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Catalina Foothills School District’s commitment to 21st Century Learning continues after school with Community Schools’ elementary programs.


Afterschool enrichment opportunities include special activities and classes for students on early release days.  Afterschool classes and camps extend into the later afternoon hours to broaden lifelong learning options for students in kindergarten through fifth grade. 


Special programs through Community Schools serve as avenues for learning new skills and experiencing meaningful activities during school vacations and weekends.  

 




RODEO BREAK FIELD TRIPS

Morning at the Parade Thursday, February 25 Grades: K-6 $34 7:30am - 1:00pm
Don’t miss the excitement of the rodeo parade. Join Community Schools on a trip to the world’s longest non-motorized parade in celebration of the Fiesta de los Vaqueros! Bring a sack lunch and drink.

Bedroxx Bowling Thursday, February 25 Grades: K-6 $30 1:00pm-4:00pm
Grab your friends and join us for an afternoon of spares, strikes and maybe even a turkey! Improve your bowling skills while having fun with your friends. Fee includes bowling, video game tokens and a slice of pizza and a drink.

Tucson Museum of Art Friday, February 26 Grades: K-6 $30 9:30am-12:30pm
Many artists like to include animals in their work and represent them in different ways. Explore paintings, drawings and sculptures at the Tucson Museum of Art and discover how different artists have illustrated animals in their works. Then create a ceramic piece of art of your own that replicates an animal we saw in the museum. Your ceramic creation will be fired in the kiln at the museum. Community Schools will pick them up and distribute them to you after Rodeo Break.

Roller Skating Friday, February 26 Grades: K-6 $30 12:30pm-4:30pm
Join us for a fun-filled afternoon at Skate Country. Skate rental included. Be sure to wear socks and bring a snack.
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Spring Break Field Trips

Monday, March 29

Desert Museum: Amazing Anthropods
Grades: K-6 9:00am - 3:30pm

Let’s travel to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum for an exciting, interactive, educational program. Students will meet live Sonoran Desert animals, look at cool bio-facts, and maybe end up looking like a nocturnal creature! Our trip will also include a leisurely tour through the museum grounds. Bring a sack lunch and drink. Fee: $50

Tuesday, March 30

Mini Time Machine Museum
Grades: K-6 8:30am - 11:30 am

Visit the only miniature museum in the southwest! Enjoy this magical tour through lands and times, both real and imagined. See over 200 miniature homes and rooms. Jump in the time machine and become part of this enchanted adventure! Fee: $25

An Afternoon at the Ballpark:
Diamondbacks vs. Texas Rangers
Grades: K-6 11:30am - 4:30pm

Take me out to the ballgame. Spend the afternoon at Tucson Electric Park cheering on our favorite team! Spread out a blanket with your friends and
enjoy an exciting spring training game. Plan to eat lunch before you come. You may bring money for snacks. Fee: $30


Wednesday, March 31
Morning at the Movies “How to Train Your Dragon”
Grades: K-6 9:30am - 1:00pm

Join us for a morning at the movies. In this 3-D film, the son of a Viking Chief must capture a dragon in order to mark his passage into manhood and prove his worthiness to the tribe. You may bring money for popcorn. Fee: $25

Funtastics
Grades: K-6 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Transport yourself into the world of games at Funtasticks! Play a game of mini-golf, race around the go cart track and get on board the bumper boats. You may bring money for snacks and video games. Fee: $30

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Tuesdays:1/5, 1/12, 1/26, 2/2, 2/9, 2/16, 3/2, 3/9, 3/16- 1:35-3:00PM
Registration December 7-December 16, 2009.

Chess Club Grades: K-5 $67, CARE fee: $36* 1:35-2:35pm (Note ending time.)
All students grades K-5 are invited to join chess. No prior experience is needed. Instruction begins at the child’s entry level. Chess has proven to enhance academic achievement and is a skill that will last a lifetime. Optional participation in weekend league tournaments will be discussed in chess meetings. Instructor, Ken Larsen, is a competitive chess player and instructor. He has led CFSD students to local, state and national tournaments. REGISTER NOW!


Baton Twirling Grades K-5 $74 CARE fee: $26
Join a member from the U of A twirling line for this exciting class to learn the fundamentals of baton twirling and tossing! Learn and practice thumb flips, arm rolls, finger twirls, spins and dance moves to build an energetic baton routine! Upon registering for this class, please include a check payable to the instructor for $25 and also write or call Community Schools with your child’s arm measurement (from shoulder to finger tip in inches), so batons can be ordered in advance and ready for the first day of class! If you do not need a baton, please indicate it on the registration form. Instructor, Mary Ann Srulowitz (grades K-2) has been a baton twirler for 18 years and is on the U of A twirling line. Instructor, Adrianne Graziano (grades 3-5) is also a member of the U of A twirling line and is studying lementary education. REGISTER NOW!


Basketball Grades 3-5, $74 CARE fee: $26
Dribble, shoot, score! Develop and improve your basketball skills. Come on out to the courts and shoot some hoops, work on skills and play some exciting scrimmage games. Sportsmanship, teamwork and fun will be emphasized in this class. Instructor, Jeff Boivin, has been a basketball referee and has played basketball for over nine years. REGISTER NOW!


Double Dutch Jumping Scene Grades K-5, $74 CARE fee: $26
Rope skipping is a fast growing sport and jumping up and down is only a part of it! Have fun learning up to 50 jump rope skills, including double dutch! Boys can learn to jump rope like a boxing champion! This is a great sport that promotes teamwork while developing a life long love of exercise. Instructor, Beverly Simmons has 20 years experience teaching rope jumping skills and techniques. She is certified jump rope specialist. REGISTER NOW!


