TLC Class Information and Class Sign-Ups
Welcome to TLC’s Class Information and Class Sign-ups Page. We are transitioning into a new location in Alton for 2025-2026. We are asking our Current Families to please submit their registration forms by 8/8/2025. New Families please sign up on our TLC Waitlist for 2025-2026, Class Sign Ups for Current Families will be on 8/28/25. After current families sign up we will contact each family on the waitlist and let them know if we have room for their family, and if so when to sign up.
To learn more about each class please click the class period, then click on the individual classes. To sign up click the button. The form will remain closed until 8am on 8/28/25. If the class you wanted has filled up and the will closed again. At this point Please email the teacher to request to be on the waitlist for that class. Be sure to specify the class name as teachers often teach multiple classes.
TLC Classes by Period:
Grades: Preschool/PreK
*Double Period: 1st & 2nd Period*
Description: Each week we will read an Eric Carle book and do activities relating to the book. There will be sea spray, hands on, craft, and free play.
Expectations: Each week we will read an Eric Carle book and do activities relating to the book. There will be sea spray, hands on, craft, and free play.
Homework: None
Class Fee: $30
Additional Supplies: I may ask parents to save thing or bring in things throughout the year.
Teachers: Katie Bennette, Katie DeMarchi, Sarah Christofer
Grades: This class is for Toddlers and K-1st grade. This sign up form is for Toddlers only
Description: We will learn the ABCs, and basic signs that we can use everyday. We will sing and sign and get lots of wiggles out. The K-1 kids will be the “Big” buddies and the 3 todddlers will be the littles. We will likely end the class with some free play time
Curriculum: Various resources
Expectations: Very little expectations for Toddlers. Even if all the do is watch or even play doing something else… it’s all good.
Homework: None, But students would benefit from showing parents what they are learning
Class Fee: $10
Additional Supplies: 3 ring binder
Teachers: Christine Thompson
Grades: This class is for Toddlers and K-1st grade. This sign up form is for K-1st Grade only
Description: We will learn the ABCs, and basic signs that we can use everyday. We will sing and sign and get lots of wiggles out. The K-1 kids will be the “Big” buddies and the 3 toddlers will be the littles. We will likely end the class with some free play time
Curriculum: Various resources
Expectations: To be kind
Homework: None, But students would benefit from showing parents what they are learning
Class Fee: $10
Additional Supplies: 3 ring binder
Teachers: Christine Thompson
Grades: 2nd Grade
Description: Students will learn basic sign language including ABC’s, 123’s, greetings, common words, PLUS Bible verses and songs that we plan to perform together.
Curriculum: Various resources
Expectations: There is no homework required since we’ll review plenty in class. Attendance at Talent Night and Christmas Party is requested so that we can perform together in front of TLC. We expect students to listen and participate in class.
Homework: None
Class Fee: $10
Additional Supplies: Pencil and Crayons
Teachers: Sarah Cates
Grades: 3rd-5th
Description: The students will be given an engineering challenge each day. Some challenges are individual and some are group challenges. They may be building bridges with a buddy or building a whole city as a class!
Curriculum: n/a
Expectations: This class will be fun, however I expect students to keep their excitement and volume at a level that does not disrupt other classes. Students will need to be able to follow directions and work nicely with others.
Homework: None
Class Fee: $10
Additional Supplies: Any donations of legos appreciated, the same volume of legos can be returned at the end of the year
Teachers: Nichole Brighoff
Grades: 3rd-6th
Description: Forces and interactions, life systems and cycles, weather and climate and engineering design
Curriculum: Sonlight
Expectations: Good behavior and participation in class
Homework: None
Class Fee: $15
Additional Supplies: none
Teachers: Danielle Carvalho
Grades: 7th-9th
* Double Period: 1st & 2nd Period*
Description: An intermediate cooking class for teens that will go beyond the basics. We’ll have a friendly cooking competition to spice things up as we try recipes from around the world. We’ll have fun trying foods from China, India, Japan, Thailand, Mexico, Italy, America, and Holiday foods just to name a few.
