Attention all LEGO lovers! If you are interested in building golf courses, train sta-tions, gardens, hous-es, and much more out of LEGO bricks, join LEGO City Planning because you’ll have loads of LEGO fun! Each day, these cre-ative builders focus on a unique zone, or area, of a city, each zone being a combi-nation of building and civics. These zones include the Industrial Zone, Government Facilities, and the T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , Commercial, and Residential Zones. These fifteen archi-

tects worked togeth-er to build an amaz-ing and surreal city. WKAL News inter-viewed a few of the engineers, Joseph, Nicholas, and Mahathi and Ava, on this spec-tacular class.

Here’s what they had to say:

WKAL: What are you most excited about?

Joseph: I’m excited to see how the whole city comes together.

WKAL: What are you most excited for and what do you enjoy?

Nicholas: I enjoy building all of the zones of the city! Everyday we do dif-ferent parts, so I would be most excit-ed about the trans-portation part.

WKAL: What was your favorite zone?

Mahathi + Ava: The Commercial Zone

As you can see, these amazing architects are very excited about seeing the end result of their hard work on the city. Just imagine watching a normal classroom transform into a unique and unreal LEGO City!

The Kaleidoscope Chronicle

Vol. 35, Issue No. 1 July 2015

LEGO Building ExtravaganzaKeerti Daesety

and Vivienne Foley

Eat Your Heart Out, Toys “R” US

Do you take small pieces of paper and fold them into ori-gami? Do you take paper bags and turn them into fun pup-pets? If you do, then let your creativity shine in Room 27, the home of the Toy Making class!

This reporter inter-viewed the teacher of the Toy Making class, Kim, and two of her builders, Chase and Parker, while they were designing

ball-in-the-hole games from paper plates, tape, balls, string, and sticks. Every morning, this group of engineers gathers in their headquarters—Room 27—to construct fun toys like pinwheels and kaleidoscopes. “I’m happy I can help children make toys that they enjoy and can’t get from a store,” states Kim. Two other junior toy makers, Gavin and Anna, like the kaleidoscope best because

they “have fun looking through it!” Kim’s favorite project is the parachute. Soon... in the future...BAM! These toy design-ers will knock toy stores out of existence!

Ian Gaunt

Inside This Issue:- Learn 2 stim-ulating math games (p. 3)

-How to make your own rocket (p. 4)

-Exclusive inter-views (p. 5)

-Recipe for edi-ble Play-Doh (p. 5)

-Detailed Zentangle art instructions (p. 6)

Kaleidoscope’s 2016 Dates:

-Early Session (Fireworks): July 5, 6, 7, 8-Session I: July 11-15-Session II: July 18-22-Session III: July 25-29-KITE: August 1-5

(Location: The Pike School)

Contact Us!

(978)-475-1422

www.kaleidosco-pekids.com

mypopcorn2@aol.com

Earth-Friendly Art has got to be Earth’s favorite art. These artists actually reuse the things that people would normally throw away, including cardboard, old magazines, empty crayon boxes, and even bottle caps, plastic caps, metal caps, all different kinds of caps! These things that you would normally throw away are not just junk. The Instructor, Miss Jameson, tells her students, “Look at this beautiful trash. You can turn this into an art master-piece!” Use old magazines and turn them into necklaces and more.

Here’s how to make an Earth-Friendly necklace:

1. Cut out colorful pages from a magazine. It’s always good to

have flower magazine pages for the necklace!

2. Get a toothpick and scissors. Lay the toothpick down on the table.

3. Cut the magazine papers into little pieces.

3.5 Wait! Cut long strips of paper. 4. Roll it around and around

the toothpick. Do that until the toothpick and paper look like a Fruit Roll-up. Then, tape it on the bottom.

5. Slide the bead off the tooth-pick and keep on repeating this pattern.

6. After you’ve made all your beads, string them together to form a necklace.

Happy beading!

Start reusing, reducing, recy-cling, and turning trash into beautiful art!

Have you ever wanted to build your very own rocket ship? If so, then Rocket Launch, is the place to be. These little rocket engineers design their very first spaceship on some paper. Then, these rocket sci-entists build their spaceships out of plastic and wood. After that, these astronauts paint their spaceships any color they choose. Throughout the rest of the week, they learn how to use stomp rockets and have fun seeing just how high the rocket can reach. Finally, these soon-to-be astronauts will count down from ten and watch their rockets blast off into the air as the spectators cheer wildly! 10… 9… 8… 7… 6… 5… 4… 3… 2… 1… Blast Off!

