Davis Magnet School: Amuseum After School Academy
APPLICATION FORM

Fee-based after school academic enrichment classes begin the week of October 22, 2012

Student’s name: ________________________________________________________________________

Grade level: __________ 

Classroom teacher’s name: __________________________________________

Please see the Davis Magnet School homepage for complete class descriptions: http://davismagnet.nmusd.us/
(Class Descriptions at the end of this message)

Please check the After School Academy Class(es) you desire for your child.

Please print-out and return this form to your child’s classroom teacher or directly to the Davis Magnet School office with a check made payable to “AMUSEUM.”

All classes are based upon space availability. If the number of applicants received on any given day exceeds the number of seats available, a lottery will be used to determine which children are offered seats and which children are placed onto a waiting list.

Wait lists will be maintained on an as-needed basis.

Sorry, no email applications will be accepted. Hard copy applications are required.

_____  Kindergarten: Tuesdays (five one-hour sessions)
“Spanish for Kindergarten Students” with Mr. Christman, Davis Magnet School Teachers
3:00 to 4:00 p.m., on Tuesdays, October 23, 30, November 6, 13, 20
(Five hours of instruction, all materials provided)
(Fee: $60, attach check payable to AMUSEUM with this registration form)

_____  Grades K-1-2: Mondays (four one-hour and fifteen-minute sessions)
“Art: Patterns and Designs” with Ms. Bethany Cushing, Davis Magnet School Student Teacher
Grades Kindergarten-2
3:00 to 4:15 p.m., on Mondays, October 22, 29, November 5, 19 (Nov. 12 is a student holiday)
(Five hours of instruction, all materials provided)
(Fee: $55, attach check payable to AMUSEUM with this registration form)

_____  Grades 1-2-3: Wednesdays (four one-hour and fifteen-minute sessions)
“Origami” with Miss Lisa Yee, former Davis Magnet School Student Teacher
1:20 to 2:35 p.m. on Wednesdays, October 24, 31, November 7, 14
(Five hours of instruction, all materials provided)
(Fee: $55, attach check payable to AMUSEUM with this registration form)

_____  Grades 1-2-3: Tuesdays (five one-hour sessions)
“Conversational Spanish” with Ms. Rodgers & Mrs. Ferguson, Davis Magnet School Teachers
3:00 to 4:00 p.m., on Tuesdays, October 23, 30, November 6, 13, 20
(Five hours of instruction, all materials provided)
(Fee: $60, attach check payable to AMUSEUM with this registration form)

_____  Grades 3-4: Thursdays (three two-hour sessions)
“Sea Inside -- See Inside” with Ms. Vivian Bottino
3:00 to 4:30 p.m., on Thursdays, October 25, November 8, 15 (Nov. 1 is a student holiday)
(Six hours of instruction, all materials provided)
(Fee: $65, including specimens. Attach check payable to AMUSEUM with this registration form)

_____  Grades 4-5-6: Tuesdays (five one-hour sessions)
“Conversational Spanish” with Ms. Rodgers, Davis Magnet School Teacher
4:00 to 5:00 p.m., on Tuesdays, October 23, 30, November 6, 13, 20
(Five hours of instruction, all materials provided)
(Fee: $60, attach check payable to AMUSEUM with this registration form)

_____  Grades 3-4-5-6: Wednesdays (four one-hour and fifteen-minute sessions)
“Creative Writing” with Ms. Sally Feng
1:20 to 2:35 p.m. on Wednesdays, October 24, 31, November 7, 14
(Five hours of instruction, all materials provided)
(Fee: $50, attach check payable to AMUSEUM with this registration form)

_____  Grades 5-6: Fridays (four one-hour and thirty-minute sessions)
“Ancient Engineering” with Mr. Curt Abdouch
3:00 to 4:30 p.m., on Fridays, October 26, November 2, 9, 16
(Six hours of instruction, all materials provided)
(Fee: $65, attach check payable to AMUSEUM with this registration form)

All applicants will be notified -- if enrolled into the class or placed onto a wait list -- via hard copy form sent home with students.

Please return this form to your child’s classroom teacher or directly to the Davis Magnet School office ASAP. First-come, first-served. All classes are based on available seats. Wait lists established as needed.

A NOTE TO PARENTS REGARDING OUR AFTER SCHOOL CLASSES

First and foremost, the Davis After School Academy is an academic enrichment program. The experiences extend classroom learning, approach subject matter in novel ways and often depart from what the students learn in their classes. Because of these things, we want to offer the following guidelines:

• Be sure your child wants to be in the program and is willing to commit the time and attention to complete it. We plan these experiences to be enjoyable, but it is not a recreation program.

• As such, student conduct is similar to the standards set for the classroom. Students who depart from these standards will be given sufficient opportunity to understand the guidelines for conduct. Continued departure from them will be reported to the school office and to you.

• We have designed the schedule to avoid as many conflicts as possible with other after school programs. Please make sure that your child is not enrolled in programs that are running at the same time.

• Enrollment is limited and taken on a first-come-first-served basis. Students who are not enrolled will be placed on a wait list and can participate in future repeats of the experience if offered and as space allows. We will make every effort to accommodate as many students as possible who wish to participate.

• Attendance is important. Much of what students get out of the program will be activities that build from week to week. If your child will not be attending class on a given after school day, please notify the office so that records and instructors are kept up to date.

• It is school policy for you to pick up your child promptly each program day. Students will not be allowed to meet you in the parking lot. Instead, they will be checked out at the door to the room or will be accompanied to another after school program if you have made those arrangements.

