CABIN JOHN MS ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS Winter 2014-2015
| Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday |
| Girls Basketball *(Grades 7-8) | Girls Basketball *(Grades 7-8) | Girls Basketball *(Grades 7-8) |
| Boys Basketball *(Grades 7-8) | Boys Basketball *(Grades 7-8) | Boys Basketball *(Grades 7-8) |
| Art Club(Grades 6-8)Room 1305 | Green Team(Grades 6-8)Room 1201 | Homework Club(Grade 6)Media Center |
| French Club(Grades 6-8)Room 2227 | Math Team(Grades 6-8)Room 2109 | Best Buddies(Grades 6-8)Room TBA |
| Weight Training(Grades 6-8)Weight Room | SGA(Grades 6-8)Room TBA | Weight Training(Grades 6-8)Weight Room |
| Cooking(Grades 6-8)Room TBA | Photography & GoPro(Grades 6-8)Room TBA | Mindstorms/Robotics(Grades 6-8)Room TBA |
*The Boys’ Basketball tryouts will take place on Wednesday and Thursday, November 12th and 13th and the Girls’ Basketball tryouts will take place the following week Tuesday through Thursday, November 18th, 19th, and 20th. Only those students selected will be allowed to participate.
Art Club In Art Club we learn about new artists, explore art-making techniques, create our own personal artwork, and support visual art at CJMS by hosting art shows and making sets for the school play. Each meeting students are introduced to a new art topic. Students then get to choose if they want to create using this new information or work on their own personal artwork. Art media available are drawing supplies, watercolor and tempera paint, collage, and more.
Art Club is open to all CJMS students, even if they are not currently enrolled in Art or Arts Rotation. All grade levels are encouraged to join. Meetings take place on Tuesday afternoons. Students ride the Activity Bus, walk home, or get picked up at 4pm. To join, see Ms. Adams in the Art Room (#1305) for a permission slip and information packet. You may also email her [email protected]. New members are welcome all year long!
PTSA Sponsored – Cooking with Math (Grades 6-8): Cooking with Math engages students in math and science concepts using basic elements of Cooking. Students Learn math concept involved in increasing a recipe, volume, ratios, multiplication measurement and more as they prepare healthy snacks each class. This class is perfect for students that love to express their creativity, and explore how mathematics and scientific concepts influence the Art of Cooking. Students learn organizational and life skills as they prepare healthy snacks and treats. Classes will run for 10 weeks on Tuesdays, beginning Dec. 2, and the cost is $185. Registration is online: http://www.mathnphotos.com/cooking-with-math.html. Contact Cheryl Nguyen ([email protected]) with any questions.
French Club (Grades 6-8): Do you like French games? Does French culture interest you? How about French foods? The French Club offers students the opportunity to broaden their cultural horizons through interaction with the French language, food and heritage. Students participate in cultural activities, tastings, holiday celebrations and more! The French Club meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month in Mrs. O’Bryon Jones’ class, room 2227.
Green Team (Grades 6-8): Green team is an after school program to help promote recycling and energy efficiency within our school. Students may also decide to work on projects that promote a “green environment”. Green team provides an opportunity for students to earn SSL hours since they are helping the school community. All grade levels are welcome to participate. The Green team meets every Wednesday after school until 4pm in room 1201.
Homework Club (Grade 6): Homework club is a free after-school activity run on Thursdays from 3-4 pm for eligible 6th graders. Eligible students are those who may be in need of extra time and assistance with completing school work. Homework club provides a quiet, and productive environment for students to focus and complete various assignments for any of their classes. A teacher will be available to help monitor progress, and provide support with any types of assignments.
Math Team (Grades 6-8): The Math Team is open to ALL students, regardless of ability. We meet every other Wednesday in room 2109, during regular after-school activity hours with our next November 5th through March 11th. Currently we have over 15 Team Members, from 6th grade 2.0 Math 6 through 8th grade Algebra 2 students. Come have fun with math! We have four math meets at different middle schools throughout the school year. Our first meet is December 3rd! We practice complex math problems that apply the skills you are learning or have learned in your math classes. There are three sections to each meet: a team section, where you solve problems with five of your teammates; a relay section, where you solve one piece of the problem and your teammates solve the other pieces; and an individual section. Math Club is supervised by Ms. Swift ([email protected])
PTSA Sponsored – Mindstorms/Robotics (Grades 6-8): Students will have an awesome time building robots that can navigate obstacle courses and respond to a multitude of sensors, including light, touch and sound. Our students begin work with the Lego Mindstorms® base kit to master the programming of basic movements, and then progress to more difficult challenges. We’ll build robots that can navigate mazes, shoot ping pong balls … and more! The class will run for seven 90-minute sessions from 2:30 – 4:00 on the following dates: Nov. 20, Dec. 4, 11, 18, Jan. 8, 15, 22. The cost for this program is $195. Register before Nov. 18 to reserve your spot: http://great-adventure-lab-winter-stem-cabin-john-ms.doattend.com/. Contact Cheryl Nguyen ([email protected]) with any questions.
PTSA Sponsored – PhotoFun with Photography and GoPro Camcorder (Grades 6-8): PhotoFun Photography offers students a fantastic journey through digital and black and white photography! Students use elements of geometry in composition and the rule of thirds as they explore the natural setting around their school, leaning math and science concepts through photographic arts. Students also learn to create and edit their awesome videos with the GoPro camcorder and work in a timeline to create a finished product.
Activities include making a pin-hole camera, creating a darkroom, making photograms, making a Cyanotype, creating and photographing word art, going on photo hunts, exploring light and optic science, creating a video using Go Pro camcorder, and more.
This class will run for 10 weeks on Wednesdays beginning Dec. 3, and the cost is $195. Registration is online: http://www.mathnphotos.com/photo-fun.html.Contact Cheryl Nguyen ([email protected]) with any questions.
SGA (Grades 6-8): Welcome to the Cabin John Middle School Student Government Association (SGA). This year will be a fun and exciting year of different events and school involvement. Any and every student can become involved with SGA at any time. We would love to see you at the meetings. For questions please contact either Ms. Mary O’Bryon Jones (Mary_C_O’[email protected]) or Ms. Barbara Werfel ([email protected])
Weight Training The Intramural Weight Training Program will be available for all eligible students on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3-4 PM. The program will begin on December 2nd and end on February 26th. Students must have a parent permission form filled out and signed as well as pay the $30 activity fee to MCPS. Bus transportation will be available on those days. If you have any questions or concerns about weight training, please contact Mr. Jeff Withers, a certified personal trainer. [email protected]
Best Buddies Best Buddies operates as a student-run friendship club, which creates buddy pairs between students with and without disabilities. Members of Best Buddies make a commitment to communicate with their buddy once a week via email, telephone, or at school. The club meets once a month for group activities like ice cream socials, arts and crafts, and community outreach. If you would like more information please see Ms. Elena Schneider in room 1113, or please email us at [email protected] .