The following clubs are offered at ACES. Please contact the coordinator for more information or to join the club.
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TEACHER SPONSORED CLUBS
Chorus 3rd-5th Grade The chorus is open to any 3-5 grade students who show interest in singing. We will practice on Monday mornings from 8:15-8:45 beginning September 26 and continue until December 16. You will be responsible for arranging transportation for your child. Our main focus will be learning the basics of signing in a chorus while learning a variety of music that is appealing to this age group. We will have several opportunities to perform around the community (dates to follow). Performances are not mandatory but highly encouraged! More information and registration can be found on Mrs. Reynold's Website. Pieces of Gold 5th Grade The Abbotts Creek Pieces of Gold Performing group is a group of 5th grade students who work together to learn a song with singing, instruments and movement. Once our piece is polished we will go to an audition on December 6 to try out for the arts extravaganza, Pieces of Gold. Each year the Wake County Schools Arts Department and United Arts Council puts on this event to raise money to enhance arts programs in Wake County Schools. If we are chosen, the students will perform in a concert at Memorial Hall in Downtown Raleigh on March 8. Regardless of the outcome, your child will have an incredible experience preparing for the event as well as working with 5th graders from other classes. Performing group will meet on Thursday mornings until Dec 1. If chosen to participate in Pieces of Gold we will have several other practices in Feb to make sure we are ready for the event! More information and registration can be found on Mrs. Reynold's Website. Art Club 2nd-5th Grade Art club will meet once a week, on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, OR Thursdays from 8:30-9:00am. This year we will focus on drawing and mixed media artworks, with a little origami too. Mr. Imfeld's goal is to show the students techniques that will achieve an aesthetically pleasing look and be complete in 30 minutes. The students will be able to take their artwork with them at the end of most meetings. Throughout the school year opportunities may arise that allow us to also work on larger collaborative projects. Mileage Club 1st-5th Grade Mileage club is opened to boys and girls in 1st – 5th grade. The goal of Mileage club is to provide a fun and supportive way for you to be active, set goals, and have fun. We will meet Tuesday and Thursdays before school (8:30 am) and walk, jog, run, skip, hop, and leap around the track. You will log laps (5 laps around the track makes 1 mile) and work toward a lap goal. Exercise, special incentives, and having fun are a few of the perks of joining Mileage Club. Second session will begin in March. Please contact Mrs. Sunday for additional information. Library Helpers 5th Grade Library Helpers are 5th graders who help run the library during Open Check Out each morning from 8:45-9:10am. Library Helpers are assigned work teams one day a week. Work consists of helping check out books, going to classrooms to collect any library books needing to be returned, keeping the library organized, and helping other students find library books. 5th graders are eligible to apply by getting an application from Mr. Hamilton. Student Council 3rd, 4th and 5th Grade ACES will have an SCA (Student Council Association). The SCA will have 4 officers elected by the entire ACES student body. Each homeroom (K-5) will have 1 representative and 1 alternate chosen by their homerooms. SCA meetings will take place no more than once a month for about 1/2 hour during the school day. The 4 officer positions and their grade level qualification are:
Elections are typically held in October. Yearbook Club 4th-5th Grade The Yearbook Club meets one afternoon a week from 3:45-4:30pm in room 1113 (day of the week yet to be determined). Meetings will begin in October and end in March. Students in the yearbook club work to write stories and create layouts to build the ACES 2016-2017 yearbook. In addition, Yearbook Club members may be responsible for photographing and documenting school events. Students in grades 4-5 may apply to be a part of the Yearbook Club. Please contact Christy Bigelow for additional information. News Crew 4th-5th Grade The News Crew works to put together our daily "Good Morning Abbotts Creek" news show. Each news team consists of 5-7 students. News teams are assigned a day of the week (we produce a show Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays) and meet from 8:25-9:00am to put together the day's show. Students in grades 4-5 are eligible to apply for News Crew. Members will be notified and production will begin later that month. Please contact Christy Bigelow for additional information. Safety Patrol 5th Grade The Safety Patrol is a select group of Fifth Graders that are committed to providing a safe school environment for all students at Abbotts Creek Elementary. A Safety Patrol member should be responsible, respectful, cooperative, and helpful. They should always model ACES expectations. Students on Safety Patrol helps keep our halls, stairs and common areas safe. The safety patrol works every afternoon to help serve our students and our school. Safety Patrol students need to be bus riders who are on the later buses or carpool riders who will be picked up at the end of carpool. We do have limited spaces available. To apply students must complete the Google Form found here or they may pick up a paper application from Ms. Carroll (room 1208). Selection criteria will be based on the student availability, written statement, member diversity, and lottery if needed. Jump Rope Club 3rd, 4th and 5th Grade Did you know jump roping for 10 minutes has the same benefits as jogging for 30? Our ACES jump rope club will be having fun and exercising at the same time! Jump rope club is open to 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders. Practice will be held every other Tuesday from8:00-8:40 beginning October 4th. Applications are due to Mrs. Croy (jcroy@wcpss.net) by September 23rd. Students will spend their practice learning new and fun jump rope skills. Eventually, we will put these skills together to create both individual and group routines. |
VOLUNTEER & THIRD PARTY SPONSORED CLUBS
Kidzart K-5th Grade A safe, mistake free environment without criticism encourages students to take risks. Students relax, focus, see art from our different perspective and succeed with work that astounds them. 25 years of classroom experience combined with assistance from child experts has led to our fail safe process that assists students of any age to create work beyond their imagination! To express and expand their minds to possibilities fear may have previously limited. Thursday 4:00pm - 5:00pm Register here. Club Scientific K-5th Grade Introducing students to the fun of science through hands-on interactive experiments, adventures, and entertainment. We develop curriculum allowing students to experience how science works in the real world -- presenting programs in a nurturing, encouraging environment where students build self-esteem while learning. Details for 2016-17 will be posted soon. Tuesday 4:00pm - 5:00pm Register here. ACES Coding Club 2nd-5th Grade Students will use code.org Code Studio which is a fun, creative platform for learning basic coding and computer science! Using a blended learning model, children are learning with a mix of online activities (on the computer) and “unplugged” classroom activities that do not use a computer. This format helps nurture creativity, problem solving, collaboration, and logic through interactive, self-paced tutorials, featuring short video lectures and game-like puzzles. Students will study topics such as:
Want to see what it's all about with a Frozen or Star Wars game? Go to code.org and try it out. Check back for 2017-2018 Coding Club dates. Read the coding club blog! |
