Please check out all the clubs and activities available to our students and generously sponsored by the Essex Fells Foundation for Educational Excellence. Teachers who run the clubs/activities will reach out to students with information and schedules. Included is the email address for each club/activity advisor.
School Musical
Please see the attached audition/rehearsal information for the School Musical: Beauty and the Beast.
School Musical
Mrs. Banek - dbanek@efsk-6.org
Art Club
Art Club is a 12 week club that runs Wednesday mornings from 7:30am to 8:30am. This club is offered to students in grade 6 only. They participate in designing ceiling tiles to be put up in the school for everyone to enjoy. Future Art Club dates are: 11/27, 12/4, 12/11, 1/8, 1/15, 1/22, 1/29, 2/5 (no classes on 12/18, 12/25, 1/1).
Mrs. McNish - kmcnish@efsk-6.org
Arts & Crafts at Lunch
Arts and Crafts will be offered on Thursday during lunchtime to students in grades K-3 beginning in October. This club will operate as a first come first serve class giving the students a chance each week to sign-up. They will be given a variety of art materials to pick from, which will allow students to explore medium that they don’t get to use very often. This will be a pleasurable non-structured environment that allows the students to tap into their personal creative abilities and explore new art processes.
Mrs. McNish - kmcnish@efsk-6.org
Broadcasting Club
Broadcasting is a club where students in grades 5 & 6 meet weekly to direct, film and produce the morning announcements.
Mrs. Castellano - jcastellano@efsk-6.org
Mrs. Whitman - jwhitman@efsk-6.org
Early Morning Orchestra, Band & Chorus Rehearsals
All early morning (8:00am) rehearsals for students in grades 4-6 have begun. Please see Mr. Trogani's website for more details.
Mr. Trogani - jtrogani@efsk-6.org
Keyboarding Club
The Keyboarding Club is open to all students in grades K-3 during lunchtime in the tech room. Days of the club vary and Mrs. Castellano notifies the students on the days the club is running. Students practice proper keyboarding techniques in a relaxed and fun atmosphere. This is a great alternative for students who do not want to play outside while developing their typing skills. Please note that the maximum number of students on any given day is 18. Attendance is on a first come first served basis.
Mrs. Castellano - jcastellano@efsk-6.org
Postal Club
Postal Club will be starting in the new year. It is open to students in grade 3 and is held Wednesday mornings at 8:00am in room 110. The postal club participates in writing letters, creating posters, and delivering the school mail to the classrooms.
Mrs. Truchel - mtruchel@efsk-6.org
School Store
School Store is a club run by students in grade 6 periodically throughout the year during the lunch periods. Fellow students may make purchases of items ranging in price from 10 cents to $3.00.
Mrs. Whitman - jwhitman@efsk-6.org
Stock Market Club
The Stock Market Club is open to students in grades 5 & 6. We meet at lunchtime to buy and sell stocks while discussing trends in the news that impact the market. The culmination of the club will be a prize to the student who is able to make the greatest profit from their investment.
Mrs. Castellano - jcastellano@efsk-6.org
Mrs. Christopher - schristopher@efsk-6.org
Stories with Holes
Stories with Holes is a winter club for students in grades 4-6 that runs one time a week from January through March. This lunchtime club inspires imagination, increases cognitive functioning, and develops listening skills as students think in creative ways to find the answers to the riddle-like challenges in the stories.
Mrs. Whitman - jwhitman@efsk-6.org
Study Hall
Study Hall is a club that is open throughout the entire school year to students in grades 4-6 during lunch/recess or just recess. This club allows children to study for tests, complete homework, and work on long term assignments.
Your child's homeroom teacher can be contacted with any questions.
Second Grade Book Club
After signing up with Mrs. MacKenzie, students in grade 2 meet during their lunch period on Thursdays in the Winter. They enjoy their lunch, read a good book, and discuss big ideas! Students may simply listen to the story or participate in reading out loud with copies of the book provided by the Foundation. All children have their own notebooks that they use to respond to questions in written or drawing form. Students are welcome to share their responses if they choose! Students in Mrs. MacKenzie's book club are reading Bob, by Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead. The Third Grade Book Club took place in the Fall. #WeLoveReading!
Mrs. MacKenzie - kmackenzie@efsk-6.org
Upper Building Book Club
In the Winter semester, students in grades 4-6 meet with Mrs. Reynolds on Fridays during the first lunch. She gathers signatures for up to twenty students who are eager to spend their time reading and responding to a novel. Journals are used to draw and write on topics related to the book. Students lounge in the back of the media center, eat lunch, and soak up the pleasures gained from reading a great book.
Mrs. Reynolds - jreynolds@efsk-6.org
