NEW CAMPUS FOR FALL 2022!
Plymouth-Canton
Location Details
Wednesdays
248-710-0360
info@mihomeschool.com
Central City Dance Center
6700 N. Canton Center Rd.
Canton, MI 48187
Class Dates - Fall 2022
- September 14, 21, 28
- October 5, 12, 19, 26
- November 2, 9, 16, 30
- December 7, 14
Thanksgiving Break: November 21-25
For Winter Semester class dates, click here.
Schedule - Fall 2022
| Class Time | Grades | Class | Classification | Status | Availability | Instructor | Orbund Name (for registration) | Department | Required Materials | Course Description | Room | Lev# | |
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| Class Time | Grades | Class | Classification | Status | Availability | Instructor | Orbund Name (for registration) | Department | Required Materials | Course Description | Room | Lev# | CAMPUS |
| 08:30 AM | 1-5 | Paper Airplane Engineering | Elective | Spangler, Christine | PPRENGIN_LE/UE _PC | Engineering | What makes it fly? Now you can make your own creased contraptions of gossamer aviation (or paper airplanes)! Try making the Angel, Accordion, and Mahoney. You will learn the steps of the scientific method and apply them to create and build magnificent flying machines. You will take a nose dive into the art and mechanics of velocity, momentum, and more. Let your imagination soar with explosive ideas, just like the Wright brothers, to create and perfect your very own designs. This class will encourage hands-on learning, group activities, and critical thinking. Put your thinking goggles on and join us for an exciting flight! Weekly assignments posted online. | Room 2 | 3 | Plymouth-Canton | |||
| 08:30 AM | 3-5 | Storytelling and Children’s Books | Core | Browne, Claudia | STRYTEL_UE _PC | Language Arts | In this innovative class, we will explore popular children’s books and be inspired to create our own stories based on these books. Kids will practice using their imaginations to put their stories on paper with tools such as graphic organizers, creating illustrations and developing oral storytelling. Weekly assignments posted online. Weekly homework may be assigned. | Room 5 | 4 | Plymouth-Canton | |||
| 08:30 AM | 6-12 | Mixed Media Art | Elective | Spalding, Holly | MMA_MS/HS _PC | Fine Arts | $10 Material Fee | D.CLAY: Mixed media art refers to a visual art form that combines a variety of media in a single artwork. For example, if you draw with ink, then paint over it with watercolors, then add some highlights in colored pencil - that is mixed media. This concept has endless possibilities. This course will cover all the basics of laying out a mixed media art piece. Students will learn about common materials and how each media within an art piece works and interacts with each other. Weekly assignments posted online. UE, MS, HS: Weekly homework may be assigned. SPALDING: Mixed Media will encompass 3D projects, 2D projects, as well as Mixed Media art. This class will teach all the basics from every art medium; sculpting, drawing, painting, etching, macrame, printing, string art, hydro-dipping, and so much more. Weekly assignments posted online. | Room 7 | 7 | Plymouth-Canton | ||
| 08:30 AM | 9-12 | Algebra 1 | Core | DeAlmeida, Michelle | ALG1A_HS _PC | Math | To confirm placement, utilize the Placement Tool at https://sonlight.mathusee.com/. Required Text: Math U See Algebra 1 Level Up Base Set: Instruction Manual, DVD, Student Workbook & TESTS, spiral notebook & pencil; graphing (preferred) or scientific calculator | Semester 1 of this course will be reviewing order of operations as well the distributive, commutative and associative properties. We will learn graphing, simultaneous equations, exponents, polynomials, unit multipliers, and more. Students will cover majority of the chapters in the required textbook. Homework will be assigned each class period to be done at home during the following week. There will be regularly scheduled tests as well. Calculators are allowed at home and in class. Students will be required to purchase their textbook(s). Weekly assignments posted online. PREREQUISITE : Pre-Algebra or equivalent. Weekly homework will be assigned. | Room 6 | 8 | Plymouth-Canton | ||
| 08:30 AM | ALL | Study Hall | Self-Pay | Supervisor, Campus | SH09_ALL _PC | Study Hall | Cafe | 9 | Plymouth-Canton | ||||
| 09:30 AM | 1-2 | Storylines | Core | Browne, Claudia | STRYLNS_LE _PC | Language Arts | Reading aloud has shown to improve reading, writing, communication skills, logical thinking and concentration. It is also good for a student’s general academic aptitude and it inspires a lifelong love for reading. In this class, we will read and respond to works of literature and put an emphasis on comprehension and making connections among ideas. Elements of a story, theme, and genre will also be covered throughout the year using discussion and activities. Weekly assignments posted online. | Room 5 | 2 | Plymouth-Canton | |||
