STEM Clubs at CSE #5
A Parents Guide for What's Happening in Clubs
2ND 9 WEEKS CLUBS HAVE STARTED
Thank you Teachers and Helpers!
What are STEM Clubs?
2nd 9 Weeks Club Schedule:
Nov. 7th
Nov. 14th
Nov. 21st
Dec. 5th
Dec. 12th
Dec. 19th
STEM Clubs List:
SUMMEROLOGIST
ACTOR
ATHLETE
DETECTIVE (NOT AVAILABLE FOR 2ND 9 WEEKS)
ENTREPRENEUR
LEGO MASTER (K-2)
LEGO MASTER (3-5)
WRITER
HOLIDAY HACKER
CARDBOARDER
JOURNALIST (BROADCASTING)
DANCER
FASHION DESIGNER
PAPERCRAFTER (NOT AVAILABLE FOR 2ND 9 WEEKS)
PHOTOGRAPHER
VETERINARIAN
MEDIC (NOT AVAILABLE FOR 2ND 9 WEEKS)
TAPE NINJA
STOMP (NOT AVAILABLE FOR 2ND 9 WEEKS)
CHEER
YOGA
ADOPT A SOLDIER (K-2)
ADOPT A SOLDIER (3-5)
MORNING MILE
INTERIOR DESIGNER
GARDENER (NOT AVAILABLE FOR 2ND 9 WEEKS)
FLIMMAKER (NOT AVAILABLE FOR 2ND 9 WEEKS)
LEADERSHIP
WEAVER
POTTER
KEYBOARDING (NOT AVAILABLE FOR 2ND 9 WEEKS)
ILLUSTRATOR
n00b
ROBOTICS
MAKER
BITSTER
ASTRONOMER
BLOGGING
PAINTERStudents and Teachers talk about the clubs before the students pick which club they would like to try. Teachers sign students up a week before clubs start. Each 9 weeks students will get a chance to pick a new club.
23 of the 32 STEM Clubs come from a site called DIY.ORG.
HOW CAN PARENTS HELP?
2. Volunteer to help out a club or be a club leader
3. Get your kids an account on Diy.org
4. Check out this newsletter each week
5. If your child has a STEM shirt, please wear it on club days
STEM CLUB NEWS
ACTOR
CLUB LEADER MS. PERRY
In acting we discussed character traits, brainstormed a list of characters and then we had to guess the character on our back by our friends acting out the character.
CLUB NEEDS: props like those found in a photo booth (silly/costume hats, tiaras, boas, glasses, etc) We do not need entire costumes.
ATHLETE
LEGO MASTER Grades 3 to 5
We did steps 1-3 of the engineering process last week. This week was step 4: Create! We were amazed how well the groups followed their plans.
CLUB NEEDS: Lego Donations
TAPE NINJA
We made reversible bracelets and decorated them.
This club needs a parent volunteer. 7:45am to 8:25am on Fridays
CLUB NEEDS: Duct Tape donations
ENTREPRENEUR (SCHOOL STORE)
School store has been very popular with the students.
LEGO MASTER Kinder to 2
We started our still frame mini movies with our LEGO settings.
CLUB NEEDS: Lego Donations
WRITER
We are publishing our own book! our title is "When I Grow Up." Today we took our pictures for our book. letters will be coming home next week for parents to purchase their own copy.
HOLIDAY HACKER
CARDBOARDER
JOURNALIST/BROADCASTING
We are making the letters for our broadcast table.
DANCER
Students in the Dance Club are learning steps to a country line dance.
FASHION DESIGNER
Designing pendants today!
PHOTOGRAPHER
Worked on creating stop action videos with music.
VETERINARIAN
CHEER
BLOGGING
YOGA
ADOPT A SOLDIER 3 TO 5 & ADOPT A SOLDIER Kinder to 2
We created poppy flowers, which symbolize remembrance, for our Wall of Honor that we are creating for our Veterans.
SPURS MORNING MILE
Start off the day with a morning run. Students run laps to earn mileage markers. Students then trade mileage markers for tokens that they wear on a chain around their neck.
LEADERSHIP
We are official and ready to be leader representatives for our school. Club members made their Leadership Lanyards so they will be easily identified as they are out and about in the hallways meeting and greeting our students and their parents as they arrive to school in the mornings. We decided as a club to provide a project, which we will make, to be auctioned off for our upcoming event “Breakfast with Santa.” Santa is already starting to make his appearance. If you look real close you will see him in our group picture!
WEAVER
Weavers started a craft today. We are making woven baskets.
BITSTER
ROBOTICS
Parents of Robotics club members please download one of the apps below if you have a device and send in the device with your child on club day. Thank you
n00b (CODING)
We continued our online coding lessons. The students can also work at home on these lessons. Click on the Code.org link to go to the lessons.
VOCABULARY:
Algorithm - A List of Steps that you can Follow to Finish a Task.
Program - An Algorithm that has been Coded into Something that can be Run by a Machine.
MAKER
Today we made shields to represent ourselves and Minecraft paper crafts.
SUMMEROLOGIST
Today we practiced ultimate relaxation and listened to different types of ocean music such as waves crashing and sounds of the forest. Student were able to bring their favorite item they like to relax with at home. We talked about ways to relieve stress and also discovered several parents use Young Livung essential oils in diffusers placed throughout their homes for relaxation, peace and calming!!
PAINTER
ILLUSTRATOR
CLUB NEEDS: watercolor paint, sketch paper, markers, map pencils, & crayons
POTTER
Today we were just exploring.
INTERIOR DESIGNER
ASTRONOMER
Paper mache planets!! :-)