RIVER EDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS’

SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM

CHERRY HILL SCHOOL

Wednesday JUNE 27, 2012

THROUGH FRIDAY JULY 20, 2012

(Closed on Wed. July 4, 2012)

PLEASE REGISTER EARLY!

SUMMER PROGRAM INFORMATION

June 27- July 20, 2012 The River Edge Extended School Year Program, sponsored by the River Edge Board of Education, will begin on June 27 and continue through July 20 (closed on Wed. July 4). Classes will be held daily from 8:30-12:20. Classes will be fifty minutes long and will be based on the following time schedule: 8:30-9:20; 9:30-10:20; 10:30-11:20; 11:30-12:20. The success of the Enrichment Program depends on the enrollment of students. The cost of tuition per course is $75.00. Some courses have an additional materials fee, which is noted in the course description. The complete tuition cost will be collected at the time of registration. Tuition will be refunded in full up until June 1, 2012. We reserve the right to cancel any course, which does not have the necessary enrollment. A full refund will be made for any canceled classes. Register your child according to the grade he / she is in this current school year (2011-2012). There will be a nonrefundable family registration fee of $5.00. This year’s summer program will be held at Cherry Hill School. All drop

offs must take place on Bogert Road. No one may park, or drop off in either teachers’ parking lots. BASIC SKILLS courses in reading and math will be offered to provide an opportunity for reinforcement and retention of basic skills. ONLY THOSE CHILDREN TAKING PART IN BASIC SKILLS OR RESOURCE ROOM PROGRAMS, MAINTAINED BY THE DISTRICT DURING THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR, ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS TUITION FREE PROGRAM. Registration will begin on Tuesday, May 1 at 8:00 am. Because of class size limits for many courses, courses will be filled on a first come, first serve basis. Registration will close on June 1, 2012. Please mail in registration or bring to the Cherry Hill School main office. No registrations will be processed without alternate class choices indicated on the registration form. Please drop it into the Summer Program registration box. A list of summer class enrollments will be displayed outside the offices at Roosevelt and Cherry Hill School. If you require additional information, please e-mail Chris Armen at armenc@riveredgeschools.org, and I will get back to you as soon as possible. Thank you for your support and cooperation. Chris Armen, Director

How to Register a Student

1. Download, and completely fill out the attached Registration Form. (One per student) Be sure to list second choices in case your class is closed. (Registration forms without second choices selected will not be processed). 2. Download, and completely fill out the attached Emergency Form. (One per student) 3. Mail or deliver the completed forms with a check for the total cost of the classes. All checks should be made out to the River Edge Board of Education. Please include the registration fee of $5 per family. If mailing, please send to: Chris Armen, Director Extended School Year Summer Program Cherry Hill School 410 Bogert Road River Edge, NJ 07661 If delivering, please bring to: Main Office Cherry Hill School 410 Bogert Road River Edge Drop in the Summer Program Registration box (Be sure to check the list of current class enrollments before dropping off your registration forms. Many classes fill and close early)

BASIC SKILLS COURSES

Reading and Math are offered to provide an opportunity for reinforcement and retention of basic skills. Only those children taking part in the Basic Skills / Resource Room programs, maintained by the district during the current school year, are eligible for the tuition free program. Eligible students will be notified prior to registration. It is your responsibility to register your child for his/her basic skills class. We invite you to register your child as early as possible. Registration opens on Tuesday, May 1 at 8:00 am. Because of class size limits for many courses, classes will be filled on a first come, first serve basis. This includes Basic Skills. Registration will close on June 1, 2012. Please mail in registration or bring to the Cherry Hill School main office. Please drop it in the Summer Program registration box. The offices of Roosevelt and Cherry Hill Schools will display a list of summer class enrollments. If you require additional information, please e-mail Chris Armen at armenc@riveredgeschools.org, and I will get back to you as soon as possible. Your cooperation is essential in the success of this program for our students. Chris Armen, Director

SUMMER PROGRAM ENRICHMENT COURSES Period I (8:30-9:20)

1. Carolyn Brush Rise and Shine Yoga Project Room What better way to start your day than with yoga. Explore animated poses and basic exercises through fun activities. In this class we will use a creative approach to do yoga activities through imitating animals and nature, use creative expression, games, music, art and storytelling. Decorate your own yoga mat, bring in your favorite stuffed animal or doll for Downward Doll Yoga, explore some favorite yoga poses, and so much more. Don’t miss out on this perfect way to start your day, Release your energy in a fun way and display confidence and a sense of well- being. Namaste! Please bring with you a yoga mat (if you want to decorate your own mat, if not mats will be provided) water bottle, and towel.

Grades: K-3 Cost: $75 8:30-9:20 2. John Corcoran Introduction to Model Rocketry Discovery Room Participants will build and launch a model rocket. They will experience, “Hands on” science instruction involving principles of motion and force. This workshop is designed for students with little, or no model building experience. Since we will be working to complete and fly our project, attendance is important. Grades: 2-5 Cost: $90 8:30-9:20 3. Christine Halstater New and Improved Computer Lab

