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Springhouse Middle School
Club Descriptions
2013-2014
24 Challenge & Math Games
Are you good with numbers? Join this club and
have fun solving Soduko and Kakuro puzzles.
We will also play different versions of 24 Challenge including fractions, decimals, and exponents.
Cartooning/Drawing
Have fun drawing popular cartoon and comic
characters or draw your own cartoon creations.
Many packets, books, and hand-outs are available to help you with the “how to.” Learn the
“Blitz” method for drawing cartoon animals.
Battle Basketball
Come join in one of your favorite Physical education activities! Students must wear sneakers
to participate.
Cheer Club
This club is open to any student who is interested in the sport of cheerleading. We will go
over stretching and motion drills, as well as
dances, cheers and charts. You may sign up if
you are a cheerleader or if you want to be!
Hope to see you in clubs!
Bloopers
Who says school can’t be fun? Join the Bloopers Club and you will be laughing every club
day. You will see animal bloopers, sports
bloopers, and various other bloopers. So remember, if you want a good laugh, join the
Bloopers Club!
Board Games
With so many new and exciting games out
there, who has time to play them all?
Participants will have a chance to try a new
game every week.
Boggle
Boggle your mind! Wake up your brain on club
days by playing the best word game ever invented. Weekly prizes will go to the best Boggler each club period. Even if you never
played, give Boggle a try. It’s fun!
Brain Exercise
Riddles, mazes, word searches, and trivia galore! You don’t want to miss this one ☺
Card Games
Come and enjoy a few hands of your favorite
card games! Members will have the opportunity
to practice games they love and learn new favorites too.
Chess Club
Come learn and play chess in a positive and
relaxed environment. All students are welcome
from novice to advanced players.
Comic Book Club
Love comic books? Can't get enough Superman, Batman, and Wolverine? Come in and
spend some time reading your favorite comics
while meeting others that share your interests.
Bring in your own comic books to trade, or just
come in and read.
Computer Games and More….
This club is for students who want to play approved computer games (CoolMath, FunBrain,
FunSchool, BrainPop and more) and/or work on
Study Island and other school-related
computer projects.
Crossword Puzzles
If you love words, puzzles and games, this club
is for you. Each week will feature two new
crossword puzzles to choose from. So let’s get
your game on! We will do a wide variety of
puzzles for all areas of interest.
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Digital Memories Club
Looking for a great way to display your pictures
rather than on paper? The Digital Memories
Club gives students the opportunity to make a
digital slide show of their pictures. It is a great
way for students to create a take home project
that includes music and digital effects to help
enhance their photos.
Everyday Crafts
Take everyday items and turn them into something extraordinary. In this club, we’ll use common items to create gifts and decorations for
yourself, your friends, and your family!
Food Facts
Come enjoy food programs that will teach and
entertain you about recipes and exciting foods.
Iron Chef, Chopped, Good Eats, and Bizarre
Foods… just to name a few.
Football
Interested in playing football? This club will help
you improve your skills. You will review plays,
watch films, and participate in activities to promote football at the middle school level.
Future K Club
The Future K Club is a year-long community
service club. Students who join this club will
work together to build relationships with the
community by volunteer work, fundraisers and
community involvement. The objectives of our
club are to provide opportunities to work together in service to school and community, to
develop leadership potential, to foster the development of strong moral character and to encourage loyalty to school, community and nation. We are looking forward to a great year with
the Future K Club students!
Friendship Bracelets
Sign up for this cool club to make funky bracelets to either keep or give to a friend! Pick from
a variety of colors and styles.
Games & Music
Have a blast playing your favorite games with
your friends while listening to your iPod or MP3.
Gardens & Games
Something is always growing in Springhouse’s
newest club. If you have an interest in developing, planning, or designing landscapes this is
the club for you! In addition to landscaping, this
club will also focus on gardening. Learn how to
possess the most beautiful and lush garden on
your block. During the winter months we will
play games indoors.
Hats Off for Charities
We will be creating hats and scarves to donate
to various local charities in need. Join in!!!!