Curriculum: n/a
Expectations: Students will be expected to be safe and respectful as they will be in a kitchen with knives and fire
Homework: we’d like it if they practiced cooking at home during the week.
Class Fee: $120
Additional Supplies: N/A
Teachers: Melissa Parscal & Jennifer Griffin
Grades: 9th-12th Grade
Description: Hand Lettering is a hands on course that introduces students to the art of hand lettering, blending artistic expression with design principles. The class will explore a variety of lettering styles-block, script, brush, and decorative fonts-while learning techniques on layout, spacing, line weight, and embellishment. We will cover proper tool use, composition, planning, and integrating of hand lettering into personal projects such as posters, greeting cards, logos, and journal pages.
Curriculum: Self assembled 🙂
Expectations: Come prepared to learn a great skill. There will be homework here and there, to practice lettering and work on projects.
Homework: No more than 1 hour
Class Fee: $40
Additional Supplies: 9by12 watercolor paper pad, ruler, good pencils, and a kneaded eraser
Teachers: Rachel Fredrick
Grades: Preschool/PreK
**1st & 2nd Period**
Sign up link is posted under 1st Period
Grades: K-1st Grade
Course Description: Now that your children are out of preschool, we are ready to take on some more challenging skills! In K-1 Gym Class, we will have lots of fun moving with very active games, but will also focus on further developing gross motor skills, stretching, simple group sports, teamwork, and character building.
Curriculum: n/a
Expectations: Please be sure the children have gone potty before class, have water and sneakers, and are prepared to run and play. They will be expected to listen and look up when the teacher or assistant is talking, participate in all activities, follow rules/directions, and have good sportsmanship (although we aim to grow in that area during class, too).
Homework: none
Class Fee: $10
Additional Supplies: Water, sneakers, clothing appropriate for the weather (except in the winter, I’ll send an email if full winter gear is needed)
Teachers: Sarah Cates
Grades: 2nd-3rd Grade
Course Description: We will be reading about various ecosystems and learning to draw the plants and animals that live there.
Curriculum: Draw write now
Expectations: We will be introducing some drawing techniques and concepts. This course is for students that love to draw or are familiar with some art concepts.
Homework: none
Class Fee: $5
Additional Supplies: Pencils and colored pencils
Teachers: Nichole Brighoff
Grades: 3rd-5th Grade
Course Description: Every class we will go learn about one or two national parks. I don’t think we’ll be able to talk about all of them, but I will try to get through at least half if not more. We will learn about them through games, videos, reading, drawing and discussion. We will learn the geography, the animals and the history.
Curriculum: n/a
Expectations: They need to be able to sit attentively and take part in discussion. They should look forward to playing games, coloring in pictures memorizing facts. There will be no homework. I think I will be sending home a packet of information on each park that they can keep in a folder and we can refer back to if necessary.
Homework: none
Class Fee: $20
Additional Supplies: Colored pencils, pencils , a folder
Teachers: Amanda Salthouse
Grades: 4th-6th Grade
Course Description: “Moose on the Loose” is a social studies curriculum for the State of New Hampshire. Created by the New Hampshire Historical Society, it explores the Granite State’s history, economics, geography, and civic life, introducing students to the state’s rich cultural heritage. The site was designed for kids in the upper elementary grades (Grades 3-6), but much of the material is adaptable for students inother grades. “Moose on the Loose” provides many ways for kids to connect what they learn about the past to current, statewide issues. It also provides a foundation for lifelong learning about New Hampshire, America, and the democratic traditions that unite us all. So dive in and find out more about the state we all love!
Curriculum: Moose on the loose
Expectations: Good behavior
Homework: none
Class Fee: $30
Additional Supplies: none
Teachers: Danielle Carvalho
Grades: 7-9th
*double period class: 1st & 2nd period. Sign up link is under 1st period*
Grades: 8th-12th Grade
Course Description: We will be using Apologia, exploring creation with health and nutrition. The class will be a holistic approach to health covering genetics and temperament, body systems, senses, exercise, and nutrition… the last chapter in the book covers the reproductive system. That we will leave for parents to cover as they wish, but know it is in the book if you order it.
