Electives are a great way to enhance your child’s Hybrid experience! Primary students can take up to 4 onsite electives. Middle School students may take up to 2 onsite electives. Material fees are for Part-Time OVA and Self-Pay students.
*Elective Registration begins April 4th at 9:00 for CURRENT students and April 7th at 9:00 for NEW students*
Monday 9:00 AM – Middle and High School Electives: (Please see below for material fees, and class descriptions)
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MS (6-8th grade) |
MS/HS (6-12 grade) Combined |
HS (9-12th grade) |
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Art Techniques |
Yearbook 1A |
Spanish 1A (HS credit) |
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Crockpot Cooking |
Team Sports and Games |
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French Language and Culture |
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Detective Science |
Wednesday 9:00 AM– Middle and High School Electives: (Please see below for material fees, and class descriptions)
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MS (6-8th grade) |
MS/HS (6-12 grade) Combined |
HS (9-12 grade) |
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Painting |
Pottery |
PE/Health (HS credit) |
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Wild Skills 101 |
Choir |
Spanish 2A (HS credit) |
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Cake and Cookie Decorating |
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Board Games |
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Strength and Wellness |
CLASS DESCRIPTIONS
| MONDAY 9AM MS ONLY (6-8th grade) |
| Art Techniques |
| Crockpot Cooking |
| French Language and Culture |
| Detective Science |
Art Techniques
6th-8th Grade
Monday 9:00
Material Fee:$100
Description: 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.
CrockPot Cooking
6th-8th Grade
Monday 9:00
Material Fee: $100
Description: We’ve all come home at the end of a long day and realized that we still need to make dinner. What if you were able to have a warm meal already waiting for you? In Crockpot Cooking, students will learn how to prepare and cook various meals, all in a crockpot, and will be able to bring home dinner for the family at the end of class every other week. Some of the recipes we will explore include soups, pasta, pot pies, chili, and much more!
French Language and Culture
6th-8th Grade
Monday 9:00
Material Fee: $50
Description: Students will be introduced to the French language and culture. Themes will include food, arts, music, animals, holidays, traditions and more. No prior knowledge necessary. Note: While language will be introduced and explored as part of this class, this is not a language mastery class.
Detective Science
6th-8th Grade
Monday 9:00
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.
| Monday 9AM MS/HS (6-12 grade) Combined |
| Yearbook 1A |
| Team Sports and Games |
Yearbook 1A
6th-12th Grade
Monday 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. Participation in class and at home is required.
*This class is a full year commitment and students should plan to register for Yearbook 1B for the second semester.
Team Sports and Games
6th-12th Grade
Monday 9:00
Material Fee: $50
Description: Students will participate in and explore a variety of team sports, including basketball, volleyball, dodgeball, 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.
| MONDAY 9AM HS ONLY (9-12th grade) |
| Spanish 1A (HS credit) |
Spanish 1A (HS credit)
9th-12th Grade
Monday 9:00
Material Fee: $50
Description: Students cover basic vocabulary, grammar, spelling, and punctuation to build a solid foundation for further study. Assignments include engaging in simple conversation, writing, paragraphs, and listening to Spanish dialogue. Students also study the history and culture of Spanish-speaking peoples.
*This class is a full year commitment. Students should plan to take Spanish 1B in the second semester to receive a full credit of foreign language.
| WEDNESDAY 9AM MS ONLY (6-8th grade) |
| Painting |
| Wild Skills 101 |
| Cake and Cookie Decorating |
| Board Games |
| Strength and Wellness |
Painting
6th-8th Grade
Wednesday 9:00
Material Fee: $100
Description: This course will Introduce students to famous artworks and details about famous artists through an ongoing series. Introduction to the fundamentals of painting. Exploration of traditional and contemporary techniques and methodologies through a variety of subjects including imagination, still life, self portrait, landscape and the figure.
Wild Skills 101
6th-8th Grade
Wednesday 9:00
Material Fee: $50
Description: 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.
Cake and Cookie Decorating
6th-8th Grade
Wednesday 9:00
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.
Exploring Board Games
6th-8th Grade
Wednesday 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.
