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TRAFALGAR NOON HOUR PROGRAMS SPRING TERM 2018

It’shardtobelieveit’sthelasttermofthe2018-19schoolyear!Theseprogramsareawonderfulwayforstudentstocometogether,trysomethingdifferent,expandonaninterest,andmakenewfriendships.AllInstructorsareveryexperiencedandhavegonethroughmandatorycriminalrecordchecks.

LOVENOONHOURPROGRAMS??

TheNoonHourprogramorganizershavebeenatitfor2yearsanditistimefornewblood!Thevolunteercommitmentisapproximately8hoursoforganizationatthestartofeachsessionandthenverylittleasthetermcontinues.Wrappingupthesessionsrequiresafewhourstocollectinvoicesandcheckfortheiraccuracy.Wehaverecordedtheprocessesandproceduresaswellasthingsthatworkandthosethatdon’t.Noneedtore-inventthewheel.Alongwithabindertopassalong,AlisonandTraceywillbeavailableasmentorsandMelissaandMaraarecommittedtobeingassistantsonceagain.Ideally,wearelookingfor2peopletojoinMelissaandMaraandheadtheteam.

Ifwedonothaveanyvolunteersstepup,unfortunatelythiswillbeourlastsessionofNoonHourprograms.OurcurrentorganizersarealsoPACco-chairandPACco-treasurerandneedtogetalifeoutsideofourschool.J

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TWO-DAYREGISTRATION-pleasereadcarefullyYoumustpayforyourchild’sclassatthetimeofregistrationinordertosecuretheirspot.RegistrationopensonMonday,March12thandTuesday,March13that7:00amandwillcloseonMarch16that7:00am.

TheSpringsessionwillstartonApril9thandthelastFridaysessionwillbeJune8th,2018.

AllNoonHourProgramswillrunatlunchtimebetween12:20-12:57pm.

RegistrationDayOne–Monday,March12that7:00am

• Bricks4KidzLEGO• KnittingforGrades1-3(Sessions#2&#3)• ReactionAttraction• ChessClub• Sportball-Multi-Sport• LightsUp• MarineMania

RegistrationDayTwo–Tuesday,March13that7:00amYouwillnottobeabletoseetheseclassesonthesystemonday1ofregistration.

• KnittingforGrades4-7(Session#1)• UkuleleLessons• SportballFloorHockeyandGolf(Grades2-5)• Magic• DolphinKIDS-Improv/PublicSpeaking(Grades3-5)• Voice

REGISTRATIONDETAILS

RegistrationandpaymentfortheNoonHourProgramsisdonethroughtheHotLunchSystemattrafalgar.hotlunches.net.TheNoonHourprogramslinkwillonlybevisibleonthescreenonceregistrationopensat7am.TheprogramstypicallyselloutinveryquicklysoyouneedtosetupyouraccountbeforeregistrationopensonMondayat7am.ThepasswordisPAC2017HL

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Registrationisavailableforthewholetermonly(nopro-ratedratesavailable).Coursesmaybecancelledifminimumenrolmentisnotattained.Refundsareonlyofferedunderextenuatingcircumstancesandonlyduringthefirstweekofclass.Therearenomakeupclassesshouldstudentsnotattendtheirclasses.

Bursaries

Bursariesareavailableincasesoffinancialneed.PleasecontactMme.Lavoiedirectlyformoreinformationregardingbursaries.

PROGRAMSCHEDULEANDDESCRIPTION

PLEASEENSUREYOUARENOTREGISTERINGYOURCHILDFOR2CLASSESONTHESAMEDAY!!Wechangedmanylasttermanditresultedinalossofincomeforourvendorsandalotofaddedworkfortheorganizers.Thosespotsthendidn’tfillbecauseregistrationwasclosed.Therewillbenorefundsforthosewhoregisterfor2classesonthesamedaysopleaselookcarefully.

Room Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Library Bricks4KidzLEGOClubGr.1-3

UkuleleLessonsGr.4-7

MagicGr.3-7

ChessClubGr.1-7

VoiceLessonsGr.2-5

LibraryNook

KnittingGr.4-7

KnittingGr.1-3

KnittingGr.1-3

Gym Sportball:FloorHockey&GolfGr.2-5

LightsUp!Gr.1-4

Sportball:Multi-SportGr.K-1

Room100

MarineManiaGr.1-7

DolphinKIDS-Improv/PublicSpeakingGr.3-7

ReactionAttractionGr.1-7

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1. Knitting

Comelearnknittingfromatrueknittingenthusiast!Studentswilllearnthebasicsofknittinginasmall,supportivegroupoftheirpeers.Knittingisacraftthatinitiallyseemscomplexonlytobecomeeasyoncethebasicsarelearned.Therhymeeveryonelearnedwhenstartingtoknit:“Inthroughthefrontdoor,runningroundtheback,peekingthroughthewindow,offjumpsJack!”,stillappliestoday!.www.thecraftyjackalope.com

