Pirate Camp

Pirate Camp  was held at JES July 13, 14, and 15th for JES students entering 2nd grade this coming school year.  Twenty five students took part in the camp that was planned and taught by Debbie Winn, Deanna Deetscreek, and Jolene Dishart.  Throughout the week the students were engaged in a variety of educational activities in numerous subjects.  The camp incorporated math by teaching the students how to meaure planks in cm, inches, and feet, after measuring and recording their information they got to "walk the plank.  Language arts was incorporated by having the students play pirate vocabulary bingo, singing pirate chanties, and having pirate stories read to them.  The students searched for their treasure (snack) and booty using treasure maps and compass rose.  We conducted a sink/float science experiment.  Each student constructed an aluminum foil boat, predicted how many pennies it would take to sink the boat, then went outside to test their predictions  by placing their boats in tubs of water and counting how many pennies it took to actually sink the boat.

The Central Cambria Education Foundation and Jackson Elementary School Fund funded this camp.

Magnificent Math Camp

Magnificient Math Camp was held Tuesday July 6- Friday July 13 from 9:00-11:00 at Jackson Elementary School. The camp was open for students from Jackson Elementary entering 4th and 5th grade. Twenty fourth and fifth grade students took part in the camp that Debbie Winn, first grade teacher, and Jolene Dishart, AmeriCorps, planned and taught. The students spent the week engaging in a variety of math activities such as writing checks and balancing their our own checkbooks, playing restaurant (taking orders, adding totals, figuring tax and tip, making change), playing quizmo (bingo with math facts), making fraction pizzas, and constructing figures with geometric shapes.

Row One: Katilyn Cooper, Christi Russell, Alexa Hays, Trevor Harriger, Katie Harrison, Row Two: Marian Grata, Ashley Deetscreek, Maria Letizia, Dalton Baker, Justin Bezek, Noah Gibson, Row Three: Caleb Sand, Danika Polka, Carly Kaschalk, Caitlyn Machuta, McKenzie Keiper, Jordan Farabaugh

Katie Harrison (waitress) takes Jordan Farabaugh's (customer) order at the Hamburger Hut

A group of 4th and 5th grade girls play Allowance: a game that requires students to count money and make change.

A group of students make fraction pizza.

Ashley Deetscreek uses pattern blocks to create a geometric figure.

Hays (customer) pays her waiter Jordan Farabaugh (waiter) at The Ice Cream Parlor.

Noah Gibson adds up his customers order.

Summer Reading Camp

A Summer Reading Camp was held at Jackson Elementary from June 14-18, 2010.  Twenty-two students who will enter the 1st through 3rd grades attended the camp.  The students worked in small groups and whole group to practice and reinforce reading strategies they learn throughout the school year.  At the end of the camp each student received a book to take home.  The camp was taught by Mrs. Winn and Mrs.Deetscreek.