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The Canton Public Schools are pleased to offer

Summer Extravaganza 2016!

Summer Extravaganza 2016 will be offering many new and dynamic programs. We hope to create a summertime adventure of discovery, fun, and learning that will build knowledge and enrich your child.

The goal of Summer Extravaganza is to encourage children to explore new skills, talents, and interests as well as maintain and sharpen academic skills, boost academic confidence, and reinforce the value of education. The programs are self-funding. The cost of each program is set to cover the cost of the teacher and the materials.

You will be sending your child to a fun, safe, educational program.

Information Programs available for students entering Grades K – 12:

Session 1 July 11 – July 15: 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.* 10:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.*

Session 2 July 18 – July 22: 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.* 10:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.*

*Please check course schedule matrix. There are some courses offered at different times than those listed above.

Contact Information: Dr. Jordan E. Grossman, Assistant Superintendent

(860) 693-7704, ext. 5008 [email protected]

Lisa Deltano Coordinator

[email protected]

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Summer Extravaganza Course Schedule Matrix – Summer 2016

Summer Jazz Workshop ‘16 July 18 – 22

Gr. 7 – 12 Jazz Workshop 2016 (9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.) (J. Mastroianni)

https://sites.google.com/a/cantonschools.org/summer-jazz-workshop/summer-jazz-flyer

Session 1 July 11 – July 15

8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. 10:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

Entering K Getting Ready for Kindergarten (C. Mutch) Gr. K – 3 Fun with Mother Goose (C. Mutch)

Gr. 1 – 3 Math Wizards (A. Glasgow) Gr. 1 – 6 Piano, Song and Dance (C. Markkanen)

Gr. 2 – 3 Learn to Code (TBD) Gr. 1 – 3 Up-Cycle That! (T. Reynolds)

Gr. 2 – 6 Let Your Voice Shine (C. Markkanen) Gr. 1 – 3 Little Scientists Laboratory (A. Glasgow)

Gr. 4 – 6 Up-Cycle That! (T. Reynolds) Gr. 4 – 6 Field of Dreams – The History of Baseball (J. Sherman)

Gr. 4 – 6 Robotics (L. Deltano) Gr. 4 – 6 Learn to Code (TBD)

Session 2 July 18 – July 22

8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. 10:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

Entering K Getting Ready for Kindergarten (C. Mutch) Gr. K – 3 Super Hero Galaxy (C. Gustafson)

Gr. K – 3 Under Water Adventure (C. Gustafson) Gr. 2 – 6 The Art of Cursive Writing (C. Mutch)

Gr. 1 – 3 Cooking for Kids (B. Hutchings) Gr. 2 – 6 Let Your Voice Shine (C. Markkanen)

Gr. 1 – 3 Robotics (L. Deltano) Gr. 4 – 6 Medieval History (K. Magarian)

Gr. 1 – 6 Piano, Song and Dance (C. Markkanen) Gr. 4 – 6 Lights Camera Action! (E. Perotti)

Gr. 4 – 6 Technology Skills/Keyboarding (E. Perotti) Gr. 4 – 6 Flea Market Flip! (A. Scapin and O. Kravitz)

Gr. 4 – 6 Comic Book Creations (K. Johnson) Gr. 4 – 6 Cooking for Kids (B. Hutchings)

Important Information:

Courses are open to both Canton Public School students and to students from other school districts.

These enrichment courses run Monday through Friday.

Grade levels indicated are for the grade your child will be entering in Fall 2016.

For children who are also attending the Canton Parks & Recreation Explorers Camp at Mills Pond, there will be transportation available (at parents’ expense) to bring children from Canton Intermediate School (leaving at 12:15 p.m.) to Mills Pond Recreation Center. Parents would pick up their child(ren) after camp at Mills Pond.

Registration form and Emergency Contact form can be found at the back of the brochure.

Fill out separate Registration forms and Emergency Contact forms for each of your children that will be attending Summer Extravaganza.

For questions please contact the office of Dr. Jordan E. Grossman at (860) 693-7704, ext. 5002.


Course Offerings (Summer Extravaganza 2016)

Summer Jazz Workshop ‘16 (July 18 – July 22) Study with renowned faculty of Jazz Educators/Recording Artists under the direction of John Mastroianni, CHS Director of Bands, and Joyce DiCamillo. The workshop is held from 9:00 am to 3:00 p.m. daily with a concert at Canton Town Hall Friday evening. Registration and more information can be found at


Grades: 7 - 12 Dates: July 18 – 22: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Maximum class size: None Location: Canton Intermediate School

Instructor John Mastroianni Fee: $550

Getting Ready for Kindergarten

This is a great class for your child to work on writing, coloring, socializing, listening and trying out the class. This will be a first experience with Kindergarten.

