After School: Brain Quests, Games of Chess, Fun New Dances, and Leaf Piles!

The 2000 Point Question: What is Mr. Nall's favorite food?
A: Donuts.

Mr. Nall's Brain Quest Quiz pairs students up into different teams and tests their knowledge of animal science, math, geography, dates/time, and earth science! Each round is different because Mr. Nall gives the students a new 'hotline' to use if they're not sure what the answer is. Some of the hotlines used are Phone-a-Friend, Ask the Audience, or Take a Second Guess. Sometimes Mr. Nall even has neat prizes for the students for participating, like buttons and stickers! These students are learning so much and having fun while doing it!

The students in Chess learn how to move their pawns, rooks, and knights
in order to capture the king!

Meanwhile in Chess Class, the students learn the fundamentals and techniques used in one of  the greatest games of strategy. Mr. Ryan talks about the functions and the type of action each piece can do. Chess is a game where you need all the pieces of the game to do a different task to work towards one goal: capture the other players king! By learning the special moves that each piece can do, these students are learning how to play a more strategic game with each lesson.

Hip Hop Dance rehearsal (from a potential
audience member perspective)

The Hip Hop Dance class has been working very hard on their new dance routine. They've been rehearsing a new dance with choreography by Ms. Denis. It will be very exciting to see the dance they all will perform at the Winter Showcase!

Ms. Stinson helps Eli with a question
on his homework packet

After School at STEM also allows students the opportunity to catch up on homework from the school day and then twenty minutes of play time on the playground! The kids at STEM get assistance from Youth Guidance staff with questions they have about homework ...

and then go outside and play fun games! 

Or even work together to make a GIANTLEAF PILE, 

like these students did last week!

Nothing is more fun than jumping in a pile of leaves!