Design with Tech-RPG Game Design Mondays 3:30-4:45 Sept 22-Nov 10 Grades 3-5 $168, Checks Payable to NBE PTA Smart with Art Tuesday 3:30-4:45 Sept 23-Nov 18 Grades K-5 $156, Checks Payable to NBE PTA By the end of this course, your techsavvy child will take home their own video game that they have created to play and share with friends! We will stop in Spain and learn about Gaudi and his amazing architecture and mosaic work, and create a collage mosaic creation. Your child will learn the five principles of game design: story, objectives, fun, challenge and interest. Students will use Microsoft’s KODU Game Lab software. Throughout this course your child will learn to write a creative and in depth story, create a diverse gaming environment, learn the basics of computer programming logic all while creating interactions and game play for their very own game! Then we are off to Seattle to look at the wonderful glass works created by Dale Chihuly, while we work to create a glass inspired mobile. We will jet set to the Big Apple and discover the pop-artist, Roy Lichtenstein and his comic like creations, as we create a portrait in dots with tempera paints. We go back across the Atlantic and discover the beautiful works of art by Degas, as we create a figure in motion using chalk pastels! The journey won’t stop as we discover 8 different artists and art forms from around the world. Join us on this creative journey and discover the places you’ll go with Smart with Art this fall! Guitar Wednesday 3:30-4:15 Sept 24-Nov 12 Grades 2-5 $120, checks payable to NBE PTA Students will learn the fundamentals of guitar playing, including chords, notes and how to read guitar tablature. We play songs in different guitar styles, including rock, pop, folk, country and blues. Guitars are provided during class time, but students are encouraged to bring their own for tuning and practice at home. Run and Bike Club with Mr. Fladland and Mrs. Egbert (formerly Miss Wentzel) Wednesday 3:30-4:30 Sept 24-Nov 12 Grades 1st -5 $60, checks payable to NBE PTA This is a character building program of experiential learning through running and/or biking. This club works to build fitness, enhance self-esteem, and teach valuable personal skills. The program ends with the Turkey Trot 5K in November if members choose to sign up. All kids must be willing to run or bike. A positive attitude is everything! Lego Monday 3:30-4:30 Sept 29-nov 17 Grades 1st -5 $115, checks payable to NBE PTA Lego® jr engineer class from leap4kidz™ offers an integrated stem curriculum including science, technology, engineering, math, as well as history, language arts, and team decision making to children using lego® bricks and motors. This is a hands-on class where students will build and design with legos and receive an introduction to levers, gears, pulleys and more using batteries and motors to bring their creations to life! This class (or similar class or camp) will be a prerequisite for robotics (1-3rd and 4-5th grade) starting in winter. North Bend Elementary School After School Programs from Your PTA Fall 2014 Chess 4 Life Fridays 1:30-2:30 Sept 26-Dec 5 Grades K-5 $125, Checks payable to NBE PTA Dodge Ball Thursday 3:30-4:15 Sept 25-Nov 13 Grades 2-5 $65, checks payable to NBE PTA Chess teaches sportsmanship, good decision making, patience, planning and learning from mistakes. Chess has also been shown to improve critical thinking skills, math competency, English skills, concentration and spatial reasoning. Dodgeball games! Standard Dodgeball, Medic Dodgeball, Bowling Pin Dodgeball and Body Part Dodgeball are the favorites in our current classes! Before each class we go over the rules: 1. Respect 2. You are in charge of you 3. No head shots 4. Have fun! UK Elite Soccer Fridays 1:30-3:00 Sept 26-Oct 31 Ages 7-10 $80, register online at www.ukelite.com The UK Elite Soccer technical program is designed to individual player development. The program uses an age appropriate soccer curriculum that will improve technical skills in a challenging, fun environment. The UK elite trainers are professional coaches with vast experience in player development. Rockin’ It: Rock Climbing is Great for Kids with Mrs. Melgaard! Thursdays 3:30-4:15 Sept 25-Nov 13 Grades K-5 $80, Checks payable to NBE PTA Climbing increases endurance, strength, flexibility, and balance. It is a social activity yet highly personal as it builds confidence within and connections with others. “Rockin’ It” will focus on building skill and strength while playing on NBE’s rock wall. Students will set goals, play games and gain rewards in this afterschool program. Paper Crafting Tuesdays 3:30-4:30 Sept 23-Nov 18 Grades 3-5 $85, checks payable to NBE PTA A hands on class where students will learn different techniques to make projects, cards and gifts. They will enhance their fine motor skills as well as their ability to follow verbal and visual directions. All this while being creative and having fun.