WKAL News

Calling All Master Builders! Katie Kooken and Tommy Russell These Lego brick masters builders

have been working skillfully on a creative

Lego brick city all week in Lego City Plan-ning! Shops, streets, houses, boats, cars, and

even a subway all circle around a giant Lego

brick skyscraper in the center of the room.

These future architects broke into three

teams and are added on to the city by build-

ing amazing crea-

tions of all shapes

and sizes from the

big tables with

Lego bricks. Each

day, the builders

make different

types of Lego

brick master-

pieces. Not only

did these archi-

tects construct commercial buildings and

residential buildings, but they also built gov-

ernment buildings and added transportation

components. They completed this project by

creating industrial buildings. Our WKAL

news reporters interviewed Matthew and

James:

WKAL: What are you building?

James: A museum that’s all black on the outside. WKAL: What do you like best about this course?

Matthew: I like being able to build with so many

Lego bricks, and having fun with them.

So, as you can see, Lego City Plan-

ning is a great course for master builders to

show their skills!

Sculpt It Up! Alicia Li and Billy Long Enter the class Sculpture and the

fresh smell of paint fills the air. These future

Michaelangelos were busy at work.

Throughout the week, these sensational

sculptors built statues from different coun-

tries. They made animals, like owls and ele-

phants, out of wood. Our WKAL reporters

watched as these artists shaped two pipe

cleaners into skeletons for gymnasts, soccer

players, and other papier-mâché figures.

Then, using a “wax on” direction, they deco-

rated their sculptures by using polymer glue

to brush on tissue paper. Our reporters spoke

with two creative sculptures:

WKAL: What is your favorite sculpture you have made so far?

Tommy: Probably the papier-mâché sculpture of a soccer player.

WKAL: What have you learned so far? Emily: We have learned how to build and paint

Mexican sculptures.

Maybe someday we’ll see these

artists’ names in a famous art museum!

Volume 34 , Issue 1

July 2014

Special points of inter-

est:

• Learn the “Elements of Art”

• How to build a shoebox house

• Fun and games with Eric Carle

• How to make a paper airplane

I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :

Homemade Ice Cream 2

Chocolate Pretzels 4

Homemade Butter 5

French Vocabulary 6

Exclusive Interviews 7

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Blast Off! John Mo

3...2...1...Blast off! Making,

decorating, and much more, these

talented kids are learning about

rockets and are designing and deco-

rating their very own for lift off!

They are learning about space

and are ready to be real ASTRO-

NAUTS! This WKAL reporter

asked Eva, a talented 8-year-old

girl, about Rocket Launch:

WKAL: What are you most excited about?

Eva: Launching the rockets!

If you like aircrafts and

space, Rocket Launch is the class

for you!

Fizz! Boom! Science! Lydon Kelley and Alicia Li

Do you want to learn how to

make ice cream in a bag or a lava

lamp? Well, then you’d love

Kitchen Chemistry where you make

super fun items and do great experi-

ments. This week, these crazy, cool

chemists experimented with diet

coke and Mentos; the combination

shoots liquid 6-8 feet into the air.

How does that happen? Well,

Kitchen Chemistry’s instructor, Mi-

chelle, can explain it to you. The

scientists in this great class made

raisins dance and decorated plain

paper towels, but the best (in

WKAL’s opinion) was making

homemade ice cream and eating it,

too! Here’s how to make home-

made ice cream:

Materials: -1 big Ziploc bag

-1 small Ziploc bag

-whole milk

-vanilla extract -sugar

-ice

-a spoon

-chocolate syrup (optional)

Step 1: Fill the small baggie with the whole

milk, sugar, and vanilla

extract (add the chocolate syrup now, if you want

chocolate ice cream).

Step 2: Mix the contents of the small Ziploc bag

together.

Step 3: Fill the big Zip-

loc bag with the ice and place the small Ziploc bag in the larger

bag. Make sure both bags are tightly

closed!! Shake until texture meets reaches your desired consistency.

