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MEDFIELD AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM
Jump Start, Kindergarten,
& First Grade Newsletter
May 2018
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Important Dates in MAY:
Thursday 5/10 – Watch your email for the sign-up information for
MAP'S EXTENDED OPENING - Tuesday 6/19 – Thursday 6/21. Space is limited, so be sure to sign up before the deadline!
Friday 5/11 – Teacher Professional Day – Early Release Day - Children enrolled on Fridays are expected to attend
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please remember to call MAP at (508) 359-2165 if your child will not be attending! There is
NO JUMP START MAP.
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Children in
AM Kindergarten have NO SCHOOL – Children in PM MAP can be dropped off at 8:30 am and may stay until 2:30 or their usual pick up time.
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Children in
PM Kindergarten will attend the
morning session of Kindergarten and be released to MAP at 11:40 and may stay at MAP until 2:30 or their usual pick up time.
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Children in
First Grade & Full Day Kindergarten have a half day and will come to MAP at 11:40.
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All children will need to come to MAP with a lunch.
Thursday 5/24 – Deadline to sign up for Special Sign Up days at the end of June – 6/19-6/21. See below for more information.
Monday 5/28 – No School – MAP Closed
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***Special Assignment for the May Newsletter***
The kids had so much fun with the guinea pig pictures sent in by the families who read the March Newsletter….let’s do it again! But this time, please send me a
BABY PICTURE
of your MAPster to be added to the Baby Wall of Fame! Thanks!
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Looking ahead to JUNE:
Thursday 6/14 – Last Day of Jump Start MAP
Friday 6/15 – Transition Day at Memorial School. (No Jump Start MAP) All Ks go to the AM Session, and if it is their regular MAP day they will be released to MAP at 11:40 and may stay until 2:30 or their usual pick up time. All Ks need to come to MAP with a lunch. First grade will be released at their usual time.
Monday 6/18 – Last Day of School– Early Release Day
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No Jump Start MAP
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NO PM Kindergarten – Children in
AM MAP may be dropped off at MAP at 8:30 am and may stay until 2:30 pm or their usual pick up time.
Tuition will be due for the additional days added to the school year.
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Children in
AMK, Full Day K & First Grade will be released to MAP at 11:40.
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All children must come to MAP with a lunch. Please remember to call MAP at (508) 359-2165 if your child will not be attending!
Tuesday 6/19 - Thursday 6/21 – MAP Special Sign Up Days – MAP will be open from 8-6. The sign up will go out on 5/10 and be due back to MAP on 5/24. Space is limited, so please be sure to sign up early!
Thursday 6/21- Come CELEBRATE the end of the school year, the last day of MAP, and KICK OFF YOUR SUMMER at the MEMO Concert at the Gazebo next to the Medfield Library. MAP will be sponsoring this event! Hope to see you there! It is going to be a BALL!
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Jump Start and Half Day K at MAP
We have really been diving into the English language this month! We started with a week of Children’s Books, and we worked with all of the elements of a story. We discussed character, setting, and plot using some favorite stories, and then we made up our own book covers based on characters and a setting that we chose. We had a great day exploring wordless picture books and telling the story. We also enjoyed some How To books, and then worked in groups to write our own. Finally, we learned that most stories have a problem and a solution, so we spent time trying to come up with our own solutions when presented with a problem.
We followed that with a Poetry Week, including some amazing writers like Shel Silverstein, Jack Prelutsky, and Jeff Foxworthy. We also played rhyming and matching games. We learned that descriptive language is important in poetry, so we worked on a group Mad Libs style poem where we filled in all of the adjectives and we practiced using all of our senses. We had a lot of fun with Spring poems and poems about Peeps – yum! We wrote an oversized shape poem about Rainbows that is hanging near the door – check it out! And above the guinea pig cages is an amazing list poem written by the kids about Butterscotch!
The final week of the month was a free for all of word games, and anything else we were excited about that we hadn’t gotten to yet. We made a new alphabet poster using logos that we are all familiar with. We worked to find things in the MAP room that rhyme with…or start with….It was so fun! We played an exciting game of alphabet BINGO.
We also tried learning how to read some words that are in the same word family (words that end the same). The children decorated some butterflies with the words that they learned. Look for them in the Map room hanging – so pretty!
We are ready to leap into MAY, and the theme for the month is HEALTH!
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Session 5 Clubs Begin!!!
As Session 4 Clubs wrapped up the children eagerly awaited hearing about the new and exciting clubs being offered for Session 5. It’s always enjoyable to hear the children’s chatter as they decide with friends which club they are interested in signing up for. No doubt, no matter what club they choose, they are sure to have tons of fun!
Monday
Mask Making Club with Jeanne
Photography Club with Scott
Tuesday
Dragons Love Taco Tuesday Club with Megan S.
Car Club with Mike
Wednesday
Walking Club with Terri
Design Club with Carol
Thursday
Surprise Club with Jodi
Feathered Friends Club with Joanne
Friday
Kids’ Choice Club with Kim
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And in other MAP news...
April was an amazing month at MAP, full of all kinds of hands-on fun, creative projects, kids using their imaginations in the MAP room, and interactive clubs! We have enjoyed the gym, but are so glad to spend some extra time outside now that Spring has officially arrived in Medfield! Some MAP friends have had fun learning to play bocce or practicing Frisbee, and some are happy to play in the mud! We are hoping for lots of sunshine, warm weather, and even more time outdoors in the month of May!
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April Vacation Week at MAP
We traveled all around the world during vacation week – 1
st stop: Hawaii! We had a fantastic luau, complete with grass skirts, leis, hula dancing, games, and a tropical fruit taste test. The kids had a blast at PINZ for our field trip – bowling, video arcade, pizza and lemonade…what’s not to like?!? Our trip to the park & zoo was cancelled due to inclement weather, but we made the most of it with a PJ and Movie Day at MAP. And the highlight of the week had to be Bike & Scooter Day! Everyone loves riding around all day with their friends!
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CONTACT US:
Annette Gallagher, M.Ed. Gaye Shannon
K-1 Program Director Executive Director
508.359.2165 508.359.0003
Fed ID # 04-3061993
MAP provides high quality afterschool enrichment programs and is supported by tuition & tax-deductible contributions from families, their employers, other organizations. Proudly serving Medfield families for over 20 years! A nonprofit organization.
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