Curriculum: Apologia exploring creation with health and nutrition, second edition
Expectations: We will have an interactive class each week with homework in between to help students gain at least 0.5 health credit required in NH for HS. It will be up to parents to decide how much credit and how much they require their student to accomplish. Please provide a folder or binder for your student to keep all their work so you will have it at the end of the year. If you want your student to gain the credit please order the textbook and workbook to be able to complete work at home during the week. If just using for participation/filler your student can attend and some copies can be made of workbook pages. Should expect 2 or 3 hours of homework each week including an activity/exercise log for physical education.
Homework: 2-3 for credit. May vary
Class Fee: Cost of books $85ish
Additional Supplies: Folder or binder
Teachers: Rachel Teague & Erika Bragdon
Grades: Preschool-1st
Description: We will listen to a CD from Patch the Pirate while playing with playdough, sensory sand, or doing a related craft or coloring.
Curriculum: n/a
Expectations: Able to participate in calm play
Homework: None
Class Fee: $20
Additional Supplies: n/a
Teachers: Nichole Brighoff
Grades: 2nd-3rd Grade
Description: Introduction to baking and baking terms
Curriculum: n/a
Expectations: Proper behavior in a kitchen
Homework: None
Class Fee: $75
Additional Supplies: n/a
Teachers: Katherine Bennette
Grades: 2nd-4th Grade
Description: Time Travelers for grades 2-4 blends history, geography, art and hands on activities. We would visit different eras over the course of the year (Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Middle Ages, Renaissance, Colonial America, American Revolution, Westward Expansion, Civil War, 1920s-1980s. Keeping a passport along the way for each time period we visit.
Curriculum: I would be writing my own lesson plans, no formal curriculum
Expectations: Students would be expected to be able to sit and listen during lesson time and participate during class.
Homework: None
Class Fee: $10
Additional Supplies: Scissors, glue stick, washable markers, colored pencils
Teachers: Jessica Neskey
Grades: 3rd-5th
Description: Learning music skills via use of recorders (flute-a-phones), musical games, rounds whether sung or played. MusicExpect a little entertainment at some lunchtimes. “What use is it to make music unless someone hears?”It is not required to have taken the 1st music skills class 2 years ago.
Curriculum: Some songs from “God Made Music”. Classic duets & rounds.
Expectations: Music Skills II involves some practicing, playing along with music links online, or an MP3 shared. Mrs. Holmes believes practicing an instrument solo, for an adult is boring and even more so for a kid. Kids are expected to never irritate other family members by playing at the wrong time or place, such as in the car or in a siblings ear!.
Homework: 10min twice a week
Class Fee: $10
Additional Supplies: A recorder (flute-a-phone)
Teachers: Kathy Holmes
Grades: 6th-8th Grade
Description: Using The Fallacy Detective book students will be able to know how to spot bad reasoning, put a higher value on good reasoning, and know how to avoid fallacies in your own reasoning. Price for the course reflects the purchase of the book.
Curriculum: The Fallacy Detective
Expectations: It is expected that students come prepared to use critical thinking. Class participation will help make this successful and fun, working individually, in pairs, and groups. There will be homework to complete some lessons on their own (less than 30 minutes) in order to be able to play the game on the last day. The book states for ages 12+.
Homework: Under 30 minutes
Class Fee: $25
Additional Supplies: Pencils
Teachers: Laura Tennis & Amanda Salthouse
Grades: 9th-12th Grade
Description: Like real-life forensic scientists each class students will observe carefully, think critically, conduct lab tests, document results, and try to meet the burden of proof to solve crimes ranging from check forgery to murder!
