Grades:  K-8th
Number of Students:  4 Minimum, 8 Maximum (Continuing students only OR with permission from instructor)
Day(s) & Time:  Monday, 3:45-4:45 pm
Room:  3rd Grade Classroom
Teacher:  Mrs. Carolyn Guldberg
Registration Cost:  $120
Additional Costs:  Tournament fees (if any) and T-shirts (optional)

This club is for students interested in learning how to play chess. We will start with the basics: setting up the board, how the pieces move, chess puzzles, historical context, simple strategies, sportsmanship and game playing etiquette. We will have chess lessons, chess quizzes, chess games and chess puzzles for Soundview kids. They will primarily play chess against each other, but also occasionally against the computer, and against the Teacher.

Chess is an exercise of infinite possibilities for the mind, one which develops mental abilities used throughout life: concentration, critical thinking, abstract reasoning, problem solving, pattern recognition, strategic planning, creativity, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation, to name a few. Chess can be used very effectively as a tool to teach problem solving and abstract reasoning. Learning how to solve a problem is more important than learning the solution to any particular problem. Through chess, we learn how to analyze a situation by focusing on important factors and by eliminating distractions. We learn to devise creative solutions and put a plan into action. Chess works because it is self-motivating. The game has fascinated humans for almost 2000 years, and the goals of attack and defense, culminating in checkmate, inspire us to dig deep into our mental reserves.

Teacher Bio:
Mrs. Guldberg is intrigued by puzzles of all kinds. Whether figuring out how to answer a logic problem or where to go next in a story, Mrs. Guldberg loves nothing more than showing her students how to solve problems and puzzles. As a tutor with the Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Circus, Mrs. Guldberg spent a lot of time with puzzles and mysterious things. She also learned how to juggle, a skill she enjoys sharing with students. She received her B.A. in Writing from Johns Hopkins University and an M.A.T. from Tufts University. She holds elementary teaching certificates in both Massachusetts and Washington.

Grades:  4th-8th
Day(s) & Time:  Monday, 3:45-5:15 pm, 30 minute lessons
Room:  MPR
Teacher:  Mr. Ed Castro
Registration Cost:  $120
Additional Costs:  Books and trumpet equipment may apply - see instructor for details

Take advantage of private trumpet lessons with a professional musician. You will be working on technique and solo repertoire each week.

Teacher Bio:
Dr. Castro’s education formally started at the Manhattan School of Music (Bachelor of Music), Yale University School of Music (Master of Music) and at the University of Washington (Doctor of Musical Arts) in trumpet performance. In addition to teaching, Dr. Castro has an active professional life as a performer and frequently plays with local orchestras and ensembles. He also regularly arranges music for the groups with which he plays. Dr. Castro has been a trumpet and brass instrumental coach for bands and orchestral ensembles for several Puget Sound area schools and organizations.

Grades:  2nd-4th
Number of Students:  4 Minimum, 12 Maximum
Day(s) & Time:  Monday, 3:45-4:45 pm
Room:  Middle School Math Classroom
Teacher:  Ms. Robbee Tonubbee
Registration Cost:  $120

Come join us for fun with Math and trivia.  We will learn and play Math, logic, strategy and other quiz games.  Students will learn strategies for math computation while sharing their own strategies for problem solving.  If you LOVE Math like Ms. Tonubbee does and want to have fun with it then join us on Mondays after school for food, fun, facts and computation!

Must have permission from the club instructor to join.

Teacher Bio:
Robbee Tonubbee is our Middle School Math teacher, Math department head, and Middle School Quiz Bowl leader.

Grades:  K-6th
Number of Students:  10 Maximum
Day(s) & Time:  Monday, 3:45-4:50 pm   *Note - 5 minutes later than usual time
Room:  Art Studio
Teacher:  Ms. Li-ting Hung
Registration Cost:  $120   *Parents - Please provide snacks for the class to share

Are you interested in Chinese culture? Have you ever imagined being able to speak Mandarin Chinese, and to write Mandarin Chinese? This class is the continuation of our Fall and Winter Level II Chinese.  This class is designed for intermediate Chinese speaking and writing.  Developed on the basic Chinese phonic, Pin-Yin knowledge, students will learned to decode the sound, and learn to recognize and write everyday Chinese characters.  Textbook: Singapore Chinese Language for Primary School, Level I and Ni Hao I.

Teacher Bio:
Li-ting Hung has three years of teaching experience in Chinese and is a native Mandarin Chinese speaker. She has also been a Chinese-English translator at the Victoria Academy, TW.

