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                                                                                        After School Clubs and Competition Teams

                                                                                        Each year, Kingsley faculty, staff and parents sponsor several clubs and teams that meet regularly after school. While we make every effort to offer the same successful clubs year after year, we can only offer clubs if we have sponsors who commit to lead the club/team.

                                                                                        For the 2010-2011 School year, the following clubs are offered:

                                                                                        Chorus

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                                                                                        Performs at numerous school events and some community events. Permission slip, choral expectations and activities will be sent home with students. 
                                                                                        Open to Grades 3-5
                                                                                        Cost: Free participation; some special performances may require a small cost for costumes or transportation.
                                                                                        Meets Mondays from 2:45-3:45 | Starts on August 29


                                                                                        Faculty Sponsor:
                                                                                        Carol Bell

                                                                                        Garden Club

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                                                                                        Teaches gardening skills, fosters responsibility, and promotes fun. Members will continue last year’s focuses by building gardens around campus and will learn about creating and maintaining a garden, what to plant, the importance of worms, and much more.
                                                                                        Open to Grades K-5
                                                                                        Cost: Free
                                                                                        Meets once a month 2:45-3:45p  | Grades 3-5 on the 2nd Thursday of the Month and Grades K-2 on the 3rd Thursday of the month
                                                                                        Parent Involvement: Parents are asked to assist on Master Gardener Days; Club requires  2-3 parents to assist on Club meeting days.

                                                                                        Click here for more details about the Garden Club>>


                                                                                        Faculty Sponsors:
                                                                                        Carol Lincoln
                                                                                        Lenn Reed
                                                                                        Bernadette Cummings

                                                                                        Parent Sponsor:
                                                                                        Amanda Hensley

                                                                                        K-KIDS

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                                                                                        Sponsored by our local Kiwanis Club, this club is all about community service. Students will participate in various school and community service projects and learn how a helping hand can truly make a difference.
                                                                                        Open to Grades 4-5
                                                                                        Cost: $10 per year
                                                                                        Meets once a month as determined by club member schedules and service projects

                                                                                        Visit the K-Kids page for more details>>


                                                                                        Faculty Sponsor:
                                                                                        Nan Keel

                                                                                        PR Club

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                                                                                        These Roving Reporters  will publish articles in the student Comet newsletter. Focuses on creative writing, interviewing skills, communication technology, and more. Students receive a Kingsley Press Pass. 
                                                                                        Open to Grades K-5
                                                                                        Meetings will be determined by member schedules
                                                                                        Tentatively from 2:45-4:00  | Starts October 5

                                                                                        Visit the Roving Reporters page for more details >>


                                                                                        Faculty Sponsor:
                                                                                        Conswella Bennett

                                                                                        Parent Sponsors:
                                                                                        Allegra Johnson
                                                                                        Jim Morris

                                                                                        Spanish Club

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                                                                                        Offers students a chance to learn a new language. Students will have lots of fun learning Spanish words about things like numbers, colors, the calendar, clothes, and food, as we have fun singing, playing games, and doing other activities.
                                                                                        Open to Grades K-5
                                                                                        Cost $50 per semester
                                                                                        Meets weekly on Mondays 2:45-3:45 


                                                                                        Faculty Sponsor:
                                                                                        Nan Keel 


                                                                                        Sports Club

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                                                                                        The Sports Club sponsors are taking a break this semester.  Information the club will be published in the weekly Kingsley eNews publication once kickoff plans are finalized.  If you are not getting the Kingsley eNews emails each week, click here to subscribe.
                                                                                           
                                                                                        Exposes students to a wide variety of games, sports, and activities. Promotes positive attitudes and sportsmanship. Encourages a healthy lifestyle. 
                                                                                        Open to Grades K-5
                                                                                        Cost $50 per semester
                                                                                        Meets weekly on Tuesday from 2:45-4:00 (10 weeks per semester)


                                                                                        Faculty Sponsors:
                                                                                        Elizabeth Huber
                                                                                        Christen Salamone

                                                                                        Parent Sponsors:
                                                                                        Carol Pajer 
                                                                                        Bill Macdonald

                                                                                        Odyssey of the Mind Competition Team

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                                                                                        The Odyssey of the Mind club encourages and celebrates creative thinking. Students are challenged to dream up dramatic scenes, build structures from unconventional materials (such as toothpicks and marshmallows), and think with an open mind and active imagination.
                                                                                        Open to Grades 2-5

                                                                                        Tryouts will be held on Aug. 25, Sept. 1 and Sept. 8. After this, the coach and sponsor will select a team of no more than seven students. The team will meet each Thursday after school.


                                                                                        To receive more information, contact Dori Kleber.


                                                                                        Faculty Sponsor:
                                                                                        Amy Kilbride

                                                                                        Parent Sponsor:
                                                                                        Dori Kleber 

                                                                                        Science Olympiad

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                                                                                        The Science Olympiad Club is a program that prepares its members to compete in the county Science Olympiad that occurs in May of every year. Students conduct experiments in aeronautics, making music with bottles, and creating cars out of pasta.
                                                                                        Open to Grades 3-5
                                                                                        Students must have a GPA of "B" or better and have satisfactory conduct grades to participate.
                                                                                        Cost: No fee to join.
                                                                                        Meets weekly on Tuesday from 2:45-4:00


                                                                                        Coordintator:
                                                                                        Bernardette Cummings

                                                                                        Faculty Coaches:
                                                                                        Phyllis Ingram
                                                                                        Jessica Eady
                                                                                        Carol Rey

                                                                                        Read Bowl Club

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                                                                                        The Reading Bowl Club is a program to ensure that the Reading Bowl team is prepared to compete in the Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl which occurs in February each year.
                                                                                        Open to Grades 4-5
                                                                                        Cost: Free to join
                                                                                        Meetings will be scheduled based on team member schedules.

                                                                                        Faculty Sponsor:
                                                                                        Nan Keel