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Eager Beavers (Grades K-2)
Loaves and Fishes offers a daily
program with a focus on nurturing, enrichment, and the development of
academic and social skills for students in kindergarten, first and second
grades. We provide children with one-on-one assistance with homework and
projects, and greatly encourage reading. The Eager Beavers also have “Fun
Friday” outings bimonthly during the school year.
Update:
Annie Bush
said: Wow!
Another year has passed, and SUM MER is HERE! There have been exciting
things happening in Academics this year. Students have worked hard with
complet ing homework and tutorials, as well as other assignments and
projects that were given through out the year. First and foremost, I could
not have run the K-5 classroom as smoothly without the help of dedicated
volunteers and support from various donors. I would like to thank each and
everyone for their continued sup port of the staff and students here at LAF.
Looking back since the beginning of the year, I have seen them all grow
tremendously not only academically, but physi cally and socially as well.
Each student is unique in his/her own way. There were various obstacles that
many of the students faced academically. Thankfully with them being placed
in the program and working closely with their parents and school of fi cials,
we were able to help them get through those obstacles successfully. Working
wi th the Eager Beavers (K-2) has been such a plea sure. In academics, our
daily routine included snack, Harambee, homework, tutorial and reading. In
the beginning many of them were reluctant to complete tu torial because it
was not part of their usual daily routine. As time went on, many of them
were beg ging to go and compete the extra tutorial work. Ev ery other Friday
we went on many different adventures through out the city of Raleigh. Some
of our adventures included Krispy Kreme, NC Museum of History, NCSU
Arboreteum, and PlaySpace just to name a few. Community Service was fun this
year; I think that they now have the picture that it is more than picking up
litter! Other things we have done this year included working with the
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, making teacher appreciation bags, visiting
WakeMed Pediatric Unit, making placemats for a nursing home, and of course,
litter clean up!
Academics
The Eager Beavers are currently taking
timed math tests every day. Each student is allowed one minute to complete
as many problems as s/he can. After their answers are checked, they use
graphs to plot the total number of problems they completed and how many
problems were missed. Afterwards, they work on individualized assignments
that pertain to their academic goals. All Eager Beavers spend at least 15
minutes every day reading with a volunteer and then they each write for ten
minutes in their journals. They begin with a sentence starter such as “My
favorite ice cream flavor is…” “When I grow up, I want to be…” or “My
brother/sister helps me…” Kindergartners write one sentence, first graders
write three sentences, and second graders write five sentences. If they have
time left over, they draw a picture or write more. Overall, everyone seems
to enjoy the program and is quickly learning the routines and procedures.
Enrichment
This fall the Eager Beavers will focus
on naming and understanding some very important feeling words. We will do
activities around feelings such as happy, sad, mad, embarrassed, scared,
safe, proud, ashamed, jealous, thankful, nervous, and relaxed. We will be
thinking about the feeling words and the situations in which we may
experience them, in addition to learning strategies for controlling and
releasing feelings. In the coming months, the Eager Beavers will be
learning more specific skills such as accepting “no,” apologizing, being a
good listener, manners, bragging, honesty, tattling, sharing, and accepting
differences. This energetic group is also looking forward to a number of
outings that will allow them to explore their community!
Community Service
Community Service is a very important
activity for the Eager Beavers because it gives them the opportunity to
learn while giving to others. Last year the Eager Beavers picked up litter
in the churchyard and in local parks. They learned that every little bit
helps to keep our community clean, and they also learned about recycling and
the types of materials that are recyclable. This year, they will have the
opportunity to learn more about our global community through the Read to
Feed Program.
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