Oh my gosh! These are the best sculptures that these reporters have ever seen! The artists in Sculpture create and decorate all week. These creative sculp-tors are making sculptures out

of recycled containers, wood animal sculptures, and papi-er-mâché. These WKAL report-ers interviewed Yuting and Chloe. First, Yuting was asked what she was creating. She said that she was creating a papi-er-mâché person on a swing. Chloe was then asked if she would recommend this class to a friend. She said she would recommend it to anyone who likes art. Do you have a tal-ent for sculpting? If you do...Sculpture is a place for you!

T h r o u g h o u t the week in this all-day course, Domino Physics, these young domino phys-icists design, name, and con-struct separate domino chains

and plan to connect them later in the week. WKAL interviewed a four-time domino physicist, Alex:

WKAL: Why do you keep com-ing back to Domino Physics?

Alex: I think it’s fun and diffi-

cult. It challenges me and keeps my mind going over the summer.

WKAL: How many retakes does it take to make a well-working domino chain?

Alex: Ten to twenty retakes.

Then, these reporters inter-viewed instructor Peter Bloom (a.k.a. The Domino Man):

WKAL: How many dominoes do you have and use in the class?

The Domino Man: A little over 8,500.

Grab your dominoes, line them up carefully, and see where they take you in Domino Physics!

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Rachel Chen andElla Grimes

Piper Kirwin andDiya Patel

Shane Henrick andSam Tang

Art Relies on Earth

America’s Favorite Sculptors

Catherine Francis andSarah Zhang

Calling All Domino Lovers!

Roller coasters, they’re a fairground favorite for many kids, and this year, a team of 10-, 11-, and 12-year-old architects are reinventing them! In Rollercoaster Physics, these young designers have been having a blast all week. They’ve made marshmallow launchers, prototype roller coasters out of K’NEX, and marble tracks with loop-the-loops. Wow!

One physicist, ten-year-old Nora, says that her favorite part is the trip to Canobie Lake Park at the end of the week. “We get to ride on a bunch of the roller coasters, and the staff teaches us how they work,” she explains. So, get your tickets and hop in line because you’re not going to want to miss a second of Rollercoaster Physics!

Mackenzie Morong

There Are No Lines for This Wild Ride!

Do you love math but crave a challenge? Then you should join Math Challenge. In Math Challenge, these mathematicians learn about geometric shapes, multiplication, and elapsed time. First, they made a game called “To the Moon.” Next, they made a data analysis game (find the instructions on how to play this game and “To the Moon” at the end of this article). They sure looked like they were having a blast playing both games.

How to play “To the Moon”:

Materials: - Game board- Multiplication cards- Dice- Small playing pieces

Instructions: 1. Roll the dice.2. Move that many spaces.3. Answer a multiplication question.

4. If your answer is correct, you can stay at your space, but if it is incor-rect, you must go back.

How to play “Data Analysis”:

Materials: - Paper- Pencil- Dice- Timer

Instructions: 1. Set your timer for a minute.2. Roll the dice and mark down the

number you roll.3. Repeat step two for as long as the

timer runs.4. Make a bar graph for each num-

ber rolled.

This reporter hopes you join Math Challenge, it seems like so much fun!

In Disney Delights, these lit-tle princes and princesses have made amazing Disney cre-ations, from Dalmatian hats, Mickey Mouse head bands, and enchanted mirrors to spar-kling wands and gem crowns! Throughout the week, these Disney fans have read books to help themselves create crafts based on Disney movies like Beauty and the Beast and The Little Mermaid. So, grab your princess dress or your prince-charming smile and go to Disney Delights.

Do you like to survive in the wilderness? If so, Extreme Survivor is for you! In this course, adventurers learn to make a shelter, learn which foods are good to eat and which foods are not, and learn how to collect water with a trash bag. If you want to try to make your

own shelter or lean-to, here’s how:

1. Gather a big stick and lean it against a tree.

2. Take smaller sticks and lean them against the tall stick.

3. Use leaves and mud to close up any holes.

4. Remember, it’s okay if the shelter is small; it’s just for sleep-ing.

If you would like to try to sur-viving in the wilderness, come to Kaleidoscope at Pike School, where you can only trust your wits and your instinct. Will you survive Extreme Survivor?