Step 4: Enjoy!

You can do more exciting

experiments like this in Kitchen

Chemistry.

Number Munchers! Mia Jimenez

Free play, making books,

playing games, whew! That’s a lot

of number fun for 3- or 4-year-olds.

When WKAL went into Number

Soup, our reporter thought the kids

would only be counting to nine

over and over again. Boy, was she

wrong! The teachers took numbers

to a whole new level. All the very

talented children have been making

number books. Not only will these

smart kids know how to count, but

they will also remember how to

recognize numbers. After all their

counting activities, kids get to-

gether to play Lucky Ducks! Lucky

Ducks is a color recognition game

that all the children love! So make

way kindergarten because these

number geniuses are headed your

way!

Warning! Kaleidoscope

Really Does Have Talent! Lowell Lawrence and Ethan Sha-

hbazian

Bravo! These talented per-

formers have blown us away yet

again! In Kaleidoscope’s Got Tal-

ent, these future superstars have

been practicing all week to perfect

their performances to show off at

the first ever Kaleidoscope’s Got

Talent Talent Show! The theater

doors opened at 11:00 am on Friday

and audience members were

amazed. The show included amaz-

ing acting, dancing, singing, and

playing instruments. Unlike the

popular television show, no one

was “X-ed” off stage; their talents

were too spectacular. Bring your

own talent to Kaleidoscope’s Got

Talent next summer!

Corkscrew, Loop de Loops,

and More! Katherine Lee and Nora Pierce

Today, in Roller Coaster

Physics, these creative young build-

ers launched

small mar-

bles and

aimed them

at a colorful

paper target.

Here are the

directions on

how to

launch a

marble:

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Step 1: Put a marble in the launcher.

Step 2: Pull the marble back in the

launcher. The farther you pull back,

the farther it will fly! Step 3: Lock the marble in place by

pulling the circle switch to the side.

Step 4: Release the switch and watch the wonderful marble fly!

Earlier in the week, the

magnificent inventors started build-

ing tricky roller coasters meant for

marbles. In their tall roller coasters,

they used graceful loop de loops

and quick, sharp turns. They used

long, skinny sticks and foam to cre-

ate this masterpiece. WKAL had

the pleasure of talking with an engi-

neer as he was creating a roller

coaster:

WKAL: What is your favorite part

about the class?

Builder: I love building the roller

coasters, and I can’t wait to go to Canobie Lake Park!

Fasten your seatbelts and

enjoy the roller coaster ride!

Young Authors Workshop Lauren Sorabella

Wow! Have you seen these

young authors’ fabulous creations?

This week in

Eric Carle

Author Study

these future

authors and

illustrators

read The

Apron by Eric

Carle and then painted their own

aprons. This

creative class also played the board

game Brown Bear-Panda Bear,

What Do You See? Here are the

steps to play: Step 1: The youngest player goes first

and chooses one card from the center

square of the game board and shows

the other players. If any player has a match, that player can pick that card up

and place it over the matching image

on the game board. Player 1 can then pick up another card (each player can

only pick up two cards per turn).

Step 2: Repeat each step with each player, starting with the player to the

left of Player 1.

Step 3: When a player has matched all

eight animals cards in his/her se-quence, she recites the story saying

either, “Brown bear, brown bear what

do you see? I see a...looking at me” or “Panda bear, panda bear, what do you

see? I see...wild and free.”

You will be blown away by

what these youngsters do to cele-

brate the great Eric Carle!

Lights! Cameras! Reports! Nora Pierce

The talented young report-

ers in Mass Media Blast have been

super busy practicing their scripts

for the WKAL News Broadcast.

This is going to be a flawless news

broadcast! They have all been

working so hard! Throughout the

week, they have been busy observ-

ing classes, writing newspaper arti-

cles, reading newspapers, and so

much more! While on the job,

WKAL conducted the following

interview:

WKAL: Do you like filming or help-

ing with the newspaper the best?

