sung \"a capella\" or/and with instrumental accompaniment.
The group will meet once a week for 45 minutes class/rehearsal leading to their active participation in the end-of-semester concert.
It is a selected group of students/singer from third to fifth grades, ages 8 to 10. We will meet once a week for a 45 min class/rehearsal, to learn, rehearse and prepare a selected repertory of \"a capella\" or/and with instrumental accompaniment choral music from the Middle Ages to the Twenty first century, performed at the end-of-semester concert.
This STEM-oriented class introduces students to the basics of architecture and engineering. We will integrate art, math, science, and history to create both 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional solutions to various problems. Students will learn basic architectural drafting and model-making. Some materials that will be used include wood, legos, modeling clay, string, craft sticks, among others. Some examples of projects include a tee-pee, pyramid, truss bridge, and designing your own imaginary house.
This STEM-oriented class is intended to challenge the students\' imagination while applying a logical thought process to their creativity through hands-on projects. The emphasis will be on 3-dimensional thinking to create solutions to various problems. Students will continue to learn architectural drafting and model-making using various materials such as wood, foam core, cardboard, and strings, among others. Students will also learn about some famous architects and projects and why they are significant. Some of projects we intend to do in class include building a basic structural frame of a building, an origami building, and a suspension bridge.
This STEM-oriented class aims to help students understand the different elements involved in designing and constructing our \"built environment\". We will continue learning about architects who have played an important role in the development of architecture and explore significant buildings. Students will apply basic calculations to design, draft and construct their projects and learn to present them to the class. There will be an emphasis on 3-dimensional thinking, design, scale, context, and building using various materials. Examples of projects include designing the building frame, facade, calculating the area and zoning of a building.
The class offers students a chance to get to know some of the significant buildings and architects in the world, become familiar with some architectural styles, understand how architecture incorporates art, math, science, nature and critical thinking, and have a chance to work on their own projects and create their own designs.
We will also look into the subject from age appropriate mathematical point of view: how to calculate some basic structures, area, and volume, how architects calculate how many people are allowed in a building, how stairs are calculated, and how to calculate the life-cycle cost of construction from an energy point o view.
The main premise of this class rests upon the idea that drawing is a technical skill and as such can be acquired and perfected by anyone at any age and regardless of perceived abilities.
This semester we will learn the “drawing alphabet” and will get really good at recognizing that the Five Elements of Drawing (a dot, a circle, a line, a curve, and an angle) are all around us. We will learn how to plan our work, how to concentrate, and how to take our time with our work. We will also talk about perfection and how as far as art is concerned there is no such thing as mistakes. There are, however, steps that can be taken to alter or add to those parts of our drawings that do not make us happy. This will help us talk about the way our creative process makes us feel and how to get the most out of those feelings.
We will draw from graphics and still life. We will use pencils, markers, oil pastels and crayon pastels as mediums to see how each differs from the rest and how certain mediums are more desirable for expressing our creative impulses. There will be an occasional homework assignment which will be emailed ahead of time. Enjoy the class!
If your child likes to draw, and you would like to develop his/her creative potential, come to this Art studio. Classes in drawing contribute to the development of excellent motor skills, imagination, perseverance, accuracy, ability to bring work to an end.
We will learn:
1. Figure and Painting: pencil, pastel, colored pencils, charcoal, markers, gouache, watercolor
composition, color
light and shadow, perspective
plot works, sketches
still life
landscapes
drawing plants, animals, people
2. Tie from the chenille wire
3. Molding from polymer clay, plasticine, and salted dough
4. Quilling, application, and collage
The goal is to spend approximately 30 min on the hands on portion of the class, for the last 10-15 in we will come to class to transfer all the images into a computer, and look at few to discuss. Students need to bring any point and shoot camera of their choice. No need to invest in any expensive equipment.
By the end of the semester students will be able to create a collage of all their work to show off their artistic views. Lessons plans will be distributed
Chess has been played for thousands of years and is a great way to develop concentration skills.In the beginners class we will study the basics of chess.We will learn the rules. Basic checkmates and tactics will be studied. Opening ideas will be discussed. Lots of practice games will reinforce the principles.We will learn notation so that the students will be ready to start playing in chess tournaments.
In the intermediate class we will learn more advanced combinations and strategies. The four basic checkmates will be studied. Opening theory will be discussed with examples from the games of Paul Morphy, Jose Capablanca , Alexander Alekhine and more.
This class will learn all the principles of classical chess. Hypermodern chess ideas will be looked at. The interaction of strategy and tactics will be considered as this will take the student to the next level. The student will have to bring in their games, and they will be reviewed. This area is most important to analyze their own games critically.
In the intermediate class we will learn more advanced combinations and strategies. The four basic checkmates will be studied. Opening theory will be discussed with examples from the games of Paul Morphy, Jose Capablanca , Alexander Alekhine and more.
This intermediate class will review all the principles of classical chess. Hypermodern chess ideas will be looked at. The interaction of strategy and tactics will be considered as this will take the student to the next level. The student will have to bring in their games, and they will be reviewed. This area is most important to analyze their own games critically.
We will explore basic challenges and children will be encouraged to build creatively in hands on environment. We will touch upon basic physics and engineering principles such as friction, simple levers, motion, and momentum, and various design principles.
In some sessions team building will be encouraged to solve problems like planning a city or building simple items for use around the house, in others individual work will be the focus and in either case, children will be encouraged to gain a different perspective on their environment, use creativity and imagination and have lots of fun.
For Fall 2015 this class will be building all around writing skills. We will still have discussions and collaborative story and essay writing. However, we will also put more emphasis on improving vocabulary and grammar.
The class is still very much oriented around helping students be comfortable with writing and figuring out how to eloquently express their thoughts through ink.
This class will focus on the fundamentals of ballet. The students will begin learning ballet terminology and the technique to execute those steps correctly. Along with enhancing the students physical awareness, they will learn to coordinate movements with music and learn how to use the music to express their artistry and creativity. Ballet class teaches discipline, the importance of routine, team work, and inspires self-motivation. The culmination of this class will be a dance performance piece showcasing all the students have learned and achieved as, not only individuals, but also as a group.
CREATIVE MOVEMENT FOR THE YOUNG DANCER
This class will explore rhythm, music, movement, and coordination to create the fundamentals of all dance styles. Each week the children will progress on the knowledge from the prior class and add one new concept. Different styles of music, as well as the introduction of \"props,\" will be introduced each week to enhance creative options. By the end of the semester many of the \"building blocks\" of dance will be in place to help the children to decide which dance discipline to pursue for the future. The class will culminate in an expressive and creative dance performance for their parents and their peers.
Getting into a good school program is one of the major challenges that NYC kids and their parents have to face. As unfair and ridiculous this situation may be, letting your children obtain some useful learning skills early, is not a bad idea.
This class is designed to develop their logic and reasoning skills, introduce basic mathematical concepts, and help our students be more aware and learn more about the world they live in. During our classes we\'ll work on developing better memory skills and attention span, pattern recognition and sequencing, problem-solving, creative thinking, and verbal skills. We\'ll use a lot of appealing visual aids, games, and printouts to help our little students enjoy the learning process.
While one of the class\'s primary goals is to prepare children for OLSAT/BSRA test for gifted and talented, we think that introducing them to the classroom setting will also eventually help them feel more comfortable in their school environment.
The aim of this class is to develop memory, attention and cognitive skills. It will support and develop the child\'s curiosity about the things around us, as well as help teach numeracy and spatial skills and develop logical thinking in game-based activities. Most of the assignments will improve the study skills of children by focusing their attention on rules, examples and following the procedure in solving a problem. I use methods that foster both creativity and self-control, and our homework assignments are tailored to the individual capabilities of each student.
The goal of this 4th grade ELA class is to not only improve students’ ELA skills in the short term, but also introduce strong reading strategies and habits that will help students’ skills improve for years to come. The goal is also to ensure students perform to the best of their abilities on the State Exam.
Each student will finish the course with a reliable and well-developed foundation to build off in the ELA subject area. The course will tackle fiction reading, non-fiction reading, figurative language, active reading, a few ELA test-taking strategies, basic grammar, analyzing text and more. The class will also provide test prep for the 4th grade NY State Exams. Scores on these exams can be very important for students looking to gain acceptance to new Middle Schools.
Much of class and homework will involve reading and responding to text (age and grade appropriate material). Digesting complex text is an invaluable skill in both high school and college. Building strong focus and mental stamina at this age will benefit your child immensely in the years to come.
The course will focus mostly on reading comprehension and writing with a very small amount of grammar.
Students can expect 30 minutes to 1 hour of homework each week.
ELA 6 will be a reading and writing enhancement course based on the sixth-grade level. The class may also be feasible for advanced 5th-grade students.
The Reading aspect of the course will be roughly 1/3 non-fiction material and 2/3 fiction material. It will focus on building advanced comprehension skills such as identifying motifs, arguments, theses, and the author\'s inspirations and goals. The class will also prepare students for the 6th grade State ELA Exam with test strategies, explanation of the exam, and practice. The writing aspect of the course will split its focus between persuasive, fact-based writing and creative, personal-based writing. The class will also feature a small amount of grammar.
Assignments will include persuasive essays, personal essays, literary-response essays, and poetry. The first half of the course will lean towards persuasive, fact-based writing (research papers, persuasive writing), the class will then send some time prepping for the State Exam in April and then will move to more creative processes in the tail end of the course.
Expect ~1 hour of homework per week, mostly writing based. Feel free to contact me with any questions about the course.
Each lesson will consist of a do now exercise, of doing a portion of a sample test question from a Verbal Section, focusing on Comprehension. For the remainder of the class each day we will focus on test taking strategies for the material that we worked on for the lesson, the lessons that the questions bring up in the material.
Ultimately, each child will be prepared for the test taking conditions of the Gifted and Talented program. In my class I would be sure that each child works through the lesson that would be inherent in the test samples. These are lessons that would be important as determined by the New York City Department of Education for Gifted and Talented children.
This class will continue for the most part looking at the history of the world
chronologically, starting from the period of the late 18 th century onwards. We will start
with the subjects of American and French revolutions and continue onto the history of
the 19 th century.
We shall, however, also re-trace our steps and go back to the history
of China, India, Japan and other non-European countries in 16-18 th century and some
other parts of the world.
The students will be offered to do their own presentations on historical figures or
events. However, this year I would also like to incorporate in our classes a light version
of the book club/debate units and have some more candid discussions of issues, rather then just interesting facts.
The World History and Geography class for young children will discover ancient people and places, and fascinating facts, myth, legends, read some historical fiction and learn about geography in connection with people and historical events we will be talking about. We will start from the beginning and then make our progress through time and across the continents.
In the fall we’ll start learning about various countries around the world, their
geography, people, cultures, myths and history. There were will be plenty of interesting
stories to read and listen to, art to look at, and facts to learn.
The aim of this class is to develop memory, attention and cognitive skills. It will support and develop the child\'s curiosity about the things around us, as well as help teach numeracy and spatial skills and develop logical thinking in game-based activities. Most of the assignments will improve the study skills of children by focusing their attention on rules, examples and following the procedure in solving a problem. I use methods that foster both creativity and self-control, and our homework assignments are tailored to the individual capabilities of each student.
10th grade program includes such areas of mathematics as:
Logarithms. Trigonometry. Important Lines in a Triangle. Cyclic Quadrilaterals. Conic and Polar Coordinates. Polynomials. Functions. Limits. Complex Numbers. Vectors and Matrices. Cross Products and Determinants. Analytic Geometry. Equations and Expressions. Inequalities. Combinatorics. Sequences and Series. Probability. Locus. Constractions. Number Theory. Diophantine Equations. Graph Theory.
This program is designed not only for students who have been learning Singapore Math and would like to maintain high-level math acquiring in the future, but also for those who need to improve their knowledge of mathematics to choose higher technical education in the future, or for passing various tests.
Our goal is to give students a complete picture of basic math concepts, to give an opportunity to practice obtained skills.
9th grade program includes such areas of mathematics as trigonometry functions and their graphs, equations, inequalities, Coordinate Geometry, Functions and Variations, Graphs, Area under Graph, Trigonometry, Sets, Transformations and Statistics.
This program is designed not only for students who have been learning Singapore Math and would like to maintain a high level math acquiring in the future, but also for those who need to improve their knowledge of mathematics to choose higher technical education in the future, or for passing various tests.
Our goal is to give students a complete picture of basic math concepts, to give an opportunity to practice obtained skills. Highly qualified teachers, high-quality selection of tasks allow students to reach their best potentials.
Algebraic Expressions and Equations
Rate, Ratio and Percentage
Negative Numbers
Square and Cube Roots
Rational and Irrational Numbers
Financial Transaction (Profit and Loss,
Simple and Compound Interest, Hire Purchase, Taxation and Money Exchange)
Line and Rotational Symmetry. Symmetry of Solid Figures
Angle Properties of a Polygon
Volume, Surface Area and Density
Similarity and Congruence. Scale Drawing
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Algebraic Expressions and Equations
Rate, Ratio and Percentage
Negative Numbers
Square and Cube Roots
Rational and Irrational Numbers
Financial Transaction (Profit and Loss,
Simple and Compound Interest, Hire Purchase, Taxation and Money Exchange)
Line and Rotational Symmetry. Symmetry of Solid Figures
Angle Properties of a Polygon
Volume, Surface Area and Density
Similarity and Congruence. Scale Drawing
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Algebra (Spring semester)
Exponents and Logarithms. Complex Numbers. Linear Equations. Proportions. Integers. Special Factorizations and Clever Manipulations. Inequalities. Operations and Relations. Sequences and Series. Counting. Probability. Sets. Proofs.
