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Band and Orchestra is available for 5th and 6th grade students. They have small group lessons once a week at their schools. They also meet as a large ensemble (students from each school) before school once a week. The groups perform twice a year as a full ensemble and students have the opportunity to perform individually at a music festival once a year. Contact Mrs. Julie Quitschau for further information about Band and Orchestra.
Battle of
the Books
Battle of the Books is a reading competition for students in grades 3-6. Teams are comprised of students of multiple grades and abilities. For the challenge, the teams read the assigned novels and come together twice a month (from January through March) to test their knowledge of the books read. The competitions are similar in style to the TV series Family Feud or Jeopardy. The teams will compete in 4 rounds of battle during the month of April. The winning team from each of the six participating schools will be invited to a district level battle on April 30, 2010. For more information, please contact Mrs. Schlobohm.
Chorus is offered to 5th and 6th grade students twice a week during the lunch/recess hour. They have the opportunity to perform at many school functions and celebrations. Contact Ms. Nauman for further information.
Earth Club
The students in grades 3 and 4 have the opportunity to participate in Earth Club. Earth Club meets once a month during lunch recess. The meetings are announced ahead of time and the members generally get a reminder note as well. Earth Club packages all of the cell phones and readies and packages the athletic shoes we collect at school. During the month of April (Earth Day Month), we sponsor various activities related to the 3 Rs -- reuse, reduce, and recycle -- which have included leading a spare change drive to raise money for the Save the Koalas foundation in Australia and hosting a Book Swap in conjunction with the Make-a-Difference club in which students bring in a used book from home to swap out with a "new" book that we've collected. Who knows what we'll come up with this year! Contact Margo Ban for further information.
Girls
Running Club
Girls Running Club is an after school club for girls in grades 3-6. The clubs meets twice a week for one hour where we explore teamwork, building a healthy body image, and increasing self-esteem. All of this is done through training and running! The club will start in March with basic exercises and games and eventually work up to our goal of running a 5 Kilometer race in late May. For more information, please contact Ms. Nauman.
Interested
in making a difference in
the community? Then this club is for you. The club is open
to 2nd
through 6th graders. The club meets 1-2 times a month during your
lunch
recess. Planned activities this year will revolved around the
theme
"Building Bridges with Others" by supporting our troops and their
children, participating in Special Olympic activities, recognizing our
local
heroes, participating in a food drive, and building pen pal
relationships with
children living in Nigeria just to name a few. Contact Judy Benka
for
further information.
Musicals
The
students in grades 1-6 have the opportunity to
participate in a musical every year through their comprehensive music
classes. Kindergarten puts on a program of their own with the
kindergarten teachers. This is a time to showcase pieces they have
learned and
to grow as individuals through speaking and acting roles. Contact
Ms. Nauman for further
information.
6th
grade intramural athletics
Pleasant Hill offers intramural sports to all 6th grade
students. The physical education classes focus on educational and
cooperative type activities with emphasis on competition with one's
self.
The intramural program allows students to be more competitive with
others. Sixth graders signed up for intramurals will be able to
participate in a variety of games during their recess time on certain
days
throughout the school year. They will also have the opportunity
to
compete against other District 15 schools in three district wide
events:
cross country (1 mile run) in the fall, spot shot (basketball) in the
winter,
track and field meet in the spring. Participation in intramurals
is
optional. Contact Mrs. Walker
for
further information.
Student
Council
Students in 4th, 5th and 6th grades
have the opportunity to run for the Student Council offices of
President, Vice
President, Secretary and Treasurer.
Elections are held in early November.
Class representatives are elected from each class in
grades 3 - 6 to
work with the officers. Student Council
sponsors Spirit Days, school store, and other fun activities for our
student
body. Mrs. Loudermilk and Mrs. Willis
sponsor this club. Contact Mrs. Loudermilk for
further information.
Video
Production Club
Morning announcements will be made
every morning with the video production club. Students in 5th and
6th
grades are eligible to participate in the video production club.
Three
teams of students will each spend a month on a rotating basis producing
the
video announcements each morning. Some students will work with
the
cameras, soundboards, lighting, etc. Others will be in front of
the
camera as the anchor people, sportscaster, book review reporters,
etc.
Mrs. Garro, Mr. Isaacs, Mrs. Schlobohm and Mr. Bubaris sponsor this
club. Parents
can watch the morning announcements in the Resource Center each
morning.
Contact Mrs. Garro
for further
information.