Fall 2024
1st/2nd Course Descriptions
9:00-11:00 Tuesdays & Thursdays - Mission Viejo Family YMCA
Two-Day ELA & Math Enrichment Class
Tuesdays and Thursdays: 9:00-11:00
Fall 12 weeks / Winter- Spring 13 weeks
Tuition:$1,400
Note: Tuition Payments Are As Follows: Sept $500/ Oct $500 / Nov $400
Welcome to our first and second grade enrichment class where students have the opportunity to learn in a warm and engaging classroom environment. This two-day a week class is designed to support the concepts being taught in math and in English language arts. There will be plenty of opportunities to have fun and build friendships. Students participate in activities with partners, small groups, and the entire class, practicing reading, writing, and math skills.
Through poetry and memorization, fun stories and reader’s theaters, copy-work, games and crafts, your student will practice language arts skills such as penmanship, phonics, grammar, and reading skills.
In the fall and winter sessions there will be a dedicated time to practice core math concepts and build problem solving and critical thinking skills. Using games and hands-on activities as well as through written work, students strengthen their foundation in essential math skills, building confidence and a love of math. Math will also be integrated into our literature-based activities.
Join us for a fun-filled year of growth, positive change, and adventure!
Some Math Concepts Covered:
Outside Classwork: Finish assignments started in class
Instructor: Karina Penkethman
Tuesdays and Thursdays: 9:00-11:00
Fall 12 weeks / Winter- Spring 13 weeks
- Tuesdays: September 9/5, 9/12, 9/19, 9/26 October 10/3, 10/10, 10/24, 10/31 November 11/7, 11/14, 11/28 December 12/5
- Thursdays: September 9/7, 9/14, 9/21, 9/28 October 10/5, 10/12, 10/26 November 11/2, 11/9, 11/16, 11/30 December 12/7
- (No Class October 10/17, 10/19 and November 11/21, 11/23 )
Tuition:$1,400
Note: Tuition Payments Are As Follows: Sept $500/ Oct $500 / Nov $400
Welcome to our first and second grade enrichment class where students have the opportunity to learn in a warm and engaging classroom environment. This two-day a week class is designed to support the concepts being taught in math and in English language arts. There will be plenty of opportunities to have fun and build friendships. Students participate in activities with partners, small groups, and the entire class, practicing reading, writing, and math skills.
Through poetry and memorization, fun stories and reader’s theaters, copy-work, games and crafts, your student will practice language arts skills such as penmanship, phonics, grammar, and reading skills.
In the fall and winter sessions there will be a dedicated time to practice core math concepts and build problem solving and critical thinking skills. Using games and hands-on activities as well as through written work, students strengthen their foundation in essential math skills, building confidence and a love of math. Math will also be integrated into our literature-based activities.
Join us for a fun-filled year of growth, positive change, and adventure!
Some Math Concepts Covered:
- addition and subtraction facts
- odd and even
- core geometry concepts
- measurement
- fractions
- place value
- skip counting
- patterns
- ordinal words
Outside Classwork: Finish assignments started in class
Instructor: Karina Penkethman
11:15-12:15 - Tuesdays - Mission Viejo Family YMCA
11:15-12:15 - Tuesdays - Mission Viejo Family YMCA
Keeping Fit! Elementary PE
Tuesdays: 11:15-12:15
Monthly: Sept 9/5, 9/12, 9/19, 9/26 Oct 10/3, 10/10, 10/24, 10/31 November 11/7, 11/14, 11/28 December 12/5
(No Class October 10/17 and November 11/21 )
Location: Mission Viejo Family YMCA
Tuition: $64 Members and $75 non-members
Warm-Ups, activities, group games, and group sports to help prepare students for a life of physical fitness, fitness testing, improved social/emotional awareness, and self-esteem. Activities and sports can be adjusted depending on age and skill level of students. Our goal is to keep youth active and excited about lifelong skills and healthy habits while having fun! Youth develop friendships, cooperation, and character values. Healthy team competition providing a context for practicing humility, overcoming obstacles, strategic thinking, and being part of a community!
