Maplecrest 2023 Summer Experience
Incoming 2nd & 3rd Graders
Incoming 2nd-3rd Grade Summer Experience Opportunities
A Summer at the Beach
Do you dream of the beach? Do you wonder about the creatures at the beach? In this class, we will be learning all about the beach life. This summer we will do many hands-on experiments to learn more about weather, erosion, and tides. Together will dive into learning all about the beach creatures from ghost crabs to sharks. We will have fun in the sun during our water days. Then do a little relaxing while zooming with the staff from Sea World!! Come join us this summer at the beach!
A Wild Alaskan Summer
After living in Alaska for twenty years, I have many WILD adventures to share with you! Experience Alaska through art, music, dance, science, and food! We will carve polar bears from soap, paint the northern lights, weave dreamcatchers, create pottery mugs, and much more! We will cook and eat every day! Come bake cookies and homemade bread, make ice cream, and try some exciting foods from Alaska! We will learn about Alaskan animals that live on land and in the ocean. We will investigate different ways that Alaskans travel and have fun designing planes, boats, and dog sleds! You will get dirty making Glacier Gak and panning for gold! The class will travel to Wonders of Wildlife and create pottery mugs with Firehouse Pottery. There will be opportunities to walk to Sonic, Daylight Donuts,, and other local parks and businesses.
Adventurers Try Everything! (June 19-30)
Join us for Adventurers Try Everything, everyday is themed and will be a new adventure. Music Mondays, Taste it Tuesdays, Wacky Science experiment Wednesdays, Try it Thursdays, and Fitness/Fun Fridays.
Animal Adventures
Come join us on an adventure of a life time! If you love animals this is the class for you! We will learn about a new animal each day. Our days will be jammed packed full of fun with directed drawings, animal related snacks, animal research and the possibility of animals coming to visit. We will also be going on a couple adventures either to the Dickerson Park Zoo or Wild Animal Safari and trip down to Bennett Springs. Don't wait to join us on this animal adventure.
Art Around the World
Come celebrate Art Around the World with me! We will paint, sculpt with Model Magic, weave and learn about many amazing cultures and their beautiful artwork! We will also enjoy snacks from different countries every day, yummm! Our local field trip will be to The Smiling Goat, a real painting studio, where we'll make a real painting!!! We'll also visit Jetz Trampoline park for a big adventure!!!
Backyard Nature School
Students will learn about everything they can find in their own backyard. It doesn't matter if you live in town or in the country, we will explore the animals, bugs, plants, rocks, trees, and more. Students will discover and connect with their local ecosystems.
Behind the Scenes Disney & Pixar
Do you like Disney and Pixar movies? Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes? Are you curious about how the characters are created and how the voices of the characters are chosen? If you would like to find out all of this and so much more about what happens behind the scenes, this is the summer experience for you! We will virtually explore the Disney parks, learn all about maps, and imagine and create our very own theme park! We will also learn about money, make crafts, and have amazing Disney inspired snacks! Tentative field trip to the movies.
Build It! Bake It! Bust a Move!
This summer experience class is buzzing with fun adventures! We will spend time each day building, baking and moving to keep you on your toes and experience learning through a hands-on classroom. Build It! We will become mad scientists to build and explore through experiments and projects! We will build solar ovens for s’mores, elephant toothpaste, slime, exploding volcanoes and more. We will build projects using STEM activities. Projects will include lego creations, bridges and towers, marble mazes and more. The sky's the limit for what we can learn and create! Bake It! Do you like to create and eat snacks? We will make homemade ice cream, butter, cookies, pancakes, homemade donuts, trail mixes and more. This part of our day will include learning how to read kid-friendly recipes and a lot of fun taste testing! Bust a Move! No one wants to sit still during the summer and we’ve got you covered. We’ll learn about your favorite sports, dance, and take walks. We’ll complete a Ninja Warrior course, play baseball and kickball! Splish, Splash we’ll have a blast busting a move with water relays, water balloons and more! Bring your beach towels to relax and read outside under the trees. Join Build It! Bake It! Bust a Move! for a summer of new adventures and fun experiences!
Camp Whata Week
There is something for everyone at Camp Whata Week! Each day is a new theme with lots of fun activities! On Make It Mondays, students will get creative making yummy snacks and messy crafts. Try It Out Tuesdays will give students the opportunity to try a variety of sports and student will even build their own arcade game. Wandering Wednesdays are for traveling! Students will spend time outdoors & take a field trip to Wonders of Wildlife. They will also get to virtually visit different countries and experience those countries in the classroom. Thinking Thursdays are for Science experiments like erupting volcanoes, making slime, & making solar ovens. Fun Fridays are just for having lots of fun! We will read outdoors on beach towels, have water relays, and head to Sonic for a cool drink.