Computer Carnival for 21st Century Skills! Animated movies! Digital Photos! Garage Band! Power Point slide shows… and much more! Do these computer applications sound fun to you? If so, Computer World is the class for you. Students will enhance their problem solving and computer skills as they create their own musical compositions, photo slide shows, and animated movies. They will have the opportunity to play Internet games and strengthen Keyboarding skills as well if they so choose. Kids, you can personalize this class to meet your computer interests. (No personal information will be given out on the Internet.) Grades: K-6 Cost: $75 8:30-9:20 4. Vanessa Hernandez Gallery of Softies Handmade Creatures Room 25 Your child will become a soft toy designer after taking this class. This class introduces cutting from a pattern, assembling and sewing, using wool, felt, fabric scraps, buttons, and trim. Your child will learn the basics of soft toy design, pattern making, and construction, using a variety of easy hand stitches. At the end of this class a gallery will be presented, and your child will take home some softie friends. Grades: 3-6 Cost: $90 8:30-9:20 5. Joe Hunter Gym Games Gym Spend a part of your summer playing your favorite games from physical education class during the school year. Have fun, get great exercise, and learn about fair play and exhibiting good sportsmanship. Grades: 1-6 Cost: $75 8:30-9:20 6. Susan Boucher Lego Mania Room 105

In this class we will use our creativity to build vehicles, structures, and cities. We will start as architects, creating and planning. Then we will use our engineering and building skills. Your imagination will come to life constructing your Lego Land Metropolis! Grades: 2-6 Cost $75 8:30-9:20 7. Susan Champagne Kids’ Cuisine Multi-Purpose Room So what can we “cook up” this summer? We will be trying new recipes as we practice kitchen safety. At the end of the course, children will have a collection of recipes and enough “know how” to be a big help in the kitchen. On the first day of class, bring a labeled apron, a dishtowel, a small slicing knife, and a plastic container. Grades: 1-2 Cost: $95 8:30-9:20 8. Nicole Colon How to Draw Room 245 Children love to draw pictures, but for some, it can be a difficult experience. This class will teach students step by step drawing, using basic shapes to create pictures at all levels. Students will keep drawing pads and experiment with different types of tools. Students will also have the opportunity to add writing to their illustrations. Grades: K-2 Cost: $90 8:30-9:20 9. Eric Morgan Wii Fit / Wii Sports Room 212 What?! Exercise and Video games together? That’s right...you read it correctly. Join Mr. Morgan for Wii Sports. Students will take part in an interactive new way of exercise that is engaging for all video game lovers. Whether you like sports, video games, or both, this is the class for you. Wii fit will focus on strength, balance, and stretching. Wii Sports will entertain children with the popular sports; boxing, baseball, bowling, and tennis. Grades: 1-6 Cost: $75 8:30-9:20 10. Beth McLaughlin Art is Fun Art Room Do you like expressing yourself with art? Do you enjoy drawing? Do you like to paint? Do you like to work with clay? Then this class is for you! Use your imagination as you get creative and have fun creating art. You will experiment with clay, paint, paper and paper mache. Please bring a smock to the first class. Grades: 2-4 Cost: $90 8:30-9:20 11. Melissa Gant Ready, Set, First Grade Room 226 Students entering first grade will enjoy games based on activities, which will help prepare them for first grade. They will enjoy literature based arts and craft projects and work with each other to explore math concepts. They will play fun games to practice fine motor skills as well as coordination. Bring your sunny smiles and get ready for some summer fun! Grades: Kindergarten Cost: $90 8:30-9:20 12. Paul Scott Instrumental Music Band Room Beginning Players (those who have had NO prior instruction): Students will be offered beginning instruction in any of the following instruments: Flute, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Trumpet, French Horn, Trombone, Baritone, Tuba, Drums. Students in grades 3-6 will receive one group lesson (9 students or less per group) each day. Daily lessons will enable the students to advance quickly working in a small group setting. Instruments and method books may be obtained through Mr. Scott’s website.

Grades: 3-6 Cost: $75 8:30-9:20 13. Caren Kalman DYNAMIC EARTH: Room 123

FOSSILS, ROCKS AND MINERALS Investigate what fossils, rocks and minerals can reveal about our planet, Earth. Explore the fossil record, the different rock forms, and the fascinating gemstones within. Create your own fossil print, sand and polish a piece of amber millions of years old, crack open a geode. Grades: 4-6 Cost: $90 8:30-9:20 14. Kelly Dent D.R.U.M. up some Fun Music Room Have you heard of D.R.U.M? It stands for Discipline, Respect and Unity through Music. In this class, the focus is on having fun and working as a team. You will sharpen your musical skills as you play music from around the world on bongo, conga, djembe, and tubano drums. There will be opportunities to dance, sing, and play xylophones along with the drums. We will even make a recording of our final product! Come be a part of our musical team! Grades: 3-6 Cost: $75 8:30-9:20 15. Diana Richards Under the Sea Room 17 Our oceans are full of beauty and wonder, a separate world waiting for us to explore. We will become ocean explorers this summer and learn about the mysteries of the oceans! We will research different ocean animals through books and videos, and create amazing ocean animal crafts. Through fun filled ocean games, experiments, and arts and crafts we will become experts on our oceans!

Grades: K-2 Cost: $90 8:30-9:20

16. Lisa Patrocinio Building Bridges Room 121 “London Bridge is falling down, falling down…” Even though you can’t save the London Bridge, perhaps you can save others. How would you like to be an architect in charge of building bridges that must with stand the stress of our planet? Bridges are a large part of our world. They connect states, towns, streets and lives. As a group of architects, you must design and build four bridges. Can you and your team design the perfect bridge? Grades: 5-6 Cost: $90 8:30-9:20 17. Lisa Pitingolo Math Fun Room 18 Keep your math skills sharp this summer! If you are tired of practice worksheets and online activities and are looking to have some fun with math, join me for games that are easy to learn and fun to play! You will discover new problem solving strategies and shortcuts, and personalize your favorite games to take home to enjoy with your friends and family. Grades: 3-4 Cost: $75 8:30-9:20 18. Tara Delmour Once Upon a Time Room 26 In this creative writing workshop students will have an opportunity to explore and discuss the components of a good story and apply these elements to their own writing. Through daily reading activities and journaling in our writing notebooks students will brainstorm, develop, and nurture their own creative ideas to include in their stories. As the class

progresses students will ultimately produce their own storybook to share with their classmates in our culminating short story festival, and keep as a reminder of their literary success!

