Pathways Charter School 150 Professional Center Dr. Suite D
Rohnert Park, CA 707-585-6520
Fax: 707-585-6515
Pathways Charter School Classes
Sonoma County Area
Fall2016
How to Register for Classes:
Add forms will now be received and processed as a lottery. All forms will be accepted at any time since it will be a random draw. Our first lottery will be May 23rd for returning students who have turned in their Intent to Re-enroll form to the main office.The second lottery for any new students will be held on August 29th. Any form received after the lottery datewill be addressed in a first-come-first-serve manner. Families with multiple children will be given one number for the lottery. Students who are requesting classes out of grade range will be given last priority. Electronic Add/Drop forms can be found on our website, under the tab Regions /Sonoma/Class Schedule
Be sure both parent and student have read and agree to all provisions of the center class contract. You can find the Sonoma Class Rules and Guidelines on our website at under the heading Region/Sonoma. By signing your ACK/MOU at the start of the school year you are agreeing that you have read and will abide by all items in the Sonoma Class Rules and Guidelines.
Wait List Information
If your student is on a “wait list” for a class you will be contacted by your IST when the next available spot opens.
Our Center Manager, Tina Moore, will answer your questions or refer you to the appropriate person who can help you.
707-585-6520
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Elementary
Thursday lunches are supervised but we do require that parents sign up at least twice a semester to help supervise.
Kinder Enrichment Instructor:Alicia Sardoch
Who:K Only
LocationClassroom 4 Days/Times: Thurs:9:30-10:45
Class Size: Max 10
Class Fee Materials Fee Start Date: 09/06/2016
$110 per student $30 End Date: 01/27/2017
Description: A class for kindergarten students focusing on socialization, basic language arts and mathematics skills. Each week we will explore a topic presented through literature. After listening to a story, students work alongside each other with play dough, paints, construction paper and other media to further discover our topic (such as colors, seasons, cause and effect). Students have the opportunity to make friends, work in a team, and take turns as they complete a variety of projects in a relaxed setting.
Materials:All materials provided by instructor.
Art 1-2InstructorAnn Weber
Who:1st-2nd
LocationArt RoomDays/TimesThursday12:30-1:45
Class Size: Max 13
Class FeeText FeeMaterials FeeStart Date:09/06/2016
$500$40End Date:1/27/2017
Description:Students will enjoy these experimental classes so much that they won’t even realize they are learning about
perspective and composition, form and line. They will use a wide variety of 2D materials, including charcoal, white gel pen on black paper, chalk pastels and encaustic melted crayon. 3D materials will be used as well - projects will range from clay boxes to alcohol inks on glossy tiles to watercolors on wet fresco plaster. Some action art projects will be included, such as painting with spinning bike wheels and creating giant colored sand mandalas on the floor. Art vocabulary will be used in rich dialogues about what it means to look at, and create art, and how it has changed and reflected environmental contexts.
Materials:All materials provided by instructor.
Notes: Students have to be 6 years old on the first day of class at the beginning of the school year (not semester)
to attend.
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Math and Writing Mash-up Instructor:
Who:1st-3rd
LocationClassroom 2 Days/Times: Thurs:9:30-10:45
Class Size: Max 10
Class FeeText FeeMaterials Fee Start Date: 09/06/2016
$500 $25 End Date: 01/27/2017
Description:Students will build math skills through lessons, activities and games. Some of the skills we will focus on are math vocabulary, place value, money, measurement, and geometry. The writing focus will be aroundinteresting and relevant literature and will include creative writing, poetry, and informational writing.
Materials:All materials provided by instructor.
Notes: * Students need to be able to write simple sentences.
Folklore and Fables InstructorAnnMarie Ginella
Who:1st-2nd
LocationClassroom 2Days/TimesThurs 10:45-12:00
Class Size: Max 15
Class FeeText FeeMaterials FeeStart Date:09/06/2016
$500$25End Date:01/27/2017
Description:This class will focus on storytelling in the oral tradition. Each week. We will hear and learn stories from India,
Africa, the Island Cultures, the Americas, Asia, Australia and Europe. We will learn about indigenous cultures and traditions. Embedded in the stories will be geography lessons about the location and geographical features of the story’s origins. As they listen to the story, students will use their hands to model characters out of beeswax. After the story is told, students will draw and write about the story in their own storybooks with crayon and colored pencils.
Students will learn about basic elements of story, including: character study, how action serves a story, plot, conflict, resolve and setting. Students will write the setting and give the story an original title. Most students will build paragraphs about their stories as they summarize stories from week to week. Some will build 2-3 sentences. Students will learn about topic sentences and supporting details. Students will draw similarities between stories and cultures in the characters and themes that are discussed from week to week.
All supplies provided.
Literature Circle Instructor Lisa Casey
Who:3rd–5th
Location Classroom 4Days/TimesThurs: 12:30-1:45
Class Size: Max 15
Class FeeText FeeMaterials FeeStart Date:09/06/2016
$500$25End Date:01/27/2017
Description: This class runs like a book club. Six students are given jobs each week and present different aspects of the book to
the class. Through this class, students improve their abilities to ask and discuss open-ended questions, discover cause and effect within a story, make connections between a story and real life, appreciate well-written passages in literature, use a dictionary and illustrate memorable scenes from a book.
Art 3-5InstructorAnn Weber
Who:3rd-5th
LocationArt RoomDays/TimesThurs 10:45-12:00
Class Size: Max 13
Class FeeText FeeMaterials FeeStart Date:09/06/2016
$500$40End Date:01/27/2017
Description:Students will enjoy these experimental classes so much that they won’t even realize they are learning about
perspective and composition, form and line. They will use a wide variety of 2D materials, including charcoal, white gel pen on black paper, chalk pastels and encaustic melted crayon. 3D materials will be used as well - projects will range from clay boxes to alcohol inks on glossy tiles to watercolors on wet fresco plaster. Some action art projects will be included, such as painting with spinning bike wheels and creating giant colored sand mandalas on the floor. Art vocabulary will be used in rich dialogues about what it means to look at, and create art, and how it has changed and reflected environmental contexts.
Materials:All materials provided by instructor.
Music History Instructor Jennie Rose
Who:3rd-5th
LocationClassroom 1Days/TimesThurs 9:30-10:45
Class Size: Max 13
Class FeeText FeeMaterials FeeStart Date:09/06/2016
$50 0$25End Date:01/27/2017
Description: In this class, students will be exploring the incredibly rich and diverse world of music. We will begin with some basic music theory and will be listening to traditional music of other cultures. We will then narrow our focus to the history and evolution of Western music, covering Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Modern styles (including Jazz, Blues, and Rock). We will also be examining the role of music in dance, musicals, and movies. We will investigate the role of the composer, the conductor, the performer, and the listener. When we cover classical Music, we will focus on the orchestra and the instruments that make up an orchestra. Students will learn about instrument families and also the human voice as an instrument. As they learn about each genre of music, they will also learn about their historical time periods that gave birth to them. In class and at home, students will be making simple instruments. They will be keeping in-class journals for notes and handouts. No musical background is required for this class.
Life Science InstructorJennie Rose
Who:3rd-5th
LocationClassroom 1Days/TimesThurs 10:45-12:00
Class Size: Max 13
Class FeeText FeeMaterials FeeStart Date:09/06/2016
$500$25End Date:01/27/2017
Description:Through a series of projects and activities, students will learn about how life evolved on Earth, the characteristics of life, and how living things are organized and classified. We will be learning about bacteria, single-celled organisms (protists), fungi, plants, and animals (invertebrates and vertebrates). We will also explore the structure and function of the cell, basic genetics and the theory of evolution. Students will be keeping their notes and handouts in an in-class journal. At the end of the semester, students will be making presentations to the class on a topic related to life science. In the Spring I will be offering Ecology, which will be a follow-up class to this one.
Mad ScienceInstructor: Christine Bendik
Who:3rd-5th
LocationClassroom 1Days/TimesThurs 10:45-12:00
Class Size: Max 15
Class FeeText FeeMaterials FeeStart Date:09/06/2016
$500$30End Date:01/27/2017
Description:Using ‘Science Rocks’, students will have a blast learning about the world around them. We will make giant bubbles, play with elephant toothpaste, propel rockets, and cook on a solar oven, just to name a few of the fun activities we will explore during the semester.
Materials:All materials provided by instructor.
Art 6-8 Instructor:Ann Weber
Who:6th-8th
LocationArt RoomDays/TimesThurs 10:45-12:00
Class Size: Max 13
Class FeeText FeeMaterials FeeStart Date:09/06/2016
$500$40End Date:01/27/2017
Description:Students will enjoy these experimental classes so much that they won’t even realize they are learning about
perspective and composition, form and line. They will use a wide variety of 2D materials, including charcoal, white gel pen on black paper, chalk pastels and encaustic melted crayon. 3D materials will be used as well - projects will range from clay boxes to alcohol inks on glossy tiles to watercolors on wet fresco plaster. Some action art projects will be included, such as painting with spinning bike wheels and creating giant colored sand mandalas on the floor. Art vocabulary will be used in rich dialogues about what it means to look at, and create art, and how it has changed and reflected environmental contexts.
Materials:All materials provided by instructor.
Design and Build ItInstructor:Christine Bendik
Who:6th-8th
LocationClassroom 3Days/TimesThurs 12:30-1:45
Class Size: Max 13
Class FeeText FeeMaterials FeeStart Date:09/06/2016
$500$30End Date:01/27/2017
Description:Students will use every day objects to complete different challenges. Working in small groups, students will make a
design based on the challenge. The building challenges can be anything from toothpick suspension bridges, windmills, newspaper chairs to balloon boats. Each student will have a notebook, where they will record information. Students will make presentations throughout the semester about their designs. All activities will be completed in class. Students will have occasional homework.
Materials: All materials provided by instructor.
World Communities ClassInstructorJulie Carter
Who:6th-8th
LocationClassroom 3Days/TimesThurs 9:30-10:45
Class Size: Max 13
Class FeeText FeeMaterials FeeStart Date:09/06/2016
$500$25End Date:01/27/2017
Description:In this class we will explore the diversity of communities and cultures throughout the world. We will go beyond
history and geography to look at the music, art, literature, language, food and traditions. We will focus on the lives of youth in each group we study. Comparing their lives to our own. Once a month we will focus on a community within our country. How is life in the Wine Country different than life in Appalachia or an Inuit fishing village?
Three projects, which will involve working at home, will be required:
- A 3-6 minute presentation on each student’s cultural background.
- The creation of a physical representation of a place, culture or community (think California Mission project without the limits of one time/place).
- A research project on one native community.
In addition, we will consider what each of us can do to contribute to our community. Occasional speakers will be brought in from local community groups. Optional community service opportunities will be make available to students.
Gardening For ElementaryAMInstructorTBD
Who:1st-8th
LocationGardenDays/TimesThurs10:45-12:00
Class Size:12
Class FeeText FeeMaterials FeeStart Date:09/06/2016
$50 $30End Date:01/27/2017
Description: This course is designed to engage students in meaningful, hands-on activities in the garden,
growing food and learning about plants. Students are expected to be workers in the garden.
Students will:
- Observe nature in its seasonal patterns;
- Plan, plant and care for seasonal garden beds;
- Learn about annual and perennial plants and trees;
- Grow, harvest, share and dry food;
- Study medicinal qualities of plants while making tinctures and salves;
- Save seeds, build compost, and work with plant dyes;
- Identify and draw plants; and create small building projects.
Topics: Planting, Harvesting, Seed Saving, Small Building Projects, Weeding, Composting, Herbs and Salves.
Materials:Come to the class, dressed to work with soil and for the weather. Students are required to bring an extra pair of shoes or boots, a sun hat or woolen hat and a layer of warm and wet gear.
Gardening For ElementaryPMInstructorTBD
Who:1st-8th
LocationGardenDays/TimesThurs 12:30-1:45
Class Size:12
Class FeeText FeeMaterials FeeStart Date:09/06/2016
$50 $30End Date:01/27/2017
Description: This course is designed to engage students in meaningful, hands-on activities in the garden,
growing food and learning about plants. Students are expected to be workers in the garden.
Students will:
- Observe nature in its seasonal patterns;
- Plan, plant and care for seasonal garden beds;
- Learn about annual and perennial plants and trees;
- Grow, harvest, share and dry food;
- Study medicinal qualities of plants while making tinctures and salves;
- Save seeds, build compost, and work with plant dyes;
- Identify and draw plants; and create small building projects.
Topics: Planting, Harvesting, Seed Saving, Small Building Projects, Weeding, Composting, Herbs and Salves.
Materials:Come to the class, dressed to work with soil and for the weather. Students are required to bring an extra pair of shoes or boots, a sun hat or woolen hat and a layer of warm and wet gear.
MIDDLE SCHOOL CLASSES
*Please note, each course is part of the new Middle School Hybrid and students that enroll in the full block of hybrid courses will be given priority registration in this course.
Math Investigations Instructor Christine Bendik
Who:7th-8th
LocationClassroom 3 Days/TimesThursday2:00-3:15
Class Size: Max 13
Class FeeText FeeMaterials FeeStart Date:09/06/2016
$50$0$50End Date: 01/27/2017
Description: This class is the second part of the hybrid 7th/ 8th math course. Students from Tuesday’s Course 2 and Course 3 will come together in this class to work on group problem solving and real life explorations. Students will build their skills with word problems, performance tasks, and using hands-on tools to implement the standards of mathematical practice. The content and skills for this course will be aligned with the progression and pace of the Tuesday grade-level courses. There will be minimal to no homework, as the primary math homework will be assigned in Tuesday’s courses.
Mastering Language Arts Instructor:Denice Hall
Who:7th-8th
Location: Classroom 1Days/Times Thursday 12:30-1:45
Class Size: 13
Class FeeText Fee Materials FeeStart Date: 09/06/2016
$500 $50 End Date: 01/27/2017
Description: Using the Collections grade 7 anthology as a foundation, most students will complete a full course of ELA by attending this class as well as completing all work on the pacing guide (provided in class). The bulk of the work in and for class will focus on Close Reading and writing tasks. The pacing guide will provide the weekly reading, comprehension, and grammar assignments that will support class work. Instructor will assess all class work and the IST or parent will assess all pacing guide work.
Materials: Collections grade 7 text and Close Reader will be provided. Students will use Google Classroom
to get homework assignments and submit work through their school Gmail. Students should have an organized binder/folder and pen/pencil for every class
Middle School Science Instructor:Kit Mayberry
Who: 7th-8th
Location: Science RoomDays/Times Tues 1:00-2:15
Class Size: 12
Class FeeText Fee Materials FeeStart Date: 09/06/2016
$50$0 $50 End Date:01/27/2017
Description: This first semester of a yearlong class will build confidence and skills in measurement, data organization, using
observations to make claims, designing and conducting experiments to test hypothesis as outlined in California’s Next Generation Science Standards for grades 6-8. Fall semester topics include atomic structure, introduction to chemistry, and the physics of fluids. Laboratories and activities are geared to build confidence and proficiency in observations, data organization and analysis including creating and interpreting graphs, critical thinking and reasoning, and communication skills. This is a full course and the instructor will assign and assess classwork and homework. Weekly homework includes activities, readings and online web quests and chapter assessments. Conceptual Physical Science Explorations, by Hewitt, P., Prentice Hall, 2007 serves as our primary text, but readings from a variety of classical and contemporary sources are incorporated to build student language arts literacy through science via the California Common Core State Learning Standards, grades 6-8.
Notes: There are no mathematics or science pre-requisites or co-requisites for this class. Each student is expected to read all preparatory material prior to performing all labs as assigned and required to follow all safety guidelines in class.