Session 1 (July 11 – July 15)

Grades: Entering Kindergarten Dates: July 11 – July 15: 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Maximum class size: 15 Location: Canton Intermediate School

Instructor Cora Mutch Fee: $110


Grades: Entering Kindergarten Dates: July 18 – July 22: 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.



Up-Cycle That!

This class is for the students interested in rolling up their sleeves and exploring the world of art. Students will work with painting, drawing, sculpture, and more.


Grades: 4 - 6 Dates: July 11 – July 15: 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.


Instructor Tricia Reynolds Fee: $110


Grades: 1 - 3 Dates: July 11 – July 15: 10:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.


Instructor Tricia Reynolds Fee: $110


Little Scientists Laboratory

A lab-based science program with a new, exciting experiment each day! Join your friends for a summer full of science fun. All new experiments!


Grades: 1 - 3 Dates: July 11 – July 15: 10:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.


Instructor Amy Glasgow Fee: $110

Math Wizards

Students will participate in fun and challenging math skills. Students will play a variety of games to enhance their math skills.


Grades: 1 - 3 Dates: July 11 – July 15: 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.


Instructor Amy Glasgow Fee: $110

Robotics

Students in Grades 4-6 will build and program the Lego NXT. Then they will create challenges for the robots to compete in. Students in Grades 1-3 will build and program the LEGO WeDo Robots. They will work in partnerships to create their own robots as well.




Instructor Lisa Deltano Fee: $110




Instructor Lisa Deltano Fee: $110

Let Your Voice Shine Gain confidence singing and harmonizing in small groups featuring both classic and rock style vocals. Sing today’s most popular music from the world’s top performers such as: “Royals” by Lorde, “Human”, “Jar of Hearts” and “A Thousand Years” by Christina Perri. “When I'm Gone (The Cup Song)” by Anna Kendrick, “Rolling in the Deep” by Adele, and many more to choose from. Sing smash hits from Broadway like “On My Own” from Les Miserables, as well as music from Phantom of the Opera, Cats, Starlight Express, and others.


Grades: 2 – 6 Dates: July 11 – July 15: 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.


Instructor Chris Markkanen Fee: $110


Grades: 2 – 6 Dates: July 18 – July 22: 10:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.



Piano, Song, Dance

Learn the basics of beginning piano in our full piano lab! Each student will have the opportunity to learn how to play the piano at their own pace. Students will receive individual and small group instruction. This is a perfect start for anyone who has considered learning how to play the piano. In addition, students will have the opportunity to sing and dance to music from around the world. Come be a part of an African drumming circle; learn Native American and Cowboy music from the Western frontier as well as a large collection of folk songs.






Grades: 1 – 6 Dates: July 18 – July 22: 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.



Fun with Mother Goose

We will learn many of the beloved and not so common nursery rhymes with art, literature, dramatization, math, rhyming and more! We will make up reasons why Humpty Dumpty was on the wall and even make some food to go with the nursery rhyme!


Grades: Entering K - 3 Dates: July 11 – July 15: 10:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.



The Art of Cursive

Do you want to learn the art of cursive writing? We will learn the swirls, the flow, the lines and the artistic way to make the letters fit together into words! Cursive is a wonderful way to write cards, stories, books, essays, poems and invitations just to name of few. It is fun to read cursive and this course will give you a lesson with all the upper and lower case letters and words! We will use pencils, pens, wipe off markers, thin markers to make the magic of cursive appear!


Grades: 2 - 6 Dates: July 18 – July 22: 10:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.



Field of Dreams – The History of Baseball

Explore our nation's pastime. Learn its origins and look at baseball through science, history, books, films, math, poetry and song. Learn about its past and future as well the “art of scoring” as we watch a game and create baseball statistics.




Instructor John Sherman Fee: $110

Learn to Code

Students will learn to create games and engage in other hands-on activities while acquiring basic programming skills. Students will be using Scratch and Python languages.




Instructor TBD Fee: $110




Instructor TBD Fee: $110

Medieval History

Sieges, trebuchets, and murder holes, raining cats and dogs…what do these words and phrases have in common? They are all part of the world of Medieval History. Travel back in time and design a coat of arms, learn about siege engines, and plan a castle layout that will withstand an enemy attack.




Instructor Kathy Magarian Fee: $110

Comic Book Creations

Literacy and art collide! This class explores the joys of crafting comic books. We will explore key choices authors make to bring a storyline to life panel by panel. Students will then experiment and author their own comic creations.




