Janney Elementary School
Enrichment Program
Lunch Clubs, Spring 2013!
Spring (and Summer!) is in the air and a new session of lunch clubs is on the way!
Janney Lunch Clubs provide a way for our students in Grades K-5 to discover new
interests, develop old ones and connect with a variety of peers and adults in a setting
beyond the traditional classroom experience. Students have the opportunity to develop
new, cross-cultural and cross-age relationships while trying out things they may not
otherwise choose to do.
The next clubs session runs from April 29th to June 14th. Please take the time to read the
following information and review club options with your child/ren. It will make the registration
process much more straightforward for both you and for your child(ren).
Joining a lunch club is a commitment made by students based on their own interests and choice,
and students are expected to attend their chosen club for the whole session. 5th Grade are
expected to commit to (and attend!) a club at least 2 out of the 3 sessions.
Preparation:
Clubs are optional for all children in grades K-4; 5th grade students are required to be in a club
for at least 2 out of the 3 club sessions over the course of the school year. Joining a lunch club
is a commitment both for the club leader and the student members. And please encourage your
student/s to look at the clubs on offer and ask the club leader or Pippa Trench for information if
they are interested in specific clubs or would like to know more.
For students who want to be in a club, we recommend a student identify two choices so there is
a greater chance of them getting a place.
Club sign-up:
Sign up will take place at lunchtime on Monday and Tuesday, April 22nd and 23rd.
During lunch, students are invited to sign-up by class and grade. They are given a “preferred
choice” neon-colored label to use for the club they would most like to be in, as well as a white
sticker for their second choice.
Students who request two clubs will usually get into at least one of their choices, unless demand
for both clubs is very high. If a student only requests one club, he or she may not end up being
in a club.
Lottery:
At the conclusion of sign ups, a lottery will take place for any club with more registrants than
space available.
Students who do not get into any of their chosen clubs will have first priority in the next session.
Final club lists will be posted in the atrium and outside the cafeteria on Friday April 26th.
Year Long Clubs
A number of clubs are year-long commitments. These include: Recycling; Jaguar Journal;
Peer Mediators; Student Council; Embassy Adoption Club and Recess Leaders. These
year long clubs are not open to sign up for the rest of this year and current members are
expected to continue their commitment to these clubs through to the end of the school year.
Free the Children club is a year-long club and we are happy to welcome new members.
Please contact Pippa Trench at janneyenrichment@gmail.com if you have any questions.
Clubs are described below by grade range – a complete schedule is also available online at
http://janneyschool.org/beyond/clubs/.
Grades K-1
Students in K-1 who are interested in joining a club have extra help during club sign up. It is
helpful if they have heard about the different clubs available to them. K-1 clubs run from 11:4512:30. Students who have hot lunch collect their lunch from the cafeteria at 11:45 and bring it to
the club to eat together with their fellow members at the start of the club. Members of these
clubs go to recess from 12:30-12:45. These clubs are relatively small and unfortunately we
cannot guarantee a place for every student that signs up.
Ms Rockwell’s Outdoor lunch bunch (B-Day) – Ms. Lauren Rockwell
Enjoy some time outdoors reading stories and doing art projects while listening to the bees
buzzing and the birds in the trees. Come and pass a peaceful hour sharing your favorite books
or hearing new ones, and make some new friends along the way too!
Jewelry making (D-Day) – Ms Tawana Franklin
Enjoy a quiet lunch time, making all different kinds of jewelry, including making your own paper
beads, stringing wood and glass beads, and making necklaces, rings, bracelets and more.
Janney Gardening Club (B and F Day) - Ms Laurie Young, Ms Megan & Ms Lauren
Rockwell
It’s Spring, and there is plenty to do in our fabulous gardens, planting weeding, tending, watering
composting and generally making our gardens even more beautiful and productive than they
already are. Don’t just watch your garden grow - come to the Janney Gardening club ready to
work hard, get sweaty and dirty, and have fun - and learning a lot about gardening too with Ms.
