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Chess Club meets after school on Thursdays for eight weeks beginning in January. Each class is divided by grades and a Chess Master rotates weekly among the classes. Instruction and snacks are provided in a structured, noncompetitive, casual atmosphere. It is a great opportunity to learn a new game as well as meet new friends. First graders do very well with our program and many continue on throughout their time at Scribner.
Responsibilities
SEPTEMBER
- by the first week in September of the new school year, reserving two Chess Masters for the first eight Thursdays after Christmas Break; the Rochester Chess Club phone number is 442-2430
- reserving Chess Club dates with the School Secretary by third week of school in September; reserving the cafeteria for times that an entire grade is in there with the Chess Master
- confirming Bulletin Board dates with Art Teacher for Chess Club Display
OCTOBER
- meeting with committee to delegate duties
- getting all forms approved by the Principal including Registration Forms, First Grade Promo Form, Code of Conduct, Confirmation Form, and Volunteer Form
- contacting the Main Office regarding teacher rooms and names of Teacher Supervisors, if still applicable; there MUST be one peanut/treenut free room per grade level
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER
- placing an add in Scribbles in late November and in last issue of December
- putting up bulletin board on assigned dates; material to decorate the display case is available in the PTA closet
- sending out Registration Forms, Code of Conduct Forms, First Grade Promo Form, and Request for Parent Supervisors for each grade level by second week in December
- continuing to check with the Main Office for assigned Chess Club rooms and Teacher Supervisors
- asking TV Club to do reminders the week Chess Club forms are due
JANUARY
- having registrants placed in classrooms; notifying each grade level Parent Supervisor of his/her volunteer list so volunteers can be contacted each week of Chess Club
- sending out Chess Club Confirmation Forms the Tuesday or Wednesday before Chess Club begins
- giving a spread sheet with all registrants’ information to the Main Office to keep on file; include Chess Master schedule and Parent and Teacher Supervisor names for each grade
- reviewing Chess Club Snacks with school nurse before dispensing them to students
- preparing folders for Teacher and Parent Supervisors; providing a class list for attendence, Chess Master Schedule, Dismissal Procedure, and the Volunteer Information Form
- ordering key chains the first week of Chess Club so the Chess Masters can bring them when they come the following week.
- submitting cost for Chess Masters and key chains so PTA Treasurer can write a check for total amount; once the check is received, paying the Rochester Chess Club
- having the Principal sign one award certificate and making copies to hand out to each Chess Club participant; these need to be ready to pass out at the awards ceremony at the end of the year
- distributing chess boards and pieces, snacks, gloves, and napkins the first day of Chess Club to each grade Parent Supervisor
JANUARY/FEBRUARY/MARCH
- calling the Main Office each Thursday morning to inform where Chess Masters will be
- taking pictures of Chess Club participants for yearbook, Scribbles, and next year’s bulletin board
- coordinating dismissal procedures; committee members must stay until the last student is picked up
- on the last Chess Club date, having Parent Supervisors collect all boards, folders, etc. and place them in the PTA closet
- on the last Chess Club date, making sure all participants have complete chess sets before putting away their chess supplies
JUNE
- distributing completed award certificates and key chains in each teacher’s mailbox; asking Main Office staff what to do with the fifth grades items