Brookfield/Elm Grove Monthly

August, 2016

Brookfield/Elm Grove Monthly

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N4 W22496 Bluemound Rd., Waukesha Mon–Sat 10am – 5pm • 262-542-8050 www.justalittlebitcountry.com 251203010 Begin prepping kids for school year in summertime By Chris Bennett Special to The Freeman BROOKFIELD — Parents who dread sending their firstborn to school in a few weeks need to stop, gather your thoughts and find time for one simple, crucial lesson before sending your baby out the door. "If a child can recognize their name in print right when they get to class the first day it not only helps the flow of the classroom, but it helps the child feel positive," said Heather Caponi, headmaster of Primary School at Brookfield Academy. "It helps the child identi- fy things that belong to them." Brookfield Academy is located at 3460 N. Brookfield Road in Brook- field. Its primary school encom- passes those in 4-year-old kinder- garten through second grade. The ways in which parents can prepare their children for the com- ing school year change as students grow and the learning experience evolves. Regardless of their child's age, parents need to take steps to ensure a vacation haze does not linger into the school year without wringing the fun from summer. "I always thought it was impor- tant that kids did things during the summer that kids were supposed to do," Brookfield Christian School Principal Kevin Vos said. "Kids are so involved and have lots of school activities, sometimes even more than we as adults, during the school year." Vos is starting his fourth year as principal at Brookfield Christian School, 14155 W. Burleigh Road in Brookfield. He previously taught second and third grades. When kids aren't running around catching fireflies and gorg- ing on watermelon, they should find time to read — either with a parent, if necessary, or on their own, he said. "You can tell the kids who have been reading over the summer," Vos said. "It does make a differ- ence." Practicing writing and the basics in math is also a good idea. Vos sug- gested children write about the activities of their summer — vaca- tions, baseball games, and more. The exercise helps with the physi- cal and mental mechanics of writ- ing. "Math now requires so much higher-level thinking," Vos said. "If you don't have the basic, funda- mental building blocks of math it's really hard to do higher-level con- cepts." Caponi also suggested daily read- ing as a summer activity. The activ- ity helps build skills related to pay- ing attention and critical thinking, which are important in being a stu- dent. When dealing with younger kids — those going to school for the first time — Caponi said attention must be paid to fine motor skills. Chil- dren are not as adept at such skills as in the past. "I personally attest that to a lot of time spent tapping and swiping rather than playing with crayons, paint, chalk, Legos, scribbling, drawing and writing," Caponi said. "Those skills build the fine motor skills necessary for learning how to print." Technology opens vistas Young children should trade screens for hand-on activities, but high schoolers must mentally pre- pare themselves for an environ- ment in which technology drives much of their learning. "Students need to come with an open mind and an open perspective on how education is changing," said Amie Farley, associate princi- pal at Brookfield Central High School, 16900 Gebhardt Road in Brookfield. "Students need to be willing to think creatively and work collaboratively, and be prob- lem solvers." Farley said technology is offering students more options for delivery of their instruction, the practice of skills and for demonstrating their knowledge. "Students need to be able to think differently about their learning," Farley said. "Their learning can be more analytical and more goal- based than sitting around and get- ting what they need memorized out of a book." A constant across all levels, espe- cially for young minds being expanded by the minute, is the need for sleep and routine. According to the National Sleep Foundation, teenagers need eight to 10 hours of sleep each night. Kindergarteners need 11 to 13 hours of sleep each night up to the age of 5, and children between the ages of 6 and 13 need nine to 11 hours of sleep each night. "I always like to tell families a week or two before school starts to get your kids back in a routine with sleep," Vos said. "You can always tell those kids who come back and stayed up until 11 o'clock the night before." Charles Auer/Freeman Staff Nate Robinson and Caroline Gale, both 5, play with blocks during a Dis- covery Camp at Brookfield Academy. Get children working on reading, motor skills before school bell rings Secretaries From Page 1A all of Swanson's field trips, which includes figuring costs, scheduling buses, and more. Both Korpela and Kiese love their jobs, and feel like they are integral to the fabric of the com- munity at their respective schools. "I like to think I'm making a pos- itive impact on Swanson as a school," Korpela said. "I feel like we've got a big job here, and I feel like I play a really important role — from giving a good first impres- sion when families come in to also providing excellent customer ser- vice to our staff." Charles Auer/Freeman Staff Lana Robinson, 3, plays on a water table during a Discovery Camp at Brookfield Academy.

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