Strength and Wellness
6th-8th Grade
Wednesday 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.
| WEDNESDAY 9AM MS/HS (6-12 grade) Combined |
| Pottery |
| Choir |
Pottery
6th-12th Grade
Wednesday 9:00
Material Fee: $100
Description: In this class, the students will be able to express their creativity in the hands-on art of pottery. Students will learn techniques, history, and create their own pottery implementing techniques learned.
Choir
6th-12th Grade
Wednesday 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.
*This elective does not satisfy the Performing Arts credit requirement.
| WEDNESDAY 9AM HS ONLY (9-12 grade) |
| PE/Health (HS credit) |
| Spanish 2A (HS credit) |
PE/Health (HS credit)
9th-12th Grade
Wednesday 9:00
Material Fee:$50
PE-Physical Education I introduces topics to help you understand the importance and meaning of true physical fitness. You will learn how to apply different approaches to help you achieve a healthy weight and keep your bones and muscles strong. At the beginning of the course, your lessons will focus on providing you with the tools and knowledge you need to design, maintain, and build a fitness routine. To support your fitness routine and safety, you will learn about the proper exercise techniques for aerobic conditioning, strength training, and flexibility. Toward the end of the course, you will receive an overview of several different types of fitness careers, learn how to locate fitness resources in your community, and discover the social, mental, and physical benefits of exercise.
Health-This course addresses topics in mental health, social health, nutrition, physical fitness, substance abuse, human development, and disease prevention. The course emphasizes the physical and emotional benefits of making healthful choices and discusses consequences of unhealthful behaviors. Critical thinking is encouraged through the use of open-ended questions, assessments, and videos that present real-life situations. Built using responsive design principles, this HTML course is mobile-friendly, meets accessibility requirements, and includes expanded projects and assessments (including performance assessments.)
*Students that complete PE during Fall Semester, should plan to take Health for Spring Semester.
Spanish 2A (HS credit)
9th-12th Grade
Monday 9:00
Material Fee: $50
Description: In this course, the student will learn listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills through a variety of activities, including Time to Talk sessions with a native Spanish speaker! As they engage in more advanced conversations, write paragraphs and stories, and translate to and from Spanish, students improve their vocabulary and grammar. Intense listening comprehension exercises aid in understanding more complex thoughts and subjects.
* Prerequisites: Spanish 1
*This class is a full year commitment. Students should plan to take Spanish 2B in the second semester to receive a full credit of foreign language.
Monday Primary Electives: (Please see below for grade levels, material fees, and class descriptions)
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9:00 AM |
10:10 AM |
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Animation 101 (3-5) |
Art Techniques (3-5) |
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Exploring Board Games (DK-2) |
KinderBop (DK-2) |
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LEGO (DK-5) |
Intro to Keyboard and Computer Basics (3-5) |
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Cake and Cookie Decorating (3-5) |
French Language and Culture (1-5) |
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Exploring Board Games (3-5) |
Exploring Nature (DK-5) |
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Food Around the World (3-5) |
Wednesday Primary Electives: (Please see below for grade levels, material fees, and class descriptions)
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9:00 AM |
10:10 AM |
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Detective Science (3-5) |
KinderKrafts (DK-2) |
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Inventors and Inventions (3-5) |
Coding (3-5) |
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Strength and Wellness (DK-5) |
Globetrotters (DK-5) |
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Exploring Nature (DK-5) |
Painting (3-5) |
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LEGO (DK-5) |
Choir (K-5) |
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Pottery (1-5) |
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Spanish Language and Culture 1 (1-5) |
CLASS DESCRIPTIONS
| MONDAY 9:00 AM |
| Animation 101 (3-5) |
| Exploring Board Games (DK-2) |
| LEGO (DK-5) |
| Cake and Cookie Decorating (3-5) |
| Exploring Board Games (3-5) |
Animation 101
3rd-5th Grade
Monday 9:00
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.
Lego – STEM
DK-5th Grade
Monday at 9:00
Material Fee: $50
Description: In this class students will be presented with a STEM building challenge to encourage their critical thinking with some hands on creative fun!
Exploring Board Games
DK-2nd Grade
Monday 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 Board Games
3rd-5th Grade
Monday 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.
Cake and Cookie Decorating
3rd-5th Grade
Monday 9:00
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.
| MONDAY 10:10 AM |
| Art Techniques (3-5) |
| KinderBop (DK-2) |
| Intro to Keyboard and Computer Basics (3-5) |
| French Language and Culture (1-5) |
| Exploring Nature (DK-5) |
| Food Around the World (3-5) |
Art Techniques
2nd-5th Grade
Monday 10:10
Material Fee:$100
Description: 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.
