After School: Lego Faces and Creation Station Necklaces! Winter Break Camp Reminder!

Hayden included his chin and neck!

Lego Luca looks around

Lily gave her Lego face red lips

Is there another toy as incredible as legos? Lego League uses legos to create some of the most interesting objects: from race cars, landscapes, and now... FACES! Using a small portion of blocks and a template, the students created their  faces out of legos! They included everything from lips and noses to eyebrows and earrings! A very creative class for a very creative group of students!

Creation Station learns how to make their own homemade jewelry!

Creation Station is a class full of exciting projects and new crafts and exciting projects. This past week the girls worked on creating necklaces out of beads and string! Ms. Porche has been having the students work on a different project each week. These students made their own homemade jewelry in one day! 

Simone and Frances show off their bead necklaces in the making!

Natalie and Chloe Butler show off their necklaces!

Also, here is a reminder for Winter Break Camp at South Loop Elementary!

Winter Break Camp 2015 South Loop - STEM Youth Guidance

Who: Students from all schools in grades K-8th are welcome to attend.

When: December 21st-24th and December 28th-31st. There will be no camp on December 25th and January 1st. Camp
will run from 8:00am-6:00pm daily. Daily registration options are available.

Where: South Loop Elementary School – 1212 S. Plymouth Court, Chicago, IL 60605

What: Students will partake in a variety of fun and engaging activities including: art, drama, dance, recreation and games, movies, music, service learning, science experiments and more! Groups will be split by age. A detailed camp schedule will be available on the South Loop website by December 1st. 
http://www.southloopschool.net/enrollment/extended-day-program

Field Trips: Campers will go on field trips to the Beverly Arts Center to see “Mrs. Claus, A Holiday Musical!” (Wednesday, December 23rd) and Sky High Sports (Wednesday, December 30th). 5th-8th grade students will also go to the Showplace Icon Movie Theater to see a movie during the second week of camp.

Cost: $55 per day, with a sibling discount of $42 per day per additional student.
 Income based financial assistance is available for students who are ineligible for or have been denied by Child
Care Action Assistance (CCA). A CCA denial letter is required for students within the eligible age range. Please email munterfranz@youth-guidance.org for more information on financial assistance.
Important Notes:

•   Breakfast, lunch and snack are not provided. Students must bring a lunch and snack each day. Students
  will not be allowed to order food or leave to get food.
  
•   Should the weather allow, students will go outside for recess time. Please make sure your student comes each
  day with a winter jacket, hat, gloves, and proper winter footwear.
  
•   Your child’s safety is paramount and therefore they will not be released to any non-guardian unless their name
  is on the list of approved pickups. Anyone on that list must present a photo ID to the attendant at the front desk
  before they will be allowed to pick up your child.
  
•   A $1 late fee is charged every minute for pick-ups after 6:05pm per family. For example, if a child is picked up at
  6:06, the family is charged $1. If a child is picked up at 6:21, the family is charged a $16 fee, and so on. If a child is picked up at or before 6:05, there is no charge to the family. Extenuating circumstances will be taken into consideration for late pick-ups.
  How to Register: To register, complete the online form at: https://goo.gl/tEtdY9
  

•   Payment alone does not register a student. You must fill out the online form and pay by December 14th to be
  fully registered.
  
•   Space is limited! Spots are reserved on a first come, first serve basis.
  
•   No walk-ins will be allowed. Pre-registration is required.
  
•   Registration closes on Monday, December 14th.
  
•   Written cancellations (email is preferable) are required no later than Monday, December 14th. Parents will be
  responsible for program fees for any cancellations after the deadline.
  How to Pay: Payments must be submitted by Monday, December 14th for your child to attend. Payments can be made online or sent to the downtown Youth Guidance office. Payments will not be accepted at the school.
  

•   Pay by check: Youth Guidance, ATTN: Tuition Department, 1 N. La Salle Street, Suite 900, Chicago, IL 60602. Please include your child’s name and STEM in the memo section of each check.
  
•   Pay online: http://interact.youth-guidance.org/afterschool/ - Please indicate STEM as your school
  
•   If you have an outstanding balance with Youth Guidance, your student will not be able to attend Winter
  Break Camp until the balance is paid in full.
  Contact Information: Contact Sarah Sharma (ssharma@youth-guidance.org), Melanie Unterfranz 
  
  
  
  
  
  

Youth Guidance Winter Break Camp 2015 at South Loop Elementary School

YOUTH GUIDANCE WINTER BREAK CAMP 2015 

• Where: South Loop Elementary School – 1212 S. Plymouth Court, Chicago, IL 60605

• Who: Students from all schools in grades K-8th are welcome to attend.

