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Champs (Grades 6-8)
Loaves and Fishes offers a daily program
to provide academic and social support with a focus on peer interaction and
middle school concerns for sixth, seventh and eighth grade students.
Academic help, social support, and opportunities for creative expression are
provided daily for the Champs in order to promote school success and
encourage their attention to special interests and skills as they prepare
for high school.
Year in Review:
Anthony Saunders
works with
the Champs on academics. Anthony told us, “This year was very exciting for
me and the Champs. This year we really focused on working with t hese middle
school students on understanding different words that would allow them to
read more and understand what they are reading. The kids worked really hard
trying to improve their reading. We were also able to improve their math
skills by using different math programs on the computer that allowed them to
play math games and practice their different math facts at the same time.
The games allowed the kids to have fun while they learned so the information
wasn’t so boring to them after a long day at school. Academics really
improved from the beginning of program until the end. Their report cards
showed improvement in their Language Arts and Math classes. I am really
excited about the direction the Champs are moving in with their work in
academics. A special thanks to all the volunteers!”
Dana Williams
worked with
the Champs on enrichment activities. “I guess it is true, time flies when
you’re having fun because that is exactly what we have been doing this year.
Learning while having fun. This year we were privileged to have Karee Redman
bring us the 4H SuperSeed Program. She came to LAF once a week to discuss
topics that our youth are facing today. We talked about bullying, stress,
peer pressure, drugs, alcohol, decision making, goal setting and much, much
more. I truly enjoyed the honesty and helpful conversations the students had
with one another. I also ap
Karee Redman from 4-H poses with Dana and the Champs in their
new SuperSeed shirts!
preciated
how patient and understanding the group was while dealing with the dynamics
of the group. Along with the great education SuperSeed provided we had Teens
Against Aids come out for eight weeks and discuss making smart and safe
decisions about sex. We also were fortunate to have a program on Conflict
Resolution for several weeks. Our presenter did a great job preparing games
that highlighted the reasoning behind settling conflict in a positive way.
Part of our Conflict Resolution training was to do a Ropes Course at the
Betsy Jeff Penn 4-H Camp in Reidsville. If I have to say so myself, not only
did the group do well, but we had a BLAST! The students encouraged each
other, challenged themselves and had a wonderful time of team building. We
still have some work to do but I do think lots of progress was made. This
has been a great year and I am looking forward to the fall!
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