Kinderbop
DK-2nd Grade
Monday 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.
Introduction to Keyboarding and Computer Basics
3rd-5th Grade
Monday 10:10
Material Fee: $50
Description: This course is intended to increase student’s finger dexterity, skill, and proficiencies necessary for quick and accurate information processing on any keyboard. Correct key-stroking is stressed. Students also demonstrate their knowledge of word processing as a labor enhancing and problem-solving tool utilizing touch keyboarding skills and document processing in order to format letters. This course provides the keyboarding basics necessary for future academic requirements and job placement. It is geared towards students who are: 1) new to keying or do not key efficiently; 2) looking to increase keying speed and accuracy; or 3) interested in learning a basic overview of word documents. Note: Students will need to bring in a laptop/OVA chromebook for this class.
French Language and Culture
1st-5th Grade
Monday 10:10
Material Fee: $50
Description: Students will be introduced to the French language and culture. Themes will include food, arts, music, animals, holidays, traditions and more. No prior knowledge necessary. Note: While language will be introduced and explored as part of this class, this is not a language mastery class.
Exploring Nature
DK-5th Grade
Monday 10:10
Material Fee: $50
Description: 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.
Food Around the World
DK-5th Grade
Monday 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.
| WEDNESDAY 9:00 AM |
| Detective Science (3-5) |
| Inventors and Inventions (3-5) |
| Strength and Wellness (DK-5) |
| Exploring Nature (DK-5) |
| LEGO (DK-5) |
Detective Science
3rd-5th Grade
Wednesday 9:00
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.
Inventors and Inventions
3rd-5th Grade
Wednesday 9:00
Material Fee: $50
Description: 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.
Strength and Wellness
DK-5th Grade
Wednesday 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.
Exploring Nature
DK-5th Grade
Wednesday 9:00
Material Fee: $50
Description: 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 STEM
DK-5th Grade
Wednesday at 9:00
Material Fee: $50
Description: In this class students will be presented with a STEM building challenge to encourage their critical thinking with some hands on creative fun!
| WEDNESDAY 10:10 AM |
| KinderKrafts (DK-2) |
| Coding (3-5) |
| Globetrotters (DK-5) |
| Painting (3-5) |
| Choir (K-5) |
| Pottery (1-5) |
| Spanish Language and Culture 1 (1-5) |
Kinder Krafts
DK-2nd Grade
Wednesday 10:10
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.
Coding
3rd-5th Grade
Monday 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.
Globetrotters
DK-5th grade
Wednesday 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!
Painting
3rd-5th Grade
Wednesday 10:10
Material Fee: $100
Description: This course will Introduce students to famous artworks and details about famous artists through an ongoing series. Introduction to the fundamentals of painting. Exploration of traditional and contemporary techniques and methodologies through a variety of subjects including imagination, still life, self portrait, landscape and the figure.
Choir
K-5th Grade
Wednesday 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.
Pottery
1st-5th Grade
Wednesday 10:10
Material Fee: $100
Description: In this class, the students will be able to express their creativity in the hands-on art of pottery. Students will learn techniques, history, and create their own pottery implementing techniques learned. Students in grades 1-2 will need to have a parent present with them during class.
Spanish Language and Culture 1
1-5th Grade
Wednesday 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 Electives: (Please see below for grade levels, material fees, and class descriptions)
| 9:00 AM | 10:10 AM |
| French Language and Culture (1-5) | KinderBop (DK-2) |
| Exploring Board Games (DK-5) | Spanish Language and Culture (3-5) |
| Intro to Keyboarding and Computer Basics (3-5) | Exploring Nature (DK-5) |
| Cake and Cookie Decorating (3-5) | Art Techniques (3-5) |
| Strength and Wellness (3-5) | Strength and Wellness (DK-2) |
| Animation (3-5) |
| MS (6th grade) Tuesday 9:00 AM |
| French Language and Culture |
| Animation |
| Intro to Keyboarding and Computer Basics |
| Cake and Cookie Decorating |
*These 6th grade classes will be combined with the elementary grades on-site, but will have their own online Buzz course.
