After School Activities Sponsored by the PTA

SIGN UP NOW for the BROOKSIDE CHESS CLUB

There are still openings in the 2009-2010 Brookside Chess Club! The Club meets Tuesdays 3:30-4:30 beginning October 6. Members will receive instruction from a coach from the Chess Mates Foundation, and can participate in local tournaments throughout the year. Cost for the year (through the end of April) is $80 per student. Don't miss this chance for fun, fellowship, competition, and intellectual challenge! Contact Jenelle Cui (jenelle.cc@gmail.com) or Chris Hamm (jch2jch@hotmail.com) for information or download the registration form and turn in to the school.

Click here to download the registration form.

Brookside Drama Club

For grades 4 - 6. We'll explore theatre though dramatic play, improvisation, games, costumes, props, and so much more! At the end of each 7 week session we'll present an original one act play.

Wednesdays 3:30 - 4:30pm

• Session 1: September 23-November 4
• Session 2 January 13 - March 3rd

Click here for the Drama Club Flyer

Click here for the Drama Club Registration Form

Foreign Language for Youth is offering Spanish and Japanese this year at Brookside Elementary.  Class begins the week of October 12 and continues until April.  The full session is $279 for the first child in a family and $274 for each additional child. 

Class meets:

• Spanish (Grades 1-3): Mondays and Wednesdays, 3:35-4:15 PM
• Spanish (Grades 4-6):  Mondays and Wednesdays, 8:05-8:45 AM
• Japanese:  Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3:35-4:15 PM

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE REGISTRATION FORM!

For more information about this class and for registration information, please visit us at www.foreignlanguageforyouth.org or call us at 360-779-5269.

What is Math Olympiads?

The Brookside Math Olympiads program is an opportunity for 4th, 5th, and 6th graders to practice and improve their math skills. This program, open free of charge.

Click here for more information.

PTA makes many after school activities available to Brookside students.

There will be at least two sessions of after school classes offered free of charge to PTA members. These classes are a benefit of PTA membership, so remember to send in your membership dues right away!

These fun, free after school classes are offered in the fall and in the spring. Each session is 4 weeks long, on Tuesdays from 3:30 - 4:30 pm.

PTA also sponsors a number of paid after school classes, including: Foreign Language, Art, and Chess Club. These classes are provided by private companies and charge a fee. Some scholarships are available, contact PTA. Foreign Language (Spanish & Japanese) will be provided this year by Foreign Language for Youth (FLY), and will be held on Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:35-4:15 pm.

Attendance for all after school classes is by pre-registration only -- watch for forms to come home in “kid mail”/boomerang in September. There is no bus transportation provided; parents are responsible to promptly pick up their children at the end of class.

Please remember, students attending after school classes are expected to follow school rules and meet the behavior expectations of Brookside.

Our first series of free afterschool classes will be held in October. The next session will be held in March. Watch for information to come home with your students!

Check back here for more details!