**Mad Science-System 2 Slime Time!** Grades K-5, $108
Calling all mad scientists.... its SLIME TIME! Explore your world with us and experience electricity with our 600,000 volt VanDeGraaff Generator. Observe optical illusions, magically levitate magnets, turn your skull into a speaker and make your very own slime!. REGISTER NOW!


**Sonoran Desert Discovery** Grades 3-5, $150
Get up close and personal with Sonoran Desert animals and plants. Staff from the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum will bring some of our wild neighbors for you to meet. Learn how they all work together to make this environment unique in the world. See live animal demonstrations; participate in science and art activities, crafts and outdoor explorations! REGISTER NOW


NEW THIS YEAR! - Academic Academy

Community Schools presents a strand of classes after school on
early release days especially for students who are seeking academic challenge beyond the regular school day. A different
“Academic Academy” class will be offered each session (Fall 1, Fall 2, Winter and Spring). Appease your scholarly aspirations and enroll in “Academic Academy”.


** Rx: Reading** Grades: K-3 $105
Expert staff from the Tutoring Club will join our early release program this session. “Rx Reading” can dramatically improve decoding, vocabulary, comprehension, reading rate and recall. Each week we will review and expand our understanding of phonics. We will build our vocabulary by use of context clues while reading and mastering words with multiple meanings. Reading comprehension will skyrocket as we discover tools that make reading exciting and meaningful. Students will work in groups of six children per one teacher to accomplish their reading goals. Students can expect to achieve success in school, along with personal enrichment and increased confidence and self esteem in this reading enrichment class. REGISTER NOW!

**The Write Way** Grades: 3-5 $135
“The Write Way” will guide students, at their own level, through strategies for improving their writing skills. Writing expression strategies in this class will include developing a main idea, sequencing, comparisons, cause and effect, and writing from a point of view. Students will also gain better understanding of writing mechanics, such as grammar, parts of speech, sentence structure, capitalization and punctuation. Students will work in groups of six children per one teacher. REGISTER NOW!

 

*CARE Fee applies to students who are scheduled to attend CARE every Tuesday and will return to CARE after class. See CARE parent handbook page 9. Classes with ** do not apply.


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**Lego Robotics** Grades: 2-5 Mondays, 4:45-6:15, March 8-May 3 Instructor: Caryl Jones $96
Also at Sunrise Drive Wednesdays, 3:15-4:45 Grades: 2-3: March 3-April 7 Grades: 4-5: April 14-May 12 $65
Registration begins February 15 at 8:30 am. No registrations will be accepted prior to February 15. Do not drop off registration form at your school.
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**Goshinjitsu** Grades: K-5 $90 Tuesdays at Sunrise Drive Elementary 5-6:00pm, January 5 - May 18
Goshinjitsu is a comprehensive self-defense art that teaches skills in all three fighting ranges; standing, wrestling, and grappling. Emphasis is placed on traditional martial arts values including the history and etiquette of martial arts. Instructor, John McGraugh, has been teaching for Community Schools for many years and lived and studied in Japan for five years. REGISTER NOW!


**Private Music Lessons**
Are you interested in private music lessons after school, with the convenience of having your teacher come to your school? Community Schools, with the Tucson Music and Dance Academy offers lessons in piano, guitar, violin, viola and cello. Please call your Site Coordinator, Matthew Woodhall, 209-8013 for information.



* CARE fee applies to students who are scheduled to attend CARE every day of the class, and will return to CARE after class. See CARE parent handbook page 9. Classes with ** do not apply.

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**Girls' Friday Night Nets** Grades: 2-6 March 5 - April 22 6:30-8:00pm
Develop your basketball skills at Catalina Foothills High School. Drills emphasizing techniques for ball handling, dribbling, shooting, lay-ups, passing, catching and footwork will be utilized. Coach Debbi Omizo was a college basketball player, coached at the university level, and currently coaches two youth basketball teams.
Location: Catalina Foothills High School Gym 6:30 - 8:00pm
Fridays: March 5 - April 22 (no sessions 4/2, 4/16) (Note: The last session will be on a Thursday.)
Fee: $60
REGISTER NOW! Due to AIA rules we currently do not have a coach for boys.



Missoula Children's Theatre - Pinocchio March 22-27, 2010
Back by popular demand! Community Schools with Missoula Children’s Theatre presents “Pinocchio”, an original adaptation of one of the most beloved of all children’s stories. We all know that Geppetto fashioned his puppet in the image of a small boy. Even as the lonely and kind woodcarver worked far into the night, old Geppetto was not aware that the wood under the chisel had come from the trunk of an enchanted tree. Join Pinocchio as he dances with Geppetto’s charming toys, travels the road to Pleasure Isle with Candlewick and his Crew, and is swindled by the unsavory Fox and Cat. After escaping the clutches of the evil puppetmaster, Stromboli, Pinocchio finds himself in trouble once more – this time swallowed by a monstrous whale. We learn with Pinocchio that there are no shortcuts on the road to becoming a real, live boy.
Join the excitement of this professionally-produced musical in the state-of-the-art facilities at Catalina Foothills High School. Registration is first-come, first-served. Don’t miss this unforgettable experience. Every registered student will have a part in the play.
Auditions - Monday, March 22 beginning at 3:30pm. Every student must attend the audition.
Rehearsals - 3:30-5:30pm and/or 6:00-8:00pm Monday through Friday.
Your role will determine which rehearsal sessions you will attend. You may not be required at every rehearsal. A complete schedule will be distributed after the audition.
A dress rehearsal and an evening performance will be held on Friday, March 26. A Saturday morning performance will conclude the week.
Every student’s participation at both performances will be required. Grades: K-2 $90, Grades: 3-12 $120 REGISTER NOW!


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