Trimester 3 Clubs
Menands School is excited to continue extracurricular clubs and sports this Spring for Grades 3-8. Club offerings occur after school every day until 4:30 and bus transportation home is available. Please see the club description for further details.
CLUBS STAY AFTER LATER THIS YEAR. CLUBS STAY AT SCHOOL UNTIL 4:30.
If a club meets its maximum capacity, all students who signed up for the club will be put into a lottery system. This system will randomly select students to participate in the club. Those who are not selected will be notified through the parent email submitted during sign-ups.
Links for each club will be posted when sign-ups are available.
MONDAY
- Track & Field-Grades 5-8
- Intro to Photography-Grades 6-8
- Board Games-Grades 3-5
TUESDAY
- STEM – Grades 6-8
WEDNESDAY
- Flag Football-Grades 5-8
- Pay it Forward-Grades 3-5
- Anime Club-Grades 3-5
THURSDAY
- Track & Field- Grades 5-8
- Dungeons & Dragons- Grades 7-8
- Yearbook Club-Grades 6-8
- Middle School Book Club-Grades 7-8
FRIDAY
- Flag Football-Grades 5-8
Clubs
Intro To Photography
Third Trimester: Mondays
Grades 6-8
Advisors: Mrs. Slyer and Mrs. Trainor
Introduction to the methods of photography. Also, getting to know a DSLR camera and its functions. Creating some digital images to showcase in the May Evening of the Arts.
Maximum number of participants is 10
Pay it Forward
Third Trimester: Wednesdays
Grades 3-5
Advisor: Shauna Stack
Pay it Forward is a club that’s goal is to unite students and create a positive environment that the Menands Community as a whole can benefit from by spreading random acts of kindness and creating a “Pay it Forward” movement. Each week, club members will work together to carry out different activities with the goal of making kindness cool!
Maximum number of Participants: 20
STEM Club
Third Trimester: Tuesdays
Grades 6-8
Advisors: Mr. Nagel & Mr. Bourgeois
The goal of this club is to promote student engagement in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). Students will engage in hands-on STEM activities and discussions. Activities may include, coding, design and production, physics (objects in motion), and competitions.
The program “may” involve mentor students from the 8th grade STEM classes, who will assist with club activities, gaining leadership, and community service opportunities.
Maximum number of participants is 20.
Board Games Club
Third Trimester: Mondays
Grades 3-5
Advisors: Mrs. Bruce & Mrs. Kaloyeros
Students will be given the opportunity to play/learn a variety of board games. Children will learn strategies, rules, and be given the opportunity to engage/play with their peers.
Maximum number of participants is 20.
Yearbook Club
Third Trimester: Thursdays
Grades 6-8
Advisors: Mrs. Stanton & Mrs. Wroblewski
Students will work collaboratively to create the 2024-2025 school year book electronically. Students will create announcements, send thank you notes, solicit photos, brainstorm page ideas, choose design layouts, and insert photos to create the completed yearbook.
Maximum number of participants is 10.
Middle School Book Club
Third Trimester: Thursdays
Grades 7 & 8
Advisors: Ms. Gibson & Ms. Purdy
The Menands School Book Club is looking for readers! Whether you’re someone who reads non-stop, sometimes, never, is just looking to read more, or you’re looking to find new, interesting books, we would love to have you! This club is open to middle schoolers who want to read and discuss engaging young adult novels. The novels will vary in genre, ranging from fantasy to graphic novels, to mystery, to realistic fiction, and many more! We will read and discuss the novels during club time. BUT THAT’S NOT ALL! We will also spend some of our book club time researching genres and titles that interest us in order to find more high-interest books. Student input and suggestions will be taken into consideration for all future book club titles!
Maximum number of participants is 10
Dungeons & Dragons
Third Trimester: Thursdays
Grades 7 & 8
Advisors: Mrs. Hayes & Mr. Gottcent
Open to all skill levels, this D&D group will act as an introduction to the tabletop Role Playing Game Dungeons & Dragons. Participants will create their own character and become part of the shared story experience as they build their own world of fantasy.
Maximum number of participants is 6
Anime Club
Third Trimester: Wednesdays
Grades 3-5
Advisor: Mrs. Catini
The anime club will provide students with a chance to speak about their favorite animes with their schoolmates. In addition to being with like-minded anime fans, students will learn about the history of anime, create Japanese cultural arts and crafts, and make a brief manga. Students on occasion will watch an age-appropriate anime.
Maximum Participants is 10
Sports
Track and Field
Third Trimester: Mondays and Thursdays
Grades 5-8
Advisor: Ms. Ervin and Mr. Buskey
Philosophy: Our mission is to provide a safe, supportive, and fun environment for athletes to have a positive and meaningful experience participating on a successful team. We will train the athletes to run, jump, and throw for 10 different events, our team welcomes all to join and makes no cuts, making it accessible to any student-athlete. We train hard, recover, and repeat. We also stress proper running mechanics through sprint drills and work on injury prevention through dynamic stretching. Coaches truly care about the well-being of each athlete in achieving their own goals. Through hard work, dedication, determination, and perseverance, both in the classroom and on the track, anything can happen, anything is possible!
Flag Football
Third Trimester: Wednesdays & Fridays
Grades 5-8
Advisors: Mr. Herrmann & Mr. Schweizer
Participants will participate in football skill development and inter-squad play throughout the trimester season. Most participants will typically play in 1-2 games per week during the season. Participants will need to come ready to play outside on most afternoons.
Maximum number of participants is 40