ACTIVITIES

Extra-curricular activities are determined annually. They vary based on student interest and teacher sponsorship. The goal is to offer students another option of getting involved within the Monarch community.

School Sponsored activities currently in place for 2011-12 school year are: (Staff initiated and guided)

Game Club

A fun and social club that is open to all 6th and 7th grade students, Game Club’s premise is to allow students to play board games, including chess, during Friday lunch time. There is no set member list or registration, but simply whoever wishes to participate. Students bring their lunches to a table set-up in the school’s lobby, sign-out a board game of their choice from a selection in the main office, and enjoy themselves -- either solo or with others -- during Friday lunch times. The rules are very simple: The student who signs out each game is responsible for its condition, including safe and complete return.

Who: 6th & 7th graders
When: Fridays during 6th & 7th lunch
Where: Lobby
Sponsor: Ms. Wickers (counseling)

Geography Bee

Testing the skills/knowledge of each student in a competitive manner. The winner is eligible for the State Level Geography Bee!

Who: 4th-8th graders
When: January
Where: Library
Sponsor: Ms. Mathews & Ms. Albrecht

Math Olympiads

Love to solve extra challenging math problems?

Can you solve this problem?

A certain slow clock losses 15 minutes every hour.

Suppose the clock is set to the correct time at 9 AM. What will the correct time be when the slow clock first shows 10 AM?

Who: 4th & 5th graders
When: Tuesdays @ 8:00 AM
Where: room 637 (B pod)
Sponsor: Mrs. SJ

Talent Show

Got a special talent? Singers, musicians, jugglers, gymnasts, comedians and more are welcome to audition. Every fall our school holds a talent show! Participants will audition early in the school year- just a few weeks in- and be placed in a cast. One cast rehearsal and you are on stage! Participants will perform three-minute acts at one evening show and one in-school assembly. Plan to "get your act together" at the end of summer, or just as school starts, because this is our earliest performance-based activity of the year.

Who: Students from any grade
When: August/September each year
Where: Stage
Sponsor: Ms. Locker

Yearbook

Yearbook Club gives students the opportunity to have a big role in the creation of Monarch K-8’s yearbook. Students meet weekly to discuss the layout of the yearbook, page topics, and practice using Lifetouch’s online program for page development. Each student involved will be responsible for taking photos of various school activities so that they may show case them on the schools' selection of montage pages; therefore, they will learn general camera skills and photo taking. As a community, students will edit and refine their photo pages.

Who: 5th & 8th graders
When: Wednesday mornings
Where: Computer Lab
Sponsor: Ms. Urie & Ms. Johnston

Math Club

Do you like math and want to do more challenging problems? Maybe even compete against other students in your class and from other schools? Come be a part of math club & prepare for competing in school competitions such as AMC-8 (American Math Competition) and MathCounts!

Who: 6th, 7th, & 8th graders
When: 7:20
Where: room 720
Sponsor: Ms. Mathews /Mr. Fuchs/ Mr. Lembke

Outdoor Ed Club

Also known as the "Backpacking club" was created when the school opened to help students explore their relationship with the outdoors. This club works with 7th & 8th graders & has activities throughout the year to gear up for the culminating event which takes place in a week long backpacking trip to Canyonlands National Park near Moab, Utah. Activities include mountain hikes, snowshoeing, campus clean up, workshops on nature photography, recycling, community volunteering and no impact backpacking.

Who: 7th, & 8th graders
When: lunchtime meetings
Where: room 824 & 719
Sponsor: Mr. Lembke/Mrs. Prince

Musical Production

Singers, actors and dancers in grades 5 through 8, this activity is for you! In December, we will distribute audition materials for our second-semester musical. Practice practice! Right after the holiday break, we will audition for all parts and begin rehearsals. We run two evening performances and one in-school performance of our musical. A participation fee may be asked of participants to help with costs of scripts and rights to popular-named musicals. Recent productions include "Lady Pirates of Captain Bree" and "The Music Man Junior".

Who: 5th & 8th graders
When: January - February; Mon - Thur after school
Where: Stage
Sponsor: Mrs. Locker

6th Grade Garden Club

Our focus is on maintaining and improving the garden areas at Monarch K-8 as follows: the garden area outside of the 6th grade science classroom, planters in the school’s courtyard and the planter in front of the Monarch K-8 entry sign. Students plant, weed, prune, fertilize, learn about the flora of Louisville’s climate and enjoy a club with other students who have this similar interest. In past years, students have planted two apple trees, two peach trees, 2 cherry trees, and two plum trees at Monarch K-8. (In the fall, we eat the plums from the trees and share hundreds of extras with students and staff! In the coming years, we hope to be consuming apples, peaches and cherries as the trees mature. We also hope to plant more fruit trees on our property.)

Who: 6th graders
When: Tuesdays during lunch
Where: room 623
Sponsor: Mrs. Boscheinen

360 Monarch Leaders

The BVSD 360 program is designed for to create a youth driven mentor program, led by 8th graders, to support a positive school culture, ease the transition for sixth grade students and create a sense of belonging and achievement that is inclusive of all race, class, religion, sexual orientation, or nationality. Activities that are held throughout the year include: fall 6th grade orientation, spring fling, play days for the students, and lunch activities. There is a 2 day training that takes place in August in order to kick off the new year for the incoming 6th graders on the first day of school. This high energy leadership program is pivotal in making connections with other students to start the new year on a positive note.

