Day 4- 5th and 6th Grade

Today was a very relaxed day at the center! We started the day with a long game of hangman, we used garden, plant and health terms! 

After our game we harvested cucumbers, squash, tomatoes, Swiss chard and collard greens! 

We then planted carrots, radishes, lettuce, and onions in our empty rows!

For lunch we had Mac & cheese, chicken tender and broccoli made by Nakiea!

Then we did an egg drop! The kids came up with awesome drop containers and no eggs broke! 

We ended the day with more hangman!

5th Day- 5th and 6th Graders

Today was the last day of camp for the summer. While all of the counselors are sad that camp is over we decided to make the last day as fun-filled as possible!!

We started the day with another long game of hangman! This time we used words that had to do with what's happening around the world. 

After this Jeff came and talked about bees! He brought bee suits so that the campers and counselors could see the bee hive up close. 

After talking to Jeff the campers got the opportunity to tour Major Tool & Machine! The girls loved walking around the plant and seeing all the cool machines. They also received the rockets they had made earlier that week. 

Then we had a delicious lunch! Nakiea made hot dogs, hamburgers, Mac & cheese, a vegetable sauté, peaches, grapes, and cherries! Aster also made Ethiopian food for everyone to try! 

We ended the day with building bird houses for the girls to take home and making ice cream!

Day 3 - 5th and 6th Graders

Today the kids spent all morning with IUPUI.  The students collected data like soil PH, soil composition, soil temperature and a percolation test.  They tested the soil from the garden to test how healthy our soil was.  We found out we need to add more nitrogen to the soil to help our garden grow better.

Once the campers finished outside,  it was time for lunch.  On the menu today was taco casserole, salad, and mixed greens including kale, squash, collard greens, and Swiss chard.

Then, two dieticians came in to talk to the campers about leading a healthy lifestyle.  They went over "MyPlate" and then the kids played a trivia game.  The kids learned about the different types of fruits and vegetables and how many servings they should have of each food.  They even got a bowl, lunch bag, or sticker if they answered questions in the trivia game correctly!

After that the kids went back outside for more vertex dodgeball with the counselors!  Then, they tried a delicious fruit smoothie as their healthy snack for the day.   Finally, they did reflections.  It was another great day at the 

Day 2 Reflection-5th and 6th Graders

Today was a fun day. My favorite part of the day was making Trail Mix. I put raisins, chocolate chips,chex cereal, and pretzels. It was so good. It was a great day!

Today my favorite part of the day  was the 3D legos.

My favorite part of the day was the trial mix and the lego building.

Day 2- 5th and 6th Graders

Today, once the kids arrived at the Center, the campers and counselors walked to the nearby orchard.  Here the campers learned about the parts of a plant and how to tell when the fruit is ready to pick.  They picked apples, grapes,raspberries, and mulberries.

Next, the kids went back to the Center and in small groups learned how to harvest plants. They picked collard greens and kale! Then the campers also got to make lego aligator robots! They got to use a lego computer program to program the alligators to move the mouths and make noises.

For lunch everyone had sandwiches, chips, mixed greens, and lemonade. Nakiea made a delicious vegetable medley with the greens that the students picked from the garden earlier today!


We then taught the campers about insects! We went into the importance of insects and why plants need them! Jeff actually brought in hissing cockroaches to show the kids! After learning about the insects the kids had a chance to go into the garden and catch some of the bugs they learned about! Most kids caught rolly polly's and ants.

Finally, they had plant science with Aster.  They learned what the acronym PLANTS stood for ( Place, air, nutrients, thirsty, soil). Aster also taught them about the parts of the a plant.  They then watched a short video about how one seed can create a forest!

We ended the day with a brief reflection time! 

Day 1 Reflection- 5th and 6th Graders

My favorite part if the day was the engineering and the bug catching!

My favorite part of the day was the cooking help. 

The center is so much fun. My favorite part today was making shush kabob. It was so much fun.There was blueberries, apples,oranges and grapes. We also went in the garden and picked vegetables.I picked tomatoes and it was really fun. Later we got to cut them. Lastly a bug teacher came from Purdue to each us about bugs. Then we got to go outside and pick them. I had a worm and we got really attached but I gave him to the center for their worm habitat.

