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| Kumonicator of Fairfield and Steeplechase |
July 2010 | |
Greetings!
On Sunday, July 25, at 5:00 pm at Steeplechase, I will be presenting a program explaining the benefits of completing the Kumon Reading Program. Please make plans to attend this important event!
Due to popular request, we will also offer another screening of 2 Million Minutes, comparing the education in the US to that in India and China, on Sunday, August 8, in Fairfield. More information on both these events will be coming soon. |
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 Join the Kumon North America Fan Page!
You can connect with Kumon families around the world! Just click on the Facebook logo to the right.
This is a really fun way to introduce your child to Kumon students from other countries. It's reassuring to learn that even the children in Malaysia and England struggle with Level D long division. A lot of upper level students and parents also share their insights and enthusiasm for the Program. |
| Summer: A Great Time to Modify Lesson Plans!
Motivated students can make great progress this summer.
An increased workload can help students, particularly the older ones, make some great forward progress during the summer.
I recommend the increased workload only for those students who are willing. Sometimes the additional work upsets the student and they stop doing Kumon entirely, which completely defeats the purpose. I don't want to burn anyone out and this method, though effective, can lead to a student quitting if not handled carefully.
For those highly motivated students who rise to a challenge and recognize it is only for two months but it will jet propel them forward in their studies, this is often a great option. Please schedule a Parent Meeting with me should you desire to increase your child's workload temporarily. |
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Come Join Kumon of Fairfield and Kumon Steeplechase on Facebook!
Now it's not just Kumon North America who has a Facebook page; we have our own as well. Come join us on line1 We don't have many fans yet  but I'd like to have enough of you on there that we can have questions and answers, information about events, and discussions about areas you're struggling with in your child's Kumon (like the long division in Level D). This can be a great support group because no matter what you're dealing with, there is almost certainly another family in one of our Centers who has dealt with the same thing. Come join the fun!
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| Congratulations to our 2010 Program Completers!
We have had several students complete the Program so far this year. Your child can be a Completer, as well!
Reading Completers are reading at a college level; Math Completers have mastered calculus and differential equations.
January: Harsh Mehta, Reading
February: Anthony Tran, Reading
March: Ben McClean, Math
April: Anthony Tran, Math; Christopher Onorato, Reading: Dhriti Patel, Reading
May: Hamish McLean, Reading; Amanda McLean, Reading, Dima Sarbei, Math
June:Nina Osipova, Math |
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Upcoming Events
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We will be closed Saturday, July 3, through Monday, July 5, for Independence Day.
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The Kumon Store will be open July 12 through 17.
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I will be attending the annual Kumon North America Instructors' Conference July 14 through 17. This conference is a rich source of ideas, networking and advice for Center and Instruction improvements.
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Family Education Night Sunday, July 25, at 5 pm at Steeplechase: The Importance of Completing the Kumon Reading Program.
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We will be showing the Two Million Minutes movie again on Sunday, August 8, at Fairfield. Please make plans to attend this sobering comparison of the education systems of the USA, China and India. Hint: America, we are falling behind. For the trailer of the movie, please click here. For the web site of its producers, please click here.
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Coming this fall: I will be giving a presentation showing how studying in the Kumon Program, and particularly completing it, yields higher SAT results.
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Schedule an Appointment with us! |
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 Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful children with us. Be assured we are fond of each and enjoy each for the special person s/he is!
Sincerely,
Sue McLean, B.Ch.E., J.D. Gold Elite Kumon Instructor
Kumon of Fairfield and Steeplechase |
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