Currently Enrolling for Enrichment Classes
ENRICHMENT CLASSES OFFERED FOR STUDENTS 3 years+ ATTENDING UNTIL 1:30 OR LONGER
Several instructors come to The Shyne School after lunch for children 3 years and older that no longer nap. Parents can sign their child up for one or all of the classes offered. The instructors provide classes:
* Enrichment Classes are open only to children, currently enrolled at the Shyne School.
* Classes are provided on site as a service at an additional charge. Classes offer parents convenience and fun for the children. Children not signed up for a class stay with the group and follow the normal schedule of activities inside or out. Classes will be canceled if we do not have sufficient enrollment.
* Parents enroll and give termination notice to the instructors.
STUDIO3 MUSIC IS TEACHING, ABC MUSIC AND ME
Mondays. Fall Session, four weeks a month, from 12:30pm to 1:00pm. Billed by studio3music, $337 a year, 3 monthly installments.
An award winning music program that helps 2 to 6 year old to develop pre-literacy and language skills through a child’s most beloved rituals: music and story time. We’ll sing songs and rhymes to develop phonemic awareness and expressive speech, play instruments to strengthen fine motor skills and improve hand-eye coordination, learn musical concepts and have lots of fun! Analiisa Reichlin, Director of Studio3Music, 425.385.3636, Website: studio3music.com Blog: studio3music.com/blog
ITSY BITSY SPANISH WITH MISS LIZ
Tuesdays and Thursdays. Fall Session from 12:30 to 1:30 three weeks a month for a total of 6 classes a month. Tuition is billed on your school statement at $80 a month plus an annual $15 registration fee.
Itsy bitsy Spanish is a total immersion program taught by Elizabeth Penly. An experienced and enthusiastic, native Spanish instructor from Peru. Itsy Bitsy Spanish is a playful way to learn a second language. Spanish meets for six classes a month for one hour on Tuesday and Thursdays from 12:30 to 1:30 PM. Children record their own Spanish audio CD songs to take home at the end of the year. Speaking a second language not only increases their attention span but stretches a child’s memory, builds self-esteem and confidence. Kids learn quickly with the easy to follow American tunes in Spanish. Certificate of Completion and all materials are included.
Elizabeth Gavidia Gosch itsybitsyspanish@msn.com 425-780-3072
Amazing Athletes
Wednesdays, four weeks a month, from 12:30pm to 1:00pm. Amazing Athletes bills $45 a month plus an annual Registration fee of $15.
Coach Ethan Glynn has always had a passion for sports and has played on many teams throughout him adolescence and adult years. He continues to be active in athletics as a short stop on a competitive softball team. He graduated from Washington State University. Amazing Athletes of Seattle is geared up to improve children’s lives through sport and physical fitness. They coach the fundamentals in 9 different ball sports and provide physical fitness exercises and games that will improve muscle tone, hand-eye coordination and motor skill development. Their goal is to help children build character and self confidence by finding something they enjoy doing and improving on it. Being involved in sports translates to better focus, better social skills and and an all around healthier lifestyle. We hope to enhance the lives of as many children as possible through sports! “Play Strong, Live Long!”
ETHAN GLYNN echazg@msn.com 425-301-2711 www.amazingathletes.com
SILLY SIGNS – Sign Language
Fridays, four weeks a month, from 12:30pm to 1:00pm. Tuition is billed by The Shyne School and shows up on your tuition billing for $42 a month plus an annual registration fee of $10.Mr. “C” (Ran Clarkson) has taught in hundreds of schools and thousands of students throughout the Puget Sound area for more than 25 years. Silly Signs was developed to teach preschool and elementary children the importance and fun of this popular language.
The overall philosophy is that if the child is having fun learning, he or she will want to learn more and retain the information longer. Over 800 signs will be learned throughout the year, with continual weekly review. The signs are taught using stories, songs, magic tricks, and silly jokes. Lost of smiles and laughter are the norm! Students are encouraged to practice their new words with family and friends and teachers. Teachers from the school observe and help the children practice during the week. Silly Signs is a great way to develop eye-hand coordination, finger dexterity, and learn the third most popular language in the United Sates. You can ask for a brochure from the front desk and you are welcome to come and visit a class anytime.
Ran Clarkson SillySigns.Tuition@gmail.com 206-484-4457 www.signsandstories.com
SCHOOL AGE CARE OFFERED, MONDAY TO FRIDAY, FOR BEFORE AND/OR AFTER SCHOOL: Currently Full 9/12/11
The Shyne School provides student transportation in The Shyne School Van to local elementary schools. We will shuttle your child to and from all day kindergarten and First and Second Grade.
Washington State law requires all children 8 years and younger and/or fewer than 4 feet 9 inches and less than 80 pounds to ride in booster seats. The Shyne School does provide boosters or you may bring one from home.
We currently shuttle after school from Bear Creek NSD and Wilder LKWSD after school, and for early release. Children attend The Shyne School all day on non-student days, holidays and school breaks (Winter, Mid-winter, Spring and Summer).
