Wacky Sports Week Original Personalized Team Banners

Personal Sports Banners 

Teach symbolism, geometry, and personal expression.

Materials 

drawing or copy paper
#2 pencil with eraser
colored pencils or crayons (Crayola is my preference)
felt markers (I use Crayola fine point washable markers)
craft felt 9"x 12"
assorted construction paper, card stock, or printed papers
assorted ribbon and fabric scraps
scissors
craft glue (I use Aileene's Tacky Glue)
14" .25 mm wooden dowel
accessories such as gemstones, appliques, and glitter are a few suggestions.

Process

1. Teach students about basic color symbolism.
Digiserve , Family Trees and Crests , and Color Wheel Pro  are fantastic resources.

2.  Discuss meanings of familiar shapes, symbols, and geometry used in heraldry and tartan design.

Alt Religion , and What's Your Sign have a few good ideas.

3.  Assist students in planning, sketching, and designing their own pennant or banner. Make them do most of the work.  Just give them suggestions and ideas to guide their thinking.  Use H.O.T. questions.

4.  Distribute materials reminding students the importance of conservancy and budgeting of resources.

5.  Use felt tip pens or markers when writing on felt.  

6.  Cut the felt into the desired shape. Cut inside the guidelines made with marker or felt pen to be sure guidelines are excluded from project. Isosceles triangles are most popular.

6.  Cut desired shapes and symbols from craft paper.    

7.   Affix shapes, appliques, gemstones, and glitter as desired with craft glue.  

8.   Roll felt once around dowel.  Fasten with craft glue.

9.  Tie ribbon or felt strips securely around felt until dry.  

10 Glue frayed fabric or ribbon pieces along dowel and corner points for fancier details.  

11. Display banner on classroom wall, student desks or on the sharing wall with student projects, awards, media coverage, or birthday announcements.

Kiwi Crate and my Professional Education Resources Project Kits

I was perusing Kiwi Crate for a few new ideas for projects for my summer camp kids. I was having a great time tripping the light fantastic across pages of project ideas perfect for kids when I was suddenly nudged by a gentle desire to read the "about us" page. I was pleased, but not surprised to find that the web site was created by an educator like myself who, out of sheer frustration, wanted materials and methods to make learning experiences more dynamic, economic, and efficient.  What a neat idea.

Of course, an undertaking like this probably requires a lot of connections and community resources.  I have a few good connections, but I haven't harnessed and preserved a majority of them.  The concept is perfect.  Creating projects and learning experiences for children, that can be repeated by others quickly, easily, and successfully.  The possibilities are endless and the possible capital that can be gained from such an endeavor is curious for me.

Here are a few steps I plan on taking.
1.  Accumulate resources on existing projects.
2. Make contact lists and connections for existing projects.
3. Put resources, contacts, and connections to use.  Unless I start trying my resources, contacts and connections, I wont find out if they are legitimate or reliable.
4.  Evaluate existing projects.
5. Generate a budget and costs both in time, capital, and experience cache.
6. Start sharing my projects with other professionals.
7. Follow up on participants, professionals and students who have used my projects.
8. Create a timeline and lifespan for related projects.
9.  Generate a database for archiving, bundling, or revising projects.
10.  Assess the market for needed projects and learning experiences.

I expect this post to be updated occasionally. Last updated on June 3, 2014.

SACC Club News October 2013

SACC Club News

Grayville Primary School, 101 Grayville Parkway, Grayville, Missouri 60000

October 2013

 

Youth Instructional Team for October

Angie, Matthew, Amie, Morgan, and Stephanie

Regional Office News

• Youth Lock-In will be Saturday October 12 from 6:30 PM until 9:00 PM. Call the regional office for details.
• Movie Night will be held at 7:00 pm on October 18.
• Fall 2 Classes begin October 28.

Trivia for Today

In 2011, the most popular name for girls in Jefferson County, Missouri was Emma. Sophia was a very close second with only three babies fewer.  However Olivia, Ava, and Isabella were nearly 25 counts away from the second most popular girls names in Jefferson County.  Favorite names for boys included Mason, William, Noah, Jacob and Liam. 

Site News

Through the month of October, we will be observing alcohol abuse awareness by collecting items to create “Don’t Drink and Drive” key chains to be distributed during Red Ribbon Week.  Please discuss with your children items which might be used. 

 

Happy Birthday

  1-  Adam M. and Riley P.

18-  Abdullah B. and Evan W.

23-  Emily H., Katie H., and Jeff H.

 

Star Student

Alyssa M. and Cody B.

