Registration Now Open

8/13/2023

Hello Families,

Registration for the 2023-2024 school year is now open! The registration form can be found on our website, www.saturdaytutoring.org under "Register Your Child" or here.

Please complete the registration form no later than Friday, September 8, 2023. A registration form must be completed for every child you wish to enroll. Registration enrolls your child for the entire school year (September-April).

IMPORTANT NOTES:

• Fall semester will take place on Saturday mornings from September 16-November 18. There is no session on October 21 due to Fall Break.

• All tutoring sessions will take place in-person at The Church of the Covenant, 11205 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106.

• Sessions will take place from 10:00am-12:00pm. We ask that you arrive by 9:45am for check-in.

Below are the dates for the 2023-2024 school year: Fall (1st) Semester: September 16, 23, 30, October 7, 14, None October 21-Fall Break, 28, November 4, 11, 18 Spring (2nd) Semester: January 20, 27, February 3, 10, 17, 24, March 2, None March 9 & 16-Spring Break, 23, None March 30-Easter, April 6, 13 If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us by email at saturdaytutoring@gmail.com or by call/text at 216-505-0885. We look forward to seeing you on September 16th! -Brittney & Rafael, Directors

STEM SESSIONS RETURN

GREAT NEWS PARENTS!!

Our highly demanded STEM sessions have returned for yet another year. Each time, we offer these scientific experiments as an alternate to the tutoring sessions for any interested(5-12 grade) students. Sessions this year include:

February 11th: Rainbows and Slime

We will explore fundamentals of chemistry with density and pH! We will be creating rainbow jars and discussing how the liquids arrange themselves based on density. Also, relating to density, we will create lava lamps and they can take them home! Then, we will discuss and experiment with the pH of household supplies by using the natural pH indicator, cabbage leaves! If we have time, we'll make slime to take home as well.

February 25th: Plasma Cutting/Catapult Competition

This will be an engineering session! We will be creating small plasma cutters using pencil lead and batteries. Also, we'll be making catapults with popsicle sticks and having a small competition.

March 4th: Create your own instruments/Bell Tower Tour

We'll discuss the physics of music (equations behind frequency, wavelength, open and closed tubes) and have them make their own instruments for the first hour (ex. a rough guitar using different lengths of rubber bands or a straw flutes of different lengths). Then, we can have the Bell Tour for the last hour!

March 25th: 2nd Annual Egg Drop Challenge

Another physics session where we'll make and design containers to prevent our eggs from cracking. It'll be a competition for their designs, and we'll also have a paper airplane competition.

GOOD NEWS from STP

This year we want to ensure we are prioritizing literacy. In addition to writing prompts, each week students and tutors will have the opportunity to participate in Drop Everything And Read (DEAR)! Students will be expected to read independently or quietly with their tutor during this time. Tutors are encouraged to read too! Books will be available. Greeters will be around to answer any questions.

Also new this year, students will have the opportunity to earn tickets towards a raffle that will take place at the end of the semester. Students will automatically receive one ticket for arriving on time and can earn additional tickets throughout the session for going above and beyond (making friends, work completion, working through a challenge, etc.).

The 2022-2023 Saturday Tutoring Program Schedule:

1st semester tutoring sessions:

September 17, 24, October 1, 8, 15, NONE 10/22, October 29, November 5, 12, 19

2nd-semester tutoring sessions:

January 21, 28, February 4,11,18, 25, March 4, NONE 3/11 & 3/18, March 25, April 1

See you soon and often!