McCool ES/MS: School Activities

AVID stands for Advancement Via Individual Determination and is a regularly scheduled elective class that prepares students in the middle, with academic potential, for success in advanced high school classes and in college. AVID combines rigor with support that includes each student’s own individual determination and support of teachers, other AVID students, family members, the AVID teacher(s), and tutors.

The AVID recruitment occurs either in mid-year (after 1st Semester) or towards the end of 3rd Quarter for the next SY. The recruitment involves student's quantitative assessment data, teacher recommendations, application submission, and an interview process.

What are the expectations for an AVID student?

• Maintain average of C or above

• Show great citizenship and attendance

• Maintain an organized binder

• Take notes every day, in every class

• Participate in weekly tutorials

• Write, Question, Collaborate, Read

• Take PSAT, SAT, ACT tests

• Remain in program through graduation from high school

• Be a well-rounded student

• Apply to several four-­?year colleges

What happens in the AVID program?

1. Students receive academic instruction in writing, note-­?taking, studying, test taking, and organizing.
2. Students receive academic support from teachers and tutors through collaborative tutorial groups and peer counseling.
3. Students are motivated to pursue academic excellence through goal setting, rigorous classes, cultural and collegiate field trips, classroom speakers, and AVID team building.

Term: All Year

Open To: Middle School

Anchored 4 Life

1. Mentorship program that builds leadership skills in students and their classrooms. Students are trained to teach lessons to their classmates with my assistance. They distribute welcome kits to new students and do school tours, also distribute PCS kits for children who are leaving. Students are selected by their teachers since they do miss class to come to trainings and such.

2. We met weekly on Mondays but now into Q3 we are meeting once a month.

Term: All Year

Band/Choir

POC:

Eileen.Sablan@pac.dodea.edu

Book Club (Wednesdays); K-2.

1. Wednesdays Book Club was created to foster the enjoyment of reading as a leisure activity with other readers. We hope to provide a supportive and stimulating environment for early readers. Our purpose is to encourage students to reach their potential as independent readers and to grow into life-long readers.

2. Meeting on Wednesdays for Q2 and Q3

3. Contact info: lornamae.gonzalez@pac.dodea.edu Contact School- 339-8676

Term: Spring

Meeting Days: Wednesday

Open To: K-2

Child and Youth Behavioral Military and Family Life Counselor Program

• Masters or Doctorate-level licensed counselors spcializing in child and youth behavioral issues.
• Available at no cost to assist children and youth, parents, family members and staff of child and youth programs.
• Available to provide short-term, non-medical counseling support.

Services are private and confidential with the exception of child abuse/neglect, domestic abuse and other duty-to-warn situations.

Typically, School MFLC services are only available during the regular school year.

Here are some of the services available:

• School adjustment
• Deployment and separation
• Reunion adjustment
• Sibling and parent-child communication
• Behavioral concerns
• Fear, grief and loss

Term: All Year

Open To: Active Duty Members and Dependents

Geography Bee

Mr. Miller organizes the McCool Geography Bee during 2nd/3rd Quarter. Students in grades 4-8 are given the opportunity to compete in a preliminary round in their classroom. The two highest scoring students then compete in the McCool Geography bee. Finally, the winter of the schoolwide bee competes at the "state" level by taking a series of online test to determine if the student qualifies for the national bee.

Open To: 4th-8th

JS2S:

This group welcomes all new students to McCool and provides a friend who gives the school tour, answers questions, and introduces them to others. We meet every first Wednesday of the month, and all middle schoolers are allowed to participate. Email address is fine.

Open To: 6th-8th

We changed Math Counts into Math Club: Baking with Fractions. We are meeting every Wednesday in third quarter to apply fractions in everyday life. The students multiply and divide the recipes according to the amount of ingredients available. Then they measure out their calculations and have a taste. We may not always have a palatable result but we always learn along the way. Any middle schooler can participate.

Term: Spring

Meeting Days: Wednesday

Open To: 6th-8th

Recorder Karate

4th and 5th Graders Q1-Q2 and 3rd during Q4 Mondays 2:45-4:30 Students learn and master recorder music from beginners to advanced level and test for leveled "Karate Belts".

Guitar Club

5th Graders Q1-Q4

Wednesdays 2:45-3:30

Students learn to tune, strum and play the guitar as they learn chords and strumming techniques.

Holiday Choir

3rd, 4th and 5th graders Q1- Holiday Break Thursdays 2:45 - 4:30 Students learn holiday music and sing at different holiday venues.

Performing Choir

3rd, 4th and 5th graders Q3-Q4

Thursdays 2:45 - 4:30

Students learn repertoire appropriate for venue performing at such as: change of command and retirement ceremonies, ship welcoming, Veteran's and Memorial Day programs.

POC:
Dlorah.Puckett@pac.dodea.edu

NJHS meets 2 times a month (1st meeting for officers, 2nd meeting - membership).

We participate in all PTO activities as well as activities put on by Stu-Co.

We have one big induction at the end of Q3 to induct new members into the society.

Adviser monitors grades, behavior, service by membership.

Members are head of student committees and part of the faculty committees as well (SAF and CSI SII)

Open To: 6th-8th

Robotics

POC:

Sherri.Henderson@pac.dodea.edu

The Safety Patrol Program consists of 6th-8th grade students monitoring three areas of the campus, 15 minutes before and after school. At the main entrance, bus depot, and neighborhood crosswalk, patrollers ensure students are being safe, respectful, and responsible while waiting to enter the building and as they exit the building. All concerns are reported to an administrator.

1st period teachers, Mrs. Norberg, or Mrs. Holsopple oversee the concerns of safety patrollers as they arise.

Term: All Year

Meeting Time: 8:00a.m.-8:15; 2:45-3:00p.m.

Meeting Days: Monday,Wednesday,Tuesday,Thursday,Friday

Open To: Middle School 6th-8th Grade Students.

Special Olympics

POC:

Mariana.Santos@pac.dodea.edu

1) The 6th through 8th grade Middle School Student Government is a certified National Student Council organization with elected student officers. Together with class representatives, the officers try and address concerns of their peers and plan activities or events to boost morale or service the community. Examples of events are hallway decorating competitions, pep rallies, food drives, and dances.

2) Executive (officers) meetings are every third Wednesdays of the month; general meetings (with representatives) are every third Thursdays. Emergency meetings are Scheduled as needed

3) Contact info: deeann.norberg@pac.dodea.edu

Open To: 6th-8th

eCYBERMISSION Club:

eCYBERMISSION is a web-based science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) competition that is free to students grade 6 through 9 that promotes self-discovery and enables all students to recognize the real –life applications of STEM. Students compete for state, regional, and national awards. Prizes are awarded at the state, regional, and national levels by grade level. The main goal of this eCYBERMISSION is for students to identify, build and create a mission challenge that requires inquiry skills. The objectives are to identify a mission to target a specific problem, to build a prototype using the Engineering Design Process or Experimental Design Process, and provide possible solutions to benefit certain community. All work is submitted online.

eCYBERMISSION Club is from Q1 to Q3 and students only meet three times a week. Virtual Judging Completion starts on March.

POC:

Dr. Gina A. Gonzales

7th Grade Science/AVID/Creative Thinking:STEM CDR McCool E/M School

(671) 339-8676

gina.gonzales@pac.dodea.edu

gina.gonzales@student.dodea.edu

Open To: 6th-8th