Tuesday, January 18, 2011

LIFE LAB CLASS

After School Life Lab Gardening Class
Rio del Mar’s After School Program will be offering a new Life Lab Garden enrichment class taught by 5th grade teacher Mr.Todd Kitch.
Description:
The students will have the opportunity to work in the Rio del Mar Life Lab garden. Students will plant seeds and bulbs, water and pull weeds, dig holes, move soil around in a wheelbarrow, eat the vegetables and so much more! The class will take place in Room 11 and the Rio del Mar garden above the upper playground. There will be no charge for this class! Students in 3rd through 6th grade will able to participate.
Dates – 8 Mondays in the cafeteria starting on January 31st –April 4th
Times – 2:10 – 3:30 p.m.
Please check the after school website for the students’ first 10 names who signed and returned the form. They will be enrolled in the class starting on January 31st.
http://riodelmarafterschool.blogspot.com
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Parent’s Signature E-mail (Please write neatly)


ENROLLED STUDENTS
1.Jane J.
2.Kaylee P.
3.McKenna P.
4.Ashley D.
5.Max S.
6.Gabby B.
7.Abby P.
8.Sky D.
9.Majdalean A.
10.Kylie
11.Nathan W.
12.Maya B.
13.Olivia B.
14.Lily B.
15.Madison G.
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Next students will be enrolled in the next class in April
Marie R.
Rhonen W.
Rachel R.

Friday, January 14, 2011

READING INTERVENTION SPECIALIST CLASS RESUMES

Dear Parents,
If your child is struggling in reading, or your teacher called home, we are offering a new class on Wednesdays from 12:20-1:00pm
for 2nd and 3rd grade students. From 1-2pm there will be a class for 4th-6th students in the computer lab. Students will be working with Elise Land, our Reading Specialist during the regular school day. Students will focus on reading fluency, decoding and comprehension strategies. Please e-mail me at: martin_sweet@pvusd.net if you are interested and I will enroll your child.

Happy New Year!
Mr. Sweet
After School Coordinator

Ceramics Class

After School Ceramics Class
Rio del Mar’s After School Program will be offering another Ceramics enrichment class taught by Claudia Stevens. Claudia is an experienced Spectra Art teacher through the Cultural Council of Santa Cruz.
Description:
This class will learn the basic forms of ceramics and have the opportunity to have their projects fired and glazed. Students who have participated in previous classes may enroll because new lessons and projects will be taught. There will be a $50 charge for the teacher, supplies and kiln fee. The extra fees are covered by the After School. Students in 2nd through 6th grade will able to participate. Please write the check to the Parent Alliance.
Dates – 8 Mondays in the cafeteria starting on January 31st –April 4th
Times – 2:10 – 3:30 p.m.
Please check the after school website for the students’ first 20 names who signed and returned the form with the $. They will be enrolled in the class starting on January 31st.
http://riodelmarafterschool.blogspot.com
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Parent’s Signature E-mail (Please write neatly)


STUDENTS ENROLLED
1John A.$
2Jasmine M.$
3Tess O.$
4Carmella R.
5Katelyn F.$
6Brynn T.$
7Marco S.$
8Mariah S. $
9Joshua M.$
10Sequoyah F.$
11Kaiden A.$
12Bella B.$
13Miranda S.$
14Caroline M.$
15Laney S. $
16Jacob P.$
17Blair B.$
18Cooper D.$
19Luke D.$
20Abby W.
21Santana R.$
22Nick F.$
23Gabriella F.$
24Abby W.$
25Sequoia K.$
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Waiting List(Automatically Enrolled in next class starting April 11th)
1.Ethan W.
2.Carmella R.
3.Zoe B.
4.Kristen C.$
5.Heath W.$
6.Sophia G.$
7.Max P.$
8.Margaret C.$
9.Kaylie K.$
10.Maggie M.$
11.Quinn W.$
12. Camryn F.$
13.Carolyn M.
14.Ava G.$
15. Haleigh A.$

