Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation ESE eNewsletter

September 2011

Prairie Trace Elementary

Site Supervisor
Meagan is the Site Supervisor for Prairie Trace's ESE program. She has been a Site Supervisor for the program since the 2009-2010 school years. Meagan has a degree in Elementary Education, but she couldn't be happier working in this field. She really enjoys working with the kids and the parents as a part of her job. In her free time, she loves to read, mostly children's book. Do not get her near a book fair! She cannot wait to see what the year holds for the ESE program.

Assistant Site Supervisor
Matthew joins the Prairie Trace team with a lot of experience. He has worked for many youth programs in the last 6 years. Some include summer camps, before and after school programs, and youth sports. Matt also posses a Bachelors Degree, with an emphasis on Physical Education and Coaching. Before making his way to Prairie Trace, he worked as a facilitator at Orchard Park Elementary and learned a lot about the ESE program. Matt is very excited to meet all of the Prairie Trace students and their families.

Mural Time: Where kids go to get their art work noticed!

By: Meagan Storms

We have a club these eight weeks that I am really excited about. We are having the kids be the creators of one of our bulletin boards. Each week, they are given a theme and then together they have to create the artwork. The first week of school, we made a back to school banner. Since then we have made a zoo, an ocean scene and a prehistoric jungle. It's nice to be able to change up the board every week. I think it gives the kids something new to look at and be proud of in the hallways.

Now, I can't take all of the credit for this wonderful club. The idea was given to me over the summer from one of my campers, Sophia Zofkie. We were discussing together what she would like to see for after school clubs for the first eight weeks. Together, we brainstormed Mural Time, a club where students would create the artwork for the board. It has been a great experience so far, and I can't wait to see what the students will come up with for the rest of the eight weeks!!

Upcoming Site Celebration: Gross Party

By: Meagan Storms

As always, I am constantly looking for new and innovative parties that are going to get the kids excited to come to our site celebrations. The first party should be very interesting and messy. We are going to have a gross party. Everything that you can think of that is gross will be displayed for all to enjoy. We are going to start the party with a giant gross relay race where everyone is encouraged to participate to help their team earn some extra RICHER dollars.

After that is done, we will have stations that the kids can participate in such as a guess what's in the box, temporary tattoo station, pin the booger on the nose and many more. There will also be some light snacks that will be offered to quench their thirst or appetite. We will be having boogers on a stick, edible eyeballs, dirt pudding and some bug cookies. This site celebration is on September 23 from 4-6pm. We went with an earlier time to make sure that every kid gets to experience what PT's ESE has to offer. Parents are also encouraged to come see what a site celebration is all about! See everyone there!

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Meagan Storms Site Supervisor 317.698.0816	Matthew Gregory Asst. Site Supervisor 317.698.0816	Jennifer Szuhaj Principal 317.571.7925
Ben Johnson ESE & Summer Camps Manager 317.573.5240	Jennifer Brown ESE & Summer Camps Assistant Manager 317.843.3864	Linda Acosta Administrative Assistant 317.843.3865