Enrichment Clusters 3 rd -5 th Grade Fall 2011. Vintage Adventures Mrs. Baker Come play the games and do the activities your parents and grandparents.

Enrichment Clusters

3rd-5th GradeFall 2011

Vintage AdventuresMrs. Baker

Come play the games and do the activities your parents and grandparents grew up doing!

Do you know what a pet rock is?Can you make a potholder?How many jump rope chants do you know?Can you make an airplane out of newspaper?

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Got a Minute?

Do you like to play games?

Do you like to WIN?

The Minute to Win It cluster is for you!

We will play, create, and design games that you can take home to play with your family or a

friend.

Minute to Win It!Mrs. Thorp

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Amazing Power Points!

Learn how to make your Power Points come to life

with super fun animations and designs!Ms. Friesen

It’s so much fun!!!

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Triple H! Hula Hooping

with Miss Harp

Come join Miss Harp as we learn about the life-long skill of hula hooping!

It’s great exercise, and it is a fun way to make new friends and acquire some serious hooping skills!

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Learn to draw!

Still life

Shading

Portraits

Come have fun and learn to draw like an artist!

Ms. King

Texture

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Hoops with Ms. Dowell

Come join the fun in the gym learning basketball skills, the rules of play, and end the class with a fun game of basketball against some of your favorite teammates!

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SENSATIONAL SCRAPBOOKING!

Join Ms. Wirt in this creative workshop that will take us on a page by page journey through the world of scrapbooking! Every week we will explore a new way to archive our treasured memories and photos, so by the end of our workshop, we will have a beautiful scrapbook to take home and share with family and friends!

Scrapbooking with Ms. Wirt

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Number SpiralsMrs. Graham

Math is EVERYWHERE, even in art. Use multiples of numbers to create

amazing designs using string!

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ANIMOTOMs. Angeli

Animoto is a really cool website that allows you to make video slideshows

Click on the link below to see a sample video:

http://animoto.com/play/ftrCvSBgPgLe3Xzn69w0RQ

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Paper Craft Fun

Come learn various crafts you can make using paper. Let your artistic side take over as we

explore paper as a way to create masterpieces of art!

Mrs. Senn

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Yoga with Ms. Riordan

You will learn relaxation and deep breathing

techniques through a series of poses that

improve flexibility and relieve stress.

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ALL THINGS harry potter!With Ms. Moreno

Have you read all the Harry Potter books and still can’t get enough?

If you love Harry Potter books as much as I do, this is the place for you.

Come dressed in your best HP gear each week and be ready to test your Potter Knowledge and

imagination.

Daily Harry Potter

Book Trivia…

Writing with invisible ink..

Origami Golden Snitches

Origami Owl Posts

Magical Edible

Wands from

Ollivander’s

Honeyduke’s

Acid Pops

Broom RacesYour own HP glasses

Reading Tea LeavesDaily Harry Potter

Character Trivia…

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LTE Garden ClubDo you love to be outdoors, have an interest in plants, and enjoy arts and crafts? If so, you should be in the

LTE Garden Club. In this Enrichment Class you will enjoy fixing up our garden to make it an enjoyable place to

be. Some of the activities you’ll participate in are:• adding new plants to the garden

• decorating a flower pot• making your own creative garden art

• designing and building a wind chime to add to our garden

• Ms. Shanafelt

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Story Telling Workshop w/ Ms. Wood

• Students will learn the elements of storytelling• Participate in a variety of activities that will help students

overcome shyness so they can be a really good story teller• Students will learn:

– Voice fluctuation (Change tone and quality of voice)– Body language– Voice characterization (become many characters)– Improvise (make up things as you go)– Animation (bring things to life that are not usually alive)– Students will be able to tell a story to the group

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Volleyball with Ms. PeñaCome join us in the gym and learn how to bump, set, and spike in a fast paced, fun-filled game of volleyball! End the class with a game against your favorite teammates as you show off your volleyball skills!

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Do you like to learn about Egypt? Do you want to explore Egypt’s history, arts, culture, food or language? Come and join us to learn more about Egypt through our five senses.Ms. Wells

EGYPT16

Ping Pongwith Ms. Davis

During this cluster students will learn the rules and regulation of the game ping pong. We will

have a singles and doubles tournament to demonstrate our awesome Ping Pong skills!!!

