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WEEKLYNEWS.NET - 978-532-5880 JULY 22, 2021<br />
Plenty of summer fun at SOFA<br />
LYNNFIELD — Here is the<br />
Community School’s Summer<br />
of Fun Activities (SOFA)<br />
schedule for the week of July<br />
19-23. Visit the Community<br />
School’s website at lynnfield.<br />
k12.ma.us for registration<br />
information.<br />
Programs cost $125 for residents<br />
and $135 for non-residents,<br />
unless otherwise specified.<br />
All programs are held at<br />
the high school, 275 Essex St.<br />
Children of all ages love to<br />
be silly and have fun, especially<br />
the youngest of us. We see this<br />
first hand every time we run our<br />
Silly Games program!<br />
We will play games like:<br />
Builders and Bulldozers, where<br />
children either build or bulldoze<br />
cones set up around the gym;<br />
Bowling for Noodles, like real<br />
bowling but with pool noodles;<br />
and Kooky Relays!<br />
Each game is designed specifically<br />
for our tot friends and<br />
includes elements that help further<br />
develop the fine and gross<br />
motor skills of our young champions.<br />
Participants also have the<br />
opportunity to practice working<br />
together, sharing with other<br />
children, and working on their<br />
problem-solving skills.<br />
The program cost is $135<br />
for residents and $145 for<br />
non-residents.<br />
High Five Sports - directed<br />
by the Sports Zone 101 staff, the<br />
program runs from 9 a.m.-noon.<br />
Let’s Get Crafty - Oriented to<br />
kids 3-6 years old and directed<br />
by Paula Rinaldi, the program<br />
runs from 9 a.m.-noon with the<br />
SOFA schedule describing it as<br />
follows: Come get together with<br />
your friends to make cool crafts!<br />
There will be a variety of different<br />
crafts each day. Between<br />
crafts we’ll go outside and enjoy<br />
the sunshine too. Plan to wear<br />
clothes that can get messy. Can’t<br />
wait to create together!<br />
Landscape And Ocean Life<br />
Paint Creations is directed by<br />
Jeff Surette, which will contain<br />
work in both acrylic and digital<br />
forms to create amazing artworks<br />
inspired by nature on land and in<br />
the water. The program runs from<br />
9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and is initiated<br />
towards kids ages 9 and older.<br />
We will be developing skills<br />
in realistic and fantasy-like<br />
art with favorite sea creatures<br />
using Adobe Photoshop and<br />
paint on canvas. Get ready to<br />
create some amazing works of<br />
art throughout a fun week! The<br />
program costs $250 for residents<br />
and $260 for non-residents.<br />
Aprons Ready - is run by<br />
Leah O’Brien for kids ages 4-6<br />
from 9 a.m.-noon and the program<br />
description is as follows:<br />
We will learn no-bake recipes<br />
for kids that will make the<br />
whole family happy! All supplies<br />
will be provided for this<br />
program, but the recipes will be<br />
kept a secret until they are revealed<br />
each day.<br />
Let’s Get Sporty! Jr. is directed<br />
by Lisa Verdile for kindergarten<br />
through 12th grade<br />
and runs from 9 a.m.-noon.<br />
Here’s the program description:<br />
Come have fun with a sportsfilled<br />
morning! Each day we<br />
will be playing age-appropriate<br />
sports games such as kickball,<br />
street hockey, pickle and more!<br />
Who doesn’t love a little sporty<br />
competition?<br />
Filmmaking is a class for ages<br />
8-11 running from 9 a.m-3 p.m.<br />
Program description: In this<br />
class, students will bring creativity<br />
to life in a fun, collaborative<br />
and exciting environment.<br />
They will learn skills in scriptwriting,<br />
storyboard sketching,<br />
improvisation and camera skills.<br />
Students who have previously<br />
participated in our program will<br />
be able to expand on their filmmaking<br />
skills. Together they<br />
will write, shoot and edit a film<br />
in a genre of their choosing and<br />
edit their project together using<br />
the professional editing software<br />
Adobe Premiere.<br />
The cost is $310 for residents<br />
and $320 for non-residents.<br />
Cheer Camp is run by<br />
Morgan Festa for ages 5-8 from<br />
9 a.m.-3 p.m. The program is for<br />
cheering enthusiasts! We will<br />
learn motions, while practicing<br />
cheers and chants. The morning<br />
will start with stretching and<br />
move on to somersaults and<br />
cartwheels. We will also do<br />
some cheerleading crafts.<br />
At the end of the week, we<br />
will have a mini-performance<br />
to show our friends and family<br />
what we learned. Program cost<br />
is $250 for residents, $260 for<br />
non-residents.<br />
Kids Concoctions and Tie<br />
Dye is directed by Joey Puleo<br />
for kids in grades 1-5. The program<br />
runs from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.<br />