| 09:30 AM | 1-5 | Gym Games | Elective | Daywell, Britten | GYMGMS_LE/UE _PC | Physical Education | Come have fun playing your favorite games, old-school games and some new games too! Weekly assignments posted online. UE, MS, HS: Weekly homework may be assigned. | Recreation Area | 3 | Plymouth-Canton | |||
| 09:30 AM | 6-8 | Middle School Math | Core | DeAlmeida, Michelle | MSMTH_MS _PC | Math | RightStart Math Level F and Math Card Games Kit | This is a curriculum-based class that will follow RightStart Math Level F. Purchase of the set is required for the 2-semester class. Level F lessons continue with multiplication and division of fractions and decimals. Percentages, exponents, factoring are included, along with multiplication and division facts. Long division, coordinate systems, graphing, negative numbers, and exponents will be taught along with probability. Geometry and measurement, as well as multi-step problem solving and an introduction to dimensional analysis are included. Daily card games are included in the lessons. Review lessons are included for students new to the RightStart™ Mathematics program. Please use this link for the Right Start Placement Test. Weekly assignments posted online. | Room 6 | 6 | Plymouth-Canton | ||
| 09:30 AM | ALL | Study Hall | Self-Pay | Supervisor, Campus | SH10_ALL _PC | Study Hall | Cafe | 9 | Plymouth-Canton | ||||
| 10:30 AM | 1-2 | Lego Creations | Elective | Spangler, Christine | LEGOCR_LE _PC | Engineering | $5 Material Fee | We will create a wide variety of items such as creatures, houses, cars, seasonal/holiday themed ideas, etc, and learn more about the things we are building each week. An example would be if we created Lego animals one week and learned about a specific animal or the animal kingdom or careers that had to do with animals. Weekly assignments posted online. | Room 2 | 2 | Plymouth-Canton | ||
| 10:30 AM | 3-5 | A Is For America | Core | Landon, Stephanie | A4AMER_UE _PC | Social Studies | "A is for America!" is an engaging social studies class. Join us as we journey across our glorious 50 states exploring the geography of our country, historical periods, culture, and fun facts! One guess where we are starting? You got it! The Wolverine State! Come prepared to share something interesting about Michigan. Weekly assignments posted online. UE: Homework may be assigned. | Room 6 | 4 | Plymouth-Canton | |||
| 10:30 AM | 3-5 | Before and After: Appetizers & Desserts | Self-Pay | Daywell, Britten | APPDST_UE _PC | Life Skills | $15 class material fee | *Dietary restrictions cannot be accommodated in this class. In this class the student will be preparing various appetizers and desserts such as cheese balls, brownies, or snacks to bring home for the family to enjoy. Occasionally, if meat is involved you will be asked to provide it. Students will bring in their own empty pans/dishes and take them home filled with delights! Weekly assignments posted online. There may be homework assigned. | Kitchen | 4 | Plymouth-Canton | ||
| 10:30 AM | 6-12 | Public Speaking Skills | MS-Core/HS-Elective | Moon, Rod | PBSPK_MS/HS _PC | Language Arts | Students will learn the fundamentals and tricks to becoming a successful and effective public speaker, both for planned and impromptu opportunities. Students will develop and speak on a variety of topics using a variety of styles, and will learn posture, positioning, gestures, and speech structure. It will be a community environment where they can practice and build their confidence in front of an audience. Weekly assignments posted online. | Room 1 | 7 | Plymouth-Canton | |||
| 10:30 AM | ALL | Study Hall | Self-Pay | Supervisor, Campus | SH11_ALL _PC | Study Hall | Cafe | 9 | Plymouth-Canton | ||||
| 11:30 AM | ALL | Lunch | Self-Pay | Supervisor, Campus | LUNCH_ALL _PC | Lunch | Cafe | 9 | Plymouth-Canton | ||||
| 12:00 PM | 1-2 | A Is For America | Core | Landon, Stephanie | A4AMER_LE _PC | Social Studies | "A is for America!" is an engaging social studies class. Join us as we journey across our glorious 50 states exploring the geography of our country, historical periods, culture, and fun facts! One guess where we are starting? You got it! The Wolverine State! Come prepared to share something interesting about Michigan. Weekly assignments posted online. UE: Homework may be assigned. | Room 6 | 2 | Plymouth-Canton | |||
| 12:00 PM | 1-5 | Drama Club | Elective | Spalding, Holly | DRCLB_LE/UE _PC | Fine Arts | SPALDING: Folder for class and pencils. Homework Materials: full length mirror. | LANDON: Students will play exciting theater games, participate in engaging rehearsals, and build fun sets and costumes for a theater production. At the end of the semester, the students will have the opportunity to perform a production for their friends and family. No previous acting or performing experience is necessary, just come ready to have fun, work hard, and learn more about the art of theater! Weekly assignments posted online. SPALDING: In this Red Carpet Drama Club, students will be learning basic acting skills: improv, pantomime, and charades. We will choose a short play, practice throughout the course, and perform it for parents at the end of the semester. Weekly assignments posted online. | Recreation Area | 3 | Plymouth-Canton | ||
