Clubs Constable School Clubs and Programs
Advanced and Beginning Strings
AHHA Homework Support Club
Announcers
Art Club
Beginning Band
Bus Monitors
Care Bears
Friends of the Library
Junior Great Books
Kindergarten/First Grade Book Club
Library Tech Option
Odyssey of the Mind
Peer Mediators
Ravenous Readers
Safety Patrol
School Store Helpers
Select Chorus
Spring Musical
Student Council
Super Readers
YAC Committee
Yearbook
Advanced and Beginning Strings
The third, fourth, and fifth grade students in this ensemble choose to play either the violin, viola,or cello. They spend time at school learning the specifics of their instrument in small group lessons. They also learn how to perform in a large ensemble during weekly strings rehearsals. They work to reinforce all of these skills by practicing at home. They perform in the Winter and Spring Concerts. To see a full description of this program please click the link in the list above.
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AHHA Homework Support Club
This program is supported by the South Brunswick Community Education Department. It is designed to help children who require additional support with homework assignments. Students in kindergarten through fifth grade attend this program after school on Tuesday and Thursday from 3:30-4:30 pm. Teachers provide the necessary support and guidance.
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Announcers
A group of fifth grade students announce each morning the day’s activities, reminders, and lunch menu.
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Art Clubs
Third, Fourth, and Fifth Grade Art Clubs provide students with the opportunity to explore more art media and techniques beyond the regular art class. Members work cooperatively showcasing art needed for school productions and special events. Clubs meet once a week during recess time.
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Beginning Band
The fourth and fifth grade students in this ensemble select an instrument they are interested in playing. They spend time at school learning the specifics of their instrument in small lessons and also how to perform in a large ensemble during weekly band rehearsals. They work to reinforce all of these skills by practicing at home. They perform in the Winter and Spring Concerts and at the District Band Festival in May. To see a full description of this program please click the link in the list above.
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Bus Monitors
Bus Monitors are fourth and fifth grade bus students. The students' main responsibility is to help remind students to make safe choices while riding the bus.
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Care Bears
Fourth grade students are able to provide support to teachers and/or students in a helping capacity. Care Bears may assist teachers with projects, bulletin boards, or errands. Care Bears may also help younger students with projects, academics, or in social situations with teacher supervision. For example, Care Bears may do flash cards, math games, read stories in a small group, or help a child play during recess.
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Friends of the Library
This small group of students meets every other week during recess to help the Library Media Center run smoothly. Organizing books on the shelves, sharpening pencils, conducting basic laptop maintenance, displaying art around the library, preparing arts and crafts materials for Kindergarten and first grade activities, and changing the library bulletin board are just a few of the many activities they are involved in.
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Junior Great Books
Thirty-two third and fifth grade accomplished readers meet weekly for this program which consists of interpretative reading, writing and discussion. The program stresses the enjoyment of reading for its own sake. Each unit consists of an outstanding literary selection and a series of interpretive activities to extend the reading experience.
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Kindergarten/First Grade Book Club
All Kindergarten and first grade students pick books from our library’s picture-story book collection, but this book club offers a select group of students who have demonstrated an ability to read at an independent level longer books with more complex writing, vocabulary and plot development the opportunity to visit the library a second time to pick an additional book from the Early Readers and/or the Junior Fiction collections.
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Library Tech Option
All students in Kindergarten, first, and second grade participate in a technology class one cycle every school year. In each of these classes, they are introduced to new computer skills that increase in difficulty as they go up in grades. From basic technology vocabulary and using the mouse, to working on a Word document alphabet book, to preparing a PowerPoint slide show, it is exciting to witness the students’ technology skills and self-esteem grow.
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Odyssey of the Mind
Constable's Odyssey of the Mind Experience fosters creative and problem solving skills among participating students (K-5). Teams of five to seven students are presented with a long-term problem, which include creative dramatics, literature, and building structures. Students learn to work together as a team, evaluate ideas, make decisions and create a solution to their problem. A district-wide showcase gives teams the opportunity to share their ideas with others. Parents and teachers serve as team coaches.
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Peer Mediators
Students selected to perform this service to assist other students who are involved in a conflict and need help resolving it. The mediators act as the third person to help the students talk out the problem and come to a win/win solution.
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Ravenous Readers
For this club, teachers recommend third, fourth, and fifth grade students who have demonstrated a love of reading for reading’s sake and an ability to understand and discuss texts on a number of levels. Every month, students receive a list of books that revolve around a theme, such as friendship, man vs. nature, or survival, and a number of open-ended, higher-level questions they must be prepared to discuss when the club meets again.
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Safety Patrol
These fourth and fifth grade students volunteer to help assure the safety of all Constable students. They are assigned various posts around the building and remind the students to follow the safety guidelines.
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School Store Helpers
Fourth grade students volunteer to help some of our parents at the school store. They assist younger students in selecting their purchases and making sure they have enough money. Sometimes they may help in the selection of items to sell at the store as well.
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Select Chorus
This singing group is comprised of fourth and fifth grade students who volunteer their time once a week to learn new vocal techniques, choreography, and special selections to be performed at the Winter and Spring Concerts. To see a full description of this program please click the link in the list above.
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Spring Musical
The third, fourth, and fifth grade students in this extra-curricular performing ensemble dedicate themselves to producing a musical of the highest caliber. The children work for two months to prepare for the performances. Interested fourth or fifth grade students may audition for speaking roles and/or singing solos. All students sing in the chorus and perform choreography. Numerous props are created by the fourth and fifth grade art club students and the costumes, props, and scenery are created through the volunteer help and support of parents.
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Student Council
The students selected as representatives for their classroom bring ideas and concerns to the Student Council. Each classroom has two representatives who attend monthly meetings led by the Executive Board. The student council votes on matters such as how fundraiser money should be used and on upcoming special days. This program helps students learn the value of our democratic system.
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Super Readers
When a student in first grade is beginning to read, sometimes it seems that the light bulb of reading goes off. To celebrate that time and keep the momentum going, we've continued THE SUPER READER CLUB. When a child is ready for beginning chapter books, he/she gets a Super Reader button and the privilege of going to the Media Center by himself to get an extra library book. The child can go to the library every day. You can just imagine the pride on his/her face! Right now we have sixteen Super Readers, but the club is growing!
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YAC Committee
These fourth and fifth grade students serve as respresentatives of Constable to our food services, Chartwells. In addition, YAC members provide nutritional information to our school community via posters, presentations, and discussions.
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Yearbook
Students are involved in this club help to design the school yearbook. All events that occur at the school during the year are highlighted, as well as the various clubs.
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