and costs $250 for residents,<br />
$260 for non-residents.<br />
Program description: Come<br />
get messy! We will explore the<br />
magic of making the ultimate<br />
crafty concoctions. Some of<br />
the possible creations include<br />
magic muck, snowy foam paint<br />
and GAK.<br />
Mix, measure, squish and<br />
sculpt many colorful creations.<br />
But that’s not all! We will also<br />
spend our week tie-dying!<br />
Learn to make different patterns<br />
on clothing, garments and other<br />
objects.<br />
For grades two, three and<br />
four, Spy Camp is directed<br />
by Ava O’Brien and Chloe<br />
Shapleigh and runs from 9<br />
a.m.-noon. Here is the program<br />
description: Want to become a<br />
secret spy and learn all about<br />
what it takes to be one? Then<br />
this SOFA program is perfect<br />
for you! Get ready for secret<br />
spy missions and solving new<br />
mysteries every day!<br />
Jocks and smocks, directed<br />
by Lisa and Francesca<br />
Pasciuto, is for kindergarteners<br />
through fifth graders and runs<br />
from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Described<br />
as hands-on crafts and playtime,<br />
the program combines a<br />
morning time craft followed<br />
by a new sport activity in the<br />
afternoon. The program cost is<br />
$250 for residents and $260 for<br />
non-residents.<br />
Jeff Surette directs<br />
“Fantastical Beasts Painting and<br />
Drawing” for ages 8-12 from 9<br />
a.m.-3 p.m. Students will explore<br />
the forest and jungles of<br />
our world today and creatures<br />
that lived in the mysterious<br />
past. Wolves, tigers, griffins,<br />
unicorns and more.<br />
Come learn fantastic drawing<br />
and painting techniques that<br />
will turn your imagination into<br />
works of art ready to frame<br />
and hang on the wall at home.<br />
The program cost is $250<br />
for residents and $260 for<br />
non-residents.<br />
The Sweet Shoppe is for kids<br />
in grades two, three and four<br />
and runs from 9 a.m.-noon.<br />
Directed by Pam Shapleigh, it is<br />
for kids who love cupcakes and<br />
cookies and who want to learn<br />
how to decorate and make them<br />
irresistible to eat.<br />
In this class, states the program<br />
description, you will decorate<br />
baked goods each day to<br />
take home! All the supplies are<br />
included, so you just have to<br />
have a desire to decorate.<br />
Space is limited and it will<br />
fill up quickly, so do not wait!<br />
If you have taken one of Pam’s<br />
classes, these will be all new activities.<br />
Please note: We cannot<br />
guarantee nuts/peanuts are not<br />
included in the food products<br />
used. This program is not designed<br />
to handle food allergies.<br />
The Big Top Carnival is<br />
a SOFA program for kids in<br />
grades 1-4 directed by Katrina<br />
Gustafson. It runs from 9<br />
a.m.-noon.<br />
“Come join us under the<br />
Big Top!” states the project<br />
description, “All week we’ll<br />
be celebrating good old-fashioned<br />
carnival fun by creating<br />
carnival-style games each day.<br />
On the last day, we’ll have fun<br />
enjoying carnival popcorn and<br />
playing all of the games.”<br />
The Tournament of<br />
Champions: Cartoon Week is<br />
for kids in grades 1-4 and runs<br />
from 9 a.m.-noon. According to<br />
the program description, kids<br />
will participate in a variety of<br />
games, such as street hockey,<br />
soccer, football, battleship, four<br />
corners, dodgeball, basketball<br />
and many others during our funfilled<br />
week.<br />
In addition to learning the<br />
fundamentals of these sports,<br />
we will have exciting discussions<br />
about current events in<br />
sports, good sportsmanship and<br />
understanding the cool statistics<br />
on sports cards.<br />
Each participant will receive<br />
a daily pack of cards as a major<br />
prize. These prizes help emphasize<br />
value and are a fun way to<br />
enhance learning! We also have<br />
our weekly “SLUSH DAY”<br />
which is a fan favorite for all<br />
our kids every week!<br />
Our Cartoon Networkthemed<br />
games are back again<br />
this summer with some new and<br />
exciting twists. Kids are encouraged<br />
but not required to wear<br />
their favorite cartoon shirt/hat.<br />
Competitions this week will include<br />
themed games involving<br />
Ninja Turtles, Looney Tunes,<br />
SpongeBob, Rugrats, Power<br />
Rangers and many others.<br />
The cost is $250 for residents<br />
and $260 for non-residents.<br />
Extreme sports for middle<br />
school students is directed by<br />
Sports Zone 101 for kids in<br />
grades 5-8. Running from 9<br />
a.m.-noon, the program description<br />
states, “we will involve<br />
some high degree of speed, risk<br />
and creativity in taking some of<br />
our favorite games to a whole<br />
new level.<br />
“Games will include everything<br />