Session#1Grades:4-7Day:MondaysDates:April9thth-June4th,2018Location:LibraryNookInstructor:AmandaKaffkaFee:$66.00(8sessions)Enrolment:10(6minimum)Session#2Grades:1-3Day:WednesdaysDates:April11th-June6th,2018Location:LibraryNookInstructor:AmandaKaffkaFee:$74.00(9sessions)Enrolment:9(6minimum)Session#3Grades:1-3Day:ThursdaysDates:April12th-June7th,2018Location:LibraryNookInstructor:AmandaKaffkaFee:$74.00(9sessions)Enrolment:8(6minimum)

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2. Bricks4KidzLEGO™

Bricks4Kidz™STEMenrichmentprogramscombineinquiry-basedlearningwithhands-onbuildingfun!Ourinteractivelessonsandcustomprojectbuildsintroducechildrentothedynamicfieldsofengineeringandarchitectureusingtraditionalbricks,technicLEGO®,andpowerfunctions.Conceptsofdesign,scale,force,frictionandgearratiocomealive!Imaginationandcriticalthinkingareencouragedaskidsarechallengedtomodifypiecesandtestoutcomestofurtherexpandtheirlearning.

Grades:1-3Day:MondaysDates:April9th-June4th,2018Location:LibraryInstructor:Bricks4KidzFee:$67.00(8sessions)Enrolment:11(3minimum)

3. Sportball-Golf&BallHockey

Hole-in-one!SportballGolfintroducesfundamentalconceptsofgameplayandteachestheproperformandtechniquerequiredtodrivewithconfidenceinasupportive,non-competitiveenvironment.Forthe4golfsessions,coacheswillzeroinonskillslikeputting,driving,timingandhand-eyecoordination.Ballhockeywillbethefocusofthenext4sessionsand,inthoseclasses,theinstructorswillfocusonpassing,shootingbasicpositioning,stickhandlingandgoaltending.Theseclasswillbefun,creative,skill-focusedplay.

Grades:2-5 Day:Mondays Dates:April9th-June4th,2018 Location:GymandOutside Instructor:Sportballinstructor Fee:$92(8sessions) Enrolment:20(6minimum)

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4. MarineMania

Becomeamarinebiologist!Thisexcitingprogramwillteachyouwhyanimalsandplantsliveincertainareasoftheoceanandwhatmakesoceanwaterunique.Someofthecoolactivitiesincludeseeingandtouchingrealanimalsfromtheocean,makingyourownbioluminescentooze,uncoveringfossilizedsharkteeth,andoceanconservationexperiments.Thisisgoingtobeapopularone!

Grades:1-7Day:MondaysDates:April9th-June4th,2018Location:Room100(acrossfromsidedoorofGym)Instructor:ScienceMadeFunBCFee:$92(8weeks)Enrolment:15(10minimum)

5. UkuleleLessons

Hasyourchildalwayswantedtolearnastringinstrumentandtheguitaristoobig?Wanttofeelmotivatedbyplayingthemusicyoulove?Theukuleleisthebestwaytostart!Why?Becauseitissmall,portableandeasytopickupon-evenforthemostnovicebeginners!Givenit'ssizetheUkuleleisperfectforsmallchildren.Thisisafunandstress-freeenvironment.Learnbasicchords,howtotunetheukulele,andstrummingandplayingsongs.Fortheadventuroustypes,improvisationandgroupjamming/duetswillalsobetaught.www.musicalexpressions.ca

*Trafalgarstudentswillhaveuseoftheschool’sukulelesandwillbeabletosignthemouttopracticeathome.Parentsandchildrenmustsignacontractstatingthattheinstrumentswillbereturnedinthesamestatetheywerereleasedin.Ruinedorlostinstrumentswillsubjecttoreplacementorrefurbishmentfees.

