Is your child interested in joining a school-sponsored club this year? Club registration for the 2022-2023 school year is open from Thursday, September 1st -Sunday, September 11th . Review club descriptions below and sign up by September 11th. Club advisors will send out more specific information during the week of September 12th. Most clubs will start the last week of September. CLUB REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED.
Chess Club
Chess Club welcomes students with all skill levels, from novice to advanced player. Throughout the duration of chess club, there will be a series of demonstrations and friendly competitions to help develop the skills needed to excel at the game. In addition to the practical applications of play, students will also get to exercise their creative brains in the making of their own chessboard and the pieces.
Grades: 3rd, 4th, 5th
Enrollment Limit: 24
Cost: $0.00
Dates and Days of the Week: Thursdays before school from 8:00-8:45am. Club advisor will email more specific dates. 2 Sessions are offered- Please indicate whether Session 1 (fall) or Session 2 (winter) is your first preference.
Location: TBD
Instructor: Todd Gries - Art Specialist
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Choir
There is a choir for every grade level at the Elementary School this year! Rehearsals are one morning a week starting the last week in September through the concert on Thursday, December 8th. A second session of choir will run late January through May for students. Those staying in choir do not need to re-register. Students will perform a variety of music and practice proper singing technique and music reading. In addition to the December concert, choirs will perform at 2 of the school assemblies and are sometimes invited to sing out in the community. Families will be notified far in advance of all performances. Students participating in a school club on the same day are excused from choir during the duration of that club.
Grades: 3rd, 4th, 5th
Enrollment Limit: Approximately 50
Cost: $0.00
Dates and Days of the Week:
5th Grade Choir- Tuesday mornings at 8:00-8:45am
4th Grade Choir- Thursday mornings at 8:00-8:45am
3rd Grade Choir-Friday mornings at 8:00-8:45am
Location: TBD
Instructor: Alice Bohn - Vocal/Choral Music Specialist
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Kids Who Care
Kids Who Care is a service organization that performs various projects throughout the year to help out those in need in our local community and sometimes beyond.
Grades: 3rd, 4th, 5th
Enrollment Limit: Multiple groups will be formed based on enrollment numbers and a lottery system, if necessary.
Cost: $0.00
Dates and Days of the Week: Each group typically meets 4 times throughout the year (October-May) before school on Fridays. Placement information and specific meeting dates will be sent home.
Location: Room 106
Instructors: Amanda Taylor & Denise Haney- 5th Grade Teachers
CLOSED
Maker Maniacs
Maker Maniacs allows students multiple opportunities to tinker, explore, and create projects in the iLab using various tools and materials.
Grades: 3rd, 4th, 5th grade Maker Maniacs meets in grade level sessions. There will be two sessions for each grade level (Session 1-Fall/Winter and Session 2-Winter/Spring). Each session per grade level will be 4 weeks long.
Enrollment Limit: Grade level groups will be formed based on enrollment numbers and a lottery system, if necessary. Students who do not make it into the Maker Maniacs club will be placed on a waiting list and will have priority the following year. Please indicate whether Session 1 (Fall/Winter) or Session 2 (Winter/Spring) is your first preference.
Cost: $0.00
Dates and Days of the Week: Tuesday mornings 8:00-8:45am (Club advisor will email more specific dates)
Location: Lab 117
Instructors: Jackie O’Brien - STEM Teacher & Jen Bammerlin - 3rd Grade Teacher
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Science Club
Science Club is designed to emphasize the wonder and exhilaration of science through a collection of hands-on activities. There are clubs for each grade level, so there’s something new each year. Some of our main topics of discovery include: the scientific method, cause and effect relationships, buoyancy, states of matter, graphing, friction, gravity, and density.
Grades: 3rd, 4th, 5th
Enrollment Limit: Multiple groups will be formed based on enrollment numbers.
Cost: $0.00
Dates and Days of the Week: Tuesdays or Fridays before school based on the assigned group. Placement information and specific meeting dates will be sent home. Please indicate whether Fall semester or Spring semester is your first preference.
Location: Room 104
Instructor: John Sommer - 5th Grade Teacher
CLOSED
Yoga Club
Yoga Club will improve strength, flexibility, and coordination through fun and creative poses in a non-competitive, welcoming environment. Students will learn breathing exercises and relaxation postures to calm the body and mind. Students will show kindness towards themselves and others and focus on a positive self-image through exercise. This club meets after school in 4 week sessions.
Grades: 3rd, 4th, 5th
Enrollment Limit: Multiple groups will be formed based on enrollment numbers and a lottery system if necessary. Please indicate fall semester, spring semester or BOTH.
Cost: $0.00
Dates and Days of the Week: Meets after school on Wednesdays in 4 week sessions and more information will be sent out with particular session dates.
Location: Multi-Purpose Room
Instructor: Lucy Pavlick - Media Assistant
CLOSED