Parents and Students
Hard to believe that summer is almost over. Hope you had a wonderful
break! On to our announcements.....
Email list
- I have reconfigured our email list over the summer and hopefully
hitting the "reply" button will now send only to me. "Reply all"
should send to the entire list. However, this will be the first test
of whether this new functionality will actually work. Hopefully, this
will cut down on needless traffic in everyone's inbox. If it does not
work, we will know pretty quickly and will have to go back to the
constant reminder to use my email account for replies:
timartha@swbell.net.
- If your child has graduated or will
no longer participate in chess, and you want off this list, please
send me an email with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject. Tell me if
you are on both the club and team list and which email addresses (lots
of families have multiples to which we are sending) you wish dropped
or changed.
Orientation
- Our main orientation program will once again follow the elementary
orientation program on Thursday, August 11th. It will be in the
cafeteria, starting about 3:30 pm. This orientation is for all
students and their families, elementary and middle school.
- Following the overview of the program to all the new students, we
will have our first chess team meeting.
If you (or your child) plan to play on the team
this year, whether as an elementary or middle school student, please
make every effort to be there. We have some financial issues and
travel decisions to discuss, and I need your input. Please find our
tournament schedule and travel plans on the web site. Remember that
your child does not have to be the best player in the club to be on
the team. The chess team is open to all children who have an
interest. Newer players just play in lower level divisions at the
tournaments.
What I need from you
- First, note all forms and details are on out web site:
www.throgerschess.com
Please look there first for
answers to any questions. If you still have a question, feel free to
contact me.
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If you plan
on returning to the chess program this year, I would like to get as
much paperwork done on Thursday as possible. Our web site has been
updated with the new program details and forms. I could also use
several of you to help process paper work Thursday afternoon. We will
be accepting registration forms, payments, and scheduling classes and
volunteers. Please consider helping out.
- You may wish to print the "parent registration checklist" off of
the forms page for your own reference.
- I need a completed registration form for each child who will
attend the club or any of our afterschool classes. If they are
attending both, I need only one form. Please print the form double
sided and use a 3 hole punch. When filling out the form,
please print clearly!! Note that
there are several places for your
signature.
- Bring your calendar and be ready to sign up for your volunteer
slot. Also have your Background Check (Access to Police Records form)
filled out and ready to turn in.
- We are offering 5 afterschool classes this year besides our
regular club. If you are participating on the chess team, taking one
of the classes is strongly recommended, though not required.
All players with ratings over 800 will be on Friday, most others will
be on Wednesday.
Volunteer Coordinator Needed
- One of the most important jobs in our chess program is the
Volunteer Coordinator. Many thanks to Yachin Bao for being our
coordinator last year. (And Yachin, you can reup for this year if you
want!) This job is important because we all have busy lives. Lots of
folks will sign up Thursday, but forget when their turn comes up 2
months from now. Most of what the coordinator does is keep track of
our schedule and remind people when their turn comes. Please consider
whether you would be willing to fill this position this year. If you
are willing, please email me. I am looking forward to hearing from
you.
See you Thursday,
Martha