Grades:3-7 Day:Tuesdays Dates:April10th-June5th,2018 Location:Library Instructor:ThomasPowell Fee:$66.00(8sessions) Enrolment:12(12minimum)

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6. VoiceLessons

Comelearnaboutvocalprojection,performance,harmonizationandwhatitmeanstohaveagreatstagepresence.Spendeachweekrehearsingsongsinthecontemporarypop/rockmusictheatregenrewhileincorporatingfunchoreography.Inspiredbytheacappellastylegroup“Pentatonix”,this“Glee”styleofsingingwillbeagreatwaytofindyourvoiceandhavefundoingitwithagroupofsingers,

Grades:2-5Day:FridaysDates:April13th–June8th,2018Location:LibraryInstructor:AlexFigeuroaFee:$66.00(8sessions)Enrolment:12(5minimum)

7. Magic!

Learnthesecretsofbasicmagic!Studentscanappreciatetheartofmagicbylearningnewtrickswithcards,coinsorsmallobjectseachweek.Everytrickdemonstratesadifferentmagicalprincipleandincludesitshistory.Practicingmagicchallengesmemory,improvesmotorskills,andinspiresimaginationandcreativity.Mostimportantly,it’sFUN!www.brushandwand.com

Grades:3-7Day:WednesdaysDates:April11th-June6th,2018Location:LibraryInstructor:JeffOrrFee:$92.00(9sessions)Enrolment:19(5minimum)

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8. LightsUpMusicalTheatreClub

Haveyoualwayswantedtotrysinginganddancing?DoyoulovecomingtoLightsUponFridaysortheweekendandwantevenmore?JoinusattheMusicalTheatreClub!Inthisnoonhourprogram,wewilllearnasonganddancefromaBroadwaymusicalandperformitfortheschoolattheendofthesession.Agreatopportunitytosing,dance,andhavefuninyourlunchhour!

Grades:1-4Day:WednesdaysDates:April11th-June6th,2018Location:GymInstructor:BillieMurphyFee:$92(9sessions)Enrolment:15(8minimum)

9. ChessClub

JoininstructorJoeinthelibraryfortheTrafalgarChessClub.Allagesandabilitiesarewelcome.Studentswillplayinafunandfriendlyatmosphereandwillbecoachedattheirlevelofunderstanding.Theywillreceiveweeklychesspuzzlesbasedontheirknowledgeofthegameandtipsonhowtoapplythelessonsofchesstomathematicsandlife.Parentvolunteerplayersandobserversarewelcome.

Grades:1-7Day:ThursdaysDates:April12th-June7th,2018Location:LibraryInstructor:JoeSolivenFee:$65.00(9sessions)Enrolment:18(15minimum)

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10. Sportball-Multi-Sport

SportballintroducesprimaryschoolchildrentotheconceptsandskillsinvolvedintheeightcoresportsoftheSportballmethodology:basketball,football,baseball,golf,hockey,soccer,volleyball,andtennis.Classesareconductedusingdevelopmentallyappropriatemethodsandageappropriateequipmentsizedjustrighttointroduce,practiceandrefinegrossmotorskills.Theprogramsreinforcethebenefitsofteamworkandskillsdevelopmentratherthantheimportanceofwinning,enablingchildrentogaintheconfidenceanddevelopthesocialskillsnecessarytosucceedinsportandlife.Thecurriculumisskills-driven,high-energyandfun-filled.

Grades:K-1Day:Fridays

Dates:April13th-June8th,2018 Location:GymInstructor:SportballInstructorFee:$92.00(8sessions)Enrolment:19(6minimum)

11. ReactionAttraction

Studentsareintroducedtotheideathatmatteriscomposedofatomsandmoleculesthatareattractedtoeachotherinaconstantmotion…Studentsexploretheconceptofchemicalreactionsbyperformingexperimentsandobservingtheheatingandcoolingofasolid,liquidandgas.Makeyourownlavalamp,experimentwithpolymerizationbymakingslimeandwatchingtheuniquepropertiesofcrystalsgrowingto10timestheiroriginalsize.

Grades:1-7Day:FridaysDates:April13th-June8th,2018Location:Room100(acrossfromsidedoorofGym)Instructor:ScienceMadeFunBCFee:$92.00(8weeks)Enrolment:15(10minimum)

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12. DolphinKIDS-Improv&PublicSpeakingChallengeyourimagination,creativityandpublicspeakingskillswiththisfun,hands-onprogram!Throughourinteractiveactivitiesandcoaching,youwilllearnspecifictipsandtricksthatwillhelpyoupracticepublicspeakingwhilebuildingyourconfidenceperforminginfrontofagroup. Grades:3-7 Day:WednesdayDates:April11th--June6th,2018Location:Room100(acrossfromsidedoor

ofGym)Instructor:EricBenedonFee:$100(9weeks)Enrolment:14(10minimum)