Day 1- 5th and 6th Graders

Today we welcomed the 5th and 6th graders to the Center! We started the day with a couple of name games! Soon after the name games the campers got to harvest squash, zucchini, Swiss chard, tomatoes, and collared greens in the garden! 

We soon came inside, the kids then got to help Jenna and Nakiea in the kitchen! Due to the small amount of campers this week the girls were able cut vegetables and learn how to make a sauté! They seemed to really enjoy helping out in the kitchen! 

Then the engineers from Major Tool & Machine came and introduced 3D printing! After a PowerPoint showing all the cool things you can make with the printer, the girls got to design their own rockets! 

After engineering we had a delicious lunch of pasta with meat sauce, garlic bread and the vegetable sauté that the girls helped make! 

Then we all made fruit kabobs! The kids got to pick what fruit they wanted and make patterns with the fruit! Right after Jenna went over the new My Plate! 

Jeff from Purdue Extension then went over insects and bugs! He talked about the importance of each body part and what a body part does. He also talked about how bugs travel, and how they get their food! They ended with a bug scavenger where they got to use magnifying glasses and bug jars to get a close up of all the bugs caught! 

We ended with a delicious snack of fruit kabobs and strawberry shortcake and a small reflection period!

Day 5- 4th, 5th, 6th Graders

Today was a culture day! We wanted to emphasize the importance of where our families come from. We learned about the culture, history, and food of four separate countries. We started with Aster talking about Ethiopia. She was born and raised there, and moved to the United States when she was about to go to college. Although she's lived in the United States for almost 40 years now, she still remembers her heritage and goes back to Ethiopia as much as she can! She brought native clothing, instruments, and even an Ethiopian flyswatter! She also made a traditional Ethiopian meal with chicken and lentils. While the kids were skeptical at first they soon embraced the different food.

The campers got the opportunity to tour Major Tool & Machine, they were walked around most of the plant including where some of the parts were made! Our tour guide told us the importance of each part of the plant  and what each of the part was created for. 

After the tour, Jenna talked about France. She recently got back from a trip to Paris and Normandy with her school. After teaching the kids some basic french words, she went through some of her favorite parts of her trip as well as the food, monuments, and history of France. The kids enjoyed learning about the famous monuments/landmarks and thee lesson was ended with Nutella crepes!

Lunch was next! We had hamburgers and hot dogs, along with Mac&Cheese and a vegetable sautee. Right after Jenna and Nakiea showed the kids how to make homemade ice cream, and they each made their own bag!

Alyssa then talked about Mexico! She started teaching them some basic Spanish words and moved onto Mexican history, native food and traditions. She also played some of the most popular Spanish songs in Mexico! They also learned how to salsa!

We ended  the day with reflection and the counselors said goodbye to this weeks campers! We had a very successful week filled with learning, fun and food!

Day 4 Reflections- 4th, 5th, 6th Grade Reflections

I was happy to play on a laptop.

I like the cookie and to play dodge ball and listening to my heart.

I liked eating the cookie.  I want to feed the chicken tomorrow.

My favorite thing today was the cookies and it was made by Miss. Nakiea.

I like when we got to listen to our heart.  The cookies were awesome.  I wish we have a good field trip.

I love cookies. Play dodge ball.  Eating ice cream.  Heart.

My favorite thing is playing dodgeball.  I love the cookies.  I like listening to my heart.

My favorite thing today was the cookies that Miss. Nakiea made and playing blast off.

Day 4- 4th, 5th, and 6th Graders

Today, we only had half of our campers.  So, the campers started out in the garden today with Aster.  They weeded some of the garden beds. Aster explained that to weed properly, they needed to pull the weeds out by the root so that they couldn't grow back.  The campers did a great job! In one of the beds, there are bean plants that grow upwards. So, the campers tied the plants to a stake to keep the beans growing straight.

After a snack and some water, the kids learned how to calculate their resting heart rate with Nurse Linda.  They each listened to their heartbeat for 30 seconds, took that number and doubled it.  This number is their resting heart rate and for these aged children it should be approximately between 60-90 beats per minute.  To burn calories, the ideal heart rate should be double their resting heart rate.  (If there are any heart problems then the target heart rate should NOT be double).   After a fun game of dodgeball, they took their heart rate again to see if they were close to their target heart rate.

