Academic Enrichment
Sylvie Petitgenet – VP
The Academic Enrichment Programs are in addition to and meant to enhance the regular school curriculum. The committee provides six activities all year long :
- A reading program to instill a desire to read in each student. It includes incentives and rewards, book reviews, and a follow up of the Panther Book Club for students, parents, and teachers.
- The Reflections Program is a National Art Contest where students use their creativity to paint, draw, take photographs or compose to a theme.
- The Cultural Arts Program brings varied in-house performances for every grade level.
- The Meet the Masters Program raises awareness of Art History through engaging activities for third to fifth graders.
- Exceptional Children’s Week is designed to encourage understanding and celebrate the uniqueness of the Exceptional Children at New Prospect.
- School Play, an exceptional moment for New Prospect kids to express their talents in a performance that takes place usually in February.
Committee Members
| Title | Name | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vice-President | Sylvie Petitgenet | 770-740-1614 | sylviedardoise@aol.com |
| Cultural Arts | Kathy Jashinski | 678-867-0053 | kjashinski@bellsouth.net |
| Exceptional Children’s Week | Cindy Smith Sue Swanson |
770-343-8145 770-663-3456 |
csmith6165@gmail.com SueSwanson@gmail.com |
| Meet the Masters | Jennifer Ferris | 770-521-6025 | jenniferdferris@gmail.com |
| Reading Program | Suneeta Mishra | 678-777-2358 | suneeta_mishra@hotmail.com |
| Reflections | Carolyn Gibson | 770-521-9794 | cgibson66@comcast.net |
| School Play | Whitney King | 770-521-1592 | whitneychristopher@comcast.net |
Panther Book Club
What is it?
A new approach to reading that works closely with the Book Adventure website to encourage reading among students. The Book Adventure website, developed, owned, and maintained by the Sylvan Learning Group, motivates students to read more often. Participation in this program is voluntary and complements any other reading program that your homeroom teacher may have introduced.
So how do I start?
By signing up at the Book Adventure club website at www.bookadventure.com
and encouraging your children to read books and appear for the quizzes on the website. The sign up is free and can be done on your home computer or at the school computer in the Media Center. It is pretty easy and can be done by Parents or students. Some tips on how to sign up are given on the opposite page of this communication. The FAQ link is also a great tool to get your questions answered.
More Information
Reflections
Celebrate Your Talents! Do you express your creativity through dance, music, story, or photography? Then participate in PTA’s Reflections Arts Program!
Last Updated: November 1st, 2009 |
