S27 Elective Registration will open on November 6th to Current THLC students; your Site Supervisor will email the password needed to access registration. S27 Elective Registration will open for new students on November 9th; no password will be needed to register at that time.
Tuesday Electives: (Please see below for grade levels, material fees, and class descriptions)
| 9:00 AM | 10:10 AM |
| Strength & Wellness 3-5 | Strength & Wellness DK-2 |
| LEGO STEM B DK-5 | Kinder Bop DK-2 |
| Art Techniques B 3-5 | Spanish 3-5 |
| Exploring Boardgames DK-5 | Piano 3-5 |
| Crockpot Cooking 3-5 | Cake & Cookie 3-5 |
Thursday Electives: (Please see below for grade levels, material fees, and class descriptions)
| 9:00 AM | 10:10 AM |
| KinderKrafts DK-2 | Choir K-5 |
| LEGO STEM B DK-5 | Coding 3-5 |
| Country Line Dance 3-5 | Detective Science 3-5 |
| Globetrotters 2 DK-5 | Food Around the World 3-5 |
| Drawing DK-5 | |
| Exploring Nature Winter DK-5 | |
| Intro to Spanish DK-2 |
CLASS DESCRIPTIONS
| Tuesday 9:00 AM |
| Art Techniques B 3-5 |
| Crockpot Cooking 3-5 |
| Strength & Wellness 3-5 |
| Exploring Boardgames DK-5 |
| LEGO DK-5 |
Art Techniques B
3rd-5th Grade
Tuesday 9:00
Material Fee:$100
Description: All new projects on site this semester for Art Techniques Part B. Children learn a lot through art. As they draw, paint, and make collages, they are learning about their world (colors, shapes, and sizes of objects). When they use paints, glue, and markers, children are planning, trying out new things and solving problems. As they mix paints they learn to understand that one thing can make changes in another. This class will introduce all of the above through the use of mixed media. *Art Techniques Part A is not a prerequisite.*
Crockpot Cooking
3-5th Grade
Tuesday 9:00
Material Fee $100
Description:
In Crockpot Cooking, students will engage in a hands-on culinary journey learning how to prepare, season, and cook a diverse selection of delicious foods—all using a versatile crockpot! Throughout the course, participants will master fundamental kitchen skills, food safety practices, and meal preparation techniques. Be ready to enjoy a wide variety of flavorful appetizers, satisfying main dishes, and decadent desserts that your children will proudly bring home to share with the family.
Strength and Wellness
3-5th Grade
Tuesday 9:00
Material Fee: $50
Description: Students will learn to demonstrate the qualities of movement (space, time, force, flow, levels, directions, and pathways) as they perform a variety of fundamental locomotor (running, hopping, skipping, jumping, leading, sliding, galloping) and non-locomotor (bending, twisting, turning, rocking, swaying, balancing, stretching, pushing, and pulling) skills. Students will learn to manipulate objects with purposeful movement (throwing, catching, striking, kicking, bouncing, and rolling). Students will participate in a variety of fitness development exercises.
Exploring Board Games
DK-5th grade
Tuesday 9:00
Material Fee:$50
Description: Students will learn the history and strategies behind many of our childhood favorites. This class will build critical thinking skills while also giving students the opportunity to play a different board game each week. They will also learn how to create their own board game.
Lego STEM B
DK-5th Grade
Tuesday 9:00
Material Fee:$50
Description: In this Part B of LEGO STEM class, students will be presented with all NEW themes for STEM building challenges to encourage their critical thinking with some hands on creative fun! *Part A is not a prerequisite for this class.*
| Tuesday 10:10 AM |
| BeginnerPiano 3-5 |
| Cake & Cookie 3-5 |
| Kinder Bop DK-2 |
| Spanish 3-5 |
| Strength & Wellness DK-2 |
Beginner Piano
3rd-5th Grade
Tuesday 10:10
Material Fee:$50
Description: The course will be split into several units that cover various aspects of understanding the instrument and the music that can be created with it. Each day, students will be led through a routine of tuning, warming-up, group instruction, and independent group practicing and playing. Students will also learn basic maintenance of the instrument. Highly recommended to have a piano/semi-weighted keyboard at home for daily practice.
