Language Clubs
STONELEIGH PTA SPANISH AND FRENCH CLUB ENROLLING 2009
UPDATE: As of now the Spanish Club is full. We will have a waitlist in case we can secure another teacher or if children decide not to participate in the club. Thank you so much for everyones quick response to the registration. There are still a few spots left for the French Club. ~Kathy Dalrymple
The Stoneleigh PTA will continue its after school clubs studying Spanish and French language and culture. We have secured excellent, experienced instructors to lead the programs that will run from late October until April for students in the first through fifth grades. Clubs will meet 20 times on a weekly basis with several exceptions, mainly school holidays. If possible clubs will meet together 2-3 times for special events and immersion opportunities such as cultural presentations and such. To increase conversation and to assist the instructors, we will utilize Towson High school language honor students as tutors. We will also receive help from Stoneleigh students who are already fluent in these languages.
The Spanish Club will be meeting on Wednesday’s from 3:30-4:30pm. The French Club will be meeting on Thursday’s from 3:30-4:30pm and maybe a second class on Wednesday’s depending upon how many Stoneleigh students enroll.
Each time the club meets, participants will go from their homerooms to the meeting room after the last bus is called at the end of the school day. Students also enrolled in Play Centers will first go there to sign in and then proceed to the meeting room. A student will be assigned to bring a snack for everyone at each club meeting. At the end of the meeting, the instructor will bring all students to the cafeteria lobby for pick-up at 4:30 p.m. (or sign-out to Play Centers). Parents arriving more than 10 minutes after dismissal time should be aware that their children will not be admitted to the next class unless the late fee ($5/minute) has been paid directly to the teacher. If schools are closed or close early for any reason, the club will not meet that day. Cancelled meetings will not be made up.
Our returning club teachers are Meagan Slattery, Christine LaBue and Michele Cline. Meagan Slattery is Stoneleigh’s technology teacher who teaches 1st and 2nd grades and has studied Spanish at the college level. Christine LaBue is a 2nd grade Stoneleigh teacher who spent a summer studying in Spain and minored in Spanish in college. Michele Cline, a Stoneleigh parent with a degree in Spanish and Secondary Education who has taught Spanish to middle school students.
We are very happy to be giving a big welcome to Donna Moss, who will be teaching our French Club. Donna is a Stoneleigh parent with an extensive French background. She has a Master’s degree in French language, history and art. She also lived three years in France as a student. She also has taught in the Fairfax County School in Virginia, at Wilmington Friends School in Wilmington, Delaware, in Baltimore County Schools and substituted and Stoneleigh Elementary and Roland Park Country School.
QUESTIONS? Contact Kathy Dalrymple at ddalrym@comcast.net.
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