MKMS Clubs 2019-2020

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1	Name of Your Club	Club Advisor	Start Date	A Short Description of Your Club	What Day(s) and Time Will Your Club Meet?	What Room Will Your Club Meet In?

2	Art Club	Mrs. Podgorski	9/23/2019	Art Club is for students in Grades, 6, 7, and 8. Meetings are held every Monday after school 2:55-3:50. Students will be able to create art crafts and artwork in an after school social setting. Supplies are provided and the projects vary year to year. Sign-up required. Limit 25 students.	Mondays 2:55 - 3:50	Art Room
3	Bellas Club	Miss Bocola	September - June	To provide an opportunity for singers (girls) in grades 6-8 to have an advanced-level choral experience.	Thursdays, before and after school	Chorus Room
4	Chamber Ensemble Club	Mr. Bell		Students prepare and perform challenging music in small groups of 4 to 5 students of similar instrumentation (i.e. Flute Choir, Clarinet Quartet, Brass Quintet, etc.). Ensembles are more student-driven with a focus on musical self-analysis and teamwork. Students may choose to arrange a musical composition for their group and perform at Winter and Spring Concerts.		Band Room
5	Drama Club	Mrs. Daigle	November-April	The MKMS Drama Club produces one full-length musical per school year. Everyone is invited to audition for an acting part or to sign up for one of our many back-stage crews; and we find a place for everyone--- there are no "cuts". We perform 7 shows- one for the 3rd and 4th graders from all 4 elemetary schools, two during assemblies for our MK classmates, and 4 ticketed performances for the public.	Auditions take place in November and rehearsals run most days after school from late-November through early April. (It is important to note that not every student will have to come every day November through February. It will depend on what part they play. Starting in March, all students are required to attend every rehearsal.)	Auditorium
6	Fellaz Club	Ms. Bocola	September - June	To provide an opportunity for singers (boys) in grades 6-8 to have an advanced-level choral experience.	Wednesday, before and after school	Chorus Room
7	Fuel Up to Play 60 https://sites.google.com/npsct.org/mkmsfutp60	Mrs. Leslie	September - May	The Fuel Up to Play 60 Club is an after school program that is designed to provide an opportunity for school adults to work with student leaders to improve school nutrition programs in the cafeteria, and to encourage students to select healthy foods and get 60 minutes of exercise each day. Students meet weekly with staff leaders to have an opportunity to engage in a variety of tasks needed for planning physical activity and healthy eating events that the whole school can participate in. We also play a variety of games, and are physically active at each meeting. Occasionally, we go on field trips, or create healthy snacks after school.	9/19, 10/3, 10/10, 10/17, 10/24, 11/7, 11/21, 12/12, 1/09, 1/06, 1/23, 1/30, 2/6, 2/20, 2/27, 3/5, 3/12, 3/26, 4/2, 4/23, 4/30, 5/7, 5/14, 5/21	Room 113, Gym or the Field
8	Geo Bee Club	Mr. Jaksina and Mrs. Schoolcraft	10/3/19 - 4/2/19	The Geobee club is an afterschool club offered to 6, 7 and 8th grade students interested in geography. We will be working on geography concepts and skills and preparing to compete in the National Geobee.	Every other Thursday	Room 201
9	Girls Volley Ball Club	Mrs. Comeford	October 16th-June	For the girls to play volleyball weekly after school. The club has been highly sucessful in the past, with girls getting the benefits of physical activity aong with team building, bonding, friendship and cooperation.	Every Wednesday afterschool	Gymnasium
10	Golf Club	Mr. Condon	October - Mid January	To promote an interest in learning about golf and the skills used, and to promote an interest in playing at the High School level.	10/1, 10/7, 10/15, 10/21, 10/29, 11/4, 11/12, 11/18, 11/26, 12/3, 12/9, 1/7, 1/13	Meeting and practices will be at MKMS. Some sessions will be outdoors when the weather permits and the other sessions will be in the auxilliary gym.
