Upper Grade Clubs (4th – 8th Grades)

MONDAY CLUBS

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.

TUESDAY CLUBS

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. 

WEDNESDAY CLUBS

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.

THURSDAY CLUBS

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.

FRIDAY CLUBS

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.

Policies

• Students are limited to two teacher sponsored clubs per an academic year. Please notify the homeroom teacher on any club changes.
• Clubs will start the week of September 6, 2022.
• If a student misses two or more club session without notifying the teachers, the student will be removed from the club. A student from the wait-list will then be notified.
• Questions?  Please email info@saoc.org