Cooking Class

Can you believe our 8th week of cooking class is already upon us? It has been a pleasure to add Florence Deeter and her cooking instruction to our offerings this half of the semester. Thank you, Mrs. Deeter!

Physical Education Class

We wish to express our thanks to Mr. McClellan for bringing his experience and fun in teaching the PE class. As he was only available to teach the first half of the semester he will be finishing his time here this Tuesday, October 1.

We welcome Mr. Marc Monocco to REACH to teach the second half of the semester of PE. Mr. Monocco will be joining Mr. McClellan this week to meet everyone and help with the transition of teachers. I encourage you to stop in and say good bye to Mr. McClellan and hello to Mr. Monocco.

Marc has been an ISSA Certified Fitness Trainer since 2002. He is the owner and Head Instructor of Topeka Jiu Jitsu Academy and has been the Sport Commissioner for Jiu Jitsu at Sunflower State Games since 2011. He is a US Army Veteran and a substitute teacher for Topeka area schools.

School lunch:

Pack those lunch bags, there is no prepared group meal this week, October 1. There will be a group lunch for October 8. Please sign up for it at the administration table this week if you would like to partake.

Reading Incentives

This Tuesday, September 24 is Reading Rewards day. Any students who are participating in this program should turn in their reading logs at lunch break for a little reward. Thank you to Miranda who provided a little something extra for that this month.


Science Students Reminder:  Owl pellet dissection is this week.

School lunch:

Pack those lunch bags, there is no prepared group meal this week.

An opportunity to show thanks...

Dear REACH Parents,

Cornerstone Community Church graciously hosts REACH without charge. The church is now in the process of some building maintenance and remodeling, part of which will involve painting classrooms.  This is the perfect opportunity for us to give back, by way of service, to the wonderful people of Cornerstone Community Church for their generosity.

I would like to gather a few REACH parents to paint some of the classrooms. The church will have all the supplies and tools waiting for us. Let us know if you are interested and what your availability is. I will post more details as I find out availability of helpers and when the rooms will be ready for us to paint.

Thank you!
Robin

School Lunch for Sept 10

We have a parent who volunteered to pick up Cici's Pizza this Thursday. If you would like one please place your order to the REACH email by Tuesday morning. One pizza is  $5.45, (5 plus tax) leave your money at the admin table when you walk in.

Future school lunches: If anyone has any ideas for combined lunch or wants to volunteer to do something let us know.  I would like to start getting lunch count sheets the week before and putting them at the admin table. The counts can then be taken that day and eliminate the need for all the emails.

What a great group of people we are enjoying at REACH.  I think I speak for all of the teachers when I say we are enjoying watching all the different personalities blossom. It is nice getting to know everyone, even if it will take a couple of more weeks to get all of the family names! But then, once you are a parent you get kind of use to being called by your favorite nickname: so and so's mom!

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School lunch for Sept 4 will be sloppy joes. Please email to the REACH address the sandwich count for your family. Thanks!

See you Tuesday,

Robin

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!

REACH is changing back to meeting on Tuesdays!

Classes start August 13.

We have listened to you, our co-op families, and have heard what you said. Don't you love the flexibility of homeschooling!? We received overwhelming feedback that Tuesdays worked better than Thursdays and we are happy and blessed to say that all of our teachers and the building are able to make the switch.

Part of our goals are to build relationships, encourage and help and we figured we weren't accomplishing that mission if Thursdays was a hard day to meet. So effective this fall semester we will convene on Tuesdays and help kick start everyone's week.

The first day of class will be Tuesday, August 13.

Registration is now open.

Please submit registration forms by July 31.

Registration for the Fall Semester 2013 is open!!!  So excited about our classes this year! Some highlights are the new Cooking class, new Kindergarten Prep, and Writing class, and PE starting off with a 5th degree blackbelt to teach us various aspects of physical education!

We are happy to announce that Mr. McClellan, a fifth degree blackbelt and co-owner of ATA Martial Arts Academy, will be the PE instructor for the first 8 weeks of Fall Semester 2013.  

Not only will he incorporate a unique perspective of martial arts, his 19 years of teaching various forms of physical education will make this a challenging and informative class.