L.I.F.E. Co-op Home Schedule & Class Descriptions Student/Parent Expectations

L.I.F.E. Home School Co-op

2011-2012 Schedule

9:00- 9:15 Opening (Sanctuary)

9:15-10:15 Session 1

Toddler/Preschool activities Toddler-age 4	Hands on Fun Geared for 1st–6^th	Cake Decorating 3^rd -12^th	Lego Mindstorms 7^th –12^th
Mrs. Hanna, Mrs. Sharp Timothee Hanna	Mrs. Kindler, Mrs. Fender	Mrs. Kerns, Miss Sharp	Mr. Chiles, Mrs. Griffin
Nolan Kerns 15mo	Brittany Rhoades 6; 2^nd	Kailey Rhoades 13; 8^th	Katie Chiles 12; 7^th
Samuel Chiles 21mo	Nate Chiles 6; 1^st	Charity Chiles 8; 4^th	Josh Fender 15; 9^th
Nathan Sharp 3 yrs	Lucas Rhoades 11; 6^th	Kristy Chiles 11; 6^th	Zachary Griffin 14, 9^th
Linzy Hanna 2 yrs	Marcus Rhoades 9; 4^th	Megan Kindler 13; 8^th	Stephen Sharp 13; 8^th
Gracie Kerns 4 yrs	Ryan Kindler 11; 6^th	Naomi Fender 9; 4^th
	Matthew Griffin 12, 7^th	Rachel Fender 12; 7^th
	Johnathen Hanna 10; 6^th	Sabrina Griffin 9, 4^th
	Jayde Patton 6^th	Kyla Kerns 9; 4^th
	Conlan Kerns 7; 1^st	Rachel Sharp 15; 10^th
		Joseph Sharp 10

10:15-11:15 Session 2

Playtime Toddler-age 4	Jr. Lego Robotics geared for 1^st -6^th	Performing Arts 3^rd –12^th	Forensic Science 7^th –12^th
Mrs. Patton, Mrs. Kerns	Mr. Chiles, Mrs. Rhodes	Mrs. Fender, Mrs. Griffin, Mrs. Kindler	Mrs. Sharp, Mrs. Hanna
Nathan Sharp 3 yrs	Nate Chiles 6; 1^st	Kristy Chiles 11; 6^th	Katie Chiles 12; 7^th
Samuel Chiles 21mo	Lucas Rhoades 11; 6^th	Charity Chiles 8; 4^th	Kailey Rhoades13; 8^th
Linzy Hanna 2 yrs	Marcus Rhoades 9; 4^th	Megan Kindler 13; 8^th	Josh Fender 15; 9^th
Nolan Kerns 15mo	Brittany Rhoades 6; 2^nd	Naomi Fender 9; 4^th	Rachel Fender 12; 7^th
Gracie Kerns 4 yrs	Ryan Kindler 11; 6^th	Sabrina Griffin 9, 4^th	Zachary Griffin 14, 9^th
	Johnathen Hanna 10; 6^th	Jayde Patton 6^th	Matthew Griffin 12, 7^th
	Conlan Kerns 7; 1^st	Rachel Sharp 15; 10^th	Timothee Hanna 12; 8^th
	Joseph Sharp 10		Melissa Sharp 18; grad.
	Kyla Kerns 9; 4^th		Stephen Sharp 13; 8^th

11:15-12:00 Session 3

Large Group Games All ages (Toddlers hang out with their parents)
Mrs. Griffin, Mrs. Kindler
Toddler-age 4	Kindergarten-2^nd	3^rd-6^th	7-12^th
Samuel Chiles	Nate Chiles	Kristy Chiles	Katie Chiles
Linzy Hanna	Brittany Rhoades	Charity Chiles	Josh Fender
Nolan Kerns	Conlan Kerns	Lucas Rhoades	Rachel Fender
Gracie Kerns		Marcus Rhoades	Megan Kindler
Nathan Sharp		Naomi Fender	Zachary Griffin
		Ryan Kindler	Matthew Griffin
		Sabrina Griffin	Rachel Sharp
		Johnathen Hanna	Stephen Sharp
		Jayde Patton	Timothee Hanna
		Kyla Kerns	Kailey Rhoades
		Joseph Sharp

12:00- 12:20 Clean-up

(Each family will have a month to be in charge of clean-up; a check list will be provided.)

