MURRAY AVENUE SCHOOL PTA AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS

Spring 2010

January 25 , 2010

Dear Parents,

We are pleased to present the registration packet for the Murray Avenue School PTA Spring 2010 After School Clubs which are scheduled to begin Monday, February 22, 2010.

1. ENROLLMENT PROCEDURE:
• Each child may enroll in a maximum of two clubs. Kindergarteners may enroll in spring clubs, but not in fall clubs
• Fill out the Club Application Form completely for one or two clubs. Priority will be given to children who have selected a club as their first club over children who have listed it as their second club. Please fill out ALL information.
• Please indicate an alternate club whenever possible. Not listing an alternate club does NOT exempt an application from the lottery. Alternate club choices must be on the application to be considered.
• Attach checks made out to Murray Avenue PTA. You MUST include a SEPARATE CHECK for each club AND alternate listed on the application form. Any unused checks will be destroyed.
• Forms and checks are due no later than Wednesday February 3. LATE FORMS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED . Please drop them in the After School Club box outside the main office, or mail to:

Debbie Hilden
20 Dimitri Place
Larchmont, NY 10538

2. LOTTERY SYSTEM:
• Any club that receives more applications than the maximum number of children allowed will go to a lottery (random drawing). Only applications received by Wedneday, February 3 will be eligible for the lottery. 
• Also, please indicate an alternate club whenever possible.  Not listing an alternate club does not exempt your child’s application from a lottery.  Additional club requests will not be honored after the lottery process.
3. NOTIFICATION SYSTEM:

Assume your child is in his club(s) of choice unless you are notified otherwise on or before Wednesday, February 10 . Club assignments will also be posted on the After School Clubs Bulletin Board (opposite the library) beginning Wednesday, February 10. Clubs begin Monday, February 22.

4. PTA CLUB SCHOLARSHIPS:

Scholarships are available to allow all children to benefit from the After School Clubs program regardless of financial situation.  All scholarship requests are strictly confidential. Please notify Jennifer Monaco as soon as possible to request a scholarship so that your child's club choice can be included in the lottery.  Scholarships are limited to one club per child per club offering.

For more information, please contact Cathy Melamed at melamed3@juno.com or Pam Washington at 834-5936 or pwash@optonline.net

IF YOUR CHILD ENROLLS IN A CLUB --

PLEASE SAVE THIS SHEET FOR REFERENCE

RULES, REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES

• General club dates are listed on the attached calendar; however, certain clubs may have dates that vary from the calendar.  Please see individual club descriptions for any variations.  Post club dates on your family calendar.
   
• We welcome Kindergarteners to spring clubs.
  
  
• Remind your child in the morning if they have a club after school that day.  If your child gets picked up from club, remind your child to stay in the club location until they are picked up.  If you are late picking up your child, the instructor or monitor will bring your child to the main office for late pickup.
   
• Clubs will not be held on • Clubs will not be held on Thursday, Mar 18 (Supt’s Conference Day); Monday, April 5 (Snow Make Up or Holiday); Wednesdays, April 14, 21, 28 (early dismissal or conferences).
   
• Students attending clubs assemble in the auditorium immediately after dismissal.  Students sit by club in the auditorium and instructors meet them there.  Instructors escort students to club locations.  Dismissal and pick up are from club locations.
  
  
• Attendance is taken in clubs.  If your child is attending school but will not be attending club, please contact club aide, Pam Washington at 393-9298 or pwash@optonline.net to let her know.  If child is absent from club and his whereabouts cannot be determined, the club monitor will call all contact numbers and emergency numbers on file until a parent/ caregiver is reached to confirm that the child is safe.
   
  
• If school is in session but after-school activities are cancelled due to inclement weather, you will be contacted, or a message will be left, at your residence.  Please make sure your child is picked up directly after school.
  
  
• The nurse is not on duty during club time.
  
  
• Participating in After-School Clubs is a privilege.  All children are expected to behave appropriately in clubs.  Any child who compromises the safety or enjoyment of the experience for others, or is disrespectful to the instructor or other club participants, may be removed from the club with no refund of the club fee.
  
  
• Clubs end at 4:05pm, 3:35pm on Wednesdays.  Unless you have explicitly given permission on the enrollment form for your child to leave on his own, you are required to pick up your child at the appropriate room on time.  The instructor will bring children that have not been picked up on time to the office.
  
