Thursday, July 4, 2019
N/Warren Tawn and County News
Page Three
Registration forms for events are available 24 hours
a day at the Parks and Recreation office (1 100
Chatham Avenue, inside the Norwalk Public Safety
Building) or print them off our website:
www.morwalk.iowa. gov. You can mail registration
forms, place them in our drop box, or walk in. Office
hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday thru Friday.
The drop box is open 24/7. If you have any questions,
please call us at 515-981-9206. On-line registration
is also available on our website: www.norwalk
parks.org.
We are now accepting Park Shelter House
reservations through, October, and Pool Party
reservations for the 2019 season.
We are currently accepting applications for
the following seasonal positions: Youth
Baseball/Softball Umpires, Youth Soccer
Referees, Lifeguards, Swim Instructors, Pool
Maintenance, Pool Concessions/Admissions,
Sports Complex Tournament Crew. For more
information and application, go to the Parks and
Recreation Webpage at www.norwalkparks.org.
The city has a new alert system! Are you
missing your weekly emails? How about your activity
guide? Get signed up today! Receive Parks and
Recreation program. cancellations, closures, weekly
updates, quarterly activity guide, and more via email
and text message. Visit www.norwalkparks.org
to register.
Parks and Recreation Commission Vacancies:
Lots of new and exciting things are happening in the
Park and Recreation Department. If you are
passionate about parks and recreation and would like
to be involved please think of being a part of our
commission. We require our Commission members
to play an active role and attend 1 meeting a month
at City Hall.
We would especially love to have people who have
experience with: youth and adult sports programs,
senior activities, trails/greenways, environmental
education, parks, grant writing, volunteerism, or
horticulture.
To apply please go to: http://www.norwalk.
iowa.gov/government/boards_and__commissions
Please call us or visit our website for
further details on the following events:
Events Currently Open For Registration:
PeeWee Flag Football (lst-3rd grades) —
Registration through July 8
Fall Soccer (lst—7th grades) — Registration
through July 8 ‘
Fall Soccer (Kindergarten) — Registration through
July 8
Just For Kicks Soccer (Pre-K) — Registration
through July 8
Fall Rounded Minds Soccer Registration
through July
Norwalk Parks and Recreation Department
Information provided by Robin Leaper and Sarah Cobum 0 Visit us at
www.norwall<parks.org 0 515—981-9206
{YEL!} Junior Coding and STEM Video Games
Enrichment Registration through July 12
Early Bird Body Sculpting — Registration through
July 15th
{YEL!} Destination Mars Rocketry Course —
Registration through July 17
Art in the Park Registration through August 9
Non Registration Events:
Senior Exercise ~ Mondays/Wednesdays @ 10:00
a.m., Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church
PeeWee Flag Football (lst — 3rd grade)
This fundamental program is for children entering
1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade this coming school year.
Children will learn offensive and defensive
fundamentals of football. Parks and Recreation
provides a team shirt. This is a six-week program;
players will have practices/games twice per week. The
number of participants will determine the exact
nights, due to limited field space. Volunteer coaches
will be needed! Program tentatively begins the week
of August 19.
Fall Soccer lst — 7th grade ‘
This soccer program is for children entering 1st
through 7th grade Fall 2019. Soccer is great aerobic
sport and many children enjoy playing the game
because of the constant motion. Shin guards are
required to participate in this sport. Parks and
Recreation provides a team shirt. This is a six-week
program including one game and one practice each
week. Volunteer coaches will be needed! Program
tentatively begins the week of August 19.
Fall Soccer Kindergarten
This soccer program is split for boys and girls
entering Kindergarten Fall 2019. Soccer is great
aerobic sport and many children enjoy playing the
game because of the constant motion. Kids will have
fun while learning the fundamentals of soccer. Shin
guards are required to participate in this sport. Parks
and Recreation provides a team shirt. This is a six—
week program including one game ,andgone practice
each week. Volunteer ‘coaches will be needed!
Program tentatively begins the week of August 19.
Fall Just for Kicks (PreK)
This soccer program is for children 4 or years old
that have NOT started Kindergarten yet Fall 2019.
This is a coed league. Soccer is great aerobic sport
and many children enjoy playing the game because
of the constant motion. Kids will have fun while
learning the fundamentals of soccer. The skills of
dribbling, passing, and shooting will be introduced.
Shin guards are required to participate in this sport.
Parks and Recreation provides a team shirt. This is
a six-week program including one week of practices
and five weeks of games.Volunteer coaches will be
needed! Program tentatively begins the week of
August 19.
Fall Rounded Minds Soccer —
This program is a four week lesson soccer series
that teaches your child to speak Spanish while
learning soccer skills through fun games, songs, and
positive reinforcement. They do not play games. For
X,
students who just completed Kindergarten through
‘ children ages 3 to 6. Program tentatively begins the
week of August 19. .
{YEL!} Junior Coding and STEM Video Games
Enrichment course
{Y EL!} Junior Coding and Video Games with Scratch
is for 2nd — 5th graders. Each {Y EL!} Coding class
follows four basic components: TEACH IT!....Students
learn different video games and storytelling design
techniques (movement of blocks, Control blocks, basic
animation, adding scores, etc.) CODE lT!....Students
use Scratch to code their own story and video games.
EXPLORE IT!....Students can write their own story
and video game code, experiment with it and test new
options. Our collaborative learning environment
encourages students to learn from each other.» KEEP
IT!....Students keep their stories and video games
online with Scratch and can access it and expand upon
it at any-time. Sign up today to THINK, LEARN, and
PLAY WELL with {Y EL!}. Scratch is an MIT created
and monitored, kid-safe web interface. It uses a drag
and drop programming interface to teach students of
all levels coding practices. Your will receive a Scratch
username and password so they can access their
projects from any computer at any-time. Program
dates are July 15—19.
Early Bird Body Sculpting
For those of you who get up with the chickens, come
join this early morning class that will work on
ultimate body sculpting, pilates, and chicometrics.
This class is designed to maximize core strength, firm,
and tone your butt, thighs, and arms. This class will
use dumbbells, big exercise balls (your own on}.
designated days) and dynabands that. will put your!
to the test with added intensity. Bring a mat/towel,
hand weights are optional. Mary Jane Sharp is the
instructor.
{YEL!} Destination Mars Rocketry Course
{Y EL!} Destination Mars: Rocketry Course is for
students entering 2nd - 5th grade. Launch and watch
your very own rocket speed 300 feet into the air! Then
it is yours to take home. Students will make, and take”
home multiple rockets of varying difficulty
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and airplanes to investigate basic aeronautical
concepts including: propulsion, thrust, lift, drag, and
more. We will also hypothesize about travel in outer
space, how to get a United States astronaut to Mars
and life on Mars. Do you have the right stuff? Get
registered today! Program dates are July 22-26.
Art in the Park .
Come join us in the park tomake, special arts and}
crafts projects.” The kidsm’éet ante a month and make7
a different project each month. This program is for
sixth grade. Program dates July 19, and August 16.
OPALS — Older People with Active Life Styles
Senior Citizen Exercise
Everyone ages 55 and older is invited to attenda free
exercise program that will include stretching andtoning.
We will meet at Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church
(new location) located at 515 Sunset Drive. Registration
is not required. This is a continuous program every
Monday and Wednesday from 10-10:30 a.‘m.
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