NCES Clubs

4th and 5th grade students and parents, We are excited to announce the NCES Running Club try-outs will be Wednesday, Sept. 11th. Students will need to bring a water bottle and wear their running attire to school. We will meet immediately after school in Room 402 on the blue hall. Pick-up will
be promptly at 3 PM at the front of the school. The official team roster will be posted on Friday, September 13th. A letter to parents of the Running Club team members will be sent home with additional information on that date as well. The goal of the NCES Running Club is to provide a fun and supportive opportunity for our children to be active and develop better fitness, self-discipline and a dedicated attitude in all that they do. We believe being a member of the NCES Running Club will positively impact self-esteem and attitude. We will have fun learning how to warm up, run, and cool down. The goal is to promote team spirit, good sportsmanship, and a strong sense of personal pride and satisfaction. Coaches are Mrs. Faragone & Ms. Rojas

♦ Students will need to wear athletic clothing including socks and appropriate running shoes to be able to practice and run for
their SAFETY.
♦ Students need to bring a full water bottle.
♦ Students must have respectful, responsible, and safe behavior in order to participate. Those students that do not maintain
these behaviors will be asked to sit out a practice.
♦ Too many missed practices may result in being dropped from the club.
♦ Our 1st meeting day will be Wednesday, September 11th 2:30 – 3:00. This day is for try-outs. Students must be picked up promptly.
♦ Practices will be each Wednesday from 2:30-3:00 until the district competition. If it is raining, we will practice indoors.
♦ Per the NCES policy, students participating in any after school club must be picked up on time. If a student is picked up 10 minutes late or more, they are automatically removed from the club. If a student is picked up late more than once (even if it is a few minutes late), they will be removed from the club after the second offense.
♦ Parents must complete the MCSD Athletics permission form. (Will be sent home later)
♦ We will communicate with parents via Class Dojo.
♦ Each Running Club team member will be responsible for purchasing a team t-shirt. (More details will be forthcoming.)
♦ There will be a district competition in the fall of this year. This date is TBD.
Printable Form Running Team 2024 – Try Outs

It’s that time again! Basketball tryouts are NEXT WEEK September 10th and -11th! Be sure to dress appropriately with gym clothes and tennis shoes. Please bring a water bottle! Open to grades 3-5 ONLY! Make sure to send in a change of transportation note or they will not be able to stay.
There will be only 2 tryout days (1 for boys and 1 for girls).
Feel free to reach out to Coach O at gordon.oveyana@muscogee.k12.ga.us.

The NCES Math Team will have the opportunity to participate in various local and/or regional math competitions. Mrs., Tabor and Mrs. Carney are the school sponsors.  The selected 5th graders will be competing in several competitions throughout the school year. Here is the competition information as of right now:

1. CHS Elementary Math Tournament
   Date: Saturday, October 26, 2024 8AM-12:30 PM
   Location: Columbus High School
   Participants: eight 4^th and 5^th Grade students
2. Brookstone Math Tournament
   Date: Thursday, November 7, 2024 8 AM-12:30 PM
   Location: Brookstone Campus
   Participants: eight 4^th/5^th Grade Students
3. CHS GLAM-T² event for elementary girls Math Tournament
   Date: Saturday, December 14th, 2024 8AM-12:30 PM
   Location: Columbus High School
   Participants: eight 4^th and 5^th grade girls
4. Luke School 2nd Annual Elementary School Math Tournament
   Date: Saturday, February 8^th 8 AM-12:30 PM
   Location: St. Luke School
   Participants: eight 4^th and 5^th Grade Students

We will have a lot of fun this year reading 20 books. We plan to meet two times a week on Wednesdays and Thursdays for one hour beginning in September. Here are our planned meeting dates:
September 4th, 5th, 11th, 12th, 18th, 19th, 25th, and 26th
October 2nd, 3rd, 9th, 10th, 16th, and 17th
The competition date is Saturday, October 19th, 2024. at Northside High School. The Picture Bowl sponsors are Mrs. Dial and Paige Jones.