  
• A child may be picked up only by those designated on the application form. If alternate arrangements are made (such as play dates), then this must be communicated in writing to the club instructor.
  
  
• If a parent/caregiver is consistently late in picking up their child from club, that child could be removed from the club with no refund of the club fee.
  
  
• For security, two entrances will be open for club pick-up:  the main front entrance on Murray Avenue, and the entrance by Mr. Figueroa’s room on Daymon Terrace, which is the door closest to the large playground on Daymon Terrace.


 


SPRING 2010 CLUB CALENDAR



MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY
THEATER GAMES G 2 - 5	COMPUTER PHOTO EXTRAVAGANZA G 3 - 5	WORLD PLAYGROUND G 3-5	WE LOVE A PARADE! G 1 – 3	BITS, BYTES & BOTS G 3 - 5
HOMEWORK G 3 - 5	WEAVING G 3 – 5	KINDERSPORTS G K	CHESS G 1 – 5	TIE DYE G K - 3
COMPUTER ART G 1 – 3	GREEN TIGERS G 3 - 5	ART-N-ORBIT: Inventions G K - 3	SCRAPBOOK MAKING G 3 - 5	CHESS G 1 – 5
CRAFTS,CRAFTS CRAFTS G K - 4	CARTOONING G 3 – 5	MAD SCIENCE: FREAKY PHYSICS G K-2	MIXED MEDIA ART G 2-5 (diff schedule)	MAD SCIENCE: FREAKY PHYSICS G 1 - 3
LEGO FUN with BRICKBUILDERS G K - 2	MAD SCIENCE: ROCKETRY G 3 - 5	JEWELRY & BEADING G K – 5	PHOTOGRAPHY G 3 – 5	DISCOVERY CLUB G K-3
LMC-TV: VIDEO CLUB G 4 – 5	FRENCH G K - 5	SPANISH G K - 5	ANIMAL SAFARI G K - 3
COOKING & BAKING G K – 5	DINOSAURS ROCK G K - 5		MAGIC G K – 5
	CLAY WORKS G K - 5
Dates for Monday Clubs 2/22     3/1 3/8     3/15 3/22     4/12 4/19    4/26 Makeup 5/3	Dates for Tuesday Clubs 2/23    3/2 3/9    3/16 3/23    4/6 4/13    4/20 Makeup 4/27	Dates for Wednesday Clubs 2/24     3/3 3/10     3/17 3/24     4/7 5/5    5/12 Makeup 5/19	Dates for Thursday Clubs 2/25     3/4 3/11     3/25 4/8     4/15 4/22     4/29 Makeup 5/6	Dates for Friday Clubs 2/26     3/5 3/12     3/19 3/26     4/6 4/16     4/23 Makeup 4/30
No Clubs 4/5	No Clubs	No Clubs 4/14, 4/21, 4/28	No Clubs 3/18	No Clubs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MONDAY 3:05 - 4:05 p.m.         SPRING 2010

 

THEATER CLUB: Movement & Games Allison Daugherty Smith				Grades Room Time		2 - 5 Auditorium 3:05-4:05	8 Sessions – MONDAYS 2/22, 3/1, 3/8, 3/15, 3/22, 4/12, 4/19, 4/26 Makeup 5/3
Cost:	$155.00						NO CLUB  4/5
Come move and imagine the way professional actors do.  We’ll create a performance that brings out the best in you.  Friends and family are invited to the last meeting.  Ms. Smith is a Murray parent and professional actress.
Minimum		6	Maximum		25

HOMEWORK CLUB -				Grades Room Time		3 - 5 242 3:05-4:05	8 Sessions – MONDAYS 2/22, 3/1, 3/8, 3/15, 3/22, 4/12, 4/19, 4/26 Makeup 5/3
Cost:	$130.00						NO CLUB  4/5
This club gives students at jump start on their weekly or daily homework.  Mr. Rivel, a 5th grade teacher, has also taught 4th and 3rd grades.
Minimum		8	Maximum		15