Young, Ms. Megan, and Ms Rockwell.
Gardening club for students in K and 1st grade will take place during outside recess period from
12:15-12:45 after they have eaten their lunch in the cafeteria with their peers. Gardening will
take place on B and F days – each student will be allocated a day to come.
1st Grade
Singing Club (D-day) – Ms Georgina Wilson
Calling all budding singers! Come join our singing club and sing fun songs, rounds and camp
songs!
Sidewalk chalk (E-Day) – Ms Christine Haley
Get out the chalk and the jump ropes! In this club you will be playing old favorites like
hopscotch, and perhaps learn some new ones too. Sidewalk art and sidewalk games – come
and enjoy some colorful fun!
Favorite Board Games (C-Day) – Ms Regina Rutledge
Spend a relaxing recess with Ms Rutledge playing your favorite board games, with some old
friends and make some new ones!
A note about Recycling.
Students in recycling may join a second club but will have to miss that second club when it falls
on a Friday. Students in 1st grade who are members of recycling should eat lunch with their
peers in the cafeteria and come to the atrium at 12:15.
Grades 2-5
Janney Gardening Club (B and F Day) - Ms Laurie Young & Ms Megan
It’s Spring, and there is plenty to do in our fabulous gardens, planting weeding, tending, watering
composting and generally making our gardens even more beautiful and productive than they
already are. Don’t just watch your garden grow - come to the Janney Gardening club ready to
work hard, get sweaty and dirty, and have fun - and learning a lot about gardening too with Ms.
Young and Ms. Megan.
Gardening club for students in Grades 2-3 will take place during outside recess period from
12:45-1:15 after they have eaten their lunch in the cafeteria with their peers. Students in grades
4-5 should come from 12:15-12:45. Sign-up is only required for students in 5th grade who want
gardening to be their club commitment. Other students (grades 2-5) can drop in and join in!
There is no gardening club on days when there is indoor recess.
Yahtzee and Boggle (B-Day) – Ms Karen Brown
Whether you have played them before or are new to these classic games, you will learn to love
the combination of luck and strategy in these number and spelling games. Spend time with old
friends and new - this parlor classic has captivated and vexed players, young and old, since
1956. Come join the club!
Let’s Sew! (C-Day) - Ms Sherry Cohen
In this club you will be learning all sorts of sewing skills, from how to thread a needle, to how to
sew on buttons, to different types of stitches and we will make some fun projects along the way.
Discover France, Spain and Italy! (E-Day) - Ms Vesna Korac and Ms Lelia Spears
A longtime favorite, students in this club explore the languages and cultures of France Italy and
Spain! Students learn the alphabet, numbers, and some common phrases and experience the
different cultures by singing songs and tasting food. If you already speak some French Italian or
Spanish, come and help teach your fellow students some words or songs. If you don’t, join us
and have fun learning to count and sing in a foreign language…and taste some exciting food!
Open to old club members and new.
Photography (D-Day) – Ms Emily DaSilva
Students in this photography session will have the opportunity to take pictures and create their
own photo album! Each student will receive a disposable camera and carefully select their
subjects to photograph and later develop. They will then create a personalized photo album to
keep their special memories of Janney. To do this, they will decide on a theme for their album,
carefully plan the layout and organization of their photos, and add additional captions and
designs to personalize their book.
Grades 2-4
Beginners Sign Language! (D- Day) – Ms Yasmen Britt
American Sign Language has to be one of the most fascinating languages to learn. People learn
sign to communicate with people who are deaf or with their peers, or for personal satisfaction.
Many actors learn sign to be able to communicate while back stage during performances! Come
and try your hand at a new skill that could serve you for life!
Grades 3 – 4
Crochet away (B-Day) – Ms Sandra Hill
Learn the basics of crochet and create something colorful and lasting while getting to know new
friends.