For students interested in Mathematics we introduce our new Math Club. Its mission is to put Mathematics into a broader context, enlighten young mathematicians about old and modern famous mathematical problems and applications of mathematics in science, engineering, and our everyday life. We are also planning to introduce various and sometimes non-trivial mathematical objects and show how to work with them.
Main Topics Studied in Math 7:
• Algebraic Expressions and Equations
• Rate, Ratio and Percentage
• Negative Numbers
• Square and Cube Roots
• Rational and Irrational Numbers
• Financial Transactions (Profit and Loss, Simple and Compound Interest, Hire Purchase, Taxation and Money Exchange)
• Line and Rotational Symmetry. Symmetry of Solid Figures
• Angle Properties of a Polygon
• Volume, Surface Area and Density
• Similarity and Congruence. Scale Drawing
Enrichment section:
1) Challenging Word Problems
2) Olympiad Problems
3) NYS Test prep (optional)
4) Math Games and Logic Puzzles
The class we\'re going to offer this semester will partially retain the idea of the Early Logic class but will focus more on math in general rather than on specific types of problems your child may encounter during the school admission tests.
Restrained no more by these looming tests we\'ll work on solving a variety of interesting logical problems, work on learning about numbers, addition and subtraction, about numerical and geometrical concepts, simple graphs, measurements and special relationships.
Math will make its appearance in different guises. It will emerge from stories, songs, poems, pictures, and games and children will learn how it can be applied.
Writing numbers and drawing shapes is probably not going to be your child\'s favorite activity but it will help to improve your child\'s motor skills and allow him or her to do their work more independently.
The class develops essential math concepts and basic reasoning skills in a fun and engaging way. Lessons are guided by focused learning objectives, exercises reinforce new knowledge, and reviews assess student learning.
The class offers complete topic coverage as well as systematic preparation for the Regents Examination in Algebra I. The main goal of the course is to make sure that students have academic knowledge and the skills needed to succeed on the exam.
Along with learning basic concepts and test-taking strategies, students do a lot of challenging problems and participate in the International Mathematical Olympiad (MOEMS).
Main topics Studied:
Quadratic Equations
Simultaneous Linear Equations
Inequalities
Simple Applications of Graphs
Solving Equations and Inequalities by Graphs
Trigonometry
Transformations
Statistics
Polynomials
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- basic trigonometry and the unit circle
- graphing and transforming trig functions
- basic and advanced trig identities
- the law of sines, the law of cosines
- solving oblique triangles
This group is formed by students from ages 5 to 6 and intended to choral practice. Students will learn the core skills to sing in tune, in the group and individually, through a repertory of children\'s songs, sung \"a capella\" or/and with instrumental accompaniment.
The group will meet once a week for 45 minutes class/rehearsal leading to their active participation in the end-of-semester concert.
This class is designed to initiate preschoolers ages 3 to 5 in musical practice and collective singing. Students will learn the basics of choral singing: Correct breathing techniques, intonation, interpretation, and memorization, through fun activities and exercises involving the whole body, and will apply them to a repertory of children songs celebrating nature, friendship and music. The group will meet once a week for 45 minutes class/rehearsal leading to their active participation in the end-of-semester concert.
This class is designed for returning student/singers and children ages 6 to 7, who will continue to learn the principles of choral music, like listening, pairing, tuning and performing. We will also begin to learn basic music theory and introduction to solfege (music reading). With a more difficult repertory, students will begin to sing songs in 2 voices (simple harmonization). The group will meet once a week for 45 minutes class/rehearsal leading to their active participation in the end-of-semester concert.
Music, Choral Practice III - Parents and older students
This class is dedicated to parents and older students who want to sing in group or individually, improve their technique and expand their musical knowledge. Classes will be tailored to the needs and expectations of registered students. The group will meet once a week for 45 minutes class/rehearsal leading to their active participation in the end-of-semester concert.
It is a selected group of students/singer from second to fourth grades, ages 7 to 9. We will meet once a week for a 45 min class/rehearsal, to learn, rehearse and prepare a selected repertory of \"a capella \" or/and with instrumental accompaniment choral music from the Middle Ages to the twenty-first century, performed at the end-of-semester concert.
This program is orientated to young students, which have initial knowledge in Elementary Math, especially in School-Plus Math program. At this age there is no need for young students to know any physical equations, but if they have some interests in surrounding world and wish to know Why? How it works? Is it possible? – we are waiting for them in this class. When we’ll learn the fundamental physical laws, we will discuss where we meet them and how we use them in our life. History of building and the great engineering projects, ancient and modern inventions – all this things we’ll learn in this class with students.
Visual and computing demonstrations, animation applets and real devices, simple experiments, physical simulators and games help us to understand and make clear any complicated problems.
We’ll solve the most problems during the class hours. Any small and simple Quizzes will help us to consolidate knowledge. If the student has any special interest he/she can prepare small short report about this question and we will discuss it in the next class. There is no homework for this class. By the wishes we can start intercourse with students online.
In this class we take amazing journey in the Mechanics Country and the City of the Simplest Mechanisms. We’ll learn how Egyptian Pyramids were build, and how Archimedes moved the ships with his hands, how the Medieval weapons worked and what does it mean: trebuchet.
This program tailored especially to young students. We will discuss different natural phenomena, make simple experiments and try to explain them.
We will talk about the great scientists, mysteries and many other interesting things about surrounding world.
Each student in this class uses registered personally for him/her sub-domain and FTP account. Each student creates and deploys on the server the web pages that are accessible from over the world.
The goal of the course is to give students the initial concepts and core competencies in areas related to information processing. The course explores the concepts of information, the algorithm, the program, and related concepts: data and data types, variables, structure - content, object, properties, functions, events and programming language.
Topics to be covered:
Information, code, carrier. Properties of information
Algorithm
Using Scratch to program
Information objects
Simple algorithms
Coordinates. Drawing with Scratch commands
Loops
RGB Color Model
Sorting and search. Bubble sorting algorithm
Using memory to save data
Math functions in Scratch. Drawing with using functions
Blocks, events, clones
Using sprites with costumes
Recursion
Using webcam. The computer counts my morning exercises
Audio objects. The computer says given number by words
Game programming.
Modeling. Research with the information model
The beetle-robot searches the exit in maze
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The goal of the course is to give students the initial concepts and core competencies in areas related to information processing. The course explores the concepts of information, the algorithm, the program, and related concepts: data and data types, variables, structure - content, object, properties, functions, events and programming language.
The course is built mainly on practical training, which focuses on the independent development of algorithms and analysis of algorithms. The designing of algorithms is the most creative step in the creation of computer programs including programming for robots.
The course is designed for students who own technique of working with the computer, at least with the game software, and have basic knowledge of geometry. On the first lessons, students refresh this knowledge, including concepts of the coordinate system, point, line, geometric shapes. Course and students performed software projects must interest in programming, bring an understanding of the beauty of fine algorithms, the desire to continue learning in this direction.
The course covers basics of creation, manage and use a database.
Students create SQL tables, queries, stored procedures, and functions.
Students learn methods of efficient work with large data tables, search techniques, and presentation of information in a convenient format.
Practical lessons include creating websites that use SQL database, search and display the stored data on the website pages.
Students may learn website programming, attending both courses in parallel: COURSE “Web programming” and COURSE “SQL basics”.
The pre-requisite for this class is knowledge of alphabet and ability to read syllables
and three-letter words. It will focus on reading technique, reading comprehension and
speech development. We’ll begin from reading short words and continue on to reading
and writing short sentences. We will learn poems, songs, and play games.
In this class we will do a lot of reading mainly assigned as homework. In the class, we will discuss what was read at home and work on vocabulary, cultural awareness, and communication strategies.
We continue to study word-formation, parts of speech, spelling, and noun declension. A lot of attention will be paid to grammatical and lexical skills, building up a feel for the language and increasing motivation to use it. Writing skills will be developed through various types of dictations.
Reading includes fragments of I. Krylov, S. Marshak, V. Garshin, A. Usachev, V. Oseeva, A. Kuprin, Charles Perrot, Grimms Brothers, H. Ch. Andersen.
This semester I would like to offer a class, which would combine the Beginners’ Russian with the Early Logic curriculum. Russian alphabet and stories in Russian will be incorporated into math problems, puzzles, patterns and other types of logic problems. This class will not be entirely focused on the G&T tests, but it will offer a broader variety of subjects with the benefit of learning the basics of Russian literacy.
In this class we will do a lot of reading mainly assigned as homework. In the class, we will discuss what was read at home and work on vocabulary, cultural awareness, and communication strategies.
We continue to study word-formation, parts of speech, spelling, and noun declension. A lot of attention will be paid to grammatical and lexical skills, building up a feel for the language and increasing motivation to use it. Writing skills will be developed through various types of dictations.
Reading includes fragments of I. Krylov, S. Marshak, V. Garshin, A. Usachev, V. Oseeva, A. Kuprin, Charles Perrot, Grimms Brothers, H. Ch. Andersen.
As it happens, having started school our Russian-speaking children have much more opportunities to hear, speak, and read English, than they do Russian. Therefore, my Russian 3-1 class this year will focus on several important issues. First and foremost among them is reading. We will read more pages, longer sentences, richer vocabulary, greater variations in sentence patterns, more descriptive type of texts.
Learning about parts of words and speech, we\'ll spend a lot of time working on such difficult topics of Russian Language as declension and spelling. The class as a whole will be built around grammatical themes presented in the readings. In the same way, we will utilize all readings resources to develop oral speech proficiency at least to the low-intermediate level.
This course is designed to improve reading and writing skills.
Students will practice writing dictations, as well as their own short
sentences in a cohesive and rhythmic manner.. Exercises are tailored to
achieve the proper use of vocabulary, such as identifying and explaining
the meaning of objects, attributes, and actions. Students will gain
knowledge of interrogative, exclamatory and affirmative sentences and
strengthen reading comprehension and memory skills.
In terms of speaking skills, interactive exercises will focus on
coherent expression and formulating answers to questions. Students will
recite short stories, and enhance their speech with various details.
Reading will familiarize students with various literary genres,
including poetry and prose from classical and contemporary Russian
authors, such as Sasha Chorny, “ Kashtanka”, by A. Chekhov, \"Rainbow-Flower by Valentin Kataev to name a few.
This course designed for 8-9 years old children, who were exposed to the Russian Language in their families, but do not speak Russian fluently. It includes reviewing Russian pronunciation and intonation, a systematic review of grammar, increasing vocabulary, and developing fluency in different conversational situations, which will further improve the four skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking with an emphasis on communicative competence.
We will concentrate on developing cursory reading skills and building interest in reading.
Students will be assigned appropriate homework, which includes reading short stories, writing, answering questions, learning basic rules, doing simple grammar exercises, listening recorded fairy tales and memorizing pieces of poetry. We also, use of various types of authentic and culturally significant materials, such as proverbs, sayings, tongue-twisters, riddles, and poems.
This course is designed for third-grade students with a solid
foundation of Russian. The course aims to increase students\' reading and
speaking proficiency to the level of (at least) an advanced beginner.
Our children will do a detailed, selective, and concise
paraphrasing of a text, а reading report.
A reading report that is logically consistent and accurate with respect
to the original text.
This semester we will continue to develop independent writing skills
through dictation exercises. Individual and team work will be a key to
advancing students\' oral communication skills.
Reading includes pieces:
“A Naughty Boy”, ”Oysters” by A. Chekhov , “Мystery of the Third Planet\" by Kir Bulychev and others.
As it happens, having started school our Russian-speaking children have much more opportunities to hear, speak and read English, than they do Russian. Therefore, My Russian 5 class this year will focus on several important issues.
First of them is reading. Without reading skills there can be no progress in learning any language. Related to this aspect are, of course, speaking and writing skills, and how to do them properly and advanced them.
Learning about parts of words and speech, we\'ll spend a lot of time working on such difficult issues of Russian Language as declensions and spelling.
The class as a whole will be built around grammatical topics of a chosen textbook. The book, however, will be only a basis from which we\'ll venture into various directions, studying vocabulary, different ways of building a sentence, and getting acquainted with basics of Russian literature.
The curriculum of this class is best fitted for emerging readers.
We will continue reading, retelling and discussing simple (but meaningful) stories, learn poems by heart and get acquainted with rich possibilities of Russian idioms.
The focus of the class, however, will be on writing and basic grammar.
This class will reinforce reading skills, enrich vocabulary, as well as encourage our students to express their thoughts and observations correctly and coherently.
This course is designed for sixth/seventh grades bilingual students with a
strong foundation in Russian. It aims to increase students\' reading and
speaking proficiency to an advanced level.
Students will continue studying Russian orthography. During this
semester, they will practice writing paragraphs and short stories.
Exercises will develop the child\'s active and passive vocabulary.
Regular homework will include reading short stories, composing and
answering questions, performing simple grammar exercises and
memorizing pieces of poetry to complement language proficiency.
The exposure to and study of contemporary and classical literature will
continue complementing the technical aspects of the course, thereby
developing students\' knowledge and understanding of Russian culture.
