Spring 2018 Tiger Clubs
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Organized by: Petra Sharif
Here's some info on this session of Tiger Clubs:
Enrollment will be open early for PTA Members Only on Saturday, February 24, 2018. Non-PTA Members will be able to enroll starting Monday, February 26, 2018. PTA Members will be contacted via email to register and process payment. Registration to all will be enabled on the PTA's main web page and under Sign Ups-Tigers Clubs on the scheduled day. Registration closes on March 23, 2018.
Register ASAP to insure your spot. Link will be active once registration opens.
- Clubs meet once a week for 6 weeks unless otherwise noted. See specific dates listed below.
- Clubs will not meet on school vacation days or ½ days.
- Clubs meet from 3:30 - 4:30 pm or 4:45 pm or 5:00 pm. Please see timing information for specific clubs below. Location of pick up will be advised upon registration.
- See club descriptions for pricing. Payments are made by PayPal or personal check made out to UTS PTA.
- Please review the following documents for understanding and acceptance before registering your child for a Tiger Club:
Enrollment will be open early for PTA Members Only on Saturday, February 24, 2018. Non-PTA Members will be able to enroll starting Monday, February 26, 2018. PTA Members will be contacted via email to register and process payment. Registration to all will be enabled on the PTA's main web page and under Sign Ups-Tigers Clubs on the scheduled day. Registration closes on March 23, 2018.
Register ASAP to insure your spot. Link will be active once registration opens.
Hug a Tree Yoga –Hug a Tree Yoga Club offers creative, gentle yoga sessions for your children. During the six week session, they will learn under the instruction of Mrs. Millie Winger. She will introduce gentle poses and postures as well as breathing techniques which will help to calm, energize, and balance the nervous system. They will also learn and practice flowing sequences, challenging poses, partner, and group poses, restorative yoga and relaxation. Sign up for Mondays and allow your children to experience the essence of yoga, the union of mind (thoughts and feelings) and physical body.
Millie Wingler currently works as Learning Disabilities Teacher Consultant at UTS, but also has more than 14 years of experience working as a certified teacher in the district. Mrs. Wingler taught in our Kindergarten and Preschool programs as well as our Special Education Programs in grades K-8. In addition, she is an experienced yoga instructor, holding a “Grounded Kids Yoga Teacher” training certificate.
Club Days: Mondays (3:30-4:45 pm) - 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30, 5/7, 5/14
Library
Price: $40
Registration opened to: K – 4th Grade
Min. club members: 6, Max: 12
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Chemical Wizardry - Get your children ready for a fun-filled “magical” laboratory experience Harry Potter style. In Chemical Wizardry club run by Super Science for Kids, they will enjoy making Flubber, Silly Putty, Insta-Snow, Super Hi- Bounce balls, and more. They will also have fun making light inside of a glow bottle, a mushroom monster, play dough, Glowing Goo, and even a tye-dye style shirt. We will create atomic worm polymers and lava lamp-like blobs. We will also demonstrate the Big Bang Cannon, diet Coke and Mentos Geyser, Magic Genie in the bottle, and more. All club goers will take home a mini- chemistry kit & recipe booklet. Please bring a 100% white cotton T- shirt to the second class. Chemistry concepts will introduce chemical bonding, physical and chemical changes, acids and bases, and much more.
Super Science for Kids has been offering science-oriented enrichment programs in the area for more than 20 years through its team of dedicated teachers and well-qualified science enthusiasts that want to make learning science FUN! The company is owned and operated by Dan “The Science Man” Weissman, an elementary STEAM teacher from the Hampton Township School District. Mr. Weissman is also a national winner of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science and Math Teaching.
Club Days: Mondays (3:30-4:30 pm) - 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30, 5/7, 5/14
Art Room
Price: $75
Registration opened to: K – 4th Grade
Min. club members: 13, Max: 20
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Little Tigers’ Playtime – Out little Tigers in preschool do not need to feel left out anymore. Here is a club just for them. On Mondays, they can have fun with friends and Miss O. making slime, creating bubbles, burning some energy on the playground and conquering obstacle courses and much more. All activities will be designed to foster positive social interaction, teamwork, making bonds, enhancing motor skills and fine motor skills, and general entertainment. You do not want them to miss out on this much fun!
