June Activities

June 23rd 1:00-2:00 Express Yourself:
Learn different ways of story writing. Learn how to create a book and understand how to get it published.

June 25th 6:30-8:00 Express Yourself:
Learn about cartoon animation. Discover how cartoon characters are animated and create your own comic strip.

June 29th 6:30-8:00 Express Yourself:
Learn about self hardening clay and create an animal using the balloon clay technique.

July Activities

July 2nd 1:00-2:00 Express Yourself:
Learn about several famous artist’s paintings and then paint one of the artist’s painting as your masterpiece.

July 6th 6:30-8:00 Express Yourself
Can you name that song in just a few notes? Challenge your music skills by playing the Name that Tune game.

July 7th 1:00-2:00 Express Yourself:
Meet drummers Maurice Miller and Jonathon Gaines as they demonstrate African tribal drumming rhythms and chants.

July 14th 1:00-2:00 Express Yourself:
Learn about the hip hop fashion world. Design your own hip hop T-shirt.

July 16th 6:30-8:00 Express Yourself:
Meet Dale Sampson a hip hop dancer and learn about the art of hip hop dance.

July 20th 1:00-2:00 Express Yourself:
Learn about what goes on behind the scenes of a play. View several different short films and become the next film critic.

July 21st 6:30-8:00 Express Yourself:
Who’s Lola’s killer? Question the suspects and solve the mystery.

July 28th 1:00-2:00 Express Yourself:
Create an avatar character of yourself.

July 30th 6:30-8:00 Express Yourself:
Come and enjoy virtual reality games at the summer reading award night.

Reading Contracts

Each participant will select, sign, and fulfill one reading contract for the summer program.

Time Contract—I will read a total of 8 hours of summertime reading.
Page Contract—I will read a total of 480 pages of summertime reading.
Book Contract—I will read a total of 8 books.

Summer Reading Contracts
Must be completed and returned in by
Wednesday July 28th
To earn an admission ticket to the virtual reality party a reading log must be turned in.