Grades:  4th-8th
Number of Students:  4 Minimum, 15 Maximum
Day(s) & Time:  Monday & Friday, 3:45-4:45 pm (2x/week class)
Room:  Middle School Lot
Teacher:  Mr. Tim Cole
Registration Cost:  $120

Practice the skills of your chosen wheeled sport.  Learn skateboarding, inline skating and Wave boarding techniques form Mr. C. Bring your own Razor scooter if you want. Helmets, knee pads, elbow pads and wrist guards must be worn at all times. We have skateboards, Wave boards and Inline Skates that can be borrowed. We also have pads and helmets but it is best to wear personal protective gear.

Teacher Bio:
Tim Cole is Soundview's Athletic Director, PE Teacher, and Summer Programs Director. He is very active with our students, constantly teaching them new athletic skills in and outside of class. During the summer Mr. Cole heads our summer programs, creating a fun environment for students where they can both play and learn.

Grades:  1st Grade and up (Parents & Staff included!)
Number of Students:  10 Minimum, 20 Maximum
Day(s) & Time:  Monday, 3:45-4:45 pm
Room:  MPR
Teacher:  Ms. Cindy Chartier
Registration Cost:  $120
Additional Costs: You may purchase your own personal yoga mat from any sporting goods store. Mats are also available at the class.

Join us after school for a time of health and wellness. Relax as you perform different poses to relieve stress and increase your fitness; students may also learn to focus and improve concentration. This class is suitable for all levels, ages 1st grade and up - parents and staff are invited!

Teacher Bio:
Cindy Chartier teaches family yoga classes at the Shoreline YMCA as well as a class for the staff at Children's Hospital. She has been practicing yoga for over 20 years and is fully certified, licensed, and insured.

Grades:  6th-8th
Number of Students:  4 Minimum, 12 Maximum
Day(s) & Time:  Tuesday, 3:45-5:00 pm
Room:  Science Classroom
Teacher:  Mr. Mike Thomas
Registration Cost:  $175

Mr. Thomas has been shooting video for eight years and started his own video production company in 2003 back in Colorado. He has some professional equipment he’ll be bringing in for students to get hands on experience and skill working with including a high end HD video camcorder for their final project. Students will learn the fundamentals of both digital photography and videography including composition, light balancing, focus, and space. They’ll also learn how to use manual settings on SLR cameras including aperture, ISO, and shutter speeds. Students will learn basic photo editing techniques and how to use iMovie and iDVD to edit their videos. Each student will create a final project in one or both mediums and use skills they’ve learned to bolster their class presentation skills.

Grades:  K-8th
Number of Students:  12 Maximum
Day(s) & Time:  Tuesday, 3:45-4:45 pm
Room:  Kindergarten Classroom
Teacher:  Mrs. Valerie Stein & Mrs. Neena Mathew
Registration Cost:  $120
Additional Costs: $20 Supply Fee

Join us for a exciting, creative hour of paper construction and play ranging from card making to boxes to origami.  We'll do pop-ups, too! There will be basic step-by-step instructions for the absolute beginners as well as some challenging projects for our advanced paper magicians.

Teacher Bio:
Valerie Stein has been messing about with paper projects since mastodons roamed the earth. She especially loves to make handmade books and boxes out of paper she has decorated first, and specializes in teeny weeny folding. She's a pretty fun teacher as well.

Neena Mathew is a somewhat new convert to paper pizzazz, having recently discovered that she does not actually have two left thumbs.  She enjoys origami and other forms of construction, and her color sense is  unparalleled. She's a fun teacher, too.

Grades:  5th-8th
Number of Students:  3 Minumum, 10 Maximum
Day(s) & Time:  Wednesday, 3:45-4:45 pm
Room:  MPR
Teachers:  Laura Higgins & Ed Castro
Registration Cost:  $120

In addition to building musical skills on drums, cymbals, and keyboard percussion instruments, students in this class will learn the terminology and appropriate techniques for dozens of instruments in the vast group known as “accessory percussion”. This ensemble will contribute the percussion parts for the Soundview Bands and Soundview Community Youth Orchestra, as well as develop unique and exciting pieces written specifically for percussion ensemble performance. Students who currently study wind and string instruments are encouraged to participate, as well as new and experienced percussion students.

