July 10, 2013
Copper Basin News, Hayden, Arizona
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Winkelman Elementary summer program great success this year By Nina Crowder The Hayden Winkelman Unified School District has held a successful threeweek summer school for the students in Preschool through sixth grade at the Hayden-Winkelman Elementary School. With more than 80 participants of the 120 students enrolled in the school, participation was nearly 70 percent for the small school. The program started June 10 and just ended June 27. The funding for the program was made available through a Math/Science Federal Grant that Hayden-Winkelman Unified School District applied for. The school district had an outstanding turn out for the summer program with over eighty youth participating. The students in the Preschool program were focused on the importance of learning goals, being nice, playing together, following directions and taking responsibility for their actions. Some of the teachers began with learning letters of the alphabet and names. The teachers also worked with the young students reading and talking about books, performing drawings, finger paints and playing card games. The children all seemed to have a fun time and are enjoying learning a variety of matters. The remainder of the students, Kindergarten through sixth grade worked with teachers and focused
on math and science. The students performed an array of hands-on experiments including: making s’mores in our hot Arizona sun; making sail boats out of tin foil and seeing how many pennies they would hold before sinking; making geysers out of soda and Mentos and to top it all off making homemade ice cream in a bag. The ice cream was so easy to make in a small zippable bag: you add milk, vanilla and sugar, seal it, then in a larger zip bag add ice and rock salt and seal it with the smaller bag and shake it for a few minutes and amazingly it turns to ice cream! The youth enjoyed all the experiments and learning they had during this program. Hayden-Winkelman Unified School District is dedicated to excellence and student achievement. HaydenWinkelman is committed to supplying the students with the tools they need for academic, personal and social achievement. It is essential to partner with parents and the community to create an environment geared to the success of all students. Schools are for our children to help them grow, achieve and learn! Special thanks to Jeff Gregorich and the staff at Hayden-Winkelman Unified School District for applying for and obtaining the Math/ Science Federal Grant to help support the summer program for our community and the children in it!