Young Learners
The Young Learners’ Spring Program
On June 21, 2014, all the Young Learners celebrated their accomplishments by giving a grand performance to family and friends. The Young Learners 5 group were fantastic emcees, walking the crowd through each act. Young Learners 1 sang three songs, “Changing Seasons,” “The Seasons Song,” and “Spring is Here.” Young Learners 2
Spiders and Insects
Kids’ Club has continued to read, talk and sing about spiders and insects. Here are some pictures of the ants they made out of egg cartons. Everyone loved pretending big ants were crawling up their arms! They also learned this song: “The Ants Go Marching.” They changed some of the words for their end-of-year
Summer in the City ¡Nuevo grupo para niños de 3º de infantil!
Les anunciamos que hemos abierto un grupo nuevo para el campamento urbano SUMMER IN THE CITY: ¡un grupo de niños y niñas de 5 y 6 años! Los niños y niños tienen que haber terminado 3º de educación infantil, listos para empezar 1º de primaria. Este verano pueden venir con “los mayores” a hacer manualidades, cantar, jugar y divertirse,
Preparing for the Show
With the end of the trimester approaching, the YL 3 weekday group began making decorations for their play, “JDDCAF.” The Young Learners wrote the entire script themselves, based on research they did throughout the term in the computer laboratory. We look forward to seeing their performance on June 23, 2014!
Memory!
The Young Learners 1 group did a great job of creating cards for a memory game! In the pictures you can see them enjoying their hard work. Keep up the excellent work!
Your Neighborhood Part II
Remember when the YL 3 members sent Kate Sullivan, author of “On Linden Square,” drawings of their own neighborhoods? She responded! Not only did she send them pictures of her artwork, personalized with notes commenting on the Young Learners’ drawings, but she also mentioned them on her blog which you can see here. Thank you Kate Sullivan
Spiders and Insects
Kids’ Club is still learning about spiders and insects. They have read two more Eric Carle books, The Very Grouchy Ladybug and The Very Hungry Caterpillar. They looked at the life cycle of a caterpillar and compared fiction (story) books with non-fiction (information) books. This Kids’ Club group loves crafts! They made ladybugs with movable wings and played a game
Summer in the City
Los profesores el programa de Young Learners ya están preparando un mes de julio lleno de diversión para los chicos y chicas de 6 a 16 años. Los temas semanales van a ser: Semana del 30 de junio al 04 de julio: Rock Stars: La primera semana se llenará de música: de los rockeros, desde los clásicos
Celebrating Families with a Sweet Gesture
International Day of Families was on May 15th. To celebrate their loved ones, the Young Learners 3 Saturday group made cupcakes using felt and paper. With tons of creativity each member added his or her own twist to the beautiful pastries. Some had many eyes, others had hearts or sprinkles. While these cupcakes are not
Have You Ever Tried Sushi?
Today the YL 3 Saturday group practiced the present perfect tense with questions like, “have you ever tried sushi before?” They also learned why raw fish is much softer than other raw meats such as chicken or beef. In the ocean fish swim and feel the effects of gravity less than land animals because of
