Underwood After School Program, Inc.101 Vernon StreetNewton, MA 02458617-244-1810www.underwoodafterschool.org

Executive Director: Kate FinnanProgram Manager: Kristin Capezio

Teaching Staff: Kristy Drauschke (K Group/Team 1)Elizabeth Wiley-Burkwit (K Group/Team 1)Denise Drago (Tuesday Team 1) Josh Goldman (Team 2)Joe Downey (Teams 2 & 3)Chelsea Lepkowski (Team 3)Diane Cocuzzo (Substitute Teacher)

Mark Your CalendarsLook to the right for more details!

Thursday, June 20th:UASP Graduation Ceremonies& Water Day!

Friday, June 21st:Due Date for Enrollment Applications & Scholarship Applications for the2013-2014 School Year

Last Day of Swim Club

Wednesday, June 26th: Last Day of SchoolSchool Dismissal at 12 Noon; UASP Open 12:00-6:00 PM

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Underwood After School Program, Inc.Summer Newsletter 2013

Summer is Almost Here! As we wind down the school year in these last few days together, we are looking forward to summer vacation, but also looking back on all the great After School experiences we’ve had this year! Please check out the following pages for our teachers’ and teams’ reflections on the 2012-2013 school year, and all the fun, silly, crazy, and creative things we’ve done!

From all of us here at UASP, we wish you a wonderful July and August. If you are graduating, good luck with all that comes next! And if not, we hope to see you all back in the fall!

--Kristin Capezio, Program Manager & Kate Finnan, Executive Director

UASP NEWS

The school year may be almost over, but we’re making sure our last few days are still packed with activity! Here’s what’s coming up:

• Thursday, June 20: UASP Graduation Ceremonies & Water Day Don’t forget to send a bathing suit or change of clothes, and a towel so your child can enjoy the festivities!

• Friday, June 21: Last Day of Swim Club • Tuesday, June 25: UASP Summer Olympics Get your game on for a little bit of friendly competition!

• Wednesday, June 26: Last Day of School & After School! School gets out at 12:00 noon, but After School will stay open until 6:00 PM as usual, and we’ll have a big scavenger hunt in Farlow Park for everyone who’s here!

Interested in helping to shape the After School Program for next year? Ask Kate about becoming a member of the UASP Board of Directors! We are actively seeking new parents to join our current Board for the 2013-2014 school year. The Board meets once a month to oversee the direction of the program, and is instrumental in maintaining our high standards for a safe, progressive, and engaging after school care environment.

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From Ms. Kristy and Ms. Elizabeth:

We had such a wonderful year getting to know all of the Kindergarten and 1st grade students! We did so many things this year, it was tough picking out our favorites, but we put our heads together to come up with our very favorite things about our time with you this year. We hope you enjoy the resulting poems below, and have a great summer!!

Here’s a look back at our favorite things this year!

Memories of Team One

T Tuesday ClubsE Energetic KidsA Aboriginal ArtM Medieval March Madness O OlympicsN November FeastE Egyptian Crafts

Memories of Kindergarten

K Kristy, TeacherI Independent ThinkersN Native AmericansD DodgeballE Elizabeth, TeacherR Rainy Day GamesG Gumball MachineA Art ProjectsR ReadingT Toothpaste for an ElephantE ExperimentsN New Year’s Dragon

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From Mr. Josh:

Team Two has had a blast trying their hands at dozens of different of roles this Spring. They were engineers, grappling with the challenges of building towers, bridges, and egg-securing parachutes. They were artists, designing their own comic books, painting like Michelangelo, and taking part in our UASP Art Drive. They have been athletes in the UASP Olympics and playing mini golf, and they have been scientists, dissecting a computer and mixing together different kinds of liquids. Their entrepreneurial skills were put to the test when we sold raffle tickets and lemonade and they did their part to be good citizens by learning about different ways to show respect during Core Values week. As archaeologists they dug up frozen artifacts in the sand (there’s still something out there!) and as actors they performed like famous people of their choice. They had the opportunity to be musicians, chefs, fashion designers, and filmmakers on our Choose Your Own Adventure days.

The students in Team Two have been working hard all year to earn points by doing their daily jobs such as helping keep our room organized, reading, and completing their homework, as well as participating in many contests and activities throughout the year. Congratulations to Grady R. and Jacob G. for being our Nok-Hockey Tournament champions, Lucas D. for being the closest to picking his March Madness bracket correctly, and Aiden S. for finding the most different colors in our paint swatch scavenger hunt.

For all their hard work, Team Two has earned a number of special prizes, including enjoying milk shakes with a movie, getting to select the activity we would do on a certain day, taking a trip to the Team Two Trading Post at the end of the week, and having an opportunity to bid at our end of the year auction.It has been a pleasure getting to spend the year with Team Two and we would like to wish our third graders luck as they move on to Team Three and welcome the first graders who will be joining us next year.

Have a great summer!

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From all of us at UASP: Have a fun, fabulous summer, and we’ll see you in the fall!!

From Mr. Joe:I feel so lucky to have been able to work with Team Two and Three; this year was so much fun. I have so many favorite moments on both teams, from Fridays with Team Three to playing dodge ball with Team Two... There have been a lot of laughs this year, especially wearing Davey mustaches with Team Two and having “holding arm up” contests, and hanging out with all the hilarious personalities in Team Three. Overall my favorite moments were Wilderness Club, making up Watchtower (definitely turned out really well, and I am very pleased to see how much everyone enjoys it!), the Team Three scavenger hunts, and Movies and Tea club (the accents were fun). I learned a lot this year, like soccer techniques from Jared, good books from Nicholas, what’s cool with the students from Henry, and so much more... This was really an amazing year, even if I did end up getting locked in a stockade!

From Ms. Chelsea: Highlights of the Year Include:

-Painting for the Art Show-Watching students develop during ski club-Letting students create their own products during science experiments-Having an Awkward Dance Party on Carnival Friday-Game Day on Fridays-Singing to students-Having Team Three create and teach lessons to Team One students

I’ve had so much fun this year hearing students’ jokes, having students teach me about different activities, having students sneak up on me at recess and hearing about everyone’s day!