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The Book Club|4th – 5th|Mrs. Zielke
MONDAY | 3:15pm-4:00pm | Limit 12 | Room 259 | Materials Fee, $30
Students will have fun as they learn how to interact with each other and the book(s) they read. We will conduct a book discussion.
Advance Orchestra |6th-8th|Mrs. Bui
MONDAY | 3:15pm-4:00pm | Limit 20 | Music Room
Students will be able to learn a harder repertoire and have more private lessons and start learning more advanced music theory.
Fitness Club |3rd-8th|Coach Bollman
MONDAY | 3:15pm-4:00pm | Limit 15 | Small Gym
Students will have the opportunity to play and learn together through movement and exercise concepts. The goal of Fitness Club is to give students an outlet outside of their P.E class to explore different activities and sports. With these specific activities, students will work on speed, agility, endurance and be taught the basics of living a healthy and balanced life. All ability levels are welcome, bring a positive attitude and be ready to sweat and have lots of fun! We will compete in a local track meet! Attendance policy: after 5 absences, we will evaluate whether you want to be in the club anymore.
Fancy World Club |4th-6th|Mrs. Ganev
MONDAY | 3:15pm-4:00pm | Limit 15 | Room 171
Improving spelling through fun games and activities. Enriching vocabulary with new “fancy” words.
Math Competition Club|7th / 8th | Mrs. Meral
MONDAY | 3:15pm-4:00pm | Limit 10 | Rm 253
Math competition club prepares 7th and 8th grade students for various math competitions. Students will mostly use Mathcounts and Math Olympiad resources. If you are assertive about mathematics and can give extra time to solve advanced problems, this club is just right for you. Attendance Policy: Students with 2 unexcused absences will be dropped from the club.
Health Club |5th – 8th | Mrs. Gasanova
MONDAY | 3:15pm-4:00pm | Limit 10 | Rm 170
Students will learn about their health, rare diseases, and viruses around us.
Critical Thinking Club |4th/5th| Mr. Uslu
TUESDAY | 3:15pm-4:00pm | SELECTIVE CLUB | Limit 10 | Rm 262 | $25 material fee
In this club, your child will establish their fast-solving methods and make decisions critically. Also in this club students will learn how to do analytical thinking, good communication, creative thinking, open-mindedness, ability to solve problems, ask thoughtful questions, promote a teamwork approach to problem-solving, and self-evaluate their contributions to company goals. In this club we will also prepare our students for the Noetic math competition. Attendance policy: students will be allowed 3 unexcused absences.
Math Support Club |5th – 7th| Mrs. Cigdem
TUESDAY | 3:15pm-4:00pm | SELECTIVE CLUB | Limit 10 | Rm 260
This club provides students with opportunities to develop and improve their skills in Math by exploring, practicing, and playing.
Stop Motion Club |5th – 7th| Mrs. Cigdem
TUESDAY | 3:15pm-4:00pm | SELECTIVE CLUB | Limit 10 | Rm 260
Students will learn the basics of stop motion animation. We will explore storytelling, composition, video
editing, and sound effects.
American Computer Science League Jr. League |6th – 8th | Ms. Molenda
TUESDAY | 3:15pm-4:00pm | Limit 16 | Rm ComputerLab | $20 materials fee
The ACSL (American Computer Science League) is an organization that helps students learn and apply various computer science concepts as well as programming. The club will be focused on learning various computer science concepts that will be present in the season’s competitions. Each season is divided into four contests, testing students on fundamental concepts in computer science, ranging from Number Systems to Boolean Algebra to Digital Electronics. Each contest also includes a problem to solve by programming using Python, C++ or Java. All contests are online and high-performing students may be invited to a Finals competition that takes place at the end of May. This club is for students who are really interested in learning and challenging themselves with Computer Science. Attendance policy: Students must be present on at least half of the meetings each month. They must also be present on days which we participate in the online contests which I will announce in advance.
GM Chess Academy |KG – 8th | Additional Fee – See Outsourced Club Flier
WEDNESDAY | 3:15pm-4:00pm | Limit 15 | Rm 169 & 252
The chess team will allow both beginners and experts to improve their strategy and challenge their friends in the game of chess. The chess team will allow both beginners and experts to improve their strategy and challenge their friends in the game of chess. The class is taught by Grand Master Nikola Mitkov, who has vast experience playing chess and working with individual and school teams. There is a fee for this club.
Social Media Club |5th – 8th | Mr. Martinez & Ms. Weber
THURSDAY | 3:15pm-4:00pm | Limit 12| Rm 258
Students will have the opportunity to express themselves through the media. Club members will complete tasks, such as gathering information, creating scripts/news stories, and producing a news video. In the end, students will use their skills they learn in class: speaking, critical thinking, and writing, to produce a school news broadcast that will educate everyone on what’s going on at SAC. Attendance policy: students will be allowed 3 absences or face dismissal from the club.
Poetry Club|3rd – 5th | Mrs. Boyle
THURSDAY | 3:15pm-4:00pm | Limit 10 | Rm 254
Come join our club and learn how to express your ideas utilizing different types of poetry! We will discuss a minimum of six different types of poetry, and we will have a different theme to write on each month. Students will learn about the art of poetry, become better writers of the English language, be more creative in their thinking, and produce STREAM worthy writing pieces. Attendance Policy: Students will be on-time for each club meeting. More than two unexcused absences will result in being asked to leave this class.
Kyrgyz Club |4th – 7th| Mrs. Amalia
THURSDAY | 3:15pm-4:00pm | Limit 10 | Rm 263
Fun learning Kyrgyz language and culture.
Virtual Robot Simulator |4th – 6th | Ms. Molenda
TUESDAY | 3:15pm-4:00pm | Limit 16 | Rm ComputerLab | $5 materials fee
Virtual Robot Simulator is a platform that allows students to program and test robots without the need for
physical hardware.
FLL (First Lego League) Robotics|6th – 7th| Additional Fee – $120 | Mr. Uslu
FRIDAY | 3:20pm-4:30pm | Limit 5 | Rm Computer Lab | SELECTIVE CLUB
The FIRST LEGO League Challenge is an international competition organized by FIRST for elementary and middle school students. There are two parts, building a robot that completes missions and working on a solution for a real-world problem. We want to participate in this competition. Competitions take place on Saturdays.In this club we will work on many different things, from sorting lego pieces to programming a robot. This requires perseverance, patience, consistency in attendance and long hours of work. That is why there will be an interview before students get accepted in this club. After the interview, students who are going to be in this club will be announced.
VEX Robotics|6th – 7th| Additional Fee – $100 | Mrs. Gulzina
FRIDAY | 3:20pm-4:30pm | Limit 5 | Rm Computer Lab | SELECTIVE CLUB
The VEX IQ Challenge Robotics club fosters student development of the teamwork, critical thinking,
project management, and communication skills required to prepare them to become the next generation
of innovators and problem solvers.
In VEX IQ Challenge robotics and research project challenges enhance their science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics (STEM) skills through hands-on, student-centered learning. A VEX IQ
Robotics set is used with plastic pieces that snap together using pegs to construct a robot. The students use graphical software to program the robot.
