Summer Scenes at New School

Grades 3-7: New School's Got Talent

This week, 3rd-7th grade summer campers continued their two-week unit devoted to talents. This afternoon, the unit culminated in our annual Summer Talent Show, that gave all our campers the opportunity to perform a talent in front of their friends. The show was great fun for everyone involved and we were truly impressed by many of our outstandingly talented campers. Next week, we'll begin our final unit devoted to the clever trickery of magic!

Grades 1 & 2: Italy

This week, 1st & 2nd graders continued their unit on Italy with a field trip to Papa John's Pizzeria. Campers took turns in small groups going behind the counter to make their own pizza. They got to handle the dough, choose and apply all their favorite toppings and watch their pizzas come out of the oven, fresh and hot. Next week, we'll begin our last unit called, "Safari" in which campers will learn all about animals and take a field trip to the Gentry Zoo.

Kindergarten: Lemonade

Kindergarten had a refreshing week learning about the classic summer tradition of making lemonade. These campers got to make their own lemonade in a bag, squeezing their own lemons, sweetening to taste, and using food coloring to make their lemonade colorfully unique. Today, they joined forces to set up a lemonade stand on the playground to offer their perfected refreshments to other New School campers. Next week, we'll get tropical with our unit on Hawaii.

Preschool: Cool Art Projects

This week, Ms. Tracy's preschool class stayed cool and creative by painting with ice! The children chose colors and filled in their ice trays themselves. We froze the trays, then the children used these paint-sicles to make their own masterpieces, spreading the paint as the ice melted. Summer in preschool has been full of fun projects like this, with plenty of indoor and outdoor playtime as well. 

Next Week's Summer Camp Themes

3rd-7th Grade - The Magic of Camp: Learn prestidigitation (slight of hand), and learn how magicians do some real magic tricks. Learn about optical illusions and card tricks. Make your own magic wand. Enjoy a magic show from a professional Magician on Friday, July 30th.

1st-2nd Grade - Safari: Experience the Gentry Safari! Design your own animal scrapbook. Learn amazing animal facts.

Kindergarten - Hawaii: Learn about the aloha state. Make leis and enjoy a luau. Create an exploding volcano!

Special Upcoming Field Trips:

1st & 2nd Grade will take a special field trip to The Gentry Safari on Tuesday, July 20th. This field trip will depart from New School at 11:30 a.m. and return by 4:00 p.m.