Activities

Below is a list of Activities currently available for children attending Farmland:


Girls on the Run

Description:
Girls on the Run (GOTR) is back this year! After a year’s hiatus, the program is back at Farmland (technically, we will be at Tilden Middle School this year while Farmland is being rebuilt). We would love to have your 3rd, 4th or 5th grade daughters come out and run with us. There is no requirement of previous running to join.

Duration:
The program runs for 8 weeks during the fall: from September 13th through the 5K race on November 14th.

Who:
Girls grades 3-5.

Due Date:
Session registration appears to be due September 10, 2010 for the Fall semester.

Schedule:
Mondays and Thursdays from 5-6 PM at Tilden Middle School.

Fee:
The standard program fee for Girls on the Run and Girls on Track is $153. Coach's daughters are eligible for the reduced fee of $103. Families on the Free and Reduced Meal Plan (FARMS) are eligible for reduced fees ($78 or $13) as outlined on the GOTR website (please note that a FARMS form must be produced before registration is considered complete). All program fees include a non-refundable $3 processing fee.

Girls on the Run of Montgomery County wants all girls to be able to participate, regardless of ability to pay. If you do not qualify for FARMS, yet feel that full registration would be a financial hardship, please contact our Executive Director at elizabeth@girlsontherunofmoco.org or 301-792-2005 to discuss payment options and scholarships.

More details about pricing and fees can be found on the GOTR website (see link below).

Registration:
Register online at www.girlsontherunofmoco.org/register.

Contact:
Kate Heald at healdcat@gmail.com or Monique Anderson at moniquea65@yahoo.com.

Click here for the Girls on the Run Flyer.

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Mad Science

Description:
Mad Science is offering Experimentamania which is an 8-week course and features the following topics: Bugs, Detective Science, Earthworks, Kitchen Chemistry, Mad Science Machines, Movie Effects, Walloping Weather, and Science of Toys.

Duration:
Spring semester -- 8 weeks.

Who:
All grades.

Due Date:
Session registration is due Friday, February 26, 2010 for the Spring semester.

Schedule:
Tuesdays 3:35 to 4:45 pm, March 2, 2010 through May 4, 2010 (No classes 3/30 & 4/6).
Thursdays 3:35 to 4:45 pm, March 4, 2010 through May 6, 2010 (No classes 3/18 & 4/1).

Fee:
$112 for the 8 week course.

Registration:
Register online at www.madscience.org/dc.

Transportation:
If you are interested in sending your child home on an MCPS activity bus, the fee is $16 for 8 weeks. It is first-come, first-served and there is no refund for missed days. Checks should be made payable to Farmland PTA and returned to the PTA mailbox along with a completed Activity Bus Sign Up Form. To check availability, please contact Caroline Cooksey, carolinecooksey@yahoo.com.

Contact:
Mad Science Chair Liz Leverson via email: lizcl@verizon.net or phone: 301-468-2484.

Click here for the Mad Science Flyer.

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Foreign Language in Elementary School (FLES)

Description:
The Montgomery County Council of PTA’s - Educational Programs Incorporated, FLES office provides quality instruction in French, Mandarin Chinese and Spanish before and after school to children in Montgomery County public elementary and middle schools. Classes are coordinated through the local PTAs with the cooperation of the Montgomery County Public School (MCPS) System.

The FLES Program offers an introductory program for children in Kindergarten and Grade 1. This beginner’s program was designed to introduce and expose younger children to a new language through fairy tales, using songs, games, body movements and art activities.

The curriculum of the FLES Regular Program (Levels I, II & III) is arranged in order of relevance to and interests of the children. FLES classes are mostly conducted entirely in the foreign language. This creates an atmosphere of immersion - the most effective way to teach a new language - and optimizes the small amount of time the FLES teacher has in contact with the students.

Duration:
Classes are 26 weeks with the exception of Chinese I and II. Farmland participates in the specially extended Chinese program and these classes meet twice a week for a total of 52 weeks.

Who:
Kindergarten and 1st graders participate in the Introductory Program Grades 2nd to 5th participate in the Level I, II, III classes.