Grades: 4-6 Cost: $90 8:30-9:20 19. Kayla Moran Little LegoMania Room 109 This class is designed for the little Lego maker in mind! Children in grades K-1 will use their creativity to build vehicles, structures, and cities. Come have fun, learn to share, build cool structures and let your creativity shine!

Grades: K-1 Cost: $75 8:30-9:20

20. Julie Grutta The Social Hour Room 124 Join Miss Bowlby’s group and learn how to build friendships, be a good sport, problem solve, and converse with confidence. Special visits by speech / language specialist to facilitate pragmatic language. Grades: 4-6 Cost: $75 8:30-9:20

Period II (9:30-10:20) 21. Carolyn Brush So You Think You Can Dance…and Sing? Project Room Put on your dancing shoes, warm up your vocal chords, and join the fun!! This course will make you feel like a star. We will review basic dance steps and you will be the choreographer. You will choreograph a variety of dances to some of the hottest music of the past and present. You will also have an opportunity to showcase your talent singing karaoke to the pop hits of today. There will be a performance of your talents on the last day of the program. Grades: 4-6 Cost: $75 9:30-10:20 22. John Corcoran Model Rocketry II Discovery Room This is a similar class to Intro to Model Rocketry, but at a higher level of instruction. Participants will build a more challenging rocket. Please do not register for this workshop unless your child has had experience building several model rockets or other model kits. Since we will be working to complete and fly our project, attendance is important. Grades: 4-6 Cost: $90 9:30-10:20 23. Christine Halstater New and Improved Computer Lab

Computer Carnival for 21st Century Skills! Animated movies! Digital Photos! Garage Band! Power Point slide shows… and much more! Do these computer applications sound fun to you? If so, Computer World is the class for you. Students will enhance their problem solving and computer skills as they create their own musical compositions, photo slide shows, and animated movies. They will have the opportunity to play Internet games and strengthen Keyboarding skills as well if they so choose. Kids, you can personalize this class to meet your computer interests. (No personal information will be given out on the Internet.) Grades: K-6 Cost: $75 9:30-10:20

24. Vanessa Hernandez Doll Fashionista Room 25 It is a class full of creativity and fantasy. Students will make two 18 inch dolls and their wardrobes. They will have fun while they learn basic hand stitching using a needle, thread, and felt. Children will learn various basic stitching, along with learning how to sew a button while making their projects. At the end of this adventure, each student will have improved his/her fine motor skills, gained a sense of independence, and had the opportunity to be creative. A gallery with the creations of the young artists will be displayed at an open house for parents and friends at the end of class. Grades: 2-6 Cost: $90 9:30-10:20 25. Joe Hunter Gym Games Gym Spend a part of your summer playing your favorite games from physical education class during the school year. Have fun, get great exercise, and learn about fair play and exhibiting good sportsmanship. Grades: 1-6 Cost: $75 9:30-10:20 26. Susan Champagne Kids’ Cuisine Multi- Purpose Room So what can we “cook up” this summer? We will be trying new recipes as we practice kitchen safety. At the end of the course, children will have a collection of recipes and enough “know how” to be a big help in the kitchen. On the first day of class, bring a labeled apron, a dishtowel, a small slicing knife, and a plastic container. Grades: 3-4 Cost: $95 9:30-10:20 27. Nicole Colon How to Draw Room 245 Children love to draw pictures, but for some, it can be a difficult experience. This class will teach students step by step drawing, using basic shapes to create pictures at all levels. Students will keep drawing pads and experiment with different types of tools. Students will also have the opportunity to add writing to their illustrations. Grades: K-2 Cost: $90 9:30-10:20 28. Eric Morgan Wii Fit / Wii Sports Room 212 What?! Exercise and Video games together? That’s right...you read it correctly. Join Mr. Morgan for Wii Sports. Students will take part in an interactive new way of exercise that is engaging for all video game lovers. Whether you like sports, video games, or both, this is the class for you. Wii fit will focus on strength, balance, and stretching. Wii Sports will entertain children with the popular sports; boxing, baseball, bowling, and tennis.

Grades: 1-6 Cost: $75 9:30-10:20 29. Beth McLaughlin Animals in Art Art Room Using animals as inspiration, the students will create artwork focusing on both realistic and fantasy animals. Students will explore animals in art using line, shape, and color. They will work with paper, paint, clay, and wood. Each student should bring a smock to the first class. Grades: 2-3 Cost: $90 9:30-10:20 30. Melissa Gant Babysitting 101 Room 226

