*Once admitted to a club, filling out the CLUB CONTRACT agreement for parent volunteer-run clubs will inform us of your intent to send your child to the club on ALL of the dates listed for that club. The office then ONLY needs a change of dismissal notice for any date(s) that your child is scheduled to attend a (paid or volunteer-run) club, but can no longer attend. This communication should occur through an email to your child's teacher and CC Ms. Moss (vmoss@haverfordsd.net). Please reach out to Ms. Moss in the office with any questions.

CLUBS WITH NO FEES *RUN BY PARENT VOLUNTEERS

registration for the spring 2025 after school clubs will be January 27th through february 2nd at 8pm. please follow the “club sign ups” button above to fill out an interest form.

*Please note a student’s place in a desired club is based on a random drawing, not first come first serve. As many students as possible will be accommodated.

*ALL after school clubs; those run by parent volunteers AND those run by outside organizations, are conducted on Chestnutwold Elementary School property.

Art Club

Join Art Club to get creative, make beautiful pieces of art, and meet more friends.

Kindergarten Art Club - Club Leader: Lindsay O’Donoghue; Time: 3:30-4:30; Meetings will take place on the following Wednesdays: 2/26, 3/5, 3/19, 3/26, 4/2, 4/9

First Grade Art Club Session 1 - Club Leaders: Dyana Kimball, Ben Banks; Time: 3:30-4:30; Meetings will take place on the following Thursdays: 2/27, 3/6, 3/20, 3/27, 4/3, 4/10

First Grade Art Club Session 2 - Club Leaders: Colleen Farnsworth, Liz Hoffman; Time: 3:30-4:30; Meetings will take place on the following Fridays: 3/7, 3/21, 3/28, 4/4, 4/11

Second Grade Art Club - Club Leaders: Brittany Bisceglia, Saunna Shetty; Time: 3:30-4:30; Meetings will take place on the following Fridays: 2/28, 3/7, 3/21, 3/28, 4/4, 4/11

**ARTFUL READERS club *NEW FOR 2025!**

Want to combine reading and making art? The Artful Readers club might be just what you’re looking for! This book club meets art club will focus on stories in the new “Wit and Wisdom” curriculum.

Second Grade Artful Readers Club - Club Leader: Susan Africa; Time: 3:30-5:00; Meetings will take place on the following Thursdays: 2/27, 3/6, 3/20, 3/27, 4/3, 4/10

Third Grade Artful Readers Club - Club Leaders: Susan Africa; Time: 3:30-5:00; Meetings will take place on the following Mondays: 2/24, 3/3, 3/10, 3/17, 3/24, 3/31

Chestnutwold Chatter

If your young journalist would love to explore being part of a newspaper: investigating topics, writing, creating, editing, and putting together a paper, sign up for The Chatter! Club Leader: Joe Petrucci; Open to Grades 3-5; Time: 3:30-4:30; Meetings will take place biweekly on the following Mondays: 2/10, 2/24, 3/10, 3/24, 4/7, 4/28

dance club

Come move your body while learning new steps, expressing yourself and building confidence! Club Leader: Jennifer McCafferty; Open to Grades 2-5; Time: 3:30-4:30; Meetings will take place on the following Mondays: 2/24, 3/3, 3/10, 3/17, 3/24, 3/31, 4/7

Dungeons and dragons

Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) is a collaborative storytelling game of high fantasy. Students play knights, wizards, elves and dwarves in a magical, medieval world. D&D utilizes reading and math, including geometry, probability, time, distance and currency. Game play encourages cooperation, problem solving, and negotiation. Volunteers with D&D experience are welcome to lead games and teach new players! Club Leaders: Oliver Withstandley, Keith Federico, Erika Gallagher; Open to Grades 3-5; Time: 3:30-5:00; Meetings will take place on the following Tuesdays: 2/25, 3/4, 3/18, 3/25, 4/1, 4/8

LEGO CLUB

Kids will play, build, and stretch their imagination! LEGO Club helps children to develop and reinforce play and social skills. Join LEGO Club and build new creations based on design inspiration and prompts.

Kindergarten Lego Club - Club Leader: Lisa Jennings; Time: 3:30-4:30; Meetings will take place on the following Mondays: 2/24, 3/3, 3/10, 3/17, 3/24, 3/31, 4/7

First Grade Lego Club - Club Leader: Katie Campanile; Time: 3:30-4:30; Meetings will take place on the following Fridays: 2/28, 3/7, 3/21, 3/28, 4/4, 4/11

Newbery club (registration closed for 2024-2025)

This club will read books that are eligible for this year's Newbery Award, which is awarded by the American Library Association each year to the "most distinguished contribution to American literature for children." Read books, discuss and then decide as a mock Newbery committee which book we think should win the award, using the same set of guidelines as the real committee. When the real awards are announced in January, we will celebrate, compare our choices to the official winners, and discuss our thoughts on their choices. Club Leaders: Lisa Leicht, Miriam Manon; Open to Grades 3-5; Time: 3:30-4:30; Meetings will take place biweekly on the following Tuesdays: 10/8, 10/22, 11/12,12/3, 12/17, 1/7, 2/4

Roots and Shoots (registration closed for 2024-2025)

Student environmentalists will choose local and school-based projects to work on. Jane Goodall started this international club, and we are inspired by her to become climate activists! Club Leader: Alan Borzillo; Open to Grades 3-5; Time: 3:30-5:00; Meetings will take place biweekly on the following Thursdays: 10/10, 10/24, 11/7, 11/21, 12/5, 12/19, 1/9, 1/23, 2/6, 2/20, 3/6, 3/20, 4/3, 4/24, 5/8, 5/22, 6/5

**Stop Motion filmmaking club *NEW FOR 2025!**

Join the Filmmaking Club and bring your imagination to life! Create your own stories using fun, hands-on techniques like stop-motion, animation and green screen effects. Perfect for kids who love to be creative and tell awesome stories! Club Leader: Daniel McGowan; Open to 2nd grade only; Time: 3:30-4:30; Meetings will take place on the following Tuesdays: 2/25, 3/4, 3/11, 3/18, 3/25, 4/1

YearBook (registration closed for 2024-2025)

Help create the Chestnutwold Yearbook! Club Members will interview teachers, take photos, create content, and help to format the yearbook. Club Leaders: Keilee Deville and Erin Ingraffia; Open to 5th grade only; Time: 3:30-4:30; Meetings will take place on the following Thursdays: 10/17, 11/21, 2/27, 3/27

*PLEASE NOTE THAT RUN CLUBS WILL BE A LATER, SEPARATE SIGN-UP AND WILL BEGIN AFTER SPRING BREAK. PLEASE WATCH THE WEEKLY PTO BLAST FOR MORE INFORMATION.

CLUBS WITH FEES *RUN BY OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS

(NEW THIS YEAR TO SUPPLEMENT PARENT RUN CLUBS)

*Please note that for the below, outside organization clubs ONLY, registration is first come, first serve until the available spaces have been filled. REGISTER NOW to secure your child’s place!