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Van Rensselaer Elementary School

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Activities & Clubs

Activities and Clubs

    • Students in grades 4-6 can participate in our music program.
    • Students gain an appreciation of music through the playing of an instrument or by singing
      in the chorus. Students attend lessons and perform at concerts throughout the school
      year.

    • Minecraft Club is a club for 24 fifth and sixth grade students, offered on a first come,
      first serve basis.
    • Students explore, create, and collaborate in various Minecraft worlds.
    • Two sections of Minecraft Club are offered each year; one from September through
      December, the second from January through April.

    • Student Council is a group of students who are elected by their classmates to do
      community service for the school and local community.
    • The Student Council is comprised of two representatives from each 5 th and 6 th Grade class
      and one representative from each 4 th Grade class.
    • Some of the activities the Student Council participates in each year include the annual
    • Van Rensselaer Elementary School Spelling Bee, Make-A-Wish’s Adopt-a-Wish, toy drives
      and drive to increase recycling at the school.

    • Odyssey of the Mind is a hands-on program for kids and hands-off for adults.
    • For the long term portion of this program, the students select a problem to solve, write
      the script, create all props, backgrounds, and costumes, and compete/perform in front of|
    • a panel of judges.
    • Throughout the year, the team will also practice spontaneous problems.
    • This is where the team will be given a verbal, hands-on, or verbal/hands-on situation.
    • The students need to work together in just a few short minutes to creatively solve the
      problem or answer the question.
    • Teamwork, creativity, and improvisation are extremely important.