Fitness Fun (A-Day) – Ms Valerie Sewell
Keep fit and have fun is the motto of this club! Games and exercises – jump ropes and hula
hoops – will make recess time fly.
Grades 3 – 5
Drawing club (A-Day) – Ms Marie Warren
Love to draw but there just isn’t enough time in the day? Come and join Ms Warren and spend
some focused time drawing and sketching at your own pace.
Basketball – Girls (B-day) – Mr Tom Marshall
Basketball – Boys (E-day) – Mr Jason Jones
Come and burn off some energy while learning the fundamentals of the game. Discover the
game and build on your ball handling skills, passing, and shooting, as well as playing actual
games. This is a great chance for members of this year’s team to share skills with up coming 4 th
and 5th graders who may be interested in the team next year!
Orff Ensemble (E-Day) – Ms Kristen Gentile
Students registered in Orff Ensemble continue their preparations for the Spring Concert in May.
If you were in Orff last session you will automatically be signed up for this session.
Cup Stacking (F-Day) – Mr Luke Kovacs
Cup stacking (also known as Sport or speed stacking) is an individual and team sport that
involves stacking specialized plastic cups in specific sequences in as little time as possible.
Sounds
Janney Assistant Librarians (F-Day) Ms Malin Kerwin
Love being in the library and working with books? Janney Assistant Librarians (JALs) help
check out materials on the computerized library system and keep the library in ship shape while
sharing tales of favorite books and authors.
Grades 4 – 5
Fashion Merchandising (B-Day) – Ms Gina Kassai
Stretch your math skills to design your own fashion store and line. You'll work with color, design,
ratios, and business to create a boutique that is uniquely you.
Out and About (C Day) – Ms Julie Schwartz & Ms Kelly Lee
Stroll the neighborhood chatting with old friends and new. Members of this club will be escorted
while they walk and talk, share excitement at becoming 5 th/6th graders and get a breath of fresh
air off campus, walking the local neighborhood.
Free the Children (E-Day) – Ms Pippa Trench
Free the Children Club will continue to learn about, and raise money, for children in Kenya.
Through games and activities we will learn about challenges children in Kenya face every day,
and how we can help them and their families. This spring we will be concentrating on
advocating for children’s rights, fund raising and raising awareness among Janney students and
families. Be the change you want to see in the word! New members welcome.
Geoplunge (A – F Days!) – Ms Nancy Martell Stevenson
The Geoplunge club is for any 4th & 5th Grade students interested in U.S. geography - drop by
Ms Martell Stevensons room any lunch time to see if there are activities going on that day. You
do not need to sign up for Geoplunge – join in the fun when you can and learn a ton of facts and
fascinating information about U.S. geography while playing games and having fun with your
peers.
Grade 5
Embassy Adoption Club (C-Day) – Ms Laure Hunter
The Embassy Adoption Program (EAP) continues through the Spring session as students learn
about Indonesia and prepare their presentation for the embassy and the Indonesian
Ambassador later this spring.
Students already signed up for this club do not need to sign up again and are expected to
continue with the club through to its conclusion.
Egg Drop Club (D-Day)– Ms Norah Lycknell
In this club you will use teamwork to design a mechanism that would protect a raw egg as it falls
to the ground from the third floor balcony to the atrium floor! You will need to work as a team to
brainstorm how you might construct a protective mechanism for dropping your egg without
breaking it! It will be important to work well with your teams in analyzing the materials you are
given and predicting which materials will safely protect your egg during its descent.
YEAR ROUND CLUBS AND COMMITTEES.
Some of our clubs are commitments that students make at the beginning of the year or
semester, that continue through until the end of the school year. These must take priority when a
student is choosing which clubs to sign up for this session.