Cake and Cookie Decorating
3rd-5th grade
Tuesday 10:10
Material Fee:$50
Description: In this course students will learn how to plan, prepare, design, create and deliver beautiful cakes and cookies. They will learn different frosting techniques as well as how to achieve different colors and textures of frosting. Students will also learn about what it takes to market and sell their own cakes and cookies.
KinderBop
DK-2nd grade
Tuesday 10:10
Material Fee: $50
Description: This course will teach children how to read musical notation, play instruments such as the recorder and glockenspiel, provide an outlet to explore new genres, and give children what they need to succeed in future instrument-specific music lessons.
Spanish Language and Culture 1
3-5th Grade
Tuesday 10:10
Material Fee:$50
Description: Students will be introduced to Spanish language and culture. Themes will include food, arts, music, animals, holidays, traditions and more. Students will end the semester with a real Spanish Fiesta! No prior knowledge necessary. Note: While language will be introduced and explored as part of this class, this is not a language mastery class.
Strength and Wellness
DK-2nd Grade
Tuesday 10:10
Material Fee: $50
Description: This course will focus on moving through space and time. Students will learn to demonstrate the qualities of movement (space, time, force, flow, levels, directions, and pathways) as they perform a variety of fundamental locomotor (running, hopping, skipping, jumping, leading, sliding, galloping) and non-locomotor (bending, twisting, turning, rocking, swaying, balancing, stretching, pushing, and pulling) skills. Students will learn to manipulate objects with purposeful movement (throwing, catching, striking, kicking, bouncing, and rolling). Students will participate in a variety of fitness development exercises.
| Thursday 9:00 AM |
| Globetrotters 2 DK-5 |
| Country Line Dance 3-5 |
| LEGO STEM B DK-5 |
| KinderKrafts DK-2 |
Globetrotters 2
DK-5th Grade
Thursday 9:00
Material Fee: $50
Description: Continue your adventures as you keep exploring across the globe to even more wonderful countries and keep learning about the great many cultures, climates, and animals of the world. Fun activities, crafts, recipes, traditions, and maps galore! *Globetrotters 1 is not a prerequisite to this course.*
Country Western Line Dance
3-5th grade
Thursday 9:00
Material Fee:$50
Description: Boys and girls have fun learning country line, square, reel, round, and folk dancing. This introductory course offers students an engaging overview of traditional and contemporary country western dance styles. Through active participation and rhythmic movement, students build physical coordination, spatial awareness, and social teamwork while discovering the rich musical history behind each dance form. Weekly sessions combine video demonstrations, vocabulary instruction, guided practice, and hands-on activities to create a supportive, high-energy learning environment.
Lego STEM B
DK-5th Grade
Thursday 9:00
Material Fee:$50
Description: In this Part B of LEGO STEM class, students will be presented with all NEW themes for STEM building challenges to encourage their critical thinking with some hands on creative fun! *Part A is not a prerequisite for this class.*
KinderKrafts
DK-2nd Grade
Thursday 9:00
Material Fee: $50
Description: In this class we will discover new activities that teach and reinforce color, and shape. We will be using our fine motor skills to cut, color, and glue fun projects each week.
| Thursday 10:10 AM |
| Detective Science 3-5 |
| Drawing DK-5 ? |
| Coding 3-5 |
| Choir K-5 |
| Exploring Nature Winter DK-5 |
| Food Around the World 3-5 |
| Intro to Spanish DK-2 |
Detective Science
3rd-5th Grade
Tuesday 10:10
Material Fee: $50
Description: Have you ever wondered how detectives and forensic science technicians find and examine evidence? Join us and learn how detectives investigate crime scenes in hands-on labs. Subjects such as chemistry, biology, and physics are behind the scenes in investigations, substance analysis, fingerprints, DNA, breaking glass, footprints, and more. Students will learn the techniques and science that are used to solve crimes and put those skills to use in hands-on activities in the classroom.
Drawing
DK-5th Grade
Thursday 10:10
Material Fee: $100
Description: This course will focus on the fundamentals of drawing: elements of art, composition, proportion, spatial relationships, perspective, volume, light and shadow, value and texture. The course will enhance students’ observational sensibilities and enable their application to their work. The notion of visual perception will be explored and students will learn how to record what they observe. Students will become familiar with various ways in which the elements, principles of design and composition improve their creative approach and critical judgment.