Calling all kitchen chem-ists! If you like crazy chemistry and cooking, this class is for you! Each day

in Kitchen Chemistry focuses on different themes such as color science, food science, outdoor sci-ence, and so much more! You can watch sugar melt, soap explode, and soda erupt, but that’s not all! Kitchen Chemistry has tons of fun-filled and hands-on experiments for scientists like you! These

reporters interviewed two young chemists, Evelyn and Liam, and this is what they said:

WKAL: Why did you choose this class?

Evelyn: I didn’t choose this class, but I would’ve anyways because I like to cook.

WKAL: What are you excited to do in this class?

Evelyn: I am excited to make ice cream.

WKAL: What have you done so far in Kitchen Chemistry?

Liam: Lots of experiments.

Once again, if you like the fizz, boom, and bang of Kitchen Chemistry, I guarantee that you will have a blast and that this class is the place to be!

Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo

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Shane Henrick

Sophia Rivard andGarrett Kelley

Margaret Cabot

Mad Math

Junior Survivor

Katharine deBethencourt and Keerti Daesety

Kitchen Chemists at

These scientists have been experimenting with house-hold items like ping pong balls, gummy worms and wet paper towels. In Science or Wizardry, these young scientists are mak-ing ping pong balls float, eggs float, and seeds sprout without dirt.

Here’s how to make your own seed sprout:

Ingredients: - 1 paper towel- 4 bean seeds- tape- plastic bags

Procedure:1. Wet the paper towel.2. Fold the paper towel.3. Put beans inside the paper

towel.4. Put the paper towel in the bag.5. Tape the bag to the window

and wait a few days.

If you like all these exciting experiments, join the scientists in Science or Wizardry!

Max Glick

They’re Not Wizards!They’re Scientists!Work!

The scientists in Rocket Launch are so into making rockets that there are rocket-building mate-rials all over their classroom. These scientists have been studying rockets, looking at pic-tures of rockets, and even mak-ing puzzles! These young astro-nauts have been designing and building incredible rockets all week.

Here is how to make your own rocket:

1. Glue fins on the rocket tube.2. Glue the tiny tube on the side of

the rocket tube.

3. Triple-knot the elastic to the nosecone.

4. Glue the elastic into the rocket tube.

5. Attach the streamer to the elas-tic.

6. Paint the rocket.7. Wait for the paint to dry. Countdown! 10… 9… 8… 7… 6…

5… 4… 3… 2... 1… Blast Off!

Scientists gaze up into the sky to see how their rocket will per-form. Will the engine explode in mid-air? Will the streamer fail to ease the rocket to a safe landing? Or will it land safely on the grass as the crowd erupts with applause? One never knows what will happen in Rocket Launch!

Watch out! The soon-to-be astronauts in Blast Off are coming through! From building spacecrafts and creating universal bubble art to designing a control panel, these future astro-nauts are learning about space. These soon-to-be astronauts are learning and playing their way through space. What if you could go to space and visit Mars? These astronauts are dis-covering what it would be like to do just that. If you’re a creative and kind astro-naut, then Blast Off is the place for you!

Flowers, pebbles, pipe clean-ers, shoe boxes, and even barrettes were used to make amazing gyms, pools, bed-rooms, bathrooms, and more in House and Building Design. These architects have been working on their projects with great enthusiasm, each with a special mind-blowing building

in mind. These young build-ers are using household items to make mini-versions of their dream-houses. This reporter asked two of the amazing archi-tects what they liked about this class. Maeve answered, “You can take household items and make a house out of them.” Aidan responded, “Making houses!” In House and Building Design, creativity rules, so the world better look out because these architects are about to change it!

Do you watch basketball on TV in your free time? Have you ever

beaten your dad in a “sudden death” round? If you answered yes, run to the Pike School gym and show off your Shaquille O’Neal in Hoop Stars!

I interviewed four different fans: Noah, Matthew, Liam, and Peter. All four players gave me similar answers: They have fun working together, and the game goes by so quickly! Some stars say the time flies because

they’re having so much fun with their friends! Whether they’re playing knock-out or friends are pitted against each other in val-leys, they are sure to have fun.

SWISH! The sound of a basket echoes through the gymnasium as the players dance and the crowd goes wild! These junior Lebron Jameses are showing their basketball spirit in Hoop Stars, the next big basketball trend!

Soar Into Space!

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Max Glick and Matthew Wasilewski

Vivienne Foley

Ella Grimes

5… 4… 3… 2… 1… Blast Off!

Caution! Architects at Work!

