Gladstone School System Presents

Asset Building for Community Development

working together with

AmeriCorps*VISTA

(Volunteer in Service to America)

Click below and visit the AmeriCorps web site

sset uilding for ommunity evelopment

AFTER-SCHOOL / SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM

a Strictly Free and Volunteer Program

^{All those in the 1st - 5th grade are welcome as participants.}

^{All those in 6th - 12th grade are welcome as teen volunteers.}

^{All adults ages 18 - 110 are too welcome to assist families WITH}

^{EDUCATIONAL alternatives to daycare through funding or volunteerism.}

We offer community strengths regardless of family composition, cultural background or other individual differences.

Contact:

Coordinator

Tonya Tardiff

AmeriCorps*VISTA

Gladstone School System

400 South Tenth Street

Gladstone, MI 49837

(906) 789-8488

ttardiff@gladstone.k12.mi.us

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Click on the above picture to view student guidelines

ABCD's multi-generational programming

Is Improving Your World ~

You too Can Make It Better When You partner with

ABCD ! ! !

It's a great place for Community Volunteers of all ages,

Including YOU !!!

We are reaching out to

ALL Community Volunteers Alike.

Consider THE RSVP ~ Retired and Senior Volunteer Program

(Assisting individual’s age 55 and older match desire to volunteer choices.)

Contact: (906) 786-7080 (Ask for: RSVP)

J.T. Jones / W.C. Cameron Schools are offering-

A Free Summer Enrichment Program

Everyone Please use the Business Office Entrance

Ø Check in at 12:30pm Room # 119

Ø Check out at 3:30 pm Room #119

Ø Arrival is set for Jones School Room # 119. Any change will come with notification sent home daily. Weekly notices will also be posted at the business office entrance and at the checkout table.

Ø Dismissal is set for Jones School Room # 119. Any change will come with notification sent home daily. Weekly notices will also be posted at the business office entrance and at the checkout table.

Ø Field Trips:

o A field trip is planned for most weeks.

o All children are expected to arrive at Jones School Room #119 on time.

o Sorry, the Data bus will not wait long for late arrivals.

Monday's -Thursday

12:30pm-3:30pm

Tentative Dates Include:

Week 1: (4 Days)

Unearthing Insects

June 22 – June 25

Children enjoyed lots of creative learning about different types of insects in our area.

We learned with Buggy Corners, Flies and Spiders, and Splat-U-Later Games all week.

One of our Leaders, DC especially enjoyed a water balloon bath from the entire ABCD group.

Pat Landry helped us learn about the metamorphosis of Monarch butterflies.

During a walk to Van Cleve Park we were able to catch and observe bugs.

We learned what bugs eat and where they live.

A trip to Fayette helped us to realize how long insects have been with us.

They found that the bugs have been here way too long !!!

Week 2: (3 Days)

(Short week due to July 4^th Weekend)

Save & Buy / Dollars & Cents

June 29 – July 1

Children enjoyed making their own handmade bank.

We learned where money originated and how to make and save money.

Children visited Gladstone’s Bay Bank saw the facility including the secret vault.

Each received a new Presidential gold coin from the Bank President.

We learned you can make your own homemade ice cream, play doe

and gak(Silly Putty^®) to save money.

The Children were able to earn funny money all week and spend it at the 2 ABCD specialty stores

named TOYS “R” IN & DC~AN~TANISHA’S TREASURE CHEST.

Week 3: (4 Days)

Health & Career Development Grades 4-6 / Smart Start good decision-making Grades K-3

July 6 – July 9

K-3 grade Children learned to make great choices while

3-6 grade Children are learned about health and career choices with fun games and activities.

A bead craft was presented so as to encourage entrepreneurship at a young age.

We visited Bay College and learned fun facts about our future career choices.

The Nursing department gave us a great example of how germs spread, to teach about health.