CLASS DESCRIPTIONS:

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Grades 1-2-3: Wednesdays (four one-hour and fifteen-minute sessions)

“Origami” with Miss Lisa Yee, former Davis Magnet School Student Teacher

1:20 to 2:35 p.m. on Wednesdays, October 24, 31, November 7, 14

(Five hours of instruction, all materials provided)

This origami class will teach students about the basics of origami and a little but about Japanese culture. Origami also teaches students about geometry as they fold flat pieces of paper into a three-dimensional object such as: cranes, boats, and pinwheels. Origami requires precision and patience. Students who engage in origami also work to sharpen their fine motor skills as each creation necessitates exact folds be made in order to successfully produce the craft.

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Grades 3-4-5-6: Wednesdays (four one-hour and fifteen-minute sessions)

“Creative Writing” with Ms. Sally Feng

1:20 to 2:35 p.m. on Wednesdays, October 24, 31, November 7, 14

(Five hours of instruction, all materials provided)

Provide your child with the opportunity to exercise his/her creative writing for an audience. This class will provide the very first stories and features for our brand new Davis Magnet School electronic newspaper! Your child can be part of this groundbreaking opportunity.

Reading is thinking. Writing is thinking clearly.

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Grades 5-6: Fridays (four one-hour and thirty-minute sessions)

“Ancient Engineering” with Mr. Curt Abdouch

3:00 to 4:30 p.m., on Fridays, October 26, November 2, 9, 16

(Six hours of instruction, all materials provided)

The Ancient Greeks, Romans, Egyptians and the Chinese all left enduring reminders of architectural and engineering genius. This experience allows students to replicate, in scale, many the structures and decorative forms that have made a lasting impression on mankind. We will construct columns, hold a competition for arch-building, build models of the Great Wall and the pyramids and create mosaics. This program can help sixth graders who will be studying ancient civilizations. Fifth graders will get a head start on this knowledge.

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Grades K-1-2: Mondays (four one-hour and fifteen-minute sessions)

“Art: Patterns and Designs” with Ms. Bethany Cushing, Davis Magnet School Student Teacher

Grades Kindergarten-2

3:00 to 4:15 p.m., on Mondays, October 22, 29, November 5, 19 (Nov. 12 is a student holiday)

(Five hours of instruction, all materials provided)

Each art session will offer students a new opportunity to learn and experiment with a variety of mediums and projects. Students will be able to work with chalk, crayons, paint, pastels, and other mediums as they learn sketching and design techniques.

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Grades 3-4: Thursdays (three two-hour sessions)

“Sea Inside -- See Inside” with Ms. Vivian Bottino

3:00 to 4:30 p.m., on Thursdays, October 25, November 8, 15 (Nov. 1 is a student holiday)

(Six hours of instruction, all materials provided)

All sea life has form and structure. It’s interesting to see what goes on inside some animals of the sea to see how their adaptations help them survive in their environment.

You will see what makes clams, fish, crayfish (a “stand in” for lobsters) and other organisms tick as you look inside their shells and skin.

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Grades 1-2-3: Tuesdays (five one-hour sessions)

“Conversational Spanish” with Ms. Rodgers & Mrs. Ferguson, Davis Magnet School Teachers

3:00 to 4:00 p.m., on Tuesdays, October 23, 30, November 6, 13, 20

(Five hours of instruction, all materials provided)

Come learn conversational Spanish with Davis Magnet Teachers. This class is for all levels of Spanish speakers and will focus on learning Spanish related to traveling.  Students will learn vocabulary related to traveling, learn how to ask for directions, order food at a restaurant, and conduct basic conversations in Spanish. 

Your child has the opportunity to learn beginning Spanish!

How wonderful to be bilingual or multilingual!

Why Learn a Foreign Language?
There are many benefits to teaching your child a second language!

• A second language is easier to learn the youngeryou are.

• Research shows that creativity and problem solving skills can be enhanced.

• Prepare your child to thrive in a global environment.

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Grades 4-5-6: Tuesdays (five one-hour sessions)

“Conversational Spanish” with Ms. Rodgers, Davis Magnet School Teacher

4:00 to 5:00 p.m., on Tuesdays, October 23, 30, November 6, 13, 20

(Five hours of instruction, all materials provided)

Come learn conversational Spanish with Davis Magnet Teacher, Ms. Rodgers. This class is for all levels of Spanish speakers and will focus on learning Spanish related to traveling.  Students will learn vocabulary related to traveling, learn how to ask for directions, order food at a restaurant, and conduct basic conversations in Spanish. 

Your child has the opportunity to learn beginning Spanish!

How wonderful to be bilingual or multilingual!

Why Learn a Foreign Language?
There are many benefits to teaching your child a second language!

• A second language is easier to learn the youngeryou are.

• Research shows that creativity and problem solving skills can be enhanced.

• Prepare your child to thrive in a global environment.

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Kindergarten: Tuesdays (five one-hour sessions)

“Spanish for Kindergarten Students” with Mr. Christman/Mrs. Ferguson, Davis Magnet School Teachers

3:00 to 4:00 p.m., on Tuesdays, October 23, 30, November 6, 13, 20

(Five hours of instruction, all materials provided)

Come learn conversational Spanish with kindergarten teacher Mr. Christman.  This class will focus on learning the alphabet in Spanish, numbers, days of the week, months of the year, and basic greetings. 

Your child has the opportunity to learn beginning Spanish!

How wonderful to be bilingual or multilingual!

Why Learn a Foreign Language?
There are many benefits to teaching your child a second language!

• A second language is easier to learn the youngeryou are.

• Research shows that creativity and problem solving skills can be enhanced.

• Prepare your child to thrive in a global environment.