Hello parents! Week 2 was so much fun, wasn't it? I enjoyed spending the day with you and your children and learning more about History, Grammar, Latin, Geography, and much more! The highlight of the day for me was hearing your children share stories during assembly of how they have been "Overcomers" at home during their first week of CC studies. What amazing children (and parents!) we have in this community!
I have a few announcements to share with you as well as a few reminders on rules that we need to really pay attention to on Week 3.
No CC on Labor Day
Enjoy a week off to review the first two weeks of memory work and have a short breather before we jump back in.
Too Much Traffic
Now that our kids have had a few weeks to adjust to the routine of CC, I need to ask that parents remain in ONE class for the entire Foundations morning. We have a lot of traffic in the halls, a lot of people going in and out, and it's a big distraction for both our tutors and students. Friends, I'm having to jump from room to room every 15 minutes to make sure we always have a parent on hand because everyone is moving around so much!
I know it is tough to pick one class and stay put, but unless you really have an urgent reason to check with the other child, will you please try to do this? Nursery parents are the exception as I know you do need to step out to nurse and tend to babies - that's perfectly okay. But if you have multiple Foundations kids, please stay in one place. Try rotating which class you go in from week to week so that you can enjoy time with each of your children without getting stuck in the hallway traffic jam. ;)
Trust the Model - And Your Tutor!
During the CC day, it is soooo tempting to jump in and start teaching material to the children, responding to their curious questions about the memory work. I would ask that you please refrain from doing this as much as possible for a couple reasons. First, it is taking away from the beauty of the CC model- on community day, we are simply introducing the memory work and "drilling it" or learning methods to get that information to stick in their growing brains. The teaching takes place later at home and at the parent's discretion. For many of our students, just memorization alone is all they need this year. The memory work is enough! If you want to expound on Charlemagne or Biomes or another fun topic, go for it! But please wait and do that at home during the week.
Second, these well meaning teaching moments are really making life hard for our wonderful tutors who have to stick to a very tight schedule of crisp 30-minute sections. We depend on that schedule to keep our routine running smoothly with many classes sharing space for science. I promise that your tutor is not teaching more details on purpose - she has been trained NOT to do that so that YOU can be the teacher at home. In fact, if she starts teaching more details rather than relying on the memory work alone, I would have to step in and ask her to stop.
I love that I am having to remind moms to stop being so awesome... you guys are the best. But please do keep this in mind and try to avoid stepping in to teach or offer extra information. If a child has a question about the memory work, the appropriate response would be, "Ask your teacher!" If it's your child, just remind them that you have all week to learn about that at home. It will build excitement for what is coming the rest of the week.
Coffee/Tea/Hot Chocolate
In the fellowship hall, we have a K-cup coffee machine available for you to use anytime. We have it stocked and ready for you with coffee (caf and decaf), cocoa, cider, and tea. Just fill your cup with water, pour it in the tank in the back, and then add the K-cup of your choice and hit the brew button on the side. Enjoy your complementary fix anytime you need a pick-me-up! If you want tea, just run your water through without the K-cup and it will be the perfect temp to add a tea bag, which we will also have available. Thanks to Angela Mirovsky for setting this up each week!
Walk/Run 5K Training Group
-Some of our families are meeting up to walk/run together to train for an upcoming 5K.
-Meet up at the Hickory Foundation YMCA outdoor track
-Wednesdays at 6:00pm and Saturdays at 8:30am, for next 4 weeks-Come to one or both meeting times.
-When we gather we will...Pray, go over a few running pointers, stretch, run, stretch again, and then go home!
Moms and kids come on out and join us! Dad's are welcome too if they want to join in for some fun!:)
Contact Tammie Goodwin for more details!
Salad In a Jar Workshop
Hosted by Amanda Walters
'Salad in a jar' workshop this Wed. At the Walters home!
Lunchtime with kids between 11:30-1:30 OR come after supper (or your workout at y track w Tammie)
Just mamas (and older kids who want to learn) anytime between 6-8.
We have a fenced in back yard so kids can bring scooters or skates or balls!
825 2nd St. NW
Bring your lunch & kids on over and we will eat together then let kids play & Mamas will prep a salad in a jar. I'll teach one then you can make your own. Just bring a a jar of you have one and any veggie or topping to share. I'll have plenty of lettuce & a few extra jars as well.
Hope you can make it! Exercising at Y track with a few of you you ladies & husbands & kids has jump started our school year & focus on our health again in a positive way. It's so much more fun to get healthy together! I'm a Dr. Sears Health Coach and tho I'm not working teaching classes at the time I'd love to pass on some nuggets I learned from him and help us build health into our families. Plus, I've major slacked over the summer and am ready to get back into shape! - Amanda Walters
CC Clothing Swap
On September 24 from 10-12 at West Hickory
Bring clothes/shoes/etc. your kids have outgrown. Bring adult clothes too if you want! We'll have tables where we can place them all out by size and then you can shop the clothes other moms bring in and take what you need for free.
Kids can bring toys to swap
All leftover clothing/toys at the end of the day will be picked up by Highways and Hedges Ministry in Conover to help the homeless/needy in our area.
Contact Lisa Eckhardt for more details!
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