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| 2012 LUNCH CLUB DESCRIPTIONS
Registration begins Tuesday, November 29th, 2011 - 9:00am
Lunch Clubs begin Monday, January 9th, 2012
To view Policies, click here. By registering your child, you are agreeing to all Policies.
Offerings by Day & Grade:
MONDAY: Lego (3-4), Total T Girls Sports (1-4), Mad Science (1-2), Jr. Chefs (2-4), Chess (1-4)
TUESDAY: Digital Photography (3-4), Yoga (1-4), Drawing (1-4), Karate (1-4), Mad Science (3-4)
WEDNESDAY: Broadway Kids (2-4), Around the World (1-4), Total T Sports (1-4), Mad Science (1-2), Newspaper (1-4)
THURSDAY: Robotics (3-4), Clay (1-4), Hip Hop (1-4), Eco (1-4), Pokemon (1-4)
FRIDAY: Woodwork (1-4), Lego (1-2), Cartooning (1-4), American Girl (1-4), Mad Science (3-4)
Club Dates 2012:
Monday January 9, 23, 30, February 6, 13, 27, March 5, 12
Tuesday January 10, 17, 24, 31, February 7, 14, 28, March 6
Wednesday January 11, 18, 25, February 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
Thursday January 12, 19, 26, February 2, 9, 16, 23, March 1
Friday January 13, 20, February 3, 10, 17, 24, March 2, 9
Questions, email lunchrclubs@romonapta.org
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AMERICAN GIRL DOLL CLUB (Grades 1st – 4th)
Girls really get excited about history when it comes from the perspective of the American Girl historical dolls! Girls need not have their own doll to participate in this fun club, but girls who do have dolls are welcome to bring them to club. During the first club session, the girls will decide which historical dolls they would like to research, and each week we will feature a new doll and talk about what was going on in the world during their time in history. We will read passages from some of the American Girl Doll books and save time at the end to play with the dolls, using the era we discussed as the backdrop for the play time! Girls bring dolls to school at their own risk – please label dolls and know that the Romona PTA is not responsible for lost dolls!
Cost: $65 per student, 8 weeks, Limit 20, Minimum 8. Grades 1st – 4th – FRIDAYS. 12:10pm-1:02pm
AROUND THE WORLD ~ (AKA – MULTICULTURAL/EATING AROUND THE WORLD
CLUB) (Grades 1st – 4th )
Join Romona parents for this exciting club in which children will experience the culture of countries like Korea, Poland, Greece, Israel, and many more. We feature a new country each week. The aim will be for all participants to learn about the languages geography, culture, FOOD, music, games, currency and flag of each country. PLEASE NOTE: MEMBERS MUST SIGN A FOOD ALLERGY WAIVER FORM.
Cost: $65 per student, 8 weeks, Limit: 20, Minimum: 10. Grades 1st - 4th - WEDNESDAYS. 12:10pm-1:02pm
BROADWAY KIDS CLUB (Grades 2nd – 4th)
If you love musical theater and “acting up”, this class is for you! Come explore the foundations of theater with fun theater games, improvisation, stories, music and movement. This class encourages a positive self-image and helps students take risks on stage while building confidence on stage and off. An informal performance will culminate this ensemble building experience. Classes conducted by the professional team from Andersonville’s Dream Big Performing Arts Workshop.
Cost: $88 per student, 8 weeks, Limit: 20, Minimum: 10 Grades 2nd – 4th – WEDNESDAYS. 12:10pm-1:02pm
BUILD A ROBOT OR FLYING SAUCER AND OTHER GADGETS AND GIZMOS CLUB (GRADES 3rd - 4th)
Join Romona parents Gloria and Jerry Fountain to build fun and interesting gadgets and gizmos using snap circuits, wires, and batteries. The highlight of the class will be to build the student’s choice of a robot or a flying saucer to take home. There may be some smaller take home gizmos as well. Students will program a Lego Mindstorms robot to see why Lego Robotics is so cool. This class is a great exposure to building gadgets that move or react.
Cost: $100 per student, 8 weeks, Limit: 15 students. Grades 3rd – 4th. THURSDAYS. 12:10pm-1:02pm
CARTOONING CLUB (Grades 1st – 4th)
The Young Rembrandts cartoon-drawing classes will stoke your child’s artistic fire. We will learn animation techniques in our
anime themed expression lesson. We’ll also learn personification as we transform ordinary cameras into fully realized cartoon characters. Tell a story through a series of drawings like a humorous drive-through sequence or our colorful piñata sequence. We encourage creativity!