Who: 8th graders: Apply as a 7th grader in the spring
When: all year long
Where: room 623
Sponsor: Mrs. Boscheinen

Jazz Band

The jazz band at Monarch K-8 is a high level ensemble that plays music from a multitude of genres. This top level ensemble performs at band concerts, the annual East County Swing Dance, the Monarch High School Jazz Festival, along with other opportunities that present themselves throughout the year. The focus of this group is to learn and become comfortable with playing music in the styles of swing, rock, salsa, samba, shuffle, funk, and others. This class also focuses on teaching students how to create an improvised solo with notes and style appropriate to the piece. The ensemble practices twice a week outside of the school day and here at Monarch K-8 we will do our best to honor any instrument that wants to take part in this exceptional group!

Who: 6th, 7th & 8th graders
When: Mondays & Wednesdays from 7:45 - 8:30
Where: Band room
Sponsor: Mr. Pinkston

No Place for Hate

Students working together to help keep monarch a safe, welcoming community for all people!

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is pleased to have forty five elementary, middle and high schools that are participating in the 2011-2012 No Place for Hate® Initiative. The ADL will be reaching over 41,000 students throughout Colorado, as their schools have indicated their intention to enhance an appreciation of diversity by promoting respect for individual and group differences while challenging prejudice and bigotry.

Monarch k-8 is pleased to be a part of this unique opportunity!!! Our student led coalition consists of 35 students in grades 5-8. They have participated in trainings this year. They have had opportunities throughout the year to plan events and to teach our community of students and teachers about what they have learned.

• The lessons have included anti-bullying techniques
• The lessons have included anti-bullying language as well (allies, bystanders, perpetrators, etc.)

Who: 5th - 8th graders; apply for this at beginning of year
When: meetings throughout the year as announced
Where: determined at time of meeting
Sponsor: Mrs. Krams (counseling)

Junior Great Books

Junior Great Books is a program for students interested in additional opportunities for reading, small group discussions, questions, vocabulary building, plus much more! Small groups of students from the same grade level meet once a week during lunchtime with a parent volunteer group leader.

Who: 2nd & 5th graders
When: elementary lunch time
Where: room determined by groups
Sponsor: Mrs. Albrecht w. parent volunteers

Spelling Bee

In an effort to provide enrichment opportunities, Monarch K-8 offers an annual all-school Spelling Bee. This competition is held in December and is conducted in two parts; a written qualifying test and a culminating oral Bee. The winner of the oral Bee goes on to compete in the Regional Bee held every February at Monarch High School.

Who: all students
When: December
Where: library
Sponsor: Mrs. Mathews & Mrs. Albrecht

Student Led Activities

The following are student-led activities currently in place for 2011-12 school year.

(initiated and guided by students with a staff member in a supervisory role)

Creative Writing Club

Creative Writing Club is for 6th and 7th grade students who love to write. It is a place for them to write stories and have people to share their writing with. We spend time writing fiction and exploring different writing techniques and strategies. It is also a venue for students get feedback on their stories and help with ideas when they are stuck. Writers love to read, so we also spend time “reading like writers”, by identifying different aspects of the craft of writing from our favorite authors and storing those ideas to use as tools in our own writing.

Who: 6th, 7th graders
When: Thursday’s during lunch
Where: room 626
Sponsor: Mrs. Cornwell

F.I.S.H.

F- Faith I-Inspiration S- Service H-Hope (and Hang-out!!)

Fish is a faith and Bible based club started by students and supported by their families at Monarch K-8. Each month the weeks cycle on these themes. Though this is currently a student led club for Middle level students only, but during service week all ages and grades are invited to attend and participate in the service projects that are open to the entire Monarch community. *This is a BVSD approved club as it is optional, afterschool and promotes diversity and equity in our schools. *

We come together to share our faith, support one another, inspire and teach God’s word to those wondering and wanting to know more, and to reach out and serve our school , local and global community. Wear the armor of your faith with pride and share your love of God with others!

Come pray, learn, serve, and hang out with others in friendship and faith!!

Who: 6th, 7th & 8th graders
When: Wednesdays 3:45 - 4:30
Where: room 415
Sponsor: Mrs. Adams

Harry Potter Club

Do you love all things Wizard? Do you wish your school classes included Potions and Care of Magical Creatures? If so, this club is for you! 6th and 7th graders can meet weekly at one lunch to gather in the common room to discuss the Potter series- the books, the movies, the characters- it’s all included in this fun club dedicated to letting your inner witch or wizard shine!

Who: 6th, 7th graders
When: Wednesday’s during lunch
Where: room 625
Sponsor: Heather Robinson

A Cappella Club

Love to sing? Join us, strengthen your voice and sing with friends!

Who: 6th, 7th & 8th graders
When: Tuesday morning @ 8:00 am
Where: Stage
Sponsor: Mrs. Locker

National Junior Honor Society