Winter 2025
January 21 - March 28, 2025
No classes the week of February 17
Refer to class descriptions for class specific days off. Contact instructors for class specific questions. For general questions about enrichment contact Sigrid Rinehart at [email protected]. Scholarships available for Cherry Valley students. Scholarships are available for qualified students, until funds are depleted.
Attention: Parents of students in grades 1, 2 & 3: For students dismissed at 2:30pm but attending a 3:10pm class, they must be supervised by a parent/adult or make arrangements with after care on campus to be watched during that time. Children must be supervised by an adult between the time of school dismissal and the start of their enrichment class.
ESPANOL: Para mas informacion en espanol, favor de llamar a Autumn al 707-477-4948.
Petaluma City Schools provides space, but does not endorse, staff, or supervise the information, activities, or events posted.
Mondays
Jewelry Making (grades K-6)
First class is 1/27. No class 3/10
Students will use their hands, their creative minds, and high quality beads to make beautiful, wearable, original creations. Students will complete a new project each week including a pair of earrings, a bracelet, a necklace, a hair accessory, and more! Julia Anthony has been creating and selling jewelry for over 20 years. She has been teaching jewelry making to children throughout Sonoma and Marin Counties for the past 14 years. She would love to share her passion for jewelry making with your child.
TIME: 3:10pm to 4:10pm
LOCATION: L3 (Ms. Pellkofer's room)
COST: $180 (cost includes materials and facilities use fee)(6-week session)
CONTACT: Julia Anthony, 707-364-1406, or [email protected]
TO ENROLL: Call or email Julia to register. Please bring check to first class. Julia also accepts payment via Venmo (@julia-anthony-jewelry)
Tuesdays
Adventures in Space (grades TK-4)
First class is 1/21
In this exciting new class, kids are invited to learn about (and explore) the planets in our solar system, the Milky Way Galaxy, and the outer reaches of our Universe that goes back 13.8 billion years! Each class will begin with a short children’s book about the cosmos, and then pivot into a fun, hand-on activity that reflects an engaging topic such as: the rings of Saturn, the rovers on Mars, the history of our moon, the mystery of Black Holes, the powerful James Webb telescope, NASA, and of course, the Big Bang (among many other subjects). We will also watch brief video clips of space which will bring life to these topics and stir their young imaginations. Who knows, maybe this will be the class that inspires one of your kids to become an astronaut. Join soon to assure your child a spot!
TIME: 3:10 - 4:10pm
LOCATION: Chrissy Crowl's room (S5)
COST: $174 (6-week class)
CONTACT: Matt Reischling, [email protected], 415-606-7477
TO ENROLL: To sign up for Adventures in Space, go to www.parker-anderson.org create a username/password (if you haven't already), enter child info, find 'Cherry Valley' in drop down menu, click 'View Enrichment Programs,' click Adventures in Space,' enter payment. If you have any questions with sign-up, email: [email protected]
STEM Fundamentals with LEGO Materials (grades 1-4)
First class is 1/21
Level up your engineering skills with Play-Well TEKnologies and tens of thousands of LEGO parts! Apply real-world concepts in physics, engineering, and architecture through engineer-designed projects. Projects are rotated seasonally to ensure that even returning students get a new experience, so join us to design and build as never before and explore your craziest ideas.
TIME: 3:10 - 4:40pm
LOCATION: The Lodge
COST: $199 (6 weeks)
CONTACT: Colleen Magill, 628-667-2151, [email protected]
TO ENROLL: https://coursefinder.playwell.org/#/38.18780257073469/38.18780257073469/-123.08674655263673/38.49961541547304/-122.31564364736329/11/1693
Wednesdays
Sandcastle Drama Workshop (grades 2-5)
First class is 1/22
Build confidence, creativity, and collaboration with Sandcastle Theater Company. Beginning with a fairy tale “source script” the kids learn about ensemble, story, character, design, rehearsal, and performance by creating and performing an original play. Each 90-minute session works toward a final production of their unique script, imagined by the students and guided by professional teaching artists. Through the play adaptation process, your child will add their own spin to the plot and characters, and in rehearsal each student will have a role to play.
