Spring Tiger Clubs
The Union Township School PTA (UTS PTA) is excited to
offer after-school clubs a third time this school year!
Tiger Clubs will:
• mostly meet once a week for 6 weeks, unless otherwise noted.
• not meet on school vacation days or ½ days.
• meet from 3:30-4:45pm unless otherwise noted; pick-up will be in the front vestibule at the school.
For further information about each club and pricing, please see club descriptions below. Payments are made by PayPal or personal check made out to UTS PTA.
Enrollment is on a first-come, first-served basis, so please register ASAP. Registration forms must be filled out online at www.utspta.org by April 4, 2016.
**YOU WILL BE CONTACTED VIA EMAIL TO CONFIRM REGISTRATION, DIRECTIONS FOR PAYMENT AND A LINK FOR AN ADDITIONAL FORM.**
The Spring 2016 club selection and club descriptions are as follows:
Create Your Own Fairy/Gnome Garden and Learn Gardening Basics – It is spring. It is planting season. Let’s put your children’s imagination and green thumbs into action and create a small miniature planter garden for a fairy or a gnome. Their garden will sure entice any magical creatures wondering through your neighborhood. Mrs. Basia Rochelle, a wonderful friend, mom and award-winning gardener, will help the children grow small scale plants, construct miniature furniture/houses to set the scene and create any garden inspired art project like wind chimes. She will also teach some basics about growing your own vegetables. Club meets on Mondays. Min. club members: 6, max club members: 10.
Club Days: Mondays, 4/11, 4/18, 4/25, 5/2, 5/16, 5/23
Price: $40
Registration opened to: 3rd – 4th Grade
Running Club – We are excited for a 2nd session of the Running Club! Building on the success of the fall session, children of UTES have another amazing opportunity to get active, have fun and get healthy! Base Camp Athletic Club will again be leaning on the expertise of Dr. Stephanie Charnigo as Head Coach who will help young athletes at UTES develop proper running mechanics and movement (gait analysis, running mechanics, etc.), while balancing training load (distance, volume, frequency, intensity), and fun, to ensure a safe, engaging and age appropriate progression for the spring race event—Run Like a Tiger. Club meets on Mondays. Min. club members: 20.
For more information visit this link: http://www.utspta.org/running-club-form.html
Club Days: Mondays, 4/18, 4/25, 5/2, 5/19, 5/16, 5/23
Price: $55, including a Running Club T-shirt
Registration opened to: 2nd – 4th Grade
Coding for Kids – In our increasingly tech-driven world, knowing how to code is an invaluable skill, often involving not only programming but also problem solving, logic, physics and more. But kids who code don’t really look at it that way – they just think it is fun! Thanks to Mrs. Sandra Ballance, UTS Technology Coordinator, 3rd and 4th graders will have the opportunity to improve all of these skills and utilize their love for technology on Tuesdays in the Coding for Kids Club. Min. of club members: 6, max: 12.
Club Days: Tuesdays, 4/12, 4/19, 4/26, 5/10, 5/17, 5/24
Price: $40
Registration opened to: 3rd – 4th Grade
Taekwondo Club with Clinton Taekwondo Academy. – On Tuesdays, we are transforming the school into a dojang where kids are going to learn about Taekwondo. Taekwondo is martial arts and a workout with a purpose. The club will guide your children toward greater self-confidence and discipline as it will improve their cardiovascular fitness, balance, coordination, flexibility, self-defense capabilities and reactions. It is a fun way to get in shape and stay in shape. At the club, we plan to help your children elevate their mind, body, and spirit – they will embrace their potential like never before! Min. of club members: 8. Dismissal is at 4.30 pm.