Note: Contact the Mission Viejo Family YMCA to Enroll. Charter School Funds Accepted
Instructor: Certified YMCA Instructor
Tuesdays: 11:15-12:15
Monthly: Sept 9/5, 9/12, 9/19, 9/26 Oct 10/3, 10/10, 10/24, 10/31 November 11/7, 11/14, 11/28 December 12/5
(No Class October 10/17 and November 11/21 )
Location: Mission Viejo Family YMCA
Tuition: $64 Members and $75 non-members
Warm-Ups, activities, group games, and group sports to help prepare students for a life of physical fitness, fitness testing, improved social/emotional awareness, and self-esteem. Activities and sports can be adjusted depending on age and skill level of students. Our goal is to keep youth active and excited about lifelong skills and healthy habits while having fun! Youth develop friendships, cooperation, and character values. Healthy team competition providing a context for practicing humility, overcoming obstacles, strategic thinking, and being part of a community!
Note: Contact the Mission Viejo Family YMCA to Enroll. Charter School Funds Accepted
Instructor: Certified YMCA Instructor
Lunch Bunch
Tuesdays: 12:15-12:45
Monthly: Sept 9/5, 9/12, 9/19, 9/26 Oct 10/3, 10/10, 10/24, 10/31 November 11/7, 11/14, 11/28 December 12/5
(No Class October 10/17 and November 11/21 )
Location: Mission Viejo Family YMCA
Tuition: $35 Members and $35 non-members
Time for fun! This is a supervised period where students eat their lunches in between classes. This community-building environment is great for giving students some interaction between classes.
Note: Contact the Mission Viejo Family YMCA to Enroll. Charter School Funds Accepted
Instructor: Certified YMCA Instructor
Tuesdays: 12:15-12:45
Monthly: Sept 9/5, 9/12, 9/19, 9/26 Oct 10/3, 10/10, 10/24, 10/31 November 11/7, 11/14, 11/28 December 12/5
(No Class October 10/17 and November 11/21 )
Location: Mission Viejo Family YMCA
Tuition: $35 Members and $35 non-members
Time for fun! This is a supervised period where students eat their lunches in between classes. This community-building environment is great for giving students some interaction between classes.
Note: Contact the Mission Viejo Family YMCA to Enroll. Charter School Funds Accepted
Instructor: Certified YMCA Instructor
12:45-11:45 Tuesdays Mission Viejo Family YMCA
New! Reading: Comprehension, Fluency & Story Elements Part 1
Tuesdays: 12:45-1:45
6 Weeks: September 9/5, 9/12, 9/19, 9/26 October 10/3, 10/10
Location: Mission Viejo Family YMCA
Tuition $235
Help your child become a stronger, more confident, and more fluent reader while learning story elements. In this class students are provided numerous opportunities to practice reading with success. New or difficult words are introduced first and then using a range of stories and informational texts students participate in a variety of activities such as choral reading, reader's theatre, partner reading, and more. Students also learn to analyze story elements which aids in reading comprehension, leads to a deeper understanding of literature, and helps students develop and write their own stories.
Outside Classwork: Thirty minutes or less per week
Instructor: TBD
Tuesdays: 12:45-1:45
6 Weeks: September 9/5, 9/12, 9/19, 9/26 October 10/3, 10/10
Location: Mission Viejo Family YMCA
Tuition $235
Help your child become a stronger, more confident, and more fluent reader while learning story elements. In this class students are provided numerous opportunities to practice reading with success. New or difficult words are introduced first and then using a range of stories and informational texts students participate in a variety of activities such as choral reading, reader's theatre, partner reading, and more. Students also learn to analyze story elements which aids in reading comprehension, leads to a deeper understanding of literature, and helps students develop and write their own stories.
Outside Classwork: Thirty minutes or less per week
Instructor: TBD
New! Reader's Theatre Part 1
Tuesdays: 12:45-1:45
6 Weeks: October 10/24, 10/31 November 11/7, 11/14, 11/28 December 12/7 (No Class November 11/21 )
Location: Mission Viejo Family YMCA
Tuition $235
The reader's theatre class aims to support reading fluency and build confidence while having fun. Students read scripts together, work on understanding the meaning of the text, and practice expressively interpreting script stories. Throughout the class, students work together to read aloud and silently.
Readers Theater helps to….
