From The Library

5th Annual Basketball in June!

All students who will be entering grades 4, 5, or 6,
next fall will be eligible to attend camp. The camp will be
held on June 26th - 30th at the Green Street School
gymnasium. The session will be from 8:30 to 11:30 daily
The cost is $50.00 per camper. All children who meet the
requirements for the basketball camp will be accepted on
a first come first serve basis. Enrollment is limited to
assure a quality instructor to athlete ratio and make for the
safest environment. Our basketball camp will be fully
insured and meet the requirements of Cazenovia Central
School. Each participant will develop as an individual and a
basketball player through the following:

Book Talk...

A Big Cheese For the White House: The True
Tale of a Tremendous Cheddar
an historical fiction picture book by

Candace Fleming

•teaching, learning, and practicing the
fundamental skills of basketball.

The people of Cheshire, Massachusetts were a proud
bunch - proud of their cheddar cheese making abilities.
Upon hearing that President Thomas Jefferson was serving
Norton, Connecticut cheese at the White House, they
decided that they must do something about it! Their solution
was to create the largest cheddar cheese ever made, and
present it to President Jefferson. After much trial, but more
tribulation, they succeeded. Read A Big Cheese For the
White House and find out how the people of Cheshire
ensured that only the finest (and largest) Cheshire cheese
graced the White House from 1802 to 1805.

•repetition and sequence of skills through drills

•expectations of character and actions that a player
learns through his/her experiences and behavior
both on and off the basketball floor(i.e.
sportsmanship, attitude, team play, work ethic,
positive intensity

•fitness activities that reinforce basketball skills

•competitive drills, lead up games, and basketball
games (ie. 2 on 2 up to 5 on 5)

Mathemagical Showtime!

•teaching rules interpretation, game strategy and
game situations

6th Grade Decipher Club visited 5th grade math classes
and performed many mathemagical tricks. Fifth graders were
amazed with mind reading, magic sums and geometrical
rope tricks among many other mathemagical tricks. Members
include: Mandy B., Andrea C., Brittani M., Nadia K., Lindsay
O., Chelsea W., Emily P., Annie S. and Jackie K.
The 6th grade Decipher Club Mathemagicians will be at
the Common Grounds Coffee House on Wednesday, April
3rd from 3:15 - 5:00 pm. They will be informally performing
math tricks to amaze kids and adults alike! Stop in and see
what fun math can be!

•having fun while learning basketball

You can pick upyour camp flyer and insurance
from the main office at Burton Street School. Also, two
names will be drawn randomly and coaches scholarships
will be awarded to these individuals.
Stay tuned - the flyers will be out soon!!!

Mark Evans
Coach/Camp Director
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