Once the kids were done with the heart rate activity, they did a craft called "Parachute man".  There was pre-cut people for the kids to color and then they attached string to one of their people.  They then attached that to a plastic bag.  They tested their parachutes to see how well they worked.

Next it was lunch time! On the menu today was chicken tenders, macaroni, vegetables, and lemonade.

Then after lunch, the campers identified food groups by coloring a food page.  They played a game called "Blast Off".  They put in their name and age and the game calculates an appropriate amount of calories they should eat per day.  Then, the kids have to pick out food for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack, and an activity to reach their nutrition goal.  They also must choose the correct balance of fruits,vegetables, protein, grains, and dairy.  

Finally, they wrote their daily reflections and played a game of dodgeball!

Day 3 Reflections- 4th, 5th, 6th Graders

I learn about my Plate.  Yummy! I love the part about the soil. 

I like dodge ball and I learned how to play dodge ball.

Today I learn about was flower and we had fun with it I hope we do It again.  Thank you every thing was the best. 

I learn about plants.  I like playing dodgeball.

My favorite thing today was winning something.   What I learned about is Health.

My favorite part is planting.  I learn about plants.  (drawing of the MyPlate)

We play dodgeball.  What I liked to play is dodgeball.

We learned about food.

Dodgeball. Science.  Dodgeball.

My favorite thing of the day was when we played dodgeball.  I learned that there is a lot of good food.

Day 3- 4th, 5th, and 6th Graders

Today the kids spent all morning with IUPUI.  The students collected data like soil PH, soil composition, soil temperature and a percolation test.  They tested the soil from the garden to test how healthy our soil was.  We found out we need to add more nitrogen to the soil to help our garden grow better.

After time with the IUPUI teachers, the kids played their favorite game, dodgeball.  This time they played vertex dodgeball where the boundary line that divided the two teams can move!

Once the campers finished outside,  it was time for lunch.  On the menu today was taco casserole, salad, and mixed greens including kale, squash, collard greens, and Swiss chard.

Then, two dieticians came in to talk to the campers about leading a healthy lifestyle.  They went over "MyPlate" and then the kids played a trivia game.  The kids learned about the different types of fruits and vegetables and how many servings they should have of each food.  They even got a bowl, lunch bag, or sticker if they answered questions in the trivia game correctly!

After that the kids went back outside for more vertex dodgeball with the counselors!  Then, they tried a delicious fruit smoothie as their healthy snack for the day.   Finally, they did reflections.  It was another great day at the Center!

Day 2 Reflections- 4th, 5th, and 6th grade

The best part of the day was dodge ball.  The bug I had was awesome. Robot.

My favorite part of the day was when we did the scavenger hunt.  We needed to have two pieces of papers.  

My favorite part of the day is the day.  The thing that I learned was what plants stands for.  

Playing dodge ball. Plants can grow their roots back.  Plants have stem and root.

Favorite part dodge ball.  Favorite plant celery.  

The butterfly scavenger hunt.  Plants is really P=place L=light A=air N=nutrients T=thirsty S=soil

My favorite part of the day is picking fruit and what I learned about plants is that they make their own food.  

My favorite thing today was doing legos and the scavenger hunt.  The thing I learned about plants is nothing what I know is about carbon dioxide.  

Butterfly hunt.  Stem.  Circle dodgeball.

I loved making a robot.  Plants need water.  

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My favorite thing is picking apple.  Plants need sun and water. 

Today was fun what we did.  I like when we went outside for the butterfly thing and if you win you get something so I won.  I came in 2nd place.  I hope we do it again tomorrow.  Plants that they grow real tall and they need water and all of that.  My favorite ice cream is chocolate and everything.  

My favorite part was Scavenger Huns.  I like plants.    

Day 2- 4th, 5th, and 6th graders

Today, once the kids arrived at the Center, the campers and counselors walked to the nearby orchard.  Here the campers learned about the parts of a plant and how to tell when the fruit is ready to pick.  They picked apples, grapes,raspberries, and mulberries.

Next, the kids went back to the Center and in small groups learned how to harvest plants. They picked collard greens and kale!  After weighing all the food, the kids and counselors picked 35 pounds of collard greens, kale, and Swiss chard!  This food will be delivered to the seniors of the Edna Martin Center.