Outside Classwork: Thirty minutes or less per week
Instructor: Karina Penkethman
Tuesdays: 12:45-1:45
6 Weeks: October 10/24, 10/31 November 11/7, 11/14, 11/28 December 12/7 (No Class November 11/21 )
Location: Mission Viejo Family YMCA
Tuition $235
The reader's theatre class aims to support reading fluency and build confidence while having fun. Students read scripts together, work on understanding the meaning of the text, and practice expressively interpreting script stories. Throughout the class, students work together to read aloud and silently.
Readers Theater helps to….
- develop fluency through repeated exposure to text.
- increase comprehension.
- integrate reading, writing, speaking, listening in an authentic context.
- engage students.
- increase reading motivation.
- create confidence and improve the self-image of students.
- provide a real purpose for reading.
- provide opportunities for cooperative learning.
Outside Classwork: Thirty minutes or less per week
Instructor: Karina Penkethman
2:00-3:00 Mission Veijo Family YMCA
NEW! Engineering with LEGO: Marvelous Superhero Adventures
1st-3rd Grade
Tuesdays: 2:00-3:00
6 Weeks: October 10/24, 10/31 November 11/7, 11/14, 11/28 December 12/5 (No Class November 11/21)
Location: Mission Viejo Family YMCA
Tuition: $200
“With great power comes great responsibility.” Dive into the fascinating and exhilarating world of superheroes. Explore superheroes, villains and the worlds in which they live. Kids will use fun facts and logic to help solve the dilemmas superheroes find themselves in on a regular basis. Along the way students will create wonderful stories of adventure and drama. You have the power it takes. Get ready for this wild and marvelous adventure with LEGO®
Outside Classwork: None
Instructor: TBD
1st-3rd Grade
Tuesdays: 2:00-3:00
6 Weeks: October 10/24, 10/31 November 11/7, 11/14, 11/28 December 12/5 (No Class November 11/21)
Location: Mission Viejo Family YMCA
Tuition: $200
“With great power comes great responsibility.” Dive into the fascinating and exhilarating world of superheroes. Explore superheroes, villains and the worlds in which they live. Kids will use fun facts and logic to help solve the dilemmas superheroes find themselves in on a regular basis. Along the way students will create wonderful stories of adventure and drama. You have the power it takes. Get ready for this wild and marvelous adventure with LEGO®
Outside Classwork: None
Instructor: TBD
11:15-12:15 Thursdays Mission Viejo Family YMCA
NEW! Science: Five Senses Detective
Thursdays: 11:15-12:15
6 Weeks: September 9/7, 9/14, 9/21, 9/28 October 10/5, 10/12
Location: Mission Viejo Family YMCA
Tuition $235
Detectives! Take out that magnifying glass, make observations, and use your knowledge of the five senses to solve mysteries. Learn ways the senses can be tricked! Students will learn to identify the essential parts of the sensory systems, how the senses work, and the functions of the sensory systems.
Outside Classwork: Most work will be finished in class. Homework may include watching videos to prepare for class, reading assignments, and/or to finish unfinished classwork and will take less than 1 hour per week.
Instructor: Kevlin Molkara
Thursdays: 11:15-12:15
6 Weeks: September 9/7, 9/14, 9/21, 9/28 October 10/5, 10/12
Location: Mission Viejo Family YMCA
Tuition $235
Detectives! Take out that magnifying glass, make observations, and use your knowledge of the five senses to solve mysteries. Learn ways the senses can be tricked! Students will learn to identify the essential parts of the sensory systems, how the senses work, and the functions of the sensory systems.
Outside Classwork: Most work will be finished in class. Homework may include watching videos to prepare for class, reading assignments, and/or to finish unfinished classwork and will take less than 1 hour per week.
Instructor: Kevlin Molkara
NEW! Science: What's Up?
Thursdays: 11:15-12:15
6 Weeks: October 10/26 November 11/2, 11/9, 11/16, 11/30 December 12/7 (No Class November 23)
Location: Mission Viejo Family YMCA
Tuition $235
Grab your binoculars and telescope to examine what is up in the sky. It's a bird. It's a plane. Wait. What is that? Students learn about what they see when looking into the sky. Weather, astronomy, birds, and flying physics are topics covered in this creative hands-on class. So, hop aboard, and let's take off and learn.