Ian Gaunt

“Shoot” for the Stars

Quiet on the set! Filming in 3… 2… 1! In Stop-Motion Movie Making, these young directors work together to make friends… and a successful movie with nothing but LEGO bricks! They plan their ideas before design-ing the sets and backgrounds. Then, they grab their characters and a camera and start filming! One set designer, eight-year-old Keegan, explains how stop-mo-tion movies work: “You put your LEGO characters on your set, take a picture, and then move them a little bit so when you put all of the pictures together, it

looks like a movie.” These mov-ies are shown at the end of the week, and all of the producers get to take their movies home afterwards. They are also posted on YouTube!

So, grab a camera and turn on your creative mind in Stop-Motion Movie Making!

Margaret Cabot and Mackenzie Morong

Lights… Camera… Action!

Okay actors, take five... take five minutes to look at this fantastic program, Kaleidoscope’s Got Talent, that is! Speaking of programs, in this course, you will make an ad about your act for the playbill, and participate in a contest to have your art put on the front of the playbill. This year, the acts include a roll-erblading and whistling show-case to Rachel Platten’s “Fight Song,” performed by Piper K.; a dance to Pharrell Williams’s “Happy,” performed by Julia and Piper G.; “Do You Want to Build a Snowman?” from Frozen, per-formed by Piper and Anya; and a mime performance entitled “The Exploding Cow,” performed by Klarysa and Emma. For the fina-le, the entire group will perform a jump-rope dance to “Shake It Off” by Taylor Swift. WKAL inter-viewed one of the stars, Anya.

Here’s what she said:

WKAL: Why did you join this class?

Anya: I thought it might be cool.

WKAL: What’s the best part of the course?

Anya: Watching the other

performances and performing myself.

WKAL: What’s your partner dance about?

Anya: I sing and dance to “Do You Want to Build a Snowman?” with Piper.

Now, back to the show!

Did you know that more bananas are sold in the U.S. than any other fruit? Or that a bunch of bananas is called “a hand” and a single banana is “a finger”? Well, these are some bonus facts from Young Chefs! In this course, creative cooks make everything from straw-berry shortcake to banana sushi! Later in the week, these talented young chefs will even be making pizza! At the end of the week, these little chefs go home with cookies, fudge, and so much more, including their own cookbooks! If you enjoy cooking, Young Chefs is the place for you!

Do you wish you could learn to fence from a world-champi-on fencer? That’s exactly what’s happening in Fencing. These fencers have been learning foot-work, blade work, skills, training, and much more! So far, they have been taught how to dodge and parry. They have also been play-ing fun games like dodgeball to help them understand the skills

of fencing. In order to start fenc-ing against each other, they need to wear two layers of protec-tion to make sure they are safe. Throughout the rest of the week, these young fencers will keep working on their focus, coordi-nation, and strategic thinking. As these warriors-in-training improve, they are turning the gymnasium into a battlefield!

Watch out, bakeries of the U.S.! These bakers are baking their hearts out in Baking Bonanza! In fact, at the beginning of the

session, they made fondant! Now you may be wondering what in the world that is! “Well, it’s kind of like edible P l a y - D o h , ”

says Hannah, an aide in Baking Bonanza.

Here’s how you make it:

1. Take two bags of mini marshmallows and dump them into a bowl.

2. Put the bowl in the micro-wave for three minutes.

3. Take the bowl out of the microwave and mix the marsh-mallows with water and pow-dered sugar.

4. Stir it all together until it looks like Fluff.

5. Add food colouring and let it sit in the fridge overnight.

6. Take the bowl out of the fridge and make sure the marsh-mallow mixture is firm like Play-Doh.

7. Spread it onto sugar cookies, use a food coloring pen (option-al) for decorations, and enjoy!

Shining Young Chefs

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Katharine deBethencourt

Sam Tang

Garrett Kelley and Piper Kirwin

Showcase Awesome

Fantastic Fencers

Sophia Rivard

Bakery Madness!

Dominoes!Rachel Chen and Matthew Wasilewski

Don’t touch! Or else these dom-ino physicists’ hard work will be gone! These physicists have been working on domino tracks that contain towers, cardboard bridges, paper templates, and cereal boxes. Domino Physics’ instructor, Peter Bloom, has been teaching young physicists at Kaleidoscope for eight sum-mers. He also teaches Marble Machine Madness. There are different kinds of dominoes,

including cigar cases, music tapes, and big wooden domi-noes. These physicists are very creative and smart, too! They put a “fire-break,” a block lying on its side, between dominoes every once in a while to stop it from continuing on if it falls. That is what happens in Domino Physics!

