Christmas Cards for Addie

The Students in A-3 spent two days making cards for a little girl named Addie.  Addie is a 6 year old girl who was diagnosed with cerebral atrophy.  She wanted to receive a "lifetime" of Christmas cards to help celebrate her last Christmas.

 

"Happy Holidays" and "You Rock, Addie" were
some of the wishes A-3 students sent Addie!

 

Just a little glitter glue and red paper to make Addie's season bright!

Our students were really excited to make cards for Addie knowing that it would help make it a memorable Christmas for Addie and her family!


 

 

A Beautiful Day at Foster Lake

It was a beautiful day at Foster Lake! 

Students got to perform scientific experiments on the water in the lake.  They tested the water for temperature, salinity, and ph.  Then they learned how each of these affects the fish in the lake.

Here the instructor is holding a globe to illustrate how GPS works!

Both students and parents were able to learn a little about Global Positioning Systems. 

Below students are trying to find an object or building with nothing but the GPS coordinates.










Students also were able to just hang out and have fun with their friends and then we were able to have a delicious meal in the Alfred University dining hall.  Thank you Mr. and Mrs. Pilgrim for a great field trip!

The Catch of the Week

The Catch of the Week

Beautiful Flowers!

Whether the students in A-3 were out fishing or out taking pictures, they learned a lot and had even more laughs!  These are some of the photos taken by the students.  Students were asked to take pictures of nature, themselves, reflections and much more.  They were so creative and the pictures were wonderful.


Flowers were their favorite subject to photograph!

Selfies are cool!

A Feet Selfie!

Who is that in the window?

 Here are some pictures from fishing!  The students learned how to bait their own hook, how to cast, what kinds of fish they caught and how to safely remove a fish from the hook.



Look at his smile!  Priceless!

Sometimes four hands are better than two,
for getting those fish off the hook!









A-3 Summer Program - The First Two Weeks

A-3 Summer Program - 2014



Students really enjoy reading for 30 minutes each day!

Summer is in full swing and the students in A-3 are having a blast.  The first two weeks of program have flown by.  The kids have had fun cooking summer foods, playing soccer, gardening, learning about Brazil and the world cup in Virtual World, and reading.  

Students working in the flower beds.

Students in gardening planted tomatoes, peppers, carrots and basil as well as flowers in the flower beds around the Addison Youth Center.

Students must use team work to make a goal!

Learning about taking turns, supporting your team mates and good sportsmanship is a huge part of what they are learning in soccer. 

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Students are learning how to move around in their world!

Sci-Fair allows students to create a world online. Our students are learning about Brazil and why this country is so unique. They have researched the rainforest, the animal life, as well as the history of the World Cup and the location of the stadiums where the matches are being played!  On July 31st, they will have be traveling to the Wings of Eagles Museum in Elmira to present their world to three other schools.

Just having fun and being creative!



Next week will bring a change in most of the enrichments.  Students will be learning about fishing and have the opportunity to fish at a local wildlife pond.  The Sci-Fair Virtual World continues as students get ready for the showcase at the end of the month.  Also, look for photos from our student photographers! 



Spring 2014 SciFair - Virtual World Showcase

On April 24^th some of the students in the A-3 program participated in the 2014 Spring SciFair Showcase at the Wings of Eagles Museum in Elmira and were featured in the Corning Leader.  Here is the link to view the article online.  Steven Conklin, Hadden Crawford, Dakota Root,  JC Seymour, Bethany Windows and Jordyn Agapito did a wonderful job of presenting their virtual world which was based on the book “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins.  Chasetin Crane, Alexis Padgett, Abriana Frawley-Corwin were also involved in creating the world but were unable to attend the showcase. Some of the students were uncomfortable getting up in front of an audience but they did it anyway and they did it well.  I would like to thank Ann Marie Tuscany and Jahn Greenfield for their effort in making this experience a fun and successful one for the students.     I am very proud of what all of them accomplished and how they worked together and taught each other and me, and of course, of what they learned while working on this project.