Do you love babies and little kids? Are you responsible and caring? If you answered yes to either question this class is the one for you! Come to learn how to entertain children of all ages in a babysitter preparation class. We'll learn games, songs, snacks, and projects that children of all ages will love. Each student will create a Babysitter Survival Kit and have a chance to practice their new skills with super cute babies and kids! Grades: 4-6 Cost: $90 9:30-10:20 31.Alice Buttery American Girl Club Room 243 Travel through history with the American Girls. We’ll learn, cook, and craft based upon the historical time and place from which the dolls originated. American Girl Dolls not required. Grades: 1-3 Cost: $90 9:30-10:20 32. Paul Scott Instrumental Music Band Room Advanced Players (those who have had one year or more of instruction). Students will be offered advanced instruction in any of the following instruments: Flute, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Trumpet, French Horn, Trombone, Baritone, Tuba, Drums. Students in grades 4-6 will receive one group lesson (9 students or less per group) each day. Daily lessons will enable the students to advance quickly working in a small group setting. Grades: 4-6 Cost: $75 9:30-10:20 33. Kelly Dent Piano Explorers Music Room Would you like to learn to play the piano? Let's have fun exploring the piano keyboard together. We'll learn to play a bunch of new songs, have fun with keyboard games, and even write our own music! You don’t need to have a piano or keyboard at home, since you will be playing the piano every day. This is a great introduction to piano lessons for young beginners! Grades: K-3 Cost: $75 9:30-10:20 34. Diana Richards Obstacles with Angry Birds Room 17 The Angry Birds need your help to save their precious eggs from the greedy pigs! We will be using our imagination to create new Angry Birds characters with special powers. In this course we will use different materials to create obstacles and use our newly created Angry Bird characters to compete on teams and knock down the greedy pigs. Children will work in groups and use problem solving strategies to create and use characters to complete daily obstacles. Special angry bird prizes after all of the greedy pigs in each obstacle has been knocked down!

Grades: 1-4 Cost: $90 9:30-10:20 35. Lisa Patrocinio Life on Mars Room 121 What if the human race was forced to live on another planet? Now let’s say that planet was Mars. How would you survive? Well, that’s up to you and your friends. As a team you must create a plan of survival for the human race. How would you grow food, get water or even find shelter? You will design and make models for your inventions that will assist the humans while trying to sustain life on Mars. Grades: 5-6 Cost: $90 9:30-10:20

36. Lisa Pitingolo Yoga Fit Room 18 Learn yoga this summer! YogaFit will not only teach the basics of yoga postures, movement, and breathing, but also how yoga and meditation can help pre-teens cope with the stress and pressures of everyday life. These classes provide a complete workout for young bodies, developing flexibility, strength, balance, coordination and cardiovascular fitness. Namaste! Grades: 5-6 Cost: $90 9:30-10:20 37. Tara Delmour Poetry Slam Room 26 In this poetry workshop students will have an opportunity to read and write different types of poems, and apply these formats to their own writing. Through daily reading activities and journaling in our writing notebooks students will brainstorm, develop and nurture their own creative ideas to include in their own poems. As the class progresses students will ultimately produce their own poem in the format of their choice to perform for their classmates at our spoken word poetry slam!

Grades: 4-6 Cost: $90 9:30-10:20 38. Susan Boucher Literacy Lounge Room 105 Students will study participate in author and genre studies where they enjoy read alouds and projects. They will practice comprehension strategies through book talks and crafts in the style of the authors and illustrators. Grades: K-1 Cost: $90 9:30-10:20 39. Kayla Moran Super Doodles Room 109 Do you want to learn how to draw really cool cars, airplanes, animals and sea creatures? This is the class for you! Learn how to draw a Hummer, a Ferrari Testarossa, a F-117 Stealth Fighter, a F-22 Raptor, an octopus, a leatherback turtle and more. Easy step-by-step instructions are provided for you to create fantastic looking drawings. Grades 2-6 Cost: $90 9:30-10:20 40. Julie Grutta The Social Hour Room 124 Join Miss Bowlby’s group and learn how to build friendships, be a good sport, problem solve, and converse with confidence. Special visits by speech / language specialist to facilitate pragmatic language. Grades: 2-3 Cost: $75 9:30-10:20

Period III (10:30-11:20) 41. Carolyn Brush Glee Club Project Room Glee Club is making its debut in the River Edge Summer Enrichment Program. If you would like to be a part of this exciting class then sign up now. You will be singing hit songs from this popular show and choreograph dances to go with the songs. You will have a chance to perform in front of an audience on the last day of the summer program. Grades: 3-6 Cost: $75 10:30-11:20 42. John Corcoran Do You Think It Will Fly? Discovery Room Participants will build and fly simple projects. No special skills are required for this workshop. Some activities will have a planned design and others will be experimental. Grades: 2-4 Cost: $90 10:30-11:20

43. Christine Halstater Scrapbooking Room 110 Do you love looking at photos of family and friends? If the answer is yes, come join us! We’ll be using stickers, stencils, colorful paper, and more, to create photo albums and frames. Learn how to crop photos, make creative borders and fun layout designs. You will also learn journaling techniques to tell the stories behind the pictures. Everyone has a story to tell, tell yours with pictures! Bring photos, a tape runner (found in AC Moore / Michaels), a shoebox to keep your supplies in, and an album. If you have memorabilia you’d like to use, bring that as well. Grades: 3-6 Cost: $90 10:30-11:20 44. Vanessa Hernandez Gallery of Softies Handmade Creatures Room 25 Your child will become a soft toy designer after taking this class. This class introduces cutting from a pattern, assembling and sewing, using wool, felt, fabric scraps, buttons, and trim. Your child will learn the basics of soft toy design, pattern making, and construction, using a variety of easy hand stitches. At the end of this class a gallery will be presented, and your child will take home some softie friends. Grades: 3-6 Cost: $90 10:30-11:20 45. Joe Hunter Volleyball Gym Join the fun in learning one of the most popular sports among America’s students. Boys and girls can learn the proper hitting techniques and teamwork essentials to help become a better volleyball player. Grades: 3-6 Cost: $75 10:30-11:20 46. Susan Boucher Matchbox Mash Up Room 105 Work with others to design your own tracks and race your friends. There will be a huge assortment of cars and tracks. At the end of the session each child will take home the materials. Grades: K-2 Cost: $90 10:30-11:20 47. Susan Champagne Kids’ Cuisine Multi- Purpose Room So what can we “cook up” this summer? We will be trying new recipes as we practice kitchen safety. At the end of the course, children will have a collection of recipes and enough “know how” to be a big help in the kitchen. On the first day of class, bring a labeled apron, a dishtowel, a small slicing knife, and a plastic container. Grades: 1-2 Cost: $95 10:30-11:20 48. Eric Morgan Flag Football Field Ready, set, hike! Spend the summer playing and learning about the country’s most popular sport. Children will learn the fundamentals of football and gain a competitive edge that can carry forth in their future athletic endeavors. Each day the students will learn the different skill positions of football and participate in drills for that position. At the end of each class, these skills will be put to use in a friendly, competitive game of flag football. Skills consist of route running, fundamentals of catching, throwing, carrying the ball, and much more. I will see you on the field. Grades: 3-4 Cost: $75 10:30-11:20

