Camp Learn-A-Lot Week 2 - July 28th, 2015

Camp Learn-A-Lot Week 2: The CSI Team Ventures Out

The Hands-On Museum

It is yet another busy and beautiful week at Romulus Community Schools' Camp Learn-A-Lot. Bright and early this past Monday morning, the entire school was buzzing with excitement, preparing to take a trip to Ann Arbor's Hands-on Museum.

The campers, proudly representing Romulus in their maroon and white camp shirts, had a blast traveling through the different layers of the museum. Four floors of interactive stations allowed students to learn about and experiment with concepts of physics, geology, math, music, technology, and characteristics of light.

The super sleuths investigated how to launch a rocket with pressurized air, the workings of simple and complex machines, how light and sound travels in waves, and how refraction bends and distorts images. I doubt our campers realized all they were learning - they were having too much fun! Among our students' favorite exhibits were the Country Store, a peak into life in the 1930s, Pure Michigan, a collection of samples of fish and rock native to our area, tornado building, and of course, the water floor. Overall, a successful trip of fun, adventure, and knowledge.

                                                Business As Usual

Back in the classroom, and back to business, our students are continuing their learning journey with frequent experimentation, group activity, and work with sight words. For the first two weeks, focus will be placed on the sight words, common words appropriate for grade level, and the last few weeks of the program will be dedicated to math facts. And, as always, Camp Learn-A-Lot's kids are having a great time under the summer sun while they learn. This week's "Village" stations so far have included musical chairs, limbo, frisbee, and an agility course. 

                                       For Parents and Guardians

A newsletter was sent home with your student detailing the activities of the first week of camp and more, and also included a calendar on the last page. Please review the upcoming events detailed in this newsletter and continue to go over the materials sent home with your student every day. As well, Wednesday, July 29th is a "Splash" day, formally known as "Wacky Water Day," so please send your child to school with a swim suit or an extra pair of dry clothes.