Arcado Clubs

Club Name: Arcado Chorus (Year-Round Club)

Sponsor: Kelly Jannett

Description: The Arcado Chorus is a singing performance ensemble open to all 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students. The Arcado Chorus has two evening concerts each year, along with the Percussion Ensemble; typically, one in December, and one in April or May. No audition or previous experience is required. Permission forms are due the last Wednesday of August. 

Grade Levels: 3rd, 4th, & 5th Grades

Meetings Days and Times: Wednesdays, 7:10-7:45 am

Rehearsals:

• Attendance is vital to a successful performance, so please ensure that your student can consistently attend rehearsals.
• Students with discipline problems and those who arrive late or have more than three unexcused absences from rehearsal will not be allowed to continue with chorus.

Drop-off:

• Students should be dropped off in the bus lane between 7:00 and 7:10 am
• Please be absolutely sure there is an adult there waiting to receive them before you depart!!
• Students may not be dropped off earlier than 7:00 am. Students arriving after 7:10 am will not be able to enter the building.
• Due to space constraints and supervision, younger siblings of chorus students may not be dropped off early.

Club Name: Arcado Garden Club (1st Semester Club)

Sponsor: Kyonghae Davis and Tatiana Cartwright

Description: Discover the joys of gardening, learn about pollinators, and connect with fellow gardening enthusiasts.

Grade Levels: 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grades

Meetings Days and Times: Wednesdays, 3:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m. (March 19, 26, April 2, 16,*26, 30, May 7, 14)

*Saturday, April 26, is Arcado Beautification Day. All are welcomed to join!

Club Name: Arcado Power Pandas First LEGO League Team (1st Semester Club)

Sponsors: Kathryn Honea and Alexis Robinson

Description: The Arcado Power Pandas First LEGO League Team is comprised of 10 students who work together to engage in research, problem-solving, coding, and engineering - building and programming a LEGO robot that navigates the missions of a robot game. In addtition to coding a robot, students will conduct a research project to identify and solve a relevant real-world problem related to the annual theme. Students must be selected for this team through an application process. 

Grade Levels: 4th and 5th Grades

Meetings Days and Times: Tuesdays, 3:15-4:30  ***Additional practices may be needed as the team gets closer to competition.

Club Name: Chess Club (Year Round Club)

Sponsor: Chess Wizards

Description: Students will learn how to play chess.

Grade Levels: 4th and 5th Grades

Meetings Days and Times: Tuesdays, 3:00-4:00

Club Name: Coding Club (2nd Semester Club)

Sponsor: Stephanie Steck

Description: Journey through Scratch using CS First to create fun projects that teach core elements of Scratch and foundational coding skills. Projects include helping a character go for a relaxing stroll, building an interactive scene with characters, coding a fun card with animations, and more! 

Grade Levels: 4th and 5th Grades

Meetings Days and Times: Tuesdays, 7:15 am

Club Name: Lil' LEGO Challenge Team (2nd Semester Club)

Sponsor: Aaron Brown

Description: The LEGO Explore team works together on a journey of discovery to learn all we can about a topic. We then present our findings in the form of a team poster and a LEGO model that moves. 

Grade Levels: 2nd and 3rd Grades

Meetings Days and Times: Tuesdays, 3:15-4:30

Club Name: Panda Pep Squad

Sponsor: Angelique Christie, Courtney Eaddy and Tiandria Wright

Description: Girls will learn cheer, dance and step techniques while building confidence and friendships.

Grade Levels: 4th and 5th Grade Girls

Meetings Days and Times: Mondays 3:30-4:15

Club Name: Percussion Ensemble (Year Round Club)

Sponsor: Kelly Jannett

Description: The Percussion Ensemble is a performance group open to 4th and 5th grade students that plays percussion instruments including bucket drums. The percussion ensemble and Arcado Chorus join together to present two concerts each year; one in December and the second in April or May. No audition or prior experience is required; however, there are only 32 slots available. Permission forms are due the last Wednesday of August. 

Grade Levels: 4th and 5th Grades

Meetings Days and Times: Mondays, 3:05-3:45

Rehearsals:

• Attendance is vital to a successful performance, so please ensure that your student can consistently attend rehearsals.
• Students with discipline problems and those who miss multiple rehearsals will not be allowed to remain in the group.

Pick-up:

• Students should be picked up in the normal car-rider lane between 3:50 and 4:00 pm.
• Please be on time to pick up your student!
• If your child is picked up late three times, they will no longer be allowed to participate in Percussion Ensemble.
• Due to space constraints and supervision, younger siblings of percussion ensemble students may not stay after school.

Club Name: Witzzle Pro Math Club (2nd Semester Club)

Sponsor: Karen Cross and Holly Brown

Description: We play math based games to have fun and increase our math power. 

Grade Levels: 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grades

Meetings Days and Times: Mondays, 3:15-4:15

Club Name: Yearbook Club (2nd Semester Club)

Sponsor: Robin Finlayson

Description: Students will design the yearbook through photography, writing and marketing. 

Grade Levels: 4th and 5th Grades

Meetings Days and Times: Wednesdays, 3:15