Cost: $88 per student, 8 weeks, Limit: 20. Grades 1st- 4th - FRIDAYS. 12:10pm-1:02pm
CHESS CLUB (Grades 1st – 4th)
This year, join the professional staff from Chess-Ed and take your chess skills to new levels of play. Both the after school and luncheon chess program will be taught by United States Chess Federation certified chess instructors and coaches. Besides having fun, the student will be instructed in opening theory, middle game techniques, and endgame theory. It will be a wonderful opportunity for them to test themselves on their skills and learn more to improve each game. Students will be broken into 2 groups of skill level for instruction. Hope to see your “chess enthusiast” there.
Cost: $85 per student, 8 weeks, Limit: 16 in Beginning group, 16 in Advanced group; Minimum: 10. Grades 1st – 4th - MONDAYS. 12:10pm-1:02pm
CLAY TIME (Grades 1st – 4th)
Join our own art teacher Mrs. Stevenson for this fun and creative club all about clay! We will learn special tricks for making unique clay
artwork. We will make several clay projects including old favorites such as bowls, mugs, animals and new crafts. We will fire and glaze our projects in the kiln creating the perfect artwork for gifts or personal keepsakes.
Cost: $70 per student. 8 weeks, Limit 16. Grades 1st – 4th – THURSDAYS. 12:10pm-1:02pm
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB- (Grades 3rd – 4th) RETURNING THIS YEAR!!
Capture the world around you through the exploration of digital photography! We will learn how to use digital cameras (please bring one from home), the fundamentals of photography, and how to edit photographs and create different effects using Apple's iPhoto program. Various shooting assignments will be completed at school and at home, and all students will receive a disk of all their work at the end of the session. Our class will end with a special "gallery opening," at which students will display their favorite, matted photograph, and parents come to see the show."
Cost: $88 per student, 8 weeks Limit 14 Grades 3rd -4th – TUESDAYS. 12:10pm-1:02pm
DRAWING CLUB (Grades 1st – 4th)
Ring in the New Year with a Young Rembrandts drawing class. This year we will learn about basic design and composition as we draw
our own dollar bill. If you like sports, get ready to have fun creating your own illustrations featuring a trophy showcase and a soccer player. Good color selection and proper coloring technique will be emphasized throughout most of our lessons, including the
miniature portrait lesson. Classes will feature the work of master artists like Gilbert Stuart and Picasso. We will be using markers, sharpies and colored pencils to complete our work and every week you will go home with a completed masterpiece.
Cost: $88 per student, 8 weeks, Limit: 20; Minimum – 10. Grades 1st - 4th TUESDAYS. 12:10pm-1:02pm
ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS (ECO) CLUB (Grades 3rd - 4th )
Do you love the earth and want to do your part to take care of it? Come be a part of the Eco-Club and learn more about how to "Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle" through fun activities and games. Topics may include composting, conserving energy and water, and how to make fun crafts and games out of things you would normally throw away. Romona parent Susan Pekar teaches this club and Romona's own Bev Taylor will show us how gardening can help our eco-system! The owners of local company, Mighty Nest, will give you an eco-friendly reusable lunch kit and explain how such a small step can save our earth!!
Cost: $55 per student, 8 weeks, Limit: 20; Minimum – 5 Grades 3rd - 4th FRIDAYS. 12:10pm-1:02pm
HIP HOP CLUB with Heather Zimny and SNAP! (Grades 2nd – 4th)
Over the course of 8 weeks, we will cover a variety of skills, steps, and hip hop genres. Students will begin with a short warm-up consisting of stretching, strengthening and cardio elements. Then we will take some short progressions across the floor and end center with some choreography. Basic isolations, rhythm exercises, basic footwork and floor work will be taught as well as having fun!
Cost: $85 per student, 8 weeks, Limit: 20, Minimum: 10. Grades 2nd – 4th – THURSDAYS. 12:10pm-1:02pm
JUNIOR CHEFS CLUB (Grades 2nd – 4th)
PLEASE NOTE: MEMBERS MUST SIGN A FOOD ALLERGY WAIVER FORM.
Get ready to create a food masterpiece in Romona’s Junior Chefs Club. Boys and girls alike will enjoy creating recipes that will enhance
their creativity, confidence and pleasure in the kitchen. A focus will be placed on healthy food choices coupled with education, but the most important ingredient in this class is FUN! Romona is lucky to feature our own celebrity Chef (and mom) Sarah Stegner, Co-Owner/Chef at Prairie Grass Café, formerly of the Dining Room at the Ritz-Carlton Chicago and two time James Beard award winner. Our fabulous Principal, Heather Glowacki, will be making some guest appearances as well. The course develops and encourages the budding chef in each child.
Cost: $88 per student [includes supplies and ingredients], 6 weeks, Limit: 16. Grades 2nd – 4th – MONDAYS. 12:10pm-1:02pm
KARATE (Grades 1st – 4th)
Ronda Korzon of the Traditional Karate Center will introduce students to the rigors of Karate. This program is geared towards children
ages 7 to 10 with little or no previous Karate experience. It emphasizes the “three C’s”- Concentration, Coordination and Confidence. The children in this class will learn basic techniques and are prepared for future advance in the Traditional Karate Center program.