This course is designed for sixth/seventh grades bilingual students with a
strong foundation in Russian. It aims to increase students\' reading and
speaking proficiency to an advanced level.
Students will continue studying Russian orthography. During this
semester, they will practice writing paragraphs and short stories.
Exercises will develop the child\'s active and passive vocabulary.
Regular homework will include reading short stories, composing and
answering questions, performing simple grammar exercises and
memorizing pieces of poetry to complement language proficiency.
The exposure to and study of contemporary and classical literature will
continue complementing the technical aspects of the course, thereby
developing students\' knowledge and understanding of Russian culture.
Our Russian Drama class is on of the SchoolPlus\'s most exciting and well-nurtured projects. It gives children an opportunity to play, to perform, to learn some classical Russian texts by heart and to practice in spoken Russian.
It is also a big art project, where all children participate in designing costumes, backdrops and other pieces of theatrical scenery.
The teachers come up with some ideas but it is the children who decide in the end which of the suggested ideas they would like to implement. While learning to work together children get to know each other better than in many other classes, and they are always proud to be a part of this team and to be on stage together. Although the work can sometimes be tedious, the result is always original and remarkable, and it is one of the things we hope they will remember as a part of their Russian educational experience.
This year we would like to offer a new format for our Russian class. This class for older
students will be focusing on reading and analyzing plays and poetry as well as on
writing plays and/or movie scripts based on various books and stories of students\'
choice.
Although we will certainly still pay attention to grammar and spelling, we will
mainly focus on active reading and composition. Working individually and in groups the
students will create their own texts, which may be eventually turned into our School\'s
theatre production or individual short movies.
The additional segment of this class will be dedicated to studying up for a Russian AP
test. Succeeding in this test will allow our older students to add an extra class to their
list of achievements for college.
Russian Advanced class will get students ready for the Prototype AP Russian Exam which will takes place in April 2020. AP Russian is intended for students in the 9th grade and above who wish to engage in the rigorous university-level study before high school graduation. It consists of four subtests, all of which are aimed at the direct assessment of language proficiency. Students in the 9th grade and above may be registered for the test.
At the end of the course, students are encouraged to take the Prototype AP Russian Language and Culture exam. Click the link below to get the 2017 Sample Exam, the last version published.
The course is designed for children who started to write words and read stories. The main objectives are the following:
to master quality of reading skills and techniques of understanding the consept
to keep engaged in reading&retelling the short stories to chape a child\'s expressive coherent speech
to learn how to ask/answer different type of questions
to practice complex sound combos by tongue twisters
to describe directions; to express their attitude to what is happening around
to further work on writing techniques
to introduce new grammar: animate/inanimate nouns, verbs conjugating, adjectives, pronouns and much more.
This course is designed for children who just started to read short sentences and stories. The main objectives are the following:
to further develop reading skills and techniques
to consolidate the knowledge of vowels, consonants and letters
to introduce the notion of syllable as a part of a word
to establish writing in print
Suggested exercises will contribute to attention, memory and logical thinking development, vocabulary enrichment and coherent speech ability.
The teacher opens up to the youngsters\' wonderful world of Russian language at their appropriate age level making lessons and interesting and fun game.
Learners: This course is designed for k-1 students who would like to start learning Russian as foreign language. No previous exposure to or studies of Russian is necessary.
Goals: The main goals of this course are to introduce the vocabulary necessary for basic communication, to develop oral comprehension of simple sentences, questions, and directions in Russian, and to build basic reading and writing skills using Cyrillic alphabet.
Content of studies: The units are based on the principle of going from more simple to more complex structures. All four areas of language (reading, writing, listening, and speaking) are practiced during each class and reinforced with homework which will not rely on any outside help. (It is understood that student’s family does not necessarily know Russian.) Along with introducing new material, every unit actively recycles and reviews lexical and grammatical material from the previous units. The themes of this year will be focused on the learner: his or her body, family, friends, and everyday activities. The main grammatical structures that we will cover this year are: the gender and number of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives, as well as different forms of verbs, and various types of sentences.
Books. N. Vlasova. Russian as Foreign Language. Basic course – 1. This is the main textbook that may be complemented by additional materials.
This course designed for 9-10 years old children, who were exposed to the Russian Language in their families, but do not speak Russian fluently. It includes reviewing Russian pronunciation and intonation, a systematic review of grammar, increasing vocabulary, and developing fluency in different conversational situations, which will further develop the four skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking with an emphasis on communicative competence.
We will concentrate on developing cursory reading skills and building interest in reading.
Students will be assigned appropriate homework, which includes reading short stories, writing, answering questions, learning basic rules, doing simple grammar exercises, listening recorded fairy tales and memorizing pieces of poetry. We also, use of various types of authentic and culturally significant materials, such as proverbs, sayings, tongue-twisters, riddles, and poems.
This course is designed for the 3rd -4th grade students who continue to study Russian as a foreign language. The learners in this class are not required to be fluent in speaking, reading or writing, but they would be expected to understand simple sentences, questions, and directions in Russian and to have basic reading and writing skills using Cyrillic alphabet.
Goals:
The main goals of this course are to extend the active vocabulary, to increase fluency in oral and written communication, and to develop skills necessary for independent reading of simple texts.
Content of studies:
The units are based on the principle of going from more simple to more complex structures. Along with introducing new material, every unit actively recycles and reviews lexical and grammatical material from the previous units. The themes of this year will be based on such aspects of the everyday life as school, home, family, friends, classes, books, shopping, and food. The main grammatical structures that we will cover this year are: cases of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives, as well as different types of verbs in past, present, and future tenses.
This year our main goal is to make smooth transition from learning letters to reading, understanding and retelling short stories. We will learn basic rules of Russian language and will build up the ability to create short phrases and dialogs. In this course we will use the book \'Reading with big letters\' by Olesya Zhukova.
Students will be assigned appropriate homework, which includes reading short stories, answering questions, learning basic rules, doing simple grammar exercises, listening recorded fairy tales and memorizing pieces of poetry.
This course is designed to encourage students to explore the natural world. It opens the door to the challenging world of scientific discovery and introduces young learners to scientific concepts.
Students will be provided an overview of many different types and aspects of science. The course
includes science units; life science, earth, and physical science.
Through this course students will study:
Plants and Animals
Weather
Matter
Earth
Motion and Forces
The course will have exciting hands-on activities, experiments, and field trip. With the support of
Macmillan/McGraw-Hill resources; Interactive Textbook, Reading and Writing in Science, and Activity
Lab Book, students will develop content and conceptual knowledge across a number of scientific topics.
Students will have great opportunity to participate in the United States Crystal Growing Competition.
This course is designed to inspire students’ interest and investigation in science.
It encourages students to ask more questions, think more critically, and generate innovative ideas. Students will explore and experience a variety of areas within the field of science through the use of reading, research, discussion, participation in group and individual projects.
Young scientists will have great opportunity to participate in the United States Crystal Growing Competition. With the support of Macmillan/McGraw-Hill resources; Interactive Textbook, Reading and Writing in Science, and Activity Lab Book students will develop content and conceptual knowledge across a number of scientific topics.
Course Content:
Electricity and Magnetism
Structure of Living Things
Plant Structure and Functions
Human Body Systems
Earth’s Water and Earth’s Weather
The Solar System
Types of Matter and Changes in Matter
This science course is designed to encourage students’ natural curiosity, foster their critical thinking skills, and inspire investigation. Students will be introduced to the nature of science. The course includes an introduction to the physics, astronomy and earth science. Students will be encouraged to explore the
relationship between science and everyday life.
Course Content:
Environments
Rocks and Minerals
Our Solar System
Matter
Energy
Light
The course will have exciting hands-on activities, experiments, and field trip. With the support of
Macmillan/McGraw-Hill resources; Interactive Textbook, Reading and Writing in Science, and Activity
Lab Book students will develop content and conceptual knowledge across a number of scientific topics.
Students will have great opportunity to participate in the United States Crystal Growing Competition.
This course designed to encourage students to develop an interest in science and help them to pursue STEM careers in the future. In this class, we will have Biology, Chemistry, Physics as well as Math components. I will try my best to mak it appropriate for 4th and 5th graders. Attendance, homework, being in class on time, as well as proper behavior, is expected. No previous knowledge of the subjects mentioned above is required except for grade appropriate level of Math.
The class will have lectures, practical experimental components, as well as videos, quizzes and field trips. I hope that this course will help in creating future Researchers, Medical Doctors, Engineers as well as Science Teachers. I look forward to this class and hope that it will be an inspiration for my students.
Students will be introduced to:
Solar System
Why is it important to study the Solar System?
Why do we need to learn about the Sun?
Landforms: Face of the Earth
Shat is an example of a landform?
What are the factors that shape the different landforms in the world?
Electrical System
Flow of Electricity
Effects of an Electric Current
Electrical System of the Body
Interactions through the Application of Forces
Type of forces
Measuring Force
Effects of Forces
What is Pressure?
Energy and Work Done
Energy Changes
Sources of Energy
Chemical Changes
Types of Chemical Changes -- Interactions between Matter
Movement of Atoms during Chemical Reactions
Effects fo Chemical Changes -- Friends or Foes?
Interactions within Ecosystems
Ecosystems
Conserving the Environment
The curriculum includes complete topics coverage as well as systematic SHSAT preparation. The primary goal of the course is to make sure that students have an academic knowledge of Math and ELA and the skills needed to succeed on the exam.
Students will both study the curriculum knowledge necessary to succeed on the exam but will also study and practice key test taking strategies that have been proven to increase children\'s scores. The course also provides (abbreviated) practice exams periodically (5 in total) in order to assess your child\'s performance and growth. The course also provides a brief introduction to the schools that are available to get into as well as educates students on how the SHSAT scoring works and personally customized ideas on what are the best ways to improve your overall score.
The course includes:
-Vital practice questions that cover all tested material
-Proven score-raising strategies with an emphasis on improving math and verbal skills
-25 important math subjects/concepts covered on the exam
-Practice Reading Comprehension passages (non-fiction, literary, and poetry).
-Full-length practice tests and the most up-to-date information about the test
The curriculum includes complete topics coverage as well as systematic SHSAT preparation. The primary goal of the course is to make sure that students have academic knowledge of Math and ELA and the skills needed to succeed on the exam. Students will both study the curriculum knowledge necessary to succeed on the exam but will also study and practice key test taking strategies that have been proven to increase children\'s scores.
The course also provides (abbreviated) practice exams periodically (5 in total) in order to assess your child\'s performance and growth. The course also provides a brief introduction to the schools that are available to get into as well as educates students on how the SHSAT scoring works and personally customized ideas on what are the best ways to improve your overall score.
The course includes:
-Vital practice questions that cover all tested material
-Proven score-raising strategies with an emphasis on improving math and verbal skills
-25 important math subjects/concepts covered on the exam
-Practice Reading Comprehension passages (non-fiction, literary, and poetry).
-Full-length practice tests and the most up-to-date information about the test
The curriculum includes complete topics coverage as well as systematic SHSAT preparation. The primary goal of the course is to make sure that students have an academic knowledge of Math and ELA and the skills needed to succeed on the exam. Students will both study the curriculum knowledge necessary to succeed on the exam but will also study and practice key test taking strategies that have been proven to increase children\'s scores.
The course also provides (abbreviated) practice exams periodically (5 in total) in order to assess your child\'s performance and growth. The course also provides a brief introduction to the schools that are available to get into as well as educates students on how the SHSAT scoring works and personally customized ideas on what are the best ways to improve your overall score.
The course includes:
-Vital practice questions that cover all tested material
-Proven score-raising strategies with an emphasis on improving math and verbal skills
-25 important math subjects/concepts covered on the exam
-Practice Reading Comprehension passages (non-fiction, literary, and poetry).
-Full-length practice tests and the most up-to-date information about the test
My music lessons will engage children\'s minds and bodies through a mixture of singing, acting and the use of percussion instruments (i.e. xylophones, triangles, rhythm sticks).
Children will learn how to appreciate classical music: I’ll play piano pieces from children\'s repertoire, written by the great classical composers. Kids will listen stories about these compositions.
Some elementary musical grammar will be presented as well.
Singing is stressed as the foundation for musicianship. Learning the children\'s favorites’ songs, folk and composed music is fun not only for kids, but for the whole family.
exercises for development of rhythm and ear-training, and choral singing, basic rules of pitch and rhythm notation, intervals recognition
popular songs from cartoons and movies learned
history and evolution of music, how music began, and how it has evolved over thousands of years; stories about famous composers: Vivaldi, Handel, Beethoven Mozart, Chopin
The course should only be taken by students who are planning on taking the exam in January 2020 and who want to get a head start on building the foundations necessary to succeed on the Hunter Entrance Exam. We will cover the three sections of the exam: Reading, Writing, and Math.
The Reading portion will include reading comprehension of high-level (~8th grade) fiction. It will mainly feature works from the turn of the 20th century. The writing will focus on writing a strong 5-paragraph personal essay within time constraints. The Math will focus on creative problem solving and cover a range of topics from basic algebra and geometry to probability and pattern recognition. The math will feature problems similar to those seen on statewide Math contests.
Since this course is for 5th graders, it will focus first on introducing all of these concepts before moving on to mastering them, which will take a significant amount of time and work. The course will be focused and serious with homework assigned each week that must be completed. Parents should make sure students enter the course with a serious commitment to it. Students should expect an hour of homework per week.
