Summer Academic Review &
Enrichment Program
(JK-8)
Deadline to register is June 10th, 2020!
Introduction
Lynn-Rose Heights is offering
a half-day summer online academic learning program for grades JK – 8 in the
subject areas of mathematics and language. Students enrolled in this program
benefit greatly from this supplemental learning online. Families often seek
online elementary schools because they offer a great deal of flexibility with
regards to adhering to educational standards. Our program encourages self-paced
learning, allowing students to progress through their chosen subject area at
their own pace. Those who need additional support
will spend time reviewing concepts and topics within math or language to
further strengthen their knowledge and understanding. Students who
have mastered the core concepts for their appropriate grade will be provided
with enrichment and "reach ahead" material, thus giving
them a head start when they enter the next grade in September. Students can choose to enrol in one course or in
both language and math courses to supplement the offerings at their
brick-and-mortar schools.
Costs and Timings
The cost is $220.00 bi-weekly
per course, regardless of attendance. No daily rates or accommodations. There is
a one time, $50.00 non-refundable deposit that is required upon registration to secure a
spot in the classroom. The language course runs from 9:00am – 12:00pm while the
math course runs from 1:00 – 4:00pm, Monday through Friday, from June 22, 2020
– August 21, 2020. These fun sessions run for 3 hours daily with a one-hour
interactive live component with the subject teacher via Zoom meetings. Those
enrolled earn a course completion certificate every two weeks. Please fill in
the registration form on this page, along with your payment, to secure a spot
for our online summer camp program.
How do students socialize during the course?
Online students have Lynn-Rose accounts created for them and are able to socialize just like they do traditionally with
their school peers. Students may attend google hangout meeting sessions with
their friends and participate in zoom meetings where they can see other students
live and face to face. Students may form discussion groups and meet regularly.
These are some of the ways to get to know one another better and to study
together.
How are they assessed?
Students turn in homework and daily practice
activities, complete projects, take quizzes and tests, and write assignments,
all which is closely monitored by the teacher. Work may be submitted via email
or through course management systems, such as Google Classrooms. Teachers
provide ongoing assessment and evaluation that is fair, transparent, and
equitable, and give students multiple opportunities for growth. Teachers also
communicate with students and parents weekly to ensure formative feedback is
present. Communication is done through zoom meetings, phone calls, and emails.
How do online students get individualized
attention?
Students build on their learning skills through
ongoing interactions with the teacher and their classmates. Teachers play a
vital role in giving students the attention they need. They are critical to
providing structure, guidance, and motivation as students learn at their own
pace through the curriculum. Students receive ongoing support from their online
teachers via tools such as video conferencing, discussion posts, email, or
telephone in order to help them progress in the
different subject areas at their own pace. Online students get a customized and
proprietary learning approach that focuses on the right areas to help them
progress at a pace that they are comfortable with.
How is safety ensured in an online environment?
We remain committed to our goal of providing a firm
foundation of academic excellence and equity, with effective teachers to
nurture the knowledge, skills and ethics required for responsible citizenship. Proper
management of time and completion of tasks is essential. Students are
encouraged to find appropriate times to socialize online outside of school
instructional/learning time. In addition, students must
remember to adhere to the LR Code of Conduct at all times. We promote a
safe environment that allows students to openly discuss any problems or
concerns they may have with their peers or in their online classrooms.
What Do Online Elementary School Students Learn?
Lynn Rose covers the core courses and concepts as
outlined The Ontario Curriculum, although there is flexibility in topics and
delivery methods. We strive to support high-quality learning while giving
students opportunities to learn in ways that are best suited to support their
individual strengths and needs. Below is an outline of what is covered in each
grade during the entire online summer program.
KINDERGARTEN Curriculum
The kindergarten curriculum provides the basic
building blocks for building success in school. In addition to learning the
fundamentals of literacy and mathematics, students explore science topics in
literacy, including how plants grow and social studies topics such as
landforms, bodies of water, and maps.
LANGUAGE ARTS TOPICS INCLUDE:

·
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Listening skills and cueing systems
·
Reading a variety of inclusive texts
·
Using sight words
·
Applying phonics rules
·
Develop a command of their vocabulary
MATHEMATICS TOPICS INCLUDE:
·
Numbering sentences
·
Identifying shapes
·
Recognizing and forming numbers
·
Counting by ones and tens
·
Addition and subtraction
·
Ordering and sorting numbers and shapes
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Measuring and comparing
·
Deploying problem-solving strategies
·
Computational strategies
GRADE 1 Curriculum
First-grade students build upon basic math and
literacy skills to become more fluent. They focus on different units of study and also continue learning about science topics in the area
of literacy such as weather, animal habitats, rocks, and soil. Social studies
help build students’ knowledge in language and may include lessons such as the
organization of communities, different transportation systems we rely on,
famous people in history, and different levels of government.
LANGUAGE ARTS TOPICS INCLUDE:

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Identifying and retelling main ideas
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Using stated and implied information
·
· Sentence fluency
·
Using details from the text to answer
questions
·
Expanding vocabulary
·
Decoding one- and two-syllable words
·
Making short and long vowel sound
·
Using point of view
MATHEMATICS TOPICS INCLUDE:
·
Representing and ordering numbers to 100
·
Classifying two-dimensional shapes
·
Adding and subtracting money amounts
·
Working with number sentences
·
Understanding place value
·
Telling time
·
Measuring, ordering, and comparing
GRADE 2 Curriculum
Students in grade two have access to oral, print,
and media texts that require more background knowledge, allowing them to explore
new ideas and information and more complex and technical topics. Grade two
students need to develop the ability to retain and recall information. In
mathematics, students apply developing problem-solving strategies as they solve
problems and conduct investigations.
LANGUAGE ARTS TOPICS INCLUDE:

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Using active listening strategies
·
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Distinguishing between stated and implied ideas
·
Identifying non-verbal cues
·
Reading irregularly spelled words
·
Learning prefixes and suffixes
·
Writing narrative and opinion pieces
·
Recognizing organization
patterns in texts
·
Media literacy
MATHEMATICS TOPICS INCLUDE:
·
Explaining the relationship
among the numbers 1, 10, 100, and 1000
·
Solving word problems
·
Working with equal groups (foundation of multiplication)
·
Solving problems involving
the addition and subtraction of two-digit numbers
·
Reading time using analogue
clocks
·
Describing movement using a
grid map
GRADE 3 Curriculum
Third grade capitalizes on students’ ability to use
their knowledge and skills in listening, reading, speaking, writing, viewing,
and representing to understand and critically analyse a broad range of
information and ideas. In mathematics, students learn to develop, select, and apply
problem-solving strategies as they deepen their mathematical understanding and
apply their reasoning skills to make conjectures and construct arguments.
LANGUAGE ARTS TOPICS INCLUDE:

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Using appropriate elements of style
·
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Showing how words are used to
create mood/setting
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Reading multisyllable and
irregularly spelled words
·
Drawing connections
·
Using correct subject-verb
agreement
·
Using irregular pronouns and
irregular words
·
Identifying character traits and points of
view
MATHEMATICS TOPICS INCLUDE:
·
Multiplying and dividing within 100
·
Reading and printing in words
whole numbers to one thousand
·
Comparing and ordering
fractions
·
Using graphs
·
Solving two-step word
problems
·
Counting forward by halves,
thirds, fourths, and tenths to beyond one whole
·
Drawing the lines of symmetry
of two-dimensional shapes
·
Finding perimeters of shapes
GRADE 4 Curriculum
Fourth grade language is designed to engage
students in meaningful interactions with a wide array of texts. Students
analyse the structure and elements in a variety of text forms in order to communicate their own ideas and opinions for a
variety of purposes and audiences. In mathematics, students explore concepts in
depth (including representing and ordering numbers, distinguishing among
polygons and among prisms, constructing triangles, investigating variables as
unknown quantities, etc.)
LANGUAGE ARTS TOPICS INCLUDE:
·
Presenting an argument that has a clearly stated
purpose
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Drawing connections between texts
·
Summarizing and interpret texts using key details
·
Producing clear narrative pieces
·
Using correct grammar
·
Decoding irregular and multisyllable words
·
Interconnected skills
MATHEMATICS TOPICS INCLUDE:
·
Performing multi-digit
multiplication and division
·
Converting measurements
·
Analysing and classifying
geometric shapes
·
Determining elapsed time
·
Relating the 12-hour clock to
the 24-hour clock
·
Adding and subtracting decimal
amounts to hundredths
·
Representing probability using
fractions
GRADE 5 Curriculum
Fifth grade encourages students to develop their
abilities in language and monitor their own learning and select appropriate
strategies that help to make sense of and create increasingly complex texts for
personally relevant purposes. Students use the knowledge and skills from one
strand to support their learning in the other three strands. In mathematics,
students represent and order numbers, develop and apply area relationships,
focus on measuring quantities using metric units, and collect and organize
discrete and continuous data to improve their mathematical knowledge.
LANGUAGE ARTS TOPICS INCLUDE:
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Sequencing ideas and information
·
Using a number of sources
in research
·
Following appropriate grammatical rules
·
Using multimedia in presentations
·
Incorporating quotes appropriately in writing
·
Using self-questioning to monitor
MATHEMATICS TOPICS INCLUDE:
·
Graphing on a coordinate plane
·
Develop and apply reasoning skills
·
Measuring volume
·
Using parentheses in equations
·
Multiplying and dividing fractions
·
Solving word problems using fractions
GRADE 6 Curriculum
Students in the sixth grade advance their critical
thinking skills, gaining further understanding of the broader relationships
between different literary texts. Students begin to strengthen their skills
further in listening, reading, writing, and speaking, as well as develop
critical-thinking and problem-solving skills. In mathematics, students work on
consolidating their knowledge of mathematical processes and deepen their
understanding of concepts within the different strands.
LANGUAGE ARTS TOPICS INCLUDE:
·
Using a graphic form of expression, such as drawing or
tableaux
·
Incorporating literary
language and structures into personal anecdotes
·
Identifying the point of view
presented in texts
·
Reflecting on reading skills
and strategies
·
Using syntactic (language
structure) cues
MATHEMATICS TOPICS INCLUDE:
·
Investigating relationships among congruent shapes
· Constructing angle bisectors and perpendicular bisectors
·
Investigating real-world applications of
probability
·
Collecting and organizing categorical, discrete,
and continuous data
·
Displaying data in frequency tables and circle
graphs
·
Solving linear equations using concrete materials
GRADE 7 Curriculum
Students in the seventh-grade focus on
comprehension, decision-making, critical thinking and
problem-solving skills. In language, students are introduced to a wider variety
of writing styles, vocabulary building, and independent writing and reading
activities. In mathematics, students are encouraged to think abstractly and
learn how to use those concepts and apply them to real-world situations.
LANGUAGE ARTS TOPICS INCLUDE:

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Making inferences/interpreting a variety of writing
·
Extending understanding of increasingly complex
texts
·
Learning interactive strategies and paraphrasing
·
Using Non-verbal cues and metacognition
·
Identifying a range of elements of style
MATHEMATICS TOPICS INCLUDE:
·
Applying the Pythagorean relationship geometrically
·
Collecting categorical, discrete, and continuous
data
·
Relating the numbers of faces, edges, and vertices
of a polyhedron
·
Comparing experimental and theoretical
probabilities
·
Solving problems involving rates and proportions
Students in the eighth-grade transition onto the
Grade 9 curriculum to further advance their studies. In language, students will
analyse literary texts from contemporary and historical periods, interpret
informational and graphic texts, and create oral, written, and media texts in a
variety of forms. In mathematics, students will develop an understanding of
mathematical concepts related to algebra, analytic geometry, and measurement
and geometry through investigation, the effective use of technology, and
abstract reasoning.
LANGUAGE ARTS TOPICS INCLUDE:

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Reading and analysing student- and teacher-selected
texts from diverse cultures and historical periods
·
Understanding several different interpersonal
speaking strategies and adapting them to suit the purpose, satiation, and
audience
·
Identifying the perspectives and/or biases evident
in both simple and complex oral texts
·
Using appropriate words, phrases, and terminology,
and several different stylistic devices
·
Identifying and using several different strategies
to expand vocabulary
MATHEMATICS TOPICS INCLUDE:
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Simplifying numerical expressions involving
integers and rational numbers
·
Adding and subtracting polynomials with up to two
variables
·
Constructing tables of values, graphs, and
equations
·
Determining various formulas for the slop of a line
segment or line
·
Explaining the significance of optimal area,
surface area, and volume in various applications
·
Developing formulas for the volume of a pyramid, a
cone, and a sphere
Below is a sample schedule. This is an idea of how
our online school day looks like for a typical third-grade student in language.
8:30am – 9:00am

Independent Reading; Raz Kids; Epic, or Hard copy book.
9:00am – 10:00am
Interactive live language session via Zoom with instructor.
10:00am – 10:15am
Snack and time outside.
10:15am – 11:00am
Review lesson on daily
activity/task/project/assignment. Complete paragraph entry on list of spelling
words. Journal must be accompanied by an introduction, three supporting
details, and a conclusion.
11:00am – 11:30am
Watch online tutorial to prepare for tomorrow’s discussion on story
elements.
11:30am – 12:00pm
Complete KWL chart on the five essential elements of a story.
12:00pm
Lunch Break/End of day.