After a quick break inside, the kids played circle dodgeball. They enjoyed having time to run outside and play!

The engineers came back today and they switched groups.  The group that did the egg drop now are working with lego robots and vice versa.  The campers enjoyed trying new activities and experimenting!

For lunch everyone had sandwiches, chips, mixed greens, and lemonade.   Nakiea made a delicious vegetable medley with the greens that the students picked from the garden earlier today!

After lunch it was off to a scavenger hunt! The kids were looking for cards that were hidden around the garden.  These cards had answers to a worksheet they received.  They learned all about butterflies including how long they lived, what they ate, and more!

Finally, they had plant science with Aster.  They learned what the acronym PLANTS stood for ( Place, air, nutrients, thirsty, soil).  They then watched a short video about how one seed can create a forest!They sang the "one seed" song at the end.  After plant science the students played their favorite game, dodgeball!

Day 1 Reflection 4th, 5th, and 6th graders

My favorite thing today was the lunch.  And my other favorite thing is the egg drop.  My favorite bug is the moth  And do I wish I could do legos tomorrow.

I see a bug they are so nasty.  and we did egg drop and I like the egg drop.  Then the bag.  My favorite counselor is Emoey #1.  and Jacke #2.  Jack #3.

The best time was the egg drop and when  got first place and when I got  moth too.

My favorite part of the day is egg drop.  My favorite bug is a butterfly.  I wish tomorrow we can do the robots.

My favorite thing of the day was when we did the egg drop.

Today I liked the egg drop.  And I loved the leaf bug.  On Tuesday I want to play dodgeball.  And put fruit on a stick.

My favorite part is games.  My favorite bug is worms.  I hope that we do egg drop.  Worms are creatures that sliver and you see that you to be careful to worms because they can live long then any worms.  Worms can live up like a year or so.  Worms don't bite.

Playing dodgeball was my favorite thing doing today.  My favorite bug was a ladybug.  I want to plant plants and fruits tomorrow.

My favorite thing today was making the fruit cabob and making the robot.  My favorite bug that I saw today is cockroaches and I wish we can eat ice cream.

My favorite thing was today was the bugs who we saw the bugs and that was fun.  My favorite bug is the spider and tomorrow I hope we do the same thing.


My favorite thing was dodgeball.  I will like to make ice cream.  I collected ants.

My favorite thing to do is play with the new kids.  I like pick the bags  I wish we can  play dodgeball.

Favorite part dodgeball.  Favorite bug beetle.  Do tomorrow dodgeball twice.

Favorite part robot.  What he showed us that bug.  Play dodgeball.

The best part of the day was dodgeball.  The bug I had was awesome.  Robot.

My favorite thing was looking.

Day 1 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th Graders

Today the Center welcomed a new group of 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th graders! To start the day we played a few name games to get to know the kids! After, the kids learned about honey bees from Jeff Dittemore! They learned about the types of bees, how a bee colony grows, and how bees produce honey.

In photography the campers learned the basic principles of photography such as the Rule-of-Thirds. After learning the basics, the kids went outside to take pictures, which are posted above! They enjoyed seeing the garden from behind the lens, and this encouraged them to look for smaller aspects hidden  inside the garden.

Then the kids got to make their own contraptions for an egg drop! The goal was to see whose contraption could be dropped from the highest distance without the egg breaking inside! All of the campers were successful in keeping their eggs from breaking! The campers also got to make lego aligator robots! They got to use a lego computer program to program the alligators to move the mouths!

After the engineers we had a delicious lunch of spaghetti and garlic bread! Then Linda, our nutritionists came and taught the children the importance of eating all of the food groups everyday. For snack, she brought fruit kabobs!

We then taught the campers about insects! We went into the importance of insects and why plants need them! Jeff actually brought in hissing cockroaches to show the kids! After learning about the insects the kids had a chance to go into the garden and catch some of the bugs they learned about! Most kids caught rolly polly's and ants.

We ended the day with a brief reflection time! 

Day 4 Reflection-1st, 2nd, 3rd Grade

I learned about the water cycle, I learned about people inside the bodys. I learned to pay atintive in dod ball - too look before you hit a ball at someone you could hit someone on the head. My favorit I saw my favorit caneller. It was Olivia. I got to see my friend erin. When Duane says wow I keep telling him to STOP saying that!