Jaime: I like watching the WKAL

News get made, but I love helping with

the newspaper and typing it on the computer.

WKAL: What are you most excited

for?

Student: I can't wait to film the news.

Watch out! Soon you'll be

seeing these young reporters on the

evening news!

Move Over, Vincent Van

Gogh! Kerri Cheng

This week in Art Smart,

these future artists have been ar-

ranging flowers in a vase and then

drawing the still-lives. Then, these

creative kids have been using

acrylic paints

to bring their

drawings to

life! As a ref-

erence, the

teacher,

Linda, has

been using

the book, Impressionist Bouquets.

This book includes images of paint-

ings by artists like Vincent Van

Gogh and Paul Cézanne. These

budding painters have been learn-

ing the art basics.

Here are the elements of art: -line (can be thick or thin, dark or light)

-texture

-color -shape

-form

-space composition

-value (lightness or darkness)

This reporter bets that

someday you’ll see these fantastic

artists in the Louvre!

Survivors Dylan Folscroft

Do you think you could sur-

vive in the wilderness? These kids

sure could! Look at what these

campers have been doing in Ex-

treme Survivor! These extreme kids

have been building shelters out of

trees, sticks, and more! Next, these

survivors will put their shelters to

the test with water. The kids have

also been making rainwater collec-

tors out of water bottles. In addi-

tion, these explorers have also been

learning Morse code and how to

use maps and compasses. Now,

they can find their way through the

woods easily! Later, the campers

will collect materials to make a

campfire for the end of the week

when they will roast delicious

s’mores! What extreme challenge

will these survivors be up to next?

Web Heads! Mia Jimenez and Olivia Ribaudo

Have you ever wanted to

have your own website? If so, then

Website Design is the class for you!

All week, these creative designers

have been building their own three

page web-

sites about

whatever

they want.

Also, these

talented de-

signers

learned some

basic coding.

Let's see what they had to say about

Website Design:

WKAL: What is your favorite part of

Website Design?

Elise: Getting to put whatever we want

on our fabulous web pages! Sophie: Getting to make our own web-

sites.

Tori: To learn how to make your own

website.

Elise: Learning new things everyday!

Well, there you have it!

Don't be surprised when these kids

take over the internet!

Prepare for Launch! Jason Stellakis

Are you ready for the count

down? In Rocket Launch, these

creative kids made 3-dimensional

rockets. As they designed their

rockets, they learned about the

many different parts, including the

nose cone, the wings, and the

streamers. On the day of the launch,

each person is assigned a number

and, when that number is called, the

rocket owner approaches the launch

pad. With the controller in hand,

the future astronaut waits for the

countdown. As the launcher hears

“10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1” he or

she firmly holds down the launch

button and watches the rocket blast

off.

Our WKAL reporter interviewed

teacher aide Max Kelley:

WKAL: Why do you like assisting in this class?

Max: It’s really cool because I get to

watch these kids launch their rockets at the end of the week.

The sky really is the limit in

this great class!

Toys R Us Hits the Bus! Billy Long

Can these creative and cool

kids put Toys R Us out of business?

This week in Toy Making, these

designers painted wooden spinning

tops, made a bean bag toss out of

brown bags, painted and raced

wooden cars, and made different

kinds of airplanes.

Here are the steps to make a paper

airplane: Step 1: Cut an airplane shape.

Step 2: Fold the airplane in half and

press fold firmly. Step 3: Fold both wings down.

Step 4: Put a small paper clip on the

nose.

Step 5: Fly your plane and have fun!

Our WKAL reporter also

asked these Toys R Us-busters,

Keegan and Nadia, a question:

WKAL: What was your favorite part of Toy Making so far?

Keegan: My favorite part was making

race car tracks.

Nadia: My favorite part was making the magnetic fishing game.