Club Days: Tuesdays, 4/12, 4/19, 4/26, 5/10, 5/17, 5/24
Price: $55, including T-shirt and a belt
Registration opened to: K – 4th Grade
Tutoring – Could your child use a little more practice in math? Reading? Writing? Practice makes perfect, and here's an opportunity to make it perfect! On Wednesdays, Tutoring Club offers extra time to go over math problems (CCC and PARCC), to read and discuss stories (comprehension practice), to improve writing skills (creative writing for fun), and much more. And all this will happen under the watchful eye of a PTA volunteer/club leader Mrs. Magdalena Doss and a talented team of students from UTMS or other parent volunteers. Sign your child up, and watch their potential blossom even more! Min. of club members: 6.
Club Days: Wednesdays, 4/20, 4/27, 5/4, 5/18, 5/25, 6/1
Price: $40
Registration opened to: K – 4th Grade
Sewing Club – **CLUB IS FULL** After the first successful session this winter, we are bringing the Sewing Club back. Does your child want to learn how to sew by hand? This club would be perfect choice then. Under the leadership of Dawn Myers, the children will have fun learning how to sew sea creatures like crabs, starfish, dolphins and whales using felt and embroidery. The club meets on Wednesdays. Min. of club members: 6, max 12. Dismissal is at 4.45 pm.
Club Days: Wednesdays, 4/20, 4/27, 5/4, 5/18, 5/25, 6/1
Price: $40
Registration open to: 1st – 4th Grade
Survival Club – CLUB IS FULL
Chess Club – We are bringing a Chess Club to UTES! Chess helps to develop skills such as critical thinking in a changing environment and problem solving. Dean Ippolito, LLC, our club leader, is a premier chess instruction company whose world-class instructors provide stimulating, entertaining lectures that motivate students to master the game of chess. Interactive lectures coupled with supervised play provide reinforcement for the new concepts introduced each week. The club meets on Fridays. Min. of club members: 10. Dismissal is at 4.30 pm.
For more information visit this link: http://www.utspta.org/chess-club.html
Club Days: Fridays – 4/15, 4/22, 4/29, 5/6, 5/13, 5/20
Price: $130
Registration opened to: 1st – 4th Grade
The Union Township School PTA (UTS PTA) is excited to
offer after-school clubs a third time this school year!
Tiger Clubs will:
• mostly meet once a week for 6 weeks, unless otherwise noted.
• not meet on school vacation days or ½ days.
• meet from 3:30-4:45pm unless otherwise noted; pick-up will be in the front vestibule at the school.
For further information about each club and pricing, please see club descriptions below. Payments are made by PayPal or personal check made out to UTS PTA.
Enrollment is on a first-come, first-served basis, so please register ASAP. Registration forms must be filled out online at www.utspta.org by April 4, 2016.
**YOU WILL BE CONTACTED VIA EMAIL TO CONFIRM REGISTRATION, DIRECTIONS FOR PAYMENT AND A LINK FOR AN ADDITIONAL FORM.**
The Spring 2016 club selection and club descriptions are as follows:
Create Your Own Fairy/Gnome Garden and Learn Gardening Basics – It is spring. It is planting season. Let’s put your children’s imagination and green thumbs into action and create a small miniature planter garden for a fairy or a gnome. Their garden will sure entice any magical creatures wondering through your neighborhood. Mrs. Basia Rochelle, a wonderful friend, mom and award-winning gardener, will help the children grow small scale plants, construct miniature furniture/houses to set the scene and create any garden inspired art project like wind chimes. She will also teach some basics about growing your own vegetables. Club meets on Mondays. Min. club members: 6, max club members: 10.
Club Days: Mondays, 4/11, 4/18, 4/25, 5/2, 5/16, 5/23
Price: $40
Registration opened to: 3rd – 4th Grade
Running Club – We are excited for a 2nd session of the Running Club! Building on the success of the fall session, children of UTES have another amazing opportunity to get active, have fun and get healthy! Base Camp Athletic Club will again be leaning on the expertise of Dr. Stephanie Charnigo as Head Coach who will help young athletes at UTES develop proper running mechanics and movement (gait analysis, running mechanics, etc.), while balancing training load (distance, volume, frequency, intensity), and fun, to ensure a safe, engaging and age appropriate progression for the spring race event—Run Like a Tiger. Club meets on Mondays. Min. club members: 20.
