Greetings and welcome to summer tutoring! We are happy to have each of you with us this summer and hope

we can make tutoring a great success. As Tutoring Coordinator, my goal is to make this a fun, educational summer for all participants. You can reach me at anytime via email, telephone or by simply stopping in. I’m fortunate some other wonderful people are here to help this summer as well. I’m happy to introduce: Robyn Diez d’Aux, Family ESL Coordinator, Jack Newton, Summer Tutoring Assistant and Laura Zolman, Summer Tutoring Intern. What a great staff we have on hand this summer!

Have you heard about our Summer of Knowledge? Because your child is participating in tutoring,

he/she will be entered to win the summer’s end grand prize for each tutoring session. If you participate in any other youth programs, you automatically get a ticket to deposit in the suitcase on the first floor. The more classes they attend, the more knowledge they gain and the more travel tickets they earn!

We encourage your child to participate in the Lexington Public Library’s summer reading program. For each completed book, be sure to post a suitcase on the Summer of Knowledge display located in the Reading Room on the first floor. We want to proudly share our love of books with all who visit the Carnegie Center! Once you have displayed your suitcase, don’t forget to take another book with you. I am so happy to be your new Tutoring

Coordinator. I am here to answer your questions, give advice and provide fun activities too! As a current tutor myself, I can truly say that this program brightens my week and continues to put a smile on my face. It’s wonderful to see and hear the great experiences both students and tutors have while working together in our Family Learning Center.

Please stop by and say hello

anytime and don’t forget to

check out our tutoring blog at

http://carnegietutoring.wordpres

s.com/. I look forward to seeing

you this summer.

Happy Tutoring!

Laura Clinton, Youth Outreach

and Tutoring Coordinator

A Note from the Tutoring Coordinator

Summer Tutoring

Reminders:

The Carnegie Center will be closed on Monday, July 4th. If you are scheduled to tutor on Mondays, you must reschedule this tutoring

session.

Summer Tutoring Hours: Monday 11:00-1:00, Wednesday 12:00-1:00 & 5:00-6:00, Thursday 2:00-

3:00 & 5:00-6:00

Dates: June 6th– July 15th

Tutoring Newsletter

C A R N E G I E L I T E R A C Y C E N T E R

Volume 1, Issue 1

Summer 2011

Welcome to Summer Tutoring!

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10 Fun Ways to Keep Your Child Engaged During the Summer

2– 3

Brownie Pizza Recipe

3

Boredom Buster Jar

4

Summer

Activities at the

Carnegie Center

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Inside this issue:

Unfortunately, your child’s idea of summer fun does not usually include working on his/her comprehension, reading, or math skills for the next school year. Now that the school year is over, your studious child is more than willing to morph into the summer bum, focusing all his/her attention on T.V., internet, and video games. The following are a few fun activities you can do with your child to keep his/her

mind cranking during the summer.

1. Check out the library:

The Lexington Public Library has wonderful summer reading programs for all ages. Go to this website to check out the programs, and get started by printing out your child’s reading log for the summer:

http://www.lexpublib.org/summer-

reading-2011

2. Plan outings: Outings are great ways to break up the doldrums of summer. Lexington offers a variety of fun, inexpensive ways to liven up a summer day. For younger kids, check out the Exploruim of Lexington! For just $7 per day your child can ―engage in hands-on experiences that inspire a curiosity for learning‖! They also offer great summer day camps for kids! To find out more about the Explorium go to http://explorium.com/visit. And after your visit, take a short walk up to the

Carnegie Center to grab a book!

For the history buff of your family, take a day to visit the new exhibition at the Kentucky Horse Park, "Ancient Bronzes

of the Asian Grasslands" open from June 24- Oct 9. To find out more about the Kentucky Horse Park and their new exhibit go to: http://

kyhorsepark.com/

For more fun places to go in the Lexington

area, check out this website: http://www.familydaysoutusa.com/places-to-go/kentucky/ You can always plan an outing to the Carnegie Center to pick up

a free book!

3. Cook with your kids: Pull your kids away from the T.V. screen and into the kitchen! Cooking and/or baking are great ways to practice measuring, fractions and following directions. Older children can plan a brunch or dinner party and invite guests. Check out the next page for a

wonderful recipe for Brownie Pizza!

4. Write on: Get your children pen pals, or just have them write a letter to a friend or family member. With the technology driven world we’re living in, there’s no better time then now to teach your child the art of a handwritten letter. Have them compile a family newsletter, write text for wordless picture books, or keep a journal. If you travel, have your

children write postcards to friends or mail some to yourself for a scrapbook. We have extra journals at The Carnegie Center if you want to encourage summer writing! See the Tutoring

Coordinator for more details.

5. Everyday errands: A trip to the grocery store can boost learning if you encourage kids to participate. Help them add the cost of items, or figure out the savings from coupons or sales. Buy fake change at the dollar store so you child can practice at home before

you head to the store.

6. Play word games: For preschoolers, label household items — mirrors, cabinets, chairs, etc. —so they begin to recognize those words. Ask questions: "What rhymes with 'bat'? How many syllables in 'refrigerator'? Think of a word that begins with 'T.' Some great online word games can be found at http://pbskids.org/games/word.html , or talk to your Tutoring Coordinator about

word game materials for your child.

7. Have a yard sale: Have your child organize and run the sale. It's a great way to get rid of stuff, and it teaches kids about money. Even easier: Grow your children’s math and measuring

10 Fun Ways to Keep Your Kids Engaged During the Summer

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Camp Carnegie

Carnegie Center Hours of Operation:

Monday-Thursday 9-7:30 pm

Friday 9-5 pm

Saturday 10-2 pm

Sunday CLOSED

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friendly garden go to http://urbanext.illinois.edu/firstgarden/.They have a wonderful, interactive sight— perfect for you to share with your children. Also

available in Spanish!

