Summer Camps

THE SEACOAST SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY
PRESENTS THE 3rd ANNUAL
SUMMER CAMPS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS

Exciting summer camps will be offered once again to students who are currently in the 5th, 6th, 7th or 8th grade. One-week camp sessions will take place during the weeks of July 11 and July 18. Each day’s session will run from 8:00 a.m.-12:00 noon. Students are responsible for their own transportation. No food will be served. The cost of $125 per camp includes all required materials. Each camp will run contingent upon enrollment. A student will be considered enrolled once the enrollment and medical forms are complete, a check made payable to the Seacoast School of Technology has been received and cleared and current grade level is confirmed with middle schools. The following camps will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis:

Be a Business Owner
Week of July 11

Interested in being an entrepreneur and owning your very own business? In this camp, you will start a business and learn all about marketing & advertising so you will be a success! Come with your ideas and create a logo, design business cards and a brochure, a cereal box cover and maybe even a tee shirt! Limited to 15 students.

Engine Overhaulin’
Week of July 11 and Week of July 18

If you enjoy cars, engines, and you are interested in horsepower, this is the camp for you. Here you will learn about engine basics and performance and get your hands dirty dismantling and rebuilding automobile engines. In this class, you will use Snap-On tools to perform these tasks and will get a good understanding of what skills are needed to become a successful automotive technician. Limited to 12 students.

Computer Programming for Kids
Week of July 11

If you like Technology Fun Nights, you will love this. Learn to write computer programs and computer games using Phrogram (Programming language for kids), Python and PyGame and Visual Basic. You will learn the basics of computer programming, writing simple computer programs and creating your own video games. Limited to 20 students.

Environmental Camp
Week of July 11

Are you an environmentalist? Are you going to invent new ways to save the planet? This camp will teach you about cutting-edge energy sources, renewable energy, pollution and other issues with help from several guest speakers from local environmental groups. You will learn about eco-friendly technologies and ways to keep our eco-system clean and safe. Limited to 15 students.

Introduction to Culinary Arts
Week of July 11

Students will be introduced to a newly-renovated, fully-functional restaurant with a state-of-the-art kitchen. Hands-on activities will include fruit carvings, precision cuts, chicken fabrication, stock making, soup making, salads/dressings, appetizers, international cuisine and menu creation. As part of this exploration process, students will use each of their senses to enhance their learning and will come away with the basics of the savory side of the kitchen. Limit to 12 students.


Computer Graphics
Week of July 11

If you are creative and interested in art, this camp is for you! Meet others with similar interests in creating digital artwork. You will work on computer graphic-related projects each day exploring the basics of bitmap editing, vector and motion graphics. This is a fun way to explore an interest or potential career path in the Computer Graphics field while developing design concepts and technical skills. Limited to 10 students.

Become a Builder
Week of July 11 and Week of July 18

Want to learn basic knowledge of hand tools and power tools? Want to learn proper safety techniques to use in a workshop or on a construction site? Sign up for this camp and you will have the opportunity to choose from two projects and make a project of your own. Limited to 12 students.

Engineering for Kids
Week of July 18

If you are a fan of Technology Fun Nights, this camp is for you! You will learn to create basic Computer- Aided Design models, learn about simple machines and create a basic energy transfer machine. You will also design and create a puzzle cube and a hydraulically-operated pet and learn to program a robot. Limited to 20 students.

Digital Film Making
Week of July 18

Want to learn how to make movies? You will learn the process of video production through writing, storyboarding, shooting and editing a film. Storytelling and technology skill development will be the focus of this camp. Campers will work with others while exploring personal interests and potential career paths in Video Production. Limited to 8 students.

Introduction to Baking and Pastry
Week of July 18

Students will be introduced to a newly-renovated, fully-functional restaurant with a state-of-the-art kitchen. Hands-on activities will include cake making, cake decorating, icing types, cookie/bar making, frozen desserts, yeast breads, quick breads, scones, biscuits and dessert sauces. The focus will be on the interaction of the basic ingredients, recipes/formulas and proper equipment/tool use and kitchen safety.

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For the required application and health form, go to SeacoastTech.com. As programs fill, it will be listed on the website.

The non-refundable fee (unless program is cancelled) of $125 per week is valid for completed applications and health forms received through Friday, April 8, 2011.

After April 8, 2011 the non-refundable fee (unless program is cancelled) will be $135.

The deadline for all applications is May 2, 2011.

A letter confirming your child’s placement will be mailed to you after May 2, 2011.

For further information or questions, please contact Brenda Schrempf at 775-8461 or bschrempf@sau16.org

Poetry Project (Part I) due THIS FRIDAY!

I've vacillated on sending this blog out, or not.  After reflecting on parent teacher conferences, I've decided to do so because a few parents commented that their child has not been spending a lot of time on homework.  I do believe kids should be kids, and they should have fun with free time, family time, and organized activities...I also believe participating  in meaningful academic work, beyond school hours, is important.

The first part of our poetry project is due this Friday, April 22nd.  Students should be spending a copious amount of time on revising their poems via the closed Kidblog this week. (Mssmallsinthehouse).  I've made suggestions to every student on each of their six poems.  (I'm continuing to make suggestions as students revise their poems).  I expect all students will read my comments and make good changes (many changes) to their poems.  Most poetry revision minilessons, as well as example poems,  have been posted on Edmodo.

The project is due on VoiceThread.  Students should not publish their poems (and voice) on VoiceThread until they have revised their poems and made them as best as they can.  Each student has a educational VoiceThread account. 

The poetry project requirements are published in Edmodo.  (Your child can help you find the requirements.)  Please encourage your child to incorporate all he/she has learned through the great reading and writing of poetry we have done this year...the final projects will be magical only if the poems are quality.  Quality poems can only be created if they are revised.  Revision takes time.

Poetry Revision Suggestions:

1. Power of I
2. Leads: Begin Inside
3. Conclude Strongly
4. Line Breaks
5. Stanza Breaks
6. Poetic License for Punctuation
7. Cut to the Bone
8. Use Repetition
9. Vivid Verbs
10. Figurative Language (2 things at once)
11. onomatopoeia/alliteration
12. Musical
13. Emotional
14. Vivid Mind Picture

Scratch Day MIT 2011

http://day.scratch.mit.edu/event/332

Sargent Camp

Please have your child at KES to 7:45am on Monday, April 11th.  We will leave at 8:15am.

We are expected to return to KES at noon on Friday, April 15th, your child will need to be picked up.

Updates

Students continue to work on their poetry project.  The project requirements, revision mini-lessons taught thus far, and examples/ mentor texts can be found on Edmodo.  The first part of the project is due on Friday, April 22nd.  Students will turn their project in using Voice Thread, another Web 2.0 tool.

All students have been "exercise physiologists" (personal trainers) for a couple of weeks and they're working in teams using Edmodo.  Each group has a "client".  Groups will present an exercise plan and a nutrition/diet plan that corresponds to their "client's" goals on Friday, April 8th, to a professional exercise physiologist, who will give them feedback.

Please email me if you'd like the code to access your child's Edmodo site to learn more about the projects and assignments/homework.

I'll see you this week for report card conferences.  Please let me know if you need a reminder of the date and time.