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December 2010 Newsletter

The theme for the November AHAS

Saturday was “Under the Sea”. For the Art

Education lesson the students learned about

the anatomy of the octopus and created their

very own personal octopus made from

recycled bottles, tissue paper, and

construction paper. Staff and Volunteers were

very impressed with the students’ abilities to

create new ways to make their art projects

sturdy and scientifically accurate.

Art Education

Pictured Above and Below: At our November AHAS Saturday students create sea creatures.

Youth Advisory Board

As one of the first tasks of the year the

Youth Advisory Board is doing a coat drive.

They are collecting new and gently used coats

for members of our community. They have

already contacted their local schools for

support, but any extra coats donated would be

greatly appreciated. If you have a coat that

you would like to donate please contact

morgan.parker@email.wsu.edu.

Youth Advisory Board members have

also been working to support other members

on AHAS Saturdays. Their mentoring has been

helpful to staff and students during these

activities.

Outdoor Education

Continuing with the theme of “Under

the Sea”, students created several fish prints.

This is a fun exercise that uses paint, and the

students learn about the skeletal structure of

fish. Students took their prints with them at

the end of the day.

Pictured Above: At our November AHAS Saturday a student shows off her fish print made for outdoor

education.

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Monday

Today we are learning about dinosaurs.

Tuesday

Today we are learning about pets.

Wednesday

Today we are learning about the solar

system.

Thursday

Today we are going on a field trip to the zoo.

Friday

Today we have a special guest from the fire

department to tell us about fire safety.

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Upcoming Events

AHAS Saturdays:

January 15, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. @WSUV

January 29, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. @WSUV

Youth Advisory Board

January 15, 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. @WSUV

Prairie View Events

Please contact Morgan Parker for info.

Contact AHAS

AHAS OFFICE: 360-546-9363

www.AtHomeAtSchool.org

Director: Susan Finley, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Washington State University

finley@vancouver.wsu.edu

Program Coordinators: Melody Autry-O’Dell

melody.autryodell@email.wsu.edu

Stephanie Stutesman

stephanie.stutesman@email.wsu.edu

Volunteer Coordinator: Morgan Parker

morgan.parker@email.wsu.edu

Students attending the November

workshop ranged in age from 10 to 20. The

session started by introducing themselves to

each other and talking about their favorite

writers. Students wrote short stories or poems

about themselves, their families, funny things

that happened to them, or things that they

hoped might happen to them someday.

Writing Workshop

Halloween Party

On October 30th we had an AHAS

Halloween Party. Students went on a treasure

hunt, learned about mystery science, created

masks, and designed costumes from

newspaper.

Pictured Below: AHAS students creating Halloween costumes from nothing but newspaper and tape.

Special Thanks: To our wonderful sponsors and partners:

AHAS Scholars, Community Foundation for SW Washington, Dreaming Zebra Foundation, Divine Consign Fund, Holzman Foundation, Jack Will and Rob Boys and Girls Club, Kaiser Permanente Employee Giving, Kohls Community Programs, Kwamba Productions, Learning Palace, Legacy Community

Health Fund, State Farm Insurance, Wolf Family Fund, Youth Service America

Pictured Below: AHAS students spend a Saturday morning participating in a writer’s workshop.

We took 20 students to the WSUV

campus to spend a day relaxing and building

relationships with peers and mentors. The

group watched Red Hot Ballroom, a

documentary about instituting ballroom classes

into schools; played board games; and had a

dance competition.

Prairie View

Volunteers Always Needed!!!