Mark your calendars NOW for our Ninth Annual Awards Ceremony, to be held Saturday, April 17, at 4 PM at the Berry Center Theater. This Ceremony will honor students from BOTH Kumon of Fairfield and Kumon Steeplechase.

 

There is a cake and punch reception following the ceremony. Nice dress is encouraged. Watch for a video featuring some of our more successful students; seeing such children often encourages other similar children in their Kumon stories.

 

If your child is too newly enrolled in Kumon to have attained any of these distinctions, your family is still invited! Please come! Often parents find the Ceremony motivational for their student to continue their Kumon studies and to attain these honors as well the following year. Please be mindful it usually takes about a year or more of study to attain these levels.

 

Currently enrolled families have received a separate email listing students eligible for awards. PLEASE REVIEW THIS LIST CAREFULLY TO ENSURE YOUR CHILD IS SCHEDULED TO RECEIVE THE AWARD YOU ARE ANTICIPATING. NOTIFY ME IMMEDIATELY OF ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

 

I look forward to a fun event honoring the hard work of these students! 

On Sunday, April 25, we will host a Movie Night at Kumon of Fairfield (sorry, folks, it's bigger than Steeplechase and so can seat more people). This fascinating movie compares the education in the US to that in India and China--and it gives some real clear indication of why these two countries are emerging as significant world powers: they are educating their children very well. This movie is a must see for any parent, student, or educator. See their web site for more information. An email devoted to this showing will be coming out in a couple of weeks.

 

Everyone is welcome to attend, although RSVPs are requested due to the limited seating. Please feel free to invite your friends.

 

 

Teacher Appreciation Week Essay Contest

Enter for your chance to win $50 and honor your teacher!

 

In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week in May, Kumon of Fairfield/Steeplechase will host an essay contest for Kumon students. All students (Math and Reading) will have a chance to win a $50 gift card for themselves and a $100 gift card for their teacher. If you are interested, please ask our Reception personnel for a flyer and entry form, or download it here. The contest runs March 29- April 16, 2010.

 

 

 

Kumon is a year-round Program; the exciting aspect of this is that it provides a wonderful opportunity for your child to move ahead in his studies during the summer while his classmates are taking the summer off. Because Kumon students study twice as many days each year as there are class days at school, they are able powerfully to move ahead, particularly during the summer. Often our students, particularly our older students wishing to attain grade level and beyond, increase their workload during the summer to jet propel their advancement. If you have any questions about possible adjustments to your child's schedule for the summer, please be sure to email me.  

 

These two links underscore the need for our children to be enrolled in programs such as Kumon:

 

 

This is just a heads up that we will be scheduling meetings to talk with you and your students, now tentatively set for the week of June 21. We will be closed for class that week so I can focus on each family and make sure we are on the same page with respect to your child. I would like older children to participate in this exercise as well so they have more ownership of their Kumon plan. More information on this later.