Coding
3rd-5th Grade*
Thursday 10:10
Material Fee: $50
Description: In this beginning/intermediate coding class, students will use Scratch and Code.org to increase their coding skills. They will begin with close-ended projects and work toward open-ended projects. Note: Students will need to bring in a laptop/OVA chromebook for this class.
*REQUIRED: A basic knowledge of keyboard, mouse, and computer use is needed for this class. If these skills need to be worked on, it would benefit the student to first enter the Introduction to Keyboarding and Computer Skills elective.
Choir
K-5th Grade
Thursday 10:10
Material Fee: $50
Description: Students will be exposed to choral elements, such as ensemble singing, blend, and vocal techniques. Students will sing and perform a variety of music in both formal and informal situations, both individually and in an ensemble.
Exploring WINTER Nature
DK-5th grade
Thursday 10:10
Material Fee: $50
Description: Be sure to dress warm and for the SNOW! This class builds on children’s sense of wonder about nature through outdoor exploration, even in the winter months! Spending time in nature can build their confidence. There’s a lot less structure than most types of indoor play and they can choose how they interact with the nature around them. This gives them practice managing their own actions and encourages creativity and imagination. Being outdoors can also teach them responsibility.
Food Around the World
3rd-5th Grade
Thursday 10:10
Material Fee: $75
Description: In this class, students will dive deep into other cultures from around the world, through their rich and diverse food. Each week, we will learn about a different country, make a popular meal from their culture, and create a recipe book full of wonderful meals from around the world.
Spanish Language and Culture 1
DK-2 Grade
Thursday 10:10
Material Fee:$50
Description: Students will be introduced to Spanish language and culture. Themes will include food, arts, music, animals, holidays, traditions and more. Students will end the semester with a real Spanish Fiesta! No prior knowledge necessary. Note: While language will be introduced and explored as part of this class, this is not a language mastery class.
Tuesday 9:00 AM– MS/HS: (Please see below for material fees, and class descriptions)
| MS/HS (6-9th grade) |
| Escape Room 6-8 |
| Yearbook 1B 6-9 |
Thursday 9:00 AM-MS/HS (Please see below for material fees, and class descriptions)
| MS/HS (6-9th grade) |
| Art Techniques B 6-9 |
| Choir 6-9 |
CLASS DESCRIPTIONS
Tuesday 9:00 AM
| MS/HS |
| Escape Rooms 6-8 |
| Yearbook 6-9 |
Escape Rooms
6th-8th Grade
Tuesday 9:00
Material Fee: $50
Course Description:
This class uses the escape room concept to teach students critical thinking, decision-making, conflict resolution, and teamwork skills. Through hands-on puzzles, timed challenges, and collaborative activities, students will learn to take responsibility for their learning and apply strategies to solve real-world problems, including effective communication, strategic planning, creative design, and critical evaluation under pressure.
Yearbook 1B
6th-9th Grade
Tuesday 9:00
Material Fee: $50
Description: In this course, students will gain skills in the following areas: page design, publishing techniques, copywriting, editing, photography, record keeping, time management, teamwork, marketing, and leadership skills. Students are tasked with producing a timeless, creative, and innovative publication which will record our school’s community, memories and events.
*This class is a full year commitment and students should plan to register for Yearbook 1B for the second semester if they took Yearbook 1A first semester.
Thursday 9:00 AM
| MS/HS |
| Art Techniques B 6-9 |
| Choir 6-9 |
Art Techniques B
6th-9th Grade
Thursday 9:00
Material Fee:$100
Description: All new projects on site this semester for Art Techniques Part B. Children learn a lot through art. As they draw, paint, and make collages, they are learning about their world (colors, shapes, and sizes of objects). When they use paints, glue, and markers, children are planning, trying out new things and solving problems. As they mix paints they learn to understand that one thing can make changes in another. This class will introduce all of the above through the use of mixed media. *Art Techniques Part A is not a prerequisite.*
Choir
6th-9th Grade
Thursday 9:00
Material Fee:$50
Description: Students will be exposed to choral elements, such as ensemble singing, blend, and vocal techniques. Students will sing and perform a variety of music in both formal and informal situations, both individually and in an ensemble.