2019 Mini-Course Catalog of Courses
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8:00 - 8:30 8:30 - 9:55 9:55 - 11:20 11:20 - 1:20 (lunch included at the beginning, middle or end of session 3) 1:20 - 2:55 2:55 3:00 EXAMPLE Do you love painting? Do you strive to be a kind kid? Would you like to see your artistic touch brighten our school? Then this kindness-based painting session is for you! Add a pop of color to CMS while brushing up on your painting skills by painting a custom design on a donated item that will remain in our school for everyone to enjoy. Be the kind artist! Location: art room 140 Session: 3 or 4 Tap into your inner creativity! Arrange heat activated beads on a pegboard to create a colorful design. Then, send your beads to be heated to make your unique masterpiece permanent. From simple to complex… this craft is for everyone! Location: room 211 Session: 2 or 4 Want to enjoy some competition with your friends? Come bowling at Pine’s Plaza Bowling Lanes on Mini-Course Day. Come and practice your bowling skills or maybe learn new ones. Behavior and Expectations Permission Form Location: cafeteria Sessions: 1 and 2 Students will spend the session playing video games with their friends on huge 70" flat screen TVs. Minecraft, Rocket League, WE Sports, Mario Kart, etc!!! In order to make this work, we need 8 students to volunteer their game system and a game for the day. Location: room 169 Session: 1 or 3 If you enjoy rollerblading/skating, consider joining us for a new type of skating…carpet skating! Join us as we travel to Fun Slides Indoor Carpet Skating Park. Don’t be discouraged if you’ve never carpet skated before as this is a great time to learn something NEW! The coaches will give us a mini-lesson/training session, and then you will enjoy 2 hours of carpet skating, music, and fun. There is also a fully stocked snack bar for you to have lunch, or you may choose to pack your lunch! Permission Form Location: room 216 Sessions: 3 and 4 BINGO! That is the name of the game. The cost is free, and you only need to bring a writing utensil (pencil or pen). Players will mark traditional bingo along with “Someplace Special” twists (C-M-S!). Get ready to laugh at the puns while possibly winning some gift cards. Did somebody say BINGO? Location: cafeteria Session: 4 Go Tigers!! Are you thinking about trying our for the CMS cheer team? Do you want to cheer along with the Varsity cheerleaders at the football game? If so, join us for a CMS Mini Cheer Camp. You will learn some cheers and a short dance taught by our very own Varsity Cheerleaders. You will a positive attitude and lots of energy. Go NA!!! Location: auditorium foyer Session: 4 Are you feeling stressed? Do you need to relax and unwind? If you answered yes, then you may want to try out CMS Yoga Studio. This session will be taught by a certified Yoga instructor. Please wear comfortable clothing and a Yoga mat if possible. Location: auditorium foyer Session: 2 Ready to travel to another time zone, another place, and just getaway? Bring your favorite book, a blanket or pillow, and get ready to curl up and read! This is a great time to escape, or even get ahead of your AR points! Location: room 230 Session: 1, 2, 3 or 4 Are you in the Halloween spirit? During this session you will time travel back to the 90s and enjoy viewing a few of my favorite childhood episodes of the popular show, Are You Afraid of the Dark? We will also make a small Halloween craft and maybe have some time for a few of you to tell a scary story of your own. Mwahahahahha! Bring a pair of scissors and a black sharpie; all other materials will be provided! Location: room 134 Session: 2 Let's have fun with tape!!! Bring some crazy patterned duct tape and be ready to create some awesome projects. We will provide some instructions or you can share a duct tape idea of your own. You may bring more than one if you choose. Location: room 224 Session: 1 or 3 Join us in room 162 for a fun journey into the world of makeup and skincare! We will discuss techniques, tips, and tricks to take your makeup and skincare skills to the next level and give you the knowledge you need to take on makeup with confidence! Some special effects makeup concepts will be shared as well! Location: room 162 Session: 2 Enjoy doing your nails? Then come to Fancy Nails!! We will be doing our finger and toe nails, experimenting with different designs and color combinations, and enjoying each other's