Enrichment

Study Buddies: an opportunity for students in higher grade levels to work with and assist students in lower grade levels on homework, reading, projects, and learning techniques. Students in 5th, 6th, and 7th grades will be mentoring students in grades 2nd, 3rd, and 4th. 

PreK4 StoryTime: Join in the fun with the PreK4 StoryTime, encouraging the development of early literacy skills in young children, featuring story, snack and craft that is matched to a certain theme for the month (i.e. Halloween, Thanksgiving, Winter). It will be an interactive StoryTime designed for both parents and children. 

Life Skills Club: Rather than focusing on academia, the Life Skills Club seeks to develop the life skills of day-to-day life, such as behavioural skills, time management skills, leadership skills, conflict management and problem solving, to equip them for the world outside education.

Hiking Club: The hiking club is an environmental centered group that meets periodically at a location outside the school campus. Meetings will generally occur on a weekend, but may also be available on a weekday that we are off from school. Students will learn about different environments which include: woods, forests, wetlands, and urban settings. 

Yearbook Committee: The main purpose of the Yearbook Committee is to produce the school's annual yearbook. With this goal in mind, members who join the Yearbook Committee will be taught basic lessons in photography, writing, editing and electronic layouts using www.myhjyearbook.com.

Photography Club: The main purpose of the Photography Club is to produce the photos for the school's annual yearbook, social media sites, marketing, and photo exhibit. Members who join the Photography Club will be taught basic lessons in photography and photo editing 

Academic Challengers (Quiz Bowl): Academic Challengers is an academic competition troop with a quiz-bowl format designed to encourage and promote academic excellence of Middle School students. Students are asked questions which demand quick recall of facts from all academic areas, as well as general knowledge, current events, sports, and the arts.

Sci-Fi & Fantasy Club: Students will engage in creative and fun writing activities while learning how to use dialogue, setting, conflict/solution, and publish great stories.

Puzzles and Games Club: Students in 3rd and 4th grades gather together to have lots of fun playing individualized and group puzzles and strategy games.

Junior Choir: Junior Choir sings at various events throughout the year, such as: liturgies, concerts, iSing competition, and other yearly activities. Choir Practice is weekly and mandatory.

Senior Choir: Senior Choir sings at various events throughout the year, such as: liturgies, concerts, iSing competition, and other yearly activities. Choir Practice is weekly and mandatory. 

Creative Movement Club: Creative Movement Club is where students will participate in stretching exercises and dances such as: The Hokey Pokey, The Chicken Dance, YMCA, and The Limbo Rock. 

The Yoga Club: Join us for some relaxing and fun yoga in the gym. Please make sure that you bring a towel or mat to school on the day of the club meetings. 

First Grade Arts & Crafts Club: First graders will enjoy making seasonal projects. A $15.00 fee will be charged for supplies.

Also Available For An Additional Fee

• Kindergarten and 1st
  • Step-By-Step instructional method using LEGO WeDo Robotics Platform
  • No previous robotic skills required
  • Instructional method plus independent hands-on activities
  • Learn machine behavior with ties to biological, cognitive and social science

• 2nd and 3rd Grades
  • Space Theme based robots
  • Fundamental mechanics: building robust structures, friction, power transmission, and gearing

• Game Design/Coding for 4th, 5th, and last year level 2
  • Scratch is a visual programming language. Scratch is used to create animations, games, etc.and provide a stepping stone to the more advanced world of computer programming
  • With game design, students will learn how to program their own computer games by recreating the most popular games in history - from the early arcade hits such as Pong and Frogger to ultimate video-game blockbusters such as Snake or Tetris. 

Chess Club (Fee)

Often known as a game for the intellectually gifted, chess is the best sport to exercise the most important organ in our bodies: The Brain. The game of chess might not help you build your biceps or tone your abs, but your lifelong mental health can certainly benefit from it. 

• Reward program to encourage
• Mini tournaments to motivate
• Tactics puzzles to improve thinking