School Success Series

I am happy to announce that our partner Pro-Action will be providing a great series of programming for our community called the School Success Series.  This program is geared towards the parents or guardians of the students involved with the A-3 program.  Our fist of a 4 part program is called "Strength Based Communication," which will focus on helping your child be the best they can be.  The presenter will be Kelly Wells, a NYSEP Certified Parenting Educator, and is open to all parents and guardians of the students enrolled in the A-3 program.  We will provide food, drinks and child programing for all of those involved so bring the whole family to this exciting series.  We will be offering a free entry into a raffle that will be given away before the end of the night.  If you have any questions check out the flyer below.  All students in the A-3 program will be getting a slip to be filled out if you plan on attending and  a copy of the flyer.  If you have any questions feel free to ask dcook@cgcsd.org.  We highly encourage all to attend as this can provide information to better help your son or daughter be the best they can.

Surviving a Jello Earthquake

One of our enrichment groups has students problem solving real word problems using science and engineering skills.  In this scenario students had to develop and build a structure that could withstand an earthquake.  Don't worry Mrs. Thompson is a highly trained individual and it helps that we are using Jello and not real seismic activity.  The Jello is a great representation of seismic waves and how an earthquake would effect structures. 

Don't worry Denay.  I think it will hold!

We also have our students building complex structures and machines with legos.  Mr. Graham helps students build moving machines all the while they are having fun.

Good work Tommy

 This is our first opportunity to use the gym as the fall sports are over and the winter sports have not started.  Our students took advantage of the opportunity to let their competitive juices flow in the first game of kickball.  Not sure who really won though!

I hope the ball comes to me!

Catch Kids Club

One of our Partners comes to the school every Wednesday for 6 weeks to provide our students with enrichment.  This particular program increases students awareness of nutritional and physical education.  We are providing students with the best information to make informed decision.

Catch Kids Club's finest members absorbing the information.

That looks like a "Graham in the headlights."  Guess it was a rough day in the classroom!

Not sure it is supposed to go there but who am I to know?

Another day in the A3 neighborhood

How can you pass up this nice weather when it is almost November!  I wouldn't want to cross either.

The anticipation is the hardest part!

Our students are enjoying the nice weather as long as we can.  This is one of the activities running on Wednesday.  The other is called Catch Kids Club and it is a nutritional program that focuses on making healthier choices with both nutrition and exercises.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not really sure how this can be fun but I am in!

How tall can you build a structure that can hold a tennis ball while a fan is trying to blow it to the next century!  (It has to be at least 18inches!  Mrs. Thompson's rules!)  These students are attempting to solve this problem using science and engineering. 
 And I thought school was boring!



This has been an on going project the students have been working on with the culmination of a couple of structures that "Blew the competition away" (Yea it is cheesy but we like it)

Congratulations to some of the winning contestant's.  I wonder what they will shake up next???????

Check us out to find out!

Foster Lake

Thanks for stopping by to check out our future ENS people.  We are taking core samples from a tree that was 43 years old!  Makes me feel good.

 





Fearless Will leads our search into the unknown looking for our lost turtle utilizing the finest telemetry equipment AU has to offer our students.  P.S. (We did find the turtle and it was wooden).

 

The best part was yet to come!  We had pizza and cookies for dinner.  All in all it was a successful first off site field trip for the A-3 program.  

 

 

Welcom Back

Welcome Back!!!!!!

Hi all and thanks for checking out Canisteo's blog spot.  Just to keep everyone informed regarding our program and some up coming events. 
- The program runs from 3-5 weekdays Mon-Fri.  We will be going to the YMCA of Hornell on Fridays to participate in different recreational activities.  Permission slips NEED to be signed and returned to the program before students are eligible to attend.  We will be going this Friday 10/17/14.
-  Our first field trip is to Foster Lake up near Alfred University.  Students will be using spatial technology to predict coordinates off a map in the woods of Foster Lake.  We will be going after school on Monday 10/20/14 and returning around 7.   Permission slips need to be returned for this field trip by Thursday 10/16/14.  Snacks and pizza will be provided and it is STRONGLY recommended to wear very warm clothes and old clothes as it may be muddy. 
-  We currently are offering 3 different enrichment programs: Mr. Don Graham is teaching engineering with LEGOS.  Mrs. Thompson is working on problem solving/building skills.  Ms. Brianna McGuire is offering beginning guitar for older students. 
-  This year we have brought on more staff to assist with HW help and we are also utilizing our IPADS to look up information and CCLS to better assist students with their HW questions. 
-  We will be having outside services come to Canisteo to provide different enrichment programs starting this week.  On Wed. Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) will be providing Catch Kids Up, a food experience program. 