Jenna Oppedisano is the UTES Preschool teacher and this is her third year with Union Township School District. She graduated from Union in 2006 and then attended North Hunterdon high school where she graduated in 2010. Jenna obtained a Bachelors degree in Early Childhood/Special Education from Marywood University (class of 2014). She loves teaching and helping students learn.
Club Days: Mondays (3:00-4:30 pm) - 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30, 5/7, 5/14
Classroom
Price: $40
Registration opened to: Preschool
Min. club members: 6, Max: 12
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Craft with Kelly – Your child will have a ball bringing out their inner crafting queen or king in this unique club designed to introduce them to the great joys of paper crafting! Focusing on botanical and floral themes, each week the children will create a different beautiful craft for them to bring home and display with pride. Over the six weeks, your children will create some lovely paper and flower crafts under the instruction of local Paper Florist Kelly Grace Gibbons of Crafting Space with Kelly Grace. In between cutting and gluing petals to flowers, they will also play some games and floral related activities!
Kelly Grace Gibbons has lived in Union Township with her family since 2012 and in 2017, she founded Crafting Space with Kelly Grace. Currently she creates unique florals from paper and wood for home and event decor such as weddings and showers. As an artist, she pours her heart and soul into each creation and she also offers workshops both privately and to the community to spread her love of paper floral artistry! https://www.craftingspacewithkellygrace.com
Club Days: Tuesdays (3:30-4:30 pm)- 4/17, 4/24, 5/1, 5/8, 5/15, 5/22
Art Room
Price: $65
Registration opened to: 2nd -4th Grade
Min. club members: 8, Max: 10
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LEGO Tech Plus –Smartycat Kids company is bringing their new LEGO Tech Plus! program to UTES and offering your child an opportunity to become a master builder. The program combines all of the most popular building and technology kits for kids! Smartycat Kids will introduce lessons and challenges using LEGOs - plus! – K/nex, Magnetix, Erector Sets, Snap Circuits, and more. All lessons will revolve around the STEM subjects: science, technology, engineering, and math. Construct structures, build and test circuits, create motorized machines and vehicles, have fun with physics and engineering - this class has it all!
Since 2007, Smartycat Kids LLC has been offering a variety of educational and instructional children's programs, all with one mission: “To provide our students with fully hands-on activities that are designed to be fun, educational, stimulating, and challenging. To ignite imaginations, foster friendship-building and teamwork, encourage creativity, and give our students the opportunity to experience learning in a way that will enrich their lives!” The company is owned and operated by Mrs. Michelle Oppelt and Mrs. Samantha Corveleyn, and currently cooperates with RVCC and numerous school districts and recreational departments in after-school activities for children.
Club Days: Tuesdays (3:30-4:30 pm) - 4/10, 4/17, 4/24, 5/1, 5/8, 5/15
Library
Price: $85
Registration opened to: K – 4th Grade
Min. club members: 7, max: 25
_________________________________________________
Running Club – We are excited for another session of the Running Club that provides children with a great opportunity to explore the sport of running, while engaging in a fun, socially-supportive environment that promotes active lifestyle and physical fitness. Over the course of this club, instruction will progress systematically with a focus on proper form and running mechanics (to prevent injury), building fitness (both aerobic and anaerobic), and eventually to building speed & performance ability (through running skills, strategy, etc.).
The program is administered by BaseCamp 31, a local 501 c 3 not-for-profit with a mission of healthy community. BaseCamp 31 is led by Mr. Eric Eisenhart who has served a diverse athletic population from novice to Olympian as a trainer and coach over the last 15 years.
Club Days: Wednesdays (3:30-4:45 pm) - 4/18, 4/25, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23, 5/30
Outdoors
Price: $55
Registration opened to: 2nd - 4th Grade
Min. club members: 13, Max: 20
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Chess – Chess Club is coming to UTES! Yes! Thank you, Mr. Eric Nash! The mission for our Chess Club is to broaden the horizons of young minds through chess and offer them mental gymnastics on a regular basis. The children will learn abstract concepts of planning, analysis and strategy through the game of chess. They will build self-confidence, improve concentration, develop self-learning tools and learn how to evaluate their own decision making process through mastering the game of chess. They will be able to test the newly acquired skills in competition with each other, with our middle school volunteers and other special guests. Chess also teaches the importance of behavior management: making good choices and considering all possibilities. This club is a win-win!