Thursday 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)
| 9:00 AM | 10:10 AM |
| Painting (3-5) | KinderKrafts (DK-2) |
| Inventors and Inventions (3-5) | Coding (3-5) |
| Detective Science (3-5) | Spanish Language and Culture (Dk-2) |
| LEGO (DK-5) | Globetrotters (DK-5) |
| Choir (4-5) | Choir (K-3) |
| Food Around the World (3-5) |
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MS (6th grade) Thursday 9:00 AM |
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Detective Science |
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Painting |
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Inventors and Inventions |
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Strength and Wellness |
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Choir |
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**Yearbook 1A (only MS students) |
*These 6th grade classes will be combined with the elementary grades on-site, but will have their own online Buzz course.
**Yearbook 1A will be open to ONLY middle school students. This class is a full year commitment and students should plan to register for Yearbook 1B for the second semester.
CLASS DESCRIPTIONS
| Tuesday 9:00 AM |
| French Language and Culture (1-6) |
| Exploring Board Games (DK-5) |
| Intro to Keyboarding and Computer Basics (3-6) |
| Cake and Cookie Decorating (3-6) |
| Strength and Wellness (3-6) |
| Animation (3-6) |
French Language and Culture
1st-6th Grade
Tuesday 9:00
Material Fee: $50
Description: Students will be introduced to French language and culture. Themes will include food, arts, music, animals, holidays, traditions and more. No prior knowledge necessary. Note: While language will be introduced and explored as part of this class, this is not a language mastery class.
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.
Introduction to Keyboarding and Computer Basic Skills
3rd-6th grade
Tuesday 9:00
Material Fee: $50
Description: This course is intended to increase student’s finger dexterity, skill, and proficiencies necessary for quick and accurate information processing on any keyboard. Correct key-stroking is stressed. Students also demonstrate their knowledge of word processing as a labor enhancing and problem-solving tool utilizing touch keyboarding skills and document processing in order to format letters. This course provides the keyboarding basics necessary for future academic requirements and job placement. It is geared towards students who are: 1) new to keying or do not key efficiently; 2) looking to increase keying speed and accuracy; or 3) interested in learning a basic overview of word documents. Note: Students will need to bring in a laptop/OVA chromebook for this class.
Cake and Cookie Decorating
3rd-6th grade
Tuesday 9:00
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.
Strength and Wellness
3-6th 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.
Animation 101
3rd-6th Grade
Tuesday 9:00
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.
| Tuesday 10:10 AM |
| KinderBop (DK-2) |
| Spanish Language and Culture (3-5) |
| Exploring Nature (DK-5) |
| Art Techniques (3-5) |
| Strength and Wellness (DK-2) |
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.
Exploring Nature
DK-5th grade
Tuesday 10:10
Material Fee: $50
Description: 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.
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.
Art Techniques
3rd-5th Grade
Tuesday 10:10
Material Fee:$100
Description: 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.
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 |
| Painting (3-6) |
| Inventors and Inventions (3-6) |
| Detective Science (3-6) |
| LEGO (DK-5) |
| Choir (4-6) |
Inventors and Inventions
3rd-6th Grade
Thursday 9:00
Material Fee:$50
Description: 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.
Detective Science
3rd-6th Grade
Thursday 9:00
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.
Lego STEM
DK-5th Grade
Thursday 9:00
Material Fee:$50
Description: In this class students will be presented with a STEM building challenge to encourage their critical thinking with some hands on creative fun!
Choir
4-6th 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.
Painting
3rd-6th Grade
Thursday 9:00
Material Fee:$100
Description: This course will Introduce students to famous artworks and details about famous artists through an ongoing series. Introduction to the fundamentals of painting. Exploration of traditional and contemporary techniques and methodologies through a variety of subjects including imagination, still life, self portrait, landscape and the figure.
| Thursday 10:10 AM |
| KinderKrafts (DK-2) |
| Coding (3-5) |
| Spanish Language and Culture (Dk-2) |
| Globetrotters (DK-5) |
| Choir (K-3) |
| Food Around the World (3-5) |
Kinder Krafts
DK-2nd Grade
Thursday 10:10
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.
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.
Globetrotters
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-3rd 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.
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.
Food Around the World
DK-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.
MIDDLE SCHOOL ONLY ELECTIVES
Yearbook 1A
6th-8th Grade
Thursday 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.