Here are some of the themes from this year:
Teambuilding
Outdoor Sports
Freedom Schools
Service Learning
Brainteasers & Puzzles
Diversity
Dr. Seuss
Classroom Challenges
Hip Hop
Irish/ Ireland
2012: Past/Present/Future
Family Culture and Heritage
Superbowl
Valentine’s Dance
Keith Munslow
Reptiles
End of Session Teach Back
Here are some of the activities:
1. Hip Hop - Students were given the opportunity to explore breakdancing, graffiti, DJing and MCing.
2. Outdoor Sports - K - 1 played parachute games and did warm up/cool down exercises; 2 - 4 graders played indoor tennis or basketball and the 5 - 8 graders played kickball or soccer
3. Dr. Seuss - Students explored Dr. Seuss through watching film clips, making a cat in the hat treat, a murder mystery where students had to discover who hopped on Pop and reading classic stories
4. 2012: Past/Present/Future – Students were given the opportunity to learn about dances from the past all the way to present day, create inventions, draw what the future will look like to you
5. Irish – Students created Shamrock men, leprechaun traps, drew rainbows with sidewalk chalk, went on scavenger hunt for a leprechaun, played Gaelic football and had special Irish treats all while exploring the traditions of Ireland
6. Classroom Challenges - Students challenged their classmates and other grades at Highlander to Kickball, cup stacking contests, Jeopardy and much more
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