COMPUTER ART Michelle Henry				Grades Room Time		1 - 3 Computer Lab 3:05-4:05	8 Sessions – MONDAYS 2/22, 3/1, 3/8, 3/15, 3/22, 4/12, 4/19, 4/26 Makeup 5/3
Cost:	$150.00						NO CLUB  4/5
Tux Paint is the new version of Kid Pixs, a computer drawing and painting program.  Each week we’ll create a masterpiece on the computer using Tux Paint software.  Ms. Henry is the computer lab teacher at Murray Avenue School.
Minimum		8	Maximum		23

CRAFTS, CRAFTS, CRAFTS Donna Dickerson				Grades Room Time		K - 4 Ms. Revich’s Art Room 3:05-4:05	8 Sessions – MONDAYS 2/22, 3/1, 3/8, 3/15, 3/22, 4/12, 4/19, 4/26 Makeup 5/3
Cost:	$145.00						NO CLUB  4/5
We will be doing an assortment of crafts such as party piñatas, candle making, polymer clay projects, pillow making and more.  Ms. Dickerson is an aide at Murray.
Minimum		7	Maximum		20

LEGO FUN Brick Builders					Grades Room Time		K - 2 Small Cafeteria 3:05-4:05	8 Sessions – MONDAYS 2/22, 3/1, 3/8, 3/15, 3/22, 4/12, 4/19, 4/26 Makeup 5/3
Cost:	$190.00							NO CLUB  4/5
Lego brick building is fun and exciting.  Explore different worlds and ideas each week.  Students will take home a creation they build every other week. There is a fixed fee to run this club.  If more than the minimum register, each student will pay less..
Minimum		8	Maximum			20




 

VIDEO CLUB - LMC-TV				Grades Room Time		4 - 5 Game Room 3:05-4:05	8 Sessions – MONDAYS 2/22, 3/1, 3/8, 3/15, 3/22, 4/12, 4/19, 4/26 Makeup 5/3
Cost:	$140.00						NO CLUB    4/5
Teaches participants how to shoot and edit a TV news or variety show by making one.
Minimum		4	Maximum		8

COOKING & BAKING Marilyn Stahl					Grades Room Time		K - 5 Large Cafeteria 3:05-4:05	8 Sessions – MONDAYS 2/22, 3/1, 3/8, 3/15, 3/22, 4/12, 4/19, 4/26 Makeup 5/3
Cost:	$160.00							NO CLUB  4/5
Mrs. Stahl, a former elementary school teacher, teaches children to cook creatively-- everything from appetizers to desserts -- through demonstration and participation.  After each class everyone will take home what they’ve made and the recipe for it.  Mrs. Stahl has been teaching cooking at Murray Ave. for 24 years and has a published cookbook.
Minimum		15	Maximum			23

 

 

TUESDAY 3:05 - 4:05 P.M.         SPRING 2010

COMPUTER PHOTO EXTRAVAGANZA Michelle Henry				Grades Room Time		3 - 5 Computer Lab 3:05-4:05	8 Sessions – TUESDAYS 2/23, 3/2, 3/9, 3/16, 3/23, 4/6, 4/13, 4/20 Makeup 4/27
Cost:	$170.00						NO CLUB
Use Microsoft Power Point to create a photo collage with special effects, including custom animation, voice recording over pictures, and hyperlinking.  Learn the basics of Power Point while creating something fun and new.  Ms. Henry is the technology teacher at Murray Avenue.
Minimum		10	Maximum		20

WEAVING Nancy Revich				Grades Room Time		3 - 5 Ms. Revich’s Art Rm 3:05-4:05	8 Sessions – TUESDAYS 2/23, 3/2, 3/9, 3/16, 3/23, 4/6, 4/13, 4/20 Makeup 4/27
Cost:	$155.00						NO CLUB
Students will learn weaving basics working at their own pace.  We will use a variety of yarns and weaving patterns.  Weaving hones fine motor skills and is equally enjoyed by boys and girls.  Ms. Revich is an art teacher at Murray Ave.
Minimum		8	Maximum		18




 

GREEN TIGERS Sheldrake/Murray Students				Grades Room Time		3 - 5 TBA 3:05-4:05	8 Sessions – TUESDAYS 2/23, 3/2, 3/9, 3/16, 4/6, 4/13, 4/20, 4/27 Makeup 5/4
Cost:	$160.00						NO CLUB  3/23
Explore, discover and have fun with nature as you learn how to “be green” with this interactive, hands-on group.  Use your senses on nature walks, discover what glaciers left behind and snoop to find out where the garbage goes.  A Sheldrake Teacher Naturalist and Murray 5th graders planned this club.
Minimum		6	Maximum		12