Do not be surprised if these

talented kids take over the toy in-

dustry!

Baking Is a Blast Olivia Ribaudo

Have you ever wanted to

have your own special bakery and

logo? If so, then Baking Bonanza is

the class for you! These young bak-

ers make a sweet treat and an art

project every day. So far, these bak-

ers have made fondant, decorated

butter cookies, and dipped pretzels

into chocolate! Also, these bakers

have been making and painting

aprons and creating logos for a bak-

ery. See the recipe below for choco-

late dipped pretzels.

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Ingredients that you need: -4 pretzel rods

-1 case of sprinkles

-2 pots or bowls

-1 quart of melted milk chocolate

-1 quart of melted white chocolate

Step 1: Dip a pretzel halfway into the pot of chocolate. Do the same with the

other three pretzel rods.

Step 2: Decorate each pretzel rod with sprinkles.

Step 3: Let each pretzel dry and enjoy!

With this recipe and others

like it, don’t be surprised if these

bakers have their own delicious

bakeries one day!

Photo Fun for Everyone! Neha Panke and Lauren Sorabella

Click! These talented pho-

tographers have been busy learning

the technological secrets behind the

camera. Some of the many objects

they used in the photographs are

beach balls, scarves, and balloons.

As WKAL observed further, these

reporters watched as the budding

photographers snapped portraits of

themselves and also took action

pictures. This digital class made an

action picture by tossing balls and

juggling scarves. Every student had

a chance to capture the moment.

Take this class and you will be-

come a picture-perfect photogra-

pher!

Super Chefs

Lydon Kelley

These three- and four-year-

old super chefs are making their

own whipped cream, pizza, and

even banana sushi in the amazing

Young Chefs class at Kaleidoscope.

Throughout the week, these young

and talented chefs are also concoct-

ing strawberry shortcake and deco-

rating cookies. One day in the week

is called Pizza Day, where these

awesome and spectacular young

chefs make a paper pizza, and eat a

real one, too! Here are some pizza

fun facts: -Saturday night is the most popular night to eat pizza.

-America’s favorite pizza topping is

pepperoni. -America’s least favorite pizza topping

is anchovies (blech!).

-The first U.S. pizzeria opened one

hundred and four years ago in New York City.

-The largest pizza ever baked was 122

feet and 9 inches wide!

After reading food stories,

these gourmet chefs in training rec-

reate the dish they read about!

Wow! These three- and four-year-

olds are cooking up WAY more

than this reporter was when she was

their age! These young gourmet

chefs may be small, but they pack a

very powerful punch!

Dominoes...Fall! John Mo

If you like working with

dominoes, then Domino Physics is

the course for you! These creative

kids make towers, domino maps,

and much more! It’s pretty amazing

how they make domino towers

straight out of their imagination.

The best part of Domino Physics is

that there are no limits! The instruc-

tor, Peter Bloom, has approxi-

mately 1,000 dominoes! These

physicists need to do a little

math...but that’s no problem! Ask

anyone what they like best and

they’ll say free-time to build fabu-

lous domino creations. Tip-toe in to

see their awesome towers!

Hike on in to Camping Out! Dylan Folscroft

Do you like camping in the

woods? These campers in Camping

Out sure do! They will be making

projects out of pizza boxes and pa-

per towel rolls. The campers set up

their tents and build a campfire to

roast delicious s’mores! The camp-

ers clean their campsite almost

every day. This adventurous class

has also been reading fabulous sto-

ries such as Stella and Roy Go

Camping! These explorers sure do

have fun!

Chemists in

the Kitchen Simran Chadha

and Mia Jimenez

Have you

ever wanted to put soap in a micro-

wave, or learn how to make butter?

Well, in Kitchen Chemistry you can

make these mind blowing experi-

ments and so much more! All week

these talented chemists will be pre-

dicting their experiments and eating

their delicious food! Now, here’s a

special treat from this science-y

kitchen:

How to make Butter:

Step 1: Put heavy cream in a jar.