**Production Program** Includes 3 additional staging rehearsals, tech/dress rehearsals (2) and cast/party show day (1). Sandcastle provides students with original costumes, props, scenery, sound design, and lighting etc.
WHEN: 1:00 - 2:30pm
WORKSHOP: 1/22, 1/29, 2/5, 2/12, 2/26, 3/5, 3/12, 3/19, 3/26
PRODUCTION PROGRAM: (extension) 4/16, 4/23, 4/30, 5/7, 5/8, 5/9
LOCATION: Room S7 (Workshop) & Polly Klaas Community Theater (added for final 3 dates of Production Program)
COST: *Flexible Pricing open to all (sliding scale discounts and/or monthly payment plans)
WORKSHOP & PRODUCTION PROGRAM: $750/student | $650/sibling (ALL 15 classes)
WORKSHOP: *$450/student | $400/sibling (FIRST 9 classes ONLY)
REGISTRATION & PAYMENT: https://forms.gle/qYXnr1hVyxm6QgJ28
Please complete registration prior to first day of session to reserve your spot.
Min 8/Max 16 students
CONTACT: Sandcastle Theater Company, [email protected] or 530-400-6326
Clay Creations (grades 1-8)
First class is 1/22
Come join Joan Lindt and PLAY WITH CLAY! During this hour and a half class, kids will learn hand building skills while creating new treasures that they will enjoy for years to come. The possibilities are endless and may include: bird's nests, fairy houses, pocket vases, flower pots, porcupine pencil holders, animals, or garden creatures. Your child can also make cups, bowls, plates, along with cars, trucks, and other fun vehicles. The projects are only limited by the imagination. Returning students will do projects of their choice. Max 12 students.
TIME: 1:00pm - 2:30pm
LOCATION: Art Room
COST: $199 (6 weeks) (includes materials, facilities, and firing fees)
CONTACT: Joan Lindt, [email protected], or 415-847-7111. Call or email Joan to register. Joan accepts the following payments: cash, check, Venmo, and PayPal. Please pay in advance, or bring payment to the first class to secure your spot.
Athlete Training (grades TK-8)
First class is 1/22
This class starts with an active warm-up, then moves into several different sports during the program (basketball, soccer, volleyball, etc). Emphasis on kids learning to control mind and body as an athlete by pushing it to fail. Students then apply athleticism to their ability to listen for instructions, work on team building skills and an array of other drills, games, and activities.
The Program and Coach Paige have been at Cherry Valley since 2011. The Program has many years of coaching and athletic experience. Coach Paige played basketball and baseball while at SSU and he became the 1st baseball player to ever receive Academic All American Honors and went on to play for the Philadelphia Phillies. He currently is the head coach of Santa Rosa High's Varsity baseball team and was recently inducted into the SSU Hall of Fame for both baseball and basketball. He is First Aid and CPR certified.
TIME: 1:00pm - 2:00pm
LOCATION: Black top/field
COST: $130 (7-week class) or $20 drop in
CONTACT: The Program/Paige Dumont, [email protected], 707-758-4786
Thursdays
Around the World Cooking Classes (grades K-8)
First class is 1/23
Join Chef Derek Chase for some awesome cooking classes. In these hands-on classes students will learn the joy of culinary arts, food vocabulary, knife skills, best sanitation practices, teamwork and nutrition. We will travel the globe and prepare some great recipes!
TIME: 3:15pm to 4:15pm
LOCATION: Mr. Yu's Room (S2)
COST: $175 (8 weeks)
TO ENROLL: Please contact Chef Derek at [email protected]
Chess for Kids (grades K-8)
First class is 1/23
All Levels of skill are welcome! Studies have found hidden rewards for students of chess: ~ Critical and logical thinking skills ~ Improved concentration, pattern recognition and memory. Our 8-week program will focus on the basic principles of the games. Beginning students are taught how the pieces move and the object of the game. Returning students from the previous year learn the tactics and strategies of winning chess games. The goals of the program are to improve concentration, focus, memory, and visualization.
TIME: 3:10pm to 4:10pm
LOCATION: The Lodge
COST: $140 (8-week class). Siblings are half price.
CONTACT: [email protected]
TO ENROLL: Register online at http://chessclubforkids.com. Bring payment the first day of class, or leave in folder in the office.