Are you planning your next fun-filled family vacation? Don’t forget to pack your Kaleidoscope t-shirt! Snap a picture of yourself wearing a Kaleidoscope t-shirt and send it to mypopcorn2@aol.com. The Grand Canyon, Niagara Falls, the Empire State Building or the Great Wall of China; wher-ever you visit, snap a photo! Watch our website at

www.kaleidoscopekids.com to see where the Kaleidoscope t-shirt has been. Say “Cheese!”

WKAL News Staff

Where In the World is the Kaleidoscope T-Shirt?

Calling all imaginative scrapbookers! Scrapbooking is a creative way to make a treasured memory book. Participants in Scrapbooking bring in pictures and learn new designs for their books from both friends and the instruc-tor. WKAL interviewed young scrapbooker Samantha about this course:

WKAL: What do you like about Scrapbooking?

Samantha: It’s really fun. You use glitter and make things for mom, dad, and family.

Instructor Jaime Lane teaches her class how to Zentangle. Here are step-by-step instructions on how to Zentangle:

1.Grab a piece of scrapbook paper or a plain piece of paper and make one

dot in each corner so there are four dots total.

2. Connect the dots however you want to. If you do this right, there should be multiple sections.

3. In each different section, draw a different pattern (e.g. polka-dots, lines, etc.). Then, color it in.

4.If you want, glue pictures down or just do it for fun. This is a great thing to do if you are running low on supplies.

Sort out your favorite pictures, grab your stickers, and get ready to scrapbook in Scrapbooking!

Do you like to dance? If so, then join these brilliant young dancers in Dance Explosion! All week, these talented girls have been working on all types of dances, includ-ing a jazz/cheer-dance, a hip hop dance, and even choreo-graphing their own danc-es! These amazing girls will also design their own pom-poms, megaphones, and even T-shirts! These dancers will also do a performance at the end of the week to show the skills they have learned! Watch out for these future stars from Dance Explosion on T.V.!

Woah! Watch out! These chemists are doing out of the ordinary experiments, so stand back! In Kitchen Chemistry, they are experimenting with melt-ing sugar, making ice cream in a bag, creating water-gel crys-tals, crafting quicksand, and so much more. These scientists will also build and erupt their own volcanoes. They are even using two-liter soda bottles and a spe-cial connector to create their

own tornadoes. Here is a recipe to make your

own play dough:

Ingredients: - 3 cups of flour - 1 ½ cups of salt - ½ cup of oil- 1-2 cups of water (add food col-

oring)- 1 container of cream of tartar

Procedure:1. Mix ingredients in bowl2. Roll on wax paper3. Play!

Kitchen Chemistry is a really fun class to take!

Kaleidoscope thrives at Pike for three weeks, but it lives in Mrs. Baron’s head all year. One often spots her holding a clipboard, but

she hardly needs it. Ask any-thing of Janis Baron, and she will personally give you a response or grant you a request. She is dil-igent, observant, and, most of all, kind. The motto of Kaleidoscope is “Kids come first and kind-ness counts,” and it is apparent

that those words were mod-eled after Mrs. Baron herself. She effortlessly inspires every-one around her to emulate the same qualities that she demon-strates each and every day. It is precisely because of this that Kaleidoscope has withstood the test of time: because it has been, and is to this day, founded upon the utterly indefatigable character of Janis Baron. Over the course thirty-five wonder-ful years, many generations cre-ative kids have shone, grown, and matured into aides and even instructors at Kaleidoscope. So thank you Mrs. Baron, for thirty-five years of inspiration, direction, and kindness. Here’s to thirty-five more!

Get Moving!

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Catherine Francis

Diya Patel

Sarah Zhang

Glitter, Gems, and Sparkles, Oh My!

Boom!

David Benedict and Jaime Street

Kaleidoscope Turns

Margaret Cabot

Rachel Chen

Keerti Daesety

Katharine deBethencourt

Vivienne Foley

Catherine Francis

Ian Gaunt

Max Glick

Ella Grimes

Shane Henrick

Garrett Kelley

Piper Kirwin

Mackenzie Morong

Diya Patel

Sophia Rivard

Sam Tang

Matthew Wasilewski

Sarah Zhang

MastheadColleen Dolan

Mass Media Blast Instructor

David Benedict Jaime Street Clay RaboldMass Media Blast Teacher Assistants

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