Village Tech XCLASS
READING ROOM
Grades 3-9
Boane - Room 7B
ALGEBRA 1
9th Grade Only
Khammay/Alissa
Student who have not taken the Algebra 1 EOC or a take 2. Students may request to be in Math Lab on Fridays with permission. Special permission for grades 3-9 not in algebra for tutoring time available upon request.
Bring your favorite book (chapter or picture) and spend your XClass time traveling through a good book.
(9th Grade Helpers are appreciated)
Environmental Science K-3rd
Please bring a old pair of shoes or pair of boots and work gloves for this exciting adventurous class. Learn about our ecosystem around the school and be an environmentalist by picking up trash and learn about recycling. Lets find some fossils around our creek.
Cap at 40
Work together to build self-esteem and self-confidence through a series of activities designed to facilitate a strong self-image,
learn to increase awareness of beauty, fitness, intelligence,
and relationships.
Will also lead into Anti-Bullying movement on campus --
Nov. and Feb.
20 Student Max
Environmental
Science
Grades K - 3
Room 8A
SELFIESTEEM
8th - 9th Grade Girls
Quinn with D. Gorena
Room 6A
XClass Tuesday Course Offerings Grades 1 - 9
These courses will occur on Tuesday.Please read the grade level and description carefully. Some courses will last just for the first 9 weeks, others will last for two 9 weeks or a semester.Please note that there is no guarantee for a seat in the course. If the course becomes over subscribed, then students will be waitlisted and offered a seat if it becomes available.
Table Top Games
1 - 6th
1st-6th Grade
25 Students
Bring your Yu-Gi-Oh Cards, Pokemon Cards, and other Table-Top Card Games to play with your friends.
Documentaries
4th - 9th
Come to watch documentaries over subjects including science, history, nature, etc. Documentaries will be carefully selected from reliable sources, such as National Geographic and PBS specials, care will be taken to avoid strong bias and all films will be previewed for content and language not to exceed TV-PG.
DOCUMENTARIES
Grades 4 - 9
Mr. Basinger
Just Dance
Come enjoy the popular game “Just Dance” and show off your dance moves! Good music and lots of fun to be had!
Grades 6-9
Cap - 30 Students
No Fees Required
Just Dance
Grades 6 - 9
Room 13B
In the 3rd 9 weeks, students will dive deep into Design Thinking by reading Courageous Confidence and examining each step of the DT process. At the end of the 9 weeks, students will participate in a field trip that will launch them into a DT challenge for the 4th 9 weeks.
Design Thinking
2 9-weeks course
8-9 grade
Co-taught by Kitamura and Barbaro
VT Soccer Boys
Grade 4 - 9
Students have made the team will be provided time, coaching, and space for practice, ball control, and fitness. Not mandatory just offered. Must have "made" the soccer team to select this as a choice.
SOCCER - Boys
Room Fenced Area
PING PONG
7 - 9th Grade
Mr. Mensik - Forge
Board GAMES
Grades 2 - 4
Ms DeMoss
Room 6B
1-2-3- TAP
Grades 1 - 4
Mrs.Basinger
1, 2, 3, TAP!!!
Learn the uniquely American tradition of tap dance! We will explore rhythm, syncopation, and basic tap maneuvers. This class is for boys and girls with no previous tap experience. Class supplies: well fitting tap shoes (modestly priced at Payless Shoes or Dancewear, Etc in Duncanville) and a 5$ supply fee.
1st - 4th Grade
Cap: 7 students
Board Games and Card Games - Tuesdays
2nd Grade - 4th Grade
Room 6B
Come play Trouble, Connect 4, Battleship, Spoons, and more with friends and classmates, while learning logic, strategy, and math skills.
no fees
Squid the Explorer- 6-9
Survey and identify natural aspects of the environment around Village Tech. Limit 30
Squid the Explorer
Grades 6 - 9
Mr. Amador/Mr. Long
TEDx TALKS CLUB
Grades 5-7
Ms. Bramwell
Room - Mrs. Powell's room
SNACK ATTACK
Grades 1-3
Mrs. Hawkins
Room
Snack Attack!
Come enjoy making fun snacks and eating them while hanging out with friends!
$5.00 for supplies
Cap is 20 students
Tuesdays
1st-3rd
Cap: 20
Meet in PE office, first 25 students, bring yoga mat or pillow to sit on, tech device if possible, note pads, writing utensils.