For more information visit this link: http://www.utspta.org/running-club-form.html
Club Days: Mondays, 4/18, 4/25, 5/2, 5/19, 5/16, 5/23
Price: $55, including a Running Club T-shirt
Registration opened to: 2nd – 4th Grade
Coding for Kids – In our increasingly tech-driven world, knowing how to code is an invaluable skill, often involving not only programming but also problem solving, logic, physics and more. But kids who code don’t really look at it that way – they just think it is fun! Thanks to Mrs. Sandra Ballance, UTS Technology Coordinator, 3rd and 4th graders will have the opportunity to improve all of these skills and utilize their love for technology on Tuesdays in the Coding for Kids Club. Min. of club members: 6, max: 12.
Club Days: Tuesdays, 4/12, 4/19, 4/26, 5/10, 5/17, 5/24
Price: $40
Registration opened to: 3rd – 4th Grade
Taekwondo Club with Clinton Taekwondo Academy. – On Tuesdays, we are transforming the school into a dojang where kids are going to learn about Taekwondo. Taekwondo is martial arts and a workout with a purpose. The club will guide your children toward greater self-confidence and discipline as it will improve their cardiovascular fitness, balance, coordination, flexibility, self-defense capabilities and reactions. It is a fun way to get in shape and stay in shape. At the club, we plan to help your children elevate their mind, body, and spirit – they will embrace their potential like never before! Min. of club members: 8. Dismissal is at 4.30 pm.
Club Days: Tuesdays, 4/12, 4/19, 4/26, 5/10, 5/17, 5/24
Price: $55, including T-shirt and a belt
Registration opened to: K – 4th Grade
Tutoring – Could your child use a little more practice in math? Reading? Writing? Practice makes perfect, and here's an opportunity to make it perfect! On Wednesdays, Tutoring Club offers extra time to go over math problems (CCC and PARCC), to read and discuss stories (comprehension practice), to improve writing skills (creative writing for fun), and much more. And all this will happen under the watchful eye of a PTA volunteer/club leader Mrs. Magdalena Doss and a talented team of students from UTMS or other parent volunteers. Sign your child up, and watch their potential blossom even more! Min. of club members: 6.
Club Days: Wednesdays, 4/20, 4/27, 5/4, 5/18, 5/25, 6/1
Price: $40
Registration opened to: K – 4th Grade
Sewing Club – **CLUB IS FULL** After the first successful session this winter, we are bringing the Sewing Club back. Does your child want to learn how to sew by hand? This club would be perfect choice then. Under the leadership of Dawn Myers, the children will have fun learning how to sew sea creatures like crabs, starfish, dolphins and whales using felt and embroidery. The club meets on Wednesdays. Min. of club members: 6, max 12. Dismissal is at 4.45 pm.
Club Days: Wednesdays, 4/20, 4/27, 5/4, 5/18, 5/25, 6/1
Price: $40
Registration open to: 1st – 4th Grade
Survival Club – CLUB IS FULL
Chess Club – We are bringing a Chess Club to UTES! Chess helps to develop skills such as critical thinking in a changing environment and problem solving. Dean Ippolito, LLC, our club leader, is a premier chess instruction company whose world-class instructors provide stimulating, entertaining lectures that motivate students to master the game of chess. Interactive lectures coupled with supervised play provide reinforcement for the new concepts introduced each week. The club meets on Fridays. Min. of club members: 10. Dismissal is at 4.30 pm.
For more information visit this link: http://www.utspta.org/chess-club.html
Club Days: Fridays – 4/15, 4/22, 4/29, 5/6, 5/13, 5/20
Price: $130
Registration opened to: 1st – 4th Grade
