The Union Township School PTA is very excited to open registration for the Winter/Spring 2017 Tiger Clubs! We have created a selection of clubs that will hopefully spark the interest of your children and serve as a truly enriching experience after-school. We would like to thank all club leader volunteers who helped to make the clubs happen this season! Our Tiger Club Committee strives to offer UTES students an exposure to a variety of after-school activities so that they can, with your wonderful work at home and teachers' hard work in school, become the well-rounded individuals we want them to be. We hope we can count on your support this winter and spring. Please register https://utspta.wufoo.com/forms/tiger-club-2017-registrations/ today! For Mad Science/Crazy Chemworks club, please go to www.madscienceofnj.com and follow the instructions outlined below in the club description. Do not wait. Clubs do fill up fast. Here is an overview of Winter/Spring 2017 Tiger Clubs: Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Hug a Tree Yoga Millie Wingler Min 6, Max 15 3.30 4.30 pm Crazy Chemworks Mad Science 3/21, 3/28, 4/4, 4/11, 4/25, 5/2 Min 12, Max 20 $89 3.30 4.30 pm Running Club Base Camp Outdoor 4/12, 4/26, 5/10, 5/17, 5/24, 5/31 Min 13, Max 25 2 nd 4 th Grade $55 Club Arena Matthew DaSilva Gym Min 6, Max 16 2 nd -4 th Grade Coding for Kids Sandra Ballance PC Room Mind Your Manners Kara Cherney/Tara Trego 3/21, 3/28, 4/4, 4/11, 4/25, 5/2 Crafty Girls Katie Teipel Art Room 3/17, 3/24, 3/31, 4/7, 4/28, 5/5, 5/12 Toys for Paws M. Allerborn, E. Brand, M. Hoffman 3/17, 3/24, 3/31, 4/7, 4/28, 5/5, 5/12 2 nd -4 th Grade
Min 6, max 12 3 rd 4 th Grade Hug a Tree Yoga Hug A Tree Yoga Club offers creative, gentle yoga sessions for your children. Stretching, balance and relaxation poses and activities will be enjoyed through a different theme each week. Classes will be offered by an experienced yoga instructor and a certified teacher at UTS for 14 years, Mrs. Millie Wingler (Grounded Kids Yoga Teacher training obtained). Join us on Mondays and allow your children to experience the essence of yoga, the union of mind (thoughts and feelings) and physical body. Namaste! Club Days: Mondays, Price: Registration opened to: K - 4th Grade Min. club members: 6, max: 15 ARENA Club ARENA Club is a fun, indoor, active club where kids play games such as (but not limited to) indoor soccer, relay races, kickball, puff polo, and freeze tag. Under the watchful eye of Matthew DaSilva and his mom, Angelina DaSilva, the club provides an opportunity for the students to use up some of their energy in a controlled, safe environment. ARENA Club on Mondays is a great way to start off the week! Club Days: Mondays, Gym Price: Registration opened to: 2 nd - 4th Grade Min. club members: 6, max: 16 Coding for Kids - In our increasingly tech-driven world, knowing how to code is an invaluable skill, often involving not only programming but also problem solving, logic, physics and more. But kids who code don't really look at it that way - they just think it is fun! Thanks to Mrs. Sandra Ballance, UTS Technology Coordinator, 3rd and 4th graders will have the opportunity to improve all of these skills and utilize their love for technology on Mondays in the Coding for Kids Club. Club Days: Mondays, PC Room Price: Registration opened to: 3rd - 4th Grade
Mad Science/Crazy Chemworks Crazy Chemworks club run by Mad Science offers a unique experience that will fascinate your children and provide extracurricular programming that encourages a future interest in a wide variety of scientific fields. Through classes such as Chem in a Flash, Glow Show, Junior Reactors or Slime Time, your child will gain scientific, STEM-related knowledge and have an inquiry-based, interactive educational experience with trained instructors and among friends. To register, please go on www.madscienceofnj.com and look for after-school programs and the register button. Select Union Township Elementary School as location from the drop down menu and sign up your child/ren. For more details, please see the club [flyer]. Club Days: Tuesdays, 3/21, 3/28, 4/4, 4/11, 4/25, 5/2 Price: $89 Registration opened to: K 4 th Grade Min. club members: 12, max: 20 Mind Your Manners Under the instruction of our PTA parents, Kara Cherney and Tara Trego, your child will have a chance to learn skills needed to feel self-assured and confident in any social situation if s/he joins the Mind Your Manners Club. They will learn proper table manners, manners at home, manners when out and about, using kind words and phrases, talking to adults, the importance of eye contact and treating others and themselves with respect. They will have fun through modeling various social situations and will be ready to shine on Bring Your Child to Work day (4/27). You are welcome! Club Days: Tuesdays, 3/21, 3/28, 4/4, 4/11, 4/25, 5/2 Price: Registration opened to: K 4 th Grade Running Club - We are excited for another session of the Running Club! Building on the success of the previous sessions, children of UTES have another amazing opportunity to get active, have fun and get healthy! Base Camp Athletic Club will again be leaning on the expertise of Dr. Stephanie Charnigo as Head Coach who will help young athletes at UTES develop proper running mechanics and movement (gait analysis, running mechanics, etc.), while balancing training load (distance, volume, frequency, intensity), and fun, to ensure a safe, engaging and age appropriate progression for the late spring PTA race event-run Like a Tiger. Club meets on Wednesdays. In case of inclement weather, the last make up meeting will happen on Friday, June 2. Club Days: Wednesdays, 4/12, 4/26, 5/10, 5/17, 5/24, 5/31 Outdoors
Price: $55 Registration opened to: 2nd - 4th Grade Min. club members: 13, max: 25 Crafty Girls - Calling all Crafty Girls! One of the favorite PTA-run clubs is back this spring and sadly, this might be the last opportunity for your girls to join Ms. Katie Teipel in the club before she leaves for college. Each week, Katie and her mom Mrs. Michelle Teipel and a hand-full of volunteers will help students channel their creativity in projects with different themes such as: Cupcake Boss, Bring on the Bling Jewelry making, Spa Day, Groom your Room DIY Decor, Tiger Spirit and Hair Accessories, and Me & My Doll. Join us for six weeks of crafts, creativity, friendship and bonding! Club Days: Fridays, 3/17, 3/24, 3/31, 4/7, 4/28, 5/5, 5/12 Art Room Price: Registration opened to: K 4 th Grade Toys for Paws - Run by Megan Allerborn, Elaina Brand and Marley Hoffman in order to earn Silver Award for Girl Scout Troop 80834, Toys for Paws is an interactive club where 2 nd -4 th graders will have the opportunity to make toys for the cats and dogs at Somerset Regional Animal Hospital, as well as Common Sense for Animals. On top of making donations to the shelters, students will have the opportunity to make fun toys for their furry friends at home! All our homemade toys will be made out of recycled t-shirts and other materials from the drive at UTMS. Club Days: Fridays, 3/17, 3/24, 3/31, 4/7, 4/28, 5/5, 5/12 Price: Registration opened to: 2 nd 4 th Grade