This is a lot to look over but feel free to contact me if you have any questions dcook@cgcsd.org and I will be glad to assist!

Lions and Tigers and Bears, oh my!!!

The best field trips are the ones that are fun and educational. The Seneca Park Zoo was one of those trips. Students were able to tour the zoo for the day while enjoying the different animals. From big to small we enjoyed them all! The lions were hungry and the spiders were as creepy as ever. I am sure many of the students wanted to take a monkey home in their pocket, but the only thing they left with were great memories.

Aerodynamics

It is all about the form

Concentration face

Those paper airplanes your child is constructing with their homework are actually educational. They shouldn't be using their homework, but the airplanes are teaching your child engineering. There are a thousand different ways to fold a paper airplane and it takes a while to find the perfect fit for you. Of coarse, you want to know what your plane needs to do before you worry about constructing it. Mr. Reynolds set up a couple of different tasks for the students in the A-3 Program. Students were given a few chances to construct different airplanes for the different tasks. One plane had to fly the greatest distance and the other plane had to fly the straightest.

Sometimes it just takes a good teacher

Maybe a big wind up is key?

Engineering with Legos

Have you ever wondered what type of devices you can build with Legos? The answer to that is just about anything when you set your mind to it! Students in the A-3 Program have been working hard for the last week building different mechanisms with Legos. The students built fishing poles, solar cars, street sweepers and even people. Make sure to ask your student what their favorite project was.

Group Shot with solar cars

Ready, Set, Go!!!

A little friendly competition never hurt anyone. Students started their summer off by building and decorating their very own air powered bottle cars. All cars were not built equally. Students were given a chance to decorate their cars with construction paper, which affected the vehicles drag. After spending a few days building, students were able to take their cars for a spin on the track. As stated before, the cars we powered by air. The cars were shot off at 50 psi and they were moving so quickly we had to do photo finishes! There could only be one "Champion of the Universe", but in reality every student is a winner. 
 

We have a winner!

Bryanna is "Champion of the Universe"

Summer Programming

Summer Programming has started. The A-3 Program is working very closely with the Summer Reading Program and the Summer Recreation Program to bring a very busy, but fun summer experience to the students at Canisteo-Greenwood. Students are going to be working on a lot of different projects in A-3 this summer including water rockets, solid fuel rockets, solar cars, air powered cars, and trebuchets. Make sure to ask your student about their projects! They can make for great dinner conversations.

Building with Legos

Niagara Falls

What do you get when you send 28 students and 8 adult chaperones on the Maid of the Mist??? One of the wettest field trips for the A-3 Program. On June 21, 2014, the A-3 Program took a field trip to Niagara Falls State Park to enjoy the view and learn about the North American natural wonder. Did you know about 750,000 gallons of water rocket over Niagara Falls every second? Students were able to spend the day learning about Niagara Falls and taking in some of the wonderful attractions. Everyone had a chance to ride the Maid of the Mist which gets mere feet from the falls. Students were also able to spend some time in the Niagara Falls Discovery Center. All in all, everyone who attended the trip had a wonderful and educating experience.



Tylor, Torrance, Rachel, and Melody



Miss Coleman, Damien, Rachel, and Melody in front of the Falls!

Group Picture

The Falls from the top




The Falls from the bottom

Kites

Have you ever wondered how much work goes into constructing a kite? Students in the A-3 Program decided to find out. Students worked very hard with the help of Mr. Graham to construct kites made from dowels, wire, tape and paper. It took a few weeks, but students were finally able to take the kites on their maiden voyage. It sure was a lot of fun!

Fridays at the Hornell YMCA

Every Friday after school, students in the A3 Program head to the Hornell YMCA to make use of the facilities. Students can take part in a couple different classes including art, music, aerobics, gym, and swim. Not only do the students get to participate in fun and educational YMCA activities, but they get to meet new friends from the Hornell Intermediate School and Bryant School. The YMCA welcomes all three schools on Fridays to enjoy the facilities as part of the 21^st Century Grant.

 

We would like to send a big thank you out to Mark Morrissey and his excellent staff for providing such great opportunities for the 21^st Century Grant participants.