Eric Nash has lived in Union Township with his wife, Linda, since 2005. He currently has three children who attend UTES: Brooke is in the 3rd grade, Sophie is in the 2nd grade, and William is in the Pre-K program. His family loves to be outdoors, including running, biking, and hiking. He grew up playing chess with his father and would love to pass on his love of chess to any students who are interested.
Club Days: Wednesdays (3:30-4:45 pm) - 4/18, 4/25, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23, 5/30
Library
Price: $40
Registration opened to: 1st – 4th Grade
Min. club members: 6, max: 12
_________________________________________________
Field Hockey –Did you know that field hockey is played all over the world by men and women, one of the most popular sports for men and the 3rd most popular sport in the world by fans? Now your children (both boys and girls) can try to learn it in our Field Hockey club. During the 6-week clinic, we will work on the fundamentals of field hockey - holding the stick, ball movement, dribbling, passing and some game situations. The 1-hour sessions will incorporate a warm up, drills and fun games, using all that we learned. Your child will need mouth guard and shin pads to participate.
Founded in 2016, the Omega FH Club provides travel teams, clinics, classes and college recruiting specialists to field hockey players in NJ and eastern PA. We pride ourselves on working on the fundamentals with a focus on strong coach to player ratio for individualized attention and team unity. Our coaches are former college coaches, college players and we just love hockey, wanting to pass along that passion to others.
Club Days: Thursdays (3:30-4:30 pm) - 4/12, 4/19, 5/3, 5/10, 5/17, 5/24
Outdoor
Price: Free – yes, FREE! Thank you, Omega FH Club! However, any donations to the UTS PTA would be much appreciated. No amount is too small. To donate follow the link http://www.utspta.org/ (bottom of the page)
Registration opened to: K – 4th Grade
Min. club members: 6, max: 10
_________________________________________________
Young Naturalist – Does your child ever wonder what does it take to be a park naturalist? Let her/him join the Young Naturalist Club. Debra Reed from the Hunterdon County Division of Parks and Recreation will help the children explore the habitats and wildlife of the County Parks. The children will have an opportunity to learn all about trees and our scaly and slimy wildlife. They will also have a chance to meet a few live animal friends. On another club meets, they will complete a nature walk, find out what makes an insect an insect or why is water management important to both the environment and human needs, and much more. Does your child love animals and the outdoors? Then look no further – this is the club to sign up for this spring.
The Hunterdon County Division of Parks & Recreation is dedicated to preserving open space and natural resources, providing safe parks and facilities, and offering educational and recreational opportunities, all contributing to an enhanced quality of life for present and future generations. Debra Reed is on her second season as Park Naturalist with the County Parks. This series of programs will allow your child(ren) to explore many different aspects of our Natural Surroundings. Debra will be interactive and get the participants hands on and physical with activities regardless of the programs.
Club Days: Thursdays (3:30-4:30 pm) - 4/12, 4/19, 4/26, 5/3, 5/10, 5/17
Library
Price: $55
Registration opened to: K – 4th Grade
Min. club members: 6, max: 20
Millie Wingler currently works as Learning Disabilities Teacher Consultant at UTS, but also has more than 14 years of experience working as a certified teacher in the district. Mrs. Wingler taught in our Kindergarten and Preschool programs as well as our Special Education Programs in grades K-8. In addition, she is an experienced yoga instructor, holding a “Grounded Kids Yoga Teacher” training certificate.
Club Days: Mondays (3:30-4:45 pm) - 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30, 5/7, 5/14
Library
Price: $40
Registration opened to: K – 4th Grade
Min. club members: 6, Max: 12
_________________________________________________
Chemical Wizardry - Get your children ready for a fun-filled “magical” laboratory experience Harry Potter style. In Chemical Wizardry club run by Super Science for Kids, they will enjoy making Flubber, Silly Putty, Insta-Snow, Super Hi- Bounce balls, and more. They will also have fun making light inside of a glow bottle, a mushroom monster, play dough, Glowing Goo, and even a tye-dye style shirt. We will create atomic worm polymers and lava lamp-like blobs. We will also demonstrate the Big Bang Cannon, diet Coke and Mentos Geyser, Magic Genie in the bottle, and more. All club goers will take home a mini- chemistry kit & recipe booklet. Please bring a 100% white cotton T- shirt to the second class. Chemistry concepts will introduce chemical bonding, physical and chemical changes, acids and bases, and much more.