49. Christine O’Keefe Computer Carnival – Games and More Computer Lab Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! Step right up to the Computer Carnival where a world of keyboard amusement awaits each and every one of you. The students will enhance their problem solving and computer skills as they explore and evaluate sites on the River Edge Web Site and the Internet that are geared for children. They will play games as they increase academic and thinking skills. Students will also have an opportunity to design their own web page or create an I-Movie if they desire. (No personal information will be given out on the Internet.) Grades: K-6 Cost: $75 10:30-11:20 50. Beth McLaughlin Watercolor Painting Art Room Learn the art of watercolor painting! Explore the art of color mixing, glazing, graded washes, wet on wet and dry brush painting techniques. Discover the transparent and opaque qualities of the different colors. See the difference between smooth and textured watercolor paper. Have fun creating paintings of still life and landscapes. Students need to bring a smock, new kitchen sponge and old washcloth (to be used as a rag) to the first class. Grades: 4-6 Cost: $90 10:30-11:20 51. Melissa Gant Craftmania Room 226 Are you creative and crafty? Can you look at something boring and envision turning it into something amazing? If glitter, feathers, glue, painting, and coloring spell fun to you, then you are a perfect fit to this class. Join us while we explore the fun world of crafting, where our endless creativity will take charge! For those of you who wish you could be craftier, we’d love to share our ideas with you. So join us for a summer of Craftmania! Grades: 1-6 Cost: $90 10:30-11:20 52. Alice Buttery Fun with Science Room 243 What happens if… ?This is a question that drives scientists of all ages! The students will perform hands-on experiments to answer new questions everyday. Fun, inquiry-based activities will focus the students’ desire to explore their natural worlds while developing their thinking and reasoning skills. Grades: 1-2 Cost: $90 10:30-11:20 53. Paul Scott Instrumental Music Band Room Beginning Players (those who have had NO prior instruction): Students will be offered beginning instruction in any of the following instruments: Flute, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Trumpet, French Horn, Trombone, Baritone, Tuba, Drums. Students in grades 3-6 will receive one group lesson (9 students or less per group) each day. Daily lessons will enable the students to advance quickly working in a small group setting. Instruments and method books may be obtained through Mr. Scott’s website. Grades: 3-6 Cost: $75 10:30-11:20 54. Kelly Dent Creating Music with Garage Band Music Room Calling all songwriters and composers! In this class, you will use GarageBand software to create your own musical masterpieces. We will learn how to use loops and editing tools, add special effects, and record instruments playing your music. If you’ve ever wanted to try writing your own songs or instrumental soundtracks, this is the class for you! Grades: 4-6 Cost: $75 10:30-11:20

55. Diana Richards Loads of Lovely Lanyard Room 17 Have you ever wondered how to create cool cobra bracelets or how to make a key chain with the box stitch? Well in this class we will use lanyard to create bracelets, necklaces, key chains, and more! I will be teaching children how to use lanyard and do various stitches such as the box, barrel, cobra, zipper, and spiral staircase. Children will work in class with different lanyards and take home lanyard to create beautiful bracelets whenever they want!

Grades: 3-6 Cost: $90 10:30-11:20

56. Lisa Patrocinio Building Bridges Room 121 “London Bridge is falling down, falling down…” Even though you can’t save the London Bridge, perhaps you can save others. How would you like to be an architect in charge of building bridges that must with stand the stress of our planet? Bridges are a large part of our world. They connect states, towns, streets and lives. As a group of architects, you must design and build four bridges. Can you and your team design the perfect bridge? Grades: 5-6 Cost: $90 10:30-11:20 57. Lisa Pitingolo Kids on the Move Room 18 Get fit this summer! This class will challenge kids with total body, functional strength training movements while developing muscular endurance and coordination. Kids On the Move will learn a variety of exercises and movements that integrate balance and body awareness, promote physical strength and build self-confidence. Come get healthy and energized with me this summer! Grades:5-6 Cost: $75 10:30-11:20 58. Tara Delmour This River Edge Life Room 26 What are your favorite things about living in River Edge? What makes our experience here unique? In this exploratory class students will be able to learn more about the town they live in, and portray their own experience from their individually unique perspective. Students will be encouraged to talk to parents, teachers, and peers in order to gather data about the town in which they live, in order to ultimately create their own personal River Edge travel guide!