Please let me know (lchiles@horseshoebendranch.net or 773-5724) if you notice a problem with the schedule or if a grade level is incorrect. Thanks. Lisa

2011-2012 Class Descriptions

Session 1 Classes

Toddler and Preschool Activities

Teacher: Mrs. Hanna

Assistant:

Ages: Toddler-4years old

Class fee: none

Stories, hands-on activities, and songs.

Hands on Fun

Teachers: Mrs. Kindler and Mrs. Fender

Ages: All welcome, however class is geared toward kids 1^st-6^th grade.

Class fee: $20

Each month we will engage in a project that requires us to be hands-on. Possible projects may include making a marshmallow shooter and having a marshmallow battle, constructing a volcano and watching it erupt, and a simple building project (e.g. a birdhouse).

Cake Decorating

Teacher: Mrs. Kerns

Assistant: Miss Sharp

Ages: 3^rd-High School

Minimum class size: 5 students

Class fee: $5

Beginning cake decorating will teach you how to ice a cake. It may include colored icing, food coloring spray and stencils, borders, lettering, basic flowers, making marshmallow fondant, converting art to simple frosting pictures, and theme cakes. In addition, students will learn how to level a multi-layer cake. Most months students will need to provide a single layer cake and a batch of icing. Icing recipe will be provided by instructor. Students will be asked to bring several piping tips (numbers to be provided).

Lego Mindstorms

Teacher: Mr. Chiles

Assistant: Mrs. Griffin

Ages: must be at least 7^th grade

Class fee: none

This will be an introduction to Lego robotics using the older Mindstorms sets. Instructor will provide loaner sets for two teams.

Session 2 Classes

Playtime

Teacher: Mrs. Patton

Assistant:

Ages: Toddler-Kindergarten

Class fee: tba

Jr. Lego Rebotics

Teachers: Mr. Chiles

Ages: geared for grades 1-6.

Class fee: none

Learn about Lego robotics. We will be building various simple robotics models including walking bugs, automatic doors, shooters and more using the instructor’s bricks. We will be building models based on ones found in The Lego Technic Idea Book series by Yoshihito Isogawa, Simple Machines and Fantastic Contraptions. You should be able to build variations of most of these models on your own with the parts that come with an average $30-$50 price range Lego Technic set and a Lego Power Functions motor.

Performing Arts

Teachers: Mrs. Fender

Assistants: Mrs. Griffin, Mrs. Kindler

Minimum class size: at least 5 students

Class fee: $10

Always wanted to try out acting but couldn’t round up enough friends or convince your siblings to join you? This class is for you. We will try out different forms of acting (reader’s theatre, improv, etc.) A simple play is planned for spring.

Forensic Science

Teacher: Mrs. Sharp

Assistant: Mr. Chiles

Class fee: $20

We will be looking at how science applies to crime scenes. We will be reading case studies of real crimes as well as examining what the Bible has to say about topics like justice. We may be doing experiments with fingerprinting, chromatography, ink analysis, blood type analysis, and fiber analysis.

Session 3 Classes

Large Group Games

Teachers: Mrs. Griffin and Mrs. Kindler

Ages: All

Class fee: none

This is simply meant to be a fun time playing active games. There will be two games planned each month, one geared for younger players, and one for older players. There is no strict age division. Parents know their children best, and with their children can decide accordingly which (if any) game to participate in.

Toddlers and little people will be hanging out with their parents at this time, the nursery will be open if a parent wants to watch their child there.