Super Science for Kids has been offering science-oriented enrichment programs in the area for more than 20 years through its team of dedicated teachers and well-qualified science enthusiasts that want to make learning science FUN! The company is owned and operated by Dan “The Science Man” Weissman, an elementary STEAM teacher from the Hampton Township School District. Mr. Weissman is also a national winner of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science and Math Teaching.
Club Days: Mondays (3:30-4:30 pm) - 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30, 5/7, 5/14
Art Room
Price: $75
Registration opened to: K – 4th Grade
Min. club members: 13, Max: 20
_________________________________________________
Little Tigers’ Playtime – Out little Tigers in preschool do not need to feel left out anymore. Here is a club just for them. On Mondays, they can have fun with friends and Miss O. making slime, creating bubbles, burning some energy on the playground and conquering obstacle courses and much more. All activities will be designed to foster positive social interaction, teamwork, making bonds, enhancing motor skills and fine motor skills, and general entertainment. You do not want them to miss out on this much fun!
Jenna Oppedisano is the UTES Preschool teacher and this is her third year with Union Township School District. She graduated from Union in 2006 and then attended North Hunterdon high school where she graduated in 2010. Jenna obtained a Bachelors degree in Early Childhood/Special Education from Marywood University (class of 2014). She loves teaching and helping students learn.
Club Days: Mondays (3:00-4:30 pm) - 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30, 5/7, 5/14
Classroom
Price: $40
Registration opened to: Preschool
Min. club members: 6, Max: 12
_________________________________________________
Craft with Kelly – Your child will have a ball bringing out their inner crafting queen or king in this unique club designed to introduce them to the great joys of paper crafting! Focusing on botanical and floral themes, each week the children will create a different beautiful craft for them to bring home and display with pride. Over the six weeks, your children will create some lovely paper and flower crafts under the instruction of local Paper Florist Kelly Grace Gibbons of Crafting Space with Kelly Grace. In between cutting and gluing petals to flowers, they will also play some games and floral related activities!
Kelly Grace Gibbons has lived in Union Township with her family since 2012 and in 2017, she founded Crafting Space with Kelly Grace. Currently she creates unique florals from paper and wood for home and event decor such as weddings and showers. As an artist, she pours her heart and soul into each creation and she also offers workshops both privately and to the community to spread her love of paper floral artistry! https://www.craftingspacewithkellygrace.com
Club Days: Tuesdays (3:30-4:30 pm)- 4/17, 4/24, 5/1, 5/8, 5/15, 5/22
Art Room
Price: $65
Registration opened to: 2nd -4th Grade
Min. club members: 8, Max: 10
_________________________________________________
LEGO Tech Plus –Smartycat Kids company is bringing their new LEGO Tech Plus! program to UTES and offering your child an opportunity to become a master builder. The program combines all of the most popular building and technology kits for kids! Smartycat Kids will introduce lessons and challenges using LEGOs - plus! – K/nex, Magnetix, Erector Sets, Snap Circuits, and more. All lessons will revolve around the STEM subjects: science, technology, engineering, and math. Construct structures, build and test circuits, create motorized machines and vehicles, have fun with physics and engineering - this class has it all!
Since 2007, Smartycat Kids LLC has been offering a variety of educational and instructional children's programs, all with one mission: “To provide our students with fully hands-on activities that are designed to be fun, educational, stimulating, and challenging. To ignite imaginations, foster friendship-building and teamwork, encourage creativity, and give our students the opportunity to experience learning in a way that will enrich their lives!” The company is owned and operated by Mrs. Michelle Oppelt and Mrs. Samantha Corveleyn, and currently cooperates with RVCC and numerous school districts and recreational departments in after-school activities for children.
Club Days: Tuesdays (3:30-4:30 pm) - 4/10, 4/17, 4/24, 5/1, 5/8, 5/15
Library
Price: $85
Registration opened to: K – 4th Grade
Min. club members: 7, max: 25
_________________________________________________
Running Club – We are excited for another session of the Running Club that provides children with a great opportunity to explore the sport of running, while engaging in a fun, socially-supportive environment that promotes active lifestyle and physical fitness. Over the course of this club, instruction will progress systematically with a focus on proper form and running mechanics (to prevent injury), building fitness (both aerobic and anaerobic), and eventually to building speed & performance ability (through running skills, strategy, etc.).
