Grade 4

Martha Seibel

Using mallet instruments from the music room, students will develop their music skills of playing, listening, improvising, and working as a team. A special presentation of their hard work will be shared at the end of Music Academy. We will meet at the same time as After School Activities, but Music Academy will take place on both Tuesday and Thursday to offer more opportunities for skills development. because of this, students participating in this program are not able to participate in other session 4 activities.

Board Games

Tessa Arends & Jessica Powell

Students will have the opportunity to learn about and play board games in this ASA. Some of the games available will be Cribbage, Guess Who, Sorry, Chess, Monopoly, and Scrabble.

Reading and Snacks

Rizza Wood

Students will have a relaxing afternoon having their own snacks whilst reading stories and information from books and/or online reading sites.

Plasticine Pictures

Hazel McNaull

You can make a striking picture out of layers of colorful plasticine. Authors and illustrators have used this technique for children's books.

Lego Builders

Josh Chua & Katherine Tran

Are you up for a challenge? Can you use your imagination? Each session we will give you a series of different engineering problems for you to complete. There are over 100 can you complete them all?

Micro:bit Robotics

Alexis Snider & Lisa Carroll

Let your creative coding skills come to life. Using Micro:bit Robots, we will learn how to build different robots, and then code & drive them with a controller.

Video Creation

Joe Phillips

Have you ever seen an awesome video on YouTube and wondered, “How did they do that?” Well let’s find out! In this ASA, you’ll learn the basics of video editing using the Clipchamp online editing program. You’ll discover how to import and edit videos, adjust sound, add text overlays, and a whole lot more. This is a great ASA for aspiring YouTubers or for anyone who wants to develop a new tech skill set.

Cross stitch

Jeni Nelson & Eden Apilan

Do you fancy a relaxing hobby? the chance to make a birthday gift by hand? a skill you can enjoy almost anywhere? Cross stitch might be your next ASA.

Dodgeball

Katie Sutherland & Cormac Foley

Students will learn how to play the game of Dodgeball, a fun and active game that also helps children stay healthy and fit. Dodgeball builds teamwork, teaches sportsmanship, and helps develop children's reflexes, agility, balance, and hand-eye coordination.

Nintendo Switch LABO

Teresa Cook

Build and play with cool creations and invent your own on Nintendo Switch Labo. Bring your own Nintendo Switch to this ASA and teach others how to play the games

Physical Education

Michael Mills

Play a different sport each week. Sports will include basketball, floor hockey, dodgeball, volleyball, kickball and capture the flag.

Athena in Action for girls in grades 3, 4 & 5

Madeline Lee (G9) & Teresa Winterstein

Girls, are you looking for a way to be joyful, healthy and confident? Growing up is not always easy, so we will help you to build some strategies to navigate that process. This six session ASA will explore teamwork, defining priorities, positive self-talk, exploring emotions, empathy, making friends, building positive connections, communication, celebrating and sharing our strengths and serving others. Our final session on May 27th, will be an extended session going from 3 until 5 p.m. so that you can participate in a non-competitive culminating event of a 5k and celebration.

DIY Club

Matilda (G11), Bella (G10) & Andrea Goodrich

DIY Club is the perfect activity for any students who want to explore their interest in arts and crafts. Every week we will come up with an interactive DIY project that kids can have fun with in school and bring home afterwards. Join us for an hour of relaxation and creativity!