History Channel Club
Come explore the many halls of history with the
History Channel Club. We will enjoy videos and
discussion from some of the History Channel’s
best documentary and program videos, including: feats of engineering, civilization building,
and the epic battles of history’s greatest ancient
peoples.
History’s Mysteries
Ever wonder who really built Stonehenge? Was
King Tut clobbered on the head or did he die
from some nasty disease? Is there really a
curse of the mummy? If you’re a history fan, join
us for some energizing discussions after we
watch episodes from the History Channel’s Digging for the Truth. We’ll explore the mysteries of
pyramids, mummies, Vikings, and entire civilizations that simply disappeared.
Homework/Study Club –
Need more time to work on homework, projects,
or to study? Join us at the homework club…a
quiet place to focus on all the schoolwork that
you might want to do instead of having to do it
at home.
Jazz Band Major Club (Full Year)
The Jazz Band Major Club is a yearlong club
that is only available to members of Jazz Band
Major. Students may sign up 1, 2, or 3 trimesters. The club will learn how to improvise and
rehearse performance music. Jazz Band Major
is an auditioned group.
Journaling
Are you looking for a creative way to express
yourself? Do you enjoy creating stories, writing
poetry, or journaling? If so, jump WRITE into
The Journaling Club! You will have the opportunity to create poems, journals, stories, acronyms, and/or songs. You may choose to work
on your own writing pieces or participate in
guided activities.
Lasso Golf
Play the newest lawn game out there.
Similar to golf and horseshoes, lasso golf is a
fun game to learn and play with family and
friends.
Library Club
Come and join our newest and coolest club!
Learn about how your SMS library operates on
a daily basis. Be a part of planning and organizing activities, including ARP contests! Assist
with maintaining the Library’s website, bulletin
board, and display case. Earn 25 ARP points
for your hard work!
Loom Bracelets Club
Design and create creative bracelets and rings
using colorful rubber bands. Loom not necessary but encouraged!
Looney Tunes
Students will view classic videos from Looney
Tunes featuring Bugs Bunny and friends. Students will learn about the creation of the cartoons and discuss historical references in the
cartoons.
Math Peer Tutor Club (Full Year)
Do you have an interest in math? Do you like
helping others? Do other kids always ask you for
help? If you are a student currently enrolled in
Algebra 1, 2 or Geometry and have maintained at
least a 90% in previous math classes, you are
invited to be a math tutor for fellow classmates.
Students enrolled in this club should have an
interest in math and/or education.
They will be shown various ways to help others in
mathematics and will then be placed on a tutor list
for others to get help from, including club, activity
period, and flex time. This is also a great way to
get volunteer hours and help those around you!
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Middle School Matters: Take a Stand!
(Full Year)
Do you feel strongly about wanting to make the
right choices? Do you want to have a positive
impact in your school and community? Do you
want your voice to be heard?
If you are looking to step outside of the crowd
but are sometimes worried about how your
peers will react, then this student driven club is
for you!! You are invited to join us as we take a
stand (together!) against heavy issues that
teenagers face – matters such as bullying,
drugs and alcohol, destructive decisions, etc.
Join us as we unite in round-table discussions
that will prepare you to combat peer pressure
and reassure you that it is okay to stay true to
what is right! Be confident in the positive
choices you make! Stand up to prevalent middle
school matters!
Music Discovery Club
Music Discovery Club is about broadening students’ awareness of the different types of music
in society. Students will be allowed to share appropriate music with each other and discuss the
positives and negatives of each genre.
Mythbusters
Did you ever watch the Discovery Channel’s
show “Mythbusters?” If not, now you have the
chance to do so. Each week we will watch a
new episode of Mythbusters to confirm or dispel
the myths of science.
Needlepoint Club
Students will create their own bookmark or keychain using plastic canvas and yarn. No experience necessary. See you there!
Newspaper Club
The Timberwolves Newspaper Club is designed
to give staff writers, photographers, and artists
time to complete their assignments and to help
with production of the school newspaper. Only
members of the newspaper staff should choose
this club (see Ms. Reinhard if you are uncertain). This club meets the first and third
trimesters when the two issues are being produced.
Newspaper Editors Club – Full Year
Editors for The Timberwolves school
newspaper must select this club for the full
year.