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Awesome string artWith Mrs. Serfoss

Learn how to create pictures by sewing with string!

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Jump Rope Fun For Elementary Students

You will learn how to jump rope with one and two ropes.

The students will also write their own jump rope chants to

sing during their sessions.

Presented by Ms. Karen Evans

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Make cards to share with friends

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Express Yourself

Design a personal journal and discover ways to express yourself through learning fun, creative journal writing exercises.

Ms. Andrus

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M3…

Mysteries, Myths, and Monsters

We will investigate and become experts in areas of study including: carnivorous plants, alienology, ghosts of the world, wicked bugs, monsters (such as Nessie, Bigfoot, and the Chupacabra), the Bermuda Triangle, and more…

Ms. Locklear

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Broadcast video productionIf you would like to learn how the morning broadcast works behind cameras, this is a

great opportunity for you!5th Grade OnlyMs. Rodriguez

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Lights, Camera, Action!Ms. Dauzat

Do you like to read? Do you like to perform? You can do both in this fun class! Come enjoy Reader’s Theater and learn how to be a student actor.

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Interesting Insects!Join Mrs. Frankhouser to

collect and observe all kinds of fascinating

insects! If you like science fiction, try science fact!

What will we do?

• Run around outside and

collect bugs!

• Observe and preserve

them.

• Classify them.

• Create a display!

• HAVE FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Animal Lovers’ Cluster

Do you have an interest in learning about all different kinds of animals? Come join this cluster to learn about animal habitats and behaviors.

Ms. Urueta

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Like Percy

Jackson?

Come join the Ancient Cultures cluster to learn about Greek and

Roman gods and their myths!

Want to know more?

See Ms. Edelen for more info

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Learn the ancient art of Origami

Would you like to learn how to Fold paper into animals, flowers,

boxes and other fun objects?

Learn where and when this art form originated

Make your own original holiday gifts for friends and

family

Learn some basic Japanese phrases

Ms. Becker

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Photostory

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Craft Sticks Challenge

Students will create a different project each week using a specific number of wood craft sticks. Because students will have a limited number of sticks to work with, they will have to use their ingenuity

skills to make their projects work according to their plan.

with Mrs. Ramirez

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Perspective DrawingAre your drawings looking a little flat? Learn

how to draw in 3D.

Room 205 – Ms. Payan

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ECO KIDZ Composting

Room 206 – Mrs. Kramer1.

2. What is composting? (The “How-To”)

3. What can be composted?

4. Begin composting at LTE

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What will I do:

• travel the 20th century through the interesting world of fashion• look at different trends of each era and create similar clothing• create a portfolio with fashion designs • create original fashion designs

FOCUS ON FASHIONwith Mrs. Demco

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Just Bead It!Learn To Bead In

Beadwork 101

Let your creativity flow!

Make necklaces, bracelets, hairpins,

and more.

Room 204 - Mrs. Dodson

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Miss Reiter4th Grade Teacher

SCRABBLE MANIA!

Have you ever wanted to play scrabble? Do you love the sound of words? If so Scrabble Mania is the place for you!

• Students will learn how to play scrabble, as well as boost their word awareness and vocabulary.

• No experience required!

• If you are looking to have a great time, and you love using and playing with words; this is the place for you!

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Games Galore!

Learn and enjoy board games, cards, Jax and more!

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Girls Running GroupWith Mrs. Sherrer We will:

• Focus on endurance–Running– Training Exercises

• Build Friendships• Motivate each other• Have Fun!

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Mexican Folk Art Mrs. Miller-Kopp

Let’s Explore the Native Art ofMexico!Let’s create some great treasuresAnd teach other about the folk Art Of Mexico!

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Puppetryw Ms. Howell

We will be creating various types of puppets. At the end of the class, we

will present a puppet show.

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Directions

• When your class is called you will come to the gym doors

• Get a clipboard• Walk through the hall and write down your 5

favorite choices…remember you may not get your top pick!

• Turn in your sheet to the person at the door• Return to your seat and wait quietly!