The course should only be taken by students who are planning on taking the exam in January 2021 and who want to get a head start on building the foundations necessary to succeed on the Hunter Entrance Exam. We will cover the three sections of the exam: Reading, Writing, and Math.
The Reading portion will include reading comprehension of high-level (~8th grade) fiction. It will mainly feature works from the turn of the 20th century. The writing will focus on writing a strong 5-paragraph personal essay within time constraints. The Math will focus on creative problem solving and cover a range of topics from basic algebra and geometry to probability and pattern recognition. The math will feature problems similar to those seen on statewide Math contests.
Since this course is for 5th graders, it will focus first on introducing all of these concepts before moving on to mastering them, which will take a significant amount of time and work. The course will be focused and serious with homework assigned each week that must be completed. Parents should make sure students enter the course with a serious commitment to it. Students should expect an hour of homework per week.
Small group yoga classes for parents tailored to the students\' needs. We will start with a gentle version and gradually build up complexity as people become more confident and comfortable with what they do.
Small group yoga classes for parents tailored to the students\' needs. We will start with a gentle version and gradually build up complexity as people become more confident and comfortable with what they do.
In this class we will concentrate on learning and drawing process. We learn about different kinds of animals and land homes including woodlands, grasslands, shrub lands, dry lands, mountains and lowlands. They also learn principles of art such as symmetry, repetition, balance, emphasis.
In this class students master painting, drawing and sculptural
techniques. Young artists develop their own styles while acquiring
strong traditional design skills. Relevant art historical references
enrich each creative activity. Students see themselves in greater
cultural context as they move towards their personal artistic goals.
In this class students master painting, drawing and sculptural
techniques. Young artists develop their own styles while acquiring
strong traditional design skills. Relevant art historical references
enrich each creative activity. Students see themselves in greater
cultural context as they move towards their personal artistic goals.
This class is designed to provide children with an inviting creative setting where they will be free to engage in the process of discovering color, paint, markers, oil pastel, crayons and clay. They will gain confidence in self-expression and artistic exploration through a hands-on experience. By experimenting with different art media and exploring new art techniques, children develop creativity, fine motor skills and hand – eye coordination. This class is introduced to the children in a playful and energetic way and is led by an artist who knows and loves how preschoolers process creative ideas.
Acquaintance with chess starts with chess basics. Children become familiar with the chess board and chess pieces; they learn general rules and allowed moves step by step; they learn the goal of the Game – Mate; begin to understand other outcomes such as Stalemate and Draw; learn notation for recording moves. Children learn the three stages of the Game: Opening, Middlegame, Endgame; fundamentals of Strategy and Tactics; beginnings and endgames. Children learn by analyzing simple positions and by practicing playing the game in every class.
This class is for mixed level players (Beginners/Early Player):
Children learn to concentrate on one and two-move checkmates, as well as various combinations featuring queen sacrifices, double attacks, discovering checks, and many other useful tactical elements, or just quiet moves that eliminate the opponent\'s potential flight squares (depending on class level). Children participate in the instructor led analysis of simple parties; Children continue to study various strategies and tactics of playing chess. Children practice by playing against each other and the instructor.
An indispensable part of this class is the study of \"immortal\" games played by world champions (Kasparov, Fisher, Alekhin), as well as games of today\'s strongest grandmasters. Theoretical knowledge is supported by practicing playing the game in every class. Children learn advanced strategy and ideas behind openings, middlegames and endgames. At home, students practice by working on various assignments such as games to analyze and studies to solve. Students are trained and encouraged to participate in chess competitions between regional branches of SchoolPlus and other tournaments in New York and New Jersey. Rated players are welcome.
A subway poster in NYC says, “As a student, Einstein was no Einstein.” He had to discover his particular genius, which meant finding his passion and arranging his life so he could pursue it. The world has not been designed to discover, understand and nourish each individual’s unique gifts. This workshop is.
This project is an exploration of what resonates for students, and their own natures, talents and ambitions. We see how those three must be connected to achieve success.
Each student chooses to research a different discoverer from history and science,focusing on the drama of a breakthrough moment, which they try to convey through a presentation or through a journal they create, pretending they are witnessing the discovery. If time permits, we can embellish the journals with old-fashioned touches and drawings.
A key element of this class involves students learning to use, as a mental toolbox for lifetime learning, various brainstorming techniques of top think tanks at IBM and Google.
The aim will be self-exploration and articulation.
An easy tie-in is a show or reading on one of the great discoverers, or a field trip to Liberty Science Center or the Edison center.
The Movement and Dance class at SchoolPlus Hudson introduces children to elements of Modern, Folk and Ballroom Dancing. Movement and Dance classes are taught by Ms. Nadia Lemega. Ms. Lemega is a choreographer and dance teacher with over 20 years of experience working with children of all ages, from as young as 3 years old to teenagers. Her repertoire includes modern and jazz dances as well as such world famous folk dances as Gapak, Hava Nagila, Quadrille, Polka and Sirtaki to name a few…
This class is designed to help very young children develop their thought process, which is the main foundation of learning preparedness. Children who are encouraged to understand the process of thinking tend to be inquisitive, creative, confident, compassionate, and communicative.
This class goes beyond preparing children to learn mathematics; the main goal of the class is to provide a tool for children to understand their own thinking, hence enabling them to understand events and the environment around them.
For example, a thoughtful child will understand that sharing is not about getting a reward in the end; rather, a child will understand that it is about caring for a friend, having a friend to talk to and to play with. By the same token, a child who understands the logic of shapes will be able to understand that a triangle isn\'t just a shape that exists on paper or in his/her mind, rather it exists around us; he/she will be able to tell us that a mountain is shaped like a triangle, an ice cream cone is shaped like a triangle or to be a bit more advanced, two triangles can make another kind of shape all together... This kind of inquiry process will go infinitely.
What should you expect from the class? Mostly we will focus on interactive and communicative activities; we do not do as much drilling and repetition as our Mathematics class does. Rather we focus on building the core of \"thinking\" and explore them through verbal and written interactions, as well as pictorial usage for children who are still acquiring English. Please note: written interaction doesn\'t mean your child needs to be able to write, rather the teacher will use tools such as journals or lists or other writing means to help children in understanding their thoughts.
We hope to see you in class; nothing is worth more noting in any learning experiences than the building of a thought.
This class will encourage students to further develop a joy in reading and writing as outlets for creative imagination. Students will read and discuss stories in ways that
expand their critical comprehension of English and will explore the fundamentals of English through projects that engage them to think creatively. During the semester
students will work in groups to create stories and short plays that they will perform for the class, promoting both reading and writing skills.
HIDDEN TREASURE
There’s a new recreational craze among young people on the Internet, and it involves getting out and exercising! It’s called letterboxing.
Young people from elementary schools to colleges are hiding boxes with writing in parks and public spaces all over the country. Clues are posted on the Web so others can search for the hidden treasures.
Searchers follow mathematical, geographical and logical clues posted on the Internet to find boxes. The rewards are student writings on various themes: history, wildlife, writing
and art. Each box contains an artistic rubber stamp so the searchers can stamp a field book as proof that they solved the clues and found the location.
Students can search for previously created hidden boxes or create a series of their own for other classes to hunt down. We start by with themes of relevance to each group’s current studies, then create stamps and booklets of student ideas and writing. They can be hidden on school grounds and posted on the school website as a challenge for other students now and in future years.
This is a great way to introduce students to a free recreational activity that can motivate them to hike various parks throughout their lives.
This class is designed to provide children ages 3-5 years old with an inviting creative setting where they will be free to engage in the process of discovering color, paint, markers, oil pastel, crayons and clay. They will gain confidence in self-expression and artistic exploration through a hands-on experience. By experimenting with different art media and exploring new art techniques, children develop creativity, fine motor skills and hand – eye coordination. This class is introduced to the children in a playful and energetic way and is led by an artist who knows and loves how preschoolers process creative ideas.
This class is designed to help very young children develop their thought process, which is the main foundation of learning preparedness. Children who are encouraged to understand the process of thinking tend to be inquisitive, creative, confident, compassionate, and communicative.
This class goes beyond preparing children to learn mathematics; the main goal of the class is to provide a tool for children to understand their own thinking, hence enabling them to understand events and the environment around them.
For example, a thoughtful child will understand that sharing is not about getting a reward in the end; rather, a child will understand that it is about caring for a friend, having a friend to talk to and to play with. By the same token, a child who understands the logic of shapes will be able to understand that a triangle isn\'t just a shape that exists on paper or in his/her mind, rather it exists around us; he/she will be able to tell us that a mountain is shaped like a triangle, an ice cream cone is shaped like a triangle or to be a bit more advanced, two triangles can make another kind of shape all together... This kind of inquiry process will go infinitely.
What should you expect from the class? Mostly we will focus on interactive and communicative activities; we do not do as much drilling and repetition as our Mathematics class does. Rather we focus on building the core of \"thinking\" and explore them through verbal and written interactions, as well as pictorial usage for children who are still acquiring English. Please note: written interaction doesn\'t mean your child needs to be able to write, rather the teacher will use tools such as journals or lists or other writing means to help children in understanding their thoughts.
We hope to see you in class; nothing is worth more noting in any learning experiences than the building of a thought.
Before we start to build on our math facts students need to really understand the laws of arithmetic. This program teaches operations with whole numbers, fractions and decimals in a systematic way. It shows that basically the rules of arithmetic are universal. The program provides students with many non-routine, multi-step arithmetic problems. Different methods of solving various kinds of word problems are discussed. In addition to Arithmetic, there are some exciting topics such as Combinatorics, Pigeonhole principle and logic problems. You might find the lessons in the Geometry section particularly interesting. Students learn to use logic, geometric facts and calculations.
This program is targeted to 4th and 5th grade students and it is aligned with focal points of Standards for School Mathematics developed by National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM).
At this level, math students need to know and really understand basic laws and rules of algebra. This program teaches the algebraic rules from the simplest to more advanced, formulas and applications. The program includes many types of word problems and shows how they can be solved. Besides Algebra, the program includes several enrichment topics such as Mathematical Induction, Advanced Combinatorics, Logic games, Fibonacci numbers. You might find particularly interesting the lessons in the Combinatorics section. Students learn to use logical reasoning, systematic approaches to problem solving, calculations and algebraic transformations. This class also prepares students for the admission tests into the selective High Schools.
This program is targeted to 6th, 7th and 8th grade students and is aligned with Focal points of Standards suggested by National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
Приглашаем на развивающие игровые музыкальные занятия детишек от 9 месяцев до 3-х лет вместе с их родителями. Наши занятия позволяют ребенку не только в увлекательной и игровой форме войти в мир музыки, но и развивают умственные и физические способности, а также способствуют социальной адаптации ребенка.
Занятия проходят в игровой форме и построены на частой смене деятельности, что обеспечивает постоянный интерес детей: «А что же будет дальше?»
Содержание занятий:
- Подвижные игры, ритмика, логоритмика
- Пальчиковые игры, развитие мелкой моторики
- Развитие речи, дикции, интонирование
- Развитие слуха
- Игра на детских музыкальных инструментах
- Пение на разных языках
Через все уроки красной нитью проходит музыка. Наряду со стихами А. Барто, С. Маршака, и народными потешками, в программе используются с детства знакомые нам песни «Чунга Чанга», «Песня про улыбку», «В лесу родилась елочка», «Спят усталые игрушки» и многие другие.
Важную роль в раннем развитии ребенка играют не только педагоги, но и родители. Разделите радость от игры с вашим малышом и процесс обучения станет увлекательным, красочным и радостным.
Приглашаем на развивающие игровые музыкальные занятия детишек от 9 месяцев до 3-х лет вместе с их родителями. Наши занятия позволяют ребенку не только в увлекательной и игровой форме войти в мир музыки, но и развивают умственные и физические способности, а также способствуют социальной адаптации ребенка.
Занятия проходят в игровой форме и построены на частой смене деятельности, что обеспечивает постоянный интерес детей: «А что же будет дальше?»
Содержание занятий:
- Подвижные игры, ритмика, логоритмика
- Пальчиковые игры, развитие мелкой моторики
- Развитие речи, дикции, интонирование
- Развитие слуха
- Игра на детских музыкальных инструментах
- Пение на разных языках
Через все уроки красной нитью проходит музыка. Наряду со стихами А. Барто, С. Маршака, и народными потешками, в программе используются с детства знакомые нам песни «Чунга Чанга», «Песня про улыбку», «В лесу родилась елочка», «Спят усталые игрушки» и многие другие.
Важную роль в раннем развитии ребенка играют не только педагоги, но и родители. Разделите радость от игры с вашим малышом и процесс обучения станет увлекательным, красочным и радостным.
Занятия включают в себя:
- разучивание песен;
- использование сказок и фольклорных произведений
- музыкально-ритмические игры;
- прослушивание классической музыки;
- шумовой оркестр.
Занятия включают в себя:
- разучивание песен;
- использование сказок и фольклорных произведений
- музыкально-ритмические игры;
- прослушивание классической музыки;
- шумовой оркестр.