Instructor Kristy Johnson Fee: $110

Technology Skills/Keyboarding

Parents can join their child in this course designed to build technology skills. Learn basic word processing skills, navigate the web, and practice keyboarding skills.




Instructor Erik Perotti Fee: $110

Lights Camera Action!

Spend a week learning the ropes of videography. Students will work together to create storyboards, film, and edit video to create a final project to present at the end of the week.




Instructor Erik Perotti Fee: $110

Flea Market Flip!

Learn to restore and paint old pieces of furniture to bring them back to life. They'll learn to sand, prep, paint (to their taste), and apply finishing touches to the piece. Students will provide their own small piece of furniture for their first project (small table, chair, shelf).




Instructor Olivia Kravitz and Amber Scapin

Fee: $120

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Cooking for Kids

Cooking for Kids is a hands-on, exciting class where participants will practice and learn kitchen basics. Children in grades 1-3 and grades 4-6 will work alongside peers while creating delicious meals and recipes. This action packed class will have its participants delighting over the mouthwatering creations that come from it.


Grades: 1 - 3 Dates: July 18– July 22: 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.


Instructor Blaire Hutchings Fee: $120




Instructor Blaire Hutchings Fee: $120

Under Water Adventure

Come dive in and learn all about the ocean and the many animals that call it home! We will read fun facts about different ocean animals, create arts and crafts, and learn about the many predators that roam the deep blue sea.


Grades: Entering K - 3 Dates: July 18– July 22: 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.


Instructor Chelsea Gustafson Fee: $110

Super Hero Galaxy

Calling all superheroes! Brake out your superhero gear and get ready to take off on a fun learning adventure! We will explore and become many different superheroes such as, Batman, Spider-Man, Superman, and more! Get ready for lift off!


Grades: Entering K - 3 Dates: July 18 – July 22: 10:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.


Instructor Chelsea Gustafson Fee: $110

Canton Public Schools Summer Extravaganza 2016 Registration Form Please complete a separate registration form for EACH child. Please print clearly.

Student Last Name

First Name Middle Initial Gender

Current School

Grade Entering in Fall 2016 Birth Date Age

Student Lives With:

□ Both Parents □ Mother □ Father □ Guardian □ Other ___________________________

Student’s Home Phone Number

Mother’s Cell Father’s Cell

Mother’s Name (or Guardian)

Mother’s (or Guardian’s) Work Phone Number

Father’s Name (or Guardian)

Father’s (or Guardian’s) Work Phone Number

Student’s Residence Address (Street, City, State, Zip)

Parents/Guardians’ email address(es):

Emergency Contact / Relationship to Child (Name of person student may be released to if parent/guardian cannot be reached.)

Student health concerns:

Emergency Contact’s Phone Number(s): (Home) (Cell)

Course Registration for Session 1 (July 11 – July 15)

Fill in Course Name. Fill in Grade your child will be entering in Fall 2016. Select the course time.

Course Name(s) (write in on lines below) Grade Level Select time course is offered

8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

10:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

Course Registration for Session 2 (July 18 – July 22)

Fill in Course Name. Fill in Grade your child will be entering in Fall 2016. Select the course time.

Course Name(s) (write in on lines below) Grade Level Select time course is offered

8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

10:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

Course Registration for Summer Jazz Workshop

**Register for Summer Jazz Workshop at the website below

https://sites.google.com/a/cantonschools.org/summer-jazz-workshop/home/registration-form

9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Payment Information:

$___________ (amount enclosed) Make check payable to Canton Public Schools.

Mail or Bring payment to:

Canton Board of Education, Summer Extravaganza Attn: Dr. Jordan E. Grossman 4 Market Street, Suite 100 Canton, CT 06019



Canton Public Schools

“Summer Extravaganza 2016” Emergency Information Name: ____________________________ Age: _____ DOB: _____________ Address:________________________________________________________ Home Phone: ____________________ Cell/Work Phone: ________________ Parent/Guardian Name: ____________________________________________ Allergies: ________________________________________________________ List emergency medication given in case of reaction: ______________________ ________________________________________________________________ Medication (list if taking): ____________________________________________ Health Problems: __________________________________________________

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Emergency Contacts (if you are not available): 1. _____________________________ Phone: _______________________ 2. _____________________________ Phone: _______________________ *** A registered nurse is not always available during summer school hours.

The parent/guardian will be contacted in case of an injury or illness. In the event of an emergency, an ambulance will be called.

Parent/Guardian Signature: __________________________ Date: __________

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