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.