Комплексный урок, направленный на развитие логики, разных видов памяти (ассоциативной, зрительной, тактильной, слуховой) развитие речи, подготовки ручки к письму. Также дети учат цифры и буквы, получают общие знания об окружающем мире, учатся строить простейшие умозаключения. Занятие разбито на несколько блоков, не более 10 минут каждое, таким образом, во время обучения происходит постоянная смена видов деятельности, поэтому дети не успевают устать и не начинают скучать от однообразных заданий.. Интегрированное занятие обеспечивает всестороннее развитие способностей ребенка, способствует формированию самых необходимых навыков, обогащает новыми знаниями.
Комплексный урок, направленный на развитие логики, разных видов памяти (ассоциативной, зрительной, тактильной, слуховой) развитие речи, подготовки ручки к письму. Также дети учат цифры и буквы, получают общие знания об окружающем мире, учатся строить простейшие умозаключения. Занятие разбито на несколько блоков, не более 10 минут каждое, таким образом, во время обучения происходит постоянная смена видов деятельности, поэтому дети не успевают устать и не начинают скучать от однообразных заданий.. Интегрированное занятие обеспечивает всестороннее развитие способностей ребенка, способствует формированию самых необходимых навыков, обогащает новыми знаниями.
1. Работа над пониманием прочитанного включает в себя объяснение незнакомых слов и словосочетаний ( словарная работа) ; ответы на вопросы по прочитанному или прослушанному тексту и пересказ его ; понимание значений крылатых выражений (идиом). 2. Расширение словарного запаса : работа с синонимами , антонимами, омонимами . 3. Развитие связной речи и речевого творчества (устного и письменного) . 4. Совершенствование техники чтения и грамматических навыков
для учеников 5а класса эта работа проводится на материале прозаических произведений Н. Носова, Э.Успенского, В.Голявкина, К.Булычёва, В. Железникова, Е.Пермяка, Б. Житкова и поэтических произведений И. Бунина, И. Крылова, В. Берестова, Д. Хармса (поэтические минутки).
В изучении грамматики русского языка используются материалы программы Т.Г.Рамзаевой «Русский язык» 4 класс, часть 1.
This class is designed for 4-6 year old children who are able to communicate in Russian on their age appropriate level. At this point in the year they are familiar with most or all letters of Russian alphabet and are able to read syllables and simple words with confidence.
The goals of this class are to develop oral communication skills, to increase the size of active vocabulary, to improve writing and reading skills.
By the end of the year the students are expected to reach the level of reading where they all are able to read fluently short sentences ad short texts on the primer level. Their writing skills should include printing short simple sentences.
Weekly homework will consist from reading and writing exercises and activities to improve writing skills and increase vocabulary.
Russian 2d advanced
Дети 4-6 лет из русcкоязычных cемей,орошо говорящие по-русски. Основные аправления учебной программы:расширение словарного
запаса и развитие связной речи;
дальнейшее развитие начальных навыков
чтения и письма;чтение и обсуждение детских стихов, рассказов и сказок; разучиваниеи исполнение любимых детских песенок
This class is designed for children who have limited to none Russian comprehension and conversational skills. The objective of this class it to develop and improve child\'s understanding of Russian spoken language and conversational skills...
This class will focus on developing children\'s vocabulary, comprehension, reading and writing in Russian. This class is for children with very limited or nonexistent conversational Russian and limited ability to understand Russian.
Задачи театральной студии:
развитие активного речевого запаса;
работа с голосом и интонациями;
воспитание культуры речи;
развитие навыков выразительного чтения, культуры диспута и выступления перед зрителями;
знакомство с основами сценического мастерства;
развитие памяти и воображения;
участие в написании сценариев и постановках студии.
На занятиях дети играют в языковые и ролевые игры, развивают технику речи, сочиняют и разучивают тексты, песни и танцы; придумывают костюмы и декорации, участвуют в спектаклях.
This class will focus on the inherent creativity found in language in order to foster a love of reading and writing early on. I\'ll be using things like magnetic poetry sets and other word games, as well as group work, music, and crafts to engage the students in ways that may be different from, and possibly more challenging than, a traditional school setting.
The main objective of the class is to supply children with basic skills and familiarize them with essential concepts, which would create a solid foundation for their further studies, and eventually help them in their transition into the general school education system. The set curriculum of these lessons does not imply, however, that they are going to be “formal” in the sense of being “dry and boring”.
Choosing various interesting topics for each lesson, we’ll learn about numbers, shapes, colors and patterns, solve logical problems and puzzles, work on memory and motor skills, and explore various ways of creating classifications.
We’ll also focus on studying Russian language. Alphabet, basics of reading and writing, text comprehension, vocabulary, and speech development are all going to be our primary targets in this class.
This class will be dedicated to the studies of the wider world, primarily to its geography (where?), history (when?) and curious natural phenomena (how?). We’ll look at the pictures, talk and read about interesting people, places, and events, but we’ll also try to find answers to many unexpected questions children may bring to the classroom.
Playing games, reading, making art projects, and having a lot of interesting discussions all along is the only way your teacher conducts this class.
It would not only add to the kid\'s sum of knowledge, but also would help them develop and improve their verbal skills and their ability to reason and communicate their own ideas.
Review of homework (10 minutes)
Teach new content (30 minutes). This includes:
A. Teach Content (Textbook)
B. Modeling (Workbook)
C. Guided Practice (Workbook)
D. Independent Practice (Workbook)
E. Application of skills in a higher
level (Intensive Practice 10 min.)
Two questions from previous New York State Assessments (Practice -- 10 min.)
Copy homework - 10 minutes
Primary Math Textbook
Primary Math Workbook
Primary Math Intensive Practice
Flow of the Math Class
Review of homework (10 minutes)
Teach new content (30 minutes). This includes:
A. Teach Content (Textbook)
B. Modeling (Workbook)
C. Guided Practice (Workbook)
D. Independent Practice (Workbook)
E. Application of skills in a higher
level (Intensive Practice 10 min.)
Two questions from previous New York State Assessments (Practice -- 10 min.)
Copy homework - 10 minutes
Primary Math Textbook
Primary Math Workbook
Primary Math Intensive Practice
Flow of the Math Class
Review of homework (10 minutes)
Teach new content (30 minutes). This includes:
A. Teach Content (Textbook)
B. Modeling (Workbook)
C. Guided Practice (Workbook)
D. Independent Practice (Workbook)
E. Application of skills in a higher
level (Intensive Practice 10 min.)
Copy homework - 10 minutes
The main objective of the class is to supply children with basic skills and familiarize them with essential concepts, which would create a solid foundation for their further studies, and eventually help them in their transition into the general school education system. The set curriculum of these lessons does not imply, however, that they are going to be “formal” in the sense of being “dry and boring”.
Choosing various interesting topics for each lesson, we’ll learn about numbers, shapes, colors and patterns, solve logical problems and puzzles, work on memory and motor skills, and explore various ways of creating classifications.
We’ll also focus on studying English language. Alphabet, basics of reading and writing, text comprehension, vocabulary, and speech development are all going to be our primary targets in this class.
The main objective of the class is to supply children with basic skills and familiarize them with essential concepts, which would create a solid foundation for their further studies, and eventually help them in their transition into the general school education system. The set curriculum of these lessons does not imply, however, that they are going to be “formal” in the sense of being “dry and boring”.
Choosing various interesting topics for each lesson, we’ll learn about numbers, shapes, colors and patterns, solve logical problems and puzzles, work on memory and motor skills, and explore various ways of creating classifications.
We’ll also focus on studying Russian language. Alphabet, basics of reading and writing, text comprehension, vocabulary, and speech development are all going to be our primary targets in this class.
Introducing new and innovative approaches to drawing, painting, sculpting and various other forms of art making, this class demonstrates each child\'s ability to form their artistic voice. Each lesson, underpinned with a period or movement and an artist from European and American Art History, is crafted to teach to each child\'s creativity in order to bring about creative problem solving skill sets essentially necessary in today\'s world. Breaking down rules and relationships between form and color, appropriate for each level of class, allows students to see progress with their artwork and helps them to gain more of a focus for design and creation. Fun, energetic, challenging, very educational and surprising, are all ways in which to describe this class guided with the enthusiasm for Art, by an emerging professional local artist, Ricardo Roig.
Introducing new and innovative approaches to drawing, painting, sculpting and various other forms of art making, this class demonstrates each child\'s ability to form their artistic voice. Each lesson, underpinned with a period or movement and an artist from European and American Art History, is crafted to teach to each child\'s creativity in order to bring about creative problem solving skill sets essentially necessary in today\'s world. Breaking down rules and relationships between form and color, appropriate for each level of class, allows students to see progress with their artwork and helps them to gain more of a focus for design and creation. Fun, energetic, challenging, very educational and surprising, are all ways in which to describe this class guided with the enthusiasm for Art, by an emerging professional local artist, Ricardo Roig.
Introducing new and innovative approaches to drawing, painting, sculpting and various other forms of art making, this class demonstrates each child\'s ability to form their artistic voice. Each lesson, underpinned with a period or movement and an artist from European and American Art History, is crafted to teach to each child\'s creativity in order to bring about creative problem solving skill sets essentially necessary in today\'s world. Breaking down rules and relationships between form and color, appropriate for each level of class, allows students to see progress with their artwork and helps them to gain more of a focus for design and creation. Fun, energetic, challenging, very educational and surprising, are all ways in which to describe this class guided with the enthusiasm for Art, by an emerging professional local artist, Ricardo Roig.
How do computers work? How do they think? Computer Science is a fascinating subject that explores these very questions.In this class, learning is based on challenging, hands-on fun activities, designed for children of a range of ages, which introduces them some of the building blocks of how computers work—without using a computer at all!Many of the activities are mathematically based, e.g. exploring binary numbers, mapping and graphs, patterns and sorting problems. Others link in well with the technology curriculum, and the knowledge and understanding of how computers work. The children are actively involved in communication, problem solving, creativity, and thinking skills in a meaningful context.
This class is designed to provide children ages 5 - 8 years old with an inviting, creative setting where they will be free to engage in the process of discovering color, paint, markers, oil pastel, crayons and clay. They will gain confidence in self-expression and artistic exploration through a hands-on experience. By experimenting with different art media and exploring new art techniques, children develop creativity, fine motor skills and hand – eye coordination. This class is introduced to the children in a playful and energetic way and is led by an artist who knows and loves how preschoolers process creative ideas.
Introducing new and innovative approaches to drawing, painting, sculpting and various other forms of art making, this course demonstrates each child\'s ability to form their artistic voice. Each lesson, underpinned with a period or movement and an artist from European and American Art History, is crafted to teach to each child\'s creativity in order to bring about creative problem solving skill sets essential in today\'s world. Breaking down rules and relationships between form and color allows students to see progress with their artwork and helps them to gain more of a focus for design and creation. Fun, energetic, challenging, educational are all words to describe this course taught the instructors who are certified art teachers as well as working artists.
Explore basics of the chess theory, foundation of this amazing and powerful game. Build habits of concentration, logical thinking, strategy of the game. Step by step, children learn various strategical and tactical moves in chess, beginnings and endgames.
Students in intermediate and advanced groups learn various combinations featuring queen sacrifices, double attacks, discovered checks, and many other useful tactical elements, or just quiet moves that eliminate the opponent\'s potential flight squares. Studying of the \"immortal\" games of world champions, as well as games of today\'s strongest grandmasters, is an indispensable part of our classes. Theoretical knowledge is supported with games in class. Children play the game in every class, against each other and the instructor.
Students in intermediate and advanced groups learn various combinations featuring queen sacrifices, double attacks, discovered checks, and many other useful tactical elements, or just quiet moves that eliminate the opponent\'s potential flight squares. Studying of the \"immortal\" games of world champions, as well as games of today\'s strongest grandmasters, is an indispensable part of our classes. Theoretical knowledge is supported with games in class. Children play the game in every class, against each other and the instructor.
Preschool Creative Movement: Students develop body awareness, control, flexibility, and strength while having tons of fun with diverse, imaginative body movements, stretching, and strengthening. Dance steps increase the child’s coordination, sense of rhythm, and processing skills. Creative movement and improvisation boost a child’s risk-taking and problem-solving.This is a great class for kids that are filled with energy, and allows for quieter lessons afterward to run more smoothly.
Toys and puzzles will be included as visual tools for preschoolers.
Classes concentrate on: Getting to know the world around us; Development of visual and logical thinking, attention, visual memory and imagination.
This class program offers:
1. Sorting, Matching and Classification
2. Patterning
3. Graphing
4. Riddles and Guessing Games
5. Mental Math Workout and Guessing Games
6. Sets and Venn Diagram
7. Preparation for school math and reading programs
Objective:
This course was designed for third, fourth graders in order to help prepare and enrich student’s learning of English through hands on and exciting lessons. The course is designed to facilitate student’s understanding of reading and writing.
Description:
This course is designed to help establish a passion for English by learning and utilizing innovative strategies in both reading and writing. Students will be demonstrate the ability to brainstorm ideas, learn to construct a story pyramid, compose creative stories, learn to work collaboratively as well as individually, use writing and reading strategies effectively, identify rhyming words and adjectives, and grasp the concept of main ideas.
Students will develop a love and passion for reading and explore different types of stories by different authors like Shel Silverstein and Roald Dahl.