| 12:00 PM | 3-5 | Lego Creations | Elective | Spangler, Christine | LEGOCR_UE _PC | Engineering | $5 Material Fee | We will create a wide variety of items such as creatures, houses, cars, seasonal/holiday themed ideas, etc, and learn more about the things we are building each week. An example would be if we created Lego animals one week and learned about a specific animal or the animal kingdom or careers that had to do with animals. Weekly assignments posted online. | Room 2 | 4 | Plymouth-Canton | ||
| 12:00 PM | 6-12 | 3-D Arts and Crafts | Elective | Kerr, Autumn | 3D_MS/HS _PC | Fine Arts | $10 Material Fee | Students will have tons of fun building creative, colorful and collaborative 3-dimensional projects. We will make upcycled projects out of everyday items and might use things such as cardboard, toilet paper rolls, shoe boxes, and coffee cups. Many items will be provided and others may be brought from home, depending on the project. We will let our imagination run wild with all of the things we can create. Weekly assignments posted online. UE, MS, HS: Weekly homework may be assigned. | Room 5 | 7 | Plymouth-Canton | ||
| 12:00 PM | 6-12 | Shakespeare | Core | Moon, Rod | SHKSPRE_MS/HS _PC | Language Arts | This will be an experience in which students can find a connection to Shakespeare. They will learn that the 16th Century language is no more unfriendly than the current language of today. Students will discover why his plays are performed more often than those of any other playwright. We will study Shakespeare's drama through primary and secondary texts, films and perhaps some in-class performances. We will exchange points of view as we work together to develop our understanding of selected plays in the genres of romantic comedy, history, mixed-genre, tragedy, and romance. There is a writing component to this class as well. Weekly assignments posted online. Weekly homework will be assigned. | Room 1 | 7 | Plymouth-Canton | |||
| 12:00 PM | ALL | Study Hall | Self-Pay | Supervisor, Campus | SH12_ALL _PC | Study Hall | Cafe | 9 | Plymouth-Canton | ||||
| 01:00 PM | 1-5 | Creating Clay Creatures | Elective | Kerr, Autumn | CCC_LE/UE _PC | Fine Arts | $10 Material Fee | Calling all clay artists! In this class we will learn to form, mold and build clay creatures using self drying clay. We'll be looking at other clay creature artists work as well as children's book illustrations to see how they created their creature works of art. We will also look at real animals as we formulate our designs. We'll use this information to draw our creature designs and then make them in clay. Use of other media, such as sticks, paint, stones, etc. will be used to add texture as we create one-of-a-kind art! | Room 5 | 3 | Plymouth-Canton | ||
| 01:00 PM | 1-5 | Earth & Space | Core | Spangler, Christine | ERTHSPC_LE/UE _PC | Science | Students will cover a variety of topics from geology to astronomy and maybe even a bit of chemistry thrown in for good measure. In-class discussions will lead to hands-on activities to reinforce concepts. Weekly assignments posted online. UE, MS, HS: Homework may be assigned. | Room 2 | 3 | Plymouth-Canton | |||
| 01:00 PM | 6-12 | Astronomy | MS-Core/HS-Elective | Moon, Rod | ASTRMY_MS/HS _PC | Science | MR. MOON: "Astronomy," author Rod Moon 1st Edition; to obtain PDF book for FREE email Northflag@gmail.com; purchase hardcopy at http://www.fufenhaven.com/books-by-mr-moon | This class will study the structures of the solar system. Students will learn about Earth’s moon and sun, the asteroid belt, stars and galaxies. They will learn about space travel and what it takes to be an astronaut. Weekly assignments posted online. UE, MS, HS: Homework will be assigned. | Room 1 | 7 | Plymouth-Canton | ||
| 01:00 PM | 6-12 | Stop Motion Animation | Elective | DeAlmeida, Michelle | STPMTN_MS/HS _PC | Technology | Stop Motion is an animated filmmaking technique in which objects are physically manipulated in small increments between individually photographed frames so that they will appear to exhibit independent motion or change when the series of frames is played back. Come and learn how to make it work! Weekly assignments posted online. Weekly assignments may be assigned. | Room 6 | 7 | Plymouth-Canton | |||
| 01:00 PM | ALL | Study Hall | Self-Pay | Supervisor, Campus | SH13_ALL _PC | Study Hall | Cafe | 9 | Plymouth-Canton | ||||