I learned that hawk likes chickens. My favorit thing was planting corn. My favorite thing is playing dodgeball.

I learned about a food chain. My favorate part of the day was playing dode ball. My favort thing to do at camp is dodge ball.

I lereand about oxygen and my favort thing was the chickens.

My faveret thing to play outside is dogeball!

My favort I learn is plants.

I like when redd a book I learn about oxygen.

I like dodgeball.

Today I learned about oxgen, My favorite part was when we play dodge ball.

I lerned you breath oxegen and breath out carbon dioide.

I like to play with Jack and my favorite part of camp of camp is learne.

Day 4- 1st, 2nd and 3rd Grade

Today we started the day with outside time! The campers got to play catch and tag! Soon after our director, Aster gave the campers a tour of the farm! She showed them our compost areas, rain water barrels and the greenhouse! The campers got to plant corn, weed and water the garden! Aster then reviewed the basic necessities of plants and talked about the importance of bees and pollination. She also talked about why plants need CO2 and water. We then went over the Water cycle and how it works. Aster ended with a quick review of worms and talked about how they are important for recycling! The kids became so knowledgeable about worms they received a certificate to become a worm protector!

We then had a yummy lunch of Mac & Cheese, chicken tenders and a vegetable saute from the garden! The saute had squash, zucchini, collard greens, and Swiss chard in it.

After lunch Nurse Kathy taught the campers basic first aid! Including taking blood pressure, heart rate, and how to clean wounds. They also made no bake cookies for snack!

For SPARK, we played counselor versus camper dodge ball! Right after, Aster talked about the respiratory system, cardiovascular system and the muscles inside our body. She emphasized what body systems/parts we use during exercise and what changes in each system during different activities.

Before we started writing our reflections, Olivia and Abbie read Click, Clack, Moo Cows that Type by Doreen Cronin and Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes.

We then ended with a brief reflection period!

Day 3 Reflection- 1st, 2nd, 3rd Grade

I liked about today seating lunch getting a turn to rolle the dice, staing insde, being a group with ms.olivia, having erin in my group, having my favorite canceller in my group havng fun with elijha and playing tag with him.

My favoret thing today was doge ball.

I love the counselors!

Dodge ball is what i lked to do today and snacks.

The best thing was dodge ball. The worst thing was nothing.

My favorite part was when  got a spider in the jar.

Favorite things were scavenger hunt and everything!

I likes play time.

My favorite thing I did today is dodge ball.

My favorite part of the day is going outside.

My favorite part is playing dog ball.

Today we did culler but we were looking for bugs.

My favorite thing is playing!

I liked playing dodge ball.

When we were playing dod ball and Jack got hit.

I liked dod bool.

I liked playing.

My favorite thing was going outside.

My favorite thing was helping out.

Day 3- 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Grade

Today at Felege Hiywot IUPUI taught a wonderful group of 7, 8 and 9 year olds about ecosystem studies. They introduced the concept of a food web through instruction and observation.

The students participated in a reading of Jump, Frog, Jump! and brainstormed what familiar organisms might eat to survive.  Then they used binoculars and magnifying bug catchers to observe the different life forms inhabiting Felege Hiywot.  They compiled their data by drawing pictures of their discoveries on large pads of paper.  Then we discussed the concepts of producers, consumers, herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores, and how all of these categories exist together in ecosystems.  The campers drew arrows between the organisms and their food, creating food webs that showed the interconnectedness and complexity of ecosystems.

Everyone had a fun morning and come away with a new understanding of how important all organisms are to the greater whole.

Next we played outside for about an hour! We all played dodge ball, soccer, catch, and freeze tag!

When we moved inside, the campers started singing camp songs while waiting for lunch.And for lunch we had a delicious taco casserole and salad!

Then the nurses from Community Healthy taught the kids about the new "My Plate" which replaced the food pyramid this year. After explaining why the pyramid was changed, the nurses talked about the importance of being healthy and staying active!

To end the day we read to the kids three books, When You Give a Pig a Pancake, The Giving Tree, and The Day I Became a Pirate. We also had a brief time for reflection!

1st, 2nd, 3rd Grade Reflection Day 2

My favorite thing was flag ball and apple orchard. All worst thing was nothing.