CARTOONING Taylor Lee				Grades Room Time		3 - 5 Small Cafeteria 3:05-4:05	8 Sessions – TUESDAYS 2/23, 3/2, 3/9, 3/16, 3/23, 4/6, 4/13, 4/20 Makeup 4/27
Cost:	$140.00						NO CLUB
Develop your own characters, comic strips, and cartoons with guidance from a pro.  Cartoon history from Sponge Bob to the New Yorker will be presented.  Taylor Lee is a professional cartoonist.
Minimum		8	Maximum		25

ROCKETRY Mad Science of Westchester				Grades Room Time		3 - 5 Large Cafeteria 3:05-4:05	8 Sessions – TUESDAYS 2/23, 3/2, 3/9, 3/16, 3/23, 4/6, 4/13, 4/20 Makeup 4/27
Cost:	$185.00						NO CLUB
Building rockets is the focus of this Mad Science club.  Topics will include Air Rockets, Rocket Launches and Rocket Building.  Each Rocket takes 1 to 2 weeks to complete.  Students in this club will build 4 different rockets. There is a fixed fee to run this club.  If more than the minimum register, each student will pay less.
Minimum		8	Maximum		10

FRENCH Lingua Kids, LLC				Grades Room Time		K - 5 Game Room 3:05-4:05	8 Sessions – TUESDAYS 2/23, 3/2, 3/9, 3/16, 3/23, 4/6, 4/13, 4/20 Makeup 4/27
Cost:	$130.00						NO CLUB
Linguakids offers a fun way to learn French using songs, games, stories, arts and crafts, and much more.  Native-speaking teachers create a fun, friendly atmosphere that will have your child speaking and understanding in no time.  Books and worksheets are provided.  Michele Heris is a native speaker of French and a teacher.
Minimum		4	Maximum		12




 

DINOSAURS ROCK Dinosaurs Rock				Grades Room Time		K - 5 TBA 2:35-3:35	8 Sessions – TUESDAYS 2/23, 3/2, 3/9, 3/16, 3/23, 4/6, 4/13, 4/20 Makeup 4/27
Cost:	$145.00						NO CLUB
NEW ACTIVITIES ADDED!  The museum comes to Murray with hands-on exploration of the prehistoric world.  Topics covered include Fascinating Fossils, the Miracle of Minerals, the Dinosaur-Bird connection, the Ice Age, Prehistoric Sharks, and more.  Weekly take-home projects with real fossils and minerals such as Fossil Excavation, Tar Pit Discover, Crystal-Filled Geode Opening, Dinosaur Model-Building, Gemstone Panning, Shark Tooth Necklace Making, and Trilobite Excavation.
Minimum		15	Maximum		25

CLAY WORKS Slavin Studios (diff schedule)				Grades Room Time		1 - 5 TBA 3:05-4:05	8 Sessions – TUESDAYS 2/23, 3/2, 3/9, 3/16, 4/6, 4/13, 4/20, 4/27 Makeup 5/4
Cost:	$135.00						NO CLUB  3/23
Students will learn the basic techniques of ceramics.  Using an air-drying clay, the class focuses on creativity and the fundamentals of sculpture.  Slavin Studios specializes in ceramic sculpture.
Minimum		10	Maximum		30

 

WEDNESDAY 2:35 - 3:35 P.M.      FALL 2009

 

WORLD PLAYGROUND Klaudia Raab				Grades Room Time		3 - 5 Small Cafeteria 2:35-3:35	8 Sessions – WEDNESDAYS 2/24, 3/3, 3/10, 3/19, 3/24, 4/7, 5/5, 5/12 Makeup 5/19
Cost:	$130.00						NO CLUB  4/14, 4/21, 4/28
Appreciation for different musical genres and world cultures is learned through dance and movement.  Each week focuses a different genre and its typical instruments.  Creative movement is explored individually and with the group.
Minimum		6	Maximum		20

