These are highlights from the first several weeks of activities for the Valle Catholic
Summer Care (ages 5-10).
During the first two weeks the focus was building and construction.
The kids used the Imagination Playground blocks to construct houses.
They also used marshmallows and spaghetti noodles to create structures.
They broke out the sidewalk chalk to design and draw buildings, stores, houses,
etc in a city. They even put a zoo, complete with animals, in their city.
Connie Hermann works with the 5-6 year olds. Colleen McClure is
in charge of the 7-10 years olds.
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Gardening week
The 3-4 yr olds planted their own individual marigolds to keep. They explored seeds, played math games to see who was the “tallest flower”, learned the parts of a flower along with a fun song to go with the lesson.
Carol Klein came and talked with the children all about gardening and let them practice with the seeder. They then planted vegetables in their own garden at school.
The 5-6 & 7-10 yr olds didn’t miss any of the fun either. They toured gardens in the backyard of the Bolduc House and Jean Baptiste Valle House. They also got to go on a trip to Treasured Memories where Laura Naeger and Kim Heberlie showed them how to make a flower arrangement. The children were able to create their own arrangements to keep.
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Field trip to the Pewter Shop:
The 5-6 and 7-10 year olds went on a walking trip to the Pewter Shop in downtown Ste. Genevieve where the owners talked to the children about art and how art is more than painting.
They had a premade cross mold and demonstrated to the kids the process of turning the hot (500+ degrees) pewter into a cross then let them look at it.
Afterwards, the children walked around the shop to see everything that can be made with pewter. Items included ornaments, plates and bowls, crosses, utensils, drinking glasses, and much more.
It was an interesting and educational experience for all!