Schedule:
Chinese Intro, TU, 3:35 to 4:35, starts 10/20 (4 students registered)
---This class will be canceled unless we have the required 8 students
Chinese I, TU and W, 3:35 to 4:35, starts 10/13
---We may have the minimum number of students and this class will likely start October 13th
---We are working out transportation for the Wed class as there is no activity bus available
---The KAH shuttle is available but will only drop off at Tilden Middle School
Chinese II, This class has been canceled

French I, This class has been canceled
French II, This class has been canceled

Spanish Intro, TU, 3:35 to 4:35, starts 10/20 (5 students registered)
---This class will be canceled unless we have the required 8 students
Spanish I, This class has been canceled
Spanish II and III, This class has been canceled

If you are still interested in Chinese or Spanish Intro classes, please let me know. We will also try to offer these classes again in the Spring if they are canceled for Fall. Thanks your patience.

Transportation:
If you are interested in sending your child home on an MCPS activity bus, please contact Caroline Cooksey.

Registration:
To register online, please visit www.fles.org. Payments will still need to be sent to school. To register via paper form, please complete the appropriate registration form found below and return the form to school with your payment. Please label the envelope "PTA FLES".

Registration Due Date:
Friday, September 18, 2009 for the fall season.

Contacts:
Chinese coordinator: Caroline Cooksey at carolinecooksey@yahoo.com
Spanish coordinator: Yana Shnayder at yk_shnayder@yahoo.com
French coordinator: Julie Elkeshen at jelkeshen@gmail.com

FLES Forms:
Click here for the FLES Flyer.
Click here for the Registration form for Introductory Classes.
Click here for the Registration form for Advanced (Level I, II, III) Classes.

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Chess Club

Description:
The Farmland PTA is pleased to offer Chess Club to students of all levels - beginners learn how to play chess, while more experienced students work on improving their strategy. A portion of each class is devoted to instruction and a portion to play (students are matched with those of similar ability). Students participate in chess and team chess tournaments during the second part of this session.

Who:
2nd to 5th graders and 1st graders with experience.

When:
There are Fall, Winter, Spring sessions. Each session is 11 weeks.
Sessions are on Thursdays from 8:00 am to 9:00 am.
The Spring session starts on March 25, 2010.
Spring Session: Mar. 25; Apr. 8, 15, 22, 29; May 6, 13, 20, 27; Jun. 3, 10 (11 classes).

Where:
Farmland Elementary School at North Lake Center.

Instructor:
Arkadiy Frenkel is chess master (USCF rating 2374) and a chess instructor with over 30 years of teaching chess. He has taught at Catonsville Community College, Ashburton ES, Potomac ES, Stone Mill ES and many other schools including here at Farmland ES.

Fee:
$110 for each session or $300 for all three sessions (Fall, Winter and Spring sessions).
If you would like to send your child to class on the KAH bus, there is a $2 per ride fee.

Registration:
To register your child for this class, please complete the bottom section of the Chess Club Registration Flyer and drop off the form along with a check in the Chess Club box outside the Main Office. Forms must be received by Monday, March 22, 2010.

Contacts:
Xiaohui Ma, Chess Club Chair. Click here to email Xiaohui Ma.

Click here for the Chess Club Registration Flyer.

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Class Piano

Description:
Class Piano lessons is a nonprofit program and has been using the group method in this county for 50 years. Students meet once a week before school for 60 minutes. Class size varies depending on a student’s age, interest, work habits and musical ability. Classes are generally taught in groups of 5 to 10 students, making lessons available at a low cost and providing a competitive stimulus that typically motivates them toward greater achievement. During the lesson, each child takes turns at the pianos while classmates play on electronic keyboards. Note reading, theory, ear training, harmony and sight reading are stressed.

When:
Between 8:00 am and 9:00 am. Days of the week to be determined later.

Duration:
Class piano is 30 weeks.

Who:
2nd to 5th graders.

Due Dates:
Registration deadline extended until Tuesday, September 29th.

Contacts:
Kate Heald, Class Piano Chair, (301) 881-1389. Click here to email Kate Heald.

Click here for the Class Piano Registration Flyer.

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