STARS SUMMER
Stars Summer Program
Newsletter
PROGRAM
June 13, 2013
Week 1 Newsletter
What are we up to at STARS?
Week One Clubs
Clubs are activities chosen by the
kids, according to their interest.
Each child picks their top three
choices, and they are placed in two of
the three clubs. Each club is led by an
adult with knowledge in the field
they are working in.
Art Club-This week in Art club, the
students made Shrinkie Dinks, learned
how to make friendship bracelets, made
flower pens and pipe cleaner animals.
They also used tempra paint and plaster
of paris to create their own sidewalk
chalk.
Animal Club-In animal club, the kids
made an owl craft, guessed what animal
was what based on a description, learned
about animals with layers of blubber, and
created their own new animals on
www.switchzoo.com
Board Game Club- The students
tried a variety of board games including
Jenga, Farkle, Go Fish, Chess, Life on the
Farm and Allowance. Many other games
were played as well
Spanish Club- In Spanish, the kids
worked on learning basic Spanish
greetings, their number 1-10 (at least)
and basic colors. They played lots of
games to reinforce these concepts.
Spark Club-This club is an outdoor
physical activity club. The students played
many games including:” Spud”, “Shark,
Shark”, “Frogger”, “Marble Football”, and Tag
games. In Spark, the kids have to work
together to make all the games work!
Academic Time
In Academic Time, the students work on
academic skills they will need during the
school year. Kindergartners work on basic
skills, and the older kids reinforce school
skills already learned. Here is a snapshot
about the concepts your children have been
working on.
Kindergarten: Kindergarten worked on
weather, the ABCs, and Adding/Subtracting.
They also did several Dr. Seuss Activities
First Grade: Students worked on money,
time, and letters. They played lots of
games to reinforce these concepts
Second Grade: In second grade, they
celebrated animal week. Each day they
learned about a different animal, in addition
to reading and working on other academic
skills
Third Grade: Third grade worked a lot on
multiplication facts this week. They also
focused on reading, both silently and out
loud.
Fourth grade: Fourth grade worked a lot
of prefix/suffix concepts. They also did
math facts and reading
Fifth/Sixth Grade: Fifth and Sixth grade
worked on daily 5 skills, reading and
writing, math games and did a “Friday the
13th” Challenge
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