Objective:
This course was designed for first and second graders in order to help prepare and enrich student’s learning of English through hands on and exciting lessons. The course is designed to facilitate each student’s understanding of writ
Description:
This course is designed to help establish a foundation for English by learning the fundamentals using innovative strategies. Students will be demonstrate the ability to recognize site words, sound out sounds, read basic words, demonstrate cooperative skills, begin to answer thought provoking questions about short texts, and identify punctuation marks in reading and writing. They will develop a love and passion for reading and explore different types of stories.
At this level, math students need to know and really understand basic laws and rules of algebra. This program teaches the algebraic rules from the simplest to more advanced, formulas and applications. The program includes many types of word problems and shows how they can be solved. Besides Algebra, the program includes several enrichment topics such as Mathematical Induction, Combinatorics, Logic games, Fibonacci sequence.. Students learn to use logical reasoning, systematic approaches to problem solving, calculations and algebraic transformations. This class also prepares students for the admission tests into the selective High Schools.
This program is targeted to 6th, 7th and 8th grade students and is aligned with Focal points of Standards suggested by National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
This class also prepares students for the admission tests to the selective High Schools.
Classes will concentrate on:
Getting to know the world around us. Development of visual and logical thinking. Development of attention and visual memory. Development of imagination
SchoolPlus Wayne offers a math and early logic enrichment class that combines Singapore Math as fundamental concepts to help a child to understand math meaningfully. Gaining a full understanding of a math concept is based on the use of the Concrete-Pictorial-Abstract approach that help a child to feel confident and enjoy math.
The topics in 1A: Counting and Ordinal Numbers from 0-20
Number Bonds and Making Number Stories
Addition and Subtraction with pictorial stories
Shapes, Length, and Weight
The topics in 1B:
Adding Three Numbers
Subtraction. Finding The Missing Numbers
Numbers to 100
Picture Graphs
Introduction in Multiplication and Division
Time and Money
Multiplication and Division by 2 and 3
The revision exercises are provided for cumulative
review of concepts and skills
Fun is a crucial element in the learning experience and your child will experience fun through problem solving and logic games. Color pictures included in all topics
Our program includes challenging, grade-appropriate activities to improve students’ mathematical skills.
The skills are presented in fun and interesting formats to make math enjoyable
We explore the range of using of Mathematics in real life. We continue using Singapore Primary Mathematics Package for 3 and 4 grades. Topics that are additionally presented for this age level, such as , Set, Logic and Reasoning, and Probability, Express Methods of Computing, Different Numerical System, etc.
The topics for 2nd grade in Fall semester:
Numbers to 1000
Addition and Subtractions Without Renaming and with Renaming
Length and Weight in Metric and English Systems
Multiplication and Division by 2 and 3
Topics included for 3th grade in Fall semester:
Four Basic operations with numbers up to 10000
Long and short division. Lattice Multiplication
Two-steps word problems
Speed Math Strategies
Money
Two-steps word problems
The topics for 2nd grade in Spring semester:
Finding Missing Number
Mental Addition and Subtraction
Multiplication and Division by 4, 5, 10
Addition and Subtraction Money
Introduction into Fractions
Capacity
Flat and Curved Faces
Making Shapes, Area
Topics included for 3th grade in Spring semester
Mental Calculation
Length, Weight, Capacity
Bar Graphs
Equivalent Fractions
Each lesson in this program includes a rigorous arithmetic lesson. Many basic and challenging problems are given in each lesson, to strengthen the understanding of Arithmetic, and to reinforce the school curriculum. Fun and Games formats and computers are used
In this class we provide student to understand main concepts of using math in real life. We continue using Singapore Primary Mathematics Package for 4 and 5 grades. Topics that are additionally presented for this age level, such as : Set, Logic and Reasoning, and Probability, Express Methods of Computing, Different Numerical System, etc.
Topics included for 4th grade in Fall semester:
Fractions and Mixed Numbers
Tables and Graphs
Perpendicular and Parallel Lines
Area and Perimeter
Topics included for 4th grade in Spring semester:
Decimals
The Four Operations with Decimals
In this class we provide student to understand main concepts of using math in real life. The main topics for
5th grade :
Wholes numbers with 3 or 4 digits. Order of Operations
Common Fractions. Comparing Fractions
Decimals, it properties, and operations. Conversion of Measurements.
Percentage and all types of percentage problems
Average and Rates Problems
Graphs. Reading, drawing and understanding
Triangles and 4-sided Figures
Introduction into 2D and 3D space. Measurement of area, volume
The main goal of our classes for the Middle School grades is to make sure that at this level, math students know and really understand basic laws and rules of Algebra. Besides Algebra, the program includes several advanced topics, such as Mathematical Induction, Combinatorics, Logical games, Fibonacci sequence. Students are expected to use basics of Algebra and Geometry effectively in different situations, starting with taking multiple-choice tests, where everything should be done quickly, and ending with solving complicated problems from Math Olympiads, that require a non-routine approach and creative thinking.
SchoolPlus test preparation classes differ from other test preparation programs. Students not only master test-taking techniques, but also study Mathematics as a subject. Without good understanding of math concepts and how they are interconnected, improvement of their score beyond a certain point becomes impossible. In our opinion, the serious and systematic studying of Mathematics is the only way to achieve a high score.
This program for upper middle school is targeted to 7th and 8th grade students and is aligned with Focal points of Standards suggested by National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM). This class also prepares students for the admission tests to the selective High Schools.
Students will improve their coordination, memory, singing and breathing techniques, stage-presence, and ability to work with a team. They will have the high-level thinking opportunity to create their own musical performances through the teacher\'s guidance. Each class, the Glee club will perform a cardio dance warm-up and a vocal warm-up. They will work on two full-class numbers with the teacher. Then they will split into groups and choreograph and sing their own works. Glee club members will have input on song choice, and the teacher will guide them through choreographic and vocal techniques to teach them how to create a visually interesting and meaningful performance. At the last class of each session, the Glee club will host a performance for family and friends.
Scratch Basics – An Introduction to Creative Computing. In this class we use real-world activities and interactive design to help the students develop computational thinking and creativity. Students plan and design interactive multimedia projects, in line with their own ideas and interests. Our students learn and actively use mathematics, including areas and concepts that are not usually covered in elementary school: geometry, logic, coordinates, negative numbers, decimals, random numbers and variables. Scratch is a programming (authoring) environment created by a team of psychologists, educators and programmers at MIT. It is easy to use and learn, and it allows to design simple animations to very complex projects such as computer games. Read more at http://scratch.mit.edu/ Children bring their laptops to class. Their parents are encouraged to help them with set up, and are welcome to stay in class – to observe and help.
Our Russian as a Second Language classes are geared towards children who have minimal or no knowledge of the Russian language. The goal of the class is to develop and increase a child\'s vocabulary and to teach them basic rules of Russian grammar, which will enable the ability to start communicating in Russian. As students progress, they will begin to learn writing and reading in Russian. Classes are conducted in a very interactive form following the principal of full immersion into the language.
Junior academics : развитие речи , фонематического слуха и произношения, рзвитие логики и элементарных математических представлений- количество (один и много)и счёт в пределах 5 и10, распознавание формы и цвета; patterns, рuzzles, разрезные кубики с сюжетами русских сказок, матрёшки и т.д.
Junior Arts, Music and Drama. Развитие мелкой моторики рук: рисование, аппликация,лепка; равитие координации движений под музыку, чтение и разучивание стихотворений, исполнение сценок по мотивам знакомых сказок. Всё это в комплексе способствует всестороннему развитию детей.
Каждая часть урока включает в себя яркий наглядныи материал ( фланелеграф, кукольный,пальчиковый или плоскостной театр и т.д.)
В процессе выполнения небольших заданий ребенок без всякого принуждения осваивает сложные понятия и явления. Он учится в игре считать, писать и читать, рисовать и думать, слушать и общаться и - радоваться успеху!
Our Russian Language Courses are designed for children of Russian heritage who are able to communicate in Russian at their age-appropriate level. The overall goal of our classes is to develop oral communication skills, to increase the size of a students\' active vocabulary, and to improve writing and reading skills. Our experienced and talented teachers nurture children\'s creativity and interest in Russian Language by finding great reading materials appropriate for the children\'s age and skills. Classes are conducted in a very interactive form, which allows for maximum student participation. Children participate in reading and discussions of short poems and stories, as well as engaging in role playing and are encouraged to communicate throughout the class.
I am positive that each student has creative abilities and can be introduced to the artistic world.
Like in any discipline it just takes time and patience.
In our Art class we use pencils and markers, pastel and charcoal, watercolor and acrylic paint.
We use the Ipod as well to teach how to draw step-by-step.
We learn the important art definitions and styles, study how to draw animals and plants, transportation and people.
We create different types of artworks: still life, portrait and landscape.
Art History is a very important part of our Art class. We study World Art History as well as Russian Art History.
If you child likes to express his feelings he/she can enjoy taking Art class and have fun in a very educational and interesting process!
I am positive that each student has creative abilities and can be introduced to the artistic world.
Like in any discipline it just takes time and patience.
In our Art class we use pencils and markers, pastel and charcoal, watercolor and acrylic paint.
We use the Ipod as well to teach how to draw step-by-step.
We learn the important art definitions and styles, study how to draw animals and plants, transportation and people.
We create different types of artworks: still life, portrait and landscape.
Art History is a very important part of our Art class. We study World Art History as well as Russian Art History.
If you child likes to express his feelings he/she can enjoy taking Art class and have fun in a very educational and interesting process!
I am positive that each student has creative abilities and can be introduced to the artistic world.
Like in any discipline it just takes time and patience.
In our Art class we use pencils and markers, pastel and charcoal, watercolor and acrylic paint.
We use the Ipod as well to teach how to draw step-by-step.
We learn the important art definitions and styles, study how to draw animals and plants, transportation and people.
We create different types of artworks: still life, portrait and landscape.
Art History is a very important part of our Art class. We study World Art History as well as Russian Art History.
If you child likes to express his feelings he/she can enjoy taking Art class and have fun in a very educational and interesting process!
I am positive that each student has creative abilities and can be introduced to the artistic world.
Like in any discipline it just takes time and patience.
In our Art class we use pencils and markers, pastel and charcoal, watercolor and acrylic paint.
We use the Ipod as well to teach how to draw step-by-step.
We learn the important art definitions and styles, study how to draw animals and plants, transportation and people.
We create different types of artworks: still life, portrait and landscape.
Art History is a very important part of our Art class. We study World Art History as well as Russian Art History.
If you child likes to express his feelings he/she can enjoy taking Art class and have fun in a very educational and interesting process!
I am positive that each student has creative abilities and can be introduced to the artistic world.
Like in any discipline it just takes time and patience.
In our Art class we use pencils and markers, pastel and charcoal, watercolor and acrylic paint.
We use the Ipod as well to teach how to draw step-by-step.
We learn the important art definitions and styles, study how to draw animals and plants, transportation and people.
We create different types of artworks: still life, portrait and landscape.
Art History is a very important part of our Art class. We study World Art History as well as Russian Art History.
If you child likes to express his feelings he/she can enjoy taking Art class and have fun in a very educational and interesting process!
Prerequisites:
- ability to play chess, knowledge of chess moves for all pieces
Description of program for this semester:
The course is focused on:
- Understanding the notation
- Special moves
- Simple checkmating patterns in 1 and 2 moves (\"battery\", \"last rank\" etc.)
- Types of draws
- Methods of defending against an attack
- The basic principles of opening
- Simple tactical elements (pin, fork/double attack, discovered check, etc.)
- The basic principles of endgame (opposition, \"square\" rule)
- Illustration of all above in short study games.
- Solving chess problems and combinations on each topic studied during the lesson.
- Mandatory practical games between students with each other online and with chess programs followed by an analysis of these games during the next lesson
- Separate homework for each student
Prerequisites:
- at least 1-2 semesters of studying chess in School Plus or any other similar chess program
Description of program for this semester:
The course focuses on:
- The principles of various openings
- Best practices of attacks and checkmating patterns
- Achieving draws when having a disadvantage in material
- Methods of defending against an attack
- Advanced tactical elements (breaking communication, deflection, decoy, etc.)
- Analysis of most common pawn ending positions
- Illustration of all above in the games of world champions and strong chess players.
- Solving chess problems and combinations on each topic studied during the lesson.
- Mandatory practical games between students with each other online and with chess programs followed by an analysis of these games during the next lesson
- Separate homework for each student
Prerequisites:
- at least 3-4 semesters of studying chess in School Plus or any other similar chess program
Description of program for this semester:
The course is focused on:
- A deeper analysis of various openings
- Best practices of attacks with combined tactical elements
- Strategical understanding of the middle game, analysis of weakness in positions
- Importance of in-between moves for the defense
- Advanced tactical elements (freeing the line for attack / freeing specific field, blockade, etc.)
- Analysis of endgames including rook ending, queen ending, bishop/knight ending
- Illustration of all above in the games of world champions and strong chess players.
- Solving chess problems and combinations on each topic studied during the lesson.
- Mandatory practical games between students with each other online and with chess programs followed by an analysis of these games during the next lesson
- Separate homework for each student
In this class, we will read a variety of fables, folk tales, fairy tales, and book-length stories about animals to see what they have to teach us about ourselves and how we should act in the world. We will supplement our reading by exploring how animals act in the wild and how we can help to protect them in a time of global climate change.
The class will use a combination of online and print sources. Students will be asked to read, discuss, write, and complete activities about the stories and what they can teach us.