Curriculum: Crime Scene Investigations: Real-Life Science Labs for grades 6-12, By Pam Walker and Elaine Wood
Expectations: This class will be a lot of fun but may include sharp objects or chemicals so students need to behave maturely and not goof around. Some homework may be sent home to gather evidence for a next class.
Homework: occasional homework but probably no more than an hour
Class Fee: $20
Additional Supplies: n/a
Teachers: Melissa Parscal
Grades: K-3rd
Description: Our goal is to understand the connection between music and how notes on a staff speak. I’ve broken those skills down into individual areas such as listening to pitch, duration, rhythm and direction. By breaking these skills into “baby steps” with games, I accomplish one of my 1st missions in teaching….. Make learning fun. And then as always, the enjoyment of singing together will be putting the pedal to the metal. I would look for opportunities to have the kids sing/perform for all the parents/staff/other kids when we’ve got something to share.
Curriculum: My own games using a magnetic write board for “The Game Board”.
Ecxpectations:
Homework: None
Class Fee: None
Additional Supplies: None
Teachers: Kathy Holmes
Grades: 1st-2nd Grades
Description: Grounded in the truth of 1 Corinthians 6:19–20, this class teaches that our bodies are the temples of the Holy Spirit—designed with purpose, care, and love by our Creator.Each week we will take a closer look at a different system or part of the body—like the heart, muscles, lungs, brain, and bones—and discover how they each reveal God’s intentional design. Through hands-on learning, age-appropriate dissections (like a sheep heart or cow eyeball), models, memoizing scripture, experiments, and creative activities, children will explore how their bodies work and why we are “fearfully and wonderfully made” (Psalm 139:14).
Curriculum: Bible and various other books
Ecxpectations: Students will need to be able to sit still during dissection.
Homework: Scripture memorizing
Class Fee: $50
Additional Supplies: n/a
Teachers: Jennifer Griffin & Katie DeMarchi
Grades: 1st-2nd Grades
**1st Semeter ONLY**
Description: We are going to go through the Mighty Reader workbook. This book is not available to purchase anymore so students will not need copy. Each week there will be a Bible story read, questions to answer together and something to draw/simple craft.
Curriculum: Mighty Reader Workbook grade 2
Ecxpectations: I will read the stories and the questions aloud. We will discuss the answers together. Participation in the discussion and great listening skills are necessary!
Homework: none
Class Fee: $10
Additional Supplies: Colored Pencils & Sharpener
Teachers: Amanda Salthouse and Sarah Cates
Grades: 1st-6th Grades (THIS form is for 1st-3rd Grade)
**2nd Semeter ONLY**
Description: This class will be a class to encourage reading and writing skills. Older students will be teamed up with a younger student to read a book to each other for one half of the class. The second half of the class they will be creating a story together. Each week, at the beginning of class, we will talk about the parts of a book example: Setting, plot, characters. Then they will be creating a book together.
Curriculum: n/a
Ecxpectations: Be respectful to others. Minimal reading level to advanced. Good attendance because this will be done as a team.
Homework: Under 30 minutes
Class Fee: $5
Additional Supplies: writing utensils, coloring supplies
Teachers: Katie Bennette
Grades: 1st-6th Grades (THIS form is for 4th-6th Grade)
**2nd Semeter ONLY**
Description: This class will be a class to encourage reading and writing skills. Older students will be teamed up with a younger student to read a book to each other for one half of the class. The second half of the class they will be creating a story together. Each week, at the beginning of class, we will talk about the parts of a book example: Setting, plot, characters. Then they will be creating a book together.
Curriculum: n/a
Ecxpectations: Be respectful to others. Minimal reading level to advanced. Good attendance because this will be done as a team.
Homework: Under 30 minutes
Class Fee: $5
Additional Supplies: writing utensils, coloring supplies
Teachers: Katie Bennette
Grades: 3rd-5th Grades
**1st Semeter ONLY**
Description: Exploring the sun, moon, stars, planets and space missions through note booking style learning. There will be activities as well as notetaking, picture drawing and more.
