Potowmack Elementary - After School Program (ASP)
2016 Spring Session
Online Registration begins on Tuesday, February 1st at 9:00 p.m. and end on Tuesday, March 1st at 9:00
p.m. Registration and class information can be found on our Potowmack Elementary website - go to the PTA link
and click on "activities."
Before you register: Create or Update your account at: https://www.pay4schoolstuff.com. Please update
your student's information, especially their current grade level. This is very important with helping the registration
process work smoothly. You can create or update your account at any time.
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All classes are registered online by logging onto your Pay4SchoolStuff account
Click the red "select" button next to the student that you wish to register for ASP
Click the red "select" button next to ASP Class (You need to register for each class separately.)
You will be directed to the available ASP classes. Note: The number of available spaces left in
the class will be displayed. Click the select box for any class in which your student is interested.
Then click on the "Add to Cart" button at the bottom of the page.
Proceed to payment page
You will need to complete this process for each ASP class separately, so that the registrations are placed
correctly. If you do not have access to a computer, please send an email to
PotowmackASP@gmail.com as soon as possible.
Class size is limited, so early registration is encouraged.
Confirmation of Registration: Confirmation letters will come home via the email provided on your account at
https://www.pay4schoolstuff.com. Please send an email to PotowmackASP@gmail.com if you did not
receive your email confirmation by Friday, March 4th.
Scholarships: Scholarships are available for families who cannot afford the enrollment fee for ASP classes.
Scholarship requests forms are available in the school office. You can also send an email to
PotowmackASP@gmail.com for an electronic copy. Completed forms can be placed in the PTA Box in front office.
The Scholarship form must be submitted to Mrs. Rule for approval by Monday, February 15th. NO EXCEPTIONS
Volunteer Opportunities - An On Site Coordinator (OSC) must be present each day that the After School
Program classes are offered. Coordinator duties include taking attendance before class starts, check on absentee
students and making sure all students are signed out by their parent or authorized person. As an OSC, one of your
children will receive one FREE class. If a coordinator is unable to be present, all classes for that day will be
canceled. WE NEED VOLUNTEERS.
Classes begin the week of March 14th and end on April 28th (unless otherwise noted). **ASP classes will not be
held if Loudoun County Schools are closed due to holidays or inclement weather. In the event of a school closing,
we will make every effort to schedule a make-up class. Only one make up class will be given in the event of a
closure beyond our control. Classes all meet from 2:40 PM - 3:40 PM (unless otherwise noted). An 8-student
minimum is required to have a class (unless otherwise noted). Once the class starts, there will be NO
REFUNDS. At that point instructors have already invested their resources into their class. Parents are responsible
for the transportation of all students who participate. Bus transportation is NOT provided. CASA and YMCA
students are welcome to participate and will be walked over to CASA and YMCA after ASP class.
Classes at a Glance:
Tuesdays
Chess Club (2-5)
Lego Robotics (2-5)
Spring Cupcake Bloom (K-5)
Extreme Fitness Club (4-5)
Wednesdays
Let’s Talk German (K-5)
Arts & Crafts (K-3)
Reader’s Theater (1-2)
Book Club (3-5)
Sportsmania (2-5)
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Thursdays
Little Scientists (K-3)
Friday
Cool Coding Creations (3-5)
Spring Session 2016 Class Listing
Day
Class Title
Tuesday
3/15; 3/29;
4/5; 4/12;
4/19; 4/26
Chess Club
Tuesday
3/15; 3/29;
4/5; 4/12;
4/19; 4/26
Lego
Robotics Design,
Build, then
bring to life!
Tuesday
3/15; 3/29;
4/5; 4/12;
4/19; 4/26
Extreme
Fitness Club
Tuesday
3/15; 3/29;
4/5; 4/12;
4/19; 4/26
Spring
Cupcake
Bloom
Wednesday
3/16; 3/30;
4/6; 4/13;
4/20; 4/27
Sportsmania
Wednesday
3/16; 3/30;
4/6; 4/13;
4/20; 4/27
Let’s Talk
German
Wednesday
3/16; 3/30;
4/6; 4/13;
Arts &
Crafts
Class Description
Grades
Learn the game of chess.
Chess can help kids with critical
thinking skills. Fun-filled hour
will be taught to students with
competitive edge.
