On Saturday, July 28, summer families from all three of our P-8 campuses joined us at Fairmont Anaheim Hills for an amazing Summer Celebration! While it was just a tad warm, we cooled down with KONA Ice, spun beautiful art, played with puppies, velcroed ourselves to walls, wiped out (or didn’t), climbed rock walls, and […]
Your child is going into the third grade, and while they still love picture books, they’ve mastered some advanced reading skills and are reading for chapter books. This reading list contains a healthy combination to keep your child engaged and visiting his or her local library for the remaining weeks of summer. The True Story […]
Summer is a wonderful time for discovery, and encouraging creativity in your children is a vital part of their development. Imagining, trying new ways of doing things and experimenting help develop critical thinking in children and foster creative problem solving. While your child is having fun, they are also developing: Motor Skills: Many of the […]
Your little one has mastered first grade and he or she is reading well on their own. Help them stay on top of their reading skills this summer with these books for incoming 2nd graders. A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead A friendly zookeeper visits his good friends: the elephant, the […]
So your child completed kindergarten. They’ve learned tons and even can read on their own, but they’re still small enough to snuggle up next to you while you read together. It’s the perfect time to listen to them read aloud to you. But you’re not sure which books to pick for them. Look no further. […]
Time flies when you are having fun — or when you’re just in high school. It seems like only yesterday that a new group of 9th graders descended upon the Fairmont Preparatory Academy campus to begin their high school careers. And yet, last Thursday, that “new” group of students concluded their time at Fairmont with the […]
If you’ve ever spent any time on a high school campus, you may know the feeling of or have heard about “senioritis” — that feeling that seniors have toward the end of their high school careers as they know their time is nearly over, and they are ready to graduate and move on. It happens every year. […]
The weather here in Southern California is starting to change (as little as it does), and we are beginning to see more days at temps above 70 degrees. Fairmont Prep students are breaking out their shorts but still wearing the sweatshirts because the classrooms here get a little cold. Seniors are deciding where to attend […]
As the month of July ends and we enter August (on average the warmest month of the year), try some of these family activities to beat the heat and enjoy the last few weeks of summer! Water, Water, Everywhere If you don’t have access to a pool in your backyard or community, there are still […]
In the blink of an eye, the new school year will be right around the corner! While at home during the summer, a daily routine of reading, writing, and practicing math facts will help raise your child’s confidence ahead of entering the next grade level. Here are a few recommendations to help your child make […]
