Oxford Electives

Tuesday Electives: (Please see below for grade levels, material fees, and class descriptions)

Thursday Electives: (Please see below for grade levels, material fees, and class descriptions)

CLASS DESCRIPTIONS

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.

Exploring Nature

Dk-5th Grade

Tuesday 9:00

Material Fee:$50

This class builds on children’s sense of wonder about nature through outdoor exploration. 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.

Lego

DK-2nd Grade

Tuesday 9:00

Material Fee:$50

In this class students will be presented with a STEM building challenge to encourage their critical thinking with some hands on creative fun!

Material Fee: $50

Art Techniques A

3rd-5th Grade

Tuesday 9:00

Material Fee:$100

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.

Crock Pot Cooking 

3rd-5th Grade

Tuesday 9:00

Material Fee:$100In Crockpot Cooking, students will learn how to prepare and cook various foods, all in a crockpot! Be ready to enjoy appetizers, main dishes, and desserts that your children will be bringing home.

Strength and Wellness

3rd-5th Grade

Tuesday 9:00

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. 

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.

Strength and Wellness 

DK-2 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.

Cake and Cookie Decorating 

3rd-5th grade

Tuesday 10:10

Material Fee:$50

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.

Beginner Piano

3rd-5th Grade 

Tuesday 10:10

Material Fee: $50

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.

Spanish Language and Culture 1

3rd-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.

Team Sports

3rd-5th Grade

Tuesday 10:10

Material Fee: $50

Students will participate in and explore a variety of team sports, including basketball, volleyball, dodgeball, broomball, blob tag, yard games (such as cornhole, wacky golf, and horseshoes), and other team games. They will learn the skills, rules, and strategies associated with each activity, with a focus on teamwork, communication, and sportsmanship.

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.

Lego

DK-5

Thursday 9:00

Material Fee: $50

In this class students will be presented with a STEM building challenge to encourage their critical thinking with some hands on creative fun!

Inventors and Inventions

3rd-5th Grade

Thursday 9:00

Material Fee:$50Description: Learn and discover “Who Made it?” Every two weeks we will learn about an inventor and one of their specific inventions. At the end of the two weeks, we will make a replica of their invention for us to take home.

Globetrotters 1

DK-5th Grade

Thursday 10:10

Material Fee: $50

Description: Adventurers and explorers unite in traveling across the globe to learn more about different countries and cultures. Fun activities, crafts, recipes, traditions, and maps galore! 

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.

Animation

3rd-5th Grade

Thursday 10:10

Material Fee: $50

Description: Join us as we explore the wonderful world of animation. We will discover the history of animation around the world, how animation is made, and making our own animations. Students will learn about various animation techniques, such as storyboarding, perspective, action blocking, and editing. By the end of the class, students will have a full flipbook story as well as completion of a digital animation project.

Spanish Language and Culture 1

DK-2nd 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– Middle School Electives: (Please see below for material fees, and class descriptions)

Thursday 9:00 AM– Middle School Electives: (Please see below for material fees, and class descriptions)

CLASS DESCRIPTIONS

Tuesday 9:00 AM

Fallacy Detective

6th-8th Grade

Tuesday 9:00

Material Fee: $50

Description: Students will identify how they, as individuals, think critically and explore common perceptions and misconceptions that exist about logic. The activities within this unit incorporate individual reflection by students, small group work, and larger group/class discussions, and endeavor for students to learn how to discern true and untrue statements using logic and fact. Students are presented with various statements and are tasked with determining whether these statements are factually true and whether they are logically valid. We recognize that students may have limited background factual knowledge before starting these activities, so some exercises are intended more as a way for students to evaluate how they think and how to create logically valid statements. By learning how to identify logically and factually true and untrue statements, students will, by the end of this unit, be able to create and evaluate statements (even with limited factual knowledge) and critique common misconceptions.

Yearbook A

6th-9th Grade

Tuesday 9:00

Material Fee: $50

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. Students will be responsible for completing assignments both in class and at home. As this course results in a finished product, consistent attendance is very important.

Thursday 9:00 AM

Art Techniques A

6th-9th Grade

Thursday  9:00

Material Fee:$100Description: 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.*

Wild Skills 101

6th-9th Grade

Thursday 9:00

Material Fee: $50

This course teaches situational awareness and survival skills in both rustic and modern contexts. Students will explore safety and survival techniques through interactive scenarios, life hacks, and hands-on activities, enhancing their ability to adapt, problem-solve, and reduce risks.

Choir

6th-9th Grade

Thursday 9:00

Material Fee: $50Description: 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.