Duck University Extended Day
Voyager Project
Newsletter
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SPECIAL
POINTS OF
INTEREST:
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Duck
University
Extended Day
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Voyager
Project
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Nourish U:
Mini Grant
Parent Showcase
Duck University Extended
Day program and Voyager
Project is quickly coming to
an end this semester. All
campuses are still working
very hard to provide a
quality program to all of
our students.
We are planning our second full day Summer Program. The program will
begin June 6th and end
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6th grade. The Summer
Grants
Program will be held at
T.H. Johnson Elementary
Parent Summit campus. The hours will be
from 7:00 a.m. until 6:30
p.m. Monday through Friday. Our summer theme is
“The Duck 2016 Summer
Olympics”. Our Olympics
will include the following
activities basketball, track
& field events, field hockey,
volleyball and golf.
We are excited about receiving two of the Taylor
Educational Foundation
Duck University Extend-
Grants. Our Balancing
Food and Fitness grant will ed Day/Voyager Project
“Parent Showcase”
be implemented this summer. The second grant
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done in our fall program.
We are also promoting our
Duck University Extended
Day program for next year.
Applications for the 20162017 school year can be
found on our website and
can be turned in at your
child’s campus.
Thank you for the privilege
of serving your children
and the community.
Sincerely,
JoAnn Barcak
Duck University
Extended Day
Voyager Project
Program Director
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Voyager Activities at NPE
“The Voyager
Project
adventure to
The Rockdale
I & GN
Train Depot
Museum”
Voyager students have been working hard and excitedly to
complete their mousetrap race cars before school ends. Teams of two
students have been reading directions, following the directions, gluing
and sanding the parts to ensure the race cars are working at the end.
When all cars are ready, we will race them to see which one will run
the longest and the farthest.
Voyager students got a treat recently when they were taken on a
field trip to the Rockdale Train Depot Museum. They toured a caboose; saw the dining car where meals were served; were fascinated
by all the model trains running on multiple tracks; and peered into a
Blacksmith workshop where all kinds of metal were forged. The
most enjoyable, though, was the simi-train pulled by a farm tractor
that the students were able to ride multiple times. The tractor driver
even brought the train to the park where we stopped to eat lunch and
have an ice cream bar treat. He drove the students around the park
several times. The students would have loved it if they could have
ridden with him forever.
HEADS UP VOYAGER PARENTS
WHO: VOYAGER CLASSES
WHAT: WILL HAVE AN OPENHOUSE &
CERTIFICATE PRESENTATION
WHEN: MAY 25, 2016 -- 3:45 P.M.
WHERE: VOYAGER CLASSROOMS
WHY: LAST DAY OF VOYAGER FOR STU
DENTS
You are all invited to join us to give our Voyager
students a warm and successful send off .
Duck University Extended Day NPE
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Enrichment
Activity:
Students engage
in the Arts&
Crafts enrichment
activity after they
have completed
their homework.
Duck University Extended Day MSI
The end of the year has come to
our MSI Duck U Extended Day
group. We've been making our way
to the close by revisiting some old
activities and bringing in some new
ones.
Our Computer Animation group
wrapped up the year with the students taking away some valuable
knowledge. Some of our kids have
shown a great interest and aptitude
in the activity, with a few even developing an interest in animation as
a future career. Those who participated have come away with a login
so that they may continue their work
on their own.
Our archery group as also run its
course, with the kids learning some
exciting new skills. At the end of it
all, we had an archery competition
so that the kids could show off
some of their newfound abilities. In a
close race, Jaxon finished first with a
score of 63 points with Becca right behind at 62.
Science club has also started up again
opposite Archery, and it's been fun letting the kids do some hands-on learning. We've explored rock formations with
Starbursts and chemical reactions by
making volcanoes and have hopefully
learned a few things that will stick with
us.
In between the scheduled activities we
have spent a lot of time playing in the
gym and using our imaginations. It is
always a joy to watch your kids acting
as kids. Thank you for allowing us to
spend this year getting to know you and
your children. We have a great group
with a great dynamic between them and
it's been a pleasure to share our time
with them. I appreciate that I can look
back fondly on this
school year with
your kids.
Duck University Extended Day MSI
Duck University Extended Day THJ
Here at THJ Duck University we are
still practicing our ABC’S and letter
sounds, followed by blending sounds
to make words and also learning rhyming words. We are continuing counting
to 100 by 5’s and 10’s!! Kinder students are also reading books on their
own with very little help.
We always want to see our kids coming
to Duck U with a smile and ready to
have a fun afternoon!! The children
LOVE to color, play with the Legos,
building blocks, play basketball, bowling etc.… and of course we can’t
leave out the IPads. We encourage
our kids to always have duck tales and
bubbles because we are still in school
and have to abide by the rules. With
HAVE A FANTASTIC SUMMER AND A
GREAT SCHOOL YEAR TO OUR SOON TO
BE 1ST GRADERS AND KINDERGARDENERS
the school year almost to an end the children
LOVE
have learned a lot and strive to learn more.
Mrs. Lopez and Mrs. Debbie
Mrs. Debbie and I enjoy having your children
WE WILL MISS THEM L
in this wonderful program. We learn so much
Parents if you have any question or concerns
from them and teach them fun educational
please feel free to email me @
activities.
[email protected] of call or via text anytime of the day @ (512)965-0425
Thank you
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Nourish U: Healthy Eang & Drinking Mini Grant!
Balancing Food & Fun (BFF)
Parent Summit
PAYING FORWARD!
Duck University Extended Day accepts donaons to help keep our
fees at a minimal cost for our
working parents. We also provide scholarships for students to
be able to a end our program.
To make a donaon go to the
Taylor ISD website and click on
“School”. Then go to the Duck
University link and click on the
“Donate” bu on or call to make
a donaon. 512-352-6845
Thanks For Your Support!
Duck University Extended Day
and Voyager Project Staff
Duck University Extended Day/
Voyager Project
2500 North Drive
Taylor, Texas 76574
512-352-6845
254-541-5133
[email protected]
Taylor ISD
Making a Difference in After School!