from competitive flag<br />
football, dodgeball, Nerf, floor<br />
hockey, basketball and many<br />
of your other favorite games<br />
too. We will also work on some<br />
skills, drills, and ways to improve<br />
your competition in all<br />
sports throughout the week.”<br />
The cost $135 for residents,<br />
$145 for non-residents.<br />
Up, Up, and Away! Musical<br />
Theatre Dance Camp, directed<br />
by Mini Movers Dance Studio,<br />
is for grades three, four and five<br />
and runs from 9 a.m.-noon.<br />
“In this Dance It Out! session,<br />
dancers will explore the<br />
exciting dance style of musical<br />
theater while working on two<br />
musicals with themes of magic<br />
and flying.<br />
This genre of dance can encompass<br />
various movement<br />
styles, while adding true theatrical<br />
flair. Those new to dance<br />
are always welcome. The last<br />
day will culminate in a short<br />
performance,” states the program<br />
description.<br />
Sports Zone 101 also directs<br />
SOFA’s middle school tennis<br />
program for ages 11-14 from<br />
9 a.m.-noon. According to the<br />
description, students will learn<br />
skills, drills and techniques for<br />
tennis. We’ll also have practice<br />
matches and stroke analysis.<br />
This program takes place at the<br />
LHS tennis courts. The cost is<br />
$145 for residents and $155 for<br />
non-residents.<br />
Paul Burdett teaches golf<br />
for SOFA to kids in grades 4-7<br />
from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. The program<br />
covers basic fundamentals<br />
of golf including rules, how<br />
to play the game and even golf<br />
etiquette.<br />
They will take part in practice<br />
along with mini-tournaments,<br />
and even create their own<br />
course out on the fields! (No<br />
equipment required). The cost<br />
is $250 for residents and $260<br />
for non-residents.<br />
SOFA also offers elementary<br />
academic and social-emotional<br />
learning programs.<br />
Flipping into First Grade focuses,<br />
according to the program<br />
description, on keeping children<br />
familiar with the school<br />
routine and excited for the new<br />
school year.<br />
This program is designed for<br />
incoming first grade students.<br />
The program will be modeled<br />
after a typical classroom environment<br />
offering a variety of<br />
academic and enrichment activities<br />
in the areas of math and literacy.<br />
The students will also be<br />
able to have recess, snack and<br />
some time outdoors.<br />
The program will be offered<br />
for weeks 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and/<br />
or 8 and is a combined group<br />
with the second grade program.<br />
Students may be enrolled for<br />
multiple weeks as themes and<br />
activities will adjust each week.<br />
No two weeks will be the same.<br />
Oriented to children entering<br />
first grade, Flipping<br />
into First Grade runs Monday-<br />
Thursday, 9 a.m.-noon and<br />
costs $100 for residents, $110<br />
for non-residents.<br />
Second Grade All-Stars is<br />
oriented, according to the program<br />
description, to incoming<br />
second grade students. The program<br />
will be modeled after a<br />
typical classroom environment<br />
offering a variety of academic<br />
and enrichment activities in<br />
the areas of math and literacy.<br />
The students will also be able<br />
to have recess, snack, and some<br />
time outdoors.<br />
The program will be offered<br />
for weeks 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and/or 8<br />
and is a combined group with<br />
the first grade program.<br />
Students may be enrolled<br />
for multiple weeks as themes<br />
and activities will adjust each<br />
week. No two weeks will be<br />
the same. The program runs<br />
from Monday-Thursday, 9<br />
a.m.-noon. The cost is $100<br />
for residents and $100 for<br />
non-residents.<br />
In Ready, Set...Regulate,<br />
students take a deep dive into<br />
social and emotional regulation<br />
using programs like Zones<br />
of Regulation and Mind-Up.<br />
Students will learn strategies<br />
and techniques they can use to<br />
help their overall social-emotional<br />
regulation.<br />
Come learn how to identify<br />
emotions, thoughts, perspectives<br />
and the science behind it<br />
all! Learn what influences how<br />
you, or others, feel and behave.<br />
Each week students will break<br />
down information into exciting<br />
and fun activities that will teach<br />
students to be readily able to<br />
think about their feelings and<br />
behaviors logically so that<br />
they can better independently<br />
regulate.<br />
The program is oriented to<br />
grades two, three and four,<br />
Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-<br />
noon, with a program cost of<br />
$100 for residents and $110 for<br />
non-residents.