Grades 4-6 Cost: $90 10:30-11:20 59. Kayla Moran Play-Doh Creations Room 109 Open-ended imaginative play for children in grades K-3 with Play-Doh. Kids can mold, shape, cut and more while socializing with children in the same age group. Children can use accessories and molds to create meals, make faces, decorate a party cake or create jungle friends! Roll, pat or press a body shape using Play-Doh and let the fun begin as you add eyes, ears, a nose and mouth. Or maybe it’s all ears, or half animal, half human. Perhaps it’s a googly-eyed alien! The possibilities are endless…come have fun! Grades: K-3 Cost: $90 10:30-11:20 60. Julie Grutta The Social Hour Room 124

Join Miss Bowlby’s group and learn how to build friendships, be a good sport, problem solve, and converse with confidence. Special visits by speech / language specialist to facilitate pragmatic language. Grades: K-1 Cost: $75 10:30-11:20

Period IV (11:30-12:20)

61. Carolyn Brush So You Think You Can Dance…and Sing? Project Room Calling all Kindergarten and 1st graders who want to dance and sing!!! Put on your dancing shoes, warm up your vocal chords and be part of the fun. You will learn dances from the past to the present such as the jitterbug, twist, and the line dances of the 80’s. You will also have an opportunity to showcase your talent singing karaoke to the pop hits of today. There will be a performance on the last day of the program. Grades: K-1 Cost: $75 11:30-12:20 62. John Corcoran Astronomy with StarLab Multi-Purpose Room Participants will study the night sky at different times of the year with the help of our StarLab, a portable planetarium. Students will work in the Lab and classroom to study such topics as: distances in space, star color and size, constellations, and mythology. Grades: 4-6 Cost: $75 11:30-12:20 63. Christine Halstater Digital Photography Computer Lab Do you want to learn how to take great photos, alter and enhance the images? Then this is the class for you. Learn how to take great digital photos and the skills needed to enhance your images. No camera necessary, but if you have your own you are welcome to bring it. Grades: 4-6 Cost: $75 11:30-12:20 64. Vanessa Hernandez Doll Fashionista Room 25 It is a class full of creativity and fantasy. Students will make two 18 inch dolls and their wardrobes. They will have fun while they learn basic hand stitching using a needle, thread, and felt. Children will learn various basic stitching, along with learning how to sew a button while making their projects. At the end of this adventure, each student will have improved his/her fine motor skills, gained a sense of independence, and had the opportunity to be creative. A gallery with the creations of the young artists will be displayed at an open house for parents and friends at the end of class. Grades: 2-6 Cost: $90 11:30-12:20 65. Joe Hunter Volleyball Gym Join the fun in learning one of the most popular sports among America’s students. Boys and girls can learn the proper hitting techniques and teamwork essentials to help become a better volleyball player. Grades: 3-6 Cost: $75 11:30-12:20 66. Susan Boucher Matchbox Mash Up Room 105 Work with others to design your own tracks and race your friends. There will be a huge assortment of cars and tracks. At the end of the session each child will take home the materials. Grades: K-2 Cost: $90 11:30-12:20

67. Susan Champagne Kids’ Cuisine Multi- Purpose Room So what can we “cook up” this summer? We will be trying new recipes as we practice kitchen safety. At the end of the course, children will have a collection of recipes and enough “know how” to be a big help in the kitchen. On the first day of class, bring a labeled apron, a dishtowel, a small slicing knife, and a plastic container. Grades: 3-4 Cost: $95 11:30-12:20 68. C. O’Keefe H. Rothschild Little Magicians Room 30 Children love magic and they love to learn. What could be more natural than to have both?... a workshop that teaches children magic tricks! Not only will your kids have a blast, they will talk about the exciting time they had for weeks to come. The magic tricks that your children will learn are simple, and use common everyday items. Besides being a ton of fun, your children will improve their social interaction skills, hand eye coordination, and their self-confidence! The Little Magicians class will encourage young minds to express their creativity while interacting with one another and having FUN! The class will have a culminating magic show open to all! Grades: K-3 Cost: $90 11:30-12:20 69. Eric Morgan Flag Football Field Ready, set, hike! Spend the summer playing and learning about the country’s most popular sport. Children will learn the fundamentals of football and gain a competitive edge that can carry forth in their future athletic endeavors. Each day the students will learn the different skill positions of football and participate in drills for that position. At the end of each class, these skills will be put to use in a friendly, competitive game of flag football. Skills consist of route running, fundamentals of catching, throwing, carrying the ball, and much more. I will see you on the field. Grades: 5-6 Cost: $75 11:30-12:20 70. Beth McLaughlin Sculpture Art Room Are you ready to create 3-dimensional works of art? In this class students will explore different sculpture techniques as they create sculpture in the round, in relief and stablies. Materials to be used include clay, wire, paper mache, plastercraft, and wood. Grades: 4-6 Cost: $90 11:30-12:20 71. Melissa Gant Cartooning Room 105 Bring your own cartoon characters to life! Using simple shapes and lots of imagination, you will learn how to draw funny faces and show facial expressions, draw bodies and show them in action, draw comic animals, aliens and machines, design dynamic backgrounds, and do cartoon lettering. You will then create your own story strips in black and white, and in color. Let your imagination take over! Bring in any cartoon or comic book that you may have at home. Grades: 1-6 Cost: $90 11:30-12:20 72. Alice Buttery Fun with Science Room 243 What happens if… ?This is a question that drives scientists of all ages! The students will perform hands-on experiments to answer new questions everyday. Fun, inquiry-based activities will focus the students’ desire to explore their natural worlds while developing their thinking and reasoning skills. Grades: 1-2 Cost: $90 1130-12:20 73. Paul Scott Instrumental Music Band Room

Advanced Players (those who have had one year or more of instruction). Students will be offered advanced instruction in any of the following instruments: Flute, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Trumpet, French Horn, Trombone, Baritone, Tuba, Drums. Students in grades 4-6 will receive one group lesson (9 students or less per group) each day. Daily lessons will enable the students to advance quickly working in a small group setting. Grades: 4-6 Cost: $75 11:30-12:20 74. Diana Richards Amazing Mazes Room 17 Do you enjoy finding your way through tricky mazes? We will be building our own mazes in this class with a variety of blocks, legos, and other building materials. We will decorate and use our own ping-pong ball characters to blow through the mazes we’ve created! Students will win prizes daily for creating and pushing their characters through the amazing mazes!