Camp Yellowjacket
Buzz on in to Camp Yellowjacket for 2 weeks filled with summer fun! We will learn about the great outdoors, wild animals, and basic summer survival tips. Some of our adventures include blazing a trail through Wild Animal Safari Park and taking a hike through Bennett Springs State Park. Join us for arts and crafts, campfire songs, campfire cooking, and outdoor games galore!
Color Explosion!
Are you ready to get messy with exploding colors? In this class, we will explore chemical reactions in a super fun, colorful, and slimy way as we create all kinds of ooey gooey, sticky, slimy mixtures and crafts. Be ready to get messy as each day brings a new color explosion craft and science experiment. If you are an incoming second or third grader
come join us for some fun!
Crime Scene Investigators
Join your fellow Crime Scene Investigators as we work together to solve mysteries. You will gain first-hand experience solving cases using forensic science experiments. Learn scientific techniques while building friendships. Learn about a future career in law enforcement from our local police department. Practice teamwork as you work to conquer the class Escape Room.
Extreme Science Fun and STEM
Come join me for AMAZING science experiments and STEM every day! We will create lots of hands on projects and games. You will make your own rocket, your own bouncy ball, and do some fun experiments like making elephant toothpaste! We will learn about butterflies and have a tentative trip planned to the Butterfly Palace! Creativity and fun is our mission in Extreme Science Fun!
Fairytastic Fairytale Camp
Come on an adventure with fairytales. There will be lots of fantasy creatures like fairies, unicorns, and mermaids- Oh MY! We will learn all about these fantasy creatures through lots of hands-on fun activities. Students will each build their own fairy garden, make unicorn slime, and create seashell art. We will make snacks and play lots of games!
Farm Adventure
Farm Adventure is the perfect experience for children who want to learn more about
animals they love! Students will be engaged in activities related to agriculture, animal science,
and gardening. Each day focuses on a specific animal with accompanying activities, research
and crafts.
JR. Explorer Camp-(June 5-16) This experience is for 3rd-5th grade only.
Join your outdoor guides; Mrs. Bonnette-Grimm & Mr. Sherrer at Bennett Springs State Park, for JR Explorer Camp. This camp for incoming 3-5th graders. We will spend our days learning in nature. We will hike every day, do trail clean up service projects, and learn a ton about science! Students can earn badges. We will also sharpen our saw, by fishing and reading in the shade. We are partnering with the MO State Park Dept. for workshops and activities. Parents must provide transportation to and from Bennett Springs.
Legos and Fairy Tales
In this course students will bring a variety of Fairy Tales alive through Lego builds, StoryBoardThat, and with readers' theater. We will create a backdrop scene and put on plays for our fellow classmates. Students will also have time to read and discuss the fractured fairy tales. We hope to take a field trip to the Jetz Trampoline Park in Lake of the Ozarks as well.
Let's Get Messy!
This Summer Experience class will be packed full of FUN! We will be making satisfying slime! Like glow in the dark, neon, glittery, and EDIBLE slime. YUM! We also will be making puffy sidewalk paint, marble painting, bubble paint and so much more! In this class we will be making our own snacks along with candy and lemonade taste tests! Every day will be AMAZING! We will be traveling to local places like Daylight Donuts, Boswell Park, Steak and Shake, Sonic and more! Our field trip will be to the Aquarium at the Boardwalk in Branson! Join me for a MESSY GOOD TIME!
Our Musical World
Join Mrs. Askew on a summer adventure as we learn about music from all over the world! We will sing, dance, and play instruments with songs from South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and more. We’ll also do a little traveling of our own with a field trip to a trampoline park! Put on your dancing shoes and join me for lots of musical fun!
Pirates of the Caribbean (June 5-16)
Take a pirate's virtual journey to a new Caribbean island every day. Learn about some legendary and crazy pirates, as well as study oceans, and ocean life in the Caribbean. We'll take a "journey" and learn about some of the islands in the Caribbean that pirates liked to visit. We'll take a look at some shipwrecks, geography, and also sea life. Have fun making pirate, island, and ocean themed projects using salt dough, paint, and building your own miniature pirate ship! Be ready for messy art projects and lots of fun!
Safari and Swim Animal Adventure
On this epic adventure we will study animals that you would see while on a safari or swimming in the ocean. We will make food art, take fun field trips, and have water days. Our fun field trips will include the zoo, sonic, the park and more. All of these fun activities, exploring animal habitats and finding out cool facts about these wonderful creatures that we share our earth with.
Summer Adventures
Join me on an adventure this summer! We will explore all things SUMMER through games, S.T.E.A.M. (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) and a ton of water fun! We will explore the oceans, enjoy nature and do many hands-on experiences like engineering with Legos, coding robots, creating many art projects and having a blast with water games! Some field trips that we plan to take are bowling, walking to the park, and going to the movies.