Weibel Chess: WEIBEL CHESS CLUB NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

WELCOME TO THE WEIBEL CHESS CLUB

While our Team increased a few players our Club lost players. Last year we had lost a total of 30 player in Club and Team last year. The 2019 Club has 85 players, a decrease of 10 from the2018 Club. With Team gaining nine players the net loss is one player. So I was thrilled that I would not have to make drastic cuts in the budget as a did last year. The n came the ugly new from the School District. The Fremont Community Services Director made a decision, despite it being retroactive to charge all PTO programs and run by volunteers to charge facility fees.

If the Fremont Unified School District goes through with a retroactive policy to charge us through our sponsor, the PTO, for the use of facilities, I will not be able to restore anything of the things from last year’s budget cuts. If the FUSD does not rescind the extra charges, that were not put into effect until two weeks ago, there will be a budget shortfall of between $5,000 and $15,000. Of course, unless we removed all classrooms and only used the MU, this would destroy our program. Imagine 80 plus kids all in the MUR with 7 loud teachers taking at the same time. Ahhh. At this moment with our PTO President, Sharon Kwok, and a former PTO President, Fahria Khan, attempting to identify to the District their unfair and likely illegal retroactive charges, I am optimistic.

STATS: Of the 85 members 39 are girls.. We only have 2 Kindergarten students in the Club, down from 8. This drop may be due to all Kindergarten classes being early bird this year.. BY GRADE: 1^st = 16 2^nd = 21 3^rd= 17 4^th = 13 5^th = 9 6^th = 7

CONFUSED OR CURIOUS ABOUT OUR CURRICULM?

http://www.calnorthyouthchess.org/WeibelChess/curriculum.html

I ordered the T-shirts and will order the parents polo shirts next week. I only order the number of T-shirts for those who get them gratis, those that joined for the year and for those that ordered them extra. I do order two extra in each size in case the parent ordered the wrong size. Requesting a change in the initial order size may not be possible if the two extra are already exchanged unless the one of the exchanged shirts fit

KEEP IN MIND:

1) The children start chess promptly at 2:55 in the MUR.

2) Students are dismissed from the MUR at 4:25 PM. However students in Amy’s Raw Beginner class are picked up on stage in the MUR. Beginners in Kevin’s class are picked up outside of Room 13. . I will send a notice home to the parents of children in the latter two classes.

3) No parent nor anyone designated on our list to pick up their child may do so before 4:25 PM without advance notice. Please do not enter the MUR until 4:25 PM.

4) All players must leave through the doors leading to the upper/staff parking lot. No student can exit back into the school or be on school property after chess unless they are in an afterschool program that meets on the campus.

SCHEDULE OF CLASSES: 2:55 util 4:25pm\

E-MAILS TO CONTACT OUR INSTRUCTORS:

Demetrius Goins: coachdemetrius@gmail.com

Bada Norovasambuu: bada.n0524@gmail.com

Jason Cruz: jacruz04@yahoo.com

Alan Kirshner: Alan@WeibelChess.org

Jenny Ly: venerly@gmail.com

Kevin McCue: kevinmccue66@gmail.com

Clarence Jones: arencejones@gmail.com

Our instructors are always willing to answer your questions and provide you with information on your child’s progress,

http://www.calnorthyouthchess.org/WeibelChess/Instructors.html

CHESS MAGNET SCHOOL: I still need to set-up for Chess Magnet School for this year placing each student in their class and provide their nicknames. I plan on e-mailing a list of Nicknames and Passwords for ChessMagnetSchool.com. Those that had Chess Magnet School previously will use the same Nicknames and Passwords. Doing puzzles here are optional and students will get one extra point for each ten puzzles.

OPTIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT AT WEIBEL ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5. http://www.CalNorthYouthChess.org/FallQuads19-GP

RATINGS AND RANKINGS:

For those of you new to Weibel Chess this year, let me try and explain our ranking system. Players get points for playing chess, doing homework, attending tournaments and at the discretion of their teacher. The children get 3 points when they win a game, 2 points for a draw and 1 point for a loss. These points are doubled when they play in a United States Chess Federation Tournament. When they obtain a specific amount of points they obtain a title. For example, after obtaining 8 points they are a Pawn. At the end of the year we have an awards ceremony/banquet. All players will receive trophies and a certificate with their current title. The top 5 point winners will receive special trophies.

Each week, after the first month,—unless my schedule prevents it—I will update the points and the ranking sheets. Please be sure your child brings home a sheet each week. I often post little notes to the parents on these sheets. Every few weeks I will send a copy of the point sheet home via e-mail.

Please do not confuse the points a player receives or his/her rating with the level. Every few weeks I send a copy home via e-mail. Skill levels are based only upon the class the student attends or the rating they receive when entering U.S. Chess Federation tournaments. I will ask our instructors every six weeks or so to inform me if a student should be moved up or moved down a level. Our initial placement was based mainly on the information your provided me about their skill level.

Please be sure to check out the Weibel Chess website: http://www.WeibelChess.org. We also have a blog. If you would like to receive notice of what is new on the blog, please sign on there: http://www.weibelchess.org/ I will be placing this Newsletter on our blog. We also have a Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Weibel-Chess-213022428884018/timeline/

SOME RESOURCES:

If you have a child from 3 to 5 who you would like to learn chess this new program is just the thing. I bought it for my 3 ½ year old granddaughter. She loves it when her 8 year old brother reads it to her and works with the pieces:

https://storytimechess.com/storytime-chess-the-game/

https://www.facebook.com/StoryTimeChess/

If your child knows the basics these books by Sabrina Chevannes who is a Women’s International Master who lives in London. I met her a few times when she taught summer classes at the NorCal House of Chess. She is an amazingly creative teacher