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Art Club
2nd-5th Grade Art club students will meet once a week, on Tuesdays, Wednesday, OR Thursday from 8:30-9:00a.m. Students can apply to be in art club, but space is limited. Art club is open to all 2nd-5th grade students. While we may work on occasional projects together (mural, set decorations, posters, etc) the students will be free to explore available art materials in an open studio setting. Applications are available in the Art Room, and must be returned by Friday, Sept. 7th. Students and parents will be notified shortly after, and Art club will start on Sept. 25. Chorus 3rd-5th Grade Do you love to sing? Then join the Abbotts Creek Chorus! The chorus is open to any 3-5 grade student who shows an interest in singing. We will practice on Monday mornings from 8:00-8:45 beginning October 1. There may be additional rehearsals before performances. You will receive an email with an updated schedule. You are responsible for arranging transportation for your child. Drop off procedures will be explained in a follow up confirmation email! If you need help with transportation, please let Mrs. Reynolds know. Our main focus is to learn the basics of singing in a chorus while being exposed to a variety of music that is appealing to this age group. Please return THIS FORM by September 21 if you are interested. If you are new to chorus and do not have a t-shirt, please send in $8.50 to cover the cost of a new shirt. Students should wear their shirt each Monday! Coding Club 2nd-5th Grade We are excited to announce that the ACES PTA will be partnering with Code Ladder to continue to offer a coding club at Abbotts Creek for the 2018-2019 school year. Two sessions are planned; one this fall and one in the spring. Each session will run with a minimum of 10 students and can accept a maximum of 20 students. The club will meet in the ACES technology room at 8am on Wednesdays, starting September 12th and will run for eight (8) sessions ending on November 14th. The club will meet on the following dates: 9/12, 9/26, 10/3, 10/10, 10/17, 10/24, 11/7 and 11/14. There are no meetings on 9/17 or 10/31. This year there is a nominal fee of $20 per student. Scholarships are available for those who qualify. Please click here or visit the ACES Blog - Forms page to download the application for coding club. Applications are due by Friday, September 7th. Notifications will be made by Monday, September 10th. The first club meeting will be Wednesday, September 12th. Completed applications can be sent to acescodingclub@gmail.com. If accepted, additional forms (ACES Coding Club Student Contract, ACES Parent Agreement, and WCPSS Technology Consent Form) and course fee will be due on September 12th, at the start of the first club meeting. Applications and advance payments (cash or checks made out to: Code Ladder) may also be turned in to the PTA mailbox Attn: Coding Club. |
Girls on the Run
3rd,4th and 5th Grade Our first meeting will be September 24th, and we will meet on Mondays and Weds. from 4-5:15. There is a fee for this club, but there is a sliding scale for those in need, so be sure to check out the website for more info on that. Flyer for GOTR were sent home at Meet the Teacher. Registration will open on Monday and will stay open for 3 days (longer if we don't fill our participant spots, which is somewhere around 12 girls.) If more girls want to join than we have have spots, GOTR will do a lottery to fill the spots. GOTR has asked us to keep the program small as this is our first round, but we will be able to have more girls in the Spring program. If the Fall program goes well, we will run a program again in the Spring this year. The 5th grade team will be coaching. Check out GOTR at https://www.gotrtriangle.org/ Contact: Liz Hahn at ehahn2@wcpss.net Library Leaders 4th-5th Grade Do you want to be a Library Leader? The LIBRARY LEADERS are expected to:
LEADER. Every LIBRARY LEADER must fill out this application completely by September 21. The application will be reviewed by Mrs. Darwin and your classroom teacher. Only students who display ACES Expectations in the classroom and in the library will be scheduled to work. We will meet once a month before school (8:00-8:45, dates TBA) to make plans for the library, create displays, and promote books. After you submit an application, Mrs. Darwin will talk with your teacher and send home a permission slip for your parents before putting you on the schedule. Good luck! See more from Mrs. Darwin at http://www.mrsdarwin.com. 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. Hope you will join us!!! Your child can pick up a form outside the gym if they are interested. Please return THIS FORM by September 18th if you are interested in Mileage Club. Mileage Club will start September 25th and end December 6th. We will pick back up in March. Yoga Club 1st, 3rd, 4th Grade Yoga Club is am 10 week program held on Wednesday mornings at 8:25am in the Music Room. Fall Club (3rd and 4th Grade) starts September 26th. Spring Club (1st Grade) will start up February 2019. Contact Charlotte at yogapluscharlotte@gmail.com to reserve your students spot. Only 10 spots available. |