January 21 - March 28, 2025
No classes the week of February 17
Refer to class descriptions for class specific days off. Contact instructors for class specific questions. For general questions about enrichment contact Sigrid Rinehart at [email protected]. Scholarships available for Cherry Valley students. Scholarships are available for qualified students, until funds are depleted.
Attention: Parents of students in grades 1, 2 & 3: For students dismissed at 2:30pm but attending a 3:10pm class, they must be supervised by a parent/adult or make arrangements with after care on campus to be watched during that time. Children must be supervised by an adult between the time of school dismissal and the start of their enrichment class.
ESPANOL: Para mas informacion en espanol, favor de llamar a Autumn al 707-477-4948.
Petaluma City Schools provides space, but does not endorse, staff, or supervise the information, activities, or events posted.
Mondays
Jewelry Making (grades K-6)
First class is 1/27. No class 3/10
Students will use their hands, their creative minds, and high quality beads to make beautiful, wearable, original creations. Students will complete a new project each week including a pair of earrings, a bracelet, a necklace, a hair accessory, and more! Julia Anthony has been creating and selling jewelry for over 20 years. She has been teaching jewelry making to children throughout Sonoma and Marin Counties for the past 14 years. She would love to share her passion for jewelry making with your child.
TIME: 3:10pm to 4:10pm
LOCATION: L3 (Ms. Pellkofer's room)
COST: $180 (cost includes materials and facilities use fee)(6-week session)
CONTACT: Julia Anthony, 707-364-1406, or [email protected]
TO ENROLL: Call or email Julia to register. Please bring check to first class. Julia also accepts payment via Venmo (@julia-anthony-jewelry)
Tuesdays
Adventures in Space (grades TK-4)
First class is 1/21
In this exciting new class, kids are invited to learn about (and explore) the planets in our solar system, the Milky Way Galaxy, and the outer reaches of our Universe that goes back 13.8 billion years! Each class will begin with a short children’s book about the cosmos, and then pivot into a fun, hand-on activity that reflects an engaging topic such as: the rings of Saturn, the rovers on Mars, the history of our moon, the mystery of Black Holes, the powerful James Webb telescope, NASA, and of course, the Big Bang (among many other subjects). We will also watch brief video clips of space which will bring life to these topics and stir their young imaginations. Who knows, maybe this will be the class that inspires one of your kids to become an astronaut. Join soon to assure your child a spot!
TIME: 3:10 - 4:10pm
LOCATION: Chrissy Crowl's room (S5)
COST: $174 (6-week class)
CONTACT: Matt Reischling, [email protected], 415-606-7477
TO ENROLL: To sign up for Adventures in Space, go to www.parker-anderson.org create a username/password (if you haven't already), enter child info, find 'Cherry Valley' in drop down menu, click 'View Enrichment Programs,' click Adventures in Space,' enter payment. If you have any questions with sign-up, email: [email protected]
STEM Fundamentals with LEGO Materials (grades 1-4)
First class is 1/21
Level up your engineering skills with Play-Well TEKnologies and tens of thousands of LEGO parts! Apply real-world concepts in physics, engineering, and architecture through engineer-designed projects. Projects are rotated seasonally to ensure that even returning students get a new experience, so join us to design and build as never before and explore your craziest ideas.
TIME: 3:10 - 4:40pm
LOCATION: The Lodge
COST: $199 (6 weeks)
CONTACT: Colleen Magill, 628-667-2151, [email protected]
TO ENROLL: https://coursefinder.playwell.org/#/38.18780257073469/38.18780257073469/-123.08674655263673/38.49961541547304/-122.31564364736329/11/1693
Wednesdays
Sandcastle Drama Workshop (grades 2-5)
First class is 1/22
Build confidence, creativity, and collaboration with Sandcastle Theater Company. Beginning with a fairy tale “source script” the kids learn about ensemble, story, character, design, rehearsal, and performance by creating and performing an original play. Each 90-minute session works toward a final production of their unique script, imagined by the students and guided by professional teaching artists. Through the play adaptation process, your child will add their own spin to the plot and characters, and in rehearsal each student will have a role to play.
