The Ready to Read program builds on the basic reading and language skills taught through the Fun Family Phonics series.  The program uses exciting stories, games and songs to move children from a phonetic understanding of language onto a solid base of reading, printing and spelling. 

Ready to Read combines whole language and phonetic teaching constructs to provide a comprehensive early literacy curriculum.  There is nothing like a good base in reading to change a child's outlook on learning from drudgery to wonder.

Suitable for children in Kindergarten and Grade 1.

With the arrival of full day Kindergarten, we find it necessary to restructure our Ready to Read classes. It is not advantageous for Kindergarten students to be in school for a full day plus attend two additional academic classes per week. The 2010/2011 year will be an experimetation with the structure of Ready to Read classes. After much careful thought, the following is what we are proposing:

Option 1
Traditional program: 2 days per week (covering the full Ready to Read curriculum to a late grade 3 reading level) - this program is best for children in half day Kindergarten, grade 1 students and home schooled students.

For the 2010/2011 school year, this option will be available at Gracepoint North, Westwind and Fort Langley.

Option 2
Newly designed program: 1 day per week (covering half the Ready to Read curriculum to an early-mid grade 2 reading level) - this is for children in half day Kindergarten, full day Kindergarten, Grade 1 students and home schooled students.

For the 2010/2011 school year, this option will be available at 140th, Gracepoint South, Sunnyside, Parkland, Walnut Grove, Uplands, Gladwin and Eagle Ridge.

Option 3
Traditional program: 2 days per week beiginning in January 2011 (covering half the Read to Read curriculum to an early grade 2 reading level) - this allows for full day Kindergarten students to adjust to their new schedule before entering Ready to Read; for all Kindergarten, grade 1 and home schooled students.

For the 2010/2011 school year, this option will be available at Gracepoint Upper and Dorothy Peacock.

**At this time, our plan is to have the second part of Ready to Read available the following year for those who have finished year 1 and want to complete the program. More information on this will follow.

Please note:
* Homework is always part of the Ready to Read program, but if you are choosing Option 2, due to the extended period between classes, it is essential for parents to assist with homework and review the material consistently with your child. The teachers will make the homework expectations clear and accessible to parents.
* There will also be a presentation for parents of the Ready to Read program that is mandatory to attend. It will be held in May for classes beginning in the September and in November for classes beginning in January.

Tuition: -
1 day/week is $65 per month
2 days/week is $130 per month

Duration -
September to May or January to May

For registration in classes that are currently running, please call (778) 571-0473 or email registrar2@windandtide.com.

Online Registration for the 2010/2011 school year starts at 10:00pm on:

• Nov.1, 2009 for all 3 and 4 Year-Old Preschool, and Kindergarten classes.
• March 1, 2010 for all after-school programs.

To register for a 2010/2011 class, please click on the desired section below (refresh your browser after 10:00 pm to see the open sections):

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