Step 2: Shake for 5-6 minutes. Step 3: Open the jar to let air in the

butter.

Step 4: Give the jar about 20 more shakes.

Step 5: When you see chunks of cream

in the jar, you’ll know you have butter!

Step 6: Spread your creation on your favorite crackers and enjoy!

Lights, Camera, Click! Neha Panke

These professional film-

makers are working on the next

Lego movie!

Here are the steps to make your own

Lego brick movie:

Step 1: Come up with a story map and

a script. Step 2: Build a set out of Lego bricks

according to the story.

Step 3: Place your Lego brick crea-tions on your set, and click! Take a

picture. Repeat according to your story

map.

Step 4: Put all the pictures together and the first part of your video is done!

Step 5: Record the audio from the

script. Step 6: Finally, match the audio over

the video you have created and your

movie is finished!

Our reporter also had a

chance to speak with some of the

brilliant directors:

WKAL: What is your favorite part of

this class? Maitri: Being the cameraman.

WKAL: Why do you like this class so

much?

Zoe: I get to showcase my creativity

and ideas.

These fantastic artists also

have the patience to move the Lego

bricks and snap a lot of pictures.

This reporter wishes she had that

much patience! Be it aliens, space-

ships, monsters, or even a space

war, these filmmakers know it all!

Oh Là Là ! Katie Kooken

Bonjour! Parlez-vous le

français? Well, these young Fran-

cophones do! They took French

names like Felix and Coco, and are

now learning how to speak the

“Language of Love.” These made-

moiselles and monsieurs have

learned how to say the colors,

months of the year, and days of the

week in French. Also, they have

done exercises in which instructor

Leela Bakshi pulled different arti-

cles of old clothes from a bag, and

the students had to identify them

via their vocabulary sheets.

Here are some examples of some

French words that these young in-

terpreters used: -le tee-shirt: the t-shirt

-le pantalon: the pants

-le short: the shorts -le robe: the dress

-le sac: the bag

-la jupe: the skirt

-le jean: the jeans -le manteau: the rain coat

Au revoir, mon ami!

WOW! Katherine Lee

These smart scientists may

seem small, but they are as talented

as Albert Einstein! Throughout the

week, these marvelous scientists

have been learning the scientific

method like pros; don’t forget, they

are only five, six, and seven! These

fantastic wizards are even making

eggs float, just by adding a pinch of

salt! These brilliant mind-blowers

have only been taking Science or

Wizardry for a week, but they have

already learned a lot! These amaz-

ing kids have been creating

terrariums to grow, learning about

density, and so many more fun top-

ics! This reporter’s favorite activity

that these wonderful wizards have

done is called Milk Pusher, and you

can do it, too!

Step 1: Pour some milk into a bowl. Step 2: Take out bubbles with a drop-

per.

Step 3: Add regular yellow soap to the milk.

Step 4: Watch the soap push the white

milk away!

Today they are making col-

orful t-shirts by getting a drawing,

coloring it in magnificent colors,

and ironing the drawing onto the

shirt with a grown-up’s help. This

WKAL reporter got a chance to talk

with a teacher assistant, Amanda:

WKAL: What is your favorite part

about the class?

Amanda: The experiments are really

neat!

WKAL: What is your favorite thing

about this class?

Amanda: Making kaleidoscopes.

In a few short days, these

wizards will make you disappear!

From Scraps to Treasured

Memories Lowell Lawrence

Ever wanted to make your

own scrapbook? Well, in Scrap-

booking, these one-of-a-kind scrap-

bookers have been making their

very own memory-filled scrap-

books that are too good to be true.

After these designers collected their

favorite photos, they captured these

memorable moments by creating a

page for each treasured memory.

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Our reporter interviewed the Kalei-

doscope aide, Maddie:

WKAL: What is your favorite part

about Scrapbooking?