Trooper Seaman from the Gladstone State Police Post visited with us to speak on

police work as a career. We also visited the Gladstone Post to see the exciting

cars, computers, equipment and building they use. Subway has donated a healthy subway tray, while Wendy’s and MacDonald’s

donated free coupon cards. Egg and Volcanic Experiments were presented to encourage the study of science for future scientists. This is in order to promote them as a business in which to start a young persons career. Sport-cup-stackers were played to encourage creative learning with fun.

Week 4: (4 Days)

Health & Career Development Grades 1-2 / Smart Moves good decision-making Grades 3-5

July 13 – July 16

3-6 grade Children learned to make great choices while

K-3 grade Children learned about health and career choices with fun games and activities.

A bead craft was presented so as to encourage entrepreneurship at a young age.

Career Cattle Farming as a was presented on Tuesday’s field trip. Police and Fire Worker Career’s were inspired as future choices for students on Wednesday’s field trip. Sport-cup-stackers was learned and played to encourage creative learning with fun. Volcanic reactions were fun to learn about when thinking of becoming a scientist.

Week 5: (4 Days)

Fascinating Area and U.P. Culture

July 20 – July 23

Day one we visited the local Veterans Memorial Park and learned of our very own heroes from the Delta County Area. We also visited the local Senior Center and our tour guide gave us the facts concerning the painted historical wall mural. Next we visited the local city hall and the art museum. Day two was filled with interesting facts about the history of the U.P. and Michigan’s origins, games, crafts, and fun filled activities were used as the teaching guide for the day. Day three included learning about Native American culture. Leather medicine pouches were made for keepsakes, they are to give away or keep. Music and attitudes were discussed and talked about with the children. On the last day of programming Native American talking sticks were made with a campfire circle. Every child was given the chance to participate in the special circle using their special name given at the beginning of class. Children were happy to participate in the Native American Dance.

Week 6: (4 Days)

Earth Conservation/Preservation

July 27 – July 30

Day one we were in the classroom making fun crafts out of reusable supplies. We made garbage-collecting devices out of pipes and hangers. Then we made earth day pins out of materials the children collected from Van Cleve Park in Gladstone. Day two we went for a walk to the boardwalk where Tom Tauzer taught us about the importance of removing weeds from Gladstone. Then the children got to save Gladstone from the invasive weed called “Spotted Knapweed.” Day three the children cleaned up their very own Kids Kingdom and the beach with their homemade garbage collectors. Day four the kids got to travel to the Ford River Project where they learned that it was an old Native American burial ground, and how they reconstructed the site so that the river didn’t totally demolish it!

Week 7: (4 Days)

Wilderness Survival Camp

August 3 – August 6

Day one of wilderness camp week we had Denise Messing come in and show the children all the necessities of camping in the woods. Each child got to try out some type of camping equipment. Day two we went to the Gladstone campground where Denise showed us how to set up a tent, how to properly put your camping supplies in your bag, what filtered water from the lake tastes like, and then the kids split into teams and got to complete an obstacle course on putting your camping supplies in your backpack, Last and certainly the BEST part they got to make smore’s and EAT THEM! Day three Jill Thompson from the Red Cross came in and we got to bandages all of our broken limbs! Smokey got called out to a forest fire but he left us a movie to watch with popcorn and some surprise fun bags. We walked to the park and viewed the beauty and discussed what we would miss if there were a forest fire in Gladstone. The last day is party day, ice cream, popcorn and trail mix.

