weLearn Newsletter - June 2008

Announcement

The 7.9 magnitude earthquake in Sichuan China has shaken its cities, many lives, and the world. We are deeply saddened. weLearn will donate 50% of our first Summer Session income to the American Red Cross China earthquake relief fund to aid the recovery effort for the survivors. We thank you for your support and so do the children in China.

Summer is around the corner. Our spring afterschool program will end this Friday. With daily practice, support and encouragement, students’ mathematical concepts and reading comprehension show significant improvement. Many thanks to all involved parents. This can only be possible with your support and involvement.

Important Dates

• 5/30 Last day of spring program
• 6/9 – 6/20 First session of weLearn Summer Daycamp (Feature topics including Math, Origami and Chinese)
• 6/23 – 7/3 Second session of weLearn Summer Day Camp (Feature topics including Math, Chinese Calligraphy and Origami)

Reminder

Please let me know ahead of time if you are planning to drop-in during the 1st week of June, before our Summer Day Camp begins.

Useful links

• weLearn website: http://welearnzone.com/
• Google Map to the weLearn Petaluma Campus
  

Why Afterschool Program

Many people have asked why I choose to run an afterschool program.

"Young people need the influence of caring adults and positive role models in their lives. Good after-school programs can accomplish that by helping youngsters develop the knowledge, skills and healthy habits to achiever their greatest potential." - US Secretary of Education Rod Paige.

Afterschool programs have proven to help students do better in school, gain and practice the critical skills that allow them to compete in the new economy. Children and youth benefit when they spend time engaging in environment where offer them various growth-enhancing opportunities, including activities and experiences that promote academic development.

As we continue to debate what children and youth need to become productive adults, it could not be more timely or urgent to do everything possible to support their healthy development in and out of school.

With all these in mind, I started weLearn Petaluma in our lovely home town. Within our afterschool programs, our key features are the Math Advancement program, and our Mandrain Chinese class. Visit us online at http://welearnzone.com or visit our weLearn Petaluma campus today.

weLearn Newsletter - May 2008

April has came and gone; it was a busy month। Returning from the Spring break, students directed their focus to STAR test preparation। 6th and 7th graders focused on Algebra; 3rd graders practiced their basic math and solving time problems; 1st and 2nd graders got busy with their numbers, currency, and other math fundamentals। It was a productive month!

weLearn had our first Chinese Class Unit Test. All students did well with their oral and written test consisting new word recognition, simple conversation, basic translations and more. I’m very impressed with the improvements they have demonstrated.

What’s New ...
We have 2 new students, Roy and Quincy joined weLearn in April. Welcome, Roy and Quincy!

Teacher Yang Chen from Bay Art has been very kind and agreed to teach Drawing lessons at weLearn in July and August। That means in addition to Chinese, Origami, Reading, etc., we’ll also have Drawing in this coming weLearn Summer Day Camp.

weLearn Summer Day Camp
visit our site to learn more details.

Important Dates

• 5/11 Mothe’s Day – Happy Mother’s Day to all moms!
• 5/26 Memorial Day – no school at weLearn

Reminders

1. Please visit the weLearn website and email me with any feedback. Thanks!
2. We will continue to offer referral discount during our summer programs. When your referred student registers with weLearn, both you and your friend will receive a 10% discount off the next session’s tuition.

weLearn Summer Day Camp 2008

Hi all, I am excited to introduce our Summer Day Camp 2008 at weLearn.

The weLearn Summer Day Camp is tailored for students entering 1st ~ 8th grades. Main focus is to elevate students' mathematic interest and enrich their analytical skill.

2008 Sessions
Session 1: June 9 – June 20, 2008
Session 2: June 23 – July 3, 2008
Session 3: July 7 – July 18, 2008
Session 4: July 21 – Aug. 1, 2008
Session 5: Aug. 4 – Aug. 15, 2008

Schedule
Monday~Friday (9:00 am~4:00 pm)

9:00am~12:00pm - Math Excel Program

Fun Math
Strategies
Exercises
Quiz
12:00pm~1:00pm - Lunch Recess

1:00pm~4:00pm - Fun Program

Reading
Chinese Idiom and Stories
Drawing/Music
Art and Craft
Games and Projects


contact weLearn to learn more

First blog of my life ...

Strange as it may sound to some, this is the first blog I have ever written in my entire life. (very excited as you can tell ...)

Several of my students tell me it's the *thing* to do. So, here we are.

I am the founder of weLearn. I started the company with the goal of providing quality community-based after school programs for 1st ~ 8th grade students. I invite you to visit our website to learn more about us. http://welearnzone.com.

Look forward to writing my next blog.