Our school web site is an important tool in communicating our school to our families and interested visitors.
There is a useful report sent to me on a weekly basis containing information about the number of visitors each week, the number of brand new visitors each week, and where the visitors spend their time while they visit.
My brother, Paul, who designs website for local, national, and international companies (and who designed our beautiful site for free) tells me that the number of visitors we receive each week would be considered by most businesses a very positive interest and use of the web site. We have in the summer 120 to 155 visits each week. And of those visitors perusing our pages, 35% to 55% are first time visitors. Around 10% visit the tuition page and 5% find out how to contact us.
For example, last week we had 125 visits of which 52.8% were new visits, 14.5% visited the tuition page, and 8% went to our homeschool page.
Great web site and a great tool.
Friday, July 24, 2009
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
More than Just Pie
If you type the phrase “seeing old friends” into Google search you will read newspaper articles and blogs on the joys of reuniting with friends, family, and former alumni after long pauses in seeing each other. Each reading espouses the joys of conversing, catching up and reminiscing on past lives.
On Thursday, August 13th at 7:00 p.m. we invite all of our families to Pie and Praise. A time of seeing old friends and meeting new ones. A time of sharing praising our Lord together in song, scripture reading, and prayer. And a time for parents to come in and see their child’s classroom.
I look forward to seeing all of you there.
On Thursday, August 13th at 7:00 p.m. we invite all of our families to Pie and Praise. A time of seeing old friends and meeting new ones. A time of sharing praising our Lord together in song, scripture reading, and prayer. And a time for parents to come in and see their child’s classroom.
I look forward to seeing all of you there.
Friday, July 3, 2009
Post from Rosemary Boswell, BCA Home School Support Teacher:
Hello Bios Christian Academy Home School families!
I hope you are enjoying your summer break. I have met with Mr. Ihms a couple times about our new Bios Christian Academy Home School Support program and I am excited to share with you our plans for the coming school year.
Our classroom will be off the hallway near where the bathrooms are located. We will be inside the middle building with the primary and elementary students, cafeteria, and office. I'm very pleased with our location. The modular building separate from the church will be Junior High and High School classrooms.
Mr. Ihms and I would like this program to truly be a support system for our homeschooling families. Two ways we will offer assistance this coming school year are:
1. A Home School Support Guide - I am currently working on putting together a guide that clearly spells out what we do in our program and what needs to be taught at home. We will not be intruding on what you do at home. We will continue to keep what we do at school separate from what you do at home. It is our goal to provide curriculum/resource ideas and support.
*Please email me with any ideas or items that you would like to see covered in the guide. I am making it for you.
2. Home School Support Meetings - Mr. Ihms and I would like to offer homeschooling families an opportunity to meet with us to discuss our program. Making sure this program is meeting the needs of our homeschooling families is a main objective for us. During these meetings we will share with you our curriculum, checksheets, and method of teaching. A question and answer session will be included as well. We want our homeschooling families to feel like a valuable and supported part of the school.
Our first BCA Home School Support Meeting will be on Tuesday, July 14 at 7:00 pm at the Boswell Family Home, 1825 E Appaloosa Road, Gilbert.
{We are located at Val Vista & Warner behind Home Depot in the Rancho Cimarron neighborhood. From Warner Road, turn north into the Rancho Cimarron neighborhood on Key Biscayne, take the third right (east) on Appaloosa (at the park), we are the third house on the right.}
Please feel free to bring any curriculum you use to share with Mr. Ihms. He will be happy to look it over and give you feedback on what you are using at home. As much as I would love to see your children, if possible, please find childcare for your children during the meeting.
PLEASE NOTE: We are making some changes to the planned subject list.
For both the primary and elementary home school programs, we are removing Easy Grammar from the daily schedule. I will include some basic grammar during composition, but I will not be doing a set grammar program with the students. You will need to teach a daily grammar program at home.
Elementary students will be happy to know that we will include the G-Quest geography curriculum in the 4th - 6th grade class this coming school year! You do not need to purchase a geography program; we will have it covered.
If you are unable to attend the meeting, let me know and I will send you information on what was discussed.
As always, if you have any questions, give me a call or send me an email.
Blessings,
Rosemary Boswell
Bios Christian Academy Home School Support Teacher
480-588-7052
rosemaryboswell@cox.net
Hello Bios Christian Academy Home School families!
I hope you are enjoying your summer break. I have met with Mr. Ihms a couple times about our new Bios Christian Academy Home School Support program and I am excited to share with you our plans for the coming school year.
Our classroom will be off the hallway near where the bathrooms are located. We will be inside the middle building with the primary and elementary students, cafeteria, and office. I'm very pleased with our location. The modular building separate from the church will be Junior High and High School classrooms.
Mr. Ihms and I would like this program to truly be a support system for our homeschooling families. Two ways we will offer assistance this coming school year are:
1. A Home School Support Guide - I am currently working on putting together a guide that clearly spells out what we do in our program and what needs to be taught at home. We will not be intruding on what you do at home. We will continue to keep what we do at school separate from what you do at home. It is our goal to provide curriculum/resource ideas and support.
*Please email me with any ideas or items that you would like to see covered in the guide. I am making it for you.
2. Home School Support Meetings - Mr. Ihms and I would like to offer homeschooling families an opportunity to meet with us to discuss our program. Making sure this program is meeting the needs of our homeschooling families is a main objective for us. During these meetings we will share with you our curriculum, checksheets, and method of teaching. A question and answer session will be included as well. We want our homeschooling families to feel like a valuable and supported part of the school.
Our first BCA Home School Support Meeting will be on Tuesday, July 14 at 7:00 pm at the Boswell Family Home, 1825 E Appaloosa Road, Gilbert.
{We are located at Val Vista & Warner behind Home Depot in the Rancho Cimarron neighborhood. From Warner Road, turn north into the Rancho Cimarron neighborhood on Key Biscayne, take the third right (east) on Appaloosa (at the park), we are the third house on the right.}
Please feel free to bring any curriculum you use to share with Mr. Ihms. He will be happy to look it over and give you feedback on what you are using at home. As much as I would love to see your children, if possible, please find childcare for your children during the meeting.
PLEASE NOTE: We are making some changes to the planned subject list.
For both the primary and elementary home school programs, we are removing Easy Grammar from the daily schedule. I will include some basic grammar during composition, but I will not be doing a set grammar program with the students. You will need to teach a daily grammar program at home.
Elementary students will be happy to know that we will include the G-Quest geography curriculum in the 4th - 6th grade class this coming school year! You do not need to purchase a geography program; we will have it covered.
If you are unable to attend the meeting, let me know and I will send you information on what was discussed.
As always, if you have any questions, give me a call or send me an email.
Blessings,
Rosemary Boswell
Bios Christian Academy Home School Support Teacher
480-588-7052
rosemaryboswell@cox.net
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