KINDER SPORTS Overtime Athletics				Grades Room Time		K Auditorium Stage 2:35-3:35	8 Sessions – WEDNESDAYS 2/24, 3/3, 3/10, 3/19, 3/24, 4/7, 5/5, 5/12 Makeup 5/19
Cost:	$160.00						NO CLUB  4/14, 4/21, 4/28
Kindergarteners are lead in sports and games that promote sharing, cooperation and fitness.  Games such as Cool Corner and Baby Bird Finder are taught by Overtime Athletics’s instructors.
Minimum		3	Maximum		20




 

ART- N- ORBIT Inventions-n-Concoctions Michael Krevlin				Grades Room Time		K - 3 Mr. Stone’s Art Room 2:35-3:35	8 Sessions – WEDNESDAYS 2/24, 3/3, 3/10, 3/19, 3/24, 4/7, 5/5, 5/12 Makeup 5/19
Cost:	$196.00						NO CLUB  4/14, 4/21, 4/28
Explore the universe, create spinning robots, solve mysteries in this combination of creative art and science.  New projects are featured in every class.  The fee includes an instructor fee of $155, plus a $40 fee for materials ($5 per club meeting).
Minimum		8	Maximum		20

FREAKY PHYSICS Mad Science of Westchester				Grades Room Time		K-2 Large Cafeteria 2:35-3:35	8 Sessions – WEDNESDAYS 2/24, 3/3, 3/10, 3/19, 3/24, 4/7, 5/5, 5/12 Makeup 5/19
Cost:	$165.00						NO CLUB  4/14, 4/21, 4/28
Join our mad scientist for an hour of educational, hands-on, cool science experiments.  Freaky Physics focuses on color, heat, magnets, static electricity, structures, and machines.  Mad Science classes spark imaginative learning about science-related phenomena while having lots of fun.  There is a fixed fee to run this club.  If more than the minimum register, each student will pay less.
Minimum		9	Maximum		30

JEWELRY & BEADING Melanie Rose				Grades Room Time		1 - 5 Ms. Revich’s Art Room 2:35-3:35	8 Sessions – WEDNESDAYS 2/24, 3/3, 3/10, 3/19, 3/24, 4/7, 5/5, 5/12 Makeup 5/19
Cost:	$176.00						NO CLUB  4/14, 4/21, 4/28
Necklaces, bracelets, hair wraps, and more … jewelry galore!!  Each week students will create at least one new beaded item to take home.  Students will use many stringing materials: charms, pendants and tons of beautiful beads.  Both younger and older students will be accommodated and a few new projects will be introduced for returning students.  Melanie Rose is the owner of Beadz, a bead boutique/party store in Larchmont.
Minimum		8	Maximum		25

SPANISH, Beginner and Advanced Lingua Kids, LLC				Grades Room Time		K - 5 Game Room 2:35-3:35	8 Sessions – WEDNESDAYS 2/24, 3/3, 3/10, 3/19, 3/24, 4/7, 5/5, 5/12 Makeup 5/19
Cost:	$130.00						NO CLUB  4/14, 4/21, 4/28
Through activities such as singing, arts and crafts, games, and other multi-sensory teaching techniques, your child will learn basic Spanish vocabulary words and phrases. The teacher, a native speaker, is friendly, energetic, and enthusiastic and will help everyone have fun learning.  In the event of under enrollment, beginner and advanced will be combined. Depending on the experience levels of the children, the group may be split.
Minimum		4	Maximum		12

 

THURSDAY 3:05 - 4:05 P.M.                     SPRING 2010

WE LOVE A PARADE! Leigh-Ann Pieragostini Melanie Arminio				Grades Room Time		1 - 3 110 3:05-4:05	8 Sessions – THURSDAYS 2/25,  3/4,  3/11,  3/25, 4/8,  4/15,  4/22,  4/29 Makeup 5/6
Cost:	$130.00						NO CLUB 3/18
Explore the history of parades and the music of John Philip Sousa.  We will choreograph marches and practice performing.  We will design banners and props to use at the club finale: a parade on the Murray Playground.  Bonus event!  March in Larchmont Memorial Day parade on Thurs, May 27 at 6:30 pm.  Ms. Pieragostini and Ms. Arminio are teachers at Murray Avenue.  This club is organized by Ms. Nolan and Ms. Dillon through a PTA grant on American Folklore.  Sign up for this club!  It may run just this once.!
Minimum		8	Maximum		14

