School Clubs and Activities

Broadcast Club

The Broadcast Club is for any second grade student who is interested in reporting, filming, interviewing, taking pictures and other aspects of putting together a morning news show. We will have five crews. Each crew will observe for one day and then work on reports to broadcast and film for about six weeks. All interested students will be able to participate. It is important that the student is able to get to school by 7:55 a.m. for the 6 weeks of his/her crew dates.

Grade: Second Grade

Meeting days/times: Tuesday and Friday, 7:55 a.m. - 8:25 a.m.

Champ Camp

Champ Camp is for Hickory Point’s youngest bulldogs - Kindergarteners! In this club we will meet new friends from other classes, play games, do crafts, dance, and have fun! Students will also become more familiar and comfortable at Hickory Point. There are four different sessions: Fall I, Fall II, Winter, and Spring. Each session runs for four weeks.

Grade: Kindergarten

Meeting day/time: Tuesday, 7:55 a.m. - 8:25 a.m.

Kind Kids

The Kind Kids Club is for any first and second graders that love to promote kindness. During each 4 week session we will play games, read stories, and make projects that will promote kindness throughout our school and community.

Grades: First and Second Grade

Meeting days/times: Wednesday, 7:55 a.m. - 8:25 a.m.

Little STEAMers

Come explore and design with various technology programs including coding and interactive tools that focus on creation and innovation. Each Steam Club session is six weeks in length. 

Grades: First and Second Grade

Meeting days/times: Monday (First Grade) 7:55 a.m. - 8:25 a.m. / Wednesday (Second Grade) 7:55 a.m. - 8:25 a.m.

Newcomers

The Newcomers Club encourages all new students at Hickory Point to become familiar with their new school. The children do many ice breaker activities in order to learn more about one another. Students will participate in games, hands on activities and lunch and learn topics. The group is to help foster a familiarity with Hickory Point School while building positive relationships with their new classmates.

Grade: First and Second Grade

Meeting days/times: Monday (First Grade) / Tuesday (Second Grade) during lunch/recess 11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

3R's Club

The 3R's Club will focus on the environment and helping our Earth. It will be focused around Earth Day, celebrated on April 22nd. The Three R’s Club will help get us ready to celebrate Earth Week, and will also teach students a little bit more about the three R’s – Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. Students will participate in projects during the weeks leading up to Earth Week! Your student will be assigned EITHER a Tuesday morning or a Thursday morning session. Each session runs for four weeks.

Grade: First Grade

Meeting days/times: Monday, 7:55 a.m. - 8:25 a.m. for half of first grade; Thursday, 7:55 a.m. - 8:25 a.m. for other half of first grade.

Shabonee has a variety of clubs for third, fourth and fifth graders that meet before, during lunch/recess or after school. Parents are responsible for arranging transportation to or from school for all extracurricular activities. If you would like to be added to the wait-list for a club, please contact the school secretary.

Art Club

Create seasonal and/or holiday crafts, work on fun community service art projects, create artwork for the library bulletin board, and/or enjoy open studio time to explore areas of personal interest.

Grade Levels: 3, 4

Meeting dates/times: Wednesdays and Thursdays during lunch/recess

Book Match

Book Match is a recreational reading program for 4th and 5th grade students involving friendly competition. To be a part of the team, student members are asked to read 10 or more books from a list of 50 titles before the month of April. All books are available at the Shabonee library. We will meet as a team on Thursday and Friday during lunch and recess to practice and strategize for the final tournament in April.

Grade levels: 4, 5

Meeting dates/times: Thursday and Friday during lunch/recess

Broadcast Club

During this school year, 4th and 5th graders have the opportunity to participate in Shabonee’s Broadcast Club. As a member, students will have the opportunity to participate in all of the different roles of the production process. They will plan, report, film, anchor, direct, and produce news broadcasts for the Shabonee student body.

The Tuesday meetings are the heart of the broadcast. This is when the broadcast is planned, information is gathered, scripts are written, and the entire program comes together for a trial run. The final production is taped on Wednesdays during the lunch/recess period.

Grade levels: 4, 5

Meeting dates/times: Tuesday and Wednesday during lunch/recess

Chess Club

Come learn how to play chess, or challenge someone to a game. Groups will meet once a week, and will be divided into sessions by grade level. This club is open to beginning chess players as well as advanced players. We hope you can join us!

Grade levels: 3, 4, 5

Meeting dates/times: Monday or Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 8:40 a.m.

ShAb Club

ShAb is looking for Dolphins who love to help other kids, make contributions to our school, participate in planning our spirit days, and make morning announcements!  If this sounds like you, then ShAb is the club for you! Join us for two Thursdays a month at lunch and recess to be part of a group of hard-working dedicated students who help make a difference at Shabonee.

Grade levels: 3, 4, 5

Meeting dates/times: Thursday during lunch/recess

STEM Club

Come explore and design various technology programs including coding and interactive tools that focus on creation and innovation. This club is open to all students and will meet once a week. Each session is five weeks in length.

Grade levels: 3, 4, 5

Meeting dates/times: Tuesday at 8:00 am for third grade; Thursday at 3:15 for fourth and fifth grades

All clubs meet from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. after school, unless indicated otherwise.

Club	Location	Sponsor(s)	Meeting Day
Acceptance	111	Ms. Kornick	Wednesday
Art Club	116	Mr. Grebe	Thursday
Billiards Club	TBD	Ms. Duke	Tuesday
Chess Club	230	Ms. Kennedy	Tuesday
Creative Writing	Library	Ms. Cronin	5th & 6th 1st & 3rd Wednesday of each
Dungeons & Dragons	105	Mr. Vella	Monday
Go Green	205	Ms. Grebe	Thursday
Homework Club	206	Ms. Parker	Monday/Wednesday & Tuesday/Thursday
Homework Club	221	Ms. Sjogren	Tuesday/Thursday
Intergenerational Volunteers	Library	Ms. Cronin	Monday
Math Club	229	Ms. Sjogren	Wednesday
Running Club		Ms. Brown	Tuesday
Student Leadership	Library	Ms. Gustafson & Ms. Olesuk	Friday 6th
TED - ED	201	Ms. Trow	Friday
World Languages and Cultures Club	108	Mr. Hinsinger	Wednesday
Yearbook	227	Ms. Olesuk & Ms. Reap	As needed