Grades: 3rd, 4th, and 5th

Meeting Dates: Wednesday afternoons from 4:00-5:00 PM

Meeting Location: Music Room

Sponsor: Mr. Smith

Description: Beat Club is an opportunity for students who are musically inclined to gain experience in learning how to play instruments in a group and have fun learning how to play songs together.  The goal is for the students to gain an appreciation for the skills involved in being a musician, work toward gaining those skills themselves, and, most importantly, gain the skills of listening to the other players and building on each others' sounds.

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Grades: 4th and 5th

Meeting Days: Friday mornings at 7:30 AM

Meeting Location: Music Room

Sponsor: Ms. Pritchard

Description: Chorus Club is an enrichment program for Fourth and Fifth grade students who enjoy singing and performing with a vocal ensemble.   Students in Chorus Club perform in concerts throughout the school year. 

Gwinnett County Honor Chorus is only open to Fifth Grade Chorus students.  An audition is required to participate in the Honor Chorus.  Four students will be selected to represent our school in this event. This year’s Honor Chorus concert will be held on March 21st, 2020, at Hebron Church in Dacula.

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Grades: 4th and 5th

Meeting Days: Mondays at 7:30 AM during the Fall Semester

Meeting Location: Art Room

Sponsor: Mrs. Bae

Description: Students will learn various digital tools to create art.  Our projects will include working with green-screen, graphic design, and video editing.

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Grades: 4th and 5th

Meeting Days: Readers Rally Club members will meet every other Thursday, at 7:45 AM.  At the beginning of December, the Club and its sponsors will choose the Readers Rally Team Members who will compete at the culminating Readers Rally event in Febuary.  The team members are chosen based on criteria such as attendance, participation, and book knowledge.  Once the team has been chosen, they will meet every Thursday until the day of the competition.  

Meeting Location: Media Center

Sponsors: Mrs. Nighbert and Mrs. Carroll

Description: Readers Rally is a reading quiz bowl style competition for students in grades four through twelve.  Students read books from a predeterminder list and answer questions about those books.  Elementary school teams use a list of 15 books from different genres, varying subject areas, and reading levels.  Each Gwinnett County school sends one team of ten players or less to the Readers Rally Competition event that is held at Peachtree Ridge High School, in February, each year.

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Grades: 4th and 5th 

Meeting Dates: Wednesdays at 7:30 am

Meeting Location: Math Room

Sponsors: Ms. Pitcock, Ms. Halstead, Ms. Carroll, Ms. Martin, Ms. Dilisio, and Ms. Zimic

Description: Students will practice building and programming robots. They will conduct research and create a presentation. Students will practice collaboration skills.  The Robotics Team will compete in the First Lego League competition in May. 

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Grades: 4th and 5th

Meeting Dates: Fridays once a month at 2:45 PM 

Meeting Location: Guidance/Literacy Classroom

Sponsor: Mrs. Gumbs

Description: Students in Safety Patrol help monitor hallway and bathroom behavior during morning arrival and afternoon dismissal. Some Safety Patrol students help with grab and go breakfast, daycare bus riders, car riders, and other posts. Safety Patrollers are also responsible for flag duty. One purpose of Safety Patrol is to give students a leadership opportunity in the school. Another purpose is to help improve student behavior and school climate during arrival and dismissal times. Two responsible students from each 4th and 5th grade class will be nominated by their teacher to be on the Safety Patrol.

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Grades: 3rd, 4th, and 5th

Meeting Days: Mondays at 7:30 AM during the Spring Semester

Meeting Location: Art Room

Sponsor: Mrs. Bae

Description: Students will learn basic sewing skills to create their very own plush pillows.

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Grades: 5th

Meeting Dates: Every other Thursday morning from 7:45-8:45 AM

Meeting Location: Guidance/Literacy Classroom

Sponsor: Mrs. Gumbs

Description: Student Council is a leadership organization with a focus on school improvement at Rebecca Minor Elementary.  Members are chosen by their classmates to represent their class. Student Council is made up of two representatives from each 5th grade classroom.  It is an honor for a student to be selected as a member of Student Council.  Members are expected to be examples for their classmates through their academic performance, conduct, and attendance.  Members are required to attend and participate in regular meetings by sharing input gathered from peers, and provide feedback with the Principal on how we can improve our school. In addition, representatives should share information from the meetings with their class.

Events: Canned Food Drives, Community Volunteering, Elementary Peer Leadership Conference

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