Teacher Bios:
Mrs. Higgins did her undergraduate work in Music Education at Northern Arizona University, and her graduate studies in Instrumental Conducting at Long Beach State University. Her student ensembles have consistently earned the highest ratings in small ensemble festivals, including several middle school percussion ensembles.

Dr. Castro’s education formally started at the Manhattan School of Music (Bachelor of Music), Yale University School of Music (Master of Music) and at the University of Washington (Doctor of Musical Arts) in trumpet performance. In addition to teaching, Dr. Castro has an active professional life as a performer and frequently plays with local orchestras and ensembles. He also regularly arranges music for the groups with which he plays. Dr. Castro has been a trumpet and brass instrumental coach for bands and orchestral ensembles for several Puget Sound area schools and organizations.

Grades:  1st-8th
Number of Students:  3 Minimum, 10 Maximum
Day(s) & Time:  Wednesday, 3:45-4:45 pm
Room:  PAC or Drama Classroom
Teacher:  Ms. Ann Marie Caldwell
Registration Cost:  $120
Additional Costs:  $10 Needles & Yarn Fee

This spring, discover the art of knitting!  This class features a fun, friendly, hands-on environment to explore different colors, fibers, stitches, and projects.  Feel a sense of confidence and joy as you learn or practice a lifelong skill that improves concentration, dexterity, and numerical skills.  People of all skill levels are welcome.  Boost your confidence as you take on a challenge!  Knitters become self aware and engaged as they focus on this productive and soothing activity.

Teacher Bio:
Discovering knitting in college, Ann Marie made hats and scarves for everyone she knew.  Her needles sat unused for several years until she picked them up again recently and began to explore the world outside the simple garter stitch.  Now, you can find her in local cafés learning and practicing new patterns and ideas. 

Grades:  K-6th
Number of Students:  10 Maximum
Day(s) & Time:  Thursday, 3:45-4:50 pm   *Note - 5 minutes later than usual
Room:  Art Studio
Teacher:  Li-Ting Hung
Registration Cost:  $120    *Parents, please bring snacks for class to share

Are you interested in Chinese culture? Have you ever imagined being able to speak Mandarin Chinese, and to write Chinese Calligraphy? This class is designed for beginning and intermediate Chinese speaking and writing. Through games, songs, story, art, and role play, students will learn to speak practical everyday conversational Chinese. Learn to write basic Chinese characters including your own name, and the fundamentals of listening, reading, and writing a form of Chinese phonics called Pin-Yin. Themes include social greetings, family, food, hobbies, school, and friendship. This is a mixed level class. Returning students will learn to speak Mandarin more independently, and practice sentence structure in the form of questions. Level II students will have the opportunity to review and practice their Chinese with Level I students. Mandarin Chinese is the world’s most spoken language. It is never too late to learn a new language, so start today!

Parents - Please provide snacks for the class to share.

Teacher Bio:
Li-ting Hung has three years of teaching experience in Chinese and is a native Mandarin Chinese speaker. She has also been a Chinese-English translator at the Victoria Academy, TW.

Grades:  K-8th
Number of Students:  4 Minimum, 30 Maximum
Day(s) & Time:  Thursday, 3:45-4:45 pm
Room:  Science Room
Teacher:  Mr. Fred Kleist & Mr. Mike Thomas
Registration Cost:  $120
Additional Costs:  See instructor for details.

We will have chess lessons, chess quizzes, chess games and chess puzzles for Soundview kids. They will primarily play chess against each other, but also occasionally against the computer, and against the Teacher.

Teacher Bios:
Mr. Kleist was the Assistant Editor with Inside Chess magazine for six years and has been the editor of Northwest Chess magazine for the past six years. During that time, he has also been the primary or chief assistant Tournament Director for the Washington Chess Federation as well as Chief TD for the Seattle Chess Club. In addition, for the past eight years, he has been a chess coach with Chessmates, a non-profit organization that provides coaches for after-school clubs in schools in the Seattle area. Other experience includes private coaching with Stella Scola MS and he was a past coach at Garfield High School. Mr. Kleist is an active tournament player with a current rating of ~1970.

Mr. Mike Thomas received his BS in atmospheric science and has studied marine science and geology at the University of Miami Florida. He's originally from Colorado, but lived a few years in other parts of the world including Nanjing and Beijing China, Tokyo Japan, Scotland, and 11 months aboard different ships and research vessels. He is working on his masters of education at Seattle Pacific University and plans to follow that with a masters in Geology in the next few years. Mr. Thomas has most recently been employed as a science and math teacher for an Archdiocese middle school in Denver. He's also worked as an SAT math preparation counselor and has extensive experience working with kindergarten through second grade on developing reading skills. Mr. Thomas and his brothers started and run a video production company and he is a trained Scuba Divemaster and student instructor.

Grades:  K-6th & Parents
Number of Students:  15 Maximum
Day(s) & Time:  Friday, 3:45-4:45 pm
Room:  Art Studio
Teacher:  Ms. Li-ting Hung
Registration Cost:  $120
Additional Costs:  $10 Art Supply Fee ($15 for a parent and student team)

Are you inspired by the colors of spring? Do you have the imagination to trun what you see into beautiful paintings and sculptures?  Join us on Friday for a fun, creative and relaxing afternoon.  We will explore various painting medium including watercolor, pastel, and mixed medium art on wood, wire sculpture and recycled sculpture. 

Parents - Please provide snacks or drinks for a class of 15 to share.

Teacher Bio:
Li-ting Hung has six years of art teaching experience with a MS in Architecture from the University of Cincinnati, OH. Check out some of her work at http://tingering.com.

Awards: 3rd Place Awards, Sculpture Category, Edmonds Arts Festival, 2005; Juried Selected, Sculpture Category, Edmonds Arts Festival, 2008;

Exhibitions: Seattle, Everett, Edmonds and Chicago. 

Grades:  4th-8th
Number of Students:  2 Minimum
Day(s) & Time:  Friday, 3:45-4:45 pm
Room:  Math Room
Teacher:  Ms. Robbee Tonubbee
Registration Cost:  $120

The Quiz Bowl team consists of middle school students who compete in academic tournaments with other groups from around the area. Quiz Bowl is an academic competition that tests knowledge of history, art, literature, languages, mathematics, hard science, music, and other fields of study. If you enjoy Jeopardy or playing Trivial Pursuit, you would probably enjoy playing on the team.

Teacher Bio:
Ms. Tonubbee grew up in a small town in Southeastern Oklahoma. She attended Bryn Mawr College and received a B.A. in Mathematics before going on to Southeastern Oklahoma State University to obtain a M.Ed in Secondary Mathematics. After six years teaching middle and high school math in Oklahoma – and serving as a foster parent to more than fifteen children – she decided to explore education outside the U.S., moving to the Bahamas to teach at a private school. Her love for Math has led her to tutor students in all Math subjects as well as the ACT, SAT, SSAT, and the BJCE (Bahamas Junior Certification Exams). She is delighted to be back in the States and in the Pacific Northwest.

Grades:  4th-8th (experienced younger students by approval)
Number of Students:  3 Minimum, 100 Maximum
Day(s) & Time:  Friday, 3:45-5:00 pm
Room:  PAC
Teacher:  Laura Higgins
Registration Cost:  $25 (or $30 for non-soundview student)
Additional Costs:  Students are encouraged to buy their own copy of Essential Elements 2000 for their instrument. All other music materials provided. Student to provide own instrument.
Registration:  The Community Youth Orchestra uses its own registration form. Click here to download it.

The Soundview Community Youth Orchestra is the place to build skills and create musical art on violin, viola, cello, and double bass. Our rehearsals develop playing technique, teach ensemble music making, and challenge the students with practice in sight reading, as well as prepare pieces for performances several times per school year. Orchestra students have fun making music while learning from an encouraging and patient instructor.

Teacher Bio:
Mrs. Higgins did her undergraduate work in Music Education at Northern Arizona University, and her graduate studies in Instrumental Conducting at Long Beach State University. She has many years of directing experience with student orchestras ranging from 4th-grade through retired adult in public school, private school, college, church, and community settings.

Grades:  1st-2nd
Number of Students:  5 Maximum
Day(s) & Time:  TBD by instructor and participants, 3:45-4:45 pm
Room:  TBD
Teacher:  Mr. Bill Good
Registration Cost:  $120

Classics Club will feature introduction of Latin and Greek in an after school, club environment. The Latin focus will be vocabulary and word derivation, and the Greek focus will be on the sounds of the Greek Alphabet and some simple vocabulary. There will be a modicum of the History regarding the two cultures, and their Geography. Greek Myth and Latin Fables will also be featured.

Teacher Bio:
Mr. Bill has a BA Ed and taught a Latin Club last year. This year we're expanding into Greek as well. Join Mr. Bill for this fun class while exploring the worlds of Latin and Greek language, stories, and history!