The program is administered by BaseCamp 31, a local 501 c 3 not-for-profit with a mission of healthy community. BaseCamp 31 is led by Mr. Eric Eisenhart who has served a diverse athletic population from novice to Olympian as a trainer and coach over the last 15 years.
Club Days: Wednesdays (3:30-4:45 pm) - 4/18, 4/25, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23, 5/30
Outdoors
Price: $55
Registration opened to: 2nd - 4th Grade
Min. club members: 13, Max: 20
_________________________________________________
Chess – Chess Club is coming to UTES! Yes! Thank you, Mr. Eric Nash! The mission for our Chess Club is to broaden the horizons of young minds through chess and offer them mental gymnastics on a regular basis. The children will learn abstract concepts of planning, analysis and strategy through the game of chess. They will build self-confidence, improve concentration, develop self-learning tools and learn how to evaluate their own decision making process through mastering the game of chess. They will be able to test the newly acquired skills in competition with each other, with our middle school volunteers and other special guests. Chess also teaches the importance of behavior management: making good choices and considering all possibilities. This club is a win-win!
Eric Nash has lived in Union Township with his wife, Linda, since 2005. He currently has three children who attend UTES: Brooke is in the 3rd grade, Sophie is in the 2nd grade, and William is in the Pre-K program. His family loves to be outdoors, including running, biking, and hiking. He grew up playing chess with his father and would love to pass on his love of chess to any students who are interested.
Club Days: Wednesdays (3:30-4:45 pm) - 4/18, 4/25, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23, 5/30
Library
Price: $40
Registration opened to: 1st – 4th Grade
Min. club members: 6, max: 12
_________________________________________________
Field Hockey –Did you know that field hockey is played all over the world by men and women, one of the most popular sports for men and the 3rd most popular sport in the world by fans? Now your children (both boys and girls) can try to learn it in our Field Hockey club. During the 6-week clinic, we will work on the fundamentals of field hockey - holding the stick, ball movement, dribbling, passing and some game situations. The 1-hour sessions will incorporate a warm up, drills and fun games, using all that we learned. Your child will need mouth guard and shin pads to participate.
Founded in 2016, the Omega FH Club provides travel teams, clinics, classes and college recruiting specialists to field hockey players in NJ and eastern PA. We pride ourselves on working on the fundamentals with a focus on strong coach to player ratio for individualized attention and team unity. Our coaches are former college coaches, college players and we just love hockey, wanting to pass along that passion to others.
Club Days: Thursdays (3:30-4:30 pm) - 4/12, 4/19, 5/3, 5/10, 5/17, 5/24
Outdoor
Price: Free – yes, FREE! Thank you, Omega FH Club! However, any donations to the UTS PTA would be much appreciated. No amount is too small. To donate follow the link http://www.utspta.org/ (bottom of the page)
Registration opened to: K – 4th Grade
Min. club members: 6, max: 10
_________________________________________________
Young Naturalist – Does your child ever wonder what does it take to be a park naturalist? Let her/him join the Young Naturalist Club. Debra Reed from the Hunterdon County Division of Parks and Recreation will help the children explore the habitats and wildlife of the County Parks. The children will have an opportunity to learn all about trees and our scaly and slimy wildlife. They will also have a chance to meet a few live animal friends. On another club meets, they will complete a nature walk, find out what makes an insect an insect or why is water management important to both the environment and human needs, and much more. Does your child love animals and the outdoors? Then look no further – this is the club to sign up for this spring.
The Hunterdon County Division of Parks & Recreation is dedicated to preserving open space and natural resources, providing safe parks and facilities, and offering educational and recreational opportunities, all contributing to an enhanced quality of life for present and future generations. Debra Reed is on her second season as Park Naturalist with the County Parks. This series of programs will allow your child(ren) to explore many different aspects of our Natural Surroundings. Debra will be interactive and get the participants hands on and physical with activities regardless of the programs.
Club Days: Thursdays (3:30-4:30 pm) - 4/12, 4/19, 4/26, 5/3, 5/10, 5/17
Library
Price: $55
Registration opened to: K – 4th Grade
Min. club members: 6, max: 20