-> Information provided by The Wichita

Eagle at Kansas.com. skills by letting them set up and run a lemonade stand. Check out this document to help your kids plan their own sale: http://www.kidnexions.com/Microsoft%20Word%20-

%20Kids'%20yard%20sale.pdf

8. Play board games: Games like Candy Land and Chutes & Ladders teach young children how to count,

recognize colors and take turns. Older kids can learn a lot from Scrabble, Catch Phrase, Racko, Scattergories, Boggle, Risk and others. Be sure to attend the Carnegie Center’s Family Game

Night too! (details on back)

9. Memorize: Challenge your child to memorize a favorite poem or story or perform a short play with a small group of kids. Working on math? Create a problem of the day (good for remembering

multiplication) to memorize.

10. Plant a garden: Kick your kids out of the house and into the fresh air by helping them plant their very own garden! Use an outdoor thermometer and rain gauge to track temperatures and precipitation. If you don't have a lot of room, plant herbs in pots to use in the kitchen. To get started putting together a kid-

For white chocolate "cheese," roughly

chop or grate (adults only) white

chocolate.

6. Sprinkle it over the frosting (your kids

may want to add extra cheese). For other

toppings, add M&M's, chocolate chips,

butterscotch chips or any other favorite

candies.

7. Use a pizza cutter to slice the brownie

into 16 pieces. Present it in a pizza box

(ask a local pizza parlor if you could have

or buy one).

8. Serve the Brownie Pizza at an after-

school gathering, a pizza party, or--most

fitting--a Brownie troop meeting. Serves

16.

For this recipe and more family fun

recipes go to

http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/cooking-

with-kids/

This recipe is great for kids because it is

easy, colorful, and delicious!! It also

allows for great personal touches: feel

free to use your child’s favorite candy

(all things made of sugar go with

brownies). You can also substitute the

brownie base for your child’s favorite

cookie cake!

Ingredients

· Chewy brownie batter

· 2 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar

· 1/2 cup butter (1 stick), softened

· 2 1/2 tbsp. milk

· 1 tsp. vanilla extract

· Red food coloring paste (available at kitchen and party supply stores)

· 6 oz. white chocolate

· Assorted candies

Instructions

1. Prepare the brownie recipe, with one

exception: Instead of pouring the mixture

into a rectangular or square pan, pour it

into a lightly greased (and clean!) 12-inch

pizza pan.

2. Bake, in an oven preheated to 350

degrees, for 20 to 30 minutes or until a

knife inserted in the middle comes out

clean. Cool.

3. Meanwhile, mix up the red frosting

"sauce." In a large bowl, cream the

confectioners' sugar and butter. Add the

milk and vanilla extract and beat until

smooth. Add 1/2 to 1 teaspoon of red

food coloring paste and mix until you

have the desired shade (think tomato

sauce). Use a spatula or knife to spread

the sauce evenly over the cooled "pizza."

5. Now you're ready to add the toppings.

Brownie Pizza

prevent the probing, prodding and assimilating as the invaders attempt to seize control of the tri-state area. Join authors/alien hunters Marie Mitchell and Mason Smith in exposing aliens, foiling their diabolical plot, then writing a sensational short story about our heroic deed.

9:30-10:30am $20 Is your child a nature lover? This fun interactive ecoliteracy workshop allows children to explore local and national environmental concerns like sustainability, pollution, and recycling, through art and poetry. Alien Invasion: A Writing Adventure Grades 4-8 Monday-Friday, June 27- July 1 9:15-11:15am $25 Don’t panic but… aliens have invaded the Carnegie Center! We need brave, adventurous tweens and teens to help

―I’m bored!‖ Is certainly not an

uncommon phrase to be heard during

the summer months. To prevent your

child from falling into a sluggish pit of

boredom, create a Boredom Buster Jar!

Sit down with your family

and brainstorm a list of

activities that can be

done alone or that you

can enjoy doing together.

It may help you to look at the article

―10 Ways to Keep Your Kids Engaged

During the Summer.‖ Encourage your

children to share their own ideas and

help you decorate and label a simple jar

as the family ―Boredom Buster Jar.‖

Next, write everyone’s ideas down on

slips of paper and, as a group, decide

which ones should go in the jar. Make

sure the activities in the jar are meant

to keep your children engaged and

thinking. The next time someone's

bored, just have them go to the jar!

Still Looking for Something to Do? Check Out What’s Going on at the Carnegie Center!

Family Game Nights Tuesdays, June 21 & July 19 FREE Join us for our summer series of game playing! Challenge your siblings or join other families in the fun! We’ll have multiple games, outdoor activities and even some contests! Snacks will be provided. For children and their families. Ecoliteracy Art and Poetry Grades k-2 Monday-Thursday, July 18 – 21 9:30-10:30am $20 Grades 3-5 Monday-Thursday, July 25-28

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Boredom Buster Jar

Don’t forget

to check out

our Tutoring

Blog!

http://carnegietutoring.wordpress.com/

Need to contact us?

The Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning 251 West Second Street Lexington, Kentucky 40507 (859) 254-4175 (859) 281-1151 fax http://carnegieliteracy.org

Laura Clinton

Tutoring Coordinator

502-641-2716

tutoring@carnegieliteracy.org Jack Newton Summer Tutoring Assistant carnegievista@gmail.com Robyn Diez d’Aux Family ESL Coordinator familyESL@carnegieliteracy.org Laura Zolman Summer Tutoring Intern laura.zolman@centre.edu

http://carnegieliteracy.org/

251 West Second Street; Lexington, KY 40507