**Production Program** Includes 3 additional staging rehearsals, tech/dress rehearsals (2) and cast/party show day (1). Sandcastle provides students with original costumes, props, scenery, sound design, and lighting etc.
WHEN: 1:00 - 2:30pm
WORKSHOP: 1/22, 1/29, 2/5, 2/12, 2/26, 3/5, 3/12, 3/19, 3/26
PRODUCTION PROGRAM: (extension) 4/16, 4/23, 4/30, 5/7, 5/8, 5/9
LOCATION: Room S7 (Workshop) & Polly Klaas Community Theater (added for final 3 dates of Production Program)
COST: *Flexible Pricing open to all (sliding scale discounts and/or monthly payment plans)
WORKSHOP & PRODUCTION PROGRAM: $750/student | $650/sibling (ALL 15 classes)
WORKSHOP: *$450/student | $400/sibling (FIRST 9 classes ONLY)
REGISTRATION & PAYMENT: https://forms.gle/qYXnr1hVyxm6QgJ28
Please complete registration prior to first day of session to reserve your spot.
Min 8/Max 16 students
CONTACT: Sandcastle Theater Company, [email protected] or 530-400-6326
Clay Creations (grades 1-8)
First class is 1/22
Come join Joan Lindt and PLAY WITH CLAY! During this hour and a half class, kids will learn hand building skills while creating new treasures that they will enjoy for years to come. The possibilities are endless and may include: bird's nests, fairy houses, pocket vases, flower pots, porcupine pencil holders, animals, or garden creatures. Your child can also make cups, bowls, plates, along with cars, trucks, and other fun vehicles. The projects are only limited by the imagination. Returning students will do projects of their choice. Max 12 students.
TIME: 1:00pm - 2:30pm
LOCATION: Art Room
COST: $199 (6 weeks) (includes materials, facilities, and firing fees)
CONTACT: Joan Lindt, [email protected], or 415-847-7111. Call or email Joan to register. Joan accepts the following payments: cash, check, Venmo, and PayPal. Please pay in advance, or bring payment to the first class to secure your spot.
Athlete Training (grades TK-8)
First class is 1/22
This class starts with an active warm-up, then moves into several different sports during the program (basketball, soccer, volleyball, etc). Emphasis on kids learning to control mind and body as an athlete by pushing it to fail. Students then apply athleticism to their ability to listen for instructions, work on team building skills and an array of other drills, games, and activities.
The Program and Coach Paige have been at Cherry Valley since 2011. The Program has many years of coaching and athletic experience. Coach Paige played basketball and baseball while at SSU and he became the 1st baseball player to ever receive Academic All American Honors and went on to play for the Philadelphia Phillies. He currently is the head coach of Santa Rosa High's Varsity baseball team and was recently inducted into the SSU Hall of Fame for both baseball and basketball. He is First Aid and CPR certified.
TIME: 1:00pm - 2:00pm
LOCATION: Black top/field
COST: $130 (7-week class) or $20 drop in
CONTACT: The Program/Paige Dumont, [email protected], 707-758-4786
Thursdays
Around the World Cooking Classes (grades K-8)
First class is 1/23
Join Chef Derek Chase for some awesome cooking classes. In these hands-on classes students will learn the joy of culinary arts, food vocabulary, knife skills, best sanitation practices, teamwork and nutrition. We will travel the globe and prepare some great recipes!
TIME: 3:15pm to 4:15pm
LOCATION: Mr. Yu's Room (S2)
COST: $175 (8 weeks)
TO ENROLL: Please contact Chef Derek at [email protected]
Chess for Kids (grades K-8)
First class is 1/23
All Levels of skill are welcome! Studies have found hidden rewards for students of chess: ~ Critical and logical thinking skills ~ Improved concentration, pattern recognition and memory. Our 8-week program will focus on the basic principles of the games. Beginning students are taught how the pieces move and the object of the game. Returning students from the previous year learn the tactics and strategies of winning chess games. The goals of the program are to improve concentration, focus, memory, and visualization.
TIME: 3:10pm to 4:10pm
LOCATION: The Lodge
COST: $140 (8-week class). Siblings are half price.
CONTACT: [email protected]
TO ENROLL: Register online at http://chessclubforkids.com. Bring payment the first day of class, or leave in folder in the office.