Curriculum: n/a
Ecxpectations: Be able to listen, copy words from a board, follow directions, and read.
Homework: None
Class Fee: $10
Additional Supplies: glue stick, writing supplies, scissors, coloring supplies
Teachers: Katie Bennette
Grades: 4-5th Grades
**This form is for 1st Semester** This class is available for the full year. However it is split into 2 different sign ups to accommodate kids who are taking a single semester class but want to join in here for the other 1/2 of the year.
Description: This class uses the adventures of the Tuttle Twins to introduce students to economics, civics, and liberty. Through stories, students will explore concepts like free markets, individual rights, government roles, and personal responsibility. Every other week, a different Tuttle Twins book will be explored, followed by discussions, activities, and opportunities to apply these ideas to real-world scenarios.
Curriculum: Tuttle Twins books and workbooks
Ecxpectations: Behavior: Respectful conduct, active listening & following instructions; Class participation: participation in discussions is expected, but reading aloud would be voluntary.
Homework: 10min twice a week
Class Fee: $20
Additional Supplies: It would be helpful for the student to have a copy of the books, but not required. I plan to purchase a bundle that will include the audiobooks.
Teachers: Ashley Robbins
Grades: 4-5th Grades
**This form is for 2nd Semester** This class is available for the full year. However it is split into 2 different sign ups to accommodate kids who are taking a single semester class but want to join in here for the other 1/2 of the year.
Description: This class uses the adventures of the Tuttle Twins to introduce students to economics, civics, and liberty. Through stories, students will explore concepts like free markets, individual rights, government roles, and personal responsibility. Every other week, a different Tuttle Twins book will be explored, followed by discussions, activities, and opportunities to apply these ideas to real-world scenarios.
Curriculum: Tuttle Twins books and workbooks
Ecxpectations: Behavior: Respectful conduct, active listening & following instructions; Class participation: participation in discussions is expected, but reading aloud would be voluntary.
Homework: 10min twice a week
Class Fee: $20
Additional Supplies: It would be helpful for the student to have a copy of the books, but not required. I plan to purchase a bundle that will include the audiobooks.
Teachers: Ashley Robbins
Grades: 6th-8th Grades
Description: We’ll crochet cute stuffed toys, while learning basic crochet skills including reading patterns, counting stitches, and various stitches (single, increase, slip stitch, decrease, chain, etc.)
Curriculum: Custom but mainly resources from:Real Spanish ¡Ahora Mismo! By Denise Clivaz,
Reallanguagerightaway.com, Realidades 1, Prentice Hall, ¡No me Digas! By Anne Marie Mitchell, Mrs.spanish.com
Ecxpectations: Students will need to be able to practice active, listening, follow instructions, and interact with other students respectfully.
Homework: Under 30 minutes
Class Fee: $12
Additional Supplies: A 1” three ring binder. Pencil and eraser.
Teachers: Lucena Kringel
Grades: 6th-12th Grades
**1st Semester ONLY**
Description: We will be making basic recipes, learning simple cooking terms and practicing proper knife cuts.
Curriculum: n/a
Ecxpectations: Proper behavior in a kitchen setting and participation in cooking
Homework: n/a
Class Fee: $50
Additional Supplies: None
Teachers: Katherine Bennette
Grades: 6th-12th Grades
**2nd Semester ONLY**
Description: We’ll crochet cute stuffed toys, while learning basic crochet skills including reading patterns, counting stitches, and various stitches (single, increase, slip stitch, decrease, chain, etc.)
Curriculum: n/a
Ecxpectations: Students will be expected to be respectful and participate in class. This is a fun low-key class.
Homework: No more than 1 hour
Class Fee: $40
Additional Supplies: None
Teachers: Erika Bragdon
Grades: 9th-12th Grades
Description: Beginner level Portuguese class
Curriculum: A Portuguese book
Ecxpectations: Good behavior, class participation and homework
Homework: Under 30 minutes
Class Fee: $20
Additional Supplies: None
Teachers: Danielle Carvalho