MTU Fall Community Programs, Open Swim at Finlandia, Fall Science Field Trip Evaluation, Suzuki Violins at Library

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COPPER COUNTRY HOME EDUCATORS

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MTU FALL COMMUNITY PROGRAMS

Registration for the second session of Community Programs for Fall semester will begin Tuesday, October 20th, at 8:00 am. You may register for programs on-line at http://www.sportsrec.mtu.edu/ by clicking on the Community Programs and then Online Registration, or you may register in person at the SDC Ticket Office. If you are taking advantage of any discounts such as TechFit, SDC Membership, or sibling discounts, you MUST register at the SDC Ticket Office. Phone reservations are not accepted. The current brochure can be found online at http://www.sportsrec.mtu.edu/images/pdf/cp%20fall%2009%20session%202.pdf.

In our continuing effort to offer the best service and value, we would appreciate your opinion of the program(s) you or your child participated in during the past session. The information that emerges from your comments and suggestions will assist in identifying both positives and negatives in each program. As a result, we will strive to make adjustments to provide the best experience for you and your family.
Please take a moment to fill out our on-line survey at https://www.aux.mtu.edu/survey/public/survey.php?name=Community_Programs_2009. Feel free to make any additional comments that may be helpful in evaluating the program(s). If you would like to see a particular program or activity added, please let me know.
I may be contacted at (withheld for archive)if you have questions or concerns that need to be addressed personally.

OPEN SWIM AT FINLANDIA

Open Swim at Finlandia University will start up again this week on Thursday, Oct. 15 from 1:00-2:00pm.  The cost is $2 per person or $6 per family payable to the lifeguard.  The use of the gym is dependent on availability (i.e. Not being used by a class or athletic team for practice) until 2:30pm.  Parents please watch the clock and not over stay our welcome in the gym.  Finlandia doesn't have staff available to tell us when to leave.  There will be no open swim if Finlandia is closed due to the weather or for holidays.  Check for updates on dates surrounding Christmas and New Year's.  Questions - Call Sara (withheld for archive).

FALL SCIENCE FIELD TRIP EVALUATION

 Michelle Miller, from MTU, the presenter for the stream study portion of
our field trip, asks that anyone who participated in last week's field
trip to fill out the below form and email it back to her if you have any
comments on the event.

-----Original Message-----
From: Michelle (withheld for archive)Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2009 1:31 PM
To: Michelle Miller
Subject: Fall Field Trip Evaluation

Thank you again for scheduling a fall field trip! I hope your students
had a great time and learned a thing or two. I am attaching an
evaluation form and ask that you would please fill it out and return it
at your convenience.

Your responses really help us in developing the best field trips
possible for your students.

Thank you for taking the time to fill this out!

Michelle

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Coordinator's Name(s) __Amy Keranen___Grade __________

School _homeschool___
 Field Trip Location and  Date _October 8, 2009-- Traprock River

Field Trip Time _____1pm
Field Trip Theme   _____________________

_Fall '09 Forest Field Trip Evaluation Form_
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***Please complete this form to help us make these learning
opportunities for students even better! Thanks!

1. How did your students respond to their forest field trip?

Enthusiastic   OK   Not interested

2. Was the length of the field trip appropriate?

Too short   Just right   Too long

3. Did you prepare your students before, or make extensions after, to
the topics   addressed in the field trip? Yes No
Explain:

4. Did the field trip *_topics_* pertain to this year's curriculum? Yes
No

5. Can you suggest any topic(s) that would better enhance your fall
curriculum?

6. Did the field trip stimulate further scientific thought by students?
Yes    No

Explain:

7. Were the presenters adequately prepared and did they manage the
students
appropriately? Yes No

Comments:

8. Suggest ways to improve the Forest Field Trip program for next year.

9. We'd love to hear what your students had to say! Please include
direct quotes from your students that you'd like to share with us!

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_Please return to:_

Michelle Miller, Field Trip Coordinator
Western Upper Peninsula Center for Science, Mathematics and
Environmental Education
105 Dillman, Michigan Technological University
1400 Townsend Dr., Houghton, MI 49931 ~ Fax: (906) 487-1620 ~ Email:
michellem@mtu.edu

Email: michellem@mtu.edu
Phone: (906)487-3341
Cell: (906) 281-2911
Fax: (906)487-1620
http://www.wupcenter.mtu.edu/

SUZUKI VIOLIN PERFORMANCE AT PLDL

Portage Library Hosts Suzuki Performance 

The Portage Lake District Library will host a Suzuki stringed instrument performance for children and their parents on Tuesday, October 20, from 10:15 -11 a.m.
Instructors from the Copper Country Suzuki Association will present "Big Violins for Little People," a musical performance on viola and cello. They will also talk about what makes these big instruments so fun for little people.
Children will have an opportunity after the performance to try out these instruments as part of a big violin "petting zoo." Additionally, Amanda Plummer from Keweenaw Family Music will lead several musical activities involving the children and the big violins.
Everyone is welcome to attend and library presentations are free. For more information, please call the library at 482-4570 or visit www.pldl.org.

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