 
The Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl competition will be for 4th and 5th grade students at the elementary level. Students will be reading 10 books that were selected from the Ga Book Award nominees. Students will compete by answering questions on all 10 books against other elementary teams in the county.  Mrs. Webster and Mrs. Thomas are the teacher sponsors. The county wide competition will be January 27th at Spencer High School.

NCES Cheer Team  
(Click the link below for more information.)
NCES Cheer Team 23_24
Cheerleading Informational Parent Meeting
Monday, September 25th @ 3PM
You can attend in person or via Zoom.

Robotic club members will begin with basic robot builds and learn basic programming.  We want to teach our students educational discipline through the use of our robots. Students will have the opportunity to expand their imagination, exercise their creativity, and develop new technical skills through creative thinking, hands-on science, fine motor skills, cutting-edge tools, teamwork, and public speaking skills.

The spirit and tradition of the NCES Robotics Club emphasize teamwork, character, planning, and problem-solving.  Interested students should be self-starting, work well with others, and have a significant aptitude for math, science, and/or technology. 

We will meet  in the media center Monday and Thursday 2:30-3:30. To be part of the team, students must have teacher recommendations, passing grades, and no behavior issues (school, bus, and special classes).  The team will only consist of 5 to 6 fourth and fifth grade students. Mrs. Webster and Mr. Hale are the sponsors.

Our 2023-2024 competition is set for December 16th from 8:00-4:00.  The robotics team will compete in the FLL(First Lego League) competition this year in December. It is our 1st year competing in the FLL and the students have been working extremely hard to accomplish their missions. 

The NCES Science Olympics Team is a group of students who have a passion and talent for science.  The team will practice every Wednesday from 2:15-3:15 to prepare for the MCSD Science Olympics Competition.  This competition will be held on Saturday, February 24, 2024 at Hardaway High School. The state competition will be early May at KSU.  The teacher sponsors for this team are Ms. Wetherington and Mrs. Fields.  

Art Club is for 4th and 5th grade students who are chosen through an application process.  We will meet one Thursday a month. The purpose of art club is to provide students who have an interest in art, an opportunity to explore art and mediums beyond what is offered in the curriculum.  Art Club members will play a major role in collaborating to create art work for art contests, shows and the Fine Arts Showcase in the spring.

Orffestra is an advanced ensemble for 4th and 5th grade students who enjoy playing recorder, singing, and playing Orff instruments.  Students will have the opportunity to play for several performances, to be determined in the future. Meetings are every Tuesday from 2:30-3:15. Mrs. Jakovic is the teacher sponsor. 
https://musicwithmrsj.weebly.com/

The NCES Clean-Up Crew is a club that meets Friday after school until 3:00 for volunteer 4th graders. During club hours, the kids will be picking up and cleaning around the outside of the school. On days when the weather is bad, the club will meet to help out with indoor cleaning, in the classrooms and halls. Their goal is to make NCES as beautiful and clean as possible, for the health and safety of all students!  The club is sponsored by Mrs. Tabor.  The schedule will be as follows:
March 8th    March 15th    March 22nd   April 12th    April 19th

The meetings will be held from 2:15 – 3:00. It is important that your child be picked up promptly at 3:00 unless they are in the after-school program.

The Pokémon Club’s purpose is to trade and discuss the Pokémon hobby with your friends and classmates. The Pokémon Club is a club for 1st-5th graders.  Mrs. Jakovcic is the teacher sponsor. Pokemon Club will begin in January and will be from 2:15 – 3:15 on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month. Students do NOT have to know how to play, but priority will be given to those that already know how to play and have their own decks, as Mrs. Jakovcic have a limited amount of decks for students to use during the club.

Joining the club will be based on a lottery. Filling the form below out enters students into a lottery drawing for invitations, as Mrs.Jakovcic can accept up to 24 students MAX (unless she has a parent willing to assist each week, then she can accept more).
https://forms.gle/31pi2cGn28PAbgJC8