11	Homework Club	Mrs. Crimmins, Mrs. Fenton, Mrs. Schoolcraft, Mr. Peterson, Mrs. Kerr,	10/1/19 - 6/1/19	Students in all grades are welcome to come to Homework Club on a drop-in basis. Students should bring all homework, materials, and a free reading book with them to Homework Club.	Homework Club will begin on Tuesday, October 1st. It meets from 2:55 p.m. until 3:50 p.m. on dates that the late bus is available. Listed are the grades and days they meet. GRADE 5 will meet on MONDAYS and WEDNESDAYS with Mrs. Kerr, GRADE 6 will meet on MONDAYS with Mrs. Peterson and WEDNESDAYS with Mrs. Tyler, GRADE 7 will meet on MONDAYS and WEDNESDAYS with Mrs. Schoolcraft and GRADE 8 will meet on TUESDAYS with Mrs. Crimmins and THURSDAYS with Mrs. Fenton.	Grade 5 Room 112, Grade 6 Room 103 and Room 104, Grade 7 Room 205, Grade 8 Room 214 and Media Center
12	Intramural Sports Club	Mr. Jaksina and Mr. Jarvis	10.5.18	Intramural Sport Club is an opportunity for 8th grade students to play various sports afterschool.Some of the sport we will play are flag football, Basketball, ultimate frisbee, kickball, and dodgeball. Our first meeting will be Friday, October 5th from 3:00 - 3:50. We are limited to 30 spots, please sign up outside of room 216.	Everyother Friday starting Octorber 5th from 3:00-3:50	Room 212
13	Jazz Band Club	Mr. Bell		To combine multiple grades for sectionals and full ensemble rehearsals to work on improvisation and ensemble music for performances.		Band Room
14	Jazz Club Ensemble	Mr. Bell	February - June	To promote jazz and jazz ensemble playing in younger students. (Primarily grades 5 & 6)		Band Room
15	Kellogg Community Helpers	Mrs. Hale	March - June	Kellogg Community Helpers will allow students to take informed action in their community by planning and participating in a variety of community service projects within both the school and in the town of Newington. Chalk Walk, Cook-Off, Relay 4 Life	Mondays from 2:50 - 3:50 1 meeting per month from March-June	Room 114
16	8th Grade Memory Book Club	Mr. Cucinella	November - June	Students design, organize and create the grade 8 yearbook. Students organize photos of events, staff interviews for quotes, advertisement and sales	Mondays and Thursdays after school.	Room 219
17	Math Lab	Mrs. Kutniewski	October - June	Math homework club open to all students. Club would support extra help, homework and retakes of assessments.	Wednesdays after school	Room 110
18	NewsClub - Kellogg Kurrent	Mrs. Baylock & Mrs. Maslak	10/15/19	To publish digital newspapers about the happenings around MK, as well as display student work.	Every other Wednesday or scheduled twice/month	Room 204
19	Sewing Club	Mrs. Yukna	October - June	Teach sewing to stduents, beginners and those who aldready sew.	Wednesdays	Back of Art Room	10/16/2019	Sewing Club will meet every Wednesday in the back of the Art Room. Sign-up is required.	Sewing Club	Ms. Yukna	10/16/2019	Sewing Club will meet every Wednesday in the back of the Art Room. Sign-up is required.	Sewing Club	Ms. Yukna	10/16/2019	Sewing Club will meet every Wednesday in the back of the Art Room. Sign-up is required.	Sewing Club	Ms. Yukna	10/16/2019	Sewing Club will meet every Wednesday in the back of the Art Room. Sign-up is required.
20	STEM Club	Mr. Machen	October - June	STEM Club is for any and every students who enjoys building, designing, using computers, robotics, machines, Legos © or K’nex©. Participating students will take part in activities that are both fun and challenging that build STEM skills (problem solving, critical thinking, analyzing, communication and collaboration) while also being fun and engaging. Activities include building scale models of real life bridges, designing and building your own Lego creations, working with other students to design and program robots using Lego NXT Mindstorms, and other fun and unique challenges. We will also be running Connecticut Invention Convention through the club this year during the second and third marking periods, check out their website for more information (https://ctinventionconvention.org/).	Thursdays	Room 321 (STEM Room)
21	Talent Show	Mr. Pilz	April - June	Provide opportunities for students to perform in front of an audience.		Auditorium
22	Unified Sports	Mr. Schuman/Mrs. McGowan	Oct - June	Unified Sports is a club that pairs athletes with special needs with typical partners to compete in a safe, friendly environment promoting sportsmanship and friendshp. The club meets two times per month for one hour. Our Unified Sports Team will also participate in one or more tournaments with other middle school Unified teams from CT.	Every other Mondays: 10/7, 10/21, 11/18, 12/2, 12/16, 1/6, 1/27, 2/10, 2/24, 3/9, 3/23, 4/6, 4/20, 5/4, 5/18, 6/1	Gymnasium
23	WKMS TV Studio	Mrs. Baylock	10/23/19	Journalism, Video Production, chance to get feedback from real world producers	Various - Based on Needs and Projects needing to be doen for school community	Room 204/ Studio / On Location
24	Yoga Club	Mrs. Laccone	October	Yoga Club will provide students with the opportunity to engage in a regular Yoga practice in a safe & supporrtive environment.	Meetings on Tuesday after school (when there is not a teacher Tuesday or a staff meeting).	Room 212
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