Lego will be using the WeDo
Software with more building
and programming.
WeDo is a fantastic, simple-touse tool that enables students
to learn, construct and then
bring their models to life. WeDo
improves communication,
collaboration and team building
skills through the awesomeness
of building with Lego and then
programming your build to
move! It will be great fun.
Students will practice 5 fitness
test that measure flexibility,
agility, muscular strength,
muscular endurance and
cardio-respiratory
endurance. Shirts will be
awarded to those students that
pass all 5 of the fitness tests. A
medal will be awarded to those
that do not pass all the fitness
tests. We will also learn and
play Cooperative & team sport
activities (Kingdom, Flag
Football, 4 Squares and other
PE class activities).
Hands on class to decorate
delicious cupcakes with colorful
patterns and designs. Learn to
design flowers like a pro, create
animals and sports themed
cupcakes. Each class will have a
different design and will include
2 or more cupcakes that the
student can work on and take
home.
In this class, students will be
playing fun games while
learning new skills and new
friends. A different sport will
be covered each week with
games to complement what the
students have learned. Come
join us for an hour of FUN!!
The class will practice
greetings, days of the week,
months of the year, colors,
counting to 20, family names,
through songs, activities,
games and visuals.
Students will learn about
colors, textures, painting and
drawing. We will review the
2-5
Maximum
Students
12
2-5
2
Instructor
Cost
Mr. Gall
$60
10
Mr.
Charlish
$60
4-5
15
Mrs.
Thompson
$60
K-5
12
Ms.
Siddiqui
$70
2-5
12
Ms.
Thompson
$60
K-5
10
Mrs. Mays
$70
K-3
10
Mrs.
Fanara Roy
$70
4/20; 4/27
Wednesday
3/16; 3/30;
4/6; 4/13;
4/20; 4/27
Reader’s
Theater
Wednesday
3/16; 3/30;
4/6; 4/13;
4/20; 4/27
Book Club
Thursday
3/17; 3/31;
4/7; 4/14;
4/21; 4/28
Little
Scientists
Friday
3/18; 4/1;
4/8; 4/15;
4/22; 4/29
Cool Coding
Creations
Famous Artists of Claude
Monet, Jackson Pollock and
others. The children will
recreate famous pieces of Art
by creating crafts relating to
these class topics.
Join Mrs. Arthur's Reader's
Theater Club, where students
will read a story aloud, like a
play, without memorization,
props or stage. Gives students
an outlet for creative
expression and a safe platform
for building reading confidence.
As part of our book club, we
will read a different book each
week at home. Some of the
books we will read include Class
Dismissed by Allan Woodrow
and Mountain Dog by Magarita
Engel. We will also read books
by National Geographic writer
Jill Esbaum. During our weekly
sessions, we will have the
opportunity to Skype with these
authors and ask them questions
about their books. All book club
members must be willing to
read a chapter book each week
at home in order to be
prepared for the book
discussions.
Students will learn about
Physicists, Abigail Atom,
electrical power, atom
behavior, color spectrum, the
solar system and also
magnetism. Students will learn
this information through
activities, images and simple
elementary experiments.
Students will learn about lift,
thrust, gravity, drag,
Bernoulli’s principle and more.
Come learn to be the best Little
Scientist!
In the coding class the students
get introduced to basic
programming as they create
interactive stories, design
animations, and make minigames using online game-like
interface. During each
lesson students are guided and
then learn by themselves as
they progress, solve coding
puzzles, building their own
project, designing and writing
code for games
3
1-2
10
Mrs. Arthur
$60
3-5
15
Dr.
Copeland
$70
K-3
10
Mrs.
Fanara Roy
$70
3-5
12
M. Charlish
$60
Potowmack Elementary PTA
After School Program
Scholarship Request
***ALL INFORMATION WILL BE HANDLED IN A CONFIDENTIAL MANNER***
Student's Name ______________________________________________________
Grade ______________________________________________________________
Child's Teacher _______________________________________________________
ASP Class ___________________________________________________________
Class Cost $__________________________________________________________
Brief description of why a class scholarship for ASP is being requested for the student.
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
_________________________
Parent Signature
_________________
Date
__________________________________________
Parent email address
***********************************For staff use*********************************
_____ Approved
______ Denied
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Administrator Signature
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