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Ross Elementary Chess Club Spring 2013

It’s time again for the Ross Chess Club! The spring session will meet for 6 weeks beginning on **__Wednesday, February 20th__** and then continuing on Wednesdays **through __Wednesday, March 27th__.** The club meets from **3:30 until 4:30 p.m**. Players of all levels are welcome from kindergarten through 6th grade. No knowledge of chess is needed, and chessboards are provided. You may send a snack from home if you want. (Due to allergies, please no peanut or peanut butter snacks.) The teacher will present a lesson at approximately 3:30 and then divide students of similar levels into pairs for a game. Parents will need to meet their children **__outside the main doors__ near the art room at __4:30 p.m__.** Parents are welcome to attend class (please arrive before 3:30), and chaperones are needed each week. Our instructor is John Young, who taught the Ross Chess Club last year. Mr. Young has been teaching chess in the Pittsburgh Public Schools for several years and has been a member of the Pittsburgh Chess Club since 1961. The fee is **$__35.00 per student__**, plus **$20.00 for all additional siblings** in the family (a maximum of $55.00 per family). **__Please make check payable to John Young.__** Feel Free to contact the PTA sponsor if you have questions: Bob or Sandra Cleric 412-635-7132 rcleric@verizon.net Please send the form below with your payment by **Friday, February 8th**. You will be contacted via e-mail or phone to confirm your child’s registration and the room number.



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