| 02:00 PM | 1-5 | Games to Build Math Skills | Core | Spangler, Christine | RTSTRT_LE/UE _PC | Math | If you want to make this class part of a full math course to complete at home, we recommend purchasing RightStart Math Level B | This course is based on the hands-on program RightStart™ Mathematics. Right Start de-emphasizes counting and focuses on visualizing quantities and providing strategies for learning the math facts. Practice during class time is provided with math card games which apply new information and create hours of fun learning math facts and concepts. Prerequisite: Students must know their addition facts up to 10, for example 4+6 and 7+2. Weekly assignments posted online. This class is not a full curriculum, rather a supplement to RightStart Math Level B and RightStart Math Level C Parents are encouraged to purchase the curriculum for instruction at home - for grades 1-2: we recommend Level B, for grades 3-5: we recommend level D. Please use this link for the Right Start Placement Test. https://cdn1.sonlight.com/pdfs/rightstart-placement-test.pdf https://store.rightstartmath.com/home-school-demo/elementary/new-to-rs2/ | Room 2 | 3 | Plymouth-Canton | ||
| 02:00 PM | 6-12 | American History | Core | Moon, Rod | AMHST_MS/HS _PC | Social Studies | MOON: "American History", author Rod Moon 2nd Edition Revised; to obtain PDF book for FREE email Northflag@gmail.com; purchase hardcopy at http://www.fufenhaven.com/books-by-mr-moon WALKER-Story of Liberty: America's Heritage Through the Civil War Author:John DeGree ISBN: 9781725981591 Story of Liberty Workbook: Student Edition, Part 1 (Fall Semester) Autor: John DeGree ISBN: 9781732073807 | MOON: In This is Semester 1 of a 2-semester class, secondary students will study the history of the United States. The first semester will concentrate on major themes of European settlement and the beginning of the nation through the Civil War period. The second semester will begin with the Reconstruction period and continue through the modern era. Students will be required to complete readings and activities outside of class to be prepared for discussions presentations and cooperative learning experiences during class meetings. WALKER: this class will be run using mainly in class powerpoint slides and be a reaserch based course where students will need to find information at home using reliable sources. Weekly assignments posted online. Weekly homework will be assigned. | Room 1 | 7 | Plymouth-Canton | ||
| 02:00 PM | ALL | Study Hall | Self-Pay | Supervisor, Campus | SH23_ALL _PC | Study Hall | Cafe | 9 | Plymouth-Canton |
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Level: Recommended Grade Levels
K – Kindergarten
LE – Lower Elementary (1-3)
UE – Upper Elementary (3-5)
MS – Middle School (6-8)
HS – High School (8-12)
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Campus FAQ
Do I need to enroll my child in a minimum number of classes?
Only if you are participating in a public school for tuition. Otherwise, you are free to choose any number of classes!
If you’re part of a public school district, they require a minimum. At the time of this posting, public school programs require your child to be enrolled in 3 to 5 classes for part-time students and 6 classes for full-time students (at least one must be on-campus, the others may be dual enrollment). For more information, visit here.
When would a campus cancel classes?
In the case of poor weather conditions that lead to power outages, facility issues, and/or safety issues, a campus may be canceled.
If there is an emergency or safety concern, the campus will be canceled.
If we determine that due to bad weather and/or bad road conditions we should cancel classes, we will do so. We will be listed on the school closing and news websites, you will receive an email and Remind App notification, there will be an announcement posted on the Start Page of Orbund, and the closing(s) will be posted on Facebook, and Instagram.
If the school district your campus is near is closed due only to cold weather, we may not be closed. We determine our own snow days. Schools close due to cold weather to keep children safe while waiting for the bus or walking to school. We still want to keep our families safe while traveling to and from campus so we will close if the actual air temperature during campus hours will be sustained at 12 degrees below zero or if the wind chill will be sustained at 30 below zero. If we decide to cancel classes due to inclement weather, we will notify you via email, Orbund announcement, Facebook and Instagram by 6:30 am of the day in question.
As always, your safety is our priority. If you feel that it is not safe for you to travel to campus on a day that we are open, please stay home and look for assignments and homework on Orbund, including Fast Five Feedback assessments.
In addition, at times, we may have building issues that cause us to have to cancel. We will always notify you of those via our regular correspondence, as listed above. It is always a good idea to check your email before you leave for campus just to be sure.
If you’d like to sign up for email notifications about school closings, a local news station offers these here.
Will missed days of class due to campus cancellations need to be made up?
Homeschool Connections does not make up the first missed day at each campus in each semester. Any campus that has more than one missed day will be notified via email and in our newsletter when the makeup day(s) will be scheduled.