Thursday, December 16, 2010

RIO NEWSPAPER TEAM

RIO NEWSPAPER COMING SOON!
Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Rio del Mar is starting a new school newspaper and we are looking for a dynamic news team. Coverage will range from school events and people, to local, national and world news of interest to students. The name of the paper and content will be student driven and possible sections might include happenings on campus, book, comics, music or movie reviews, advice columns, editorials, interviews of teachers, students or staff and much more.
We’ll be meeting in the Computer Lab on Wednesdays starting February 2nd from 12:20 to 1:30 p.m. This is going to be an exciting project and all fourth through sixth grades students interested in writing and/or photography are encouraged to join. We’ll need reporters, editors, computer whizzes and artists to make an amazing Rio del Mar Newspaper. There is no charge for this exciting new class. Michelle Deering, our new librarian, will be leading this dynamic news team.
Please check the after school website for the students’ first 20 names who were enrolled in the class. There will be five slots for alternates. http://riodelmarafterschool.blogspot.com
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Parent’s Signature E-mail(Please write neatly)

STUDENTS SIGNED UP
Savannah S.
1.Luke S.
2.Annie N.
3.Rowan F.
4.Lucas C.
5.Katelyn F.
6.Caroline M.
7.Cece M.
8.Cole L.
9.Satchi L.
10.Milo R.
11.Miranda S.
12.Arielle S.
13.Ashley
14.Nick F.
15.Jon H.
16.Lauren M.
17.Gabrielle T.
18.Sky D.
19.Camille H.
20.Joshua M.
21.Noah H.
22.Sequoia K.
23. Annika M.
24. Lauren I.
25. Evan W.
26. Kori T.
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Waiting List
Olivia E.
Madelyn G.
Athena
Rhonen W.

TALENT SHOW

RIO DEL MAR TALENT SHOW

Lights, camera and action… Does Rio have talent? Well, when school resumes in January, we will be holding auditions for the first Rio del Mar Talent Show on Wednesday, January 19th at 12:30pm. The talent show will be available for all 2nd-6th graders who would like to show off their “pro-skills” in front of a school assembly in the spring. From the auditions a group of judges along with Mr. Sweet, will select the top 15 acts to perform in the talent show. Parents are welcome to attend the auditions.
Here are just a few ideas that you could try out: dance, card tricks, recite poetry, imitate someone famous, skits, standup comedy, instrument, recite a poem, or sing an orginal/cover song, magic, juggling, and demonstrations. The ideas are endless. You have the entire winter break to prepare for the auditions. Below is a permission slip that your parents need to sign along with the talent you will be sharing. This permission slip will be due on Friday, January 14th.
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AFRICAN DRUMMING

AFTER SCHOOL AFRICAN DRUMMING ENRICHMENT CLASS
Rio del Mar’s After School Program will be offering another class entitled African Drumming with Ibou N’Gom. This class will be open to the first 15 2nd-6th grade students who return this form to Mr. Sweet with their parent’s permission. The class will take place on Mondays from 3:30-4:30pm. You may go to the after school. There will be a charge of $50 for this class, which is under $10 per lesson. Please make the check out to the Parent Alliance. This class has limited enrollment because teaching drums requires a smaller class in order to maximize our time. This class is an 8–week course, so attendance is important. Also, please make sure your child practices at home to apply the skills they have learned. Djembes will be provided.
Description: A hands-on experience of West African drumming or dance/drumming.Drum: Students learn hand-drumming techniques, including tone, bass slap and interlocking multi-rhythmic structures. Ibou has a set of student-sized drums and percussion instruments that he will bring to you!
Please check the after school website for the students’ first 15 names who signed and returned the form with the $. They will be enrolled in the class starting on January 31st.
http://riodelmarafterschool.blogspot.com
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Child’s Name_________________________Teacher________________Grade_______


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Signature E-mail (Please write neatly)

DRUMMING ENROLLMENT
1.Aiden C.$
2.Josiah S.$
3.Alistar V.$
4.Mick M. $
5.Arielle S.$
6.Kaiden A.$
7.Aiden P.$
8.Sam S.$
9.Dylan J.$
10. Alexis K.

Monday, November 15, 2010

Beginning Guitar Class #2

Here are the children I have enrolled thus far: (7 students maximum) Beginning November 30th-February 1st.
John A.
Elena S.
Presley
Jack H.
Juliet S.
Carmella R.
Jake L.