Aesop’s Fables https://aesopsfables.org/
The Incredible Journey (to order) https://www.amazon.com/s?k=incredible+journey+book&i=stripbooks&crid=O7NIFWP0DY4J&sprefix=incred%2Cstripbooks%2C162&ref=nb_sb_ss_i_8_6
Old Yeller (to order) https://www.amazon.com/s?crid=38QIOZEE7TZJ0&i=stripbooks&k=old%20yeller%20paperback&ref=nb_sb_ss_i_5_10&sprefix=old%20yeller%2Cstripbooks%2C156&url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks
The Black Stallion (to order) https://www.amazon.com/Black-Stallion-Walter-Farley/dp/0679813438/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3LHK1TQX6069G&dchild=1&keywords=black+stallion+walter+farley&qid=1585166787&s=books&sprefix=black+stallion%2Cstripbooks%2C388&sr=1-1&swrs=025334C60111F1266847EB2D7F402014
Greek mythology has had a tremendous influence on our culture. It appears in our language, our science, and our stories. References to Greek myths and the gods and goddesses who populate them act as a kind of cultural shorthand that all well-educated people are expected to know. We will explore what these stories have to teach us about good and evil, virtue and vice, human nature, family relationships, and why it’s always a good idea to listen to the instructions.
In addition to the texts listed below, we will supplement our learning with a variety of online resources. Students will be asked to read, discuss, and write about the myths they read and to explore their ongoing importance in today’s world.
Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods, by Rick Riordan
My Ancient Greek Activity Book (free download) file:///C:/Users/EndUser/Desktop/ancient_greece_activity_booklet.pdf
This class will challenge your student to develop his or her reading, writing, and critical thinking skills by combining a rich, workb00k-based curriculum that aligns to the Common Core and PARCC. In addition, your student will be exposed to poetry and short fiction that then becomes the basis for analytical and creative writing assignments. Students will also be asked to read, evaluate and respond to non-fiction and to incorporate their reading into independent research projects. Weekly assignments will emphasize include grammar, vocabulary, and all stages of the writing process. Assessments will include vocabulary tests, grammar quizzes, and writing assignments that are designed to prepare students for PARCC and overall academic success.
Class will focus on Americans and the time periods in which they lived. Students will by getting to know the people involved.
Themes in American history:
Inventions and Discoveries
Music
Art
Literature
Wars
Immigration
Civil Rights
American Leadership
50 American Heroes Every Kid Should Meet
https://www.amazon.com/American-Heroes-Every-Should-Revised/dp/1512413283/ref=sr_1_12?dchild=1&keywords=american+history+for+kids+textbooks&qid=1585172000&sr=8-12&swrs=E27D6C1C9AC4C49D78365952DD99ADEA
Intensive Writing
This course will have weekly writing assignments and some review of the basic tenets of writing. There also be advanced vocabulary studies and an expectation for the students to use the vocabulary in their writing. The advantages that summer study grants the student is that in the Fall, the student will be advanced from their peers, and prepared for the PSAT, SAT, ACT and other writing tests. All assignments submitted will be reviewed and returned promptly, for possible re-submission
In 1st grade class, children with reinforce their knowledge of arithmetic operations (addition and subtraction) over small numbers (within 20), and later move on to larger numbers up to 100, learning place value concept. They will learn number bonds and do a lot of mental math exercises, compare and order numbers, recognize and describe shapes, group similar objects. We supplement each topic with word problems - one-step and later two-step. We also continue to work with patterns and supplement the curriculum with logic questions and word problems.
This is a class for students who have thoroughly mastered addition and subtraction of numbers to 100, especially mentally; have knowledge of place value; understand, recognize and correlate repeating patterns of numbers, letters and objects.
We will continue with addition and subtraction of numbers to 1000, paying special attention to mental calculation. Students will learn multiplication table up to 12 and related division facts. They will learn about standard units of length, weight and capacity in the metric and customary systems and the relationships among units. We will also cover addition and subtraction of fractions with like denominators, money, time and time intervals, graphs as well as area and perimeter. Throughout the year we will be solving harder word problems involving multiplication, division and fractions.
Last, but not least, we will be solving exciting problems and puzzles from different areas of mathematics.
Math-2 A/B
Math 2 will cover all material covered by the 2nd grade class in a regular school. The focus will be on understanding the concepts and ability to apply them to solve a variety of problems. Students will receive numerous examples of application of learned concepts and have a chance to practice their knowledge while completing homework assignments. Students will also learn to perform many tasks mentally and employ numerous strategies to make those calculations easier.
Major concepts to be covered are Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division, using numbers up to 1,000. Students will get familiarity with units of Length and Weight in both, Metric and English systems. They will also be introduced to concepts of Money, Time, Capacity and Fractions.
Class prerequisite: Please complete the following steps:
Print the following assessment test: Singapore Math 2A
Remove the last page of the assessment (it contains answers key)
Have your child complete the assessment (no time restriction and no assistance)
Send us the results of the assessment
Math 3 will cover all material covered by the 3rd grade class in a regular school. The focus will be on understanding the concepts and ability to apply them to solve a variety of problems. Students will receive numerous examples of application of learned concepts and have a chance to practice their knowledge while completing homework assignments. Students will also learn to perform many tasks mentally and employ numerous strategies to make those calculations easier.
Students will review their knowledge of the Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division concepts, using numbers up to 10,000. Students will gain more comfort using units of Length, Weight and Capacity in both, Metric and English systems. They will solve various problems, which involve concepts of Money, Time, Graphs and Fractions. The unit closes with introduction to Geometry – Area and Perimeter.
Class prerequisite: Please complete the following steps:
Print the following assessment test: Singapore Math 3A
Remove the last page of the assessment (it contains answers key)
https://www.singaporemath.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/pl_PM3A.pdf
Have your child complete the assessment (no time restriction and no assistance)
Send us the results of the assessment
Who may join Math 4 class at this time? The class will be helpful for a student currently in a 4th-grade math class in his regular school and whose parents want extra support in his or her math studies at this difficult time. Math 4 covers all material of a 4th grade class in a child’s regular school, including things he must know for the NJSLA test at the end of 4th Grade. At this point in the school year, kids should know about factors and multiples, place value to the hundred thousand and be pro&cient with long multiplication and division with 2 and 3-digit numbers, and with the basic operations of fractions, including addition and subtraction with different denominator; they should know the basics of decimals, including addition and subtraction, and how they relate to fractions, and know how to solve simple area and perimeter problems. Children should also have seen numerous word problems on these topics over the school year. All of the above will be reviewed throughout the rest of the semester, along with any new topics in the 4th grade math curriculum. At SchoolPlus, we believe that children are happiest and perform better on tests when they have a real understanding of the topic at hand, and not just superficial knowledge that comes from rote practice. We’ll use this period we now have, to make sure kids do understand these topics so that they can complete the math part of their school year successfully.
The class will be helpful for a student currently in a 5th grade math class in his/her regular school, and whose parents want extra support in his or her math studies at this difficult time.
Math 5 covers all material of a 5th grade class in a child’s regular school, including things he must know for the NJSLA test at the end of 5th Grade.
At this point in the school year, students should have an understanding of fractions and decimals to the stage of multiplication of both; they should have knowledge of the basics of percentage, ratio, more complex area and perimeter of rectangles, area of a triangle; simple volume problems, and reading line and bar graphs.
All of the above will be reviewed throughout the rest of the semester, along with any new topics in the 5th grade math curriculum.
At SchoolPlus we believe children perform better on tests when they have real understanding of the topic, not just superficial knowledge that comes from rote practice.
We’ll use this period of time we now have, to make sure kids really do understand these topics, so that they can complete the math part of their school year successfully.
This is a class for students who have deep understanding of our number system, and can work comfortably with whole numbers as well as thoroughly mastered the basics of fractions and decimals.
The class will start the year with the intensive review of percentage and the connection of percent-fraction-decimals, ratio, and rate. We will continue with the four operations on fractions and mixed numbers. Students will be solving more challenging word problems involving fractions and percentage, ratio and rate. They will learn circumference and area of a circle as well as triangle and quadrilateral geometry, more complex area, perimeter and volume problems.
Furthermore, we will be solving many non-routine word problems and puzzles from different areas of mathematics. Finally, starting from November to March, students will have the opportunity to participate in the Math Olympiad, well known internationally as MOEMS.
The Virtual Math curriculum is fully aligned with the Common Core Standards for Middle Schools. The SchoolPlus Virtual Math lessons for the middle school students emphasize problem-solving and empowering students to think mathematically.
The small size class is a great place for sharing and learning tips, demonstrating how to solve problems, and asking questions.
The virtual class activities and homework exercises include:
• Basic Practice: Simple questions that drill the comprehension of concepts
• Further Practice: More challenging questions that involve direct application
• Challenging Practice: Questions that require synthesis
• Questions that apply mathematical concepts to real-world situations
• Enrichment: Questions involving higher-order thinking or an open-ended approach to problems including the problems with a competition level of difficulty.
Who may join Math 6 class at this time?
The class will be helpful for a student currently in a 6th grade math class in his/her regular school, and whose parents want extra support in his or her math studies at this difficult time.
Math 6 covers all material of a 6th grade class in a child’s regular school, including things he must know for the NJSLA test at the end of 6th Grade.
At this point in the school year, students should be able to work with the topics of ratio, percentage, distance-rate-time problems at a deeper level, and should have knowledge of fractions and decimals up to division – working with several different denominators and 2 or 3 step problems involving these topics. They should also be familiar with volumes of rectangular solids, more intricate area/perimeter problems, and angles of a triangle and in quadrilaterals. Simple use of variables and equations and beginning work on integers (+/-) is helpful. Children should also have seen numerous word problems on these topics over the school year.
All of the above will be reviewed throughout the rest of the semester, along with any new topics in the 6th grade math curriculum.
At SchoolPlus, we believe that children are happiest and perform better on tests when they have a real understanding of the topic at hand, and not just superficial knowledge that comes from rote practice.
We’ll use this period we now have, to make sure kids do understand these topics, so that they can complete the math part of their school year successfully.
The Virtual Math curriculum is fully aligned with the Common Core Standards for Middle Schools. The SchoolPlus Virtual Math lessons for the middle school students emphasize problem-solving and empowering students to think mathematically.
The small size class is a great place for sharing and learning tips, demonstrating how to solve problems, and asking questions.
The virtual class activities and homework exercises include:
• Basic Practice: Simple questions that drill the comprehension of concepts
• Further Practice: More challenging questions that involve direct application
• Challenging Practice: Questions that require synthesis
• Questions that apply mathematical concepts to real-world situations
• Enrichment: Questions involving higher-order thinking or an open-ended approach to problems including the problems with a competition level of difficulty.
The Virtual Math curriculum is fully aligned with the Common Core Standards for Middle Schools. The SchoolPlus Virtual Math lessons for the middle school students emphasize problem-solving and empowering students to think mathematically.
The small size class is a great place for sharing and learning tips, demonstrating how to solve problems, and asking questions.
The virtual class activities and homework exercises include:
• Basic Practice: Simple questions that drill the comprehension of concepts
• Further Practice: More challenging questions that involve direct application
• Challenging Practice: Questions that require synthesis
• Questions that apply mathematical concepts to real-world situations
• Enrichment: Questions involving higher-order thinking or an open-ended approach to problems including the problems with a competition level of difficulty.
The class will continue with Algebra, moving into more difficult topics. We will study quadratic equations and their graphs extensively, including transformations of quadratics (shifting, etc.) Many word problems, showing the usefulness of a quadratic equation will be looked at. Fractional expressions and equations, complex numbers (imaginary, using “i”) as well as the laws of exponents, system of equations and functions will be studied in this class. Geometry will extend to covering special angles formed by parallel lines and transversals and properties of polygons.
In addition, we’ll do MOEMS problems as well as some exciting and challenging problems from other math contests like CML and MathKangaroo. This class requires a very strong mathematical background and there is a placement test required for new students who wish to try it out.
The class will be helpful for a student who is currently taking Algebra 1 in school, and whose parents want extra support in his or her math studies at this difficult time.
Algebra 1 follows the standard course sequence, and to date, the topics of equation of a line, systems of linear equations, absolute value and linear inequalities, solving fractional equations, and several others have been covered; the class is now doing quadratic equations/parabolas.
All of these will be reviewed throughout the rest of the school year, with the required new material also covered.
Math A
Essential Math K-A
Primary math 1A textbook and workbook
Process skills level 1
The students are expected to have the following skills upon enrollment:
Add and subtract fluently within 10 and add and subtract numbers under 40 mentally through the use of number lines. Students should also be able to count up to a 100 forward and backward beginning with any number and a given sequence. In addition, students should be able to compose and decompose given numbers from 11 to 19 into ten ones and other ones.
During the year the 1st grade students will learn the following areas of common core curriculum for math:
Operations and Algebraic Thinking
• Represent and solve problems involving addition and subtraction within 40.
• Understand and apply properties of operations and the relationship between addition and subtraction
Number and operations in base ten
• Compose and decompose numbers from 11 to 39 into ten ones and other ones
Measurement and Data
• Measure lengths indirectly and by repeating length units.
