Mrs. Raudsep offers a music club once a week at CSI. This drop-in style club provides a space for students to practice instruments and songs they already know or try something new. Students have access to a piano, ukuleles, and a variety of percussion instruments. They are able to request sheet music which creates a wide variety of songs being practiced. This week it ranged from Fur Elise by Beethoven to songs from Spongebob Squarepants: The Broadway Musical. One of the best parts of the club is the range of experience that students bring - this allows students to support each other and feel safe performing in front of their peers. 

 Life Skills Club

Our students in the Life Skills Club, led by Ms. Vanessa continue to work on activities that can continue throughout their lifetime.  The highlight of this month is that students are learning how to crochet.  Ten students participate in the Life Skills Club and have been working on crocheting scarves, blankets, and bookmarks.  For January, students will begin brainstorming more ideas for the club, with possible activities such as sewing, food preparation, and a possible field trip.

Zero Robotics Club

Monroe Voice Podcast Club

The Monroe Voice Podcast Club run by Mr. A has purchased additional podcasting equipment from a CUSD Innovation Grant.  Students have been recording themselves answering weekly questions.  Students have built their podcasting equipment from the grant.  This will lead to an expansion in the spring of using the Soundtrap program to utilize podcasting and song-making elements.

The Zero Robotics Club

The Zero Robotics Club run by Mr. Jason, is creating an escape room utilizing Minecraft for younger elementary-age students.  This is being done through programming tasks.  This will continue throughout the upcoming months.

Podcast Club

Our students at RHMS have been excitedly working to create passion project podcasts with their new Podcasting Club teacher, Mr. Armann. These young podcasters are using their lunch club as a platform to discuss a wide range of topics from pop culture and school life to their favorite video games and mysteries. They received grant money from the CUSD Innovation Grant and are now using new equipment to improve their podcasts and will hopefully start sharing those with the larger RHMS community this spring.

Photography Club

The Photography Club, hosted by Mr. Neumann, is capturing moments of creativity and verisimilitude from around the Rolling Hills campus. These budding photographers are sharing their stories and through their lenses as they explore the nooks and crannies of RHMS. These students experiment with light, composition, and subject matter, sharing their evolving skills and unique perspectives with the world. The club not only documents their growth as photographers but also reflects the deep bonds formed within the club, where friendships are nurtured through shared experiences and the magic of freezing time through photography.

The ABC (Art & Beautification Club)

Our third lunch club at Rolling Hills is led by Mrs. Fang and seeks to improve the morale and aesthetics of the school campus with art. Comprised of a group of enthusiastic young, volunteer artists, the club breathes life into the school's surroundings with their artistic talents. Middle schools are designing stencils and decorative pavers that will be placed around the school to inject some color and creativity. The club not only serves as a platform for self-expression but also as a reminder that art can be a powerful catalyst for positive change and unity within the school community.

Lunch clubs began during the month of October at Monroe Middle School.  Monroe students signed up for lunch clubs during Club Rush, and are open to 6th, 7th, and 8th graders.  Each Wednesday, clubs are held during lunchtime, and students are able to meet and participate in three lunch clubs:  Zero Robotics Club, Life Skills Lab, and Monroe Voice Podcast Club.

Students in the Zero Robotics Club are focusing on learning coding skills by using Minecraft Education.  In the Lifeskills Lab, students are learning life skills such as cooking, sewing, budgeting, and arts and crafts.  Finally, the Monroe Voice Podcast Club is allowing students to talk about a variety of interests concerning Monroe, as well as their own.

Once up and running, the clubs will identify ways in which they can apply for a CUSD grant in order to solve the needs of students at Monroe.