THE SCMS AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM NEWSLETTER
May 6th, 2020
Join the South County MS After-School @ Home Google Classroom!
South County MS After-School @ Home
The FCPS Middle School After-School Program has put together several virtual after-school activities to engage middle school students in the arts, music, STEM, physical fitness, cooking, games, puzzles, literature, and more things students can do at home.
South County students can access these virtual after-school activities by joining the "South County MS After-School @ Home" Google Classroom. They can hold down the control key while hovering over the link (the underlined words just under the picture above) and left click on their mouse. The classroom code is: qkj7iou
Once your student has joined the classroom, there are a variety of activities (topics) they can choose from in the "Classwork" tab. We hope your students enjoy this site, and that it helps them actively pursue their interests during this time of social distancing. If you or your student have ideas for other activities, please email SCMS After-School Specialist, Chris Woodby, at cwwoodby@fcps.edu or use the "FCPS MS @ Home Interest Form" located on the classroom home page.
Be Safe! Be Active! And know that we are here for you and your family!
Here are examples of some activities you can enjoy in the After School Google classroom!
Art:
- Painting Flowers
- Introduction to Art at home
- How to draw videos
Arts and crafts projects and ideas:
- Magazine boxes
- Rock photo holders
- DIY crystal geodes
- Yarn chandeliers
Bullet Journaling
General Fitness
Lacrosse At-Home Training Guide
Hoopin’ at Home
Soccer Academy At Home
Science Experiments
The After-School Program has also put together these Websites and Links with creative activities for middle school students and their families to investigate individually or together as a family
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NASA Space Place: NASA sponsored site with a myriad of STEM activities, projects, games, crafts, and videos covering all aspects of the earth and the universe. https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/
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Scholastic At Home: All sorts of learning experiences across many subjects from pre-K to middle school. Videos, projects, resources for families, daily reading quests, 20 days of activities and projects.
- https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html?caching
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Digital Learning: Middle School Career Investigations based on an Amusement Park – lots of resources on careers. https://digitallearning.whro.org/MSCI/index.html
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Survival Guide for Parents: A broad spectrum of ideas and activities and resources for parents and kids. https://www.deseret.com/entertainment/2020/3/16/21181147/coronavirus-covid19-quarantine-parents-kids-children-activities-learn-school
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Arts for Learning: The arts become virtually accessible to youth and families through live and recorded performances and workshops providing a much-needed calm focus and creative outlet for students. Primarily for elementary students. https://yav.org/Take10/
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PBS: All sorts of social studies, language arts, STEM, health and PE hands-on activities and videos. https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/
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Podcasts: American Public Media’s Brains On! – primarily STEM discussions over a variety of engaging topics. https://www.brainson.org/
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NPR Book Club for Kids: In each episode three middle schoolers chat about a book and a guest celebrity reads an excerpt. https://www.bookclubforkids.org/
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Ear Snacks: A musical podcast for kids about the world. The name says it. https://www.earsnacks.org/
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Eleanor Amplified: An adventure series for the whole family. Listen together as our hero, the world-famous radio reporter Eleanor Amplified, foils devious plots and outwits crafty villains, all in pursuit of the big story. http://eleanoramplified.org/
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The Past and the Curious: Fun and smart history lessons that often emphasize overlooked accomplishments of people who played a large role – with a quiz time at the end of the episode. http://thepastandthecurious.com/
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