You can find more information about our summer class information listed under classes button at the top of the page.
Currently Registered for 2011 to 2012 school year, we have children we will be dropping off in the morning and picking up after school at Bear Creek Elementary in NSD and picking up after school at Wilder Elementary LKWSD (Morning drop off is available).
We can drop off or pick up at additional schools if they do not conflict with the pick up times we already have scheduled. In past years we have dropped off and picked up at Cottage Lake, Eastridge, Sunrise, Hollywood Hills and Wellington.
We have a small group of children that choose The Shyne School for before and/or after school care. They join our afternoon group of children 3.5 to 5 years old. We have a group size of 20 with a 10:1 ratio. This is a good fit for younger children that are not ready to join large after school programs for their Kindergarten, First to Second grade years.
Mornings Consist of:
7:00 – 8:30 am
Early morning activities…Feed the animals, water the plants, eat breakfast, play quiet games, color, and do puzzles. Free play and supervised activities. Depending on when school starts children may have a little time outside before it is time to leave.
Afternoons Consist of:
3:30 – 4:30 pm
Children arrive after school, wash up, have a snack and join afternoon activities out or indoors
4:30 – 6:00 pm
Free choice, Snack and Quiet play until parents arrive
Summer Curriculum
The Shyne School offers a lot of flexibility for parents. We have two sessions, fall runs from September to Mid-June and summer from Mid-June to the end of August. Not only can parents choose their days, number of days and length of days they enroll for, they can also choose to attend year round, just for fall session and take the summer off or attend just for summer!
We often have past students that attended Kindergarten during the school year return for the summer to enjoy our fun in house activities. We offer a lower ratio of 10:1 and the oldest group age range from 5 to 8 years old. Our Curriculum focuses on three primary topics of study; Science, Structures and Things that go! We have different visitors each summer and fun activity days like Wet & Wild Day, Things that go Day, End of Summer Party. We also do more field trips during the summer, but need parent help to take trips away from the school so we have lower ratios.
Some of our past summers have included:
SCIENCE
We will work on documenting the things we see through drawings, charts, notes, stories, sculptures and art. The whole month will be devoted to the study of science. Topics of study may include but will not be limited to animals, dinosaurs, and bodies of water, ice cream, volcanoes, growing things, environments, climates, bubbles, and insects. How do you make ice cream? Why does ice melt? What is the makeup of a bubble? Why are dinosaurs gone? What kind of bug is this? These are just a few of the questions we hope to find the answers to. We enjoy watching butterfly larva form their chrysalis!
July 4th The Shyne School is CLOSED!!
For a HOT WEEK! Wet N’ Wild Week. Bring a bathing suit/trunks and water toy or super soaker!!! Because we can’t predict the weather, plan on leaving the toys at school for the whole summer.
If you can leave an extra swim suit/trucks that will ensure your child can do the water play on hot days when offered! Water proof foot wear is best with wood chips!
STRUCTURES
Structures are everywhere; in fact you would not be standing without the structure inside of you. Did you guess what it is? Your skeleton!! Some activities you will see are forts, cages, tents, theater sets, costumes, boxes, and 3-D Art. We will be taking a look at the construction and blue prints of buildings, vehicles and the internal structures of animals and humans. You will still see Science projects, because they flow together.
THINGS THAT GO
This is all about movement! People (exercise, dancing, travel, Olympics…), Transportation (planes, auto, trains, buggy, bike, tricycles, scooters, boats…), Animals (horses, camels, ox, elephant, dog sled…) and anything that moves with our help, electricity or batteries! Some things we may experiment with could be Yo Yo’s, pendulums, pulleys, skateboards, scooters, jump ropes, fans and different sprinklers! I bet the kids can think of even more things!
Last week of fun and Review
We will be planning our Summer Party for the end of the week, repeating our favorite summer activities and packing up for the end of summer!
We will plan special visitors and field trips related to the children’s study projects. Parents are notified before a visitor comes or field trips. Parents sign an overall consent form for field trips and medical care at the time of enrollment. We will let you know what to provide for each trip and if there is an admission fee. We will need parent chaperons to make trips happen!
Once I receive enrollment for summer we balance out our classes for the summer. We work hard to keep the children in their current class for the summer or move them up if we feel they need a more challenging class. We change the name of the older groups to separate the summer program from the regular school year for the children. For the Toddlers we keep it as consistent as possible with the name of the program, schedule, class mates and teachers! The Stargazer group is called Busy Bee’s and the Sunshiner group is called Butterflies just for the summer. Children may move to the older group in summer or move to the next group in the fall based on enrollment and teacher recommendations.
As we transition into fall, children will visit in the group with their new teacher throughout the summer and at the end of August. We work hard as a teaching team to ensure your child’s needs are being met on all levels of development for a smooth transition. Make sure you stop in and visit so you also feel your needs are being met and you have a smooth transition too!
