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 DECEMBER 2018 

M O N T H L Y N E W S L E T T E R O F C L A Y T O N Y O U T H E N R I C H M E N T A F T E R S C H O O L

TAKE A PEEK!SUPERHERO DAY

ELECTION DAY

UPCOMING EVENTS

 SPECIAL THANKS 

SUPERHERO DAY"Everyone has a superhero inside of them waiting to be discovered.”  In the Clayton Youth Enrichment Afterschool Program, we want all our students to feel like they can be whatever they want to be.  At times children may get the idea that you have to know how to fly or break down brick walls to be super.  That is not the case.   At Clayton, we instill to the students that you can use your mind and heart to be super.  You can be the next President of the United States of America, cure a disease, or make a positive change in the world.  You can be SUPER!   When you think of a superhero you usually think of Batman or Superman.  In the afterschool we wanted the students to recognize real life superhero’s as well.  The students shared through writing about a superhero in their lives.  The responses were touching as they shared that their superhero was a parent, a religious figure, or a celebrity.  On November 15, 2018, the students in the afterschool program celebrated Superhero Day.  The families of the students were invited to come engage in the Superhero Experience.  

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TO BE FREEZIN' DECEMBER 20, 2018

SUPERHERO DAY! CONT...The experience included making superhero masks, creat ing your own superhero comic book, and the famil ies enjoying the Superhero Pumpkin Characters .   Pr ior to the event each group of students in the program completed a Pumpkin Book Project .  The groups had to choose a book, read the book, and complete a book report .  After the students completed the book report each group decorated a pumpkin as the superhero in their book.  The students got creat ive with the displays of their pumpkin superheroes.  Showcased were real l i fe superheroes such as Albert Einstein , Frederick Douglas and Rosa Parks. For fun the lower grade levels created superhero character pumpkins l ike Wonder Woman and from the Incredibles Baby Jack-Jack.  Al l the projects turned out great and were a hit at the Superhero Day family event .    

ELECTION DAYAccording to google dict ionary, the word empower means to make (someone) stronger and more confident .  Empower is a student leadership class offered in the Clayton Youth Enrichment Afterschool Program at L . Cl i fford Davis Elementary.   In this c lass the students learn about leadership qual i t ies and are the voice of the students in the program. The purpose is to bui ld leaders and role models that encourage posit ive act ions.  The students were  selected based on leadership qual i t ies displayed 

Special ThanksThank you Bear Creek

Dental for taking the t ime to vis it and read with our

students!

ELECTION DAYand/or potential.  This group is responsible for student lead meetings for the betterment of the afterschool program.     Beginning in October the students selected an office position to run for and created a campaign.  They made posters to post around the school with cute slogans like “I’m the Missing Piece.”  Each student facilitated speeches to the program on why they will be a good candidate.  On Election Day, November 6, 2018 each student in the program was able to vote for a program President, Vice President, Secretary, and Historian.  We made voting booths and a “I Voted” poster for the students take a picture with after they cast their vote. Congratulations to our 2018-2019 Empower Afterschool Leaders!  Our President Grace, Vice President Kham, Secretary Rebekah, and Historian Esther.