• When: December 21st-24th and December 28th-31st. There will be no camp on December 25th and January 1st. Camp will run from 8:00am-6:00pm daily. Daily registration options are available.

• What: Students will partake in a variety of fun and engaging activities including: art, drama, dance, recreation and games, movies, music, service learning, science experiments and more! Groups will be split by age. A detailed camp schedule will be available on the South Loop website by December 1st. http://www.southloopschool.net/enrollment/extended-day-program

• Field Trips: Campers will go on field trips to the Beverly Arts Center to see “Mrs. Claus, A Holiday Musical!” (Wednesday, December 23rd) and Sky High Sports (Wednesday, December 30th). 5th-8th grade students will also go to the Showplace Icon Movie Theater to see a movie during the second week of camp.

• Cost: $55 per day, with a sibling discount of $42 per day per additional student. Income based financial assistance is available for students who are ineligible for or have been denied by Child Care Action Assistance (CCA). A CCA denial letter is required for students within the eligible age range.

Important Notes:

•   Breakfast, lunch and snack are not provided. Students must bring a lunch and snack each day. Students will not be allowed to order food or leave to get food.
  
•   Should the weather allow, students will go outside for recess time. Please make sure your student comes each day with a winter jacket, hat, gloves, and proper winter footwear.
  
•   Your child’s safety is paramount and therefore they will not be released to any non-guardian unless their name is on the list of approved pickups. Anyone on that list must present a photo ID to the attendant at the front desk before they will be allowed to pick up your child.
  
•   A $1 late fee is charged every minute for pick-ups after 6:05pm per family. For example, if a child is picked up at 6:06, the family is charged $1. If a child is picked up at 6:21, the family is charged a $16 fee, and so on. If a child is picked up at or before 6:05, there is no charge to the family. Extenuating circumstances will be taken into consideration for late pick-ups.
  
  How to Register: To register, complete the online form at: https://goo.gl/tEtdY9
  

•   Payment alone does not register a student. You must fill out the online form and pay by December 14th to be fully registered.
  
•   Space is limited! Spots are reserved on a first come, first serve basis.
  
•   No walk-ins will be allowed. Pre-registration is required.
  
•   Registration closes on Monday, December 14th.
  
•   Written cancellations (email is preferable) are required no later than Monday, December 14th. Parents will be responsible for program fees for any cancellations after the deadline.
  
  How to Pay: Payments must be submitted by Monday, December 14th for your child to attend. Payments can be made online or sent to the downtown Youth Guidance office. Payments will not be accepted at the school.
  

•   Pay by check: Youth Guidance, ATTN: Tuition Department, 1 N. La Salle Street, Suite 900, Chicago, IL 60602. Please include your child’s name and STEM in the memo section of each check.
  
•   Pay online: http://interact.youth-guidance.org/afterschool/ - Please indicate STEM as your school
  
•   If you have an outstanding balance with Youth Guidance, your student will not be able to attend Winter
  Break Camp until the balance is paid in full.
  Contact Information: Contact Sarah Sharma (ssharma@youth-guidance.org), Melanie Unterfranz (munterfranz@youth-guidance.org), or Krystle Strange (kstrange@youth-guidance.org) with any questions.
  
  
  
  
  
  

After School Classes: Popsicle-stick Horses, Educational Comics, and Creating Computer Animations!

Skyler and Analysa (left) display their puppet models

Ms. Wolf's Stage Crew class continued to discuss the gigantic horse puppet from the play 'War Horse' from a few weeks ago. They discussed how Joey the Horse evolved from an idea into a working life-size puppet. The students were assigned the task of designing a model horse out of the cheapest lumber the theater could afford... popsicle sticks! Each student was presented with the  challenge to create their model horse using only ten sticks! Some students were very resourceful and broke their sticks into smaller pieces, to make ears, tail or even hooves for their models!

Students have continued to experiment with different

 storytelling techniques in Mr. Nall's Comics class. This week, they reviewed comics that serve as an educational tool. Student looked at 'I Want to Eat Everything!' a comic cookbook by Jessi Zabarsky that teaches readers how to make some of Jessi's favorite recipes including Fried Green Tomatoes, homemade pumpkin perogies, and more! Students created comics instructing readers how to tie their shoes, how to make someone laugh, and since its National Anti-Bully Month, how to stand up to a bully! 

Scratch class is one of After School's most interesting classes! The students create video games, animations, and original avatars by learning the basics of computer coding. Following the tutorials online, students can make their own version of a PONG game, turn the letters of their name into an animation sequence,and create their own content that can be shared with the Scratch world!  Check out the awesome video clip featuring work by Simone (3rd Grade)!