company!! Location: room 155 Session: 3 or 4 Join our flip flop frenzy! Kick back, relax, and create a unique pair of flip flops that show your sense of style! For this session, you need to bring a pair of new (plain) flip flops and two or three pieces of coordinating fabric. (Each piece should be ¼ yard and should be designs and colors you like.) You can get the flips flops at a dollar store, Wallmart, Target, etc. You can get the fabric at Joanne’s, Michaels, etc. Polar fleece fabric/material works best for this project. You will then become a fashion designer by learning how to use your pieces of fabric to design and create the coolest, most stylish, and FABULOUS flip flops! Location: room 206 Session: 2 or 3 Anyone can play! Come play your favorite board and card games, including Monopoly, Scrabble, Yahtzee, and more! Work on your logic and problem solving skills while having fun with your friends! Have a game of your own that you love? Bring it to share with others! Location: room 201 Session: 1, 3, or 4 Spend the entire day on the golf course playing a fun round of golf at Clover Hill Golf Course! We will play a 9 hole scramble format. All four sessions. Behavior and Expectations Permission Form Location: room 231 Sessions: 1, 2, 3, and 4 Come to a Pokemon safe haven. Bring your friends... trade cards. Play games. Watch adventures. Challenge someone to a battle..... it's all about the world of Pokemon. Location: room 205 Session: 3 or 4 Bring the intensity and love of the game to the gridiron, as you and your team embark upon an epic flag football battle! Come one, come all! Location: room 137 Session: 1 or 2 Ghostly Greetings! Come make some spooky crafts as we get ready for Halloween! There is no cost involved. Please bring an extra shirt that you do not mind getting paint on. Have a bootiful Halloween! Location: room 152 Session: 2 or 4 Take a journey to discover the inspiration for Harry Potter....from J.K. Rowling's educational background to the Latin connections found in the books. Location: room 235 Session: 1 Welcome to the IQ Escape Room! Students will experience 60 minutes of themed adventure - designed to elicit unmatched thrills and excitement! They won’t just “escape the room”, instead they will be tasked with solving crimes, saving the world, traveling through time, or pulling off the perfect heist! Permission Form Location: room 120 computer lab Sessions: 1 and 2 The students will attend a presentation by the Japan-American Society about Japanese culture. We will then load a bus for Ichiban in Wexford. The students will have an authentic Japanese meal cooked for them. Menu Permission Form Location: auditorium Sessions: 3 and 4 You will learn how a simple strand of paracord can be used as a survival tool in the wilderness. The course will be led by a Major who was a special forces/operations commander. You will weave a paracord bracelet that is your to keep. All materials will be provided. Location: chorus room 161 Session: 1, 2 or 3 Frisbee can be fun without all the running around that comes with ultimate frisbee! Come learn the basics of frisbee tossing and how to play Kan Jam with your friends. If you have a frisbee you love, you can bring it, otherwise, all you will need is yourself and a positive attitude! Location: room 168 Session: 3 Do you like competition? Are you creative? Do you dream about being a future architect or engineer? Join us for a fun-filled session of building and competing using Keva planks. As Leonardo DaVinci once said, “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” Location: room 219 Session: 1, 2, 3 or 4 Students will explore the CMS Campus through the eyes of an explorer. We will learn about local plants and animals before going outside to find them ourselves. Come ready to walk outside, rain or shine! Location: room 235 Session: 2 or 4 Ever want to learn the Medieval game of Chess? The game of Kings and Queens… Come learn the basics and compete against your friends in the board game that has been played around the world for centuries. Experienced players are welcome too! Mini-Tournaments will take place during the course. Location: room 159 Session: 2 or 3 Turn boring 3-D cardboard letters into decorative works of art! In this session, you will supply your own materials and I will help supply the ideas. It will be a relaxing session where you can paint, glue, and glitter to create something special to decorate your room or give as a gift.