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Sign Language B
If you already know the alphabet and numbers
but would like to learn more conversational sign
language, then this club is for you!
Peanuts!
Celebrate the classic cartoon series with
Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the gang! We’ll
watch seasonal specials, read classic comics,
and do coloring of Peanuts themed art!
Sports Zone
If you love sports, this club is for you. Club
members will participate in various outdoor
sports, such as football, basketball, and ultimate
Frisbee, weather permitting.
Planet Earth
Did you catch the Planet Earth series on the
Discovery Channel? If not, here is your chance!
Episodes feature pole to pole, mountains, deep
oceans, deserts, ice worlds, caves, Great
Plains, jungles, fresh water, seasonal forests,
and a look at the future of the planet.
Sudoku and Math Games
In Japan, they don’t do crossword puzzles, they
do Sudoku instead. Sudoku, in Japanese,
means “number place”. You have to fit every
digit from 1-9, in any order, into each row (left to
right), each column (top to bottom), and each
box (of nine squares). Play games like this and
other fun math puzzles.
Reading Club
If you enjoy a good book, this club is for you.
We all will read the same book and discuss it
over treats ☺
Relaxation Club
Just relax! Students in this club will learn
relaxation techniques and participate in stressrelieving activities such as yoga, listening to
music, playing games, and doing art projects.
SADD-Students Against Destructive Decisions
The purpose of this club is to promote healthy
decisions and share positive decision making
with the school community. No longer is SADD
just about underage drinking, it includes other
destructive decisions for students.
Scattergories
Come join the fun in the Scattergories Club!
Members will play the popular game Scattergories while enjoying an afternoon snack. Scattergories is a word game of categories where all
of your answers have to begin with the same
letter. If you have a creative mind and enjoy
games, this is the club for you!
Sign Language A
This is a great opportunity to learn the basics of
sign language – letters, numbers, and common
phrases. We will also learn about facial expression and how to use it when you sign.
Tackling the S.A.T.
Are you SAT ready? The SAT is the Scholastic
Aptitude Test. It is the United States's most
widely used college admission test. The SAT
math test is comprised of Algebra 1, Algebra 2,
and Geometry concepts. The SAT critical reading is designed to test your ability to read and
understand written English of the level you need
to make the most of a college-level course.
In this Club, you will take an actual released
SAT from the College Board. We will score the
test and learn strategies to ace the SAT while
you are still in middle school!
Teacher Helper Club
Do you love hanging posters? How about helping to organize files? What about delivering
things around the school? Sign up for this club
and help the teachers complete their classroom
jobs!
Twilight Zone
You unlock this door with the key of imagination. Beyond it is another dimension . . .a dimension of sound, a dimension of sight, a dimension of mind. You’re moving into a land of
both shadow and substance, of things and ideas. You’ve just crossed over into the Twilight
Zone. Watch episodes of the classic TV series
in this club.
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TV Studio: SUNN TV (Full Year)
This club is open only to students who have applied and been accepted as members of the TV
Studio Staff. This is a full year club. You do not
have to choose this as your club if you are part
of TV Studio. See Mrs. Manmiller or Ms. Brown
if you have any questions.
Walking Club
Want to get outside and enjoy some fresh air?
Join the walking club! Students will have an opportunity to walk on campus, listen to their iPod
or chat with friends while getting a quick, fun
workout! Wear comfortable walking shoes and
bring your music.
Weightlifting
Learn the importance of fitness through weight
training and nutrition. As part of this club, you
will have the opportunity to develop a personalized workout routine.
Wire Jewelry Club
Do you like to make jewelry, or would you like to
learn how? As a group, we will decide whether
we would like to make woven bead necklaces,
wire worked earrings, hammered wire pieces, or
some other piece of jewelry.
Members of the club will be able to share special techniques they know with the group, as
well as bring in jewelry they have made in the
past.
Yearbook (Full Year) – Yearbook Staff Only
Members of yearbook staff will take part in helping to create the SMS Yearbook. Learn how the
yearbook is put together from the very start to
the published book in June. You will learn how
to create a yearbook from start to finish.