Grades: K-3 Cost:$90 11:30-12:20 75. Lisa Patrocinio Life on Mars Room 121 What if the human race was forced to live on another planet? Now let’s say that planet was Mars. How would you survive? Well, that’s up to you and your friends. As a team you must create a plan of survival for the human race. How would you grow food, get water or even find shelter? You will design and make models for your inventions that will assist the humans while trying to sustain life on Mars. Grades: 5-6 Cost: $90 11:30-12:20 76. Lisa Pitingolo Yoga Kids Room 18 Children at all fitness levels will learn the basics of yoga as part of a health and wellness routine. Yoga Kids will easily follow instructions and develop a yoga vocabulary as they learning the names of the postures and movements. This yoga practice will enable your child to develop flexibility, strength, posture, balance, and coordination. Join me this summer! Grades: 3-4 Cost: $75 11:30-12:20 77. Kelly Dent Musical Play Party Music Room You are invited to a music party! Join Mrs. Dent, the Cherry Hill music teacher, for fun and active music games. You will learn musical skills as we play singing games from around the world, learn hand clapping and jump rope songs, and dance to all kinds of music. You will also get a chance to play some very unusual musical instruments. Come play with us this summer! Grades: K-2 Cost: $75 11:30-12:20 78. Tara Delmour The Year in Review Room 26 This class will offer students the opportunity to reflect upon their recently completed school year in order to prepare for the upcoming year. Students will use personal reflection to create their own time capsule that captures their experiences of the past year in order to create goals and a plan for the future. Students will use journaling activities and round table discussion to share their experiences and learn from their peers. Students will ultimately create their own time capsule that will serve as a reminder of all they have achieved this year!

Grades: 4-6 Cost: $90 11:30-12:20

SUMMER PROGRAM BASIC SKILLS COURSES

79. Stacy Colluci Basic Skills – Reading Library Basic Skills - Reading is based upon the recommendation of the child’s classroom teacher. Parents will be notified of this recommendation. This course is only available to children in the Basic Skills or Resource Room program provided by the district. There is no tuition fee for this class. Grades: 3-4 Cost: $0 8:30-9:20 80. C. Moran H. Rothschild Basic Skills - Reading Room 210 Basic Skills - Reading is based upon the recommendation of the child’s classroom teacher. Parents will be notified of this recommendation. This course is only available to children in the Basic Skills or Resource Room program provided by the district. There is no tuition fee for this class. Students will need a notebook and blank flashcards. Grades: 1-2 Cost: $0 8:30-9:20 81. Christine O’Keefe Basic Skills - Math Room 30 Basic Skills - Math is based upon the recommendation of the child’s classroom teacher. Parents will be notified of this recommendation. This course is only available to children in the Basic Skills or Resource Room program provided by the district. There is no tuition fee for this class. Grades: 5-6 Cost: $0 8:30-9:20 82. Christine O’Keefe Basic Skills - Math Room 30 Basic Skills - Math is based upon the recommendation of the child’s classroom teacher. Parents will be notified of this recommendation. This course is only available to children in the Basic Skills or Resource Room program provided by the district. There is no tuition fee for this class. Grades: 3-4 Cost: $0 9:30-10:20 83. Christine Moran Basic Skills - Math Room 210 Basic Skills - Math is based upon the recommendation of the child’s classroom teacher. Parents will be notified of this recommendation. This course is only available to children in the Basic Skills or Resource Room program provided by the district. There is no tuition fee for this class. Students should have a notebook and a folder for this class. Grades: 1-2 Cost: $0 9:30-10:20. 84. Stacy Colluci Basic Skills - Reading Library Basic Skills - Reading is based upon the recommendation of the child’s classroom teacher. Parents will be notified of this recommendation. This course is only available to children in the Basic Skills or Resource Room program provided by the district. There is no tuition fee for this class. Students should have a notebook for this class. Grades: 5-6 Cost: $0 9:30-10:20 85. Heather Rothschild Basic Skills - Math Room 211 Basic Skills - Math is based upon the recommendation of the child’s classroom teacher. Parents will be notified of this recommendation. This course is only available to children in the Basic Skills or Resource Room program provided by the district. There is no tuition fee for this class. Students should have a notebook for this class.

Grades: 5-6 Cost: $0 9:30-10:20 86. Stacy Colucci Basic Skills - Math Library Basic Skills - Math is based upon the recommendation of the child’s classroom teacher. Parents will be notified of this recommendation. This course is only available to children in the Basic Skills or Resource Room program provided by the district. There is no tuition fee for this class. Grades: 3-4 Cost: $0 10:30-11:20 87. Christine Moran Basic Skills - Reading Room 210 Basic Skills - Reading is based upon the recommendation of the child’s classroom teacher. Parents will be notified of this recommendation. This course is only available to children in the Basic Skills or Resource Room program provided by the district. There is no tuition fee for this class. Students should have a notebook and blank index cards. Grades: 1-2 Cost: $0 10:30-11:20 88. Heather Rothschild Basic Skills - Math Room 211 Basic Skills - Math is based upon the recommendation of the child’s classroom teacher. Parents will be notified of this recommendation. This course is only available to children in the Basic Skills or Resource Room program provided by the district. There is no tuition fee for this class. Students should have a notebook and a folder for this class. Grades: 1-2 Cost: $0 10:30-11:20 89. Nicole Colon Basic Skills - Math Room 245 Basic Skills - Math is based upon the recommendation of the child’s classroom teacher. Parents will be notified of this recommendation. This course is only available to children in the Basic Skills or Resource Room program provided by the district. There is no tuition fee for this class. Students should have a notebook for this class. Grades: Kindergarten Cost: $0 10:30-11:20 90. Stacy Colucci Basic Skills - Reading Library Basic Skills - Reading is based upon the recommendation of the child’s classroom teacher. Parents will be notified of this recommendation. This course is only available to children in the Basic Skills or Resource Room program provided by the district. There is no tuition fee for this class. Grades: 5-6 Cost: $0 11:30-12:20 91. Christine Moran Basic Skills – Reading Room 210 Basic Skills - Reading is based upon the recommendation of the child’s classroom teacher. Parents will be notified of this recommendation. This course is only available to children in the Basic Skills or Resource Room program provided by the district. There is no tuition fee for this class. Grades: 3-4 Cost: $0 11:30-12:20 92. Nicole Colon Basic Skills - Reading Room 245 Basic Skills - Reading is based upon the recommendation of the child’s classroom teacher. Parents will be notified of this recommendation. This course is only available to

