Second Week of Camp
The camper continued to learn while having fun.They enjoyed making 4th of July crafts as well as dying their white shirts.
Building Structures
Creating Patterns Using Beads
What We've Learned this Week
Language Arts
1.Phonics
- Letters( D,T,E,F,V): The campers learned ( D,T, E, F,V) sounds.
- They completed (D,T, E, F,V) exercises on their phonics book.
2. Writing
- They completed phonics exercises on their phonics.
- They practiced writing upper and lowercase letters of (D,T, E, F,V) on their journals and practiced far-point copying from the board by writing words with these initial letters.
3. Listening
- They detected words with the initial letters above after listening to the following stories read to them: ( Alphatales: Detective Dog and the Disappearing Dougnuts , Aphatales: When Tilly Turtle Came to Tea, Alphatales:Fifi Ferret's Flute, and Alphatales: Teh Enormous elephant Show, and Alphatales: Vera Viper's Valentine)
4. Reading
- We reviewed sight words identification of (me,we, my, the, to)
Math
1. Identifying and writing numbers( 11-20)
- The campers recognized numbers 11-20
- They wrote the numbers and number words( e.g. eleven, twelve..etc)
2. Comparing numbers 11-20
- They compared numbers using >,<. and =.
3. Sequencing numbers 11-20
They practiced sequencing numbers on math worksheets.
4. Patterns
We reviewed making patterns ( AB, ABC, AAB, ABB) using snapping cubes, little cubes, and beads on a bracelet.
5.2D Shapes
- We reviewed 2D shapes ( square, rectangle, triangle, circle, oval, and diamond).
- Other 2D shapes like ( hexagon, pentagon, and octagon) were introduced.
- They wrote the name of the shapes on their journals.
- The colored, cut, and glued the 2D shapes into their journals.
Art
1.4th of July Decorations:
- They cut red, white,and blue star and glued them into paper plates
2. Making Bracelets:
- They made bracelets out of beads.
- They tried to put the beads in a pattern
Team building
They participated in the following activities during field day ( sponge race, bean bag toss, and relay race)
Engineering/ Art
Marshmallow & Spaghetti Structures: They tried to make big structures that would stand up using marshmallows and dry spaghetti.
Playtime
Reminders
1.Black or Blue folder:
- The blue or black folder is in your child's cubby or backpack.
- If your child did not attend camp today ( Friday), he/she will get his/her folder the following Friday.
- Please return the black or blue folder by Monday
2. Field Trip:
- We are going on a field trip on Wednesday,July 6th to Regal Cinemas to watch "Smurfs 2"
- If your child want to buy food from the movie theatre, you can put cash in a Ziploc bag labeled with his/her name.
3. Tie Dye Shirts
- The Tie Dye shirt is in a Ziploc bag in your child's backpack
- You'll need to take it out of the bag and keep in an open area to dry for at least 24 hours.
- You'll also going to need to rinse it after it gets dry in place where it won't stain.
- Please read the instructions in your child's folder for rinsing the tie due shirt.
4.Change of Clothes
- During this afternoon, most of the campers changed their clothes because they got wet when they were playing the sponge relay.
- Please bring change of clothes by Monday if your child doesn't have any in his/her cubby.