TED Talks are videos and live presenters that spark deep conversation and connections at the local level. Students will learn the process and procedures of the TEDx program. They will become trained in starting up our TEDx club, research, collaborate, design and implement local TED-like experiences within our Village Tech community. (Students will have to committ to this for at least the 2nd and 3rd Nine Week Periods)
25 Student Max
Required Materials: Yoga may or pillow, note pads, writing instrument, tech device also recommended
AMERICAN SIGN
LANGUAGE
Grades K-9
Fry - Room 8B
American Sign Language is the predominant sign language of deaf communities in the United States. We will be learning the alphabet, numbers and many common signs. This is a semester X-Class, where those that take 1st semester may have the opportunity to help with leading the 2nd semester.
Students will be able to have some fun learning and playing
ping pong.
20 Student Max
INTRO TO GUITAR
Grades 7-9
Mr. Terry
Intro to Guitar and Bass (7-9)
All the greatest musicians in the history or rock, rap, country, R&B, jazz, even Dub Step, all started off somewhere. Learn the fundamentals of guitar and/ or Bass in this class. Beginners, intermediate, and experts are all welcome.
10 Students Max
Bring your own Guitar
VT SOFTBALL TEAM PRACTICE
Grade 6-8
Morgan Evans
Practice: Players must attend 1 of the 2 practices during x-class period. Offered Mon.& Fri. (Required)
Grades 6th-8th
players will need to provide their own equipment.
Nail Art Students will have have the opportunity to express themselves creatively through nail art. Students must bring their own nail polish and other manicure equipment.
40 Student Max
Nail Art
Grades 2-9
Ms. Rhoden/Ved - 4B
It’s “UnbeWEAVABLE”!!
This class will show you many techniques to making different forms of textile art from basket weaving to felt making.
Grades: 5-9th
Fee: $10
UNbeWEAVable
Grades 6 - 9
Mr. Cahalan
Room Forge
Citizen Action 101 (6th - 9th) Learn from a volunteer citizen lobbyist how to speak up for what you believe in and make a difference. Various mindsets and techniques will be learned and practiced. Only cap is classroom size.
Citizen Action 101
Grades 6-9
Mrs.Cohen
Create Your Own Adventure!
Grades 6-9
25 Student Max
Create interactive stories, commonly known as “Choose Your Own Adventure” books or old school text adventure games in this creative xClass. We’ll use free online tools for creating amazing stories and adventures that are never the same story twice.
Create an amazing story or adventure then share it with your friends.
(No fee, but an amazing imagination is required.)
Create your Own Adventure
Grades 6-9
Mr. Cowden
Forge
CBS (Classroom Behavioral Skills)
1st-5th
Teachers, do you have a student who has difficulty with being successful in the classroom setting?
Do any of your students need more direct practice with operating effectively in a classroom?
Then, sign them up for this X-Class to provide more indirect classroom support for maladjusted behaviors (following instructions, emotional disturbances, poor self-control).
PLEASE let me know through EMAIL by the previous Friday if you will be referring a student. This group caps at 15. First Come First Served, Weekly!!!!
CBS
Grades 1 - 5
Mrs. Jones Room
Cap 15
Advanced Robotics Program-
Class is designed for students that are already familiar with the EV3 robots and programming. This class will focus on utilizing the light and gyro sensors to complete tasks within an obstacle course.
For 4th-8th grade
Class limit is 15
Advanced Robotics
Grades 4-8
Ms. Olmstead
Room Forge
Tabletop Role-Playing Games
"It's a game of your imagination, where you get to tell stories by taking on roles of the main characters- characters you create. It's a game that offers a multitude of choices to those characters- more choices than any computer game could because the limit is only what you can imagine. There is no script to this story, you decide what your character does and says. The Gamemaster is the director and the special effects designer, deciding what the story is about and taking on the roles of all the other characters- the villians, the extras, the special guest stars. The Gamemaster also keeps track of the rules, interprets the outcome of actions and describes what happens. Together the players and Gamemaster create a story and everyone has a great time." --Star Wars Saga Edition Core Rulebook
Grades 6-9
Table Top Role Play
GRADES 6 - 9
Mr. Cahill
Bible Study
Grades 4-9
Ms. Payne's Class
Led by Ariana M.
Student-led, teacher supported class to study various characters and stories from the Bible.
For 4th-9th grade
Class limit is 20
Bring a Bible and highlighter