children in the Basic Skills or Resource Room program provided by the district. There is no tuition fee for this class. Grades: Kindergarten Cost: $0 11:30-12:20

SUMMER PROGRAM ESL ENRICHMENT CLASSES

93. Caren Kalman ESL Enrichment for Primary Grades Room 123 This primary enrichment course is based on the recommendations of the ESL teachers. However, all ESL students are welcome. This is an enrichment course that will reinforce and enhance many of the language skills learned during the school year. Grades: K-2 Cost: $75 9:30-10:20 94. Caren Kalman ESL Enrichment for Intermediate Grades Room 123 This primary enrichment course is based on the recommendations of the ESL teachers. However, all ESL students are welcome. This is an enrichment course that will reinforce and enhance many of the language skills learned during the school year. Grades: 3-6 Cost: $75 10:30-11:20

Summer Enrichment Schedule Period I (8:30-9:20) Period II (9:30-10:20) 1. Rise and Shine Yoga (k-3) 21. So You Think You Can Dance..and Sing? (4-6) 2. Intro to Model Rocketry (2-5) 22.Model Rocketry II (4-6) 3. Computer Carnival (K-6) 23. Computer Carnival (K-6) 4. Gallery of Softie Creatures (3-6) 24. Doll Fashionista (2-6) 5. Gym Games (1-6) 25. Gym Games (1-6) 6. Lego Mania (2-6) 26. Kids’ Cuisine (3-4) 7. Kids Cuisine (1-2) 27. How to Draw (K-2) 8.How to Draw (K-2) 28. Wii Fit / Wii Sports (1-6) 9. Wii Fit / Wii Sports (1-6) 29. Animals in Art (2-3) 10. Art is Fun (2-4) 30. Babysitting 101 (3-6) 11. Ready, Set, First Grade (K) 31. American Girl Club (1-3) 12. Instrumental Music (Beginners) (3-6) 32. Instrumental Music (Advanced) (4-6) 13. Dynamic Earth (4-6) 33. Piano Explorers (K-3) 14. DRUM up some Fun (3-6) 34. Obstacles with Angry Birds (1-4) 15. Under the Sea (K-2) 35. Life on Mars (5-6) 16. Building Bridges (5-6) 36. Yoga Fit (5-6) 17. Math Fun (3-4) 37. Poetry Slam (4-6) 18. Once Upon a Time (4-6) 38. Literacy Lounge (K-1) 19. Little Lego Mania (K-1) 39. Super Doodles (2-6) 20. The Social Hour (4-6) 40. The Social Hour (2-3) 79. BSI Reading (3-4) 82. BSI Math (3-4) 80. BSI Reading (1-2) 83. BSI Math (1-2) 81. BSI Math (5-6) 84. BSI Reading (5-6) 85. BSI Math (5-6) 93. ESL Enrichment for Primary Grades (K-2)

Period III (10:30-11:20) Period IV (11:30-12:20) 41. Glee Club (3-6) 60. The Social Hour (K-1) 42. Do You Think it will Fly? (2-4) 61. So You Think You Can Dance and Sing (K-1) 43. Scrapbooking (3-6) 62. Astronomy wit Star Lab (4-6) 44. Gallery of Softie Creatures (3-6) 63. Digital Photography (4-6) 45. Volleyball (3-6) 64. Doll Fashionista (2-6) 46. Matchbox Mash Up (K-2) 65. Volleyball (3-6) 47. Kids’ Cuisine (1-2) 66. Matchbox Mashup (K-2) 48. Flag Football (3-4) 67. Kids Cuisine (3-4) 49. Computer Carnival (K-6) 68. Little Magicians (K-3) 50. Watercolor Painting (4-6) 69. Flag Football (5-6) 51. Craft Mania (1-6) 70. Sculpture (4-6) 52. Fun with Science (1-2) 71. Cartooning (1-6) 53. Instrumental Music (Beginners) (3-6) 72. Fun with Science (1-2) 54. Creating Music with Garage Band (4-6) 73. Instrumental Music (4-6) 55. Loads of Lovely Lanyard (3-6) 74. Amazing Mazes (K-3) 56. Building Bridges (5-6) 75. Life on Mars (5-6) 57. Kids on the Move (5-6) 76. Yoga Kids (3-4) 58. This River Edge Life (4-6) 77. Musical Play Party (K-2) 59. Play-Doh Creations (K-3) 78. The Year in Review (4-6) 86. BSI Math (3-4) 90. BSI Reading (5-6) 87. BSI Reading (1-2) 91. BSI Reading (3-4) 88. BSI Math (1-2) 92. BSI Reading (K) 89. BSI Math (K) 94. ESL Enrichment for Intermediate Grades (3-6)