The school garden is growing so fast... See what happened in just a few weeks!  April 2012 Then...  May 16, 2012 Yummy red radishes and strawberries too!  What nice weather we had for the week of 4-16-12! We spent lots of time outdoors! :)     We saw baby Robins, that looked just like the ones below, right outside our window! It was a great sight to see while we enjoyed our daily snack! 3-27-12 C.R.E.W. Stands for Children Reaching Excellence Weekly!
 Tree blooming outside our classroom window! March 2012 C.R.E.W. welcomes the wonderful spring weather! We are having so much fun feeding the birds and just getting a chance to play in the fresh warm air!     We took advantage of the nice spring like weather to feed the birds in Cape May!
March 2012 Spring has sprung at CREW! We will continue to look for the birds of Cape May, and now we will look for the colorful plants and flowers that grow all around our school.   Goodbye Winter!!!!!!!! Winter CREW Activities! For the rest of the winter, our outdoor focus will be on migrating birds and birds that remain in our area! We will be trying to get some pictures of birds we see flying over us outside in the playground. Who knows what we will discover in the cold months of winter! Here are some great local birding websites:
 We will keep our eyes out for Cardinals!
We will be looking for Northern Harrier Hawks, too!  Check out the site below for more pictures of Cape May birds!  We missed this photo with our own camera on 1-9-11, but thanks to Google images we found one just like what we saw on the playground today. We saw lots of geese flying south in a "V" formation!
 The CREW students discovered hundreds of Monarch Butterflies in NJ,
right outside near the playground. The CREW students loved watching the beautiful Butterfly Garden at Cape May City Elementary School! This picture of monarchs was taken in October 2011.  If you need to register for CREW, please see the link to the left that says CREW Registration page. C.R.E.W. Quote for the month! Happy Birthday to Poet, Maya Angelou! The Benefits of Outdoor and Nature Play in Afterschool Programs excerpt from: http://www.njsacc.org/celebrateafterschool/index.php Afterschool programs expand children's connection with nature because quality programs bring children outside to play on a daily basis. Given more time than in-school recess, the lengthened outdoor play time during afterschool programs can promote exercise, expression and exploration. It doesn't matter if the program is in the city, country or suburb; when outside, children can benefit simply from the sunshine, fresh air, bright colors of nature and the fluffs of clouds. Nature exploration and outdoor play benefit children in many ways, including promoting physical and cognitive development, promoting positive behavior and education. Nature play assists in developing children's visual-spatial skills, improves powers of observation and creativity and helps to improve concentration. Celebrate Afterschool allows providers of afterschool programs to give their students a more nuanced afterschool experience at little to no cost. But the effect of Celebrate Afterschool is much broader than that. "The activities and energy behind Celebrate afterschool strengthens afterschool programs, their programming and the expansion of activities they can offer their children. Programs enthusiastic participation has helped shine the spotlight on the need for Afterschool in every New Jersey Community" "At this time of limited resources, this was a win-win to raise awareness of quality afterschool in our state. By not asking for dollars, we looked at ways to make low cost partnerships to utilize resources that were not being tapped into to. New Jersey has more outdoors than anything else. Here is a link to a wonderful outdoor activity book!
http://www.njsacc.org/pdfs/activities-color.pdf Important:
Please note: Closing time for CREW is 5pm If you need to contact us at the CREW room after office hours, please call:
609 884-8485 ext 235, or 609 846-4682. Thanks, Ms. Sloan Please see registration form and behavior contract links, at the very bottom of the screen. Please Read all Information Carefully...
CREW is open on all half-days except before Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas holidays, and the last day of school.
1 to 3 pm on all 1/2 days is free only if you are signed up for the monthly program, except as noted below...
The AM program meets everyday from 7:00 am to 8:15 am and then the PM program meets from 3 pm to 5 pm.
On 1/2 days we meet from 1 pm to 5 pm.
Certified teachers are available to offer children homework tutoring, snacks, computer time, and free choice playtime.
Please contact Dee Sloan at 609 884-8485 ext 235, for more information.
Daily Schedule: Daily routine is subject to change.
On Mondays and Wednesdays at C.R.E.W., we will cook, read stories, play games, do crafts, and have guest speakers which will revolve around our theme of the month.
Tuesdays and Thursdays will be homework, reading/math activities, and computer research days.
Fun Fridays will be filled with Smartboard Karaoke, exercise classes, movies and popcorn.
Our ultimate mission is to provide safe and educational after school activities for the students of Cape May!
Again in April 2012, the students of CREW will participate in Global Youth Service Day Activties. See the link below for more information.
Monthly Theme for 2011-2012!  All of our monthly activities will revolve around celebrating afterschool outdoors in the Garden State of New Jersey!
 CREW kids having fun celebrating outdoors in the Garden State!  This is one of the many fall trees on the lawn outside our CREW room window! | Welcome to the website for The C.R.E.W. Before and After Care program at Cape May City Elementary School. Please click on "CREW Registration Page" in the left sidebar, to fill out an online registration form! May is here... Our C.R.E.W. schedule is as follows: We are closed 5-28-12 to observe Memorial Day 2012 Tuition Due for May (reflects 1 day closed) Before Care: $57.00 After Care: $228.00 Both: $285.00 No tuition is due for days we are closed! See note below:
-$12.00 per day from your tuition if you only come to the After Care Program,
-$3.00 per day from your tuition if you only come to the Before Care Program,
and minus $15.00 per day from your tuition if you attend both programs.
The Tuition for 2011-2012 AM $60.00 per month/$3 per day
PM $240.00 per month/$12 per day
Both Sessions $300.00 per month/
$15 per day Depending on your payment plan tuition is due the first Friday of the month or the week, regardless of days attended. Checks can be made out to Cape May City Elementary School.
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Please click view or download to see the attached forms for CREW!