Please Call us with your ideas or donations! ! !

~~~PLEASE NOTE~~~

1. Some Classes may require parents/guardians to:

o Drop off as well as pick up students in a separate area of town, other than the School.

2.Although, we have a 1st - 5th grade participant policy:

o We do allow a parent or guardian to stay along and volunteer with a younger child(ren).

o That guardian could be a neighbor, aunt, grandma/pa, friend or anyone to stay along with the younger one(s). Sorry, we don’t allow older siblings in 1^st-5^th grade as guardians.

3.We are presenting an interactive summer program:

o We plan on visiting different parts of Gladstone’s Van-Cleve Park, as well as a few other places within the city itself.

4.Children and volunteers will need to:

Wear walking or tennis shoes with some sunscreen.
For safety reasons these items will be a daily requirement of ABCD’s summer program.

Volunteers can sign up now . . .

PLUS, You don’t have to volunteer for every week

one or two days or weeks will help.

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Contact:

Coordinator

Tonya Tardiff

AmeriCorps*VISTA

Gladstone School System

400 South Tenth Street

Gladstone, MI 49837

(906) 789-8488

ttardiff@gladstone.k12.mi.us

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GLADSTONE Jr. High & High School

Volunteer work creates more choices for your future

Enhance your career choices and

Consider Summer Volunteer Work.

Scholarship Applications look better rounded.

Job Applications and Portfolios look much sharper.

Possible extra credit from Teachers.

Earn club or organization honors and awards.

Make friends of all ages.

Volunteers mentor teens in learning leadership skills.

If you would like to assist children

progress toward successfulness,

use the information below.

AFTER-SCHOOL / SUMMER

ENRICHMENT PROGRAM

Coordinator

Tonya Tardiff

AMERICORPS*VISTA

Gladstone School System

400 South Tenth Street

Gladstone, MI 49837

(906) 789-8488

ttardiff@gladstone.k12.mi.us

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Click above see more photos

ABCD’s PHOTO GALLERY

Session I

Taken @ Jones School

During the Smart Moves I Class...

SESSION II @ JONES

MAD SCIENTIST

LEGO ROBOTICS

SMART MOVES II

KNITTING I

PHOTOGRAPHY I

Session II @ CAMERON

Games/Activities

Gymnastics

Arts

Story Time

Cup Stackers

Crafts

Origami

Coordinator

Tonya Tardiff

AMERICORPS*VISTA

Gladstone School System

400 South Tenth Street

Gladstone, MI 49837

(906) 789-8488

ttardiff@gladstone.k12.mi.us

Special Thanks:

Parents, Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), Teens, Teachers and School Support Staff, PTO, PTC, St. Vincent De Paul, Waves Salon, Wal-Mart, Stropich Oil Company, Public Enrichment Foundation, American Legion, Delta County Historical Museum and Lighthouse, William Bonifas Fine Arts Center, Delta County Trades and Labor, DNR with Enviroscope, Pet Place, Gladstone Public Safety, MDS CAA Gladstone Senior Center, Gladstone Super Value, Brampton Bike and Ski, Delta County Animal Shelter, Houge Pet Caskets, Bud Irving with “Chubbers and Choppers”, Linda and Jingles the Clown, Gladstone Recreation Center, Pat Landry, Schwan Sales Enterprises, Exchange Club and all Other Community Volunteers

AmeriCorps*VISTA,

Is dedicated to helping individuals and lower income neighborhoods by helping:

§ A community in reaching for positive changes.

§ Mobilize community resources.

§ Increase the capacity to meet community challenges.

MISSION STATEMENT

AmeriCorps*VISTA

Works with the

Gladstone School System

As they create

sset uilding for ommunity evelopment.

ABCD’s Free Motivational After-School

and Summer Programming Includes

Volunteers Who Make a Difference,

In a Safe and Caring Environment,

One Group of Children at a Time!

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If You Partner with ABCD ~

Like a Bridge we can all reach out to area Children !!!

(Kipling's Walk Bridge)

(Mouse over: Gladstone, Michigan ~ 4th of July Fireworks)

We can make an explosive difference today!!!

This years After-School Programming Results Charted

Unduplicated Community Count Totals	Totals
Unduplicated Cameron School Student Participants	60
Unduplicated Jones School Student Participants	117
Total Unduplicated Students for all 5 grades	177
Total of volunteers unduplicated	90
Total Number of Community Participants (1^st – 5^th grade) with Volunteers (Student-Teens/Adults/RSVP)	267