CHESS Carol Moroney				Grades Room Time		1 - 5 227 3:05-4:05	8 Sessions – THURSDAYS 2/25,  3/4,  3/11,  3/25, 4/8,  4/15,  4/22,  4/29 Makeup 5/6
Cost:	$130.00						NO CLUB 3/18
Let's play chess!  Students will learn the traditional game and variations.  They will be introduced to strategies and skills to play better.  They will play with each other to practice games, strategies and skills.  Ms. Moroney is a 4th-grade teacher at Murray who loves chess and is filling in while Mr. Kuczinski is on leave this spring.  THANK YOU MS. MORONEY!
Minimum		6	Maximum		16

SCRAPBOOK MAKING Donna Dickerson				Grades Room Time		3 - 5 Mr. Stone’s Art Room 3:05-4:05	8 Sessions – THURSDAYS 2/25,  3/4,  3/11,  3/25, 4/8,  4/15,  4/22,  4/29 Makeup 5/6
Cost:	$145.00						NO CLUB 3/18
We will be doing an assortment of crafts such as party piñatas, candle making, polymer clay projects, pillow making and more.  Ms. Dickerson is an aide at Murray.
Minimum		7	Maximum		20

MIXED MEDIA ART Jenny Lee  (different schedule)				Grades Room Time		2 - 5 Large Cafeteria 3:05-4:05	8 Sessions – THURSDAYS 2/25,  3/4,  3/11,  4/8, 4/15,  4/22,  4/29,  5/6 Makeup 5/13
Cost:	$155.00						NO CLUB 3/18,  3/25
Students will have fun exploring a variety of techniques and materials while using the most important tool of all – imagination!  If you enjoy using different art materials, this is the class for you!.  NEW PROJECTS!  Instructor Jenny Lee is a Murray mom and local artist who has received numerous awards for her works on paper and has taught courses in oil painting, drawing, and clay.
Minimum		6	Maximum		20




 

ANIMAL SAFARI Jim Bingham				Grades Room Time		1 - 3 Auditorium 3:05-4:05	8 Sessions – THURSDAYS 2/25,  3/4,  3/11,  3/25, 4/8,  4/15,  4/22,  4/29 Makeup 5/6
Cost:	$130.00						NO CLUB 3/18
Each week, travel to a different region of the world and get a visit from a real LIVE animal.  Students hold and pet the animals as they learn.  Safe and fun animals like chinchilla, tortoise, blue-tongued skink, hedgehog, bearded dragon, snake and more will be seen.  Students will also keep a safari journal and do a craft project each week.
Minimum		8	Maximum		16

MAGIC Joe Fields				Grades Room Time		1 - 5 Small Cafeteria 3:05-4:05	8 Sessions – THURSDAYS 2/25,  3/4,  3/11,  3/25, 4/8,  4/15,  4/22,  4/29 Makeup 5/6
Cost:	$125.00						NO CLUB 3/18
A perennial favorite and Murray’s longest-running club!  If magic is your bag, you’ll want to join magician Joe Fields and learn to do magic with coins, cards, ropes, cups, and balls, as well as impromptu magic with everyday objects. Every class is mystifying, funny, and entertaining.  At the end, you will have your own bag of tricks for performing.
Minimum		10	Maximum		24

PHOTOGRAPHY Shirley Zeiberg				Grades Room Time		3 - 5 Game Room 3:05-4:05	8 Sessions – THURSDAYS 2/25,  3/4,  3/11,  3/25, 4/8,  4/15,  4/22,  4/29 Makeup 5/6
Cost:	$125.00						NO CLUB 3/18
Welcome to the world of photography, where students will learn the components of a good photograph and how to get them.  This includes: lighting, reflection, posing, composition, action photos and more. Students are asked to supply their own cameras -- can be a simple 35 mm, digital, or disposable. Instructor Shirley Zeiberg is a well-known portrait, commercial and news photographer in the area.
Minimum		8	Maximum		12

 

FRIDAY 3:05 - 4:05 P.M.            SPRING 2010

BITS, BYTES & BOTS Computer Adventures LLC				Grades Room Time		3 - 5 Small Cafeteria 3:05-4:05	8 Sessions – FRIDAYS 2/26,  3/5,  3/12,  3/19, 3/26,  4/6,  4/16,  4/23 Makeup 4/30
Cost:	$195.00						NO CLUB
Program Lego Mindstorms NXT Robots, the coolest robot available.  Use your skills in robot sumo wrestling and other fun robot challenges.  Learn programming concepts such as repeat loops, if/then statements and sensor use.  No experience needed.  Robots are used in class, nothing goes home. There is a fixed fee to run this club.  If more than the minimum register, each student will pay less.
Minimum		8	Maximum		12