Outside Classwork: Most work will be finished in class. Homework may include watching videos to prepare for class, reading assignments, and/or to finish unfinished classwork and will take less than 1 hour per week.
Instructor: Kevlin Molkara
Thursdays: 11:15-12:15
6 Weeks: October 10/26 November 11/2, 11/9, 11/16, 11/30 December 12/7 (No Class November 23)
Location: Mission Viejo Family YMCA
Tuition $235
Grab your binoculars and telescope to examine what is up in the sky. It's a bird. It's a plane. Wait. What is that? Students learn about what they see when looking into the sky. Weather, astronomy, birds, and flying physics are topics covered in this creative hands-on class. So, hop aboard, and let's take off and learn.
Outside Classwork: Most work will be finished in class. Homework may include watching videos to prepare for class, reading assignments, and/or to finish unfinished classwork and will take less than 1 hour per week.
Instructor: Kevlin Molkara
11:15-12:15 Thursdays Mission Viejo Family YMCA
Keeping Fit! Elementary PE
Thursdays: 11:15-12:15
Monthly: September 9/7, 9/14, 9/21, 9/28 October 10/5, 10/12, 10/26 November 11/2, 11/9, 11/16, 11/30 December 12/7
(No Class October 10/19 and November 11/23 )
Location: Mission Viejo Family YMCA
Tuition: $64 Members and $64 non-members
Warm-Ups, activities, group games, and group sports to help prepare students for a life of physical fitness, fitness testing, improved social/emotional awareness, and self-esteem. Activities and sports can be adjusted depending on age and skill level of students. Our goal is to keep youth active and excited about lifelong skills and healthy habits while having fun! Youth develop friendships, cooperation, and character values. Healthy team competition providing a context for practicing humility, overcoming obstacles, strategic thinking, and being part of a community!
Note: Contact the Mission Viejo Family YMCA to Enroll. Charter School Funds Accepted
Instructor: Certified YMCA Instructor
Thursdays: 11:15-12:15
Monthly: September 9/7, 9/14, 9/21, 9/28 October 10/5, 10/12, 10/26 November 11/2, 11/9, 11/16, 11/30 December 12/7
(No Class October 10/19 and November 11/23 )
Location: Mission Viejo Family YMCA
Tuition: $64 Members and $64 non-members
Warm-Ups, activities, group games, and group sports to help prepare students for a life of physical fitness, fitness testing, improved social/emotional awareness, and self-esteem. Activities and sports can be adjusted depending on age and skill level of students. Our goal is to keep youth active and excited about lifelong skills and healthy habits while having fun! Youth develop friendships, cooperation, and character values. Healthy team competition providing a context for practicing humility, overcoming obstacles, strategic thinking, and being part of a community!
Note: Contact the Mission Viejo Family YMCA to Enroll. Charter School Funds Accepted
Instructor: Certified YMCA Instructor
Lunch Bunch
Thursdays: 12:15-12:45
Monthly: September 9/7, 9/14, 9/21, 9/28 October 10/5, 10/12, 10/26 November 11/2, 11/9, 11/16, 11/30 December 12/7
(No Class October 10/19 and November 11/23 )
Location: Mission Viejo Family YMCA
Tuition: $35 Members and $35 non-members
Time for fun! This is a supervised period where students eat their lunches in between classes. This community-building environment is great for giving students some interaction between classes.
Note: Contact the Mission Viejo Family YMCA to Enroll. Charter School Funds Accepted
Instructor: Certified YMCA Instructor
Thursdays: 12:15-12:45
Monthly: September 9/7, 9/14, 9/21, 9/28 October 10/5, 10/12, 10/26 November 11/2, 11/9, 11/16, 11/30 December 12/7
(No Class October 10/19 and November 11/23 )
Location: Mission Viejo Family YMCA
Tuition: $35 Members and $35 non-members
Time for fun! This is a supervised period where students eat their lunches in between classes. This community-building environment is great for giving students some interaction between classes.
Note: Contact the Mission Viejo Family YMCA to Enroll. Charter School Funds Accepted
Instructor: Certified YMCA Instructor