My favorite part of the day was dodge ball.

Favorite part was the apple tree and eating.

My faivert part of the day is when we go to pick the appel and bluebarre. When we played with the boll.

My favorite part of the day is when we picked apple green apples red mixed in colors. Myh other favorite part was the scalbenger hunt.

My favorite part of the day is eating lunch, riding on the counslors backs.

Today we went to the orchard and I liked it. I liked the apples. We picked up trash when we were walking.

Today we was looking at plants and watering them and we was finding some clues about butterflys. Did you know that adults butterfly have 6 legs?

Today we was gowing to the grden.

My favorite activity is going to pick apples.

My favorite activity was going to the apple orcher picking apples, rasbererys and grapes.

My favorite thing that was on today is picking apples and it was fun.

My favorite part of the day is was walking.

My favorite thing today is the orchard.

Today we picked apples we had fun. My favorite part was playing, coloring, and making a book. I didn't have a least favorite part.

Day 2 -1st, 2nd, and 3rd Graders

Today FHC got to host a new group of campers! The third graders! Because of this change we started the day off again with a few brief name games! Soon after we moved into plant science with our director, Aster. She went over the importance of the pollinators (a group of insects who move pollen from flower to flower) and how they move the pollen! She briefly went over the two main types of pollinators bees and butterflies! Immediately after, the kids got to go on a butterfly scavenger hunt! The campers went around the garden looking for different types of butterflies. While in the garden the kids also had a chance to water many of the plants as well as pick a few cucumbers, squash and tomatoes!

We then all went outside for SPARK! We played capture the flag dodge ball which really had to kids thinking about strategies, and also built endurance and hand eye coordination.

After SPARK we had lunch! Everyone had a turkey sandwich with chips and a salad!

Nurse Kathy then went over the importance of good food choices! To show all of the delicious food that is also healthy, Nurse Kathy read the Two-Bite Club. While Nurse Kathy was reading, the campers had to try two bites of every food that was mentioned in the book! At the end of the book every single camper received a certificate saying they competed the Two-Bite Challenge!

Once we finished the book we got to visit our orchard where the campers got to pick mulberries and raspberries!

When we came back to the Center, we ended with a brief period for reflection.

1st-2nd Grade Reflection Day 1

My favorite thing today was lunch becauseit was spagetti and gralic bread it was tasty and yummy.

 I was inside. I went outsdes then.  took some out some balls wth Olivia. I went inside and  colored. After I colored I ate delicicious food I looked at the flowers.

My favorite thing was dodge ball. My favorite favorite student sancel let was all my worst time was nothing  had a good time.

My favorite thing was dodge ball, seeing Jenna, and my friends

I  like wene we plaed dojball.

My favoiret thing today was doge ball.

1st -2nd Grade Photography

Day 1 - 1st- 2nd Grade

Today at the Center we welcomed the 1st and 2nd graders! We began the day with a few name games! This really helped the counselors get to know all of the campers name!

After a few name games we moved inside to listen to our director, Aster, talk about the importance of plants! The campers also learned about the parts of the plant, and how a plant makes food! Aster ended the lesson with coloring pages and a short video called One Seed. One Seed talked about how a desert can turn into a beautiful forest because of the bravery of one seed! It also went over all the basic needs of seeds. The campers remember what the plant needs by remembering the acronym P.L.A.N.T.S which stands for place, light, air, nutrients, thirsty, soil.

Abbie then went over basic photography principles, and the campers got to take pictures outside! (The pictures they took will appear in the next post :))

Then the campers got to go outside to play kickball! The game ended pretty quickly and many smaller games developed such as catch, freeze tag, and baseball.

For lunch the kids had spaghetti with meat sauce, salad, and garlic bread!

Nurse Kathy then went over the importance of hand washing! She did a demonstration of the correct way to wash ones hands and she also used a black light to show the germs living on all the campers hands!

Next was story time! Abbie and Jenna read A Seed is Sleepy by Dianne Huttts Aston and Sylvia Long, Dirt by Steve Tomecek, and The Tiny Seed by Eric Carie.

After story time Nurse Kathy helped the campers make fruit kabobs!

We then all went outside for a game of dodgeball! The day ended with a brief reflection period!

Pictures from Week 3 Pre K- K