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Dear Summer Camp Parents,

Thank you for sharing your children this week with us here at Woods Creek Montessori Summer Camp!  During the week we had an amazing time recycling and creating projects from recycled materials. Claudia Cutler had the children making paper and projects from recycled materials.  Wednesday, we enjoyed pool time at the W&L pool and on Friday, we had a picnic lunch @ Green in the Blue Ridge.  The following activities each group participated in within their classroom:

Dragons

Monday- Painted a recycled sheet for tent

Tuesday- Built our tent with recycled sheet

Wednesday- Made telescopes

Thursday- Creek Day

Friday- Field Trip Green in the Blue Ridge
Pandas
Monday- Created Litter Bugs

Tuesday- Trash pick-up walk/made crayons

Wednesday- Created projects from recycled stuff
Thursday- Creek Time-ocean in a bottle/ Painted projects from yesterday

Friday- Field Trip Green in the Blue Ridge

Making Paper

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Dear Summer Camp Parents,

Thank you for sharing your children this week with us here at Woods Creek Montessori Summer Camp!  During this week we learned about using nature in our art and had more fun stompin’ in the creek!    On Wednesday, Julie Woodzicka gave us a bonus swim lesson!  You can never have too many swim lessons!  Thanks Julie!!! On Friday, we had a field trip to Boxerwood to continue learning about art and nature.  We especially enjoyed learning about patterns in nature! The following activities each group participated in within their classroom:  

 Dragons

Monday- Hand Print Flowers

Tuesday- Plant Buddies

Wednesday- Fossils

Thursday- Leaf Rubbings

Friday-   Boxerwood
Pandas
Monday- Food Painting

Tuesday- Sand Painting

Wednesday- Pool Time with Julie
Thursday- Creek Stompin’

Friday-   Boxerwood

Attached are group shots of the Pandas and the Dragons.  Visit our blog at www.woodscreekmontessori.org for more snapshots of the week!  Enjoy the pictures and thanks again for sharing your children with us!!

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Dear Summer Camp Parents,

Thank you for sharing your children this week with us here at Woods Creek Montessori Summer Camp!  During this week we tried to keep cool with water game and activities. Wednesday, we enjoyed pool time at the W&L pool and on Friday, we had a picnic lunch @ Hopkins Green and then enjoyed Sweet Things for dessert. The following activities each group participated in within their classroom:

Dragons

Monday- No Camp

Tuesday- Water Table Play

Wednesday- Walk to park/painted with water

Thursday- Lava Lamps/ Creek Exploration

Friday-   Sweet Things Field Trip

Pandas

Monday- No Camp

Tuesday- Painted a water scene/water sponge relay race

Wednesday- Pool Time/Sprinkler
Thursday- Created Fish & Water Tissue Paper Art Work

Friday- Sweet Things Field Trip

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Dear Summer Camp Parents,

Thank you for sharing your children this week with us here at Woods Creek Montessori Summer Camp!  During this week we finished our study of the Asian Culture. Dawn Antigua, our special area teacher this week, took campers through India by practicing yoga.  Then she had campers enjoy a taste of Japan by making sushi rolls with them to eat.  From Japan they visited Thailand by painting like elephants using a Q-tip with their mouths and when they studied China, campers created scrolls.    On Wednesday, Joel Shinofield taught us how to play water polo at the W&L pool.  Thanks Joel!!! On Friday, we had a field trip to Tong Dynasty to broaden our taste of Asian food. The following activities each group participated in within their classroom:

Dragons

Monday- Shaving Cream Fun

Tuesday- Treasure Walk

Wednesday- Made Ice Cream/Sprayed Paint Water Color

Thursday- Firework paint

Friday-   Tong Dynasty Field Trip
Pandas
Monday- Made Wind Socks

Tuesday- Nature walk found Rocks

Wednesday- Pool Time with Joel

Thursday- Washed and Painted Rock

Friday-   Tong Dynasty Field Trip

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Dear Summer Camp Parents,

Thank you for sharing your children this week with us here at Woods Creek Montessori Summer Camp!  We started our study of the Asian Culture this week.  Claudia spent most of her time helping campers construct a paper mache dragon (A New Year’s Dragon).  A big THANK YOU to Eric Owsley for creating the Head!  Claudia also had the campers exploring down by the creek.  On Wednesday we had fun visiting the Tea Room at W&L and observed a tea ceremony and enjoyed a Japanese Sweet Treat.  On Friday, we had an instructor from American Freestyle Karate come and teach a class on Karate. The following activities each group participated in within their classroom:

Dragons

Monday- Created a Wall Dragon for the Room

Tuesday- Made Ice Cream

Wednesday- Tea Room Field Trip

Thursday- Water Fun!!

Friday-   Nature Walk

Pandas

Monday- Oriental Paper Lanterns

Tuesday- Finger Paint Japanese Cherry Blossoms

Wednesday- Tea Room Field Trip

Thursday- Karate Scarf/headband

Friday- Tried out our New Year’s dragon

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Dear Summer Camp Parents,

Thank you for sharing your children this week with us here at Woods Creek Montessori Summer Camp! We started the summer off right by jamming with Laura Good each day.  A big THANK YOU to Laura for volunteering her time to share her musical talent with us.  The children loved it!!! Campers also spent all week down by the creek observing wildlife with Ms. Claudia.   This includes exploring by wading and catching some creek critters to put in aquariums to watch.  They also created a worm habitat and built boats to float down the creek.   The following activities each group participated in within their classroom:

Dragons

Monday-  Music Shakers

Tuesday- Painted Musical Notes

Wednesday- Play Dough Making

Thursday- Boat Making

Friday-   Float and Sink Project
Pandas
Monday- Painted Musical Notes

Tuesday- Streamer wands

Wednesday- Bottle Shakers

Thursday- Outside Paint

Friday- Animal Masks/Dance

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Check out the summer blog for cool pictures and updates of summer camp weekly!!

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With all the offerings of spring, we have been enthralled with the natural world as the buds of spring have pushed their way above the earth’s surface once again and as we explore the wonder of the life cycle.

Our exploration began with preparing the soil: weeding, loosening it up, and fertilizing.

Next we planted, giving the seeds the security of little pots that could move in and outdoors in order to avoid the frost.

Now the children care for their plants, checking on them daily, giving needed water, moving them into the sunshine and attentively observing and sharing each bit of growth or change (including nibbles from other creatures on the leaves) as the plants grow.

We have added silk worms and tadpoles to the group of life-cycle learning opportunities (thank you Wallers!), so if you have not seen them, please ask your child to show them to you next time you pick- quite a treat!

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You’re invited!

End of the Year Picnic &

WCM Annual Meeting

Thursday, June 3^rd

5:30-7:00pm

Boxerwood Gardens

963 Ross Road, Lexington

(rain or shine) 

Potluck Picnic Dinner

Primary I parents-main dish

Primary II parents-side dish or salad

Toddler parents-dessert & 12 pack of bottled water

Pre-toddler parents-dessert & 10 pack of juice boxes

(Think picnic foods. There are no outlets for Crock Pots.)

Please bring your own blanket or chairs

RSVP by returning the slip and a $5.00 donation for Boxerwood Garden to the office by Friday, May 28^th

  Remember: $5.00 family donation for Boxerwood

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