 

October Dates of Note

    4-  Homecoming and School Spirit Week

  15- End of 1^st Quarter

  17- Early Release for Faculty PD, Y Club begins at 12:30

  18- No School, Faculty PD

  23- Parent Teacher Conferences

  24- Parent Teacher Conferences

  25- No School

  28-29 Primary Fall Harvest Parties

  28-November 1 Red Ribbon Week

  31- Kindergarten Costume Parade

Make Family Time a Priority

One of the greatest gifts that you can give to your family is the time that you all spend together. In today’s world, too many families are go, go, go all of the time resulting in too little time spent together. Try to find an hour a day when your entire family has an opportunity to connect and share.

 

Take it Ten Minutes at a Time

Children often need only to be offered time, space and permission and they will get all of the play they need. Unfortunately, it doesn’t come as naturally or easily for adults. The good news is that small increments of time spent walking, climbing stairs, gardening, playing with the kids and doing other household chores add up.

Try thinking of ways to build more routine movement into your day by parking your car a little farther away, taking the stairs instead of the escalator, walking once around the grocery store perimeter before beginning to shop or grabbing a leash and going for a walk rather than just letting your dog outside.

H2O Is the Way to Go

One of the simplest and most important things you can do for your health is to drink water. The human body is made up mostly of water (about 60 percent), and it relies on water to help perform every function. This means your body uses lots of water and needs you to replace it continuously. Make water your first choice every time, especially during warmer seasons and after vigorous physical activity. A good guide for most people is to try and drink 8 glasses of water each day. The Hydromax Game is an excellent way to do this. Ask Mr. Matthew about The Hydromax Game instructions and exclusive site awards and incentives.

 

Recipe
Lunchbox Pasta Salad
Ingredients

• 2 cups uncooked bow ties, wagon wheels or shells
• 2 cups frozen green peas
• 1 cup baby carrots, cut into ½-inch logs
• ½ (14–15 ounces) can baby corn; cut corn into ½-inch logs
• ½ cup pitted, sliced black olives
• 1/3 to ½ cup low-fat salad dressing of your choice.

Directions

1. Cook the pasta according to package directions.
2. One to two minutes before pasta is done, add the peas and carrots directly to the simmering pasta.
3. Drain the mixture and rinse under cold running water until cool.
4. Drain again and combine in a large bowl with the olives, baby corn and salad dressing.
5. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Source: Nickelodeon Parents Connect: Recipe Blog by http://www.parentsconnect.com/parents/food/lunchbox_pasta_salad.html

 

 

 

 

 

SACC Club News

Grayville Primary School, 101 Grayville Parkway, Grayville, Missouri 60000

September 2013

 

Youth Instructional Team for September

Angie, Matthew, Amie, Emily, Morgan, and Stephanie

 

Regional Office News  

• Fall 1 Classes begin September 9.
• Youth Lock-In, Saturday, September 14, from 6:30-9:30pm.  Call The Regional Office for details.   
• Cinema Night will be held at 7:00 pm on September 20.

Trivia for Today

 

Did you know Crayola markers are recyclable?  Visit www.crayolarecycle.com to sign up.

 

Site News

Service Project
Through the month of September, we will be collecting metal cans for recycling to raise money for Shriner's Children’s Hospital. Our goal is to fill a cooler with the metal which will score approximately $100 in scrap metal for the cause.

Happy Birthday
8-Jayden P.
18-Amirah B.
19-Jenna K.
20-Matthew M.
21-Parrish M.

28-and Mitchell L.

Dates to Remember
8/27: Picture Day
8/30: No School; observation of Labor Day
9/2: No School; observation of Labor Day
9/19: 3 Hour Early Release begins at 12:30.

Family Life

 

Family Activity Calendar

Use colored removable dots to indicate family activities.  Designate a specific color, such as red for family time at regular intervals each week.  As the year goes by watch carefully how many hours a week your child commits to other color activities such as sports, entertainment, and academics.  With a little cooperation, children will learn to budget time each week for activities which are most important. 

Family Fitness

 

Rope Challenge

Help your kids get warmed up for vigorous play or exercise by stretching with a jump rope.  Try these quick and easy exercises.

Reed Stretch: Alternate standing on the rope with one foot as you pull the rope high towards the ceiling with both hands. 

Seated Pull: with legs outstretched and together in front of you, center the rope across the bottom of your arches and lean back with your weight pulling back up with your arms pulling on the jump rope. 

Back Vertical Pull: With one hand grasping one end of a jump rope behind your neck and your dominant hand grasping the dangling rope at approximately your lower back, pull the rope skyward as your dominant hand pulls floor-ward. 

 

Family Food

 

Ricotta-Cheese Dip

Here's a sweet dip that takes just a few minutes to make. Mix a small container (15 1/2 ounces) of low-fat ricotta cheese with 4 tablespoons of peanut, almond, or soy-nut butter and 2 tablespoons of honey. Serve with crackers, pretzels, or raw vegetables.

Source: Tracey Gentner, Healthy Habits for Kids,

 www.nickjr.com/kids-health/eating-healthy/advice/12_healthy_snacks_ap.html