Winter Trimester Classes  Offered January 4th-March 19th

Mondays 8:30-10:00 Science & Math (Joe)
Mondays 1:30-3:00 Fun with Food (Gleamer)

Tuesdays 9:00-1:30 Field Trips (Gleamer)
Tuesdays 1:30-3:00 Fun with Food (Gleamer)

Wednesdays 1:30-3:00 Fun with Food (Gleamer)

Thursdays 1:30-3:00 Fun with Food (Gleamer)

Fridays 8:30-9:30 Poetry and Prose Discussion Group (Lynda)
Fridays 10:00-11:00 A.J.’s Activity Club (A.J. or Janell)
Fridays 1:30-3:00 Fun with Food (Gleamer)
Fridays 3:30-4:30 Makers (Joe)
Fridays 6:30-8:30 Fun and Games – Focus on Strategy (Joe)

Trimester of Art
Spots to fill on Wednesday mornings, beginning January 6th and ending March 17th. 
Are you or do you know an artist willing to share and teach their talents?  Examples might include knitting, crocheting, cake decorating, flower arranging, painting, drawing, sculpting, etc. We invite volunteers to come and create at Raw Learning during one or more mornings. Please let Gleamer know of volunteer interest.

Friends and Family CPR Classes at Augusta Medical Center
Please let Gleamer know if you would be interested in taking a CPR and choking procedures class.  Saturday morning seems to be the best fit for the most participants.  Gleamer will post a couple different days as options after January 1st. The cost would be $10 for the training.

Field Trips for Winter Trimester – Last Chance to Sign Up
Please let us know which field trips you and your family will be going on by emailing Gleamer or calling 540 292 3002 immediately.  The cost of each field trip day (even if there are multiple field trips on one day) is $5/family PLUS the fees charged by the place(s) where we’re going.  Additional information will be emailed out before each field trip.

Tuesday, January 5th --Bowling at Staunton Lanes
o    10:00-12:00
o    No outside food or drink
o    Cost: $2/game, $2 for shoes

Tuesday, January 12th--Rightmire Children’s Museum Daytrip: Lynchburg
o    10:00-3:00
o    Imagination Studio & Tallest indoor climbing structure in the nation
o    Featuring Onstage: The Rockstar Experience
o    Cost: Free for ages 0-1 and all ACM members, $4.50 for ages 2-adult.  $25 lunch room fee would be divided among participants attending.

Tuesday, January 19th —Roller Skating at Funky’s: Harrisonburg 
o    10:00-12:00
o    Bring your own lunch available (Please indicate if you would like to purchase from the snack bar instead when reserving this field trip.)
o    Cost: $3 per person who is skating, includes skate rental

Tuesday, January 26th --Blackfriar’s Playhouse: Staunton
o    8:45-10:00 Interactive tour
o    10:00 on --Watch The Alchemist (funny and family friendly) rehearsal for as long as desired
o    Cost: Free for ages 0-4, $7 for ages 5 and up, including adults

Tuesday, February 2nd --Blue Ridge Area Food Bank: Verona
o    10:00-10:40
o    Find out how food is collected, stored and distributed to local hungry people
o    Tour the facility
o    Cost: Free
AND
Eli’s Fun Center: Verona
o    11AM-1PM
o    Play on the inflatables for an hour
o    Play in the game room for an hour
o    Bring your own lunch available
o    Cost: Free for ages 0-1, $5 for ages 2-18, Free for adults

**This Trip Subject to Change** Tuesday, February 9th --Route 11 Potato Chip Factory: Mount Jackson (The field trip will be the week of February 8th.)
o    10:00-10:30
o    Tour the factory and learn about making potato chips on a large scale.
o    Samples will be available.
o    Cost: Free
AND
    Deauville Fallow Deer Farm: Bayse OR  Shenandoah Bowling Lanes: Mount Jackson –Weather Dependent
o    Around 10:45-12:30
o    At the Deer Farm you can feed the deer and chickens.
o    At the Bowling Lanes you can play Duck Pin Bowling. It’s like regular bowling only with mini-pins and balls!
o    Cost: Free for the Deer Farm OR  $2.50/ bowling game and $1.50 for show rental (Pay nothing now)

Wednesday, February 17th--WHSV TV 3: Harrisonburg
o    9:45-10:15
o    Tour the station and experience the green screen
o    Cost: Free
AND
WVPT PBS: Harrisonburg
o    11:00-12:15
o    Watch a few minutes of the taping of Virginia Farming
o    Split group into older and younger
o    Tour the station and find out how PBS shows get to your television
o    Cost: Free

Tuesday, February 23rd --Fire Station and Fire Museum: Staunton
o    9:30-10:30
o    Tour with demonstrations and video
o    Cost: Free
AND
Police Department: Staunton
o    11:00-12:00
o    Tour of facilities including patrol cars and 911 call center
o    Possible gentle K-9 demonstration
o    Cost Free

**This Trip Subject to Change**Thursday, March 4th OR Friday, March 5th--The Paramount Theater STREB-RAW: Charlottesville
o    10:30-11:30 OR 12:30-1:30
o    We are on the waiting list to see the performance
o    Cost: Free for ages 0-1, $5 ages 2-18, $7 for adults (Refund available upon date and time determination)
AND/OR
**This Trip Subject to Change**Charlottesville Ice Park: Charlottesville  (We will be going on this field trip on either March 4th or 5th)
o    12:30-2:30 OR 1:45-3:00
o    Ice skating
o    Cost:  $4 for skaters ages 0-5, $7.50 for skaters ages 6 and up (includes skate rental) (Refund available upon date and time determination)

Tuesday, March 9th--Persimmon Dairy: Harrisonburg
o    9:00-9:30
o    Watch cows being milked
o    Learn about the bottling process and buying directly from the farmer
o    Interact with animals
o    Cost: Free
AND
Whitewave Beverages Manufacturing: Mt. Crawford
o    10:00-11:30
o    Tour the plant
o    Find out how different drinks (Horizon Organic Milk, milk, soy milk, coffee creamer, Fruit Today Juice) are mass processed
o    Free samples
o    Cost: Free

Tuesday, March 16th --Frontier Culture Museum:  Staunton
o    1st program 9:15-11:15, Lunch 11:15-12, 2nd program or self-guided tour 12-2
o    Choose from 1 program and a self-guided tour or 2 programs from the list on the website.  Please indicate program name(s) when reserving this field trip.
o    Hands on activities.
o    Picnic on site
o    Cost: Free for ages 0-5, $5 for ages 6-18, $7 for adults