Our students are often thirsty for more. Just because the final bell rings doesn’t mean we are finished. Extracurricular programming provides exciting opportunities for our students to try new activities or delve deeper into areas of passion.
Get involved. Have fun!
Students participate in, lead, and even create school clubs based on their unique interests and talents. Our ever-changing list of dozens of clubs and activities across campus offers students abundant opportunities to explore their passions and discover new ones, and to connect and have fun with peers and faculty who share similar interests.
Battle of the Books is a motivational reading and comprehension program that challenges students to read books at various reading levels. Students in grades fourth through sixth are exposed to quality literature representing a variety of literary styles and viewpoints. Battle of the Books is a quiz-bowl like competition in which students answer questions that come from a specific list of books.
Examples of Competition and Practice Questions:
In which book does a character state, “Being a mother is like trying to hold a
wolf by the ears”?
Answer: Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
OR
In which book is an alarm set off just for fun?
Answer: Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Teams get two points for the correct title and one point for the correct author. If the team answers incorrectly the other team has an opportunity to steal the question and receives two points for the correct title. Using a game format for the competition creates interest and excitement in reading.
What are the 15 required books for the 2022-23 School Year?
This link will show you the books for this year. Students may begin reading the books at any time and are encouraged to read over the summer. At our first meeting, we will set a reading schedule.
Read the required 15 books from the required reading list. Students must be strong, fluent readers as they will be reading about one novel per week. All reading takes place on the student's own time.
Learn all 15 authors’ first and last names for each book on the required reading list.
Complete an online quiz for each book read from the program My BOB team. Students must score an 80 or better to earn credit for reading this book. Scores below an 80 will not count. Students must reread the book and take the quiz again.
Have good classroom behavior. Battle of the Books is a TEAM sport. Students must have a pleasant attitude and be able to work well with others.
Students must be able to attend practice either before or after school at least once a week.
Battle of the Books Team 2019-2020...Murray came in 2nd place!!!
Sumobot Lego Robotics Club is for 5th and 6th graders. Lego robotics is designed to get children excited about engineering and technology. Students will build and program a robot to push another robot out of a ring.
Requirements: Be in 5th or 6th grade. Have a ride home from practice that is after school. Complete an application and teacher recommendation. To stay in the club. one most keep up good grades and behavior.
