Flying Carpet Club
Junior Great Books
Official Registration Form

Flying Carpet Clubs are Central PTO’s lunch/recess Junior Great Books discussion groups for children in grades 1-5.  Flying Carpet Clubs meet once a week, for 10 weeks, from the week of January 18 through the week of March 22.

Please discuss with your child(ren) whether they genuinely wish to participate before completing this registration.  Club Members must read the story of the week (or have it read to them) twice prior to their Flying Carpet Club meeting.  On meeting days, they must come prepared with their book, sack lunch and a drink.  Because meetings occur during the lunch/recess period, Club Members do not participate in recess on meeting days.  If you have any doubts about whether your child would enjoy this as an alternative to the regular lunch/recess program, please contact your child’s teacher to discuss.

Our groups are small (8 children maximum) to promote shared inquiry and the quality exchange of ideas.  Accordingly, space is limited. (See reverse for number of slots available per grade)

As slots are allotted on a first come first served basis, please return completed registrations to the PTO Mailbox as soon as possible, but no later than FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18.

We will notify everyone by email as to our ability to accommodate desired registrations.

Please note that used anthologies may be borrowed at no cost. We have sufficient numbers this year that all participating children may borrow their books, if desired.

For those wishing to order new books, the cost for Grades 1 and 2 is $15.10 each and for Grades 3-5 is $18.30 each.   Please make checks payable to “Central School PTO” and return with the completed registation form.

Club Members will receive their grade level appropriate Junior Great Books Anthology in the first weeks back from winter break, together with a welcome letter and reading itinerary.

The registration form is here: Flying Carpet Club Registration

In case you missed it in your child’s folder, a copy of the Official Registration Form for the Flying Carpet Club (Central School PTO’s Junior Great Books program) is available here.

Please read both pages of the Form, as it indicates which students reserved slots in response to last month’s survey and the number of remaining available slots by grade. For those with reserved slots, completed Registration Forms and payment where applicable (see Form) are due back to the PTO mailbox by Monday, December 8. Open registrations are accepted on an ongoing basis thereafter until all slots are filled or Friday, December 12 at the latest.

Please contact Aberdeen Ozga at flyingcarpet@centralptonews.org (or see student directory for phone number) with any questions.

Toting carpets into Central School classrooms during the winter months, Flying Carpet Club volunteers take small groups of children in grades 1-5 on literary adventures around the globe. We aim to inspire young club members to thoughtfully discuss world-class, grade-level appropriate, literature collected in the Junior Great Books™ anthologies… and to make it fun!

In its debut last year, the Flying Carpet Club attracted 105 student members. Our reputation among the children for intrigue and excitement leads us to anticipate even more applications this year. As each Flying Carpet Club is limited in size to 5—8 children, however, our ability to offer this unique program is directly proportional to the number of volunteers willing to come aboard and facilitate individual clubs.

Please consider becoming a Flying Carpet Club leader (10 sessions) or co-leader (5 sessions) with another volunteer. Flying Carpet Clubs meet once per week on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday (your choice) during the lunch/recess period from the week of January 12 through and including the week of March 16, 2009.

We invite prospective leaders and co-leaders to come aboard now, as both student enrollment and volunteer leadership training begin in November.

For more information, please contact Aberdeen Ozga via email at flyingcarpet@centralptonews.org or see student directory for phone number.

The PTO’s Flying Carpet Club is getting ready for take-off: Come aboard as a volunteer!

Toting carpets into Central School classrooms during the winter months, we take small groups of children in grades 1-5 on literary adventures around the globe. We aim to inspire young club members to thoughtfully consider and discuss the significance of world-class grade-level appropriate literature collected in Junior Great Books™ anthologies… and to make it fun!

In its debut last year, the Flying Carpet Club attracted 105 student members. Its reputation for intrigue and excitement spread quickly, leading us to anticipate an increase in membership applications this year. As each Flying Carpet Club is limited in size to 5-8 children, our ability to offer this unique program to children is directly proportional to the number of volunteers willing to facilitate individual clubs.

Please consider becoming a Flying Carpet Club leader (10 sessions) or co-leader (5 sessions) with another volunteer. Flying Carpet Clubs meet once per week on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday (your choice) during the lunch/recess period from the week of January 12 through and including the week of March 16, 2009.

We are inviting prospective leaders and co-leaders to come aboard now, as student enrollment and volunteer leadership training begin soon. If you would like to learn more about the Flying Carpet Club and/or explore leadership opportunities in greater detail, please contact Aberdeen Ozga at flyingcarpet@centralptonews.org or see school directory for phone number. We’re a friendly bunch – come fly with us!