 

TIE DYE Robyn Dempsey				Grades Room Time		K – 3 Ms. Revich’s Art Room 3:05-4:05	8 Sessions – FRIDAYS 2/26,  3/5,  3/12,  3/19, 3/26,  4/6,  4/16,  4/23 Makeup 4/30
Cost:	$160.00						NO CLUB
Tie dye shirts, socks, pillowcases and towels.  Lots of color and fun!!  Ms. Dempsey is a Murray aide.
Minimum		10	Maximum		15

CHESS Carol Moroney				Grades Room Time		1 - 5 227 3:05-4:05	8 – FRIDAYS 2/26,  3/5,  3/12,  3/19, 3/26,  4/6,  4/16,  4/23 Makeup 4/30
Cost:	$130.00						NO CLUB
Let's play chess!  Students will learn the traditional game and variations.  They will be introduced to strategies and skills to play better.  They will play with each other to practice games, strategies and skills.  Ms. Moroney is a 4th-grade teacher at Murray who loves chess and is filling in while Mr. Kuczinski is on leave this spring.  THANK YOU MS. MORONEY!
Minimum		6	Maximum		16

FREAKY PHYSICS Mad Science of Westchester				Grades Room Time		1-3 Large Cafeteria 3:05-4:05	8 Sessions – FRIDAYS 2/26,  3/5,  3/12,  3/19, 3/26,  4/6,  4/16,  4/23 Makeup 4/30
Cost:	$175.00						NO CLUB
Join our mad scientist for an hour of educational, hands-on, cool science experiments.  Freaky Physics focuses on color, heat, magnets, static electricity, structures, and machines.  Mad Science classes spark imaginative learning about science-related phenomena while having lots of fun. There is a fixed fee to run this club.  If more than the minimum register, each student will pay less.
Minimum		8	Maximum		15

DISCOVERY CLUB Overtime Athletics				Grades Room Time		K - 3 Auditorium 3:05-4:05	8 Sessions – FRIDAYS 2/26,  3/5,  3/12,  3/19, 3/26,  4/6,  4/16,  4/23 Makeup 4/30
Cost:	$120.00						NO CLUB
What’s the answer?  Where’s the clue?  How can we figure it out?  Questions put you on the path to DISCOVERY!  Part mystery, part race, part puzzle, all excitement!  Take part in Challenge Hunt, Clue Hunt, Brain Teasers, Team Obstacles and more!  New races and fun each week!  Overtime Athletics instructors teach sportsmanship and teamwork while emphasizing the fun in group activities..
Minimum		10	Maximum		20




AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS - APPLICATION FOR CLUB

 Print application only

REGISTRATION AND CHECKS ARE DUE IN DRAWER BY FRONT DOOR

OR AT DEB HILDEN’S 20 DIMITRI PLACE BY WEDS, FEB 3

LATE FORMS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED

 

 

	CLUB NAME	DAY	ALTERNATE	DAY
1st CLUB
	CLUB NAME	DAY	ALTERNATE	DAY
2nd CLUB

NOTE:  A SEPARATE check for each club & alternate must be attached to be considered in lottery. All checks should be made out to MURRAY AVENUE PTA.  Unused checks will be destroyed.

 

CHILD’S NAME:                                                                                                                  
                                               

CHILD’S GRADE:                                                    _____  HOME PHONE:                                           

TEACHER:                                                                _____  CELL PHONE:                                             

PARENT NAME:                                                       _____  WORK PHONE:                                           

EMAIL:                                              _                      _____  ______________:                                          

LOCAL EMERGENCY CONTACT:                                                                                               

PHONE#:                                                                                CELL:                                                

SPECIAL MEDICAL INFORMATION / PROBLEMS:                                                                 

                                                                                                                                               

DISMISSAL INSTRUCTIONS:        

Is child permitted to leave club on his/her own?  YES     NO                    

______________________________                                                                                   
 (Parent signature)

If NO, list all adults your child may be dismissed to: