Families @ Scoville

Cozy Winter Storytime

Will resume next Wednesday at 10:30am

All ages

Join us around the story time rug where we gather to sing songs, read stories, learn rhymes, move our bodies and engage in crafts that explore winter themes. Story time is for all ages and best suited for babies, toddlers, preschoolers and their families and care providers.

Reading Buddies

Pre-K to 3rd grade

Designed to support young children with their reading, Reading Buddies pairs your child with a Hotchkiss School student to be the older "buddy," eager to help the younger child practice their reading. The idea and the hope for the emerging readers is that connecting with another, older "kid" is a treat in itself, and that reading aloud to a "kid" is low-pressure. At the same time, the student volunteer (age 12-18) serves as a reading mentor, demonstrating how to stay calm while reading and how to conquer reading difficulties. The buddy will ask questions about the text and have a basic understanding of assessing and helping with reading comprehension.

Younger readers can meet their older "buddy" in person on the Hotchkiss campus, over ZOOM or here at the library. Whatever is most convenient for you and your family!

Kindly complete this form to be paired with your "buddy" today and enjoy a mentorship program that has also resulted in many life long friendships!

Early Dismissal Day: D.E.A.R

Friday, January 12th, 1 to 4PM

All ages

Raise your hand if you remember the D.E.A.R old days of

"Drop Everything and Read"? Typically celebrated in April, any month or day of the week is ideal to get lost in the world of books. We invite you to join us at the library for tea, finger sandwiches and petit fours, and books, books, books

in warm snuggly nooks!

Tutoring Program

Weekly, by appointment

High school volunteers will be matched with a middle school-aged student to work on a subject that the student needs help with. Tutors will be matched with kids based on what they are confident with and the kids' needs. Tutors work weekly with their paired students either online or on The Hotchkiss campus anywhere from 30-45 minutes.

Kindly specify your preferences on this form

Happenings for you at Hotchkiss

Free Chess Classes

Saturdays,

Jan.6-27

Feb.10-Mar.2

1-2PM

If you are 8-12 years old, please join Hotchkiss student

and competitive tournament chess player, Sahil Shah,

for FREE chess classes on Saturday afternoons!

Classes will meet in the school’s Main Building

Please register and/or email questions to [email protected]

Kids Coding Bootcamp

Sundays

10-11AM

Experienced high-school coders will dive into the exciting world of coding with middle grade students, teaching multiple programming languages throughout the course including Scratch, Java and Python.

No experience needed at all!

For details and registration email Caroline

Kenny-Burchfield at [email protected]

Free Dance Class

Every other Sunday beginning 1/7

10-11AM

Ages 6-10 yrs

Explore ballet, jazz, and other dance genres with the Hotchkiss School Dancers at The Hotchkiss School Dance Studio.

Use the QR code above to register or contact Caroline

Kenny-Burchfield at  [email protected]

Girls Who Code

Sundays

1/7, 1/14, 1/21, 1/28, 2/11

11-1PM

3RD-5TH GRADERS! Learn to build your own website with a free, five-week coding class--

just for girls!

Al levels of experience arewelcome! Girls Who Code Clubs are spaces where girls can

join our sisterhood of supportive peers and use computer science to change the world. In this series, students will explore web design using HTML and CSS (or Scratch for beginners).

Please register and/or email questions to [email protected]

MoCaH (Men-of-color at Hotchkiss)

Youth Mentoring Program

at The Hotchkiss School

Sundays, 1-2PM

4th-8th Grade

The MoCaH Affinity Group proudly presents a coed mentorship program for students of color in the 4th through 8th grade. Students will enjoy arts projects, sports days, tutoring sessions and more. For details and registration email Caroline

Kenny-Burchfield at  [email protected]

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