Cost: $75, 8 weeks, Limit: 25, Minimum: 10. Grades 1st – 4th – TUESDAYS. 12:10pm-1:02pm
LEGOS LUNCH CLUB (Grades 1st– 4th )
Join Beth Weis “The Lego Lady” in our Lego building club. Children will love the supersized projects built by their group of multiage builders. Each session the group will be presented a unique initiative, which promotes teamwork, cooperation, patience, and problem solving skills. Due to the overwhelming popularity of this club, we again offer TWO sections!!
Cost: $90 per student, 8 weeks, Limit: 20 . Grades 1st – 2nd on FRIDAYS, Grades 3rd – 4th on MONDAYS. 12:10pm-1:02pm
MAD SCIENCE CLUB - System 6 (Grades 1st – 4th)
Mad Science offers hands-on science with lots of fun and excitement. Some of the cool program topics we will explore include Glow Show, Ph Factor, Lab Works and lots more. Each week will focus on a different, spectacular science topic. Each young Mad Scientist will be making some great take home projects too, including a backlight writer, graduated gear kit, atomic coins and more. All materials are included and instructors are provided by Mad Science of Northern Illinois.
Cost: $95 per student, 8 weeks. Limit: 20 per day – FOR 1st - 2nd GRADE: CHOICE OF MONDAYS or WEDNESDAYS AND FOR 3rd - 4th GRADE: CHOICE OF TUESDAYS or FRIDAYS. 12:10pm-1:02pm
NEWSPAPER CLUB (Grades 1st – 4th)
Has your child ever dreamed of reporting the news? Or photographing it? Do they enjoy being "in the know"? Journaling and writing activities? The Romona Student Newspaper (an after school activity as well) is offering spots for lunchtime newshounds!! Kids will use Word, Publisher and/or Comic Life to produce a student newspaper. Romona's own Michelle Arogeti will serve as chief editor.
Cost: $70 per student, 8 weeks, Limit: 15, Grades 1st – 4th - WEDNESDAYS. 12:10pm-1:02pm
POKEMON (Grades 1st – 4th)
Is your child a Pokemon fan? Do they enjoying trading, discussing, comparing, and learning about all things Pokemon? This is the club for
them! Kids will receive Pokemon packs throughout the session and will have the opportunity for supervised trades and battles! All levels welcome!
Cost: $65 per student, 8 weeks, Limit 18, Grades 1st – 4th - THURSDAYS. 12:10pm-1:02pm
TOTAL-T SPORTS (Grades 1st – 4th)
Join Coach Terrence Hunter of Total-T Fitness in our multi-sports club. We will play a variety of sports like soccer, basketball, kickball
and dodgeball. Students will be introduced to sport specific training and exercises to improve their fitness. The program will use American College of Sports Medicine and the NFL Play 60 guidelines. Total-T Fitness programs are age appropriate, effective, safe and fun.
Cost: $85 per student, 8 weeks, Limit: 25. Grades 1st – 4th - WEDNESDAYS. 12:10pm-1:02pm
TOTAL-T SPORTS FOR GIRLS (Grades 1st – 4th)
Join Coach Terrence Hunter of Total-T Fitness in our “girls rock!” multi-sports club. We will play a variety of sports like soccer, basketball and kickball. The girls will be introduced to sport specific training and exercises to improve their fitness. The program will use American College of Sports Medicine and the NFL Play 60 guidelines. Total-T Fitness programs are age appropriate, effective, safe and fun.
Cost: $85 per student, 8 weeks, Limit: 25. Grades 1st – 4th - MONDAYS. 12:10pm-1:02pm
WOODWORKING CLUB (Grades 1st – 4th)
Get ready to build projects with wood. Possible projects include a step stool, napkin holder, bookshelf, or picture frame. Learn to use hammers, screwdrivers and other woodworking tools. Use your artistic talents to paint your projects and make them unique!
Cost: $85 per student, 8 weeks, Limit 16. Grades 1st – 4th - FRIDAYS. 12:10pm-1:02pm
YOGA CLUB – MINI YOGIS (Grades 1st – 4th)
Keep warm this winter by using your imagination and creative mind as we visualize how Yoga poses relate to nature and animals by taking a different journey each week. We will practice individual, partner, and group poses as well as engage in Yoga inspired games, activities, relaxation and storytelling in a non-competitive setting. Students will learn how to incorporate Yoga into their daily lives while enhancing their physical strength, flexibility, concentration and balance. Please bring your own mat if you have one.
Cost: $85 per student, 8 weeks, Limit: 15, Minimum: 5. Grades 1st – 4th- TUESDAYS. 12:10pm-1:02pm
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