May you have a blessed Advent, Christmas, and New Years!

PMA is on break!

December 13th, 2019 to January 5th, 2020

1st Semester Classes will resume Monday Janurary 6th, 2020

 

 

2nd Semester Class schedule coming soon!
  1st Semester ends Thursday 1/16/19
(We are closed on Monday 1/20/19) 
2nd Semester begins Tuesday 1/21/19

Bad Weather Closing Policy

If the following schools or districts are closed

PMA is “automatically” closed:

Lansing

Grand Ledge

Holt

Eaton Rapids

We try to confirm school closing by 6:45am,

yet not all schools announce that early.

We will always try to follow up with

a message and/or text

to current students' families to confirm.

 

If Wilbur Highway or PMA's driveway is not safe

we will directly let you know we are closed!

 

If your own area is not safe to drive,

please contact us ASAP to let us know

that your students won’t be attending.

 

 

 

WEEK 1 REMINDERS:

Keep your planners updated to move these assignments forward!

~ Math
Make sure you have done at least an hour of Math on Khan over the weekend (Thursday evening through Sunday evening), unless your parents excused you. They should Private Message me an excusal.

~ Literature
Wrinkle in Time ~ Read chapters 1-3 by Wednesday.

~ Vocabulary
Keep your Quizlet list updated and use LEARN 3x by Wednesday.

~ Writing/Grammar
Make sure you are using complete sentences and proper grammar in any answers on worksheets or online components.

~ Author’s Craft
End of lecture assignments are optional. Enjoy any creative writing you may be participating in within your free time!

~ Chemistry
Watch first video and complete the worksheet by Monday.

~ World History
Watch first video and complete the worksheet by Monday.

~ Economics/ Entrepreneurship
Keep up with your online component.
Watch first 2 videos and complete the worksheets by Wednesday.

~ 3D Art
Keep up with your online component.
Brainstorm how you want your next mobile to look like.

~ Artistic Quests
Brainstorm and come prepared with your “short saying” for the next step in the current project.

~ World Culinary Arts
Keep up with your online component (language).
Practice any cooking/baking tips you learned this week if you help your family prep food.

~ Presentations
Keep up with your online component.
Be ready to research your topic on Monday (you may do some research over the weekend, yet that is not required).

~ Supplemental Activities
Great job in class this week working with the Periodic Table and your strategies within the Labyrinth game! We will continue the game in Week 2.

Any student that needs help (with an online component or otherwise), please feel free to call or private message me.… I am available Saturday until 4pm. I can also answer your Qs when I see you in class.

Late Enrollment Available

Please feel free to contact us

about any Qs you may have:

517-819-9813

Several 1st Semester classes have started,

yet late enrollment is allowed...

just ask us for more details.

1st Semester

16 Weeks

September 9th, 2019

through

January, 16th, 2020

Tutoring can begin at any time

throughout the year

if we have a spot open.

Last Minute Information Open House

Information Open House

Friday, September 6th, 2019

10am-9pm

Come any time during these hours to:
receive more information,
take a tour,
register,
and/or
have your Qs answered!

This is an opportunity (with no obligations) for folks to learn more about our organization.

You can also find this event on FaceBook:

Click here for the FaceBook Event!

Schedule to Change!

We are in the midst of restructuring...

 Qs call Tammy 517-819-9813

There will be a change in our schedule!

The updated schedule will be on the Schedule tab soon:

Gearing up to start a new school year!

Information Open House

Friday, September 6th, 2019

10am-9pm

Come any time during these hours to receive more information, tour of our facilities (aka the PMA parts of the Parker home), register, or have your Qs answered.

Classes begin the week of

September 9th, 2019

 

World History

World History Class

for 8th grade and up!

World History ~ Patterns of Interaction

2003 Version by McDougal Littell

 

Mondays ~ 8:15am -9:15am
Recommended for 8th Grade and up.
This is a unique course covering history in an interactive way versus a traditional book only format. It covers World History from c. 5,000 BC through the present. Your student will be engaged in History through a combination of videos, discussions, hands-on activities, and the book World History by McDougal Littell (2003 version - loaned to each student by PMA). Students will engage in PMA supplied activities and instruction, utilize Crash Course videos (watched outside of class time), and complete various handouts. Recommended grades are based on in-class participation, quizzes, tests, and completion of weekly assignments.

Elementary Art!

Elementary students are welcome in either of our Art classes!

 

3D Art *
Thursdays ~ 1:30pm-3:00pm
All Grades Welcome.
This class allows students to enhance their creativity through the planning and construction of 3 dimensional pieces of art. We will be introducing students to a variety of mediums and techniques. Recommended grades are based on participation and the student's work is not subject to critique. All projects will be done (based on age and ability) in class for a certain length of time (determined per project).  Further work on a piece can be finished at home if the student is unable to complete their project during the allotted class time. Completion is not required, however, unfinished work can not be entered into the end of semester art shows.

Artistic Quests *
Wednesdays ~ 1:30pm-3:00pm
All Grades Welcome.
This class will introduce or expand upon a student’s knowledge of composition, color theory, and proportion using a variety of mediums. The class is exposure and project-based with little to no homework.  Recommended grades are based on participation and the student's work is not subject to critique. All projects will be done (based on age and ability) in class for a certain length of time (determined per project).  Further work on a piece can be finished at home if the student is unable to complete their project during the allotted class time. Completion is not required, however, unfinished work can not be entered into the end of semester art shows.

 

*Can be funded by the Portland Partnership, yet this funding is optional. Parents can always enroll their students in these classes and pay independently. 
 

Simplified Pricing!

We are in the midst of restructuring.

 Qs call Tammy 517-819-9813

More info to come soon!

Our prices include…
registration, tutoring fees, facility costs, and books/supplies.
   

Classes:

tbd

per student

per semester

 

One Day Programs:

 tbd

per student

per semester

Facilitated Homeschool Program:

tbd

per student

per semester
Students can come all day 3 or 4 Days.

  

Click on the various tabs to learn more about our programs and classes.

Portland Partnership Info

We are in the midst of restructuring...

 Qs call Tammy 517-819-9813

  We are an approved vendor with the Portland Partnership, yet we are trying to determine how we proceed due to the changes in their requirements.

Each Portland class is $300 per semester.
 

The final determination of funding is made by the Portland Partnership and not us.

Click here to check out our Portland tab for updated information. 

Click here for the Portland Partnership!

2019-2020 Schedule Released!

Please note there are some changes

to Opening times and end of day procedures for Four Day Students.

Enrollment notes have been included.

Color Code:

Anyone = Green or Brown

High School = Blue

Middle School = Orange

Four Day Students Only = Black

Four Day Students please note:

You can arrive as early as 7:15am.

This is an unstructured Study Hall Opportunity.

 

Opening times have changed to 8:00am,

so arrive early enough before that to get settled.

End of Day procedures have changed,

and you have at least two, maybe more choices!

You may...

Leave a little earlier as your regular classes end at 1:30pm;

Stay for an unstructured Study Hall Opportunity as late as 3:00pm;

or if outside minimum enrollment is reached

AND an end of day class runs

you may join that class for no extra charge. 

These 1:30pm classes will only run

if outside enrollment reaches the minimum stated. 

We will be updating this website

including tab info

over the next week,

so check back to see those updates!

Helping students! Love it!

2019-2020 Official Calendar

updated 5/21/19

Greek Roman Escape Room

Check your clues here...

Clue 1 

Clue 2

Clue 3

Clue 4

Final Clue!

2019-2020 Tentative Calendar

Metric Escape Room Fun!

Today our
 Supplemental Activities class
will be doing a "Metric ~ Escape Room".

Students, click here for the Code Docs!

This will be either an introduction

or a reinforcement activity

(depending on the age/grade/experience of each student).

We will cover:

 history of metrics,

base units (and their relationships),

conversions, and

measuring (ruler, triple beam balance, & graduated cylinder).

Before the "Escape Game" starts
we will watch, note-take, & discuss
 these videos from a YouTube list we created
which relate the information.

The students actual interactions with

rulers, triple beam balance, and graduated cylinder

will give a hands-on opportunity,
and

the Escape Room game allows for additional excitement.

The premise of this Escape Room is that they are on a

Space Station.

We purchased the Metric Escape Room portion of this activity from:
TeachersPayTeachers.com 

Some time changes...

Registration is still open.

General class descriptions can be found in the August Posts, yet
we changed some of the days/times for some of the classes, thus
the days/times below are the most updated
but the August class descriptions still apply.

Click here to register!