• Tell and write time
• Represent and interpret data
• Geometry
• Distinguish between defining attributes versus non-defining attributes; build and draw shapes to possess defining attributes
• Compose two-dimensional or three-dimensional shapes to create a composite shape and composite new shape
• Partition circles and rectangles into two and four equal shares, describe the shares using the words halves and fourths. Kindergarten
Students are expected to have the following skills upon enrollment:
• Know number names and count to 100 by ones
• Count forward from any given number under 20 within the known sequence
• Count objects, as many as 20, say the number names in order while pairing each object with one and only one number name
The class will start with the intensive review of Pre-Algebra topics including algebraic manipulations, equations and inequalities, solving word problems involving percentage, ratios and rate using algebra as well as area and volume.
We will continue with Algebra1, moving into more difficult topics. We will study quadratic equations and their graphs extensively, including transformations of quadratics (shifting, etc.) Many word problems, showing the usefulness of a quadratic equation will be looked at. Fractional expressions and equations as well as the laws of exponents, radicals, system of equations and functions will be studied in this class. Geometry will extend to covering special angles formed by parallel lines and transversals and properties of polygons.
In addition, we’ll be solving MOEMS problems and some challenging problems from other math contests like CML and MathKangaroo.
This is a class for students who have deep understanding of our number system, and can work comfortably with whole numbers, thoroughly mastered the basics of fractions and decimals, percentage and the connection of percent-fraction-decimals.
We will continue with the four operations on integers, fractions and mixed numbers, order of operation, writing and simplifying algebraic expression, solving equations and formulating an algebraic equation to represent problem situations. Students will be solving more challenging word problems involving fractions and percents, ratio and rate, area and circumference of a circle, triangle and quadrilateral geometry, more complex area, perimeter and volume problems.
Furthermore, we will be solving many non-routine word problems and puzzles from different areas of mathematics. Finally, starting from November to March, students will have the opportunity to participate in the Math Olympiad, well known internationally as MOEMS.
Math B
This is a class for students who have thoroughly mastered addition and subtraction of numbers to 40 using vertical algorithm as well as using mental calculation strategies; know multiplication table up to 5 and related division facts; have basic understanding of fractions; can solve simple word problems including problems which involve multiplication and division.
We will continue on with addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, paying special attention to mental calculation as well as developing deep understanding of a place value. We will also learn how to find a number given a sum and a difference of two numbers, how to make a whole with fractions with like denominators. We will learn how to solve problems with money, time and time intervals and other units of time.
The teacher of this class is also going to implement some of the successful lessons from Natasha Rozhkovskaya’s book “Math Circles for Elementary School Students”. These enrichment lessons will help students develop deep feeling and understanding of numbers and include the following concepts and ideas: Square and square numbers, Random Maze, Experiments with triangles and quadrilaterals, Magic wheel and secret codes, Pascal’s triangle and many more fun activities.
“Math by Topics” course description (Math 4/5 @ Marlboro)
This is a class for students who have good understanding of number system, can work comfortably with whole numbers, including addition, subtraction, multiplication and division by a one-digit number, and have basic understanding of fractions.
In this class, students will continue with multiplication and division of whole numbers, order of operations and the four operations on decimals. Topics will cover fractions as part of a whole, mixed numbers and addition and subtraction of fractions will be covered more in depth, emphasizing visual fraction models. Geometry will move to the different parts of geometric objects, such as angles, providing special focus to properties of a triangle, perpendicular and parallel lines and solid figures. Throughout the year, students will be solving more complex word problems involving fractions, mixed numbers, area and perimeter of a composite figure and volume of a rectangular prism.
Furthermore, from November to March, students will be exposed to many non-traditional word problems and puzzles, which will better prepare them for participation in the well-known International Math Olympiad - MOEMS.
This is a class for students who have the basics skills working with fractions and decimals, including addition and subtraction of fractions with different denominators and multiplication and division of decimals by a whole number.
We will continue with multiplication and division of fractions and mixed numbers focusing on interpretation of fractions by using visual fraction models. Students will also learn multiplication and division of decimals, order of operations and percentage. We will be solving more complex word problems involving fractions and percentage, ratio and rate, perimeter and volume. We will cover constructing triangles and quadrilaterals as well as their properties and classifications.
Furthermore, we will be solving many non-routine word problems and puzzles from different areas of mathematics. Finally, starting from November to March, students will have the opportunity to participate in the Math Olympiad, well known internationally as MOEMS.
This is a class for students who have mastered addition and subtraction of numbers to 100 using mental calculation strategies as well as vertical algorithm. In addition, students are expected to have mastered the multiplication facts and related to them division facts up to 10 x10. We will continue on with addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, paying special attention to mental calculation as well as using place value concept (vertical algorithm) for numbers up to 1000.
Students will learn rules for mental (partial) multiplication and division. Students will also learn how to compare fractions by drawing ad dividing bars, circles and other shapes and defining them on the number line. Students will be introduced to several strategies for solving multi-step word problems such as model approach, guess and check, restate and replace strategy and supposition method. Students will compute the perimeters and areas of regular and composite shapes in various measurement units and define various shapes and angles. In addition, the teacher of this class is going to implement some challenging problems from various Math Olympiad level sources. These enrichment lessons will help students develop deep feeling and understanding of numbers.
VC Calculus Part 2, \"VC Calculus Part 2 will be helpful for a student who has been in a Calculus class geared towards preparing a student for the AP Calculus AB and BC exam, and who would like some extra support to complete the course at this difficult time.
This is a class for students who have thoroughly mastered addition/ subtraction of numbers to 1000 using vertical algorithm as well as using mental calculation strategies; have deep knowledge of place value; know multiplication table up to 12 and related division facts, can solve multi-step word problems and have developed clear understanding of equivalent fractions and geometry of angles and polygons. In addition, this class is for students who have developed visible thinking skills as well as process skills such as supposition, restate and replace methods and other strategies described in the Process Skills level 3, model and heuristic (experimental) approach to problem solving.
The goal of this class is: continuous implementation of strategies described above reaching the level 4 of the Singapore math system. Level 4 is compatible only with the grade 5 of common core as well as other higher-level mathematical thinking concepts.
Every month students will practice and take MOEM Olympiad test.
In our Kindergarten class, children will be working with numbers from 0 to 10 and later to 20 - counting, \"what comes before and after\", learning basic operation such as addition (\'putting together\") and subtraction (\"taking away\"), and comparison of small numbers/groups of objects. They will learn shapes and spacial relationships of objects, compare and contrast objects and pictures, work on patterns, and solve logic problems. We will introduce young students to simple one-step word problems. Many activities are done in game form, and as competitive or cooperative tasks
In our Kindergarten class, children will be working with numbers from 0 to 10 and later to 20 - counting, \"what comes before and after\", learning basic operation such as addition (\'putting together\") and subtraction (\"taking away\"), and comparison of small numbers/groups of objects. They will learn shapes and spacial relationships of objects, compare and contrast objects and pictures, work on patterns, and solve logic problems. We will introduce young students to simple one-step word problems. Many activities are done in game form, and as competitive or cooperative tasks
Who may join Math 7 class at the current time (April 2020)?
The class will be helpful for a student who is currently taking Algebra 1 in school, and whose parents want extra support in his or her math studies at this challenging time. Algebra 1 follows the standard course sequence, and to date, the topics of the equation of a line, systems of linear equations, absolute value and linear inequalities, solving fractional equations, and several others have been covered; the class is now doing quadratic equations/parabolas. All of these will be reviewed throughout the rest of the school year, with the required new material also covered.
VC Precalculus Part 2 will be helpful for a student who has been in a Precalculus class in his regular school all year, and would like some extra support to finish the course at this difficult time.
Ученики младшего школьного возраста, говорящие по-русски и умеющие читать по слогам.
Занятия будут направлены на:
- дальнейшее развитие как пассивного, так и активного словарного запаса;
- построение связанной речи;
- употребление слов в правильной грамматической форме;
- знакомство с произведениями детской литературы с последующим обсуждением;
- заучивание коротких стихотворений с целью развития речи и памяти;
- начинаем осваивать элементы письма.
Для детей 2-4 класса, говорящих по-русски и умеющих читать. Основные направления учебной программы: расширение словарного запаса (антонимы, синонимы, ребусы) и связной устной речи, знакомство с произведениями детской литературы, дальнейшее развитие навыков чтения переход от чтения по слогам к беглому чтению, разучивание стихов, знакомство с основными правилами грамматики русского языка, связанными с развитием речи, по учебнику Рамзаевой «Русский язык 2 класс 1 часть», развитие навыков письма.
Для детей 5-6 класса, говорящих по-русски и умеющих читать.
Основные направления учебной программы: расширение словарного запаса (антонимы, синонимы, омонимы, ребусы) и связной устной речи, знакомство с произведениями современных авторов и классиков русской литературы, разучивание стихов, знакомство с основными правилами грамматики русского языка по учебнику «Русский без границ» (часть 1), развитие умения писать и печатать.
Для детей 5-6 класса, говорящих по-русски и умеющих читать.
Основные направления учебной программы: расширение словарного запаса (антонимы, синонимы, омонимы, ребусы) и связной устной речи, знакомство с произведениями современных авторов и классиков русской литературы, разучивание стихов, знакомство с основными правилами грамматики русского языка по учебнику «Русский без границ» (часть 2) развитие умения писать и печатать.
Who may join the class?
Children from Russian-speaking or bilingual families with different levels of understanding and speaking Russian. The students just started learning the Russian alphabet.
Program. The teacher conducts the class both in Russian and in English.
The priority of the course is to enhance the students’ abilities to understand Russian and use Russian in simple life situations. The teacher uses various textbooks and learning materials, including videos,
audios and pictures.
Russian AP для детей 8-9 класса, хорошо говорящих по-русски, умеющих бегло читать, планирующие сдавать экзамен АР.
Подготовка к экзамену: чтение (работа с текстом, ответы на вопросы по тексту), аудирование (восприятие информации на слух), письмо (сочинения, эссе, письма), устная речь (рассказы на определенную тему).
Who may join the class? Children from Russian-speaking or bilingual families who completely understand Russian and can
speak Russian with different levels of fluency. The students know the Russian alphabet and can read and write short words and simple sentences.
PROGRAM
The teacher conducts the class in Russian. In rare situations, the English language can be used
to clarify the meanings of rarely used words.
The priority of the course is to enhance the students’ abilities to use Russian in simple life situations
and to access Russian cultural heritage, such as books, cartoons, movies, etc.
Lesson plans include all major components of the language instruction, such as speech development,
vocabulary extension, storytelling, learning short poems by heart, reading, and writing, listening to the audio, watching videos, discussing famous cartoons and books, and so on.
The teacher uses various textbooks and learning materials, such as “Ломоносовская школа”,
«Читаем слова и предложения», « Развиваем речь», etc.
Дети младшего школьного возраста из двуязычных семей, частично понимающие русский язык, развивают навыки понимания русской речи и учатся говорить по-русски в повседневных ситуациях.
Начинают учиться читать. В процессе обучения используются книжки, мультфильмы и песенки, что помогает усвоению материала и делает занятия весёлыми и интересными.
Who may join the class?
Children from Russian-speaking or bilingual families who completely understand Russian and can
speak Russian with different levels of fluency. The students know the Russian alphabet and can read and write words and short sentences.
Program. The teacher conducts the class in Russian. In rare situations, the English language can be used to clarify the meanings of rarely used words.
The priority of the course is to enhance the students’ abilities to use Russian in simple life situations
and to access Russian cultural heritage, such as books, cartoons, movies, etc.
Lesson plans include all major components of the language instruction, such as speech development,
vocabulary extension, storytelling, learning short poems by heart, reading, and writing, listening to the audio, watching videos, discussing famous cartoons and books, and so on.
The teacher uses various textbooks and learning materials, such as “Ломоносовская школа”,
“Cоставляем рассказ по картинкам», etc.
Дети 3-5 лет из русскоязычных семей расширяют словарный запас и развивают речевые навыки.
Играя, учимся правильно задавать вопросы и отвечать на них, вести диалоги, описывать картинки, составлять по ним рассказы.
Будем пересказывать короткие интересные истории, разучивать стишки наизусть, слушать песенки.
Делаем первые шаги в обучении чтению.
In this class we will study drawing and panting with an emphasis on working from observation. Drawing - developing skills in the areas of technique, perception, composition, form and expression. Painting (oils, acrylics, watercolor, tempera, collage) – color mixing, mediums, color and light, wet on wet, glazing and impasto. Exploration of art process in the context of aesthetics, philosophy and art history with a focus in developing personal vision and style. Special attention given to fulfilling portfolio requirements for specific colleges and art schools.
Using traditional and modern techniques this class focuses on developing a familiarity and ease with representational subject matter. Always wanted to paint but don’t have the courage to begin? – Instructor will work closely with every student to help form an approach based on his or hers individual interests, abilities and needs.
Along with the shift from individualized perception towards a more objective point of view children at this age are becoming interested in making “realistic” images. This class will focus on building basic skills and visual vocabulary while striving to maintain a strong personal and emotional connection with the artwork.
Along with the shift from individualized perception towards a more objective point of view children at this age are becoming interested in making “realistic” images. This class will focus on building basic skills and visual vocabulary while striving to maintain a strong personal and emotional connection with the artwork.
Introduction to art materials, stimulating imagination, developing coordination and fine motor skills in a playful environment. Project – based exploration of various media and techniques providing a foundation for artistic knowledge. A step-by-step guided process awakens inspiration and encourages children to discover the joy of self-expression, while training their eyes and hands to work together while making a work of art.