Recess Leaders (A-Day) – Mr. Bryan Librizzi and Mr. Jason Jones
Recess Leaders are volunteers who help with setting up and clearing recess equipment;
determining what activities are offered at recess; and leading and monitoring activities. A
significant role played by Recess Leaders is that of “peer mediators” for recess activities, helping
to ensure everyone has a safe, enjoyable, inclusive lunchtime recess experience. Of course,
staff is always on hand to monitor recess activities and to step in when Recess Leaders need or
ask for support. There are no more sign
Peer Mediators (A Day) – Ms. Maureen Leventhal
Peer mediation is now offered in every public school in the District. Two students from every 4th
and 5th grade classroom are trained how to mediate a problem without taking sides or making
the situation worse. (Students are recommended by their teacher and then approved by the
parents and the principal). The training takes place over the course of three days at the
beginning of the year. The purpose of peer mediation is to assist students in solving their own
problems so they do not always have to go to an adult. The mediators follow a script; mediation
is done confidentially. No one else sees the papers or notes. The solution is a written
agreement between the disputants. The mediator follows through making sure the disputants
keep the agreement. If they don’t follow through or the situation worsens then it is handed over
to the principal and the solution is decided by an adult.
Jaguar Journal (D-Day) – Ms Linda Sell, Ms Julie Schwartz, Ms Penina
Freedenberg, Mr Stefan Fatsis
The Jaguar Journal is a year long club and a year long commitment. There will be no new signup for Jaguar Journal this year.
Student Council (F-Day) – Ms. Mary Osterman & Ms Jackie Seward
The Student Council includes representatives from grades 1 through 5 plus officers elected by
students in grades 4 and 5. The students also elect a student representative to the School
Improvement Team. The Student Council provides leadership and representation from the
students and organizes a range of activities, including community service.
Recycle Committee – Grades 1 -5 (Friday) – Ms. Shana Zallman
Recycling committee is a perfect model of our school value of respect for our environment caring for each other and our school! The recycling team meets every Friday throughout the
school year and collects and sorts all the recycling in the school before delivering it to the
recycling dumpster for collection. Recycling will stay on Fridays rather than a letter day because
the dumpster is collected every Thursday. Signing up to this committee is a year-long
commitment and recognized as an important community service with small celebrations
throughout the year and recognition at Awards day at the end of the year. Students who sign up
for recycling may join a second club but will have to miss that second club when it falls on a
Friday.
Students in recycling may join a second club but will have to miss that second club when it falls
on a Friday. Students in 1st grade who are members of recycling should eat lunch with their
peers in the cafeteria and come to the atrium at 12:15.
JANNEY CLUBS – SPRING SCHEDULE 2013
A-Day
Fitness Fun!
(3-4)
Recess
leaders
(3-5)
Drawing
Club
(3-5)
Peer
Mediators
(4-5)
B-Day
C-Day
D-Day
E-Day
F-Day
Gardening
K-1: 12:15-12:45
Favorite board
games
(K-1)
Jewelry-making
(K-1)
Sidewalk Chalk
(1)
Gardening
K-1: 12:15-12:45
Ms Rockwell’s
Outside lunch
bunch
(K-1)
Gardening
(4-5: 12:1512:45)
(2-3: 12:45-1:15)
Yahtzee and
Boggle
(2-3)
Crochet Away!
(3-4)
Fashion
Merchandising
(4-5)
Girls Basketball
(3-5)
Recycling – FRIDAY!
(1-5)
Singing
(1)
Let’s sew
(2-3)
Photography
(2-4)
Discover France,
Italy & Spain
(2-3)
Gardening
(4-5: 12:15-12:45)
(2-3: 12:45-1:15)
Embassy Adoption
Club
(5)
Out and About
(4-5)
Jaguar Journal
(4-5)
Orff
(3-5)
Cup Stacking
(3-5)
Egg Drop
(5)
Free the children
(4-5)
Student council
(3-5)
Basketball with Mr
Jones
(3-5)
Janney Assistant
Librarians
(3-5)