Maddie: I like to see how everyone interprets colors and patterns and how

everyone uses them.

If you want to take your

photographs and create out-of-this-

world books, sign up for Scrap-

booking!

Four! Tommy Russell

Watch your head because

Kaleidoscope’s pro-golfers are

practicing their skills here! These

skilled golfers have been learning

stances, swinging a club, and pass-

ing to their talented partners. They

went to a driving range and had a

blast playing on a mini golf course.

These golfers are only in grades

two through six and they are al-

ready so good! They also play Golf

Monopoly, and the winner receives

golf balls to keep! This is why the

golfers are so skilled. Golf Club

director, Matt Walsh, has helped

the golfers perfect their game. So,

swing your club at Golf Club!

Artists in Action! Simran Chadha

Have you ever wanted to

build things with foam? Well, in

Outside the Box, you can! In Out-

side the Box, these artists have been

making masks and designing con-

centric circles. They also created

something called a “cat-itude.”

These thinkers drizzled and threw

paint like Jackson Pollack. They

also used recycled items to create

art. Our reporter had a chance to

interview artist Kayla:

WKAL: What is your favorite part

about Outside the Box?

Kayla: My favorite part about Outside the Box is building things.

If you want to think outside

the box, take this course!

Look out, Frank Lloyd

Wright! Ethan Shahbazian and Kerri Cheng

After a day of shoe shop-

ping, what can you do with all the

empty shoeboxes? Well, the archi-

tects in House and Building Design

took everyday items and turned

them into creative rooms for their

unique houses that were made out

of the shoeboxes. Here’s how to

build a shoebox house:

You’ll need:

-plastic cups -toothpicks

-tape

-paintbrush

-fancy paper -shoeboxes

-miscellaneous craft and recycled

items

Directions:

Step 1: Use blue paper to make water

or a swimming pool. Step 2: Use old flowers to decorate the

yard or house.

Step 3: Use green paper to make grass.

You can tell that these

houses are going to be a dazzling

success, don’t you think?

Computer Geniuses Jason Stellakis

Do you want to learn Kid-

Pix and how to create your own

animated pictures? The creative

designers in Computer Capers have

been busy making masks, paying

award-winning computer games,

and so much more! Let’s see what

they’re up to now:

WKAL: What do you like about this

course?

Nick: I like to play many different computer games.

If you like learning, design-

ing, and playing on the computer,

make sure to check out Computer

Capers next summer!

Lights, Camera, Action! Mia Jimenez

Do you ever wonder who

writes Kaleidoscope’s amazing

newspapers? It’s the talented, crea-

tive, and cool class of… Mass Me-

dia Blast! All week, these intelli-

gent reporters have been sneaking

around classes, writing articles, de-

signing press badges, and so much

more! While these future movie

stars and reporters were working,

this reporter interviewed one of the

Mass Media Blast Aides, Jaime:

WKAL: When did you start as an Aide for Mass Media Blast?

Jaime: This is my first year as an

Aide, but I took the class for four years

when I was younger. WKAL: How long do you plan to be

an Aide for Mass Media Blast?

Jaime: I’ve always wanted to be an Aide for Mass Media Blast and wish to

be one forever!

MASTHEAD

Colleen Dolan

Mass Media Blast Instructor

David Benedict Jaime Street

Mass Media Blast Teacher Assistants

WRITERS

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kids.com

(978)-475-1422

A special

thanks to

the Pike

School for

the use of

their

beautiful

facilities!

Simran Chadha

Kerri Cheng

Dylan Folscroft

Mia Jimenez

Lydon Kelley

Katie Kooken

Lowell Lawrence

Katherine Lee

Alicia Li

Billy Long

John Mo

Neha Panke

Nora Pierce

Olivia Ribaudo

Tommy Russell

Ethan Shahbazian

Lauren Sorabella

Jason Stellakis

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