Our News
- Iditaread - The Race is On!
January 9, 2008
Students at Cypress Kids Club are already on the trail for the
Iditaread. The Iditaread is a reading program based on the
Alaskan sled dog race, the Iditarod. Students
participating in the Iditaread program read one page for every
mile that the mushers travel - that's 1,049 miles or 1,049
pages! The Iditarod officially begins March 1st, but
students get a head start. Already Walker H. has crossed
the finished has read over 1,072 pages since students began
counting on January 2 making him our first to cross the finish
line. We anticipate a few more students cross the finish
line in the next few weeks. More information on our
Iditarod activities, please visit the
Cypress Kids Club Iditarod page.
- Cypress Kids Club Visits Adam
Putnam
October 19, 2007
The school holiday gave Cypress Kids Club students the perfect
opportunity to visit our favorite congressman, Adam Putnam.
The students presented to Mr. Putnam our light bulbs from Lights
On Afterschool in order to help support Project 2012, which
would provide free afterschool to all children.
- Lights on Afterschool is a Success
October 18, 2007
Cypress Kids Club celebrated the seventh annual national
afterschool awareness day. Students decorated light bulbs,
gave their parents and signed up for our newest program feature,
clubs. Also, our kindergarten students joined us for an
open house to help prepare them for their transition into the
tutoring program setting on Monday, October 22.
- Cypress Kids Club Celebrates
Patriot's Day
September 11, 2007
Students from Cypress Kids Club visited the Cypress Gardens Fire
Station today in order to recognize our local heroes. The
students, ranging from first to sixth grade, sang songs, read
poems, and awarded certificates to firemen and paramedics.
They also presented the station with pictures drawn by the
students decrypting how they are our heroes.
- Another Great School Year Has Begun
August 20, 2007
This morning marked the third year of our voluntary
pre-kindergarten program. This year's program is our largest ever
with four classes. The 45 students spent the morning
singing, counting, and participating in centers. The
program, which lasts for 180 days, will help prepare the
students to be successful in kindergarten by learning to
recognize, shapes, colors, letters, numbers, read simple words,
and perform basic addition and subtraction.
- Cypress Kids Club Is Remodeling
July 28, 2007
Cypress Kids Club is currently remodeling their building on
Register Road. The building is being updated and
refurbished for the upcoming school year. Be sure to watch
for improvements.
